Canonical: https://peninsulainsider.com.au/eat/via-boffe/ Publisher: Peninsula Insider Published: unknown Modified: unknown Format: public main text, generated from the canonical page; imagery and interactive controls omitted. Dates and caveats below retain their page meaning; this format is not a new fact check. [Eat & Drink]() Restaurant [Main Ridge]() # Via Boffe A small, warm Italian room tucked into the hinterland, handmade pasta, a hand-written weekly menu, and the Peninsula's best neighbourhood trattoria. Known for Handmade Pasta Daily Hand-Written Weekly Menu Small Hinterland Trattoria Format Italian Small Producers Wine List +61 3 5989 6111 Why we’d go The Peninsula trattoria that deserves much more attention than it gets, a room that could hold its own in any Melbourne inner suburb and instead sits quietly on the ridge. Via Boffe is doing something in the hinterland that the Peninsula rarely manages: a small, warm Italian room that does not announce itself, does not trade on a view, and does not need to. The room is polished concrete, low lighting, an open kitchen visible from every seat. The menu is a hand-written short list that changes with what the team feels like cooking that week. Handmade pasta is the headline, but the antipasti is where the kitchen wakes up, fresh ricotta with olive oil and cracked pepper, grilled peaches with stracciatella, a wood-fired flatbread that disappears in minutes. This is the Peninsula version of the Italian room everyone wishes they had in their own suburb. The wine list leans into small Italian producers alongside a short Peninsula local shelf, and the team is happy to steer you toward something unexpected. Go on a weekend booking or on a Tuesday when the room has that particular quiet energy that is better than a full Friday. Book ahead, the room is tiny and fills fast on weekends. Sit at the counter if you are a pair. Order three pastas between you and finish with the hazelnut torta. Worth knowing **Best for** Long lunches · Couples · Food lovers · Wine lovers If you only do one thing Book ahead for a weekend, sit at the counter if you are a pair, order three pastas between you, and ask the floor team for something off the Italian section of the wine list. Works well with Lightfoot Wines · Mornington Peninsula Cider Filed under First Date Slow Fireplace All Year Couples Solo At a glance **Type** Restaurant **Location** 200 Main Ridge Rd, Main Ridge VIC 3928 · [Directions]() **Call** +61 3 5989 6111 **Awards** Good Food Guide 2024 **Directions** [Get directions]() **Live status** [Check current hours →]() Not sure how to build a day around Via Boffe? 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