D.O.C. Pizza and Mozzarella Bar

First greeted with a smile accompanied by some italian phrases
Immediately asked if we wanted drinks and our beverages were delivered right away.
Once we decided on our pizzas we ordered.
Not 10 minutes later they arrived… together!
Amazing! Better than ones in Italy!!! Honestly!
A must is the gorgonzola cheese with fig!
And the fancy mushroom pizza with truffle oil!!! Wow

Sooooooo freaking goooooddddd.
Possibly one of the best pizza places I’ve had in ages.
Better than anywhere in adelaide…
Or Brisbane
Or Melbourne
Or Australia,
Well my friends think so!
Enjoy!
Even the basic margharita is fab fab fabuloso!

We ordered the seafood pizza, fig/​prosciutto pizza, rucula and radicchio salads. Pizzas were amazing and the salads were large /​delicious.
friendly and accommodating staff made it a fun night for all.
motto graci DOC. motto bene..

The ingredients were very high quality and the pizza was excellent. Although I thought it was strange that they put cold mozzarella on hot pizza, causing the pizza to be luke warm. The waiters were super pretentious and cold.

Best pizza in Carlton! I come here on a regular basis… nice wine with authentic pizza’s (pizze).buonissimo

Prosciutto was excellent. Not too salty like most places. Melt in your mouth texture
Had the Pappardelle mushroom truffle butter. Perfect blend of flavours. Quite a warm meal that satisfies the senses.
Will definitely come back

Came here for a party and everything was. Great atmosphere, great food, amazing service! I was totally impressed by the attention they gave to all guests and their dietary req. making sure everyone was happy (incl. myself)
Great work D.O.C
Definitely will be back :)

Easily what I would recommend as one of the best pizza joints in Melbourne. It can be tough to get a table because of is popularity, but the wait is most certainly justified.
Fresh mozzarella with a satisfying salumi board to get your gastric juices flowing is the perfect way to start. I had the Pizza ai Porcini — wild mushrooms, truffle oil & mozzarella. The balanced hint of truffle blended into the pizza beautifully without overpowering the other ingredients.
My dining partner had the Pizza Speck — prosciutto, fontina, wild mushroom and thyme. It’s my favourite and something I usually order, but I thought I’d try something different. It’s another perfectly balanced flavour of all the toppings, and one I’d recommend.
Definitely looking forward to my next visit.

Perfect venue for after movie dinner. Luckily for us there were still a few tables empty as hasn’t been here but had heard great things.
Good service, had time to look over the menu without feeling pressured. Drinks came about 30 seconds after we ordered them so more bonus points.
The mozzarella on the pizza DOC was seriously good.
Pomodoro was also tasty but fave was the DOC.
Would definitely return!

Beautiful food here!!! We started dinner with the appetizer platter — all items (cheeses, olives, ham and salami) were very well matched and paired, complementing each other in terms of taste and visual beauty.
With such a great kick off, we continued with a pear salad. It had a surprisingy light and yet sweet dressing, which brought out the contrasting textures and taste of rocket and pear. A must try. This salad matched well with our porcini pizza, which was prepared with truffle oil. The thin crust pizza’s dough was really light, fluffy and very tasty — one of the best doughs I’ve tried.
The restaurant has a good selection of Italian beers and wines, great company to great pizzas, hams and cheeses.

This is my Italian mate’s favourite pizza in Melbourne. He’s a bit of a walking cliché that eats pizza probably 5 times a week (yeah, he a bachelor) so that claim is no small proclamation.
He introduced me to it recently, and after a short wait outside having my nostrils taunted by all the al fresco diners (a wait that I thought would take 30 mins but was thankfully under 10 — they must turn tables quickly here) I had to agree that he was onto something here.
Very similar to +39 Pizzeria in the city in their pizza styles, thin base with scarce but tasty toppings, the food flies out to your table quickly here (explaining the short wait time) and the wine list was decent, but could do with more ‘by the glass’ options.
I know there are those who call out that this style of pizza is like the Emperor’s new clothes — bursting the hype bubble to ponder why you would pay more for a pizza with much less on it. Each to their own but while there’s definitely a time and a place for your local take-​away joint greasy pizza piled high with packet ham and cheese, my own thinking is that the quality of the ingredients at places like D.O.C might seem like an exercise in minimalism, but ends up maximising the taste. Just ask my mate. He’s probably there right now.

I had never appreciated that pizza with very few ingredients could be so good. I remember hearing from many a pretentious lefty that «real“pizza should have few and yet quality ingredients on a perfect base.
Well now I am a convert. DOC is remarkable! I do not care that I cannot make a reservation, I would happily line up for an hour to put away one of their delightful pizzas. The base is perfection, the toppings are sublime an include the freshest basil and buffalo mozzarella.
I am in love.

A group of my friends and I regularly do a «boozy ladies lunch». Usually we go for more fine dining options however one of the group members recently became a mum so we thought that D.O.C may be more suitable this time.
The food was all delicious, we started with an antipasto platter and a mozzarella platter and then shared pizzas. On a recommendations from a friend we had the porcini and truffle oil pizza which was just devine! We had a scampi pizza off the specials board which had the most delicious herb cause on the base, and we had a margarita. The pizza bases are thin and crispy which in my opinion is just how they should be. The pizza base should be there just to hold all of the yummy toppings in place.
Unfortunately the space at D.O.C is not the most suitable for prams however the staff were very accommodating and happy to rearrange some furniture to find a spot to park it. D.O.C is worth a visit!

Abseits der mit Restaurants gesäumten Hauptstrasse…
Super nette Bedienung.
Das Essen ist spitze!!!
Man sollte etwas Wartezeit einplanen.
Kann man nur empfehlen.
Gibt allerdings keine Nudelgerichte.

Bad things first:
they forgot our order. We never got our mozzarella and our pizza was 50min late and only after we pointed it out!
Now to the good:
We had the Capricciosa Nuova, Salsiccia & Porcini… Beautiful! Tiramisu and macchiatos for desert. The tiramisu was heaven and the coffee one of the best I’ve had.
4 star because of the inexperienced waiter… Otherwise perfect!

A very busy restaurant on Lygon st, this place has a dining area and a separate deli.
We got a small sharing platter between the two of us $ 15 and a apricot jam donut. The small deli goods were my favourite as we got chorizo, mortadello and jamon and my friend thought the bread was really fresh.
The drinks on the other hand took awhile to come and were quite pricey.
I would go back for the food but the restaurant staff seemed quite loud and arrogant. The only person I got friendly service from was the staff at the counter where you go to order and he did well recommending the dessert.

You’ve got to admire a menu that has a whole glossary of cheese and cured meats on the back. And, you may just need it when dining at D.O.C if you’re unfamiliar with some of the more unusual Italian delicacies.
My most recent visit here was loads of fun — a glass of Prosecco to start while we tackled the antipasto plate. It was less meaty than I had imagined it would be, but with an abundance of cheese (four generous portions!) my dining companion and I were pretty happy. The funky peccorino with a slick of truffled honey on the top was an absolute winner.
Next — pizza! D.O.C makes MY kind of pizza style — a thin base with not too many toppings. The Nepolitana got three thumbs up (yes, three!) as it was a simple creation of tomato, mozarella, anchovie and olive. There may have been some eye rolling as I took my first mouthful…
The waiters were fabulous — not too intrusive and with a nice amount of spunk and authority that leaves diners feeling cared for and also entertained.
My hot tip? Leave room in the dessert stomach for the tiramasu…

To me D.O.C. is clearly the front runner for pizza in the Melbourne area! Darn near perfect crust and great flavor combinations will put a smile on your face. Its very busy but these guys can knock out some great food so waiting a few minutes is no problem.
I know pizza. ALOT of people say that I’m sure but i feel very comfortable telling you to try these. Its not just the quality of the ingredients but how nicely they combine them that makes D.O.C. the one to beat. Great Caprese salad also! Using the rocket gives the delicate buffalo mozz and heirloom tomatoes that little pepper bite and completes the dish nicely.
Super popular, loud and tight. They forgot my salad till we were done with the pies but once I tasted it all was forgiven. Cannot wait to go back here! Thank you D.O.C.

The menu is a delicious mix of amazing fresh mozzerella, antipizza, beautiful big hunks of prosciutto loaded to the old fashioned slicing machine and lots of amazing sounding pizzas.
There is no changes, no half half ‘scusi’! But the pizzas are a fabulous mix of the traditional with Capricciosa, Napolitana and Calzone.
I go for the Pizza ai Porcini with wild mushrooms and truffle oil and mozzarella in bianco with grated pecorino, it smells fantastic… read more on my blog

I love that Melbourne has a big Italian community. This means more options of Italian wine, pasta, and pizza. However, if you’ve ever been on the city side of Lygon Street, you know that the «Italian» restaurants here have moved away from an authentic Italian experience. Too many times I’ve gone into a restaurant and left disappointed until one day I stumbled across D.O.C.
D.O.C., which stands for controlled designation of origin, means that a product was produced in a specified region with a specific method and meets a specific standard of quality. In the name we can see the aim of D.O.C. — to provide quality food.
D.O.C. offers traditional Roman thin crust pizzas minimally topped with quality ingredients. My favourite savoury pizza is the Prosciutto San Danielle, a tomato based pizza with buffalo mozzarella and prosciutto san Danielle. I always hold out for desert because their sweet pizza topped with fresh strawberries, white chocolate, and vanilla bean ice cream is amazing!
Everything about D.O.C. is authentic from their mozzarella to their pizzas to their servers. They have definitely brought a part of Italy to Lygon Street.

D.O.C. is owned by the same people as nearby Carlton Espresso, but specializes in pizza and mozzarella. Actually, pizza and mozzarella is all that is on the menu, so if you’re lactose intolerant it’s probably not the place for you. If you’re not, then go! Now! Seriously, it’s the best authentic Italian pizza I’ve had outside of Italy. ‘D.O.C.’ is actually some kind of food certification standard in Italy, so I can only assume that’s why it’s so damn good.
I’d recommend going with a large group so you can order one of everything because as far as I’m concerned, there’s no clear highlight on the menu. It’s 100% hits. You don’t need to book, and they turn tables over pretty quickly. Of the 10+ times I’ve been, I’ve never waited more than 20 minutes to be seated.
Don’t expect silver service — the staff are always run off their feet, there’s often families with noisy children and you’ll sometimes be seated on communal tables, but D.O.C. isn’t about having a laid back meal. It’s about stuffing your face with pizza then slapping the table with satisfaction. Seriously, it’s that tasty.