Il Sogno

Best Known For

Spaghetti Gamberi: spaghetti with prawns, cherry tomato, verjuice and spinach.

Come share the Italian dream at Il Sogno on Whitehorse Road in Surrey Hills. This family-owned restaurant traces history from Sorrento to Melbourne with personal photos lining the walls and white-clothed tables setting the scene for intimate dining, or family catchups in a warm, casual and elegant ambience. Expect delicately prepared dishes from traditional housemade pasta to Italian-inspired meat and seafood with a modern twist; say buon appetito to entrees like zucchini flowers, filled with ricotta and basil pesto, served with eggplant puree and confit tomato. Pennette with spiced pork ragu, artichokes, orange and pecorino tempts for the main affair; alongside herb-crumbed veal cottaletta, with potato and Italian slaw, or shallow-fried calamari, house mayo, chips and salad.