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Jana Restaurant & Bar

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Jana Restaurant & Bar at QT Newcastle, known for its frequent chef changes, recently welcomed Carmine Mari as the new executive chef after three previous chefs within just three and a half years. Mari's menu features Italian flavors, with standout dishes like the mortadella lasagne and cotoletta pork cutlet. The restaurant also offers weekly specials such as bottomless steak frites on Mondays and Pasta Thursdays for regular patrons.

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Carmine Mari, the latest executive chef at The QT Newcastle restaurant, has introduced an Italian-inspired menu that includes standout dishes like mortadella lasagne and cotoletta. The mortadella lasagne features layers of pasta sheets and cured meat, baked then pan-fried for crisp edges, while the cotoletta is a breaded pork cutlet brined with Mediterranean herbs. Mari, formerly of Pascale Bar & Grill in Melbourne, aims to bring stability to the restaurant which has seen four executive chefs since its launch three-and-a-half years ago. The hotel also offers weekly specials like bottomless steak frites on Mondays and Pasta Thursdays for regular patrons.

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Topics

Contemporary$$ Jana Melbourne Pascale Bar & Grill The QT Newcastle

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Jana ORG · 2× Mari ORG · 2× Carmine Mari PERSON · 1× Contemporary$$ ORG · 1× Italian NORP · 1× Mediterranean NORP · 1× Melbourne GPE · 1× Pascale Bar & Grill ORG · 1× The QT Newcastle ORG · 1× the Good Food Guide ORG · 1×

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Mari’s debut menu goes big on Italian flavour, with the breakout star being a mortadella lasagne: a tidy, stratified slab of pasta sheets and cured meat, baked first, then pan-fried to crisp up the edges.

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🔮 The QT Newcastle doesn’t have revolving doors, but the kitchen might as well.

2026-10-21 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Jana Restaurant & Bar · assertive framing

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The QT Newcastle doesn’t have revolving doors, but the kitchen might as well. uncertain

kitchen → have → doors

The restaurant has cycled through four executive chefs in its three-and-a-half year run, the latest being Carmine Mari, formerly of Jana’s sister venue Pascale Bar & Grill in Melbourne. asserted

latest → cycle → Melbourne

star → go → edges

The cotoletta is another crowd-pleaser: the Frenched and breaded pork cutlet is brined with Mediterranean herbs so the seasoning runs right through. asserted

seasoning → french → herbs

For dessert, a flaming rum baba delivers the kind of theatrics you’d expect from this quirky, design-forward hotel. asserted

you → flame → hotel

The cake is on the heavier side, but it’s swiftly rescued by spoonfuls of soft cream, not-too-sweet berries and toffee-nut crunch. asserted

it → rescue → cream

Mari has already settled in. asserted

Mari → settle → ?

Here’s hoping he stays put. asserted

he → hop → ?

Good to know: Weekly specials like bottomless steak frites on Mondays and Pasta Thursdays give locals a reason to swing by too. asserted

specials → know → reason

Good Food reviews are booked anonymously and paid independently. asserted

reviews → book → ?

A restaurant can’t pay for a review or inclusion in the Good Food Guide. asserted

restaurant → pay → Guide