Decca,an 80-seat restaurant and wine bar in Alphington,is the latest from chefAdam D’Sylva (ex-Coda,Tonka andLollo at The W Hotel). The two-tone space is kitted out in warm walnut timber and textured grey walls.

Fresh pasta takes precedence,with a $30,000 La Monferrina machine extruding shapes of all sorts:paccheri for white Tuscan ragu of sausage,porcini mushrooms and cavolo nero;rigatoni for spicy vodka sauce;and casarecce for a classic carbonara. A Parrilla charcoal grill touches much of the menu from the 1.2-kilo rib-eye to the king prawns finished with roasted garlic butter.

Tiramisu fans can find it in two untraditional forms. An ice-cream,courtesy of
D’Sylva’s gelato shop Boca,is mascarpone-based and flecked with sponge cake and chocolate shavings;while a dessert cocktail blends Broken Bean coffee liqueur with Flor de Cana rum and Baileys,capped by a savoiardi biscuit.

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• Alphington
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• Melbourne
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• Accepts bookings
• Good for business lunch
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Tomas Telegramma is a food,drinks and culture writer.