16 Reviews:
Funtastico
In the heart of Subiaco is Rokeby Road, then, the heart of Rokeby Road must be Funtastico.
Fulvio Tirli, our highly regarded Head Chef, presides over a kitchen, menu and restaurant that lives and breathes but one thing: authentic Italian cuisine of the highest standards.
If you’ve never graced the unique collection of Italian cuisine before, we suggest starting your Funtastico experience with our ‘Double Cooked Duck with a Pear and Honey Sauce’ or our truly authentic ‘Spaghetti Marinara al Cartoccio’ the likes of which you’ll only find elsewhere in Italy. Whatever you choose, be it the freshest seafood, hand made specialty pasta’s, free range chicken or tender succulent steaks, you can be sure that it will be truly outstanding.
From any part of the restaurant, you can watch Tirli and his team at work in Funtastico’s open kitchen. Here they go to any length required for their craft. For example, our signature ‘Spaghetti Marinara al Cartoccio’ is prepared and served in a traditional ‘cartuch’ parcel to retain all of its delicious flavours in a way only marinara lovers can know.
Our pizza celebrates its Italian traditions too, as it’s cooked in our wood-fired oven while you watch from your table nearby.
Every dish is prepared with only the freshest ingredients of the highest quality. Fillet steaks, fish, tender veal and everything you can imagine, taste is the ultimate test at Funtastico.
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Open 7 days from 8am
eatingWA Restaurant Reviews 16 reviews
March 11, 2010
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the so called wagyu steak is far from what it shou...
- the so called wagyu steak is far from what it should be, dont get me wrong it is not a bad steak but it is NOT in the same league as a true wagyu, $50 for a steak that is not what it should be it is just a plain rip off
- Service
waited 15 min to get a glass of water only after l...
- waited 15 min to get a glass of water only after lassooing a waitress, waited over 45 min for a steak,complained to owner who was unsympathetic and called it petty politics because i had to wait so long, no apology just arrogance
- Ambience
ambience if fine not bad or brilliant, comfortable...
- ambience if fine not bad or brilliant, comfortable
- Overall
has been good in the past but the wagu is totally...
- has been good in the past but the wagu is totally unacceptable and the owner is a pompous arse
March 9, 2010
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We love this place for lunch! The pizza is superb...
- We love this place for lunch! The pizza is superb - traditional bubbly crusty crust - the seafood plate - well my partner was in heaven and I can't recommend highly enough their seafood pasta cartouche. Only thing I can fault them on is the wine is never cold enough... other than that make sure you finish off with the Tirimusu... even if you have to take it home, which they are happy to do for you. A great meal at reasonable prices.
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January 26, 2010
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After ordering a dozen oysters and expecting fat,...
- After ordering a dozen oysters and expecting fat, juicy oysters we received slimey, warm and obviously days old product. When we enquired about them our waitress told us (after stating that even though she had never eaten them before!) that they were fresh because oysters have a shelf life of 10 days! I wonder if Head Chef Tirli would eat oysters that have been sitting in his cool room for 10 days!!!
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Whilst most of the service throughout the night wa...
- Whilst most of the service throughout the night was acceptable, on receiving a complaint the staff became defensive and pretentious. We were not made to feel like a customer at all.
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- Overall
When paying the bill the Maitre'd did not enquire...
- When paying the bill the Maitre'd did not enquire about the night and was not interested in our experience at all. Obviously it was all about receiving our money. It is almost like there is an arrogance about the place because of the small amount of competition. Once this increases Funtastico will suffer!!
December 20, 2009
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AMAZING PIZZA! I went on the recommendation from a...
- AMAZING PIZZA! I went on the recommendation from a friend, and afterwards i've been organising dinners with others to show them how good it is! Great food, great prices- very much an enjoyable dining experience!
- Service
Great staff, the girl who served us was friendly a...
- Great staff, the girl who served us was friendly and helpful, recommending her favourite dishes and making sure we had enough drinks throughout the night!
- Ambience
Great atmosphere at night- its quite loud due to t...
- Great atmosphere at night- its quite loud due to the number of customers but nonetheless it is a lively place with great atmosphere and in the middle of subiaco- great location to go and get drinks with the girls after...
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Overall i much enjoyed the food at Funtastico and...
- Overall i much enjoyed the food at Funtastico and am sure to go time and time again! One of my favourite italian restaurants in Perth and i'm always recommending it to friends
May 15, 2009
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The food at Funtastico had me bragging for weeks....
- The food at Funtastico had me bragging for weeks. Our whole table enjoyed their meals. We started with the tasting plate( which is by far the best tasting plate I have ever had) filled with lots of good quality, tasty treats. We then moved on to our mains; I had the Spatchcock which was marinated in mustard and was cooked to perfection. Despite being very full I tried my best to eat the whole lot. My friends both ordered a pasta dish, one had the Linguini ai frutti di mare(Seafood olive oil and chilli) and the other the Penne Con Funghi (creamy Mushroom) both were very nice the seafood was fresh and the creamy mushroom sauce was just right.
- Service
We went on a quite day so we couldn't fault the se...
- We went on a quite day so we couldn't fault the service.Drinks were brought out quickly and the staff members were friendly enough.
- Ambience
The restaurant was quite and made for a nice casua...
- The restaurant was quite and made for a nice casual dining experience. I can imagine it would get very noisy in there on a busy night.
- Overall
I'm not sure that I would like to dine there on a...
- I'm not sure that I would like to dine there on a busy night, but I will definetley return for a nice casaul Lunch. I'm giving it five stars for the food and coffee and another five for their offer to provide Doggy Bags.. Love it!
February 21, 2009
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Our table started with coppa ham and olive tapenad...
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Our table started with coppa ham and olive tapenade served with pizza bianca, which was lovely. Somewhere along the line, our order disappeared so the rest of the meal came out only after prompting - and even then it was missing things. It took so long we all had to go and move our car spaces! The spinach salad with blue cheese dressing was very nice, and I ate Spaghetti Marinara served in a cartouch for my meal. The staff forgot to bring the condiments and tried to take them away before we had properly seasoned our meals with chili and parmesan. Drinks ok.
Everyone that ate the Spaghetti Marinara felt very spaced out afterwards - can't help but think there was an ingredient in the sauce that was high in additives or not quite fresh enough - Service
The service was absolutely terrible; A bossy Maitr...
- The service was absolutely terrible; A bossy Maitre'D who walked away before we could finish our drink order, clumsy staff who forgot our orders, drinks didn't arrive/weren't asked for. Shocking! Spoilt the day completely.
- Ambience
The venue is well laid out and has the potential t...
- The venue is well laid out and has the potential to be brimming with a great vibe. The appaling service really lowered the ambience levels down to almost nothing.
- Overall
Our party was celebrating a special occasion and i...
- Our party was celebrating a special occasion and it was ruined by the poor staff. As well as being so very rude, the Maitre D's choice of clothing (exposing armpits and highlighting tight undergarments) was offensive. The kitchen forgot our order and instead of apologising, they pretended that it didn't happen and got the service staff to try and remember - so food came out very late, in the wrong order etc. I won't be going back, no matter how nice the spaghetti was!
January 7, 2009
- Food
Good menu & the food itself is delicious. I think...
- Good menu & the food itself is delicious. I think I had seafood pasta & it was a generous portion & really tasty. I took my friends & family here for my Hen Night & everyone remarked that the food was lovely. The cocktails & drinks were also very good.
- Service
DREADFUL. The most pretentious staff I've ever bee...
- DREADFUL. The most pretentious staff I've ever been served by. The waitress messed up my mum's order & she waited an extra 30 minutes for her meal. They were completely un-apologetic & acted as if they were doing us a favour to finally serve my mum.
- Ambience
Due to the snotty attitude of the staff the ambien...
- Due to the snotty attitude of the staff the ambience definitely comes down in my estimation. It is a lively buzzing restaurant & until the staff began being rude & incompetent we were having a great time.
- Overall
Considering the size of our party (9) & the amount...
- Considering the size of our party (9) & the amount of food & drink we were ordering I would've expected better service. It is a real shame that the service is so appauling when the food is so great. Just as an aside, I went here just alone with my husband & we had equally bad service but great food, so this was not a one off. I would not return here or recommend it solely based on the service.
August 29, 2008
- Food
I particularly liked the funtastico pizza (king pr...
- I particularly liked the funtastico pizza (king prawns and a stuffed cheese and ham crust) on my first visit. The beef and mushroom pie was also very enjoyable (good quality beef and a tasty crust). My friend had suggested the place because she had some very pleasant experiences previously. Her salmon salad was apparently also very nice. We also tried a fried seafood mix but that was very oily and lacked salad. Overall I'd say that the food is good and I would return to the restaurant for the food, but I don't feel that the food is the best I've had and I wouldn't return in a rush. For the price there is definitely better out there.
- Service
On my first visit the service was pleasant. On my...
- On my first visit the service was pleasant. On my second visit one particular staff member (who seemed like a manager) had completely ignored us, we waited a very long time to be seated and subsequently a long time to be served, we had to call out for service & was greeted with bad attitude.
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The ambience is clean and rather modern. Quite ple...
- The ambience is clean and rather modern. Quite pleasant and comfortable.
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My first experience was very enjoyable and that's...
- My first experience was very enjoyable and that's why I returned a second time. However the second time the food although still good, wasn't AS good and the service was poor. Some of the staff were still very friendly however to be completely ignored at the counter and subsequently unnoticed when sat down seems far from standard (when there were only 3-4 other tables). Due to this tainted experience I am hesitant in returning again. The price is not super expensive but definitely not cheap.
July 28, 2008
- Food
My dinner companion and I were both disappointed i...
- My dinner companion and I were both disappointed in our meals. More so me as I had the pizza with prawns and as pizza is one of my favourite meals I can be particular, but we both agreed it was too plain and not tasty enough. In fact I enjoy my own homemade pizzas more! My friend had the seafood "platter" which he said was ok but some of the seafood was too chewy. Neither of us finished our meals which is very unlike me!
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It was a Saturday night so the restaurant was full...
- It was a Saturday night so the restaurant was full but the wait staff were very attentive and refilled my wine glass and water glass quite a few times. They were friendly and happy.
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It was very noisy so it was difficult to hear my f...
- It was very noisy so it was difficult to hear my friend's words sometimes but generally I enjoyed the fast paced, trendy feel of the place.
- Overall
I won't be returning in a hurry as like to enjoy m...
- I won't be returning in a hurry as like to enjoy my food with the money I spend and vaguely remember dining there a few years ago not enjoying the food either.
July 8, 2008
- Food
the food wasn't that superb...we had the funtastic...
- the food wasn't that superb...we had the funtastico pizza ..it was good but nothing special.but the wine make it works... we had a rockford shiraz 2005 (it was beautiful)..the desserts woooo.... just normal...we had tiramisu, dry and hard blueberry torte, and sticky apple and raisin cake..
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the manager was great...friendly greeting, all the...
- the manager was great...friendly greeting, all the waitress are put they smiley face everytime they reach our table.. only the waiter who serve our wine were not flare enough to serve the reserved wine to us..his hand abit shaked..
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great.. just nice for dinner and have a date or ta...
- great.. just nice for dinner and have a date or talk with frensss
- Overall
it was good for monday night, which usually very h...
- it was good for monday night, which usually very hard to find a restaurant for dinning...
March 5, 2008
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Went here for on a Wednesday night for a quick bit...
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Went here for on a Wednesday night for a quick bite to eat after having a few drinks a Llama Bar, when we arrived, the place was rather full but we were able to get a table easily. My mate and I had Stella Bella wine which is fast becoming a fave with the both of us.
My friend is fresh off the boat from England and when she saw there was duck on the menu didn’t hesitate about ordering it, I love pasta but I love mushrooms and pasta together even more so there was no question about what I was having either.
Once we had ordered it didn’t take very long for our meals to arrive under 30 mins which was great as I was starving.
The duck looked good and was sitting on mashed potatoes and covered in gravy, my friend said it was lovely and the duck was cooked just right.
My mushroom pasta was a huge, I will be coming back for this, I have had mushroom pastas from many places in Perth but this was the best I have had, creamy with plenty of mushrooms.
It was a great night out. We will be going back.
November 12, 2007
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Living in the area, I'm a regular at Funtastico....
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Living in the area, I'm a regular at Funtastico. Meeting a friend after work for a coffee often turns into a meal. Last Thursday was no exception.
Started off with a lovely glass of white as recommended by the hostess. I can’t remember the name, which is unfortunate as it was probably the nicest white I have tried! After a glass of wine we decided we were ready to eat. I ordered the Insalata di Pollo (chicken salad, baby spinach, bacon, avocado and cherry tomatoes - $25) and my friend ordered the Spaghetti Marinara ($31). Had some Turkish bread and balsamic/oil while we were waiting.
Waitstaff were very attentive and polite, always making sure any excess plates were cleared, and always asking if we wanted another glass of wine or some water, but not overasking.
Meals came out promptly. My friend’s marinara interested me, it came out all wrapped up in some kind of greaseproof or baking paper, and then was unwrapped into the bowl. Unsure if this is the “cool” or correct way to receive a marinara, as I don’t eat seafood myself.
Could not fault the food, my salad had the perfect balance of flavours, and my friend was impressed with her marinara. The only thing I would like is for the food to be a little cheaper - but we are in Subiaco after all, the prices seem pretty standard for Subi/Claremont.
(NB: have just been informed that the method of serving marinara like that is called “cartouche”)
May 27, 2007
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Excellent food, but very pretentious waiting staff...
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Excellent food, but very pretentious waiting staff!
We had a quick dinner there last night before a 7pm concert nearby in Subi. The first 3 members of our group arrived at 5.45pm (no booking was made) and the restaurant was empty, only 2 tables with patrons on them. The group of 3 were told to wait up at the front of the restaurant at the bar stools/high tables until the rest of the group had arrived. In other words, they were refused seating at a table for 5 even though the restaurant was empty!! So up yours basically!!
The service was pleasant enough, but we found the young waitress stating, "that wine is fabulous" a bit over the top, especially as she looked like she had just finished school last year!
I had the taglierini with crab, which was delicious, and 1 member of the group had pizza, which she commented was very tasty, especially the succulent prawns. I would definitely go back for the food, but can do without "up start" service! The pasta dishes ranged for $28 - $32, which is more than most restaurants, but everyone who ordered pasta on our table really enjoyed the flavours and serving sizes were more than adequate.
April 28, 2007
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I haven't been here for a number of years, but my...
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I haven't been here for a number of years, but my friend and I were on a break from work and hardly anything was open at 4:30 which is unusual for a weekend. We started with some awesome cocktails I had the Raspberry High Tea and my friend had a Mojito. We then ordered some bread with three dips. They were fantastic and we hardly waited a long time for it. After our bread we had a decent wait - not too long and not too short, for our mains to come. I had the duck which was SENSATIONAL. It came with a pear, sweet sauce and the most unbelievable mashed potato. I had a bocconcini and tomato salad for a side, which great but not necessary. My friend had the veal and sweet pumpkins for a side. Towards the end of her main my friend (which I should have mentioned before is Canadian) said it was the best meal she has had in Australia. I must admit that it was definitely in my top 3. For desert we had the vanilla panna cotta to share - which was divine!
The service was good and didn't hound us. We only had to put our hand up and they were right there helping us without any hesitation. We were ordering more cocktails throughout the night and I felt so sorry for the bar guys because they had so many drinks to make - but we didn't mind. Overall we were very happy with everything. Service and food were fantastic. They were also very accommodating because we told them we were pressed for time and they said they would do their very best to get our food out - and they did.
September 16, 2006
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We normally go here for a glass of wine and a wood...
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We normally go here for a glass of wine and a wood fired pizza on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon, and I normally have no complaints as the food and service is usually excellent.
This time, we decided to pop in on Thursday night after a bit of late night shopping. I was a little disappointed as i usually have no reason to complain. We had to wait about 20 minutes for a table which was ok, but the fact i had to wait about 50 minutes to get my entree bugged me. granted it was very busy ...but still. we had these chicken / saffron / risotto balls which are normally delish but this time (after our 50 min wait) they were just....bleh. I had the spaghetti marinara for mains and it was absolutely fantastic.. it just happened to come out straight after our entree. no gap. so I didn’t get time to rest in between meals.... starving for 50 minutes and then both courses one after the other.
I will go back, but I think I’ll stick to lunch times or mid afternoons. It seems they were a little un organised this night?
February 14, 2006
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Funstatico is my favourite Italian restaurant in P...
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Funstatico is my favourite Italian restaurant in Perth and I’ve been there many times. It has the most delicious unusual pizzas, yummy pastas and inventive mains. I also like the fact that it has really tasty vego dishes for example the eggplant parmigiana that is extremely substantial unlike a lot of other restaurants in Perth.
The complimentary wood fired bread is also a really nice touch. The wine list is good but not overly inventive. The venue is massive and at times can feel rather cold because of the cement walls and floors. They do have some great circular booth seating which I’d recommend, but for groups of four or less.
It is always busy so sometimes they try to fit 6 people into one booth and it just doesn’t work. The staff is very friendly but not always knowledgeable or attentive to your needs. I would recommend going during the week because they only take bookings for large groups on weekends and you can wait as long as an hour for a table. However you will forget all the cons once your eating because the food is that good!!
P.S preview the deserts in the cake window and save some room!!
Contact Information (08) 9381 2688
- Funtastico Rokeby Rd, Subiaco 6008
- (08) 9381 2688
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- Italian
- Fine Dining, Casual Dining
- Licensed
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