text: Soprano Italian Caffe, Petone, Lower Hutt » MenuMania	MenuMania	Chelsey
  RestaurantsItalian Restaurants in Lower Hutt CitySoprano Italian Caffe	Soprano Italian Caffe
  21 reviews	Cuisine: Italian	360 Jackson St
  Mon – Sun from 5pm	Add Photos	Facilities/Features:
  Private Functions	Payment Types: EFTPOS, Visa, MasterCardPrice Range: Moderate, $15 - $25Alcohol: Beer, Wine, SpiritsTakeaways: YesDelivers: NoTakes Reservations: YesDietary Restrictions: Vegetarian, Gluten-freeOutdoor Seating: YesMeals: DinnerWi-Fi: None	Soprano Italian Caffé is an Italian café and restaurant situated in a beautiful heritage building in the heart of Petone. Experience the relaxed atmosphere, wonderful food and friendly service.
  Soprano Caffe – BYO (bottled wine only) is available Monday to Thursday.
  7 reviews	Fiona C. said: "After several visits here with family and friends, we are very impressed with the great food, warm friendly atmosphere and good service…"	read more »
  21 Reviews for Soprano Italian Caffe
  Christine B.	6	11th December 2012
  Cuisine 5+
  The Cuisine however is a wonderful combination of flavours, good portions and amazing presentation…. Improve the service and I will be back in a heart beat!	Bookmark Send to a Friend
  Add owner comment	Café_Chick	Elite '09	133	19th August 2012
  After meaning to dine at Soprano for the longest time, we enjoyed a fantastic winter lunch there. The atmosphere is small and cosy without feeling cramped. The window seats would make a great spot for people watching over a fine meal. The menu features a good range of Italian and Italian-inspired options. My partner had the Soprano grill, which was a filling meal of bacon, egg, portabello mushroom, chorizo, rocket and feta potato cake on sourdough while I enjoyed a perfectly executed chef's risotto. The service was excellent without being intrusive, from calling to make a booking to being greeted at the door and right throughout our meal. We will definitely be back and hope to have room for dessert next time.	Bookmark Send to a Friend
  Add owner comment	jeannine peyroux P.	1	20th May 2012
  Next few times I go it will be five, but since it was my first dinner there, I can only say! Service was Excellent! They really knew their stuff, what was on the menu, all ingredients, and most of all it satisfied. My taste buds fully! there was nothing left on my plate! Atmosphere was relaxed as you would expect. Chefs, accommodating and friendly.
  xxxxxxxxx	Bookmark Send to a Friend
  Very nice. Had a number of meals here and even though it's small, the food is awesome and service excellent. I would like a bigger wine list, but the choice it still good. You know you want to, so Just do it!!!!!!!!	Bookmark Send to a Friend
  Add owner comment	HappyEaters	1	2nd September 2011
  After receiving rave reviews from friends and colleagues, my partner and I decided we just had to try it out! .. First impressions of the layout was far too cluttered, however given the small premises, we felt that was to be expected. We were seated in the centre of the café, with very little space, after noticing other available tables, we were instructed that the other tables were already booked (funny that, they remained empty) … The initial service was excellent, with the specials of the day given, water and wine arrived promptly. Following placing our entrée and first course orders, we were surprised to see others who arrived and ordered after us, were served before us, the wait was approximately 40 mins (the bottle of wine almost gone!) Finally the brochette and calamari arrived, yes it was tasty, however the calamari was chewy, and there was no depth in favour to either of these. The main was served approximately 40 min following, and to our disgust, the plates were cold, and the meals were luke warm (pork and bolognaise order – following a request for cannelloni, which was out of stock!!) … no dessert or coffee was ordered, due to the completion of the main at 9pm, please note we arrived for our seating at 7.30pm (lucky we had some great stuff to talk about which could fill in the time). Could've been just a bad night, but Sorry Sopranos, perhaps our expectations were just too high	Bookmark Send to a Friend
  My wife and I have had a truely wonderful dinning out experience twice now at Soprano's, our last visit being last Saturday night,it was packed with a good cross section of diners of all ages. The food, a gastronic delight and the waiting staff were young, vibrant and alert and could not be faulted in any way. Maybe Jamie Oliver is working incognito out in the kitchen? we will have to go back and take a peek!!	Bookmark Send to a Friend
  Add owner comment	Champo	34	11th July 2011
  Have been to Soprano a number of times and always found the food to very consistent and the service great, so on Saturday was walking past and we managed to get a table for 2 without a booking (basically impossible on a Saturday night). Our waiter was fabulous, very attentive and knowledgeable on both the food and wine we ordered. I wish the same could be said for the quality of food.
  Starting with the bruschetta which was topped with floury tomatoes and didn't seem to have any olive oil (lucky this is on your table) and dish lacked any kind of real flavour, on the flip side the mussels were good. Following on from the entree my partner ordered the gnocchi which was heavy and chewy served with a watery tomato sauce that had not been seasoned. I ordered the mushroom papperadelle which was also not seasoned, had barely any mushrooms and was overcooked. At the end of the meal when we went up to the counter to pay we had to wait for the counter lady to come back in from having a cigarette, pop a mint and wash her hands! Sorry but this is not good customer service.
  I feel really disappointed as this has always been a great place to dine. Can't say that I will be back in the near future.	Bookmark Send to a Friend
  Add owner comment	Rach	1	21st May 2011
  Love love love this place. We go there often and the food is just amazing. The staff are friendly and you're well looked after. Very busy little place so it's a must to book . Although it's a small restaurant, I find that quite cosy so no complaints there – the food is just fantastic.	Bookmark Send to a Friend
  Add owner comment	Jennie T.	5	4th February 2011
  We go to this restaurant many, many times, service superb, staff very knowledgeable about the food and wine, owner and his wife are fantastic and extremely friendly – food devine! not fussed on sitting at the table which leads to the loo – customers forget to shut the door, but thats the only fault – this restaurant is a must to visit	Bookmark Send to a Friend
  Add owner comment	Brian P.	3	30th December 2010
  Great little restaurant very cramped for space but quality of food and service easily makes up for the tight fit.
  now been five times in the last year and never had a dish that wasn't a delight.
  The prices are great value for the quality of food and service.	Bookmark Send to a Friend
  Add owner comment	Natalie	1	22nd October 2010
  Very disappointed, particularly as I used to enjoy this restaurant very much a few years ago. Pastas ordered at our table were all full of onion and not much else. Those who ordered other types of mains were happy with those. Service was quite poor, almost rude.	Bookmark Send to a Friend
  Food ever so flavoursome!! They took some thing as simple and plain as spaghetti Bologna's and made it truly taste Amazing!! A real treat on Jackson st	Bookmark Send to a Friend
  Add owner comment	Te Aorangi Turner	1	12th June 2009
  Love the food here very tasty and great prices one of the best Italian restaurant's. Will definitely go back.	Bookmark Send to a Friend
  Add owner comment	Racheal Fleming	1	2nd February 2009
  Myself and two friends went on friday night for dinner, WOW the food is fantastic with huge servings and so so delicious. I had the ravioli as a main and the banoffie pie for dessert, and I am definitely going back there again and again just to try everything on the menu!!
  The service was excellent, our waitress was lovely and very attentive and apparently we had to wait for our drinks so got a round for free but we never noticed that so it was a real bonus. Thoroughly recommend this place, but book, it was busy when we got there.	Bookmark Send to a Friend
  Add owner comment	Mr & Mrs Lister	1	29th November 2008
  The food was good, wine selection excellent, waiting time to be served very poor – 30 minutes before our order was taken, after we asked for service.
  This was a special occasion, I was taking my wife out for a romantic dinner however the wait sort of tainted the evening, and then attitude of the waiting staff as they were busy serving others. We were also seated near the main entrance door so every time people came and went we also felt the full draft. If it weren't for the accommodating chef and the lovely food we may never go to this restaurant again.	Bookmark Send to a Friend
  Add owner comment	holly smith	1	2nd October 2008
  My partner and myself dine here as often as possible. the food is excellent,the staff are superb and you never have to wait long for entrees or mains its just fantastic!
  i have recommeneded soprano to all of my friends and alot of them have been and now also go back as often as they can its making me hungry just thinking about it :O)	Bookmark Send to a Friend
  Add owner comment	Leisa	2	28th August 2008
  I went to Sopranos a couple of weeks ago and as always very much enjoyed the meal and the service was great.
  I go there as often as I am able and highly recommend Sopranos to anyone that is after a fantastic meal at reasonable prices and great atmosphere.	Bookmark Send to a Friend
  Add owner comment	Jo Seddon	1	13th August 2008
  We went to Sopranos for my daughter's 21st family dinner. Because there were so many of us they offered a set menu but were very flexible about the dishes on offer. Three courses and coffee/tea for $50 – a bargain. The food was excellent and the atmosphere fantastic. Will definitely go again.	Bookmark Send to a Friend
  Add owner comment	Motiv N.	Elite '09	75	25th January 2009
  It has a great atmosphere that is very intimate, so booking is virtually compulsory. If there are large groups dining there, they can be a bit noisy, so if you're taking a lady and hoping to get your game on, working it a lil' then you might want to take your big game to distract from any large groups. In other words, if you dont want to dine somewhere where you may feel like a raisin in a box of other raisins, then best you look for something a bit more spacious. If you can live with a degree of tight dining, then this is a good place to dine.	Bookmark Send to a Friend
  Add owner comment	megs	1	22nd June 2008
  We dined here about a month ago. We had not heard of the Soprano's before and only stumbled across it while out walking and decided to give it a go. What a great find! Excellent food and service and funky setting. Will definately call again.	Bookmark Send to a Friend
  Add owner comment	curls	1	4th June 2008
  I have dined here twice and was thoroughly impressed both times. The waiting staff were busy but wonderful. The food was delicious. On my first visit I had the fish of the day with a delicious lemon and caper sauce, second visit there was a different fish offered but the waitress talked to the chef who made lemon caper for me again. I am already planning to return. It is small so make sure you book.	Bookmark Send to a Friend