We wanted to celebrate our eldest daughter’s 18th birthday somewhere special, local and for lunch. Our daughter had chosen Nardi’s Italian Restaurant as she loves Italian food and the restaurant is local.
Nardi’s is open seven-days-a-week but opening times is at 5pm. I sent an email to Nardi’s requesting if it is possible to open the restaurant earlier as our guests are of mixed age ranges from two months to 88 years of age. Sure enough I received a reply from ‘Trent’ on the same day explaining that they are flexible and able to meet our request as a ‘closed function’, meaning we had the restaurant to ourselves – even better!
Conditions do apply for a closed function as you need to meet the minimum number of guests for the restaurant to be opened.
We decided to go with the ‘Table d' Hote’ menu (three course meal – 3 x different entrées; 3 x different mains; and 3 x different desserts) an amazing delicious selection to choose from, giving our guests the freedom to choose one of each, unlike most places where they only offer alternate dishes – I dislike like that option very much.
The toddler had the freedom to choose whichever from the kid’s meal option and ice-cream for dessert.
Trent gave us a suggested selection for the meals but was also happy and flexible to adjust any meals to accommodate us – we were happy with Trent’s recommendations.
The only difficult task you have is to supply the names of guests with their selected dishes and send it to Nardi’s at least a week before the function date along with 15% deposit and ensure our guests leave within the required time so staff have enough time to clean up and ready for their ‘normal’ trading time – fair enough. We then received a confirmation document covering information regarding our function.
The ‘hard stuff’ was all taken care of. We were also offered the option for a bar tab or for the guests to pay at the bar as they order.
Needless to say their fast, friendly service was above and beyond, always with a smile, well-structured and all meals delivered to the right guest without any errors – showed pure professionalism.
The food looked appetising and skilfully presented, flavoursome, ingredients tasted fresh… the best Italian food experience we have had and very generous, your typical “Italian” homemade hearty servings with love and the cost is very fair and affordable.
The vibe of the restaurant has that “home welcome” family feeling on both the outside and inside of the restaurant, very spacious and clean. Ample free parking availability nearby and wheelchair / pram access.
Our daughter’s 18th birthday was truly a memorable one and her smile was priceless. I highly recommend this place and guarantee you won’t be disappointed with the service or the food.
Some of our guests said that it was their first experience at Nardi’s and definitely not their last and will spread the news of this hidden gem to their friends and family as they are not locals.
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