Nick Lim

Review of Fonty's Pool Wines

Very disappointed with this place. Had high hopes ...

Very disappointed with this place. Had high hopes of a great atmosphere and good food. Despite the good and friendly service, the food served had two problems; immensely overpriced and the elements of the dish were not thought through.

We ordered the truffle platter, pizza and pappardelle pasta.

The truffle platter had more salad than truffle and meat, which begs the question what was it doing there? It didn't complement the platter whatsoever and the platter didn't highlight truffle whatsoever. The meat used tasted as if it could be bought from coles, was cold and all thst was done was placed the dips, cheese etc across it. It did not look or taste like a $54.50 dish. The highlight of the platter was the truffle honey and the turkish bread.

The pasta was very plain and no one was able to taste the truffle. For $42.50 it fell way beyond standards. You can get better pasta dish for much less and add your own truffle oil/cream/ powder without spending that much and actually taste truffle.

The pizza was a big disappointment, the base looked like a frozen pizza base and the toppings were just scattered on with truffle and mushroom where you can only taste the cheese. For $21.50 and only 6 slices of pizza that wasn't woodfired and again lacking truffle, definitely not worth it.

Overall, the food is way overpriced and would definitely not recommend eating here. Their store is nice and they have good truffle oil and honey to purchase (you can get some at Victoria Park) but don't waste your money and 3 hr drive to dine here.

Hope they improve the food and dining atmosphere because the prices charged for food should leave customers feeling it was worth every cent.