Blanco Restaurant and Bar is the venue opened in September 2009 by Chef-owners Scott Mason and Brendon Vallejo who hail from the likes of Wockpool, Restaurant 41, Omega and most recently Bistro Moncur.
The Mediterranean-inspired menu features fun and tasty renditions of classics complimented by an exciting cocktail and wine list.
Blanco is situated in the heart of Kings Cross on the ground floor of the recently finished quirky modernist Durbach Block Building with it’s crackled surface of gloss and matte tiles.
grilled sonoma levain, goats cottage cheese pistachio dressing 3
spiced chickpea fritter 3
marinated lecchino olives 6
baby carrots, harissa, feta, coriander 14
lentil soup, roasted pumpkin, yogurt, dill 13
beetroot, homemade labna, new season hazelnuts 15
taramasalata, cucumber, witlof 16
blanco pate, zinfandel prunes, celeriac remoulade 17
potato gnocchi, italian sausage, broccolini 18
crystal bay prawns, lime, our chilli sauce 19
soft shell mud crab sandwich, avocado, coleslaw 19
escabeche of mackeral 22
roasted boneless barossa chicken, asparagus, eggplant, mint 26
kurobuta pork neck, white wine, clams 26
veal minute steak, mushrooms, onion rings 29
steamed asparagus with lemon and olive oil 8
crispy potatoes, rosemary, garlic, chilli 7
rocket and organic pecorino salad 7
sonoma sourdough bread 3
raspberry marshmallow & chocolate sandwich 6
pistachio, blood orange, chocolate slice 14
spanish caramel and sultana custard 12
local and imported cheese 18
champagne & sparkling white wine
nv ayala brut majeur champagne 25/115
nv ayala brut rosé majeur champagne 150
1999 ayala blanc de blancs grand cru champagne 175
nv antonini ceresa prosecco doc piemonte 8/39
nv pirie sparkling tamar valley 10/52
sauvignon blanc
2008 cargo road wines orange 7/35
2008 geoff weaver adelaide hills 57
2008 staete landt marlborough 59
sauvignon blanc semillon blends
2008 juniper estate “crossing” margaret river 8/38
2005 château loudenne blanc medoc 68
semillon
2003 margan estate hunter valley 65
gewürztraminer
2009 springvale freycinet coast 11/54
2006 stonecroft hawkes bay 74
pinot gris & grigio
2008 la zona pinot grigio king valley 8.5/39
2008 jules taylor pinot gris marlborough 9.5/45
2008 stefano lubiana pinot grigio derwent valley 59
2007 pighin doc pinot grigio friuli 70
riesling & blends
2005 topper’s mountain “thunderbolts” riesling traminer new england 6/29.5
2009 o’leary walker polish hill river clare valley 9/44
2008 bellarmine pemberton 48
2005 capel vale mount barker 49
2001 howard park great southern 64
chardonnay
2006 mayfield vineyard orange 10.5/49
2006 faiveley bourgogne blanc cote d’or france 59
other white wine varietals
2007 cape horn vineyard marsanne 8/39
2007 garofoli macrina verdicchio superiore doc marche 53
2008 nigl grüner veltliner “kremser freiheit” kremstal 69
cellar list
1997 yarra yering dry white no.1 yarra valley 130
1995 château de fieuzal blanc graves france 170
1995 mcwilliams mount pleasant “lovedale” semillon hunter valley 140
1995 hugel tokay pinot gris alsace 150
1998 seppelt drumborg riesling henty 85
1998 grans fassian trittenheimer altarchen kabinett riesling 100
1990 petaluma proprietor’s reserve riesling clare valley 225
2000 giaconda “nantua les deux” chardonnay roussanne beechworth 190
2000 felton road chardonnay central otago 195
1996 marc bredif vouvray loire valley 95
rosé
2008 pikes & joyce “the bleeding” pinot noir adelaide hills 9.5/47
2008 wooing tree pinot noir central otago 60
pinot noir
2006 te kairanga “runholder” martinborough 12/59
2004 yrsa’s vineyard “ursa major” mornington peninsula 74
2006 argyle reserve oregon 84
2007 grasshopper rock central otago 89
merlot
2007 smithbrook pemberton 9/45
cabernet sauvignon & blends
2006 tassell park cabernet merlot margaret river 8.5/42
2005 tim adams cabernet clare valley 57
2001 preveli cabernet sauvignon margaret river 62
shiarz & blends
2006 chalk hill “sidetrack” shiraz cabernet merlot mclaren vale 7/34
2006 kurtz “boundary row” shiraz grenache barossa valley 8.5/39.5
2005 brini estate “sebastian” shiraz mclaren vale 10/49
2006 paringa estate “peninsula pe” shiraz mornington peninsula 57
2005 taltarni shiraz pyrenees 77
other red wine varietals
2006 torres “coronas” tempranillo cabernet sauvignon penedes 8/39
2005 sella & mosca cannonau di sardegna riserva sardinia 60
2005 villa antinori toscana sangiovese merlot cabernet syrah tuscany 72
2005 bodega castaño “colección cepas vignes” monastrell cabernet 87
2001 jean pierre boisson elisabeth chambellan châteauneuf-du-pape 98
cellar list
2001 dromana estate reserve pinot noir mornington peninsula 105
1998 quartz reef pinot noir central otago 225
1999 zema estate cabernet sauvignon coonawarra 95
1996 château lanessan medoc 105
1990 leconfield reserve cabernet sauvignon coonawarra 180
1992 bethany “gr1” grand reserve shiraz barossa valley 190
1998 brokenwood “rayner vineyard” shiraz mclaren vale 240
dessert wines
2006 bream creek late picked schönburger marion bay 9/45
2005 chapelle de lafaurie-peyraguey sauternes 60
2008 cargo road wines dessert zinfandel orange 11.5/69
1999 bethany select late harvest riesling barossa valley 92
port & muscat
2001 john gehrig wines durif vintage port king valley 8/36
1987/8 seppeltsfieldpara 21 year old tawny port barossa valley 15
nv dutschke “the muscat” [ bottledmay2003] barossa valley 10.5/60
sherry
emilio lustau dry oloroso “don nuno” jerez 10
chambers rosewood vineyards dry flor rutherglen 10.5