Osvaldo Polletti *UPDATED*
Image: We’ve got this friend who is a foodie - she grew up in Adelaide with the bounty of Central Market at her doorstep – so we agonize over restaurants to meet her exacting food and wine standards. A return visit here was an easy win; she gushed over the excellent house-made focaccia too.
We’ve got this friend who is a foodie – she grew up in Adelaide with the bounty of Central Market at her doorstep – so we agonize over restaurants to meet her exacting food and wine standards. A return visit here was an easy win; she gushed over the excellent house-made focaccia too. The Antipasto Misti ($17/head) stood out again, this time with Bacala ($17) or flour dusted salt cod with the crispest gloriously unadulterated zucchini flowers and vibrant red baby capsicums stuffed with borlotti beans and cotechino modena. The pleasure of a tight menu is that we managed to sample all of the pastas between us. I thought my briny bowl of Tagliatelle with plump Boston Bay Mussels, Garlic and Chilli ($17/$23) was the winner; but both the Rotolo of Silverbeet and Ricotta with Sage Butter and Pecorino ($17/$23) and the heaped plate of Spaghetti with Meatballs, Eggplant and Salted Ricotta ($17/$23) earned fans. They make what is easily Sydney’s best Affogato al Biscerin ($14) by eschewing Frangelico for what we called ‘Mummy’s Special Chocolate Sauce’. Bicerin di Gianduiotto is really a divine Italian chocolate liqueur. Our delicate 2006 Sicilian Tasca D’Almerita Regaleali Bianco ($54) blend of Inzolia, Grecanico and Catarratto also scored points.
Osvaldo Polletti
148 Norton Street, Leichhardt
Ph: (02) 9560 4525
Modern Italian $$$
