antipasti
Olive sott’olio, Reggiano, e acciughe $7ea, all 3 @$17
- Ligurian and Pulglian green olives
- Reggiano parmesan (50g)
- marinated and pickled Sicilian anchovies
all served with our grissini
Ostriche al naturale $3.50ea
Oysters opened to order accompanied with shallot and Ardoino aged red wine vinegar
Ricotta al forno con insalata di zucchine $16
Baked ‘piccolo’ fresh ricotta flavoured with thyme and roasted garlic upon a zucchini and mint insalatina
Marlin crudo (Carpaccio) $15
Thinly sliced marlin with Pantelleria capers, shaved radish, toasted fennel and lemon infused E.V. olive oil
Prosciutto di San Daniele e mozzarella di bufala $19
San Daniele prosciutto di (30g) with fresh buffalo mozzarella and torta fritta
Affettato misto $16
Mixed plate of sliced cured meats with montasio cheese
primi
Calamari ai ferri $20
Char grilled fresh local calamari dressed with ‘salmoriglio’ on a farro, herb and radicchio insalata
Insalatina di quaglia con panzanella $18
Flat grilled confit quail with a Tuscan salad of tomato, Cerignola olives, fresh basil, wholemeal frisella bread and a mustard fruit dressing
Piatto povero del giorno $17
Offal dish of the day
primi - pasta e risotto
Brodo di pollo con tortellini $14
A rich clear chicken broth with handmade veal and spinach tortellini
Orecchiette alla Pugliese $17
A little ear shaped pasta with sauteed in fresh E.V. olive oil with wild broccoli, garlic, chilli flakes, anchovy and pecorino
Pappardelle con ragu di agnello e pecorino $19
Fresh pappardelle with a slow cooked lamb ragu with pecorino
Spaghetti allo scoglio $21
Spaghetti with W.A. scampi, vongole, local mussels, garlic, parsley and fresh summer tomato
Risotto del giorno $POA
Risotto of the day
secondi
Pesce del giorno Market Price
Fresh market fish of the day
Arrosto del giorno $POA
Roast meat of the day
Capretto alla Romana con i piselli $29
Slow cooked goat with peas, rosemary and white wine, with baked potatoes and onions and shaved pecorino Toscano
Bistecca di manzo ai ferri $35
Char grilled 400g Victorian rib-eye steak on sauteed English spinach with caramelised eschallots
Cacciucco con frutta di mare e fregola $34
Slow cooked seafood including W.A. scampi, S.A. whole king prawns, local scallops and calamari, mussels and clams with the freshest fish we can get all braised together in a terracotta dish with wild fennel, tomato, garlic and fregola
contorni
Patate con aglio ed erbe $6
Potatoes with roasted garlic, rosemary and sage
Fagiolini saltati $7
Steamed green beans with garlic and E.V. olive oil
Insalata di rucola, finocchio e pera $6
Salad of rocket, shaved fennel and pear with a sherry vinaigrette
Zucchini fritti $6
Fried zucchini dressed wtih lemon and pecorino Romano
dolci e formaggi
Crostata di Lampone $14
Fresh raspberry tart with vanilla marscapone and our almond brittle ice cream
Panforte e cioccolato 'sandwich' $14
Dark chocolate and panforte sandwich with a white chocolate and orange mousse
Bombolini ripieni $14
Three hot cinnamon sugared donuts filled with vanilla pastry cream and accompanied with melted milk Lindt chocolate
Affogato o con liquore frangelico, strega o amaretto $11/$15
Vanilla bean gelato with espresso coffee, or with your choice of liqueur vini dolci al bicchiere
Mauri Taleggio DOP $13
Type: Washed rind
Milk Source: Cows
Approx age: 3 months
Origin: Valsassina, Lombardy
Served with fennel honey.
This smear-surface-ripened cheese is pale when first released, but turns a light golden colour when ripe. Its flavour, when ripe, is said to be emphatic and its aroma hearty and pungent with a creamy texture, with a delicious yeasty taste
Blu di Zibibbo (Rossini) $12
Type: Blue
Milk Source: Cow's, full cream
Approx age: 3 months
Origin: Bergamo, Lombardy
Served with fresh red grapes.
This is a very new and unusual cheese as it has been cured with the "must" from the passito grapes from Pantelleria. It has a distinct rather piquant taste but always very smooth and pleasant yet never exaggerated. Quite rich with hints of apricots and almonds and all the fragrance of the flowers and herbs of the varied rich mountain pastures.
Toma Del Monte Regale DOP $12
Type: Semi - hard
Milk Source: Cow's, full cream
Approx age: 3 months
Origin: Cuneo, Piemonte
Served with sliced pear and celery hearts
This cheese possess a soft, elastic consistency and a light, yellow crust. The colour of the 'pasta' is typically pale, yellow to ivory, and contains tiny holes as a result of the fermentation process. The taste is fairly buttery and salty but intensifies with age.
40gms ea
All 3 cheeses (25gms ea) $25
