Southwest Sydney venue Bangor Tavern relaunched this week with Robertos – an Italian inspired offering with a fresh twist to the classic pub meal.
Owned by the local team behind Bobbys Cronulla, Adam and Kylie Micola – Robertos brings an elevated dining experience to locals, with the menu designed by the Bobbys team.
Adam Micola said the Robertos menu has been curated to reflect accessible Italian dishes and highlight the setting of the venue.
“Our heavily alfresco forward venue is so well suited for Robertos to provide our customers a gentle pivot into the regions of Italy. Curated to inject more personality into the venue, Robertos is promising to deliver on all you love about a pub meal, just with a whole lot more fun.”
Some of the menu highlights include grilled octopus with nduja vinaigrette, chickpeas, oregano; fried prawns, garlic, chilli, parsley, lemon and focaccia; chicken schnitzel with cabbage and fennel slaw, fries, lemon, gravy; pappardelle beef shin ragù, tomato, red wine, parmesan; chicken parmigiana, Napoletana sauce, prosciutto cotto and stracciatella and pizzas including the piccantissima with tomato, hot salami, fior di latte, calabrese chilli.
A gelato cart featuring fresh Italian flavours such as pistachio, chocolate and pannacotta will also be available as another homage to the menu’s Italian take on pub food.
The venue’s drinks program has been curated by Sydney hospitality figure, Alex Cameron (owner of Table Manners and ex-Franca, Parlar, and Armorica).
Cameron’s wine list focuses on balancing Australian varietals with several overseas features, including emerging brand Golden Hour from the Central Ranges of New South Wales, with a Pinot Gris and Merlot on the menu, an Eden Valley Riesling from Dead Man Walking and a Cantina Di Negrar Pinot Grigio.
In addition, the cocktail list will showcase Italian style spritzes with ingredients such as Limoncello, Campari and Aperol.
Jugs and pints of local beer will also be available, with a rotating ‘Beer of the Month’ that features independent breweries.
This comes as the tavern recently got a refresh and redesign led by celebrated design studio Tom Mark Henry.
The revamp brings together Mediterranean tones with a contemporary design in addition to an extension to the popular children’s playground and a new sports lounge featuring a 3.5 metre indoor screen.