I have to admit the first time I had heard of A Tavola was at the Taste of Sydney Festival 2012. It was a great little intro. Hand made pasta, with a just like “mama used to make” ragu all wrapped in and around my plastic fork and nestled away in my little throw away container. Our brief encounter was enough to bring me back for a visit to sample more of what A Tavola had to offer.
Red cabbage, raisins, dolce latte, walnuts, balsamic $16
To begin with, the red cabbage, raisins, walnuts with balsamic was filled with texture and bite. A simple yet pleasant way to start off the evening but I still felt it was missing something.
Half moon shaped ravioli filled with peas, ricotta, oregano, heirloom carrot, truffle pecorino $31
The half moon ravioli definitely had lift off. The decently portioned ravioli was filled with a positively plump centre of mushy peas and ricotta. Dressed with oregano and truffle pecorino it was lightly submersed in a burnt butter sauce. The creamy buttery perky pasta parcels was enough to break a girl’s heart, since we had only ordered this to share. Which wasn’t annoying at all, since I only had one!
Hand cut pappardelle pasta, slow braised beef, red wine, tomato, bay, sage $34
Welcome to A Tavola, for some home made pasta dishes, just like how mama used to make.
02 9331 7871
Darlinghurst, NSW 2010
