OUR SEASONAL SET MENU.
We change our menu every 4-6 weeks with the seasons and depending on local produce availability.
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FIVE COURSES. $150 PER PERSON. ANTICA IS byo.
Antica is open on weekends only.
Our trading hours are: Saturday 1pm & 7pm | Sunday 1pm.
Will open for private groups of minimum ten guests on Friday evenings on request.
NOTE:
Antica will be closed the weekend of 18-19 May 2024.
Antica will also be closed from 24 August throughout September while we host our Antica Travel Co experiences through the Ciociaria region in central Italy. Antica will re-open from 12 October 2024.
OUR SET MENU FOR MAY/JUNE 2024. SLOW COOKING. EMBRACING SLOW LIFE.
BENVENUTO
Amuse-bouche & glass of sparkling on arrival - choose between Cargo Road Wines Sparkling Sauvignon Blanc or Hello Lovelies Cherry & Wild Fennel Sparkling (non-alcoholic).
ANTIPASTO
Bresaola - cured beef + white truffle pecorino + rocket + frutta secca (dried fruit).
Pair with Sparkling or Riesling.
PRIMO
Orecchiette- artisanal ‘little ears’ pasta with toasted broccoli & cauliflower spiced with chili and anchovies.
Pair with Riesling or Gewürtztraminer.
SECONDO
Maiale Antica Carcoar - pasture raised local pork fillet in a port wine sauce with seasonal quince, served with cannellini bean puree, leeks & mustard.
Pair with a great white.
DOLCE
Pera con Pistacchio - Chardonnay & saffron poached local pear with pistachio foam and honeycomb.
DOPO
Complimentary stovetop espresso & biscotti.
the Antica Cultural Dining Experience
We serve a set menu and we serve the entire restaurant at the same set session time. WE SERVE FOOD + STORIES.
Antica is a small and intimate venue of around 20 guests. It’s best to reserve your place at least 2-3 weeks in advance.
Lunch is 1pm and Dinner is 7pm. Please ensure you arrive on time.
Prepayment is required to confirm your booking.
THE MENU. There isn’t one.
Throw all your preconceptions of an Italian restaurant out the window when you walk in our door. We are a locanda (a local dining establishment), where you are a very welcome guest. It is not fine dining. There is no silver service. This is a cultural dining experience.
Paolo cooks in the casarecce (homemade)style of the Ciociarian region in central Italy. Slow-cooked and seasonal, with fresh local Australian produce recreating ancient and traditional Ciociarian dishes - with some creative dishes thrown in for good measure (and for fun).
We offer a four course set menu only, with a vegetarian option. We are gloriously BYO. There’s a pub next door if you run out.
OUR PROVENANCE ethos.
We source our produce direct from local producers, orchards and farms in the Orange, Canowindra and Cowra districts within a 100 mile radius and with a focus on being artisanal, sustainable, ethical and organic.
We proudly use local Kalavista organic olive oil and Cintra Estate vino cotto both from Canowindra. Our milk is from Little Big Dairy Co in Dubbo. We source our ethical and happy locally pasture-raised meat from our ethical and happy local butchers, Blayney Hi-Grade Meats. Over 80% of our produce for each set menu is sourced locally and seasonally.
OUR minimal waste ethos.
We only bring in all the produce we need for each weekend to ensure there is absolutely minimal waste. We spend at least two days a week hand-sourcing and hand-collecting our local produce. At the end of each weekend we have a small bucket of kitchen scraps that are collected for the enjoyment of local chooks.
DIETARY REQUESTS
All of our set menus have a vegetarian option on request. Please note at least 2-3 days’ notice prior to the weekend is required to prepare, as we slow-cook our vegetables too.
Please also note that we have a very tiny kitchen with a kitchen team of one and that other special dietary requirements can be a real challenge to accommodate. For genuine allergies, please feel free to ask and we’ll let you know what we can do. We are really sorry though, we cannot cater for any dairy or nut free requests. Ciociarians have been eating wild nuts and berries from the forests, milk, cream, cheese and honey for literally thousands of years.
KIDS MENU
There isn’t one. Italians don’t believe in making special meals for kids, they eat what the adults eat - on smaller plates. Please also be aware that Antica is a small and intimate dining venue and isn’t really ideal for small children.