Osteria Morelli

Best Known For

Traditional pasta plates such as tagliatelle with spanner crab, butter, chilli and zucchini.

Pasta and wine are always a great idea at Osteria Morelli on Ballina Street in Lennox Heads. Expect to sample dishes showcasing Northern Rivers produce using Italian techniques and principles at this restaurant, where whitewashed and exposed brick, metal pendents and spice-coloured walls invite lingering over memorable meals with family and friends, or a romantic rendezvous. An ever-evolving menu offers gourmet pasta plates such as strozzapreti with braised brisket and Sangiovese ragu and pecorino, or agnolotti with butter and sage. Perhaps fresh fish fillet hits the mark, served with pumpkin, roasted carrots, parsley and garlic with a side of triple-cooked fries, or a perfectly cooked butcher steak, organic bitter leaves and balsamic; finish sweetly with cannoli, pistachio and chocolate.