LOCATIONA short stroll from Oxford Street in Paddington, ten minutes drive from the CBD.
OPENING TIMESLUNCH – Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday
DINNER – Tuesday to Sunday
PROFILED BY DE GROOTS MEDIA The moment guests sit down to Cipri’s crisp white tables they are introduced to the entire family. Joe and Anthony Cipri manage the front of house with Carmelo the head chef, while vintage family photos envelope the menus. The Cipri family has been in the restaurant business for generations and this dedication is carried through the details of the restaurant; a shot of their cousins toasting in Italy is on the wine menu, their uncle with his huge tuna catch features on the main menu, and their parents wedding photo as they cut the cake is on the dessert menu.
The long room features beige banquettes that complement the warm coffee walls, timber detailing, and the bar of dark Italian marble tiles. Guests enjoy the popular antipasti of tuna bresaola, which embodies earthy flavours of marinated capsicum, roasted eggplant and baby capers. The hand-made spaghetti with prawns, green beans and pesto absorbs fragrant basil characters. For main, the de-boned rolled rabbit is filled with pork, pine nuts, and sultanas that create bursts of sweetness in between the richly flavored meats. Served with roasted eschalot, baby carrots and curly endive salad, this dish creates a harmony between light and rich flavours and is a signature of the Cipri spring menu. Finish in true Italian style with the dessert of zabaglione layered between delicate sheets of millefoglie pastry, and served with fresh strawberries and raspberry coulis. The brothers encourage their guests to try some traditional Italian beverages such as the NV Bellussi Prosecco Extra Dry or the Red Legend Moscato for a nightcap. Contemporary twists are put on classic cocktails such as the Cipri Bellini of Aperol, peach sorbet and prosecco that echoes the sunny orange colour of the Cipri logo. The brothers agree that Cipri is a place where friends find each other, and the food brings them closer.
Edwina Storie
FUNCTIONSCipri is fully prepared to handle functions of all sizes. Various set menus are available for functions of groups with minimum 10 guests, less than 20 guests, minimum 30 guests and more than 25 guests, respectively. Function menus are inspired by the restaurant’s main menu, and offer optional extras based on the size of the function such as alternate serves, assaggi (Italian tapas-style dishes to start the meal) such as spinach and ricotta arancini, contorni such as Rocket, parmesan & pear salad, and antipasti including beef carpaccio with quail eggs, celery, testun di barolo cheese and walnut pesto.
PARKINGParking spaces are available during dinner sessions and all day Sunday.