Italia offers authentic Italian cuisine in a setting that is casual yet elegant. Imported proscutti and parmesan, pizzas baked in wood-fired ovens, exquisite fresh seafood, delicate home made pastas and a wide range of vegetarian items bring in the authentic flavours of Italy.
Italia offers a delectable range of classic Italian pastas like hand made fettuccine pasta with Italian cheese sauce, risotto with pepper and prawn, risotto of artichoke, slow roasted zucchini and parsley, risotto with pepper and prawn. To whet your appetite try the melon salad with rucola, pine nuts and goat cheese, the traditional scallops and prunes and the prosciutto, bufala e arancia.
The main course presents a selection of the finest farm produce and fresh catch of the sea. The Chilean sea bass and fillet of john dory with creamy spinach is a highlight among the sea food. Also noteworthy are roast veal chops with porcini crust. The vegetarians should look forward to the comforting and exotic Polenta dumpling served with light taleggio sauce and sautéed mushroom, and the flamboyant double baked savory cheese soufflé with olives, sun-dried tomatoes, olives, asparagus and rocket salad.
And to round of Italy on your plate, try the Tiramisu or the glazed peach and hazelnut torte in vanilla soup. An Italian meal is incomplete without a selection of wines to accompany and accentuate the food. Italia’s menu showcases a range of the finest Italian, French, Californian and Indian wines and the staff will recommend the perfect bottle to compliment your meal. The exhaustive list includes the Cavalli tenuta degli toscanna, Ceretto Barolo brunate, casanove di neri brunello di montalcino, Gaja rossi bass langhe in addition to several others classic wines that have been carefully selected to create the perfect meal experience.
The dark timber floor complements the charcoal black upholstery and is accentuated by the refreshing lime green sofas in the niches along one wall. Crisp white linen tables showcase the robust flavours and vibrant colours of true Italian food.