D.O.C Espresso

What a fantastic café. It’s busy because it’s so good. We sat on on the footpath to enjoy the sunshine and because inside looked a bit hectic.
Amongst us we had the caprese salad, spaghetti pomodoro, parpadelle with porcini and truffle oil and the meat/​cheese/​etc board. It was all exceptional. Also enjoyed Italian cider, beer and coffee.
What else can I say? (Yum)

Food wise, DOC Espresso is a miss.
Ambience and location is nice– there is even an outside patio.
I ordered the mushroom and truffle pasta, and it was not flavorful or good at all– it was so bad I had to ask for extra cheese to mask the blandness of the dish.
There are other restaurants on the ‘Little Italy’ street that I’m sure you will fare better at than DOC Espresso.

Our pasta dishes were delicious. You get a nice taste of Italian culture where you are expected to practise your Italian or at least try to pronounce the dishes correctly. The menu is a little limited and we would have loved to have seen some risotto dishes on offer. Staff were great and very helpful. Would definitely go back.

I love carbs… carbs carbs carbs, carbs in my belleh.
Carbs don’t love me.
So, if I’m going to have carbs, I’m going to get them here. Mainly based off their pizza, I tried D.O.C Espresso to see what they can dish up from the pasta side. I had a very soft spot for Lasange (call me Garfield). So I spotted this the first time I came here and haven’t actually tried anything else on the menu.
Soft, beautiful sheets of pasta with a lovely light sauce and a good generous hit of cheese. HEAVEN. My only comment, is it needs another herb or two just to give it an extra lift, but I’m being picky.
Super quick service and a lovely range of Italian beers on offer, it makes for a perfect stop off before a movie or IMAX (in my case!)
Two carby thumbs up from me.

An authentic Itialian experience!
Pasta was on point and customer service was on point. Great place to people watch, catch up with friends or bring a date to.

If you want to be served by beautiful Italian men with European accents, enjoy minimalistic Italian food and sit and watch the crowd wander past, you need to come to DOC. Recommend it’s followed by cake from Brunetti.

Terrible service. Overpriced. Average pasta. Waited over an hour for a plate of very average pasta. This place is all show. Will never dine here again.