The Italian Mildura
Highlights
Overview
A wonderful food representation of Mildura's Calabrian and Sicilian migrant community!
The lunchtime Paninoteca is popular with locals and visitors, with tasty Ciabatta rolls made to order and filled full of flavour using local ingredients grown and supplied from the region's small-scale producers.
In the kitchen Sandra Imbesi draws from her parents and family for inspiration. Her mother Rosa, from Calabria and her father John from Sicily are big influences of the food, keeping them grounded with recipes from their respective hometowns.
Brad Fyfe compliments Sandra with over 35 years of kitchen experience. His love of Australian produce and insistence on use of local foods is evident throughout the menu. His experience in Italian cuisine includes previous appointments as Executive Chef for Stefano de Pieri.
The Italian transforms into an "Occasional Restaurant" every 2nd Saturday night as it hosts a traditional Southern Italian Banchetto. The six course event begins at 6:30pm and the menu changes each month.
Aligned with the informal and relaxed atmosphere their house wines are all local Italian varietals, uniquely unfiltered and served in humble water glasses. Just like at home in Italy. Simple and good.
Sandra and Brad have ensured that high-quality Melbourne-style coffee, by Seven Seeds Coffee Roasters.
Handmade cannoli are made daily and are very popular. Many visitors come back to grab a take-home pack for their return journey.
Accessibility
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
Adhere to The Food Authority requirements for allergy management in food preparation
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
Caters for people with allergies and intolerances.
Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
Have a wheelchair accessible toilet / shower and change room
Have an accessible public toilet which is unlocked
Have doorways which are easy to open and have lever handles (doorways 850mm or wider when open and not heavy)
Have grab rails in the bathroom
Have step free access to restaurant, lounge and bar
Have step free access to the conference or function room
Modify your cooking and cleaning practices to cater for people with food allergies or chemical intolerances (could include menus with meals free from: nuts, dairy, seafood, eggs, gluten etc)
Provide wheelchair access to spa/gym
Use floors/coverings which are slip resistant, firm and smooth
Use non-slip tiles in the bathroom or slip resistant matting
Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)