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The team at SOUTH on Albany are having a holiday. We are closed from Sunday 19th November – reopening on Wednesday the 29th November for Dinner

COVID 19 SAFETY

The safety of our guests and our team is a high priority at this time. We are following all NSW Public Health Orders in relation to COVID safe plans & rules regarding vaccinations.

We have limitations related to table spacing and we are adhering to these limits. Guests must be wearing masks to arrive and may remove them when seated and eating and drinking. Staff will be wearing masks. Our restaurant is already set up to allow for social distancing.

Please ensure that you have read and understood these guidelines before you come into our venue. If you have cough, fever, sore throat or shortness of breath, do not enter the venue.  Go home, be safe and get medical advice.

Hand sanitiser is available – please use it. We have good cleaning and hygiene protocols in place, including frequent sanitising of high touch points.  If you have suggestions, let us know.

Every guest must check via the Service NSW App – it requires your name, phone number & email address.

We’ll provide table service.  Your only movements should be to enter and leave, and to use the toilets.  Stay 1.5m away from other guests wherever possible. Payment will be taken at the table.

Let’s keep each other safe as we’re all in this together.

COVID 19 SAFETY

The safety of our guests and our team is a high priority at this time. We are following all NSW Public Health Orders and insist that our guests adhere to all health orders too.

If you have cough, fever, sore throat or shortness of breath, do not enter the venue.  Go home, be safe and get medical advice. Please ensure that you have read and understood these guidelines before you come into our venue.

Hand sanitiser is available – please use it. We have good cleaning and hygiene protocols in place, including frequent sanitising of high touch points.  If you have suggestions, let us know.

We’ll provide table service. Payment will be taken at the table.

SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE TO BE THE FIRST TO SEE THE MENU WHEN WE RELEASE IT ON A WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON – ONCE THE MENU IS PUBLISHED ONLINE PRE-ORDERS THEN OPEN FOR SCHEDULED PICK UPS FOR FRIDAY & SATURDAY BETWEEN 1pm-6pm

– MENU TO BE PUBLISHED THIS COMING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON

ONCE THE MENU IS PUBLISHED – YOU WILL BE ABLE TO CLICK BELOW TO ORDER AHEAD ONLINE FOR PICK UPS THIS FRI/SAT/SUN 

IN THE MEANTIME – IT’S A GOOD IDEA TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE TO FIND OUT ABOUT WHAT WE ARE UP TO WEEK TO WEEK

– MENU TO BE PUBLISHED THIS COMING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON

ONCE THE MENU IS PUBLISHED – YOU WILL BE ABLE TO CLICK BELOW TO ORDER AHEAD ONLINE FOR PICK UPS THIS FRI/SAT/SUN 

IN THE MEANTIME – IT’S A GOOD IDEA TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE TO FIND OUT ABOUT WHAT WE ARE UP TO WEEK TO WEEK

When you click on the link above to go to the Online Shop – the page looks slightly different if you are on a computer or on a mobile device.

You will see on your screen either a Clock Symbol or As soon as possible – go ahead and click on that – and then you can select a day & time that could work for you this Thursday OR Friday OR Saturday between 1pm – 6pm to pick up.

ALSO please note – When you enter your credit card details you also need to enter your postcode at that time as well to complete the payment.

+ Please give the online ordering a go OR if it seems too hard you can still call and pay over the phone 44642005 (If we don’t answer please just leave a message and we will return your call)

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THIS WEEK’S MENU

ENTREES

Half dozen freshly shucked rock oysters with pink grapefruit & eshallot dressing   24

Wine suggestion: 2020 Gilbert Blanc Riesling/Pinot Gris, Orange, NSW  $28/bottle

Cauliflower soup with lemon oil, Berry sourdough & herb butter   11

 Wine suggestion: 2018 Centennial Vineyard Reserve Chardonnay, Sthn Highlands, NSW  $32/bottle

Salad of green beans, zucchini, kipfler potatoes, rocket, currants & pistachios with Johnny’s salad dressing, hoummos & lemon  16

Wine suggestion: 2021 Mada Pinot Gris, Hilltops, NSW  $35/bottle

MAINS

Casarecci pasta with roasted pumpkin, asparagus, baby spinach, marinated feta, romesco sauce, chilli, almonds & pangrattato     24

Wine suggestion: 2017 Faisan Barrel Aged Pinot Gris, Orange NSW  $30/bottle

Slow cooked middle eastern spiced lamb shank with pearl cous cous, carrots, onion & parsley   32

Wine suggestion: 2020 Swinging Bridge Mrs Payten Chardonnay, Orange, NSW  $40 /bottle

or

2020 Swinging Bridge Tempinot – Tempranillo/Pinot Noir, Orange, NSW   $40/bottle

Side order of greens with Scarlett Grove olive oil & toasted nut crumbs     9

 DESSERTS

Lemon cake with passionfruit syrup, poached rhubarb & mascarpone  11

Peanut mousse with chocolate & popcorn  11

Wine suggestion: 2017 Tertini Noble Botrytis Chardonnay, Sthn Highlands NSW    $40/bottle

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WEEKLY CHANGING CHEF’S MENU

THIS WEEK’S MENU

ENTREES

Half dozen freshly shucked rock oysters with pink grapefruit & eshallot dressing   24

Wine suggestion: 2020 Gilbert Blanc Riesling/Pinot Gris, Orange, NSW  $28/bottle

Button mushroom & lemon thyme soup with Berry sourdough & confit garlic butter   11

Wine suggestion: 2020 Swinging Bridge Mrs Payten Chardonnay, Orange, NSW   $40/bottle

Salad of broad beans, shaved cabbage & parsley with sherry vinegar dressing, manchego cheese & toasted hazelnuts    16

Wine suggestion: 2019 Domaine La Colombe Rose, Provence, France $42/bottle

MAINS

Linguni with zucchini ribbons, kale, rocket, salsa verde, goat’s curd, roasted almonds & pangrattato    24

Wine suggestion: 2021 Mada Pinot Gris, Hilltops, NSW  $35/bottle

Johnny’s spiced Spanish pork – slow cooked pork shoulder, chorizo, tomato & fennel with potato, piquillo peppers & olives    32

Wine suggestion: 2019 Cupitt’s Estate Barbera, Hilltops, NSW   $38/bottle

Side order of greens with Scarlett Grove olive oil & toasted nut crumbs     9

 

DESSERTS

Dark chocolate brownie with dulce de leche & mascarpone  11

Honey panna cotta with crunchy nut praline & local citrus compote  11

Wine suggestion: 2017 Tertini Noble Botrytis Chardonnay, Sthn Highlands NSW    $40/bottle

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Some of our other favourite wines included in our Wine Sale this week:

2018 Tertini Riesling, Southern Highlands, NSW  $35/bottle

2018 Fetherston Single Vineyard Magnolia/Gerwurztraminer, King Valley, VIC  $31

2020 Swinging Bridge Mrs Payten Chardonnay, Orange, NSW   $40/bottle

2019 Clarence House Pinot Noir, Coal River, Tasmania   $40/bottle

2019 Gilbert Rouge – Pinot Noir/Shiraz blend, Mudgee, NSW    $28 /bottle

2017 Mt Majura Dinny’s Block Cabernet Sauvignon, Canberra District, NSW  $34/bottle

2016 Quilty Black Thimble Shiraz, Mudgee, NSW   $35/bottle

MEALS TO REHEAT/PLATE AT HOME

WE PACKAGE THE MEALS SO THAT YOU CAN ORDER & PICK THEM UP AHEAD OF TIME AND ENJOY THEM WITHIN 48 HOURS

CLICK ON:  ORDER NOW ON OUR HOME PAGE

Our delicious food cooked with love so that you can still enjoy some SOUTH on Albany at home!

We are not opening as yet as a normal restaurant, but as we start to think about how we can open again we need to finalise orders for our food to pick up earlier in the week – as there is always lots of work to organise, cook & pack the orders.

CLICK ON:  ORDER NOW ON OUR HOME PAGE

Our delicious food cooked with love so that you can still enjoy some SOUTH on Albany at home!

We are not opening as yet as a normal restaurant, but as we start to think about how we can open again we need to finalise orders for our food to pick up earlier in the week – as there is always lots of work to organise, cook & pack the orders.

AVAILABLE UNTIL SOLD OUT…

CLICK ON:  ORDER NOW ABOVE

Ordering online: Once you choose your items and go to the shopping basket it will show that you are picking up after 2pm on Friday (that is just the time that we start for pick ups this week)… but once you put in your name and phone number in then you can go ahead and select a specific pick up time that suits you for this Friday or Saturday

+ Please give the online ordering a go as it will help us continue to offer this service OR if it seems too hard you can still call and pay over the phone on 44642005

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ORDER AHEAD BY 3.45pm TODAY,,,,, SUNDAY 7/6 for pick ups today – Sunday 7th June 10am – 2pm 

Note: Licensing laws have been adjusted so we can also sell beverages with food.

Check out our beverages with new take home pricing here:

You would need to call to order anything that is not one of the matched drinks on the menu this week (and so not on our very new online shop yet!) https://southonalbany.com.au/menu/wine-and-beverages/

Ordering ahead is essential

Thanks for all your support – Sonia & John

SOUTH on Albany

Note: menu & pricing could vary across the week as dishes/ingredients change due to availability

Thanks for all your support – Sonia & John

SOUTH on Albany

Note: menu & pricing could vary across the week as dishes/ingredients change due to availability

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CLICK BELOW TO SEE OUR CURRENT WINE & BEVERAGE LIST

Tucked away in a side street of Berry, we are a small 20 seat restaurant passionate about sharing our love of this region with locals and visitors alike.

Your hosts John and Sonia craft a set weekly seasonal menu that highlights the best of the South Coast with a contemporary, relaxed and honest vibe.  

Seasonal simplicity – as fresh and locally sourced as possible with a unique regional wine list.

HOURS: Dinner Wednesday to Saturday from 6pm & Lunch Sundays from 12 noon

RESERVATIONS PAGE

To make a reservation click on the BOOKINGS above or call us on 0244642005

As we serve a weekly changing set menu it is important that you mention all dietary requirements when making a reservation.

We are just a small restaurant and adding in COVID 19 restriction as well means that the largest table we can accomodate is 5 people.

Credit card details are required to secure your reservation for a pre-authorisation. *Credit card information is held by a secure third party.

As a small restaurant, table space is limited and we love to share our food with a full dining room.  Last minute changes and cancellations often result in other diners missing out.

You will receive an email reminder of your booking 3 days before you dine with us. Please reply to that email.

To move the date, reduce the number of guests or cancel your booking please contact us via phone on 02 4464 2005 at least 48 hours prior to your booking.  If you notify us within less than 48 hours, and we cannot resell the seats, you will incur a $80 per person fee on your credit card. 

Your understanding is appreciated.

We are a fully licensed restaurant

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Contact & Map

OPENING HOURS – this week

Wed 11th Dec – Dinner

Thur 12th Dec – Dinner

Fri 13th Dec – Dinner

Sat 14th Dec – Dinner

Sun 15th Dec – Lunch

Mon 16th Dec – Closed

Tues 17th Dec – Closed

Dinner from 6 pm Fri 28th September

Lunch from 12 noon Sat 29th September

Dinner from 6 pm Sat 29th September

Lunch from 12 noon Sun 30th September

Closed Mon 1st October

Closed Tues 2nd October

Dinner Wed to Sat from 6pm

Lunch Sat & Sun from 12 noon

Closed Mon & Tues

Closed Christmas Eve – Mon 24th Dec

Closed Christmas Day – Tues 25th Dec

Closed Boxing Day – Wed 26th Dec

Thur 27th Dec – Dinner

Fri 28th Dec – Dinner

Sat 29th Dec – Lunch & Dinner

Sun 30th Dec – Lunch

Closed Mon 31st Dec

Closed Tues 1st Jan

Wed 2nd Jan – Dinner

Thurs 3rd Jan – Dinner

Fri 4th Jan – Dinner

Sat 5th Jan – Lunch & Dinner

Sun 6th Jan – Lunch

Dinner from 6 pm Sat 13th January

Lunch from 12 noon Sun 14th January

Dinner from 6 pm Sat 14th January

Closed Mon 15th January

Closed Tues 16th January

Lunch Sat & Sun from 12 noon

Dinner Wed to Sat from 6pm

Please call 0244642005 for booking enquiries

Closed Anzac Day Wed 25th April

Closed Sun 24th December – Xmas Eve

Other examples of good wording for front page… check dates!

 Closed Mon 25th December – Xmas Day

Closed Tues 26th December – Boxing Day

Dinner Sunday 31st December – special NYE Menu – pretty much fully booked

Closed Monday 8th  January – New Years Day

Closed Tuesday 9th January

Usual hours from Wed 3rd January onwards….

Please call 0244642005 for booking enquiries

We are closed for our holidays from Monday 22nd February – reopening on Thursday the 3rd March for Dinner

We will be closed on Good Friday the 25th March

Holiday Hours:

Closed – Christmas Day 25th Dec

Closed – Christmas Day 25th Dec

Valentine’s Day Menu – 5 courses for $95 per person

Lunch Sat & Sun from 12 noon

Mother’s Day Lunch – $85 pp – 4 course set menu. Matched wines $40 pp or select wines from our list. No BYO. (Full payment required upon booking). For Mothers Day online booking is not available – please call us on 0244642005 for Mother’s Day Lunch enquiries.

The team at SOUTH on Albany are having a holiday. We are closed from Monday 8th October – reopening on Thursday the 25th October for Dinner

We will be closed on Good Friday – 25th March

OPENING HOURS Easter week

Dinner from 6 pm Wed 28th March


The team at SOUTH on Albany are having a holiday. We are closed from Monday 11th September – reopening on Thursday the 28th September for Dinner


The menu will be published on our website and emailed to our newsletter subscribers. Unfortunately we do not take any orders or requests before that date.

Sign up to our newsletter at the bottom of the home page of our website to be the first to see the menu each week.

Click on our menu page to see the dishes. Call us on 44642005 to order & pay and organise a pick up time for Friday 11am-7pm or Saturday 11am-7pm

Changed licensing laws mean that you can also pick up beverages to take away as well. Please see our the bottom of our menu page & click on the link to see the beverage list.

 Limited numbers until sold out each day – the menu will evolve as we go along…you will be able to call us and order, make a payment over the phone and collect from the restaurant. Call & leave us your order as a message  – we will call you back to confirm the availability of the dishes and process payment.

 Limited numbers until sold out each day – the menu will evolve as we go along. Sign up to our newsletter at the bottom of our homepage to be the first in the know each week.

Please support our reinvention and help our small business make it to the other side of this challenge. Eat & drink well!

Note: Licensing laws have been adjusted so we can also sell beverages with food. Check out our beverages with new take home pricing here: https://southonalbany.com.au/menu/wine-and-beverages/

ORDER AHEAD then PICK UP:  This week  FRI 11am-7pm  SAT 11am-7pm. 

HOW IT WORKS  + Order and pay over the phone 44642005 (we are aiming to minimise handling of payments when you pick up). If we don’t answer please leave a message and we will call you back to confirm availability of dishes and process the payment. Please do call and order ahead – we wouldn’t want you to make a special trip & be disappointed if a dish has sold out.

+ If you prefer not to get out of your car please call us on arrival & we will put your order in your car boot.

Note: menu & pricing could vary across the week as dishes/ingredients change due to availability

BELOW is 1 & 2 MAY

MEALS TO PICK UP

& REHEAT/PLATE AT HOME

THIS FRI/SAT

FOOD WILL BE AVAILABLE UNTIL SOLD OUT 

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Our delicious food cooked with love and packaged up so that you can

still enjoy some SOUTH on Albany at home!

We really appreciate all the support we have received from locals and regulars in our community. You have embraced our new pick up meals format which (fingers crossed) will help us make it to the other side of this challenge. Eat & drink well!

Note: Licensing laws have been adjusted so we can also sell beverages with food.

Check out our beverages with new take home pricing here:

https://southonalbany.com.au/menu/wine-and-beverages/

Keep up to date with our food menu as it changes by clicking on this link

https://southonalbany.com.au/homepage/our-menu/

We are getting close to launching our online ordering & payment system… stay tuned!

ORDER & PAY AHEAD from Thursday afternoon onwards

& organise a pick up time for this Friday or Saturday

MEALS COME COOKED & CHILLED, READY TO BE HEATED UP/PLATED AT HOME

Pick up hours FRIDAY 1st May:  11am-7pm

Pick up hours SATURDAY 2nd May:  11am-7pm

+ NOTE: we could sell out with pre-orders so if you are thinking you want to order some food…don’t hesitate – call us now!

+ Order and pay over the phone 44642005 (we are aiming to minimise handling of payments when you pick up). If we don’t answer please leave a message and we will call you back to confirm the order and process the payment.

+ If you prefer not to get out of your car please call us on arrival & we will put your order in your car boot.

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Note: menu & pricing could vary across the week as dishes/ingredients change due to availability

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 Freshly shucked Clyde River Rock Oysters with eschalot dressing & fresh lemon   –  Half Dozen $21

2017 Tertini Blanc de Blanc, Southern Highlands, NSW  $40 bottle

Marinated local olives with garlic, chilli & lemon   $6

Roasted spiced nuts    $4

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Freshly shucked Clyde River Rock Oysters with citrus & eschalot dressing & fresh lime – Half Dozen $21

Marinated local olives with garlic, chilli & lemon   $6

Roasted spiced nuts    $4

Drink suggestion: South Coast Distillery Sublime Gin (60ml) + Bottle of PS Smoked Lemonade  (330ml)    $26 – Serves 2

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Linguini with red capsicum, fennel, red onion, tomato, rocket, marinated Binnorie feta & pangrattato   $25

Slow cooked beef brisket in red wine sauce with dutch cream potatoes, carrot, parsley and green beans.  $29

Wine suggestion: 2014 Peacock Hill Silvi Shiraz, Hunter Valley, NSW  $10 glass or $50 bottle

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Tiramisu with roasted almonds, hazelnuts & nutella  $12

Pear, local rhubarb, strawberry & cinnamon crumble with vanilla anglaise   $12

Cheese selection with lavosh, quince paste & muscatels  $14 

Wine suggestion:  Peacock Hill Botrytis Semillon/Sauvignon, 2017, Hunter, NSW (500ml) $35/bottle

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We also have a couple of frozen meals to have up your sleeve for that rainy day

Mushroom soup with herb oil, Berry sourdough and horseradish butter   $10 (Serves 1)

Slow cooked lamb shanks in white wine sauce with parsley mash  $50 (Serves 2).  You could serve this with some green vegetables from your kitchen

EXTRAS:

Scarlett Grove Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Mittagong, NSW (375ml)   $18

Flavours of NSW – A beautifully designed and photographed hardcover coffee table book featuring SOUTH on Albany along with 120 brilliant restaurants, wineries and hotels sharing their stories & recipes. We share our recipe for Roasted pork cutlet with cauliflower puree, cabbage salad & apple sauce.    $50 (usual price is $79)

A great gift for when we can all travel and explore again!

MEALS TO TAKE HOME & REHEAT/SERVE
CALL US on 44642005 to ORDER AHEAD and to organise a PICK UP TIME
Pick up hours FRI 11am-7pm / Pick up hours SAT 11am-7pm

Our delicious food cooked with love and packaged up so that you can still enjoy some SOUTH on Albany at home. Eat & drink well and help our little business make it to the other side of this challenge!
Wine, beer & cider available too! Note: Licensing laws have been adjusted so we can also sell beverages with food – see our website.

+ Order and pay over the phone 44642005 (we are aiming to minimise handling of payments when you pick up)
+ You can also call on arrival & we would be happy to run it out to your car.
+ Please do call ahead as we may sell out of some dishes and we wouldn’t want you to make a special trip & miss out!
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Click below to see our current Wine & Beverage List

CLICK BELOW TO ORDER AHEAD ONLINE FOR PICK UPS THIS FRI/SAT/SUN 

When you click on the link above to go to the Online Shop – the page looks slightly different if you are on a computer or on a mobile device.

You will see on your screen either a Clock Symbol or As soon as possible – go ahead and click on that – and then you can select a day & time that could work for you this Friday OR Saturday between 1pm – 6pm and this Sunday between 11am-3pm to pick up.

ALSO please note – When you enter your credit card details you also need to enter your postcode at that time as well to complete the payment.

+ Please give the online ordering a go OR if it seems too hard you can still call and pay over the phone 44642005 (If we don’t answer please just leave a message and we will return your call)

We have a few wines, some beer & cider for online ordering but we will also be having a WINE SALE with wines on display to select from on our pick up table at the front of the restaurant

 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE TO BE THE FIRST TO FIND OUT ABOUT WHAT WE ARE UP TO WEEK TO WEEK

WE PACKAGE THE MEALS SO THAT YOU CAN ORDER & PICK THEM UP AHEAD OF TIME AND ENJOY THEM WITHIN 48 HOURS

NEXT MENU TO BE PUBLISHED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, THEN OUR ONLINE SHOP WILL BE OPEN FOR PRE-ORDERS FOR PICK UPS FRI & SAT

+ ONCE THE MENU IS PUBLISHED YOU CAN ORDER AHEAD ONLINE BY CLICKING ON THIS LINK