A little corner of Italy in Hallett Cove

It started with a wood-fired oven, a flour-dusted family recipe book, and a stubborn belief that our neighbourhood deserved proper Italian, the kind you linger over.

You'll usually find us pulling coffees at 9 in the morning and sliding the last pizza out of the oven close to nine at night. In between there's pasta rolled by hand, kids running off to the playground, and a glass of something cold catching the afternoon sun. Pull up a chair. You're family now.

With love, The Cativa Cucina family