Garden Tuscany Moonee Ponds
It's probably a very good thing that Garden Tuscany opened in quiet Moonee Ponds. If a place with this much unassuming, rustic charm were to open in the CBD, countless people would be completely incapacitated by apoplectic fits of pure rapture.
With its earthen terracotta toned walls and cosy, secluded nooks, Garden Tuscany has the homely feel of someone's own backyard. This might be because it is.
After years of red tape, owners Sam and Stella Maurici managed to turn their quaint little backyard into their quaint little Tuscan cafe, complete with a homemade woodfire oven (purpose built for their daughter's wedding). It's only fitting then that thin crust pizzas make up the majority of the menu, paired laudably with classic Italian salads and sides. Just be sure to save some room for a melted couverture hot chocolate with ground chilli or a scoop of gelato or two.
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