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Notes from the Pendolino table.

Editorial pieces for guests choosing a menu, planning an occasion or learning what makes the restaurant’s Italian dining distinct.

Ravioli served at The Restaurant Pendolino

Kitchen

Olive oil and handmade pasta at the centre of the table

Pendolino menus keep extra virgin olive oil, house-made bread and handmade pasta close to the opening rhythm of the meal.

Our menus begin with a sense of Italian craft: house-made bread, selected extra virgin olive oils and pasta made with detail and restraint.

Ravioli Di Magro, Agnolotti Piemontesi and seasonal risotto show the kitchen's balance of comfort, precision and produce.

Candlelit dining room at The Restaurant Pendolino

Dining room

A Strand Arcade dinner made for occasions

The Level 2 dining room gives birthdays, anniversaries and date nights a private Sydney CBD setting.

Upstairs in The Strand Arcade, the room feels removed from George Street while staying close to the city.

Guests often choose Pendolino for birthdays, anniversaries and quieter date-night dinners where wine, service and conversation matter.

Fish course served at The Restaurant Pendolino

Menus

Choosing between a la carte, degustation and express dining

Each menu gives a different pace: fixed-price courses, six-course degustation, express dining or the Bottega wine bar.

Choose a la carte when you want control over each course, degustation when the whole table wants a longer arc, and express dining when the theatre district sets the schedule.

For a more casual wine-led visit, Bottega brings snacks, share plates and pasta into the bar.