Welcome to il lido

we stopped in for a cup of tea in the afternoon, and where soon wooed into ordering a glass of wine and (although the kitchen was closed) we shared a delicious arancini. The arancini was lovely and if everything else on the menu is the same, we'll definitely be back.

the service was outstanding. our waiter super helpful suggestive and professional.

great location, great view, great tables! my friend was also very impressed with their stemless wine glasses

if first impressions count, than Il Lido has done very will with us. we look forward to going back for a whole meal.

Fantasic food. Seriously, the pasta is amazing and is the best we've eaten in Perth. Some of the dishes are a little bit interesting and the choice of serving a cheese platter with no biscuits or bread was a surprise to us - are we just unsophisticated diners? Anyway, the food is excellent, the taste is great and the quality of the produce is obviously above average.

Service is several leagues above anthing else we've had in Perth. We celebrated our 11 year anniversary here and the wait staff were excellent, great recommendations for the wine to accompany our meal. They made us feel like we were welcome and special.

Great. It's fun to be out in a social and happy atmosphere.

Currently our favourite restaurant in Perth. We've been there three times in the last month.

My first experience at il Lido about 4 months ago was great. The menu, which has unfortunately remained stagnant since, is, as they say, inspired by peasant food; simple, authentic, full of flavour, albeit with a contemporary twist. The gnocchi, pappardelle, zucchini fritter, taleggio and radicchio risotto, and panzanella are excellent; the olives, wonderful; fish cooked to perfection. However, the quality of the cooking has slowly lost its magic and lacks consistency; eggplant parmigiana made with pickled eggplant soaking in oil; gritty lettuce; identical garnishes reminiscent of Italian chain restaurants; dry tiramisu'; a pungent cheesy, rice-stuffed roasted tomato accompaniment to fine barramundi? Room for improvement.

There is one outstanding waiter who is intelligent and flexible. The rest don't seem to take as much initiative and lack the skill of dealing with complaints effectively so service can be erratic and sometimes disappointing.

This is the kind of restaurant where you could spend your whole afternoon. Breakfast is buzzy, lunch, long and langourous and dinner, sophisticated and fashionable. Good music. Great location. Cool decor.

Overall, we keep going back because it's such a great space to be in! The long, communal tables lend a convivial feel and provide an easy view of the rest of the menu but the food doesn't always impress, and I cringe at some of the prices in relation to what you get, especially dessert and cheese. Wine is reasonably priced and available by shadow, glass or bottle. The menu needs desperate attention and could reflect the seasons more but overall a good place for a long meal with friends.

Love the interior even though it was sometimes difficult to hear my companions voices over the noise or see them over the candle light and dim lights.

My risotto serving was tiny and not very tasty but 2 of my companions enjoyed their main meals, but were not overjoyed with them.

We ordered 2 desserts between the 4 of us and all of us found the tiramisu disappointing.

I was the only person in our group not drinking the wine and I had to continuously ask for my water glass to be refilled. Otherwise the staff seemed to know what they were talking about in regards to the menu and wine.

However, for the price and the quality of the food - I will not be returning in a hurry. Unless I give the lunch menu a go as love the location!

Thank you for bringing some style and class to the Cottesloe foreshore!

We popped into il lido for an afternoon coffee and couldn’t resist an early dinner.

Simple, elegant and mouth watering, the menu is a winner. Eclectic wine list (these boys know their stuff), with great internationals from $39 - bargain.

Great staff, outstanding knowledge of wine and food without pretention or arrogance.

Top location for people watching, both down the Cottesloe high street, and inside the restaurant!

And the coffee? So good, we had 2!

Well done boys, another winner.

I'll come clean and admit first that my visit to Il Lido was on a stinking hot day, when a big fancy lunch is probably the last thing you want and that may have affected the whole experience!

It's just across the road from Cottesloe beach and has lovely views of the ocean and all the beautiful people parading themselves! Inside the restaurant has a cafe type section and the the restaurant section at the back with big communal tables. the decor is quite simple and the high ceiling give a nice feeling of space.

Service was fine, although I kinda resent being instructed to leave my tea to brew for a while - if I want it weak I'll drink it weak, thankyou.

They claim to serve 'peasant' food but to be honest most of the menu items border on the pretentious. Our group of 6 all wanted lightish lunches and there didn't seem to be any happy medium between heavy pastas, risottos or meat dishes and quick bite type meals. I think it's probably a bad sign that 4 out of 6 people ordered the same dish - a crab spaghetti, from a menu of 20 or so items. Everyone did enjoy their crab - I thought it was probably a little oily but otherwise good - the lime juice was a nice touch.

I skipped on the dessert but the reports on the Tiramisu were fantastic.

I don't really have anything bad to say about Il Lido, but there wasn't much that really impressed me either (unless you count the cute waiters!), I think it's a classic case of being just a bit too fancy, without offering a few more simple dishes.