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A hint of Mediterrean style seaps out of the cracks in the floor of Benito's. Its that European cafe cum wine bar you left behind in your younger days and have been pining for ever since.

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Every now and then you come across a gem of a restaurant that you wished you'd dined at before, and regularly. For me, that restaurant is Benito's, a cafe and wine bar-cum-bistro where the staff are warm and welcoming and the food just has to be sampled. The decor is simple and worn with rust coloured tabletops adorned with bistro chairs and a wall lined with booths, perfect for relaxing. The marble topped bar with its round cushioned bar stools is equally comfortable with the hiss and spit of the coffee machine as company.

Co-owner and chef Chris Kerr is tucked away in the kitchen doing what he loves best: cooking good Italian food with the freshest of fresh ingredients. Breakfast on house-made pastries, like the spicy fruit bun, while lingering over delicious coffee. Snack on antipasto or feast on lasagne with pork ragout and cheese sauce. For dinner try the fish of the day, a local catch, with a choice of contorni, or perhaps the grilled baby chicken and polenta with pesto. For dessert there's the cassata semifreddo or cheese if you'd prefer.

The wine list is filled with Italian and Australian favourites and Benito's holds a bottle shop license so is able to cater for takeaway.


Veda Wickens, November 2005

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Janey
September 06, 2010


LOVE Benito's! The wine list wasn't as good as I remembered by not too bad. Service not as good as I remember but food amazing. Do yourself a favour.

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