Sofia Restaurant

All around a fairly average Italian restaurant. The pastas are pretty good, usually quite tasty, though I've not had much luck with the pizzas which seem to use too much ham and not enough quality ingredients.

I used to think Sofia's weren't as good as their obvious competitor, but that competitor hasn't been very good recently either, so about the same. Disappointing, as they could try and replicate the American model of chain restaurants and do very well, but it seems the're not quite enthusiastic enough for that.

Really only recommended for a family or group needing a "no-think" place to meet up that isn't too expensive, will take kids (and give them crayons!), and not be too much fuss.

Cheap and large meals but have found that the quality of food is of a much lower standard than when they first opened up. Very loud atmosphere making it hard to have conversations.

We used to get takeaway from here a lot (12 months ago) as it was always great value for money, however recently the prices have increased and the meal sizes seem to have decreased. We used to easily get 2 dinners out of 1 main meals, but not any more. The pasta dishes were always tasty though.

We came into dinner for our son's birthday party saturday night. It was Jammed Packed.
The floor manager was helpful and organised bruschetta for both of our tables. All staff were friendly and recomended specials, pizzas and cocktails.
The pizzas were excellent and recomend the napolitian pasta. The parmeganas were huge but very tasty. The Frito misto was golden brown but our salad was forgotten initially but the manager followed that up straight away.
We will be back!!

Approximate cost: $18.90

Cheapest Italian restaurant Ive found in melbourne! $10 for a generous serving of pasta is sensational. There are an exceptional amount of vegetarian pasta options, rather than just having one like many other places! Delicious food and I love the takeaway option provided. Only issue is that it is always exceptionally busy so getting something like a drink refill is a bit of a hassle!

Approximate cost: $10

Can they provide an edible meal? Yes. Do their staff offer good service? Yes. Are the owners decent people who deserve to be in business? That's the question you need to ask yourself. If you want to eat at and support a restaurant where the staff are treated in a disgusting manner, then you have picked the right one. Bawling out a young waitress because she accepted a phone call about a friend's death and was upset is beyond disgraceful. The whole Sofia chain have lost my business.

The food was great, Really fresh. Deserts were to die for. Lovely staff and place looks modern and new!

Approximate cost: $-$20-

the meals here are huge and true value for money also the premises are very very clean and really great staff
so many prawns and scallops over nicely cooked chicken

Approximate cost: $23:00

i went here for a friends birthday and the meals were great so big and reasonable priced. it does get very busy so if you have kids may need to go a little early

Good value, serice was pretty good, we wanted to sit outside as it was a nice day, so they were kind enough to move the furniture around for us, staff were kind and considerate, food was pretty good, had chicken parma (huge!) and pizza.

The times my family and i have eaten at sofias have always been good, food, staff, reastaurant great dont have to wait long for your meal your plate is taken away as soon as your finished.

My experience here was not a very god one unfortunately Im always looking for a great new restaurant but it didnt live up to my expectations, the food came to the table 10 minutes apart from my partner and the staff didnt seem to care too much, there is definately room for improvement

Approximate cost: $23

Excellent place for a quick meal, the service is unbeatable and you never have to wait long for a waitress to attend to your table.
The value is unmatchable. A main sized meal will be enough for dinner AND lunch the next day for a lot of people.
Menu has a good range of Italian and other dishes.

Approximate cost: $15

our experience at Sofia's at Berwick were very good the food was tasty the service was fast and friendly and the meal itself was good value for money, not opened long this is a new restauraunt and I think better than Sofia's at Frankston.

Approximate cost: $19

my experience at sofias, overall was great, the food was really good, it came out not long after we ordered the food, the staff were really good, staff came straight to our table, and took our order.

Approximate cost: $150

Have eaten in only once and generally get takeaway. The restaurant is nice and child friendly which is nice. The pizza is generally pretty good, its cooked well and there are lots of flavours. The pastas seem to be a bit hit & miss, some a great others are not so great, particularly the chicken pastas.

This restaurant is great if you want something cheap and fast. Like take away but dine in. You can't expect top quality with cheap prices. Food is eatable. I enjoy the chicken Cesar salad. It is good that you can take home anything that is not eaten.

This place is a favourite with my family. Good value, fast service and very generous servings (we always have to go home with a doggy bag!)

They also have great take away deals with their pizza and pasta. It may work out more expensive than PIzza Hut or Dominos but the quality is so much better

I expected this Sofia's to be as good as the one in Wheelers Hill - however their food Hill as good a quality. The chicken pasta dish I had contained poor quality chicken - certainly not chicken breast. Was very disappointed.

This place started out terrific but has gone downhill a lot since it was opened. We used to go there heaps and yes the servings are fast and really big.
The last time we ordered there was take away we had to return the seafood fritto misto. It was so dark coloured and dry. We at first thought that it was burnt but you could actually tell the oil was really old and dirty that it discoloured all the seafood. Tasted awful and dry.
When we returned the food we were given a replacement that was exactly the same - really disappointed that it ruined a meal at home with a few family members over. I sent an email to the restaurant on their feedback site and got no response.
The pizzas are great value but hit or miss lately also, the last lot we bought were dry and quite overdone on the bottom and edges. The meals are cheap and would be great value if the quality returned to how it was when the restaurant opened....

Approximate cost: $15

We go here especially if we're having a large group dinner and looking for an inexpensive meal with plenty of variety. The meals are really really generous in size, so definitely don't snack on anything before you go, you can easily share a meal between two people they are that big. The service from the time you order is pretty quick to the table. Best if you book before you go as it get's packed and is a bit noisy too. But you can't been value for money when it comes to their meals.

Approximate cost: $15

I went here for a family members birthday. We were in a group of eight. We were promptly seated at a long table and given menus. The place is very loud/noisy. Our orders were taken shortly after being seated as we all knew what we wanted. It's definitely very cheap eating no matter what meal you choose. We ordered a main meal each PLUS two 'size large' garlic bread pizzas. The main meals and garlic pizzas arrived at our table only 15 minutes after we ordered. We were amazed how quick due to the restaurant being so packed. The 'size large' garlic bread pizzas were HUGE. about twice the size of a normal large pizza. We only ate 2 slices of each one, which seemed like such a waste. The meal portions are all huge, everyone's main meal was about twice the size of any normal main meal. I think there would be a lot of wastage at this place because no-one in our group was even able to finish their massive meals. I really cant complain though, because it's value for money.

Approximate cost: $15

The food and service aren't the best, however it is quite nice and very inexpensive. It is not a restaurant you would goto in order to have a quiet chat over the meal as it is a high-turnover business, but if you go for a quick meal or with a bunch of friends it is worthwhile.

Approximate cost: $30.00