Pentolina Fresh Pasta & Bar in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Restaurant

Pentolina Fresh Pasta & Bar

Locality: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Phone: (03) 9606 0642

Address: 2/377 Little Collins Street 3000 Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Website: https://www.pentolina.com.au

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25.01.2022 Did someone say PANNA COTTA? If the answer is YES - you don't want to miss out on this mouth-watering passionfruit panna cotta served with macadamia crumble and passionfruit purée! Place your order by 12pm Thursday for home delivery (within 25km of the CBD) or pickup on Saturday morning. ... Click on link in bio to view our full menu and order online. Click on https://www.pentolina.com.au/takeaway-menu to view the full menu and order online.

24.01.2022 Did you know that "spoja lorda" - a type of "mini ravioli" from head chef Gabriele Olivieri's home country, the Romagna region of Italy - translates in Romagna dialect as "dirty pasta sheet"? Head to SBS Italian online - https://www.sbs.com.au//spoja-lorda-the-home-made-filled-p - to see chef Gabriele's recipe for spoja lorda with rabbit, broadbeans and white wine. And if your Italian skills are up to scratch, you can listen to a recording of SBS Italian's radio interview with Gabriele to find out more about spoja lorda, which his grandmother used to make for the family for Sunday lunch.

24.01.2022 A la carte is back!! With the easing of COVID-19 restrictions this week, we're proud to announce a brand new a la carte menu. Launching tonight, Gabriele and his team of dedicated chefs will be serving up a brand new pasta menu to tempt every tastebud - from squid ink tagliolini with calamari, king prawns, clams and roasted roma tomatoes, to traditional Piedmontese rabbit ravioli with butter, sage, and pecorino. ... And yes, by popular demand, chef Gabriele's tagliatelle with beef & pork ragù Romagnolo and Parmigiano Reggiano cream is back on the menu! There's also a mouth-watering range of Italian small bites, entrées, mains and desserts. Head to https://www.pentolina.com.au/menu to view the full menu and make a booking. We're open Tuesday to Saturday dinner, plus Thursday & Friday lunch.

24.01.2022 Fancy a picnic next weekend? Order our STRACCIATELLA - mozzarella, mixed heirloom tomatoes, black olives & balsamic. Order online by Thursday 12pm and we'll deliver to your door on Saturday morning. It's all pre-prepared for you - simply drizzle balsamic over the tomatoes and mozzarella and enjoy! ... Head to https://www.pentolina.com.au to view the full menu and cooking instructions and order online. See more

23.01.2022 It's official - we'll be re-opening our pasta haven on Thursday 5th November! Our opening hours will be: Tuesday - Thursday 6pm-10pm... Friday 12pm-3.30pm & 5.30pm-11pm Saturday 5.30pm-11pm Online bookings will be open soon. Call, email or DM us to pre-register your interest. We're pausing our takeaway menu while we focus on re-opening the restaurant, but you can still buy our pasta and sauces in your local grocer! Head to our website to view the list of our retail partners. Can't wait to see you all! See more

23.01.2022 What a week! It's been such a thrill to welcome you back into our pasta haven. We can't thank you enough for your support and positive feedback on our new chef's tasting menus, and it was wonderful to see the restaurant and outdoor area full to capacity last night! ... We're completely booked out for indoor dining tonight, but we still have a couple of tables left outdoors. Book online or call us to reserve your spot. See you soon! . See more

22.01.2022 Our sweet potato & ricotta gnocchi has a light, fluffy texture and subtly sweet flavour the pairs with a range of sauces including our house-made Ragù Romagnolo. If you missed the cutoff for our home delivery orders this weekend, look for us in your local grocer! This week we've welcomed 2 new retail partners to the Pentolina family ... - @stockedfoodstore - Hawksburn Village, Malvern & Hawthorn Stores - Supa IGA Brunswick Head there today and pick up a pack for the weekend! Click on https://www.pentolina.com.au/retail-stockists to view the full list of our retail partners. See more

22.01.2022 Dying to twirl our house-made squid ink spaghetti around your fork? If you ordered online from us before Thursday 12pm, we'll be delivering it to your door tomorrow morning! If you forgot to order before Thursday 12pm, don't worry! You have 2 options - ... 1. Head to our website and order for next weekend, OR 2. Head to one of our retail partners and pick up a pack today! Head to our website https://www.pentolina.com.au to order online from us or to view the list of our retail partners.

20.01.2022 Every day we're taking a little step closer to normality! From tomorrow, we'll be adding Thursday lunch to our opening hours. Click on https://www.pentolina.com.au/bookings to book your table! From 23rd November, our indoor dining capacity will increase from 10 to 20. We're thrilled as we hated having to disappoint so many of you during our sell-out weekend! ... We'll also be announcing some new menu options from 23rd November, and opening up some additional timeslots for pre-Christmas group functions. More information coming soon! Once again, we thank you all for your incredible support and positive feedback over the past week. It's been wonderful to see so many of our regular guests back at Pentolina, and amazing to see you all enjoying the new outdoor area! To all of you that haven't had the chance to visit yet - see you soon! Bookings are highly recommended, especially on Friday and Saturday nights.

19.01.2022 Only 2 days to go till we re-open! Which menu option will you choose? For indoor diners, we'll be offering a choice of 2 chef's choice tasting menus, featuring the chef's rotating daily selection of fresh hand-made pasta and authentic Italian dishes:... Five tasting courses - small bite, entrée, pasta, main course & dessert $69pp Three tasting courses - 2 small bites & pasta plus your choice of entrée or dessert $49pp Dietary requirements will be accommodated with advance notice, but apart from that your menu selections will be up to the chef! Head to our website for examples of the dishes we might be serving you over the next few weeks. If you're dining outdoors, it's a little more casual. Soak up the full Pentolina experience with one of our chef's choice tasting menus if you like, or stop by for a quick drink and snack from our small bites menu. Head to our website for details. Due to COVID-19 restrictions on the number of guests we can accommodate, we kindly request a minimum spend of $75 per person for indoor dining. There's no minimum spend for outdoor dining... but we won't say no if you decide to splash out! Thanks for your support and we can't wait to see you soon!

18.01.2022 Join us tonight from 6-11pm for all your Pentolina favourites

17.01.2022 Taste the difference that a whole lotta love and skill makes! All of our pasta is made in-house by the hands of our talented chefs. Head to https://www.pentolina.com.au/bookings to book a table and try it for yourself!... We're open for dinner Tuesday to Saturday, plus Thursday and Friday lunch.

16.01.2022 At long last, today's the day we welcome you back into our pasta haven! A few things have changed since the last time we were open. There'll be fewer guests - we're limited to 10 guests indoors and 8 guests outdoors. Instead of an a la carte menu, you'll have a choice of 2 chef's choice tasting menus - 5 courses for $69pp or 3 courses for $49pp. We're kindly requesting a minimum spend of $75pp for indoor diners (inclusive of food and drinks). And of course, we'll all be we...aring masks But all the important things are the same! For example... The food is incredible! Check out our stories for examples of the dishes you might find on our chef's choice tasting menus over the next few weeks, like "spaghetti alla chitarra" - hand-made guitar spaghetti with yellow cherry tomatoes, king prawns, burrata and pistachio - or black cuttlefish arancini with fresh peas and clams mayo. The team is the same! Julia, Gabriele, Philippe, Riccardo, Gemma, Mateo and Darshan have stayed strong and committed through the lockdown, and are ready and waiting to welcome you through the doors this week. And we hope to bring back a few more familiar faces as soon as restrictions ease up a bit more And of course - the passion is the same! It hasn't been easy to keep the business alive over the past 7 months, but to every one of you who ordered takeaway or home delivery, bought a pack of Pentolina pasta in your local grocer or dined with us in June/July - we say thank you! Your support kept us strong and tonight, when we see your happy faces in person, it will all worthwhile. Take care, stay safe and see you soon!

15.01.2022 Bookings are now open for indoor dining from Thursday 5th November! Click on https://www.pentolina.com.au/book-1 to book online. We'll be open for dinner Tuesday to Saturday, plus Friday lunch. ... Due to COVID-19 restrictions we'll be limited to 10 guests indoors, so we'll be doing things a little differently. Instead of an a la carte menu, we'll be offering a choice of 2 chef's choice menus, featuring the chef's daily selection of fresh hand-made pasta and authentic Italian dishes. We'll also be asking for a minimum spend of $75 per person inclusive of food, drinks and take-home pasta, and your seating time will be limited to 1.5 hours. More details about the set menus will be published on our website over the coming days. We're also exploring some options for outdoor seating, and hope to have some good news to announce very soon! It's been a roller-coaster 7 months for all of us, but we're crossing all our fingers that once we re-open, we stay open. There's a lot of work involved in preparing the restaurant to re-open safely, so we're planning to stick with the opening date of 5th November even if the Government brings forward the permitted opening date for restaurants. It won't be easy for the business to survive while our indoor dining numbers are limited to 10, but it's all for the greater good and no one is happier than us to see the COVID-19 numbers going steadily down. We hope you support the changes we've made in order to keep the restaurant safe and sustainable, and we can't wait to see you all soon!

13.01.2022 Adding the finishing touches to our Polpo. Tender & succulent with a crispy outside; we use charred Western Australian octopus and pair it with tangy radicchio, potato & cannellini beans.

13.01.2022 It's the perfect springtime weather for pescatarian and vegetarian dishes, and we've got plenty of options for you! SPAGHETTI AL NERO - squid ink spaghetti, blue swimmer crab, broccolini, chilli, garlic STRACCIATELLA - mozzarella cheese, mixed heirloom tomatoes, black olives, balsamic ... POLPO - Western Australia charred octopus, kipfler potato, nduja ZUCCHINE AL FORNO - oven-baked green zucchini gratin, feta, pine nuts, lemon & sweet tomato coulis Order by 12pm Thursday and we'll deliver to your door (within 25km of the CBD) on Saturday morning. Click on https://www.pentolina.com.au/takeaway-menu to view the full menu and order online. See more

12.01.2022 Pentolina isn't just about the pasta - we also love making mouth-watering main courses for you! Like the look of this PORCHETTA - crispy roast pork belly, fennel, rosemary, apple purée, baby leek, frisée salad, saba? Jump on our website and order it for home delivery next Saturday! ... The pork belly is pre-cooked, so all you need to do at home is chargrill in a pan on medium heat for 3-4 minutes on each side (or you can heat it in the oven for 12 minutes at 180 degrees), and serve it with the apple purée, frisée salad and saba dressing. Order our Porchetta individually or include it in your own custom-built 4-course banquet! For $65pp you get to choose your own entrée, pasta, main and dessert from our entire menu, and the price includes house-made focaccia & grissini. Order by 12pm Thursday and we'll deliver to your door (within 25km of the CBD) on Saturday morning. Head to https://www.pentolina.com.au to view the full menu and cooking instructions and order online. See more

10.01.2022 Getting up close and personal with our Arancina. Dark and moody and bursting with the flavours of squid ink, cuttlefish & fresh peas.

10.01.2022 Enjoy a few wines amongst friends this evening. Our extensive wine list offers a boutique selection of local & Italian grapes. Ask our knowledgeable staff about wine pairings to complement your dish.

09.01.2022 Happy World Pasta Day! Here's some pasta-spiration for you from Chef Gabriele - stingray ravioli, green olives, anchovy & green tomato. Which pasta dishes will we be plating up for you when we reopen on 5th November? ... Details coming soon! In the meantime, click on https://www.pentolina.com.au/bookings to make a booking - slots are filling up quickly.

07.01.2022 Outdoor dining at Pentolina is here! Thanks to the support of our lovely neighbours, we'll have outdoor seating in the laneway outside Pentolina when we reopen on Thursday 5th November. Walk-ins are welcome, but bookings are recommended - we only have 4 tables of 2, and we expect them to get snapped up pretty quickly!... As our outdoor area is uncovered and unheated, we are unfortunately at the mercy of Melbourne’s unpredictable weather. If the weather turns bad, we might need to cancel your booking at short notice. Likewise, we don’t mind if you cancel your booking at short notice - just as long as you let us know. Head to https://www.pentolina.com.au to view our opening hours, menu options, booking information and cancellation policies, and to make a booking. There's no minimum spend for outdoor dining. Only 4 days to go - can't wait to see you all!

07.01.2022 Which Pentolina pasta dish are you craving tonight? STROZZAPRETI ROMAGNOLI - chef Gabriele’s signature strangled priest hand-rolled pasta, beef & pork ragù Romagnolo GNOCCHI - sweet potato & ricotta gnocchi, rocket & walnut pesto, parmesan cream... CASARECCE - cocoa & red wine pasta twists, duck, orange, wild mushroom Order by 12pm Thursday and we'll deliver to your door (within 25km of the CBD) on Saturday morning. Follow chef Gabriele's simple instructions and you'll be plating up a pasta masterpiece at home within minutes! Head to https://www.pentolina.com.au to view the full menu and cooking instructions and order online. See more

04.01.2022 We've all stretched ourselves to the limit over the past 7 months - much like this stretchy oven-baked provolone! Reward yourself with a lunch or dinner at Pentolina this week. We're open for dinner Tuesday to Saturday, plus lunch on Thursday and Friday. Head to https://www.pentolina.com.au/bookings to book your table.

02.01.2022 Don't forget to book your feast this week. All bookings can be made via our website www.pentolina.com.au/bookings

02.01.2022 Melbourne's turning on its finest Springtime weather this week - perfect for dining in our laneway! Thanks @heartrome for perfectly capturing the outdoor dining atmosphere on Saturday night. Our outdoor dining area is open for dinner Tuesday to Saturday, plus Friday lunch. ... Head to our website to reserve your table.

01.01.2022 There's a change in the air - and we don't just mean that summer is coming! From next week - all going well - our seating capacity will increase and we'll be allowed to seat 20 guests inside So we'll have a brand new a la carte menu available for you next week! The new menu will be posted on our website shortly - stay tuned. We can promise you one thing - you'll be salivating as soon as you see the list of chef Gabriele's new pasta creations!

01.01.2022 What's the secret to chef Gabriele's hand-made spoia lorda pasta? Tune in to SBS Italian radio tomorrow morning (Tuesday) at 9.30am AEST to find out! Gabriele will be sharing his recipe for squacquerone & ricotta spoia lorda with rabbit, broad beans and white wine. ... Listen online at www.sbs.com.au/italian