La Sardina Loca
Highlights
- Savour Tasmanian seafood and local produce in a vibrant atmosphere that celebrates Mediterranean flavours.
- Relax in a sandstone courtyard or cosy horse stable, immersing yourself in Hobart's living history.
- Enjoy a rotating cocktail list featuring fresh, seasonal ingredients crafted by local hospitality heroes.
- Gather with friends over thoughtfully selected wines and beers, enhancing every moment with great taste.
La Sardina Loca is located just down the carriageway in mid-town Hobart, they’re your neighbourhood aperitivo bar slinging the food and drinks that make them happy.
Their menu of small plates is influenced by the cuisines of Spain and the Mediterranean, where food is the centrepiece of every good time. Built on tasty flavours to enjoy alongside your favourite libations, the La Sardina Loca spread champions plenty of great Tasmanian seafood and local produce.
They’re proud to pour Tasmanian, domestic and international wines, beers and spirits, often lovingly crafted by their close friends and hospitality heroes (sometimes, they even stomp a few grapes ourselves). And their house cocktail list is a rotating showcase of fresh and seasonal ingredients, celebrating the drinking culture that we adore – old faithfuls and new-fashioneds to discover and sip with friends or alone.
Set within one of Hobart’s oldest sandstone buildings, join them in their own little patch of living history. Pull up a stool in the sandstone courtyard or step inside and get comfy in a converted horse stable. They’re your home away from home.
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Features
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
General access
- Offers multiple options for booking – web, email, phone is available.
- Offers a range of contact methods for receiving complaints.
- Staff are trained in disability awareness.
- Accessibility information and photos, including of a bathroom, room and/or floor plan on their website (can be emailed on request).
- Asks all visitors if there are any specific needs to be met.
- Assistance with booking arrangements (includes providing clear itineraries with written instructions on what to do at various destinations)
Communication
Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)
- Staff are trained in communicating with people with learning or behavioural challenges.
- Uses Plain English / easy read signage and information (includes menus and emergency information)
Vision
Caters for people who are blind or have vision loss.
Physical – Mobility
Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
- Uses floors/coverings which are slip resistant, firm and smooth
- Uses non-slip tiles in the bathroom or slip resistant matting
- Grab rails in the bathroom
- Seating in common areas including reception area
Physical – Wheelchair
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
- Step free outdoor pathways (includes picnic areas, barbecues and shelters)
- A step free main entrance to the building and/or reception area (includes ramps or slopes with a maximum gradient of 1:14, otherwise are too steep for wheelchairs)
- Step free access to restaurant, lounge and bar
- Doorways which are easy to open and have lever handles (doorways 850mm or wider when open and not heavy).
- An accessible public toilet which is unlocked.
- A wheelchair accessible toilet / shower and change room is available.
Allergies and intolerances
Caters for people with allergies and intolerances.
- Modify their cooking and cleaning practices to cater for people with food allergies or chemical intolerances (could include menus with meals free from: nuts, dairy, seafood, eggs, gluten etc).
- Staff are trained to respond to allergic reactions.
- Complies with The Food Authority requirements for allergy management in food preparation.
- Equipment to respond to anaphylactic shock such as epi–pens and defibrillator.
- Toiletries which are chemical and fragrance free (if requested).
- Linen that is chemical and fragrance free (if requested).
- Uses organic (chemical and fragrance free) cleaning products.
- Uses organic (chemical and fragrance free) deodorisers in public areas and rooms.
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