Bread and butter - Solarino

The casareccia also had a similar rich tomato sauce, but this time, there was a hint of fennel from the Sicilian pork sausages and a meatier strings of pork sarsa. The twirls or casareccia with the S-shaped cross-section held the sauce nicely.

 

Just for good measure, we also got a risotto to compare with our favourite minimalist risotto at Tutto Bene. Solarino's had a nice balance richness from the Tallegio cheese and saltiness from the pancetta but it was perhaps a little on the sweet side, and a little busy with the number of ingredients.

 

Would we be back? Heck yeah! There were also little pots of tiramisu sitting in the display out the front, along with other yummy looking pastries, that I'd be back for, not to mention the simple delicious pastas!

 

Solarino

(03) 9663 2636

Shop 7 / 273 Little Collins St

Melbourne VIC 3000

enter from Howey Place, Melbourne.

 

Reviews:

- Solarino's siren song, Matt Preston, Reviewer, The Age, Epicure, December 15, 2008

- Solarino, by Rita Erlich, De Groots Media, September 2008

 

Photos:

- Shopfront

- Napkins

- Decor and kitchen

- Blackboard menu

- Bread and butter

- Antipasto

- Radicchio, Pear, Hazelnut Salad with Pecorino Cheese and vincotto dressing - AUD13.90

- Gnocchi Napoli oven-baked with Mozzarella - AUD18.90

- Risotto of pancetta, leek, Taleggio cheese and pear - AUD19.90

- Casareccia pasta with Sicillian sausage and pork sarsa - AUD19.90

 

Done