05 Feb Pomodoro Sardo, Melbourne CBD

Pomodoro Sardo offers modern and seasonal Sardinian cuisine with seafood, culurgiones, malloreddus and fregola all featuring in the menu. I scored a window seat perfect for people (or rather, peak traffic) watching and availed myself of the complimentary pane carasau and olive oil.

Pane Carasau and Bread w. olive oil

Tonight I had the linguine all cartoccio, which came with calamari, king prawns, fish and mussels in a white wine, tomato, chili, garlic and parsley sauce. Not long after ordering I was presented with a bowl with pizza-like bread moulded over the top. At this point I was confused. Did I order the wrong thing? Did they mishear me when I ordered? Is it someone else’s dish?

Linguine all Cartoccio – Homemade Linguine w. Calamari, King Prawns, Fish of the Day, Mussels, EVOO, White Wine, Tomato, Chili, Garlic and Parsley

Much to my relief, the waiter cut open the edges of the dough to reveal a steaming mound of linguine and seafood. The bread looked awfully good for dipping into the sauce so I broke it and soaked it and hoped I wasn’t committing any faux pas in doing so. The ritual reminded me of the process of eating my beloved roti canai. It was a fairly decent serve of pasta and the sauce – especially at the bottom where all the rich goodness of flavour had settled – was a real treat. My only gripe was that there was only a tiny piece of fish, and it could have done with a touch more chili, but overall I had a good impression of the restaurant and appreciated the lovely service.

Pomodoro Sardo
118 Lonsdale St
Melbourne, VIC, 3000
(03) 9663 8006
http://www.pomodorosardo.com/