Welcome to Arriva Benvenuto ad Arriva

Welcome to Arriva
Tucked away in the laid-back and beautiful neighbourhood of New Farm, you
have discovered a little restaurant with a big heart and an even bigger personality.
You will always find the place buzzing with an intoxicating energy that pulls you in and
you will easily see why: We are a quirky, down-to-earth Italian Restaurant offering you
the best authentic Italian cuisine in Brisbane, with a slightly modern twist.
Our dedication to authenticity and simplicity is at the heart of everything we
do here at Arriva. We combine fresh local Australian produce with genuine premium
quality Italian ingredients imported direct from Italy including the finest Italian cheeses,
prosciutto, Porcini mushrooms, olives and handmade pasta to bring you the most
authentic modern Italian taste you will experience by far in Brisbane – a method that
has earned us an excellent reputation among the locals and even the not-so-locals
who just keep coming back for more.
Our award-winning recipes hail from all regions of Italy- north to south, as do
the team members who have made Arriva what it is today. We are passionate about
our love of good food and great company, and we want to share that with you. Buon Appetito!
Benvenuto ad Arriva
Nascosto nel rilassato e pittoresco quartiere di New Farm, quasi per caso ti
capiterà di imbatterti in un piccolo ristorante, con un grande cuore e con una
personalità ancora più grande. Potrai toccare con mano un’energia inebriante che
ti trascina dentro e sarà anche facile comprendere il perché : siamo uno stravagante
ristorante, italiano nell’anima, che propone la migliore tradizionale cucina italiana a
Brisbane, con un piccola sfumatura di modernità.
La nostra dedizione alla genuinità e alla semplicità è al centro di tutto ciò che
facciamo qui ad Arriva. La nostra filosofia è incentrata sul combinare prodotti australiani
locali con i nostri genuini ingredienti italiani,di prima qualità, importati direttamente
dall’Italia, tra cui i migliori formaggi , il prosciutto, i nostri funghi porcini, le olive e la
pasta fatta in casa, dimostrazione tangibile della nostra autentica esperienza italiana
che abbiamo portato qui a Brisbane – un metodo che ci ha permesso di ottenere
un’ottima reputazione dalla gente del posto e perfino dai numerosi turisti che spesso
ritornano da noi, come clienti e anche e soprattutto come amici.
Le nostre pluripremiate ricette provengono da tutte le regioni di Italia – da
nord a sud – grazie al prezioso contribuito che il nostro staff italiano ci ha potuto dare
in questi anni, e grazie al quale Arriva è diventato quel che è oggi. Siamo fieri della
nostra cultura e orgogliosi del nostro cibo, e saremmo lieti di poterla condividere con
te!
Buon appetito!
pane
Italian Bread
$7.5
*vg, df
Served with extra virgin olive oil, sea salt and balsamic vinegar
Garlic Bread
$7.5
*vg
Crushed garlic, salt, parsley and butter (4 slices)
Bruschetta Al Pomodoro
$8.5
*vg, df
Toasted Italian bread topped with extra virgin olive oil, tomato, garlic and basil (2 slices)
Bruschetta Valdostana
$8.5
Bowl of Olives
$7.5
Toasted Italian bread topped with smoked ham & creamy asiago cheese (2 slices)
*vg, df
Mixed and marinated Kalamata olive, Sicilian olive and Ligurian olive, with toasted bread
Pizza Con Aglio Olio E Peperoncino
$11.5
*vg
Garlic. extra virgin olive oil and chilli based pizza
antipasti
Gamberi Con Prosciutto E Pinoli
*gf, n
Fresh shelled large tiger prawns wrapped in prosciutto panfried with pine nuts and served
on a bed of rocket (3 for Entrée, 6 for Main)
Melanzane Parmigiana
E: $16.5
M:$32.5
*vg, gf
Layers of grilled eggplant, home made napoletana sauce, mozzarella, grana padano cheese
and basil baked in the oven
$14.5
Contadina
$16.5
Antipasto Misto for 3
$33
Garlic pizza topped with fresh sliced tomato, mozzarella, ham, fresh rocket and extra virgin
olive oil
A selection of marinated vegetables, salad, Italian cheeses, cured meats and pizza bread
insalate
Italiana
*vg, df
Mixed salad, sliced roman tomatoes, kalamata olives, spanish onions dressed with homemade
balsamic dressing
Rucola
*vg
Wild rocket leaves tossed in extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar and grana padano cheese
Caprese
*vg
Slices of tomato, Italian buffalo mozzarella and basil, drizzled with homemade cream of
balsamic, extra virgin olive oil and sea salt
Warm Baby Squid Salad *gf
Baby squid seared in garlic, parsley, white wine served with garden salad and spanish onion
*Note: vg: vegetarian
gf: gluten free
df: dairy free
n:contain nuts
$11.5
$11.5
$16.5
$14.5
House Specials
Insalata di Moscardini
*gf, df
Slow cooked baby octopus & potato salad with homemade garlic and lemon dressing
Cozze
$13.5
E: $19
Fresh black mussels from Spring Bay Tasmania in a garlic, chilli and tomato broth, served with M: $29
*df
toasted bruschetta (300g for Entrée, 500g for Main)
Sand Crab Ravioli
$25.5
Porcini Ravioli
$24.5
Homemade sand crab - stuffed ravioli cooked with basil, dash of garlic, white wine and
crushed tomato, in a creamy sauce, served on a bed of fresh baby spinach
Homemade Ricotta & White Porcini - Stuffed ravioli in a creamy mushroom and truffle sauce
with Italian sausage
Spaghetti Allo Scoglio
*df
Tortellini Della Nonna
*n
Fresh diamond clams and black mussels in a light lemon & white wine sauce with garlic, fresh
diced tomato and a dash of chilli
$25.5
$21.5
Veal stuffed tortellini cook with ham and nutmeg in a creamy walnut sauce
Penne Varese
$21.5
Pizza Estate
$22.5
Pizza Perugina
$22.5
Pizza Pecorino
$22.5
Pizza Marinara *df
$24.5
Vitello All’ Italiana
$25.5
Pollo Funghi
$24.5
Italian blue vein cheese and homemade sausage mince in a creamy grana padano sauce
Authentic Italian summer season cheese pizza with freshly sliced prosciutto di parma, tomato,
topped with rocket and extra virgin olive oil
Tomato sauce with smoked Perugina sausage, Italian buffalo cheese and Grana Padano
Imported Italian pecorino cheese, salami soppressa & local fresh rocket
Tomato garlic base, fresh black Tasmanian mussels & diced fresh tiger prawns, topped with
marinated octopus
Veal escallops filled with mozzarella, prosciutto, grana padano, and cook with marsala,
served with wild rocket and sliced bread
Grilled corn fed chicken breast with creamy mushroom sauce, served with roast vegetable
*Note: vg: vegetarian
gf: gluten free
df: dairy free
n:contain nuts
pizze
Margherita
$19.5
*vg
Tomato sauce, mozzarella di bufala, imported mozzarella, fresh basil and extra virgin olive oil
Poderi del Paradiso Chianti 2011, Tuscany, ITALY
Siciliana
$19.5
*vg
Pizza sauce, mozzarella, grilled eggplant, fresh tomato concasse, kalamata olives
Logan Chardonnay 2011, Orange, NSW
Patata
*vg
White base with thinly sliced potato, fresh rosemary, mozzarella and grana padano cheese
Logan Pinot Noir 2013, Orange, NSW
4 Formaggi
$19.5
$19.5
*vg
White base with mozzarella, grana padano, asiago and gorgonzola
Agriverde Montepulciano D’Abruzzo 2012, ITALY
Vegetariana
*vg
Tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, fresh sliced mushroon, grilled zucchini and eggplants,
artichoke and a dash of garlic
$19.5
Logan Chardonnay 2011, Orange, NSW
Tartufo
$19.5
*vg
Pizza sauce, mozzarella, mushroom, asiago cheese and white truffle oil
Wairau River Pinot Noir 2011, Marlborough, NZ
Puttanesca
*vg
Garlic, chilli and parsley white base with extra virgin live oil, mozzarella, anchovies, fresh sliced
tomato, mixed olives and imported Italian mozzarella di bufala
$19.5
Bibi Graetz Cassamatta Rosso 2012, Tuscany, ITALY
Gamberone
Garlic and parsley white base, mozzarella, chopped tiger prawn and diced fresh tomato
$22.5
Verdicchio dei Castelli D.O.C 2012, Ripalta AN, ITALY
Calzone Cotto
$22.5
Filled with crushed tomato, bocconcini cheese, ham and sliced mushroom
Agriverde Montepulciano D’Abruzzo 2012, ITALY
Calzone Salami
$22.5
Filled with crushed tomato, ricotta cheese, hot salami and fresh basil
Ca Rugate Rio Alba Valpolicella 2012, Veneto, ITALY
*Note: vg: vegetarian
gf: gluten free
df: dairy free
n:contain nuts
pizze
Perfetta
Rich tomato base, imported Italian buffalo, prosciutto di parma and cracked pepper
$22.5
Ca Rugate Rio Alba Valpolicella 2012, Veneto, ITALY
Asiago
Pizza sauce, mozzarella, anchovies, capers, smoked ham, olives, and creamy asiago cheese
$22.5
Agriverde Montepulciano D’Abruzzo 2012, ITALY
Carpricciosa
$22.5
Pizza sauce, mozzarella, mushroom, smoked ham, artichokes and olives
Poderi del Paradiso Chianti 2011, Tuscany, ITALY
Calabrese
$22.5
Pizza sauce, mozzarella, mushroom, hot salami, roasted capsicum, and olives
Weemala Shiraz Viognier 2011, Mudgee, NSW
Boscaiola
$22.5
Garlic and parsley white base, mozzarella, mushroom, Italian porcini, asiago topped with
prosciutto di parma
Wairau Riber Pinot Noir 2011, Marlborough, NZ
Salsiccia
Pizza sauce, mozzarella, mushroom, Italian sausage mince, spanish onion and a dash of garlic
$22.5
Ca Rugate Rio Alba Valpolicella 2012, Veneto, ITALY
Diavola
$22.5
Pizza sauce, mozzarella, hot salami, capers, anchovies, roasted capsicum and chilli oil
Weemala Shiraz Viognier 2011, Mudgee, NSW
Dolomiti
Pizza sauce, mozzarella, truffled mushrooms, smoked ham, fontina cheese and white truffle oil
$22.5
Bibi Graetz Cassamatta Rosso 2012, Tuscany, ITALY
Primavera
Pizza sauce, mozzarella, grilled zucchini, Italian sausage mince and gorgonzola cheese
$22.5
Ca Rugate Rio Alba Valpolicella 2012, Veneto, ITALY
*Note: vg: vegetarian
gf: gluten free
df: dairy free
n:contain nuts
paste
Gluten free Spaghetti and Penne are available upon request (extra $2.00) please allow 20 mintues
Homemade Napoletana
$18.5
*vg, df
Fresh tomato, garlic and basil sauce with any type of pasta
(extra $2.00 for Fettuccine & Gnocchi)
Poderi del Paradiso Chianti 2011, Tuscany, ITALY
Cannelloni Vegetable
*vg
Homemade spinach & ricotta cannelloni top with bechamel, mozzarella and napoletana,
and baked in oven
Logan Chardonnay 2011, Orange, NSW
Spaghetti Alla Norma
*vg
Homemade napoletana with garlic, basil, fresh tomato, eggplant and topped with ricotta
$19.5
$19.5
Ca Rugate Rio Alba Valpolicella 2012, Veneto, ITALY
Gnocchi Gorgonzola
$19.5
*vg
Homemade potato Gnocchi cooked in a creamy Italian blue vein cheese
Agriverde Montepulciano D’Abruzzo 2012, ITALY
Risotto Al Funghi
*vg, gf
Risotto cooked with white porcini, mixed mushroom in vegetable stock with a dash of garlic
$22.5
Logan Chardonnay 2011, Orange, NSW
Fettuccine Tartufo
$19.5
*vg
Creamy mushroom and truffle sauce
Logan Pinot Noir 2013, Orange, NSW
Spaghetti Marinara
$24.5
*df
Tiger prawn, black mussels and snapper in a rich garlic and tomato sauce
Collevento Pinot Grigio 2012, Friuli-Venezia-Giuia, ITALY
Penne Puttanesca
$19.5
*df
Anchovies, olives, capers, garlic and a touch of chilli in napoletana sauce
Antonutti Pinot Grigio 2012, Friuli-Venezia-Giuia, ITALY
Spaghetti Pasquale
*df
Snapper and Tiger prawn with olive oil, garlic, chilli, fresh tomato concasse and parsley in a
light white wine sauce
$24.5
Verdicchio dei Castelli D.O.C 2012, Ripalta AN, ITALY
Risotto Pescatore
$24.5
*gf, df
Snapper, tiger prawn, black mussells and garlic in a rich napoletana sauce
Logan Chardonnay 2011, Orange, NSW
*Note: vg: vegetarian
gf: gluten free
df: dairy free
n:contain nuts
paste
Gluten free Spaghetti and Penne are available upon request (extra $2.00) please allow 20 mintues
Cannelloni Meat
$19.5
Homemade veal & ricotta cannelloni top with bechamel, mozzarella cheese and
napoletana, and baked in oven
Poderi del Paradiso Chianti 2011, Tuscany, ITALY
Lasagna Al Forno
Homemade Lasagna with rich Bolognese, grana padano and mozzarella baked in oven
$19.5
Weemala Shiraz Viognier 2011, Mudgee, NSW
Ragu’ Alla Bolognese
$19.5
Slow cooked tomato based sauce with wagyu beef and pork
(extra $2.00 for Fettuccine & Gnocchi)
Agriverde Montepulciano D’Abruzzo 2012, ITALY
Penne Alle Polpette
$19.5
Homemade Sicilian meatballs in a napoletana sauce
Bibi Graetz Cassamatta Rosso 2012, Tuscany, ITALY
Spaghetti Al Mascarpone
$21.5
Italian Pancetta, mushroom and thyme in a rich mascarpone sauce
Poderi del Paradiso Chianti 2011, Tuscany, ITALY
Penne Senese
$21.5
* n
Italian sausage, walnuts and brandy in a creamy grana padano sauce
Ca Rugate Rio Alba Valpolicella 2012, Veneto, ITALY
Risotto Asiago *gf
$21.5
Smooth risotto with Italian pancetta and creamy asiago
Agriverde Montepulciano D’Abruzzo 2012, ITALY
secondi (All served with seasonal vegetable)
Vitello Pizzaiola
Veal escallops panfried with napoletana, olives and capers topped with mozzarella cheese
$25.5
Bibi Graetz Cassamatta Rosso 2012, Tuscany, ITALY
$25.5
Vitello Al Limone
Veal escallops in a white wine, rosemary and lemon butter sauce
Verdicchio dei Castelli D.O.C 2012, Ripalta AN, ITALY
Vitello Al Funghi
$25.5
Veal escallops panfried and topped with a creamy mushroom sauce
Poderi del Paradiso Chianti 2011, Tuscany, ITALY
*Note: vg: vegetarian
gf: gluten free
df: dairy free
n:contain nuts
dolci
Homemade Tiramisu
*vg
Homemade coffee soaked sponge Italian biscuits layered with a mascarpone cream dusted
with chocolate
$11.5
Pannacotta Con Frutti Di Bosco
$11.5
*vg, gf
Homemade vanilla bean scented cream mousse with fruits of the forest
*Perfect with a glass of NZ Sunshine Bay Sauv Blanc
Il Cuore Di Arriva
*vg
Arriva Family recipe, Freshly homemade sweet calzone, filled with ricotta, nutella and mixed
berries. Serve with a scoop of vanilla gelato
Torta Mele
$11.5
*vg
Apple Crumble served warm with vanilla gelato
Torta Al Cioccolato
$11.5
*vg, gf
Chocolate mud cake served warm with vanilla gelato
Gelato
$11.5
*vg
$3.9
(per scoop)
Imported Italian Gelato.
Please check with our friendly staff for daily flavours
coffee
Espresso
Short Macchiato
Piccolo
Chai Latte
Hot Chocolate
Iced Chocolate
*OPTIONS
Decafe
Extra Milk on side
Soy
Triple Strength
Mugs
Cappuccino
Flat White
Cafe Latte
Mocha
Iced Coffee
$4.5
Marshmallows
Double Strength
Cream
50c
*Note: vg: vegetarian
$5.5
80c
$1
tea
English Breakfast
Earl Grey
Chamomile
$3.5
$3.9
Green Tea
Peppermint
gf: gluten free
df: dairy free
n:contain nuts
affogati
Al Cafe
$6.5
*Add on option available (choose from following options)
Frangelico
Nocello
Baileys
$14.5
Al Limoncello
$11.5
Italian digestivi
$9
Scoop of vanilla bean gelato with a shot of espresso
Scoop of lemon sobet with a shot of Italian limoncello
Amaretto di Saronno
Grappa
Aperol
Averna
Limoncello
Campari
Frangelico
Nocello
Sambuca
Ristretto Galliano
standard spirits
$8
*with bottle of mixer ($1 extra)
Midori
Bacardi
Bundaberg
Havana Club
Kahlua
Malibu
Jim Beam
Southern Comfort
Cointreau
Brandy
Scotch
Jack Daniels
Gin
Vodka
Tequila
Buon Appetito!