There's a focus on the food of Veneto at this Italian restaurant and bar in Victoria, with cicchetti playing a lead role. The food is complemented by an all-Italian wine list, Venetian aperitivi and classic Italian cocktails.
Large plates such as lobster linguine or char-grilled whole wild sea bass do feature, but it's mostly about the small plates here. Expect dishes such as bruschetta with squash, dried tomatoes and goat's cheese, pizzettas, lamb sweetbreads with salsa verde and soft shell crab with red chilli and parsley sauce. Charcuterie boards and pasta dishes prove popular, too.
That all-Italian wine list takes in regions beyond Veneto, with Lombardy, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria and Piemonte all represented. Cocktails range from espresso martinis and margaritas to a Venetian shrub (Hendrick's gin, lime juice and own-made berry shrub) and a celery cure (Finlandia vodka, own-made celery syrup, lemon juice and celery). Italian craft beer also features.