Il Nido

"C'mon, you have to try this Italian restaurant and tell me what you think..." Kevin said on a wet Sunday evening.  His rationale was that while it was still early to have dinner, by the time I head home to Sydney, it would be too late to have dinner on the way.  So, better grab a bite before the two hour journey home.

We had just been to lunch at Aqua restaurant, to celebrate Kevin's birthday.  I ate too much, as usual, but the Prawn Linguine was just "ok".  Kevin had such dramas making the lunch booking. Drama in the sense that most restaurants that he picked such as Il Nido, was not open for lunch and while the other restaurant, Bombora Seafood Restaurant, refused to let Kevin make a booking.  So, Kevin had to book at the Aqua but then had to convince me to try his initial choice i.e.Il Nido to see if his first choice was going to make the cut.

Il Nido (The Nest) is a small Italian restaurant located in Balgownie village.  There is also another Italian restaurant with the same name in Castle Hill. Apparently this joint in Kevin's neighbourhood is frequented by a lot of Italian families.  This was certainly the case when we finally made our way there.  We were the only Asian customers and there were other Italian families there.  The restaurant is decorated with family pictures and as you walk in, you are faced with the pizza oven.

The menu is simple with a small selection of pizzas and pastas complemented by some salads.  Must admit the Spaghetti Marinara was tasty and flavourful and the ham and pineapple pizza was good too.  Although we were not hungry from the outset, our plates were clean.. not a morsel was left. Definitely made the right choice to stay back.

Kevin now has a very good reason to go back as he has a mission to accomplish!  Kevin, please...     

Last piece of pizza