La Porchetta - Frankston

We arrived at 7:30 PM on January 26, 2022, and were finally seated after a 15-minute wait. There were only three staff members present, and they were clearly overwhelmed as they rushed around trying to serve food. Once seated, we waited another 20 minutes before we had to ask a server to take our order. The service felt really disorganized and lacking attention. The waitstaff seemed to be under a lot of pressure, and I don't blame them for the situation. Ultimately, we decided to leave after being told we would have to wait an additional 30 minutes for our pizzas. We ended up going to Grill'd instead, where there were plenty of staff eager to serve us. Our burgers arrived in under 10 minutes and definitely hit the spot. Come on, guys, you can do better!

It's truly astonishing how one can create food that is so unappetizing. The pizza arrived swimming in a fresh pool of oil, which was actually the best part of our meal. While the food didn't taste outright terrible, I became violently ill halfway through, and my partner ended up throwing up in the bathroom. I might have been more lenient if the meals were around $10, but this is not a budget establishment. For $23, you could enjoy a meal at a decent restaurant. If this is what you consider authentic, then it feels like a declaration of war on Italian cuisine.

Absolutely delicious food, fantastic staff, and excellent value! We celebrated a birthday with a group of eight, and everyone had a wonderful time. The staff were truly exceptional. Thank you to the team at Larporchetta Frankston!

I do not recommend eating here. It was very average food and the staff very dismissive when I responded to their enquiry how the meals were! Everything we ordered looked less than appetising other than the cheesy garlic bread (that was the reason I gave a star) my ‘roasted’ pumpkin risotto was curdled and had boiled pumpkin not roasted the calamari looked like a strip cut into eights to make it go further and the chips look like they buy from the same supplier as McDonald’s! A terrible waste of a $110

The food was great, the waitresses were absolutely lovely. I haven't been to a place in a long time that you could have fun with the waitresses while having dinner. We were all having a laugh and mucking around. Thank you for making my night ladies