Linguini Fini  

.LF Wings - $48
With Gongonzola Dolce Aioli dip and coated in a home made Spicy Roasted Pepper Sauce. This was quite decent as the wings were plump and meaty. These had a more wetter sauce coating than the often drier version served elsewhere, it is also less hotter than normal Buffalo Wings which might be a good thing as it never claimed to be one falsely. The gongonzola dolce blue cheese dip was sweetish and cheesy without being too smelly and had nice little chunks of the original cheese in it. Way better than the Greyhound Cafe chicken wings, as the meat here is not over-fried and dried out inside... ~ 7/10

.Fried Pork Brain - $48
Comes with a Roasted Lemon Aioli which cuts back on the grease, fried Sage herbs and House Cured Lardo, the latter was subtly herbed and pretty good quality. The pork brains seem to have been poached/soaked for quite a bit as it has very little brainy like acquire taste - this will suit people who are not really into 'brains' but personally, I thought it became a little too subdued ~ 8.5/10

.Toy Soldiers - $48
With Pig's Testa head meat, Soft Boiled 'slow cooked' Egg, and Nduja sausage and Tomato sauce. This was a sensational dish, with the testa meat quite porky but manifesting its flavour in a nice way, and the sausage sauce was exceptional as a pairing. The half cooked egg was perfectly done and had a viscous running egg yolk for dipping the 'pork soldiers' into. A creative and fun dish that happened to be very tasty! Additive. ~ 10/10

.Some Excellent Grated Cheese, and House Pickled Olives which came with Mustard Seeds, Black Peppers, various Herbs and Chili. Surprisingly decent and way better than the canned giardiniera stuff you normally get off the shelf!

.Pizza Bianco with added Lardo - *Off Menu Special*
Their new pizzas are pretty decent. The idea was to make these pizzas to resemble something that's roughly half-way between New York style pizzas and Neopolitan and Flatbread - the texture is definitely half spongey and half doughy like, but surprisingly with a crisp charry bottom! I really liked the texture of these pizze although traditionalists might think it is not authentic or whatever, see if I will care ! As long as they're good and not claiming to be what it isn't! The Garlic Oil, Parmesan and Rosemary formed a good base to build on, but the added Lardo really brought this bianco pizza alive. They should have this as a permanent fixture or as an add on option! ~ 8/10

.Pizza Picante - $128
With Mozzarella, House made Spicy Sausage, Tomato and Chili, this was a pretty addictive pizza and obviously even richer. The sausages were surprisingly packed with pork flavours and with a nice herbal background. Slightly spicy to give it a fiery kick. ~ 9/10

.Good Thyme Lemonade - $58
Made with Gin, Thyme Sugar and Fresh Lemon, this was decently priced and a good refreshing cocktail, with the thyme working surprisingly well in the spiked lemonade. I liked how this was so fairly priced, unlike a lot of over the board greedy cocktail bars out there! ~ 7/10

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The NEW BAR addition with a new gastro pub menu to the Linguini Fini brand is ambitious yet definitely a fun place to dine in. The Nose to Tail dining concept has extended to here as well and Chef Vinny and Josh are definitely pioneers with a vision and creating interesting food to bring new novelty to the local dining scene. A great job indeed! The only dilemma Your mind might argue within whether to visit the upstairs or downstairs section. But don't fret - if you still want some of their upstairs pasta or beef salads dishes, you can also order them here as well ! Now that's called flexibility...