Mazzaro Restaurant in Sydney

271-279 Elizabeth St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia

★★★★★
(286 reviews)
Categories: Italian restaurant

About

The warm ambience, delicious food and excellent service ensure a memorable dining experience at Mazzaro Restaurant. Mazzaro is located adjacent to picturesque Hyde Park – Relaxed, welcoming and elegant. A stylish restaurant serving contemporary Mediterranean cuisine with an exquisite interior, a relaxed atmosphere and friendly professional service.

Website
mazzaro.au
Address
271-279 Elizabeth St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
Plus Code
46F5+HP Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Time Zone
Australia/Sydney

Business Hours

Monday
11:30 AM–2:30 PM – 5:30–9:30 PM
Tuesday
11:30 AM–2:30 PM – 5:30–9:30 PM
Wednesday
11:30 AM–2:30 PM – 5:30–9:30 PM
Thursday
11:30 AM–2:30 PM – 5:30–9:30 PM
Friday
11:30 AM–2:30 PM – 5:30–9:30 PM
Saturday
5:30–9:30 PM
Sunday
Closed

Services

Service options
Dine-in Delivery
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible entrance Wheelchair-accessible seating
Offerings
Alcohol Beer Cocktails Coffee Healthy options Spirits Wine
Dining options
Lunch Dinner Dessert
Amenities
Toilets
Atmosphere
Cosy Romantic Upmarket
Crowd
Groups
Planning
Accepts reservations
Payments
Credit cards Debit cards NFC mobile payments Credit cards

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Reviews

4.5
★★★★★
286 reviews

Most Mentioned

price (25) food and service (13) entree (10) dining (8) steak (8) eye fillet (7) duck (6) prawns (6) calamari (5) salt (5)
5 stars
197
4 stars
55
3 stars
13
2 stars
10
1 stars
11
★★★★★
November 24, 2024

I visited on a Friday night with my partner, we ordered the oysters, salmon and the pasta special with chorizo, haloumi and spinach. We both found the food great for the price point; the oysters were very fresh and my salmon being perfectly cooked and delicious however, the fettuccine was stuck together and slightly undercooked which was unfortunate as the flavour was amazing! Our highlight were the two waitors who looked after us they were truly exceptional, extremely attentive and friendly. We would definitely return just for the great service :)

★★★★★
October 18, 2024

The staff are kind, friendly and polite. The olive oil is very tasty. All the dishes were delicious, but the dessert creme brûlée was creamy and exquisite.

★★★★
July 28, 2024

It's a good local restaurant with a welcoming atmosphere. The food, while not fancy, is tasty and satisfying. The service is attentive and friendly, ensuring a pleasant dining experience. Additionally, the prices are reasonable. Overall, it was a delightful experience.

★★★★
May 22, 2024

Fine dining in a welcoming setting that’s clean and crisp. Attentive wait staff, without any fuss. Generous wine pours and meal sizes, with a modest menu length of Italian favourites. They kindly accommodated walk-in sitting for a group of 5. Would recommend for sure.

★★★★★
March 20, 2024

One of best Italian at CBD. The service at this restaurant was similar to what I experienced in Italy, with refined hospitality. It's a traditional Italian-style service. Moreover, just like in Italy, the carpaccio served here is fresh and not heavily dressed. You can enjoy carpaccio here just like the authentic one in Italy.

★★★★★
October 25, 2023

Exceptional food and service, a proper fine dining experience. Local ingredients used. The place is well maintained and taken care of, and feels like a proper Italian fine dining place (memories of movies like Godfather). Two course and three course at 65 and 75 which was reasonable.

★★
October 1, 2022

A restaurant with a lot of potential but just couldn't deliver. Service was almost non-existent. Food was quite bland and lacking flavour. Seafood below was quite disappointing and did not taste fresh. Slow cooked beef cheeks were cold in the centre and missing season - a little bit of salt goes a long way. Only reason I've given a second star is for the roast potatoes. Would not recommend. Unfortunately a lacklustre experience.

★★★★★
June 3, 2021

First time at this restaurant and I will definitely be back! The service here was just amazing. George was very attentive and looked after our table all evening. Such a lovely gentleman and definitely made my first experience here, one to remember. They have a great menu with a lot of variety and everything looked delicious. We ordered a few starters which included this beautiful ‘Grilled Cyprus Haloumi'. It was served with vine ripened tomatoes, olives and asparagus and it was just perfect. We also ordered some ‘South Australian King Prawns’ which were pan fried with garlic and cherry tomatoes. Prawns were cooked perfectly and the sauce they came was delicious! The rest of the entrees included ‘Hawksberry Salt & Pepper Calamari’ which can I just say, was amazing! A lot of times, the batter on calamari can be really thick and oily but this was just perfect because it felt like I was eating the calamari instead of batter. We also ordered some Sourdough bread that came with oil and a whipped caraway seed butter and a fresh Greek salad! I am huge on sharing food, even main dishes. It keeps the dining experience fun and exciting and we made sure we ordered a variety of dishes. For pasta, we ordered the ’Saffron Angel Hair” which included prawns, smoked salmon, wilted baby spinach, garlic and chilli. This was a nice change from the usual seafood pasta dish I order which is usually in a red sauce. One of their specials was a ’Seafood Lasagne’. We just had to order it, simply because we’ve never heard of it before and we wanted to give it a try! This really surprised me in a good way. It wasn’t “fishy” and it was a smooth and delicious dish. For our meat dish, we ordered the ‘220gm Grain Fed Beef Eye Fillet’. It was served with a veal jus, mash potato and kale. Of course, it was cooked to perfection and the mash was smooth and creamy. One of their main specials was ‘Duck Breast’ and this was served with polenta and a beetroot salad. This was one of my favourites for the night. Duck was cooked perfectly and I am a HUGE fan of polenta! The beetroot paired well with the duck and added a little freshness to the dish. We were so full from dinner but we needed to try some dessert! They were so kind enough to serve up a dessert platter which included Crème Brûlée, 3 types of ice cream, tiramisu and a honeycomb and marshmallow ice-cream sandwich with cherry coulis. The tiramisu was my favourite! It was the perfect way to end the evening.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 16, 2024

Very professional service, not students but friendly older gentlemen. Very fine food. The espresso was also excellent. If you finally want to eat well and are fed up with fish n chips and these often incompetent work n travel service employees, Mazzaro is highly recommended! :-)

★★★★★
Local Guide
October 23, 2024

Fabulous Italian restaurant with traditional high quality service. Great value.

★★★★★
September 23, 2024

Very tasty food, we had the ravioli with quattro formaggi twice, spaghetti alla marinara and fish fillet with chips

★★★★★
Local Guide
September 23, 2024

Excellent food and service. A bit on the pricey side, but worth it in our opinion. The pork cutlet is to die for.

★★★★★
Local Guide
September 23, 2024

Food, atmosphere, staff are top class. Dory with beetroot puree and wilted spinach was perfect ... just perfect. It is a pleasure to converse with staff.

★★★★
August 23, 2024

Really loved the service. Made me feel like the most important customer in the world

★★
Local Guide
July 23, 2024

Duck al orange very dry tasted like it had been in the Coles oven for the day. The rest of our group had fish which was excellent. Food

★★★★
Local Guide
July 23, 2024

Its just okay

★★★★★
June 23, 2024

Just fantastic. Comfortable setting, excellent service, amazing food. Highly recommended

★★★★★
Local Guide
June 23, 2024

Great food, I had a Greek salad and the duck the duck was perfectly cooked Excellent service as well Food

★★★★★
Local Guide
May 23, 2024

Another great find. The food was really tasty. I am very happy with the service. The diverse wine list was great, and biscoff cheesecake was amazing. Wheelchair accessibility: One level and lots of room to move

★★★★★
May 23, 2024

Amazing food and amazing service the wait staff were so knowledgeable about the menu and wine and had a wonderful sense of humour. Highly recommend

Local Guide
May 23, 2024

We came to Mazaro just to have a coffee and a desert and were refused to be served because apparently you can t order deserts without food. Going to various restaurants for years I ve honestly ve never encounter a rule like this. Extremely rude and unprofessional service.

★★★★★
April 23, 2024

We dined last night. We had decided that the best restaurant in the world was at the Danieli in Venice overlooking the Grande Canal. Sorry Danieli, youve been eclipsed. The Mazzaro is across the street from Hyde Park. The food is exceptional, the service is perfect and the prices are a fraction of what we pay elsewhere. Last night we had two courses and a bottle of wine for a total of $198.00 AUD. The equivalent at the Danieli was $800.00 AUD. I cant believe its taken me 32 years to find Mazzaro. You will not find better quality, quantity or prices in Sydney.

★★★★★
March 23, 2024

The food was slightly expensive, but mostly worth it. I dined with 3 people, and ordered the mushroom rissoto, beef cheeks, cypriot haloumi, pumpkin ravioli and affogato and apple pie for dessert. The total was 152 and the sparkling water cost 10 dollars. The rissoto and pumpkin ravioli was average, but the Cypriot haloumi and beef cheeks were so yummy- the presentation was nice and the service was great! The atmosphere was also very nice and the tables were nicely spaced out. The affogato with liquer was delicious, and the decontructed apple pie was sooo good aswell. I reccomend coming here!

★★★★
Local Guide
March 23, 2024

Its a fine dine Italian restaurant

★★★★★
Local Guide
March 23, 2024

Delicious food, friendly service, and reasonable prices. Highly recommend!

Local Guide
March 23, 2024

My wife chose the restaurant because it was in the Entertainment program. She and a friend opted for the set menu because they had timed tickets to the Ramses II exhibition nearby. At the end of the meal the manager refused to give the discount, despite the rules clearly stating that it applies to specials and set menus. Very embarrassing as she was shouting lunch for her friends birthday. When she wrote to the owner later pointing this out, with a copy of the relevant clause, he doubled down on his position. Its a sneaky ploy for a restaurant to attract customers by offering a discount, then inventing their own rules to deny it. Entertainment have been informed.

★★★★★
Local Guide
March 23, 2024

Old world class meets great food in the CBD. I enjoyed the set price menu which was not only excellent but a great value. Peter was a seasoned waiter that topped off the whole experience. I ve already recommended this place to a local as it s a real find . I can t wait to go back on a future visit.

★★★★★
March 23, 2024

This is truly one of the best restaurants in Sydney. The food was so amazing and the service top notch. Our waiter Peter was so attentive and kind and made our experience memorable. It was so nice to be taken care of by a professional. We started with the calamari and had the barramundi fish for our main dishes. Both were exceptional. This restaurant should not be missed when in Sydney. We will be back very soon.

★★★★★
March 23, 2024

Consistently great food. Fantastic service. A Sydney CBD lunchtime staple.

★★★★★
Local Guide
March 23, 2024

One of the best restaurants in Sydney! Amazing food, service and atmosphere!

March 23, 2024

Hardly anyone in restaurant, first red flag on a Friday night. Rude waiters. Ordered the special linguine, pasta was super super al dente (almost like it was made hours before). You could pick up the entire mound of pasta in one forkful because of how dry it was. Pasta had no flavour. Felt like I was eating half cooked pasta with chilli....

★★★★★
Local Guide
February 23, 2024

What a wonderful restaurant. Impeccable old fashioned service. Peter & Karina looked after us like family. The food was delicious. The pork chop cooked to perfection - juicy to the last mouthful. We will definitely be back and can highly recommend this restaurant.

★★★★★
Local Guide
February 23, 2024

We are visitors from Perth, Western Australia, and found this Italian restaurant quite by accident. It was a nice find. The food was top rate, the service impeccable, and the general atmosphere was relaxed. We have recommended the restaurant to our family and will definitely come back on our next holiday in Sydney.

★★★★★
Local Guide
February 23, 2024

A classic Mediterranean menu; an unpretentious pretentious experience

★★★★★
January 23, 2024

Hands down the best old school restaurant with old school service in the whole of Sydney. No competition

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Great place! I highly recommend it! Real restaurant service. This is the most delicious steak I had in Australia during my three week trip.

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

A very international dining experience, friendly mature staff, and high quality meals

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Old style Italian restaurant- waiters in black pants and white shorts etc. Been to Mazzaro a couple of times. The food is good, the wine list is extensive and the service is good. Highly recommended.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Excellent cuisine, great quality of its products. A careful, very professional service. A place to return to.

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Great service, good menu, very friendly

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Creamy oysters, tender calamari, delicious sauce on chicken & mushroom linguine, tasty dessert & thoughtful service. Mazzaro restaurant has it all!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Excellent Mediterranean food with excellent quality products. The very careful service and the prices very appropriate to the quality. Very European atmosphere in the center of Sydney.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Our second visit to Mazzaro. It was next door to our hotel. Medium to high priced menu was delivered with the best ingredients, perfectly prepared, and presented. Tonight our star dish was the angel hair pasta with seafood, capers, chillies and spinach. Really enjoyed this with an Australian Riesling.

★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Food is okay. Nothing impressive

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Lucky enough to have 2 meals here last week. Fab food and service. Thankyou George & Tim.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Good food, great ambience, awesome customer service, central location. What else can you ask for?

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Great food and excellent service. Will be coming back when we are down in May.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Reasonable price for both food and wine. Especially, wine here. They have very good deal!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

The only dining stop on my whirlwind visit to Sydney, and it did not disappoint. The staff were prompt and polite. The environment was relaxing. A great beef carpaccio, decent broccolini and mashed potato, and succulent steak. Oh were I to live in the same state as this restaurant.

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

One of my favourite restaurants in sydney been going for about 2 years now since new owners TIM. everything from the food to the service is perfect everything is also well priced. The pork chop is amazing the entrées are great and the portions are large and im a fairly large man. The manager tim is great very friendly and a overall gentleman.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

I love this place. Food was excellent and service excellent. Ive been a few times now. Not the cheapest restaurant but it is my favourite place in Sydney. You wont be disappointed.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

We had dinner here, the food was delicious, big portions, very friendly staff who enjoyed the banter.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

The price is a bit expensive There is an older gentleman serving us, but he is a bit blunt. Most of them were dressed in suits, so I was a little intimidated. the food is delicious

December 23, 2023

Very poor food. I had the Special chicken pasta and it seemed like it was made a few days ago. Chicken was off in flavour and the pasta and sauce was very dry. Also they tried to charge me for an extra bottle of wine. I think they thought we were tourists. I do not reccomend this resturant.

★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Came in early and was looked after but staff were not really interested in chatting, you were a customer and that was it. When I found out I should have got a discount staying next door, they werent interested said I should have told them before I had my meal. Thats not good customer service in my opinion. Meal was good but pricey as you had to pay extra for sides.

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Vegetarian options: Lovely Food

December 23, 2023

My recent visit here was a complete letdown. I ordered a rare steak, but it arrived overcooked and devoid of juiciness. The angel hair pasta was also overcooked and had a mushy texture. The staff showed no concern for my dissatisfaction, and the overall atmosphere was lackluster. I cannot recommend this restaurant based on my disappointing experience.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Good and tasty food, have a feel and taste of Italian and European food with different dishes than pasta and pizza. 4 stars coz small list of cocktails and no music,not very cozy ambiance but quite simple. Recommended for good food and simple and clean setup. Good price for the set menu.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Very satisfied Fantastic

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Amazing food and atmosphere. Prices are very reasonable given the great quality. Staff are genuine and create a great atmosphere.

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Mazzaro is a classy one! From the moment I stepped in, I was greeted with warmth and charm. The ambiance is perfect for a memorable dining experience. The food? Absolutely divine! Every dish was a work of art, bursting with exquisite flavors and made from the freshest ingredients. The attention to detail and presentation were impressive. George and Tim are friendly, attentive, and knowledgeable, adding to the overall enjoyment of the evening. The dessert was the perfect finale to a perfect meal. Mazzaro has won my heart and taste buds. A must-visit for anyone seeking an exceptional dining adventure in Sydney!

December 23, 2023

This restaurant is a SCAM! On their website they advertise a set menu but when we showed up they said in order to get the set menu we had to have called in advance. 1. What are weird requirement 2. No where ok their website do they mention that. Furthermore the waiter stated he is not willing to discuss that policy Wow. Stay away

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Took my wife here for her 40th birthday and the food was top notch and the service was authentic Italian fine dining style.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

This food was worth going to Sydney for. Even in Italy now there is no such quality of food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Thank you to the wonderful guys at Mazzaro for our dinner this week. Service was friendly and knowledgeable, food was absolutely delicious, good wine selection list. I had the scallops for entree and the rainbow trout for main, my husband had the eye fillet for main. We shared the semi freddo with home made passionfruit marshallow - yum!!!

December 23, 2023

I had worst experience at this restaurant. The satff was rude and unhelpful. Would not recommend this place to anyone.

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

The meal was simply amazing! The food was sublime and the service fantastic! The fried sand whiting was delicate and delicious, the pork cutlet was a large, juicy and flavorful chop. Even the sourdough and olives were great!

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Best food & service in Sydney ! Old school classy vibes. My husband and I eat here once a week & it Never disappoints Food : 5/5 |

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Amazing! Great authentic Italian food. 10/10 steak with wine to match. Thanks for making our 1st anniversary one to remember.

★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Service was good. Food was mmm truffle risotto doesnt taste like truffle at all. But Pumpkin ravioli was good. Zhucchini flower was alright too.

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Dinner for 1 last night was simply perfect! Coming back for sure

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

We had one of the best dining experience in Sydney! Highly recommend, great enviroment and friendly service.

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

Classic old school fine dining. A hidden gem in Sydney. The food is next level.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Brilliant old world service in this ambient restuarant opposite Hyde park. The food was excellent.

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

Loved the food and the service

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

My fiancé and I had such a wonderful time here on out summer holiday. The food was excellent, the service was impeccable, and the view of Hyde Park through the sunset was simply lovely. My only critique is that the pumpkin/gorgonzola ravioli should be a menu staple because it is way too good to only be a special! Some of the best Italian food Ive had in Australia - could not recommend more :)

★★★
December 23, 2022

Average food. A bit expensive but portions are a decent size. The squid was tough. Not everything on the online menu is actually on the restaurant menu. I did hear another person complain about their steak. I wouldnt personally go back. Nice people though.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Prices are affordable.

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

Awesome restaurant, the food was amazing, friendly service. Everything was beyond delicious, perfectly cooked and generous portions. Would definitely recommend. My daughter would like to give 10 stars** for the most perfectly cooked eye fillet shes ever had and her dessert was to die for.Thank you for such a wonderful dinner.

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

Husband and I decided to try this restaurant just before lockdown , and Im so glad we did. The food is absolutely beautiful. We have been back 4 times and every time the food and service doesnt disappoint. I have recommended to many friends and family and looking forward to many more dinners

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

I visited Mazzaro restaurant for the first time a few days ago. We were having lunch with my friend. I liked absolutely everything about this restaurant- the cuisine, the place, the atmosphere and the great service. It is conveniently located close to Hyde park, Central Station and Town Hall.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Great Italian specialising in seafood

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

I had a pleasant experience. It was pricey as expected for a restaurant but worth it for the quality and large portions. The staff were friendly and quite welcoming. I had the salmon and it was delicious, my bf had the pork and it was 2 large cutlets (a tad bit undercooked to his liking as it was pink in the middle) but tasty. Also ordered potatoes on the side ($8) as I thought it was small portions but was wrong. Very delicious would recommend

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

Loved it food was superb and service fantastic went with young children and were most impressed by service

★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

A group of us had a fixed price 2 course meal here. It wasnt as good as I was expecting based on a look at their normal menu, but I guess it was toned down for the fixed price. Lots of fish on the menu and only one pasta dish. The service was very efficient and well organised.

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

Myself and my partner went here for his birthday. Both the food and service were absolutely amazing. Would definitely recommend!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Elegant setting, made better by the very amicable waiter / manager. The linguine wasn t cooked right, it was tougher than I expected so knocking a star off for that. Good selection of wines. The Greek Salad was good.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

From when we entered the restaurant, we were made to feel like family. Its a bit on the pricey side but the meals were excellent.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

No frills, no nonsense, just good food. I had the braised beef cheek and an eye fillet which were both very well prepared and presented. (The sizes could have been a little bigger, but then again, I eat a lot.) I can recommend them for anybody looking for a good meal in a pleasant setting with a storefront towards Hyde Park.

★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Pleasant but dated. There s nothing wrong with this restaurant; the food is fine and the service is attentive, but ultimately one feels that you ve dined at a place whose glory days are behind it.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Fantastic restaurant. Beautiful food, great service!! Totally recommend!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Great food and friendly people. While visiting Sydney I pretty much got all my dinners from there. The pizza is excellent. One advice: the tiramisu is good, but a bit dry.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

One of Sydneys finest restaurants - highly recommended.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Lovely food, fantastic service and upmarket place, well done. Recommend this place.

★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Underwhelming experience tbh... The duck was pretty ordinary. The barramundi fillet was falling apart on a pile of rice soaked in soy sauce... Not a place for a special occasion for sure, and it is rather overpriced. The service was good but Im not coming back.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

I have been dining here for years and the quality of the food and perfect service never fails. Possibly the best steak (eye fillet) and fish (barramundi) in Sydney city. My favourite secret dining experience.

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

We shared a wonderful meal with friends midweek. Superb menu and wide choice of wines. Service was deft and welcoming. We had a great celebration in a quiet and formal setting. Highly recommended. In addition, menu offered tasty GF options! We will be back again!

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

Amazing food and service thankyou gentlemen from the Morgans Temora nsw.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Had the lobster bisque. Very tasty with plenty of lobster and prawn meat. The fish of the day was lovely. Good serve.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

I have been there at lunch with my friend. As usual I have received an exceptional service and enjoyed the atmosphere and the delicious food. What I would recommend to order in this restaurant if you have spare 15 minutes over lunch time is coffee. Coffee is one of best here.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

A good experience. Good food and wine and excellent professional service in a real old style restaurant.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Excellent pricing, extremely friendly and attentive staff, great wine list, and the food was quickly served and well prepared. Definitely exceeded my expectations.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Well located next to hyde park, this is not a big resturant, but i liked it, it felt kinda of personal and relatable. Went on a Monday night, for my wifes birthday. Wanted something a little different and special and they delivered in spades. Had a selection of entrees. The calamari was gently cooked, the beef cheeks feel apart, and the prawns were packed full of flavour. For the mains my wife hasd the salmon with pea puree and I had duck breast with white chocolate and beetroot ganache both were epic. For Desert we shared a creme brulee. Couldnt fault the food and the service was also top draw. Not a cheap place to eat, but in this case you definitely get what you pay for in terms of quality and we were very well looked after. I dont live in Sydney but if I did I would eat here again..

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Excellent service, exquisite dishes, with class to have an excellent experience in the center of Sydney

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Beautiful meals. Nice outlook opposite Hyde Park. Very nice and service good.

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

Delicious food and great service.

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

Excellent service

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

MAZZARO,is one of only a few remaining eateries that fully understands the meaning of the word RESTAURANT - fine food, good quality wine, warm/relaxing atmosphere, attentive unobtrusive service AND as they not principally motivated me by through out and the $$$$$$ you are not kicked after 2 hours !! So you can fully enjoy the dining and all of the above Long live MAZZARO!

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

Excellent food. Excellent service. I enjoy eating at Mazzaro semi regularly and its always nice to walk in and be recognised and greeted with a smile. Food

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Food was nice enough, large servings. Lots of space so good for groups. Service wasn t great though, felt like they didn t want us there.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Lovely food & wine! Great place to come back to.

★★★★★
December 23, 2021

Excellent food, quick delivery! Long day with family and got back to room not knowing what to eat. I would strongly recommend, pasta was fantastic. Thank you

★★★★
December 23, 2021

Really enjoyed dinner. Recommend affogato:)

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

It is not our restaurant, food made and worked, they are from the other side of the globe, nothing to do with Latinos.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Great experience tonight at Mazzaro. Very good and fresh food! The service was fantastic! I confess that, because it was my first experience there, me and my gf were a bit scared, but nothing to complain! Such a great dinner! We will be back there soon!!!!

★★★★★
December 23, 2021

Good

★★
December 23, 2021

Service was competent but seafood was awful. Salmon gravlax felt like steak and snapper was both badly cooked and not fresh. Wine choice is mediocre and expensive. Would regretfully not recommend.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Wonderful attentive service! The food was lovely and good portions. Thankyou for a wonderful lunch!

★★★★★
December 23, 2021

So, I had the joy to revisit this restaurant last night & Im not sure if it was the service or the excellent wine pairing that went perfectly with the sumptious meal. But I openly admit that it felt like home, compliments to the chef & staff for making it so.

★★★★★
December 23, 2021

Excellent service, beautiful meals. Fantastic

★★★★★
December 23, 2021

Fantastic food and service.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Brilliant service, delicious Southern Italian meals, and perfect location!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

So tasty food !

★★★★
December 23, 2020

Really enjoy a dinner here.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Good Atmosphere and good service however i feel that there is room for improvements for its foods

★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

First experience in Sydney. Was quite nice.

★★★★★
December 23, 2020

Really a good place to dine in The food is tasty Good service and the staff is so cool Had a good time.

★★★★★
December 23, 2020

The restaurant is well placed near the Hyde Park in Sydney City CBD. Its easily accessible by public transportation. I am not sure about parking, that may be tricky as the CBD is always busy. The place has a nice atmosphere and the staff is friendly. We ordered garlic bread for entree. I liked it, though my wife found it a bit too salty for her taste. For mains, we ordered duck breast with sides of potato chips and Greek salad (see picture). The duck is superb. Best one I ever had. It came with some leaves and beans and some sauce with cocktail cherries. This made the whole taste unique. We loved it. We ordered 2 desserts from the dessert menu too. The place is not cheap (not crazy expensive either) thus I wouldnt go there every Friday night, but for celebrations we will definitely go there again.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Nice dine in atmosphere, well priced for great quality food. Fresh and delicious natural oysters. Prefectly seasonsed medium rare eye fillet with veal jus and amazing mash. Saffron angel hair spaghetti with prawns, smoked salmon all round great tasting dish. Vanilla bean creme brulee with baklava ice cream great way to finish off a good dinner.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Excellent food and service.

★★★★★
December 23, 2020

Great food and top shelf service

★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

I didnt feel it was very welcoming. Although some of the food was great especially the tomatoes. The salad was delicious! The mains were not bad. Overall it was nice. Would I come back? Not in a hurry. There was no real stand out to bring me back.

★★
December 23, 2020

Regrettably one of the worst dining experiences ever. Perfunctory service from start to finish. My entree only meal of Seafood Chowder with Prawns and Muscles could easily have doubled as a can of Heinz cream soup of some variety with, I counted, 4 pieces of prawn and 1 muscle. Partners Crispy Skin Salmon arrived with soft skin and grey flesh. We mentioned on arrival that we were staying next door at the Hyde Park Inn which stated in their guest information that a 10% discount would be given by Mazarro to their guests if dining there. Yet at bill time no 10% discount appeared. To top it off, a total bill of $101 included $7.50 being for a bottle of still water. Ive had better service and food at countless places.

★★★★
December 23, 2020

reasonable prices and good taste.

★★★★★
December 23, 2020

Delicious food in a convenient location for a very affordable price.

★★
December 23, 2020

I was going to give the restaurant at least three stars for the decent food that we had last night but honestly, I was incredibly disappointed with the poor service and the ATTITUDE from the waiter. The differences between how he treated us compared to his regulars were evidently clear. He welcomed his regulars with open arms, kissed and laughed his way with them in that small restaurant so that we could all hear. But when we would ask for a new knife or some ketchup on the side, he didn t even acknowledge or reply back to us and just walked off. Yes, he did bring what we had asked for.. but it was definitely accompanied with a great amount of negative energy and attitude. He was just plain out unfriendly and very short to us. So why the difference in service? Are we just making sure we keep the regular customers happy during this pandemic? Yep. Never going back here again. Even if the food was top notch (which is wasn t btw) the service was shocking and very unwelcoming.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Great food and service!

★★★★★
December 23, 2020

Great food! Great service!

★★★★★
December 23, 2020

Amazing atmosphere and food! The steak was amazing!!

★★★★★
December 23, 2020

I would like to thank the staff of Mazzaro Restaurant. The food was beautiful and could not be faulted. I had the Calamari for starter and the slow cooked beef cheek with pasta for main. I was too full for dessert but the rest of our table ordered the chefs special Tiramisu. They all agreed it is one of the best Tiramisus they had eaten. Again thank you for making our night memorable with good service and equally good food. It was a pleasure to dine at Mazzaro.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Nice atmosphere and the food was decent. The entrees and the starters was good! Mains were good also but not at the level of the entrees. Overall we enjoyed the food and the vibe despite corona. Service was okay...not the best not the worst.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

We love this place. Friendly staff. Mediterranean menu. Great wine options. We always come back.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Love having lunch here. Fresh food, even better service.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

A bot noisy but good

★★★★★
December 23, 2019

I never review a restaurant, but now have to. Best hospitality and price to taste ratio by far. The food here is exquisite! Need to be a lot more famous

★★★★★
December 23, 2019

Dinner as a family. Food was fabulous and they accommodated out young children well. It was very early evening so not busy. The items we had were very tasty and very well executed. Great range of food. Choices were hard. Would recommend

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Good place

Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Awful. Tasteless. Atrocious service. We ordered room service via the Hyde Park Inn. They brought the food without utensils or seasoning. The spaghetti Bolognese (we requested extra cheese) was actually unsalted papradelle with some horrible flavorless stew meat cubes on top. I was too exhausted to deal with it in the moment and assumed since we had a few days in the hotel it would be taken care of. We complained to the hotel staff in the morning when we asked for extra breakfast items as wed eaten ours up the night before...they took out the full plate of food and they told us good luck, you should have complained right away The next day we went into the restaurant and complained. Their response was everyone eats this, its rustic style. They would not give a refund and didnt even offer a compensatory meal. Nothing but a look of disgust and a dismissive wave. We complained to the hotel and they agreed the food was awful, that there were many complaints about not enough salt, and that the restaurant commonly would not hear complaints. A long story to say, dont bother eating here.

★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

We had the 2 course menu, ordered a chowders for entree, seafood pasta and ocean trout for mains and a chocolate cake for dessert. The chowder was nice , but the seafood pasta was average, and the ocean trout was over cooked. I only had one bite of the fish and lost interest. We couldn t finish the meals, so asked for take away. When the bill comes, I showed them my entertainment book voucher 25% off total bill, and they didn t honour the voucher saying it can not apply to set menu. There were no terms in the entertainment book stating that it doesn t apply to certain choice of menu. they did give us a 10% off at the end. I wouldn t recommend this restaurant for its value and the taste.

★★★★★
December 23, 2019

Enjoyed food and service. Would go there again.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Nice Italian restaurant in the heart of the CBD. Great service, yummy food and good for large groups.

December 23, 2019

So bad taste I ever had!! Not worth the money! Waste my time!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Great service, excellent food

★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Food was good but service was average/non-existent. We came here on a Wednesday night. The restaurant had less than 10 people. I was shown to my table and basically ignored whole night. If we wanted a menu, a drink, order food (or anything) we had to wave down a waitress. We found this really odd service since it looked like a nice restaurant and there was easily one waitress per table . The food itself was tasty and big portions. When paying the bill the waitress asked us to leave her a tip. I hate being asked, especially when she did not proactively engage us the whole night. Everyone on our table felt uncomfortable with this request however we left a tip and left.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

This restaurant surpassed my expectations. They take gluten allergies/preferences into consideration when ordering. They can make a LOT of dishes GF and they offer GF bread as well! The server was very polite and professional. I snacked on fresh olives and bread to start and then ate the snapper which was AMAZING. It was cooked perfectly and served with lovely thinly cut mushrooms and a light broth sauce. The wine selection is beautiful. They could use more artwork on the walls, and it would be nice if meal service was available outside, but other than that my experience was absolutely wonderful. I will DEFINITELY be back!

★★★★★
December 23, 2019

We came here for dinner on Saturday and had the pleasant welcoming from a staff member. He made the experience so special with great humour. The atmosphere of the whole restaurant and Laneway was amazing and very enjoyable.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Dont go if you arent hungry. Serving sizes very generous and they taste great too.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Liked the place

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Upscale restaurant in the heart of CBD with reasonable prices. The dishes are full of flavour. Nice ambience, attentive staff, prompt service. I had a business meeting and the guests were pleasantly surprised.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Great food, great service., great drinks. Strongly recommend

★★★★★
December 23, 2019

Wonderful service, amazing food

★★★★★
December 23, 2019

Nice food and excellent customer service

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Great place for a business lunch. George looks after everything brilliantly

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Really good Italian. Some good variety compared to your typical Italian dishes. Great atmosphere and service too. Very decent serving sizes too. I couldnt fit in dessert but the things the rest of my party had looked good too

★★★★★
December 23, 2019

My husband and I along with 70 others celebrated the 50th Anniversary of HMAS Vendetta sailing to Vietnam on Saturday. Our experience could not have been better. Professional service and attention to detail was without fault. The meals were delicious and well presented. Well worth the trip into Sydney!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Ive been here many times and its always been excellent. The food is delicious and the service is professional old school Italian.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

The food is of a very high standard, the price is very reasonable, the decoration is just right, the transportation is convenient, and the restaurant manager is very friendly. It is a restaurant that you have to go to try.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Very high standard and such an ingenious beef fillet!!!

★★★★★
December 23, 2019

The food was delicious and my entree was big enough that I couldn t finish my main, despite how delicious it was! There was a variety of unique desserts and it was so difficult to choose. The service was excellent and I m glad this place was recommended to me, as I ll definitely recommend it to anyone!

★★★★★
December 23, 2019

Nice ambience, attentive staff, great food!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Wonderful food. Unfriendly wait staff. Classy atmosphere and central location.

★★★★★
December 23, 2019

Perfect food, perfect service. Great casual dinning experience.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Great service and Delicious food. Expensive though

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

expensive, but very delicious.

★★★★★
December 23, 2018

Nice zucchini flower and seafood linguine (with crab meat). Love it .. recommend

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Great food, great service, huge serving sizes, excellent value.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Pretty ok. The pork cutlets were perfectly cooked. The menu is heavily seafood based. Unlike most cbd restaurant, mazzaro is busy but each table is not cramped with one and another.

★★★★
December 23, 2018

Beautiful food, excellent service but very noisy.