Lucia's Pizza & Spaghetti Bar

Really? Decided to try this place as a result of the overwhelming number of good reviews all over the various foodie sites. Although the place was packed out, we should have realised it was a mistake before we even sat down when we noted that there wasn't a single diner there that looked even remotely European. Always a bad omen if you're offering Mediterranean cuisine, and not one diner there looks Mediterranean. Ordered Spaghetti Al Vongole for both myself and my wife, with a bottle of S. Pellegrino for the tidy sum of $43.40. Not bad, considering the Spaghetti was poor quality packet pasta you can get in any supermarket, and the tomato sauce was poured out of a caterer's tin, before it may have spent no more than a few minutes in a pot to warm it up. My dish was served almost as a soup, with the pasta swimming around in a watery red concoction. After questioning the consistency of the sauce, the dish was returned to me, with most of the watery ...read more

I was wandering the markets hungry and trying to decide what to have for lunch. I walked past Lucia's and saw a sign saying "Meatball Provolone Panini". I then saw a line out the door. I joined the line. While in the line I saw a variety of rolls being sliced open and loaded with delicious meats and cheeses. I stuck with my original decision and ordered the meatballs. Yum. I will be back for one of their other freshly made rolls though.

I was in the city for an early doctor's appointment, so afterwards decided to go to the Central market for breakfast. I decided on Lucia's, having heard good things.
I ordered the standard breakfast dish of scrambled eggs, bacon, tomato and mushrooms with toast, and a weak caffe latte. The coffee was bitter, and tasted burnt; I didn't bother drinking it after taking a couple of sips
The dish came out with 2 very ordinary slices of wholemeal bread (where's my nice slices of Italian bread?), scrambled eggs that would have barely covered one slice of bread, but stretched out over the 2 slices, and covered in packet "cracked" pepper (the stuff that comes in little sachets), 1 rasher of bacon cut in half, 1 small tomato halved, and a pile of black, awful smelling ...read more

Had my first breakfast here - eggs poached in tomatoes - delicious. Great coffee too. The fruit and toast on the next table looked brilliant.

Breakfast, lunch or dinner - all options will satisfy and so very cheap to!!! Love the atmosphere particularly on a Friday Night. This place is always so full, you may have to wait for a seat but it's definitely worth it. Go for the $1 upgrade for the main meal and feast on a large bowl of home made pasta and bolognese sauce.