New plant-based restaurant to open above Adelaide’s Etica

A new plant-based restaurant concept is opening above Adelaide restaurant Etica in August.

The team from Gilles Street Neapolitan restaurant said Allegra Dining Room will be “a refined restaurant with a welcoming atmosphere that captures a balance between a classic dining experience and a novel approach to authenticity”.

The restaurant will seat 28 people, with chef Elliot Vials designing a wholly plant-based menu that will combine “traditional and innovative cooking methods, with a focus on flavour, taking inspiration from local and international techniques”.

“The aim is to create a menu that respects the produce, giving ingredients the energy and time they deserve, whilst appreciating and preserving the hard work that comes before us,” said Vials.

Etica’s founders, Melissa and Federico Pisanelli, will host the restaurant, and “offer guests a journey through the seasonal showcase.”

“The experience at Allegra is about celebrating what’s in nature in a refined yet relaxed setting,” Melissa Pisanelli said.

The menu will have a set 10-item menu of “plant-based dishes that best represent the season” and will sit alongside a wine list that is a “classic and contemporary ensemble, equally evolving to reflect seasonality”.

Sheridan Randall, 22^nd July 2019