Owner and chef Tony Percuoco has created a complete and, for Brisbane, unique dining experience at this high-achieving restaurant. Step from Emporium, a bustling shopping precinct, into an elegant enclave. In a hurry? Turn right and snack on Neapolitan-style, wood-fired pizze. Or veer left to find well-drilled waitstaff, rich red banquettes, black linen and fine dining. The food is perfectly traditional, from bull’s-eyed benchmarks such as cheese and pea arancini, or scampi linguine in butter sauce to some of the best veal in town, which appears in vitello tonnato, or as a tasty loin stuffed with pine nuts. Desserts, too, are rewardingly authentic: wobbly panna cotta, a delight of honey and vanilla served with a scoop of raspberry gelato, and flaky sfogliatella filled with ricotta and cedro. A heavily Italian-accented wine list also offers a broad range of Australian and New Zealand labels, and lingering over coffee here seems essential.
This review was made independently for the Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Guide. The guide’s reviewers visit unannounced and pay their way.
Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Guide
Food: ★
Wine: ★ ★
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Tartufo
Shop 59, Emporium 1000 Ann St Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, QLD Australia
