Menu from Il Desiderio
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Menu highlights
Includes dishes that are:
Gluten-free
Vegetarian
Antipasti
Arancini (4 pcs) V.
Butternut pumpkin, parmiggiano, basil, parsley, rice
Meatballs & bread
Oven baked melted mozzarella, basil in tomato sauce
Petata di Cozze
Fresh mussels cooked in evo with tomato and black pepper
Pasta
Gnocchi gorgonzola & pumpkin puree
Homemade gnocchi, gorgonzola cream, pumpkin puree' walnuts
Spaghetti al cartoccio
Mussels and clams tossed in extra virgin olive oil garlic, parsley, pepper
Alla Gricia
Guanciale (cured Pig cheek), white wine black pepper, cheese
Pizza
Capricciosa
Tomato, mozzarella, virginia ham, artichokes, mushroom, olives
Cheeky
Mushrooms, Gorgonzola Cheese, Guanciale, Mozzarella
Il Desiderio
Cherry Tomato, buffalo mozzarella, prosciutto, asparagus
Desserts
Panna Cotta
vanilla pannacotta with wild berries
Tiramisu
Eggs, mascarpone, coffee
Nutella Pizza
Nutella with strawberries
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More about the restaurant: Il Desiderio
Born from the love of their grandfather’s wood fire oven, the brothers behind Il Desiderio Woodfired Pizzeria e Trattoria have pizza running through their veins. Specialists in creating traditional Italian and Aeolian cuisine, this stylish space in Wheelers Hill – only a stone’s throw from Melbourne’s Monash University – has got locals foodies absolutely buzzing.
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You’ll find an extensive array of pizzas, pasta, antipasti and much, much more waiting for you, alongside some of the friendliest service you’ll find in the city. The passion just oozes here, so do yourself a favour and reserve a table at this Jells Road trattoria: you won’t be disappointed.