Casoni - Darlinghurst

I'd been eyeing out this restaurant for awhile. We had the olives and sardines to start which were great. The octopus was fantastic but I was a little let down by the pumpkin ravioli, it's was still great but I have an aversion to oil and this is a part of the dish. I found a lovely Chardonnay on the wine list and the ambience of the restaurant is really great. I would go back

Loved: the quality of produce, personalized service, ambience, price and negroni on tap! We will be back to this neighborhood gem for sure.

We recently attended Carsoni and were extremely disappointed. We ordered the 'Pallastrini Sardines with grilled sourdough'. What arrived was an open tin of sardines on a plate (with grilled sourdough). Tinned sardines in a restaurant????  We  then had the Tagliatelle pasta with Ricotta and Pumpkin. The texture of the pasta was right off - gluey. The ricotta and pumpkin was just a mash. The components lacked integrity, the dish lacked structure and the whole thing was sludgy with an unpleasant undertone. The extreme disappointment continued  with the  Limoncello Tiramisu. It was flat, lacked vibrance and depth. And the final insult - no real coffee - pod filter-like coffee only and also no option for milk based coffee (e.g. macchiato). The only positives was the antipasti/snack options. Not enough to make up for the otherwise highly disappointing experience. We DEFINITELY wont be going back!

We thought we'd try this place out for dinner and we were pleasantly surprised. Firstly, service:- good✅. Secondly, wine list, good selection, not too many, just right✅✅. Then food:- tasty!! ✅✅✅. We had the pumpkin ravioli with burnt butter (signature dish), the pappardelle for mains. Very tasty food, good quantity as well. For $115 for a bottle of good wine and 2 mains, ✅✅✅✅. Highly recommend it!

A cosy little restaurant with fantastic food, wine, service and atmosphere.  I had the salmon and my husband had the bolognese. Both were excellent.  Will definitely come back!