34 Anzac Street, Takapuna, North Shore City, Auckland
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Al Forno Italian Restaurant & Cafe is a short walk from the Takapuna beach. Featuring wood fired pizza, pasta and salads as well as traditional Italian favourites. Dine in or takeaways available.
Whether dining in or taking away the traditional, yet unique, Al Forno Italian food is great to enjoy when catching up with friends and family. Al Forno has a perfect location and is a must for those who love to eat out in Takapuna.
Al Forno has undergone a transformation which includes a fantastic new woodfire oven. It is a relaxing Takapuna restaurant you can't help but enjoy.
Choose from Woodfired Pizzas, Pastas, Salads and sumptuous mains like Chicken and Veal Parmigiana, prime eye filet's or king prawns to name just a few.
To complete a lovely evening, you won't want to miss our unforgettable Italian cake and gelato. Call us to secure your booking or have a look at our website for more information today.
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5.0love it, always great food and xtra great service !
EmmaT
14th November 2011 Great food, great restaurant!
Would definately recommend this place to anyone and will absolutely be back to try other dishes on the menu. The owner came to our table a couple of times and we had a good laugh with him. Food was really excellent.
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4.0Great food, great restaurant!
Would definately recommend this place to anyone and will absolutely be back to try other dishes on the menu. The owner came to our table a couple of times and we had a good laugh with him. Food was really excellent.
GinnCarah
16th January 2011 I am the kind of person who goes into every place with an open mind and an empty stomach.
I'm a huge fan of Italian food although the places I tried here in New Zealand just did not do it for me. So when I looked at the menu and saw all the nice reviews of the pizza here I figured we would drop in for lunch.
This place is wonderful.
I got the Tortellini and my boyfriend got a calzone. WOW! The pasta was so good the chicken cooked perfectly and the sauce on this pasta was the most amazing thing I have had in a long time.
The same sauce and chicken is also go over the pumpkin ravioli.
The calzone was swimming in cheese and toppings and was just as delightful as everyone had made it sound. I have to say the pasta was amazing and is worth coming back to Takapuna just to have it again. ... That's the plan now. :D
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5.0I am the kind of person who goes into every place with an open mind and an empty stomach.
I'm a huge fan of Italian food although the places I tried here in New Zealand just did not do it for me. So when I looked at the menu and saw all the nice reviews of the pizza here I figured we would drop in for lunch.
This place is wonderful.
I got the Tortellini and my boyfriend got a calzone. WOW! The pasta was so good the chicken cooked perfectly and the sauce on this pasta was the most amazing thing I have had in a long time.
The same sauce and chicken is also go over the pumpkin ravioli.
The calzone was swimming in cheese and toppings and was just as delightful as everyone had made it sound. I have to say the pasta was amazing and is worth coming back to Takapuna just to have it again. ... That's the plan now. :D
Martinii
26th September 2010 we have been for lunch a few times now and have so impressed with both the service and the food every time. Have yet to try the pizza, but have tried all the ravioli and tortellini, amazing. Highly recommended.
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4.5we have been for lunch a few times now and have so impressed with both the service and the food every time. Have yet to try the pizza, but have tried all the ravioli and tortellini, amazing. Highly recommended.
miacody
23rd August 2010 Yum Yum Yum!! Have been there twice now with the family and it wont be the last, the wood fired pizza's are the best, very friendly, just a great place to eat and great place to take the kids. 10/10
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5.0Yum Yum Yum!! Have been there twice now with the family and it wont be the last, the wood fired pizza's are the best, very friendly, just a great place to eat and great place to take the kids. 10/10
theozziechick
23rd July 2010 Went to dinner with my family and had 2 of the best wood fired pizza's that I have ever had. Both were very generous in their toppings and were cooked to perfection not dry at all. The owners of the restaurant are very hopitable and friendly and the waitress was great as well. Will definitely go back
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5.0Went to dinner with my family and had 2 of the best wood fired pizza's that I have ever had. Both were very generous in their toppings and were cooked to perfection not dry at all. The owners of the restaurant are very hopitable and friendly and the waitress was great as well. Will definitely go back
jazzybell
15th July 2010 amazing food and service! the staff was so friendly and the food was absolutely amazing. i had the chicken Galliano dish and have never in my life eaten anything like it before! it was so soft and juicy and was just cooked to perfection! extremely satisfied with the restaurant overall and definatly recommend this restaurant to others!
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5.0amazing food and service! the staff was so friendly and the food was absolutely amazing. i had the chicken Galliano dish and have never in my life eaten anything like it before! it was so soft and juicy and was just cooked to perfection! extremely satisfied with the restaurant overall and definatly recommend this restaurant to others!
johnskiff
15th July 2010 I took my family of five here a week ago to enjoy a night out in a new place where we had been recomended, and i was more than impresed. The pizza we shared was extreamly tasty and enjoyable being the best we have ever had! perfect for the kids. My main of prime eye fillet was divine and my wife cannot stop talcing about the pasta. Excellent service also. We will most definately be back.
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5.0I took my family of five here a week ago to enjoy a night out in a new place where we had been recomended, and i was more than impresed. The pizza we shared was extreamly tasty and enjoyable being the best we have ever had! perfect for the kids. My main of prime eye fillet was divine and my wife cannot stop talcing about the pasta. Excellent service also. We will most definately be back.
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love it, always great food and xtra great service !