Sarti Ph: 9639 7822 ; 6 Russell Pl, MELBOURNE 3000 www.sartirestaurant.com.au Italian, $$ - Open Lunch Mon-Fri noon-3pm dinner Mon-Sat 6pm-10pm, Closed Most public holidays; Licensed; AE DC MC V Chef Riccardo Momesso (21-9-11) Owner Joe Mammone & Riccardo Momesso (11-10-10)

Other published opinions

Gourmet Traveller 2012 Australian Restaurant Guide Score: One Star "From the trullo motif to the name (it means tailor, a reference to this smart space's past life as a rag-trade warehouse) and the sassy waiters. Sarti is Italian in manner and menu. This upstairs dining room of bentwood chairs and central bar harbours a surprise terrace amid the skyscrapers"

Age Good Food Guide 2012 Score: 15/20, 1 Hat

Age Good Food Guide 2011 Score: 15.5/20, One Hat

Gourmet Traveller 2011 Australian Restaurant Guide Score: * "Sarti is the cool kid in Melbourne's Italian dining scene. Hip wait-staff lose little professionalism speeding around the split-level dining room, central bar and outdoor terrace that channels a sexy Milano piazza"

Age Good Food Guide 2010 Score: 15.5/20

Gourmet Traveller 2010 Australian Restaurant Guide Score: * "The combination of Sarti's bustling split-level room, central bar, outdoor terrace and service that unfailingly maintains its cool under pressure creates an exciting experience even before Riccardo Momesso's vibrantly flavoured food begins to land"

Age Good Food Guide 2009 Score: 15.5/20

Herald Sun Extra Food, Bob Hart, 5-08-08 Score: * "In the hands of chef Ric Momesso, this place has become our CBD Italian benchmark"

Herald Sun Bob Hart, 21-06-08 " Sarti has always been good: a lively haunt offering stylish and authentic Italian food. But since Italian maestro Riccardo Momesso took charge of the stoves and became a partner in the business a year ago, Sarti has gone from very good to sensational. Dinner last week, my first since Momesso arrived, was as dazzling as any Italian meal I have eaten in a decade."

Age John Lethlean

Age Good Food Guide 2008 Score: 14.5/20

Age Epicure Restaurants, John Lethlean

Herald Sun Eat, Bob Hart, 8-7-06 "As you might expect from the chaps who also operate the snappy Il Bacaro just up the road, this place is brilliant.It is more casual, less intense, but no less stylish than Il Bacaro. And that also goes for the food which, despite being masterminded by the same chef, Maurice Esposito, runs its own race."

Herald Sun Dining Out Stephen Downes 31/5/05 Score 17/20 "Sarti is a full professional package. Everything is right about it, but it might be a little expensive for casual or nonbusiness eaters. The wine list is excellent and well-priced, five whites and seven reds being available by glass."

Age Good Food Guide 2005 score 14/20

Age A2 Melinda Houston 12/2/05

Age Melbourne Magazine 15/12/04 Barfly Melinda Houston

AGFG 2004, score 14/20, excellent bar

Age, Sunday Life, 11/1/04, John Lethlean

Sunday Age, Sunday Life, Eat Streets, John Lethlean, 18/5/03

The Sunday Herald Sun, sunday magazine, dining, 2003, Graham Pearce, Score 8/10

The Herald Sun, Weekend, Eat, Simon Plant, 25/5/02

Herald Sun 7/11/2000

Age 27/6/2000 John Lethlean

Sunday Age, Sunday Life, Eating Out 12/12/99

Age, A2, 22/3/2003