Thirty eight chairs is a cosy Italian restaurant serving amazing Italian food. They named their restaurant ‘Thirty Eight Chairs’ because when they first opened they literally had thirty eight chairs to seat and feed the people. The pasta is handmade and tastes exceptional. No fancy stuff just really good home-style nonna pasta, taking you to straight to Italy in each mouthful.
It’s really cosy inside.
We started with the bread and olive oil, marinated olives and wine and that already made me happy. The olives were served warm and marinated in lemon, orange zest, garlic and rosemary, soooo delish.
The gnocchi sorrentina was served piping hot which was great. The gnocchi was soft and pillowy and had a beautiful tomato-based sauce with garlic, melted buffalo mozzarella and some fresh basil on top.
The pappardelle with duck ragu is my go to dish. You can taste the freshness of the handmade pasta, you just can’t beat that. The pasta had curly edges so the sauce easily stuck to the pasta. The duck ragu is full of flavour and the meat melts in your mouth. It’s served with shaved pecorino on top.
If you love taters like most of the population, the cheesy, garlic and rosemary taters are a pretty great side dish.
I heart Thirty Eight Chairs!
Olives x
Thirty Eight Chairs
Address: 4a Bond St, South Yarra VIC 3141
Website: http://www.thirtyeightchairs.com.au
Phone: (03) 9827 5553
Trading Hours: Mon-Thu: 12.30-3.30pm (lunch), 5.30-10pm (dinner), Fri-Sun: 12.30-10pm
