Woodfired Pizzeria
Specializing in Spelt & Gluten-Free
A Vincenzo Lotito & Yvette Romanin Establishment
‘…We do agree…that this is about the best spelt pizza base we’ve tasted…’
- Matt Preston THE AGE, EPICURE
‘…a great place that everybody’s talking about…they also do gluten-free bases. This is how I actually found out about the place…It was absolutely stunning…sensational…now I know why everyone’s raving about it…I love this place and I can’t wait to get back there…It was cheap, it was efficient, clean, great friendly service…’
- Honey Galore 3AW
‘…Hundreds of rolling pins hang from the ceiling…The pizzas come from a wood-fired oven that owner and chef Vince Lotito built himself…Service is led by rolling-pin collecting wife, Yvette Romanin, and is unfailing friendly and attentive…The pizzas are good…spelt flour bases mean they are a different animal from the other places reviewed…Gluten-free bases are available…’
- Matt Holden THE AGE, (MELBOURNE) MAGAZINE
‘…The mood is traditionally charming, the food exceptional and service immaculate…’
- Shannon Deery SUNDAY HERALD SUN, SUNDAY BEST
‘…Yvette Romanin’s restaurant interior is as much about the future as it is about the past…Pizza Farro is creating a fresh layer of experience for a new generation of born-and-bred Thornbury locals. On any given night, the seats adjacent to the kitchen are occupied by eager kids with noses pressed up against the chefs’ glass splashback, watching pizza bases being rolled, tossed, covered with toppings and shoveled into the oven. Looking at the transfixed young faces, you can almost see the memories crystallizing…it’s a fair bet that these happy memories will remain…’
- Mark Scruby ARTICHOKE
‘…Don’t be fooled. Pizza Farro is a serious contender in Melbourne’s pizza wars, battling for the smokiest wood-fired base and the most flavorsome mozzarella…
- THE AGE, CHEAP EATS, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010