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Sud Food & Wine Bar
Ph: (03) 9670 8451; 219 King St, MELBOURNE 3000 www.sud.com.au
Italian, $$ +, ** for Ambience
Open: Mon-Fri noon-3pm, 6pm-late, Closed: All public holidays; Licensed; Cards AE DC MC V, Seats inside 40
Chef Andrew Davidson (06-02-08) Owner First Liberty Pty Ltd (7-11-07)
Mietta's Review
Tablecloths and a quality setting give this deep room, with its banquette seating, a sense of formality. Flamboyant founding fathers, Umberto Lallo and Giovanni Patane have sold the business to Phillip Tran, chef Rick Mikus has remained so to has the warm and fun ambience. Still Southern Italian in attitude and menu- simple, gutsy, excellent food.
Other published opinions
Age Good Food Guide 2008 Score: 14/20 "It takes something special to lure diners to this end of town and Sud shines amid King Street's more tawdry evening attractions. DevoTues know what spoils await: strong Italian food delivered with a lightness of touch in pairings such as a duo of duck with blackberries"
The Age Good Food Guide 2006 score 14/20 "Despite last year's chef shuffle, you'd be hard pressed to find much that has changed at intimate and friendly Sud. The menu is still scrawled on metal sheets that line one wall of this dinky creamy wood-panelled world. But instead of craning from your cosy chocolatey banquette, it's more fun to let the ebullient floor staff recite what's on offer."
The Age Good Food Guide 2005 "SUD is a snug haven for lunching lawyers and stockbrokers. The napery is heavily starched, cutlery weighty, wine glasses excellent and the staff polished (bar the occasional Italianate flurry)."
The Age Good Food Guide Awards 2004-15/20-1 hat
Herald Sun, Weekend, 13/12/03, Stephen Downes,'Runner up for Restaurant of the Year'
Herald Sun, citystyle, Fine Dining, Stephen Downes, 4/3/03, Score 18/20
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