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With roots embedded in a heritage of Italian style, enoteca. presents a menu with a contemporary twist. Enoteca is for those with a passion for food and with time to enjoy good conversation, a stunning culinary adventure and a little magic.

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Long praised as one of the city's best restaurants, Enoteca's appeal lies strongly in its food. Italians know that eating and drinking is a way of life, and it must therefore be lived to the fullest potential. Chef Jodie Zerna takes traditional Italian techniques and gives the cuisine a contemporary twist of a modern artist, making the menu a sophisticated and intelligent blend of modern and classic culinary style. Sommelier Nathaniel Butcher is a charismatic Kiwi who he moved to South Australia following his long-distance love for our wines and perfectly matches Zerna's dishes with harmonious drops.

Enotica's interior is a warm harmony of cream and brown tones. The centre table hosts exclusivity and is made almost private with a sheer curtain cocooning it. Floor to ceiling windows invite the views of charming cottages and leafy green trees into the restaurant.

The warmth of Enoteca's staff follows through in the full-bodied flavours of the food with succulent, spit-roasted beasts and lovingly hand-made pasta. Gnocchi, linguine, tortellini and spaghetti play with the likes of pancetta, fontina, Swiss brown mushrooms and nutmeg-browned butter in meals that bring silence over cultured conversationalists. Another notable ingredient is nduja - a soft, chilli-warmed sausage that gives spicy interest to prawn spaghetti ribboned with wilted leaves of basil. Nathaniel's personal suggestion is coniglio pappardelle - thick pasta ribbons woven with rabbit, sage and seasonal vegetables.

Give the chef two days notice and you will be the envy of all other diners as grain-fed goat, or whole, organic chicken are paraded out to your table by staff, with the fragrances following close behind. The show stopper of the menu is a glistening, suckling Wilshire pig from the Lower Murray region, having been slowly roasted on the spit, and triumphantly carved for dinner guests. Enoteca believes that great food is served best with brilliant company and of course, fantastic wine, yet their dishes will silence even the closest of friends with its fine-dining creations.

Roz Taylor, November 2010

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Sarah West
September 13, 2009


Beautiful food!!

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Ken Sutherland
November 11, 2010


I can't reccommend this restaurant highly enough!. I go for lunch whenever I need a hand-made pasta fix (which is often) and they never dissappoint. 5 stars from me!!

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