Lupo Lab

Had a delicious breakfast on Sunday morning, the staff were brilliant and attentive. Also the venue itself is so lovely and bright. Cannot wait to visit again!

Went for an impromptu dinner at Lupolab tonight. Always super happy when I find a place that serves food which reminds me of my Nonna’s cooking. They were also able to make a special little plate of gnocchi for our toddler. If you are looking for authentic Italian food, I’d definitely recommend Lupolab (ps. If you book, you get a seat with an epic view of the city).

Gorgeous venue. Beautiful view. Friendly staff. Good cold drip coffee which tasted a bit like choc, fruity, floral.

Food was ok or below average but overpriced. Salad with chicken and rocket avocado fetta was quite delicious but overpriced compared to a brunch place. Fried squid and prawns and soft shell crab was overpriced, soggy and oily. Only half a soft shell crab.

Would be 3 stars if it wasn't as overpriced. Or if the fried dish was good.

Went there for a morning coffee with my husband. What a beautiful cafe. The owner Mirko was very friendly and attentive. I recommend this place to all of you coffee enthusiast! Service is excellent, quality is great. Gonna be my frequent place to visit soon! A presto!

Really nice Italian restaurant. The breakfast menu is amazing, especially the French toast. Davide will be sure to look after your taste buds.

As an Italian myself, I don't often eat out at Italian restaurants unless it's pizza - what can compare to mum's cooking after all? This was a pleasant break from this tradition. The pasta was just the right softness and the sauce was delicious without trying to do too much. The suppli appetizers also prompted an audible expression of pleasure. Definitely recommend!

If you are into coffee in a big way this is the place for you! 10 out of 10
We didn't have time to trial the menu, but it looked great. It was obvious this place is being run by passionant, dedication. I will definitely be back next time in town to sample more.

Lupo Lab is an Italian restaurant based in the Mt Hawthorn. I dined there a few times with my friends and always had great memories of the flavour of their pasta!

I was first introduced to Lupo Lab by Charlie when we went for a lunch date. This was before his trip to Italy, so he was super excited to try Lupo Lab's Tonnarello Cacio e Pepe (with melted pecorino cheese and pepper sauce) pasta. It was delish! I stole some bites off him. We had a cup of coffee on the side, but little did I know that I performed a faux pas!

When I went with Daniele to Lupo Lab, the Italian dude told me that I can't have coffee with my meal. I can start with an aperitivo, but leave the coffee until after lunch. I remembered ordering a plate of Cacio e Pepe there. I know, it's a bit addictive.

I convinced Shayan from the office to go for lunch to Lupo Lab one day. And I ordered the same thing, Cacio e Pepe. This was when I know I needed to try something else next time I went there.

Then another lunch date was set up. This time it was with Siu Fan, and I found out about the magic of Lupo Lab's tiramisu on this day. It was really delicious! I took away two servings to bring back to the guys at work. They were impressed with it!

For the last visit, I went to unfamiliar territory and ordered Calamari Ripieni. Calamari tubes are filled with diced calamari, tuna, olives, capers, mint, basils, and served with crunchy homemade fishcakes, and salad. If you love your seafood, try out this dish soon!

Daniele ordered Tonnarello Amatriciana. The house-made long round pasta was served with wine-braised Guanciale slow-cooked with San Marzano DOP Sugo.

And if you love your tomato, a must ordered dish for your side is Burrata served with tomato prepared three ways and pistachio pesto. It's a really refreshing dish, and perfect for the warm weather!

Another BIG thing that Lupo Lab is doing is sourcing sustainable and ethical coffee beans. Mirko from Lupo Lab personally visited and purchased directly from farms in El Salvador, Colombia, and Brazil. With "Coffee Growing People" philosophy behind them, Lupo Lab wants to reinvest proceeds of their coffee to social programs.

One of their significant achievements is to be able to provide free education, technology and a new school building to kids of the coffee bean farmers. Find out more about Coffee Growing People here.

Everything about Lupo Lab is charming. From the moment the staff welcome you into the restaurant, when you sit at the comfortable space, where the fresh food gets delivered to you, and when you end with a cup of coffee with a fantastic story behind it.

If you haven't done so, then I'd love to encourage you to check Lupo Lab out soon either for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Also, don't forget to try the Cacio e Pepe!

I am undecided. The venue is fabulous, love the all glass back wall that allows you to see the city and catch a glimpse of the sunset.
Service was good, staff was very friendly and prompt.
The food I felt was a let down, it was nice but it was nothing special. With such a small menu I expected the dishes to be outstanding and special. But it's the same as you could get at any Italian restaurant.
All in all, it was a good night but it did not meet my pretty high expectations.
I will be back though, as I have heard they do a fantastic breakfast and of course roast their own coffee.

Great coffee, food is well presented, fresh and tasty, staff very friendly and they know what they are doing

Great spot. Food was amazing. The service was 5 stars. Accommodating and helpful without being invasive. Made me an iced tea which was actually on the menu.

Coffee tastes so bad and barista burnt all my coffees.

She recommended some sponge cake and it wasnt sponge type. It was like solid brownie texture

Lupo Lab is a nice addition to mount Hawthorne. I really like the styling and decor of the place, very modern, and the theme matches the name.
My wife and I arrived without a booking, which didn’t go down too well with one of staff (shaking his head, as he sorted things near the coffee machine), I ignored this, and ultimately we were offered some table choices.
Wait staff were great, though when things got busy, they were less frequent in checking-in on us. This was understandably, to a point.
We started with toasted Focaccia with truffle butter! We could eat this for days, the bread was perfectly toasted!
The mains were equally amazing. Wife had the Tagliata, the fillet was perfectly cooked and mix of flavors with the salad worked well together. Wife really enjoyed sweet of the tomatoes.
I had the Fish of the day, which was Snapper with beetroot and tuna cakes. Wow, I really enjoyed this unusual combination, can’t fault it!
On to dessert, we shared the buffalo ricotta pie, unfortunately this was the least favorite. The wife was thinking this would be a more tart, less sweet dish, but (IOO) it was overly sweet for our tastes. Would liked to have had more cherry/sour and less sweet elements on the dish.
Coffee was good, tea (as with many places) could have been stronger.
Presentation for all the dishes was fantastic!

All in all we had a enjoyable experience, bar a couple of niggles, we will definitely be back for more.

Dinner for 11 women! Waitress was patient and so helpful to make the process a lot smoother. Mixed seafood entree was divine with squid the freshest melt in your mouth I've had in a long time. Fresh made pasta was on point. Food, price and service well worth a return visit.

My wife wanted to go here as she's been before and loved the menu. Seems the menu has changed and didn't have the great options she saw before. Certainly a nice place with fine decor and good service though, but nothing special on the brekky menu at least. May go back some other time to try again.

Have just enjoyed a delicious lunch at this fab venue after a friend's recommendation. Food is superb, faultless and cooked to perfection. We ordered sausage & porcini pasta and eggplant lasagne. Will happily return again, decor is on point.

I felt insulted and belittled as a customer, they were very rude and inconsiderate as I was ordering. The coffee was average. Not a great addition to Mount Hawthorn which is normally a vibrant, caring area. Not worth your time.

Best breakfast in Perth hands down. Freshest produce and fantastic service. Can't wait to have dinner here

So made booking by personally going into cafe as when left message on answering machine did not get call back. When couple we had book to dine with arrived before us no booking under my first or surname! Although had phone that afternoon to confirm was fully licensed and not allowed byo wine only! Food was good and tasty service cordial but slow and not fully booked! One guest Italian orgin did not like the cost on the cheese board or the pre shaved parmesan should be shaved fresh onto the meal! Anyway enjoyed the the evening but would not particularly recommended

This place is a great addition to Mount Hawthorn! We came in for lunch on the weekend. The restaurant is inviting and warm and the staff are friendly. The coffee is probably one of the best we have had in a long time (so good that we ordered 2!). We also ordered the Salmon with zucchini noodles and the chicken salad which were both perfectly cooked. We will definitely be coming back and won’t be going anywhere else!