Il Lido Italian Canteen

Reviews

• Janny S.

  star star star star star 12 September 2026

  Stunning food and great ambiance, with the long tables creating an Italian family meal feel (as portrayed in magazines and adverts!).
  
  The wine list is impressive, the food was fresh and tasty; we started with bread and olives, and then shared three entrees between the six of us. We followed with a main course each (lamb, pork, risotto, ravioli and one lasagna special for two). We were stuffed, luckily the weather enticed us to walk part of it off along the seafront.
  
  Not cheap, but great for a family or friends catchup lunch (our total bill was $365 which included a nice bottle of Italian wine).

• Lele S.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 11 September 2026

  "Fluff up your pasta to make it look like it's more" Actual quote from the waitress at this venue when 3 of the same meals came and all were different sizes, including one incredibly small serving.
  Wow, being your own fluffer is an unexpected request at a restaurant, sadly I can confirm it was not an eggplant pasta (insert eggplant emoji and joke here), sorry team!
  So.. Papa bear had a decent size. Mama bear serving was ok but poor baby bear got a tiny serve and on complaining we were told the above. They wouldn't redo the dish, was just told they weighed the pasta the same.. erm check your eyes kiddo!
  Absolute disgrace of a place. Expensive, bland rubbish with terrible service.
  Avoid! Or maybe order an eggplant involved pasta instead. Fluff indeed! Lol

• Helene P.

  star star star star star_border 10 September 2026

  Very nice restaurant in Cottesloe. Great place open from breakfast to dinner. I had the spaghetti with nduja and it was delicious, and the portion quite large, I couldn't finish. The smoky squid entree is another dish I would recommend. Service was friendly, the wine list extensive and it had the right atmosphere for a dinner date. Overall a really nice venue, although I'm not sure if it's completely worth making your way to Cottesloe for it if you don't love around there.

• Hayley R.

  star star star star star 30 August 2026

  I'd been here for breakfast and brunch over the years but never a weekday lunch. It was a sunny but chilly day in Perth and I wanted a beach fix without freezing. Il Lido delivered! The setting is warm and inviting with long communal tables, a huge wall of wine, a small built in bar and ocean views through the windows. What a treat!
  
  Food, drinks and service were all as excellent as I'd remembered. Settling for an Italian Chardonnay, our waitress asked if we liked the oaked kind. ABSOLUTELY! So we switched to a local Porongorup variety and weren't disappointed. Common loaf bread and olive oil helped fill the void until our meals arrived. My man had salmon on a bed of cannellini beans and tomatoes with harissa and gave it the thumbs up. I was ecstatic that the gnocchi was dairy-free, and ate every pillowy piece with a good chunk of tomato sauce. Heaven.
  
  We left more than satisfied, sleepy from the wine but refreshed from the sunny ocean views. I can't wait to come back for dinner! Oh, the best bit? Total bill was just under $90, and that was for a quart of the Chardonnay. Thanks Il Lido for proving you are a star at every meal, every season!

• Ron B.

  star star star star_border star_border 20 August 2026

  Seaside location, a kitchen that doesn't close, and fresh creative food. Lots of reasons to love this place, which is located in an interesting old pack house of some sort (but a fresh coat of paint wouldn't hurt!)
  
  There is outdoor seating for the Latte-sipping cyclists, an indoor high-table-barstool area for the hipper crowd, and the main area with 4 long tables for 'communal dining'.
  
  Even from inside there are views / glimpses of the glorious coastline but windows are narrow; so focus is on the food and conversation, as it probably should be.
  
  We ordered some creative arancini, a delicious chargrilled squid, and a tagliatelle that was a long time waiting. This plus a quart (3 glasses) of red set us back $90 which was a bit steep. Also, some of the pasta had been cooked glued to each other, which is never a good sign.
  
  Overall quite nice, but not great, especially considering the prices.