Correction (1 October 2026): an earlier version of this page named five Italian restaurants in Maidstone, with street addresses, opening hours, prices and seat counts, that we could find no record of anywhere, and it claimed we had eaten at every one of them. We had not. The page has been rewritten from scratch: every place below was checked against its own website or ordering page and a second, independent listing, and every price was copied from the venue’s own menu on 1 October 2026.
The Italian restaurant inside Maidstone with its full menu online is Straight Outta Naples, a Neapolitan pizzeria at 2/12 Hampstead Road, where a margherita is $23. For pasta, wood-fired pizza and the big family tables, the nearest Italian kitchens we could verify sit just over the suburb’s borders, in West Footscray, Braybrook and Maribyrnong.
Maidstone is a suburb 8 km north-west of the CBD in the City of Maribyrnong, home to 9,389 people at the 2021 census, with Highpoint Shopping Centre on its border. It takes its name from Maidstone in Kent, England, so if you were after Italian food in the Kent original, this is the other one. Every pizza menu makes a claim, even when it says nothing: the style is in the description, the oven is in the boast, and the price is in the corner. Below, each place is named for the style its own menu describes, with its claims quoted as the venue makes them.
The quick picks
| If you’re after | Head to | The classic | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neapolitan pizza in Maidstone itself | Straight Outta Naples, Maidstone | Margherita | $23 |
| Seasonal pasta and wood-fired pizza | Harley & Rose, West Footscray | Casarecce cacio e pepe | $31 |
| A family table with a kids’ crowd | La Porchetta Sunshine, Braybrook | Carbonara | $24.00 to $28.00 |
| Old-school red-sauce classics | Palazzo, Maribyrnong | Lasagna | $23.90 |
Straight Outta Naples — 2/12 Hampstead Rd, Maidstone VIC 3012
The Maidstone pizzeria, on Hampstead Road. Its own about page says the founder, Marco, has made pizza since he was 12 years old, growing up in Naples, and the menu reads that way: San Daniele prosciutto, smoked provola, friarielli (the bitter Neapolitan broccoli greens) and a Masto Marco pizza ($29) topped with Genovese ragù, the slow-cooked veal-and-onion sauce of Naples. The Don Carmine ($29) layers pistachio paste, mortadella and stracciatella, the lasagna ’e Mamma’ is $26, arancini alla bolognese are $14 for two, and to finish there are cannoli at $8 and tiramisù at $14.
The style: Neapolitan (a soft, thin-centred pizza with a puffy, charred rim, the cornicione, cooked fast in a very hot oven).
Menu tells: the venue says its pizzas use “an original traditional Neapolitan recipe” and are “Cooked in our Marana oven”, and it offers gluten-free bases. Ask for a Ruota di Carro (+$4) and the pizza comes extra large and extra thin, dine in only.
The classic: margherita, $23.
BYO / takeaway: takeaway and online ordering through its own site; BYO not stated.
Verdict for: date night, or a Neapolitan pizza without leaving the suburb.
Harley & Rose — 572 Barkly St, West Footscray VIC 3012
South of Maidstone on the Barkly Street strip, Harley & Rose calls itself a “neighbourhood restaurant offering smart casual food and drinks”, with a takeaway bottle-o attached. Its pasta list reads the most modern on this page: casarecce cacio e pepe ($31), the Roman pasta of pecorino and black pepper; mafaldine with hot smoked beef ragu ($35.50); and trottole with blue swimmer crab and chilli butter ($36). The wood-fired pizzas run from a margherita ($24) to a pork vindaloo sausage pizza with curry leaves and raita ($26), with tiramisu at $17.
The style: wood-fired pizza and Italian-leaning plates.
Menu tells: the menu heading reads “WOOD FIRED PIZZA”, and the restaurant notes that its menu changes seasonally.
The classic: casarecce cacio e pepe, $31.
BYO / takeaway: takeaway by phone or in person, per its site; BYO not stated. Open Tuesday to Saturday from 5pm, closed Sunday and Monday.
Verdict for: date night.
La Porchetta Sunshine — 261 Ballarat Rd, Braybrook VIC 3019
The Sunshine branch of the La Porchetta chain is actually on Ballarat Road in Braybrook, Maidstone’s western neighbour, and its own store page pitches it as a “value-for-money family restaurant with delicious Italian food and a child friendly atmosphere”, and it lists mini chef parties. On its ordering menu a margherita runs from $15.00 to $24.90 and carbonara (cream, bacon, egg and parmesan) from $24.00 to $28.00, the price moving with the option you pick. The lasagna, which the menu says is “Homemade to a family recipe”, is $22.00 to $26.00, chicken parmigiana is $31.00, and tiramisu is $12.50.
The style: Australian-Italian family pizzeria, with signature and classic pizzas, pasta, risotto and main meals.
Menu tells: no claims about dough or oven on the pages we read.
The classic: carbonara, from $24.00.
BYO / takeaway: pickup and delivery through its own ordering site; BYO not stated.
Verdict for: the family table.
Palazzo — 27 Wests Rd, Maribyrnong VIC 3032
A ristorante-pizzeria in Maribyrnong, Maidstone’s northern neighbour, in what its own site describes as “a converted army gym” on the former Commonwealth Defence Site. The takeaway menu is classic red-sauce Italian: pick spaghetti, fettuccine, veal tortellini or penne, then the sauce, with carbonara and bolognese at $21.90 each, lasagna at $23.90 and chicken parmigiana at $27.90. Any traditional pizza, margherita included, is $16.00 for a medium, $19.50 for a large or $25.00 for a family size, and tiramisu is $9.50. The venue also does functions, from baptisms to engagements.
The style: Australian-Italian ristorante-pizzeria.
Menu tells: no oven or dough claims; the menu does offer low-gluten bases and house-made gnocchi.
The classic: lasagna, $23.90.
BYO / takeaway: the takeaway menu says “Fully Licensed (BYO Wine only)”, and it does takeaway and home delivery.
Verdict for: the family table, or a group booking.
Quick answers
Is there an Italian restaurant in Maidstone, Melbourne?
Yes. Straight Outta Naples, a Neapolitan pizzeria at 2/12 Hampstead Road, Maidstone, is the Italian restaurant in the suburb with its full menu online; a margherita is $23. Harley & Rose (West Footscray), La Porchetta Sunshine (Braybrook) and Palazzo (Maribyrnong) are just over the suburb’s borders.
Where can I get Neapolitan pizza in Maidstone?
Straight Outta Naples on Hampstead Road. Its menu lists a margherita at $23 and pizzas such as the Don Carmine (pistachio, mortadella, stracciatella) and the Masto Marco (Genovese ragù), both $29, and it says its pizzas are cooked in a Marana oven.
Is Maidstone, Victoria, the same as Maidstone in Kent?
No. This page covers Maidstone VIC 3012, a suburb 8 km north-west of Melbourne’s CBD in the City of Maribyrnong. It was named after Maidstone in Kent, England, which is why searches for the two often get mixed up.
Which Italian restaurant near Maidstone is BYO?
Palazzo in Maribyrnong: its takeaway menu says “Fully Licensed (BYO Wine only)”. The other venues on this page do not state a BYO policy on the pages we read, so call ahead.
What is the cheapest Italian meal near Maidstone?
A medium traditional pizza at Palazzo is $16.00, and La Porchetta Sunshine’s margherita starts at $15.00. At Straight Outta Naples, cannoli are $8 if you only want something sweet.
How we checked
On 1 October 2026 we read each venue’s own website and menu: Straight Outta Naples’ menu page and its Square ordering page (the prices matched), Harley & Rose’s menu PDF linked from its site as the current menu, La Porchetta Sunshine’s own ordering site (pickup menu), and Palazzo’s takeaway menu PDF linked from its site, which its web server dates to 30 October 2025. Each item and price was copied exactly as printed. We confirmed each address at a second, independent source: the Australian Good Food Guide or Best Restaurants Australia. Suburb facts are from Wikipedia’s Maidstone page, which cites the ABS 2021 Census. Menus change, Harley & Rose’s in particular is seasonal, and online prices can differ from counter prices, so check before you go. The photos are illustrative, from Unsplash: they show the kind of dish, not the venue’s own food. No Google ratings are used on this page.
Seen something out of date? Email [email protected] with the page link and what has changed, and we will check it again.
Sources
- Straight Outta Naples: straightouttanaples.com.au, its menu, about page and ordering page; address also at AGFG
- Harley & Rose: harleyandrose.net.au, its menu page and current menu PDF; address also at Best Restaurants Australia
- La Porchetta Sunshine: store page and ordering menu; address also at AGFG
- Palazzo: palazzorestaurant.com.au and its takeaway menu PDF; address also at Best Restaurants Australia
- Maidstone location, population and name: Wikipedia
