Chianti Classico

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The first restaurant in The Feed Report Top 20. Probably the fanciest Italian restaurant in Adelaide.

Agnello con Melanzane
8/10

Panned and rested Pure Suffolk lamb rump, eggplant and ricotta rolls, Parmesan crumb.

Menu is new, so when I ask what's best, she polls the other staff, then remains helpful even after I reject a few options. That's good service.

The lamb is amazingly soft, and very herby. It's very much reminiscent of a tasty sausage, even though it's clearly meat. It could just use a tiny bit more flavour, but is otherwise excellent.

The eggplant rolls on the skewer are filled with ricotta. They're slightly chewy, and their main taste is balsamic vinegar, which I don't think is the ideal taste for an eggplant and ricotta roll.

Turns out the overpowering taste is because the eggplant is pickled.

"Nonno's Panino"
7/10

Scorched almond and chocolate ice cream brandy snap sandwich, Penfolds Grandfather rare tawny jelly, chocolate sauce.

As always, almost all the desserts here contain alcohol.

Let's hope Nonno's Panino isn't a big no-no.

This is a big block of ice cream, with a caramel brittle on top. With all the very crunchy nuts on the side, it tastes and feels like a Magnum ice cream.

The disc of alcoholic jelly has the taste of the alcohol, but none of the kick, which I actually don't want anyway. :) when combined with the fairly large block of ice cream, it adds a slightly interesting texture, but is nothing too significant.

:)
Very friendly service