Universal Restaurant

One of the best place to go to. Weekend queue is hectic and so is it during the weekdays too. Went for my partner’s birthday dinner. Service was nice and friendly. We had the ultimate meat platter and carbonara pasta. Serving was massive and even the entree for pasta was huge. I had the Mango smoothie for drink which was amazing and my partner went for blood orange, which was not too bad. Make sure you go empty stomach or else you will be missing out. Can’t wait to go back and try rest of the dishes

I visited at around 11:30am on a Saturday with 3 others. When we arrived there was plenty of space, but by the time we left at around 1 or 1:30pm there was a queue out the door. We ordered a cocktail jug ($55), a garlic pizza ($12), a marinara main with red sauce and fettuccine ($25.90), a margherita main ($17.90), and a side of beer battered chips ($12). The drink took so long to come even though it wasn't busy, and they also never came to our table to take another drink order when we had finished it. The food came out fairly quickly. It was nice but nothing special. I think my expectations were too high because I always see people lining up to go here. I will say that the food was good value for money. My friends eventually wanted to leave because they felt like the waiters were waiting for our table (because of the queue), which was a bit awkward. Overall it was alright but I won't go there again and I think there are better options. Also vegetarian options were not very good.

Used to be my first option when having Italian food. I cannot believe most of spaghetti are broken off. And for the chicken Pesto the bottom of dish is full of oil and tastes no flavor. To be honest, it is a little bit disappointed that this restaurant cannot even cook the pasta above a average level as a Italian restaurant. But the quantity and the price for each dish is still good. Good for those who have good appetite

Visited twice in the short span of 2 weeks. Absolutely massive portion sizes, definitely get the signature chicken parmigiana and schnitzel with mushroom sauce, both of which were delicious, so well-balanced with the fresh slaw and basil which helped cut through the grease, and great for sharing. Poseidon risotto was generous and tasty as well. Marinara cream seafood pasta was a little too undercooked for my liking rather than al-dente. Staff were attentive, helpful and friendly and food came out fast. Overall good value for money for Melbourne, and would return again. Despite the fact that the restaurant has plenty of seating, do try to come during off-peak hours or be prepared to queue in line for a seat.