Cucinetta - octopus

Cucinetta

Cucinetta - South Yarra
Cucinetta – South Yarra

Cucinetta is a cosy little space in South Yarra where they serve traditional Italian food with seasonal produce and change their menu every week.

Cucinetta - inside
Cucinetta – inside

I don’t know many places where they whip up a new menu each week but it really makes you feel like you’re eating at a friend or relatives house for dinner, it’s warm and inviting.

Cucinetta - South Yarra
Cucinetta – South Yarra

They have these gigantic wine glasses which I love so much. It was literally the size of my face.

Cucinetta - burrata
Cucinetta – burrata

We started with the fresh burrata cheese which was super creamy and went well with the pepeperonata (cooked capsicum) and super thin crispy toasts.

Cucinetta - octopus
Cucinetta – octopus

The pan roasted octopus was lovely and tender and was served on a bed of potato vellutata which was like a luscious velvety puree.

Cucinetta - gnocchi
Cucinetta – gnocchi

The homemade gnocchi alla ‘Norma’ was delightful. The soft pillowy homemade gnocci was cooked in a napoli sauce with eggplant.

Cucinetta - lamb
Cucinetta – lamb

The pan roasted lamb rump was pink in the middle and served with braised red cabbage and a tasty wine jus. Smiple and elegant.

Cucinetta - tiramisu
Cucinetta – tiramisu

For dessert we were served a pot plant, well it looked like a pot plant. In fact is was a housemade tiramisu served in a little terracotta pot with a mint leaf sprouting from the chocolate soil. This was so cute and delicious too.

Cucinetta - parmesan wheel pasta
Cucinetta – parmesan wheel pasta

Every now and then Cucinetta have a parmesan wheel night so when it’s on you need to book asap. They do a cacio e pepe (cheese and pepper) pasta and finish is off in the actual parmesan wheel. It’s fun to watch and it is insanely delicious.

Cucinetta - cacio e pepe with truffle
Cucinetta – cacio e pepe with truffle

You can add truffle paste to make it extra yum. So good.

A great little spot for authentic Italian food. The space is super small so making a reservation is a good idea.

I heart Cucinetta!

Olives x

Cucinetta
Address: 4/3 Murphy St, South Yarra VIC 3141
Website: http://cucinettamelb.com.au
Phone: (03) 9942 2607
Trading hours: Sun-Thu: 12pm-3pm, 5pm-9.30pm, Fri-Sat: 12pm-3pm, 5pm-10pm

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