Woodstock Essendon

Whilst the food and staff were lovely, the service was awful. The restaurant was overcrowded and busy with Uber Eats drivers trying to collect their orders. It was a shamozzle. Was at least half hour before placing our order, then another 20 mins for a drink, then another 30 mins for our food...by which time the restaurant had quietened and the chefs could catch up. Either more staff required or switch off Uber Eats for a while. The restaurant is nice, modern and clean however not cozy, so not a great place to while away the hours with a wine (which you don't get in a hurry). Was a shame as mentioned, the owners (I think) were lovely people and the food, when it arrived, was delicious. Wasn't the way I hoped my birthday dinner would pan out.

Very accommodating staff when we asked to move tables. Food was good, wine a bit pricey & forget about Nonna's recommended white wine. All in all a great night though $309 for 4 adults + 2 young children a bit pricey.

Service was very good and staff were very attentive to our needs. Food was generally pretty good although one meal came out different to what was ordered and the lasagne pasta was hard in some place. Overall happy with our meals and experience.

The staff were lovely, very helpful and understanding! Delicious food, the pizza was great. The venue is gets very loud when it’s full of people

The food was delicious. Service was great. Staff super friendly.

The service and the food was good however the restaurant no longer has a liquor license, they have not put this alert on their website, nor are they advise patrons when a booking is made. BYO is also not allowed. If you are happy with soft drinks or water this is the place for you!

Without a doubt, The Best woodfired Pizza I have ever had.

Had the Best service from Sid yesterday, thank you for your courteous and excellent service, Quality and freshness always from Woodstock Essendon.

Very noisy, not just because there were so many hard surfaces that would not absorb conversations but totally unnecessary music was being played. The purpose of the evening was to chat to friends not to listen to inane pop music.

From the moment you walk in you are absolutely spoilt with sensational food, wine and service. The best pizza going around and the antipasto is to die for.

The quality of the food was excellent and the staff were friendly, helpful and welcoming. Michael was our waiter and he was most courteous and polite. The young lady waited for which I didn’t catch her name was very good at her job and quite accommodating and bubbly. I would definately recommend this place and would return

We love the food @ Woodstock. The best Roman pizza in Melbs. And thanks Gaia for taking care of us so well! What a great experience. Also the neighbourhood it’s nice and tidy.

We were trying this place for the first time and we choose a special occasion (birthday) to do so. We were impressed by the quality of the food and the taste. The pizza was 100% authentic Roman and the ingredients were just outstanding, top quality. We had two fish based entrees and we couldn’t believe our tastebuds, same taste as Italy! Wow! You guys are amazing. Gaia took great care of us, she was lovely! We will be back very soon!

I booked for a lunch date, greeted by lovely Leslie who looked after us, gentle and courteous nature. I have not dined at Woodstock for sometime , so it was pleasing to see the menu has changed. Warm atmosphere .. loved the italian discourse of the pizza makers in the background - felt like i was in Italy ! My colleagues and i had a wonderful luncheon, will dine again in the near future with my family ! Thank you once again to Leslie for your excellent service, keep up the great work !

Great service, yummy food, reasonably priced

Good food and great service.

Was good once we got our meal as they forgot our order

The food and service were excellent. Everyone had a great lunch. The Nutella donuts for dessert were delicious!

Great food, great service, a little bit noisy but worth it.

AMAZING Italian food, and very authentic