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Menu highlights
Polpette Al Sugo
Meatballs topped with shaved parmesan served on a base of Napoli sauce
Arancini
Crumbed Bolognese rice balls with a mozzarella heart, served on a base of Bolognese sauce
Platters
Piatto Di Degustazione
A tasting platter to share — arancini, meatballs, marinated chargrilled capsicum, a selection of cured meats, cheese & olives served with herb focaccia
Stinco D’Agnello
Lamb shank slow cooked in a rich vegetable sauce served on a bed of creamy mash potato topped with sweet potato chips
Piatto Ai Frutti Di Mare
A seafood platter consisting of salt & pepper squid, grilled fish, prawns, crumbed calamari rings and an Italian salad with a house-made light seafood sauce
Costola
Rib eye (350gm) cooked to your liking served with a choice of one side dish and sauce (allow 20 minutes minimum cooking time)
Pizza
Aglio e Formaggio (V)
Crushed garlic and mozzarella cheese
Diavola
A Napoli sauce base, mozzarella cheese, hot salami, dried chilli flakes & drizzled with our house-made chilli oil
Pasta
Lasagne Alla Bolognese
Baked fresh pasta sheets layered with a rich in house made Bolognese sauce with mozzarella cheese
Risotto Pollo e Funghi
Chicken and mushrooms cooked in a delicate chicken stock
Ravioli Di Zucca e Cipolla (V)
Pumpkin and roasted onion filled ravioli with brown butter, sage, pine nuts & amaretti
Spaghetti Alla Pescatora
A seafood combination of squid, baby octopus, shrimp, mussels and prawns tossed in your choice of garlic infused olive oil or a Napoletana sauce
Desserts
Traditional Tiramisu
Layers of coffee soaked sponge finger biscuits and cream cheese in dessert cup. Topped with mocha coffee bean and a dusting of cocoa
More about the restaurant: Basil & Olive
Since way back in 1985, when the very first La Porchetta restaurant opened, the team have been serving the very best Italian cuisine in the only way they’ve ever known how: with lots of care, lots of love and only the freshest Italian ingredients. There are now a small handful of La Porchetta restaurants across Australia but you’ll find this one in the heart of Wagga Wagga on Baylis Street. Quite rightly it is a very popular local spot, so reserving a table in advance is certainly recommended.
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Just as is the way in Italy, at any La Porchetta restaurant the aim is to ensure that plenty of happy times happen around the dinner table – where love, conversation and excellent food and drink come together to make something special. We suspect this is precisely the reason why La Porchetta continues to be so be so popular in Australia and even New Zealand. You’ll find this restaurant on central Wagga Wagga’s Baylis Street, just one of many La Porchetta locations to be born since Felice Nania and Rocky Pantaleo first opened the doors all those years ago.
The food at La Porchetta Wagga Wagga is kept simple and honest, so you can expect classic Italian dishes and flavours from the menu as a result of only the most authentic produce being used. Whether you opt for pizza and pasta, or a fish, meat or poultry main, we’re quite sure the food will leave a smile on your face. We’d certainly recommend trying pizzas from different regions of Italy, the Italian sausage and broccoli from Puglia being a winner, as well as the roasted pumpkin calzone from Campania. La Porchetta offers a great range for carnivores as well as for vegetarians, and there’s even gluten-free pasta which can often hard to come by in Wagga Wagga. Enjoy!