Designed to impress without the stress, our Summer Nights Date Pack sets the scene for an easy, intimate night in. Choose your favourite fresh pasta, pair it with a house-made sauce, add a side of golden garlic bread, and finish on a high with an indulgent dessert made for sharing. Light the candles, pour a glass, and let us take care of the cooking.

We're making your new year meal prep a breeze! Sandro's Super Pack generously includes 5 meals, one comforting soup or seasonal side, and one indulgent dessert to finish on a sweet note. But that's not all - the BEST part is we're throwing in a freebie to start the new year off with a bang. Your choice of either crowd favourite spinach & ricotta conchiglie (vegetarian) or our famous beef lasagna!

Stay warm on Melbourne's rainy days, with our home-made Minestrone. All natural and made from scratch, it's jam packed full of goodness. A healthy and quick meal option. 500gm, serves 1 - 2.

Our salmon with dill butter is a beautifully balanced dish that feels both light and indulgent. Fresh, tender salmon is cooked until perfectly flaky, then finished with a generous spoon of fragrant dill butter that gently melts over the top. Served alongside crisp green beans, this dish is both nutritious and delicious. It’s a go-to for easy weeknight meals or a lighter option that never feels like a compromise. Ready to heat and enjoy. Made with the same care you’d use at home.

Tender roast chicken dressed in lemon, garlic, and herbs, served alongside golden potatoes. A simple and delicious meal - this dish is proof that comfort and elegance can fit on the same plate.

Made by our chefs from scratch using our own fresh lasagna sheets, layered with our house made Bolognese sauce, bechamel and mozzarella cheese. This is a definite crowd pleaser for any occasion. Simply heat and eat or stock up the freezer for this busy weeks.

Layers of eggplant, mozzarella and napoli sauce slowly cooked in their own juices and perfectly seasoned. Few ingredients, loads of flavour! Ready for you to heat and eat. On a hot summers day, you can even enjoy this dish cold.

Oven-baked shell pasta generously filled with a creamy spinach & ricotta filling, nestled in our house-made Napoli sauce. Baked until bubbling and golden, this dish is rich, comforting and full of flavour without being heavy. A customer favourite and best seller, it’s seriously delicious Italian comfort — perfect for easy dinners, sharing at the table, or stocking the freezer for nights when you want something you know everyone will love.

Homemade pillowy gnocchi made with locally sourced potatoes and premium Australian flour. Paired with our rich Sugo di Pomodoro, studded with mozzarella and fresh basil. Simple yet delicious flavours - heat, eat and enjoy.

Good things take time, but we know this one is worth it. Made from scratch, our pillowy potato gnocchi are soft and tender. Whilst we make them, our Beef Bolognese ragu is simmering slowly, building layers of flavour. Marry them together and you have classic Italian comfort at its finest: hearty, soul-warming and deeply satisfying, the kind of meal that wraps you up and makes you feel right at home from the very first bite.

Our house-made polpette are the kind of comfort food everyone loves. Made using tender beef mince, gently seasoned and rolled by hand, then slowly simmered in a rich, classic Napoli sauce until beautifully soft and full of flavour. These meatballs are juicy, comforting and deeply satisfying - perfect served with our fresh spaghetti pasta, crusty garlic bread, or simply on their own. Fully cooked and ready to heat and eat, they’re an easy, crowd-pleasing option for busy nights or effortless entertaining. Easy to pop into the freezer for a rainy day! Single serve: 5 polpette Medium serve: 10 polpette Large serve: 20 polpette

First we make our fresh casarecce pasta, then toss it generously in our house-made Genovese pesto — fragrant basil, good olive oil and a deliciously nutty finish that clings to every twist of pasta. Bright, comforting and full of flavour, it’s the kind of dish that never disappoints. Enjoy it cold on a hot summers day or simply heat and eat for an easy, seriously satisfying meal.

Fresh Casarecce made in our Thornbury store using Australian durum semolina. A wonderful pasta to pair with any of our sauces. Serves 4 people.

A traditional pasta variety made with Australian durum semolina. Rough textured to grab on to delicious sauces. Pair it with one of our sauces for an easy meal.

Fresh Spaghetti made in our Thornbury store using Australian durum semolina. A wonderful pasta to pair with any of our sauces. (Serves 2)

Traditional homemade Tiramisu made from scratch. Once you try it, you'll be craving for more.

Elevate your festive celebrations with our decadent Panettone Tiramisu, a luxurious twist on two classic Italian favourites. We take a soft, buttery panettone and enrich it with layers of velvety mascarpone cream and a delicate espresso soak. Every slice offers the perfect balance of light sweetness and the creamy flavours of traditional tiramisu. This show-stopping dessert is crafted to impress - moist, fragrant, and irresistibly moreish. It’s the ideal way to finish your Christmas feast. Comes with a portion of toasted panettone to dress over the top before serving adding an element of crunch to complete the dish.

Silky smooth vanilla pannacotta with the perfect wobble factor, individually set for that melt-in-the-mouth texture. Finished with ripe seasonal mangoes, bringing a burst of sunshine and natural sweetness to every spoonful. Light yet indulgent, this is an elegant dessert that balances creamy richness with fresh, vibrant fruit.

A rustic peach and raspberry crumble that celebrates the best of the season. Juicy, sun-ripened peaches soften and caramelise as they bake, their natural sweetness perfectly balanced by bursts of tangy raspberry. Beneath the golden crumble topping, fruit becomes rich and jammy, creating that irresistible contrast of crisp and tender in every spoonful. We recommend enjoying it with your choice of custard or ice-cream. This sweet treat serves 2 people.

Umberto Espresso Bar X Genovese Coffee - Caffé Classico Ground Coffee, 250gm. Perfect for your stovetop caffetiera.

Medium bodied, sweet coffee made using Swiss Water Decaffeinated beans. 500gm Ground decaf coffee, perfect for your stove top caffetiera.

Have your own grinder at home? Enjoy our beans, Umberto Espresso Bar X Genovese Coffee - Caffé Classico, 250gm.

Local parmesan, grated fresh. Salty, nutty, savoury and absolutely essential. We use it liberally in the shop on pasta, salads, lasagne and, honestly, on anything that stands still long enough. When only the best will do.

Or house made Sugo di Pomodoro (napoli sauce) is made from scratch. We simmer slowly; roma tomatoes, onion, garlic and plenty of basil to create a simple yet delicious pasta sauce. Serves 2-3 people.

Crisp on the outside, fluffy on the inside, and slathered with buttery garlic goodness.

Our Beef Bolognese is a rich, slow-simmered sauce made from scratch. It starts with finely sautéed onions, carrots, and celery, then comes the ground beef, browned until it develops a deep, savoury finish. A splash of stock loosens all those caramelised pieces, adding that depth of flavour. Simmered low and slow creates something hearty, aromatic, and irresistibly comforting. Spoon it over our fresh spaghetti or rigatoni for maximum saucy cling. Finish with a snowfall of Parmigiano Reggiano, and you’ve got a dish that’s rustic, luxurious, and guaranteed to make the whole kitchen smell like pure comfort. 500gm serves 2-3

Our Amatriciana Sauce is made from scratch and slow cooked to release and infuse all the rich flavours of tomato, onion, pancetta and a hint of chilli. Simply heat and stir through your favourite pasta. (2-3 serves)

Fresh basil, crunchy pine nuts, Parmigiano Reggiano and extra virgin olive oil. Good fresh pesto is one of life's simple pleasures, and ours brings the taste of the Italian Riviera to your table. A must try with our fresh pasta. Such a versatile pesto, you can easily add to salad dressing, fish, rice or simply eat it by the spoonful like we do!

These olives have been sourced with care and marinated in-house as a quiet labour of love. Slowly brined, then dressed with fresh herbs, fragrant citrus peel, warming spices and just the right hit of garlic, they’re balanced, aromatic and deeply moreish. The perfect start to a long lunch, an easy addition to a cheese board, or something to nibble with a drink while dinner finishes itself.