September 21, 2007: D.O.C.

Melbourne Gastronome, showed us just what it had to offer. Then, of course, I was all emails as well as dates as well as meetings for Fri night.

I met Kerrie as well as Daniel at that topographic point correct after move as well as nosotros settled inward alongside a bottle of crimson as well as a plate from the mozzarella list. The exclusively vegetarian plate was the cheapest of the bunch, Australian Fior Di Latte alongside Pomodori Con Pesto (vine ripened tomato plant alongside pesto, $13.50). For the mozzarella buff, there's the pricier selection of buffalo mozzarella air-freighted from Italy for an extra $4. I was virtually content alongside the basic version, yesteryear the fourth dimension the vino was poured as well as we'd broken out the grissini sticks nosotros had Michael, Mike as well as Jo-Lyn earthworks inward too.

I Carusi, though Jo-Lyn astutely noted that they're a piffling on the salty side. The bases conduct maintain the correct residual of crispness as well as chew as well as are sparse plenty to permit the toppings present off their flavours. But they're also sparse plenty to conduct maintain us all looking at the dessert list...

tried it already. I for sure noticed the goaty aftertaste inward my showtime few spoonfuls but every bit I pushed on, my tastebuds dulled as well as it was all lite as well as airy cream alongside only the coffee-soaked biscuits adding bite. Also worth noting is the nutella calzoncino alongside vanilla edible bean icecream ($8), an enormous pastry filled alongside molten chocolately nutella - best ordered to part betwixt two.

Friday at the D.O.C. was a success all circular - at that topographic point was never a tranquillity infinitesimal inward this companionship as well as the pizzas were superb. The service included a few glitches every bit powerfulness last expected for a novel eating seat as well as the friendliness of the staff easily smoothed that over. I'll definitely last dorsum for to a greater extent than high-end pizza, but powerfulness conduct maintain my dessert desires dorsum to Brunetti or Lygon St afterwards.

Address: 295 Drummond St, Carlton
Ph: 9347 2998
Licensed
Price: veg pizzas $8-21.50, dessert $8