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最近多左去太古城,星期一晚又約左朋友去果到食飯。去到位於三樓既Penna,呢到主打優質又親民既意大利菜。當晚接近8點入座,餐廳地方都幾大,大概坐滿一半既座位。氣氛屬於semi-fancy,當晚仲有人慶祝生日。侍應態度欣勤,每上一碟菜都會做簡單介紹。首先上左麵包片先,好脆好似食緊薯片咁。Processco / Italian Red WineChinese Yellow Rice Wine Stir Clams擺盤幾靚,配左2塊麵包可以索埋啲汁一齊食。個黃米酒汁味道屬於較清淡既,蜆肉無沙。Roasted Bone Marrow & Oysters呢個見到我一見到已經知一定要嗌!Bone Marrow 果陣油香加好buttery既口感,真係人間美味🤤擦麵包一流。個蠔亦都落左好多牛油,好香好肥美。推薦👍🏻Lobster Ricotta Cheese Ravioli賣相好吸引,蟹鉗已經拆好曬,龍蝦肉新鮮爽口彈牙。有6粒包左Ricotta Cheese既意大利雲吞,配埋個龍蝦汁一齊食味道濃郁😋Tiramisu呢個tiramisu要用隻匙羹係面輕輕敲一下個朱古力薄片先。個酒味同咖啡味比例唔錯,甜度
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最近多左去太古城,星期一晚又約左朋友去果到食飯。去到位於三樓既Penna,呢到主打優質又親民既意大利菜。
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當晚接近8點入座,餐廳地方都幾大,大概坐滿一半既座位。氣氛屬於semi-fancy,當晚仲有人慶祝生日。侍應態度欣勤,每上一碟菜都會做簡單介紹。
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首先上左麵包片先,好脆好似食緊薯片咁。
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Processco / Italian Red Wine
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Chinese Yellow Rice Wine Stir Clams
擺盤幾靚,配左2塊麵包可以索埋啲汁一齊食。個黃米酒汁味道屬於較清淡既,蜆肉無沙。
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Roasted Bone Marrow & Oysters
呢個見到我一見到已經知一定要嗌!Bone Marrow 果陣油香加好buttery既口感,真係人間美味🤤擦麵包一流。個蠔亦都落左好多牛油,好香好肥美。推薦👍🏻
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Lobster Ricotta Cheese Ravioli
賣相好吸引,蟹鉗已經拆好曬,龍蝦肉新鮮爽口彈牙。有6粒包左Ricotta Cheese既意大利雲吞,配埋個龍蝦汁一齊食味道濃郁😋
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Tiramisu
呢個tiramisu要用隻匙羹係面輕輕敲一下個朱古力薄片先。個酒味同咖啡味比例唔錯,甜度亦都適中,好味😋
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太古城的3樓開了一就間高級意大利餐廳,晚上與朋友來到品嘗新菜式,入座時看到桌上已預先擺上了傳統的舊英國古堡陶瓷餐具,柔和的氛圍貫穿整個傳統的木製牆身及鎢絲吊燈裝修,配合音樂營造出更有歐式西餐廳的情調味道。未落餐先送上薄脆片及橄欖油香醋招待客人。這次點了一些有別以往的餐點菜式,骨髓&焗蠔,配合牛油多士揭開整道晚餐的序幕。⭐️黃酒蜆以黃酒牛油等配料煮出的蜆肉,每一隻都鮮嫩彈牙,爽甜味美,暖胃必點前菜。⭐️牛骨髓&焗蠔不是每一間餐廳也有的獨特菜式,用匙羹將牛骨髓搯起放在牛油多士上,又或是另一口叉起焗蠔,品嘗那鮮甜軟滑的美味。⭐️Lobster Raviolii半隻龍蝦🦞連龍蝦鉗整份拆骨起肉,配合香濃芝士軟滑的意式雲吞,每一啖龍蝦滋味都沾上更深層的香濃龍蝦醬汁。⭐️栗子拿破崙香甜栗子蓉配合香脆酥皮拿破崙,還有酸甜開胃的雜莓雪葩與草莓🍓,絕對為這一頓完美的晚飯劃上句號。
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太古城的3樓開了一就間高級意大利餐廳,晚上與朋友來到品嘗新菜式,入座時看到桌上已預先擺上了傳統的舊英國古堡陶瓷餐具,柔和的氛圍貫穿整個傳統的木製牆身及鎢絲吊燈裝修,配合音樂營造出更有歐式西餐廳的情調味道。
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未落餐先送上薄脆片及橄欖油香醋招待客人。
這次點了一些有別以往的餐點菜式,骨髓&焗蠔,配合牛油多士揭開整道晚餐的序幕。

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⭐️黃酒蜆
以黃酒牛油等配料煮出的蜆肉,每一隻都鮮嫩彈牙,爽甜味美,暖胃必點前菜。

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⭐️牛骨髓&焗蠔
不是每一間餐廳也有的獨特菜式,用匙羹將牛骨髓搯起放在牛油多士上,又或是另一口叉起焗蠔,品嘗那鮮甜軟滑的美味。

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⭐️Lobster Raviolii
半隻龍蝦🦞連龍蝦鉗整份拆骨起肉,配合香濃芝士軟滑的意式雲吞,每一啖龍蝦滋味都沾上更深層的香濃龍蝦醬汁。

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⭐️栗子拿破崙
香甜栗子蓉配合香脆酥皮拿破崙,還有酸甜開胃的雜莓雪葩與草莓🍓,絕對為這一頓完美的晚飯劃上句號。
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公司附近新開西餐廳Penna,喜歡佢有格調又夠闊落舒適,最鍾意搵啲靚餐廳試試,同埋個menu望落都好吸引☺️好開心外貌協會會員又成功搵到好東西,食物質素十分滿意,仲要其實都唔算貴,如果以餐廳格局同服務質素標準嚟計👍🏻▫️黃酒煮大蜆$148老公本來以為呢個好普通,但食落個汁有驚喜!好香酒味而且好鮮甜,配埋多士一齊食,very nice😋▪️慢煮12小時和牛面頰 $288呢個係超級超級好食!!! 好驚喜呀呢個,好香濃牛味,好軟淰,可以一絲絲咁拉咁嚟,仲有個紅酒汁,濃度剛剛好,薯蓉都好軟滑好好食,必點!▫️龍蝦意大利芝士雲呑 $298用咗龍蝦嘅膏去煮汁,亦幫你起埋肉出嚟,龍蝦好鮮甜爽彈,意大利雲吞皮好煙韌cheesy,個汁亦夠晒香濃,忍唔住要沾晒全部汁嚟食🤤▪️Tiramisu $78甜品點少得我最愛嘅tiramisu,呢度個整法又同我過往食開有啲唔同,幾有新意!表面有薄薄一層朱古力,上枱會有staff幫你輕輕一敲,mascarpone cheese係偏向bubbly嘅口感,酒味亦濃,係大人口味😌呢間餐廳我非常推薦俾情侶同閨密,如果想好好傾吓偈又有好嘢食,Penna will be a good op
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公司附近新開西餐廳Penna,喜歡佢有格調又夠闊落舒適,最鍾意搵啲靚餐廳試試,同埋個menu望落都好吸引☺️
好開心外貌協會會員又成功搵到好東西,食物質素十分滿意,仲要其實都唔算貴,如果以餐廳格局同服務質素標準嚟計👍🏻
黃酒煮大蜆
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▫️黃酒煮大蜆$148
老公本來以為呢個好普通,但食落個汁有驚喜!好香酒味而且好鮮甜,配埋多士一齊食,very nice😋
慢煮12小時和牛面頰
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▪️慢煮12小時和牛面頰 $288
呢個係超級超級好食!!! 好驚喜呀呢個,好香濃牛味,好軟淰,可以一絲絲咁拉咁嚟,仲有個紅酒汁,濃度剛剛好,薯蓉都好軟滑好好食,必點!
龍蝦意大利芝士雲呑
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▫️龍蝦意大利芝士雲呑 $298
用咗龍蝦嘅膏去煮汁,亦幫你起埋肉出嚟,龍蝦好鮮甜爽彈,意大利雲吞皮好煙韌cheesy,個汁亦夠晒香濃,忍唔住要沾晒全部汁嚟食🤤
Tiramisu
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▪️Tiramisu $78
甜品點少得我最愛嘅tiramisu,呢度個整法又同我過往食開有啲唔同,幾有新意!表面有薄薄一層朱古力,上枱會有staff幫你輕輕一敲,mascarpone cheese係偏向bubbly嘅口感,酒味亦濃,係大人口味😌
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呢間餐廳我非常推薦俾情侶同閨密,如果想好好傾吓偈又有好嘢食,Penna will be a good option for you!
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黃酒煮大蜆
慢煮12小時和牛面頰
慢煮12小時和牛面頰
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餐廳啲食物價格偏貴,份量太小,連set lunch list (所謂每份$168 是宣傳技倆)入面嘅食物很多都要加錢(又唔係咩名貴食材)! 仲有,set lunch 係唔包咖啡或飲品(真係幾少有),如想要嘅話都要加錢!而杯要加錢嘅咖啡味道一啲都唔好飲!食物質素只是一般。最令我唔滿意係佢啲 waiters/waitresses/bar tenders 全部都無帶囗𦋐(唔通招呼會好啲?),一啲都唔顧衛生,招呼亦未見得好,waiter 同我講野時,我聞到佢有好嚴重嘅囗臭!🤮
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餐廳啲食物價格偏貴,份量太小,連set lunch list (所謂每份$168 是宣傳技倆)入面嘅食物很多都要加錢(又唔係咩名貴食材)! 仲有,set lunch 係唔包咖啡或飲品(真係幾少有),如想要嘅話都要加錢!而杯要加錢嘅咖啡味道一啲都唔好飲!食物質素只是一般。最令我唔滿意係佢啲 waiters/waitresses/bar tenders 全部都無帶囗𦋐(唔通招呼會好啲?),一啲都唔顧衛生,招呼亦未見得好,waiter 同我講野時,我聞到佢有好嚴重嘅囗臭!🤮
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我吃了一餐還可以的午餐。食物的質素都不錯,但服務就有待改善。午餐只有lunch set,2-course 或3-course。最先黎的係麵包,麵包係熱的,配上橄欖油一齊食。是日餐湯係南瓜湯,味道好特別,不是一般濃郁的南瓜湯,而係有少少辣有d似蕃茄南瓜湯或羅宋湯。布拉塔芝士沙律的芝士是軟的,味道也不錯,下面配有蕃茄仔和蕃茄碎,感覺清新。卡邦尼意粉的麵條是彈牙的,煙肉粒大粒有咬口和醬汁也很香濃,份量不多,不過食完有點滯。原隻烤春雞配白胡椒汁是我依 餐入面最出色,雞肉是嫩的,不會太乾,皮也很脆,就咁食都好美味,配上白胡椒汁也是另一種風味,春雞下要配上少量炒薯菜。服務方面,安排入座的只有1位職員去安排,結果我向門口等左好一段時間先可以安排入座,但餐廳其實入面唔多人,只坐滿一半的座位,而其他職員經過都不會理會等座的人。用餐中的服務,則比平常多少少,會因應叫的食物安排餐具,可惜收餐具的時候,職員無專心收,令到餐具上的汁液彈開,好彩無整到顧客嘅衫。總括黎講,餐廳應該想行中高級路線,食物有心思,餐廳的空間感都有,但職員質素還有改善空間。
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我吃了一餐還可以的午餐。
食物的質素都不錯,但服務就有待改善。
午餐只有lunch set,2-course 或3-course。
最先黎的係麵包,麵包係熱的,配上橄欖油一齊食。
是日餐湯係南瓜湯,味道好特別,不是一般濃郁的南瓜湯,而係有少少辣有d似蕃茄南瓜湯或羅宋湯。
布拉塔芝士沙律的芝士是軟的,味道也不錯,下面配有蕃茄仔和蕃茄碎,感覺清新。
卡邦尼意粉的麵條是彈牙的,煙肉粒大粒有咬口和醬汁也很香濃,份量不多,不過食完有點滯。
原隻烤春雞配白胡椒汁是我依 餐入面最出色,雞肉是嫩的,不會太乾,皮也很脆,就咁食都好美味,配上白胡椒汁也是另一種風味,春雞下要配上少量炒薯菜。

服務方面,安排入座的只有1位職員去安排,結果我向門口等左好一段時間先可以安排入座,但餐廳其實入面唔多人,只坐滿一半的座位,而其他職員經過都不會理會等座的人。
用餐中的服務,則比平常多少少,會因應叫的食物安排餐具,可惜收餐具的時候,職員無專心收,令到餐具上的汁液彈開,好彩無整到顧客嘅衫。

總括黎講,餐廳應該想行中高級路線,食物有心思,餐廳的空間感都有,但職員質素還有改善空間。
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原隻烤春雞配白胡椒汁
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卡邦尼意粉
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是日餐湯 南瓜湯
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太古城裡開咗間LUBUDS旗下高性價比的意大利餐廳-PENNA。上星期約咗朋友去試,果然有驚喜!第一次嘗試香烤牛骨髓配焗蠔 ,感覺唔錯,creamy中夾帶骨髓精華的香味,yummy。同埋鍾意佢地的意粉系列👍下次去試超值午市lunch set😀
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太古城裡開咗間LUBUDS旗下高性價比的意大利餐廳-PENNA。上星期約咗朋友去試,果然有驚喜!第一次嘗試香烤牛骨髓配焗蠔 ,感覺唔錯,creamy中夾帶骨髓精華的香味,yummy。同埋鍾意佢地的意粉系列👍
下次去試超值午市lunch set😀
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對很多打工一族來說,午餐非常重要,下午的工作表現就取決於這一頓。這個星期忙到反胃,決定喘一口氣,以美食犒賞自己。到太古城是發現新店開幕,午餐餐牌選擇多多,由$168起,便決定嘗新店。◾️ Starter : Parma Ham Melon賣相精緻,小巧的小花作點綴,鹹香Parma Ham配搭甘甜多汁的蜜瓜,配搭得宜,添上一層果香,是日第一位。◾️ Starter : Burrata Cheese SaladBurrata Cheese口感細膩,奶味濃卻有一份清爽感,配搭沙律菜,以及微酸醬汁,相當開胃的前菜。◾️ Main : Spaghetti with Fennel Mascarpone Cheese and Tomato Sauce意粉沾滿番茄醬汁,口感能保持Al Dente,拌勻面層的芝士同吃,豐富了味道層次。◾️ Main : Wild Mushrooms Risotto 望落已經知道很濃稠,食落更是很creamy,菇味亦慢慢出現,更香更好味。◾️ 麵包外脆內鬆軟,蘸點橄欖油黑醋同吃。
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對很多打工一族來說,午餐非常重要,下午的工作表現就取決於這一頓。這個星期忙到反胃,決定喘一口氣,以美食犒賞自己。到太古城是發現新店開幕,午餐餐牌選擇多多,由$168起,便決定嘗新店。

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◾️ Starter : Parma Ham Melon
賣相精緻,小巧的小花作點綴,
鹹香Parma Ham配搭甘甜多汁的蜜瓜,
配搭得宜,添上一層果香,是日第一位。

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◾️ Starter : Burrata Cheese Salad
Burrata Cheese口感細膩,
奶味濃卻有一份清爽感,配搭沙律菜,
以及微酸醬汁,相當開胃的前菜。

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◾️ Main : Spaghetti with Fennel Mascarpone Cheese and Tomato Sauce
意粉沾滿番茄醬汁,口感能保持Al Dente,
拌勻面層的芝士同吃,豐富了味道層次。

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◾️ Main : Wild Mushrooms Risotto
望落已經知道很濃稠,食落更是很creamy,
菇味亦慢慢出現,更香更好味。

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◾️ 麵包
外脆內鬆軟,蘸點橄欖油黑醋同吃。

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5:30入座時問左Happy Hour時間,話係至到6:30,但坐低之後睇左陣餐牌就嚟催我落單,話要6點前落order, 然後6點半係要離座佢安排左我地兩位坐4人卡位,都幾舒適。之後我地order左兩個小食,兩杯cocktails同兩杯酒。上小食時明明枱中間有好多位,佢偏偏上喺枱邊就咁放低就走。上cocktails時都係咁,同埋因為杯cocktails 因為同menu嘅icon有啲出入,怕佢上出就問左聲邊杯打邊杯同叫咩名,佢話要返去問下bartender,問完返黎都只係答到一杯嘅名,來回多左兩次先答得晒上紅酒時拎枝酒黎枱斟,但係又冇比我望望枝酒啱唔啱,又倒到張枱一滴滴唔抹返其實食物唔差,但係咁嘅服務態度真係接受唔到,建議佢地train好啲staff先,唔係嘅話食物再好都冇用
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5:30入座時問左Happy Hour時間,話係至到6:30,但坐低之後睇左陣餐牌就嚟催我落單,話要6點前落order, 然後6點半係要離座

佢安排左我地兩位坐4人卡位,都幾舒適。之後我地order左兩個小食,兩杯cocktails同兩杯酒。上小食時明明枱中間有好多位,佢偏偏上喺枱邊就咁放低就走。上cocktails時都係咁,同埋因為杯cocktails 因為同menu嘅icon有啲出入,怕佢上出就問左聲邊杯打邊杯同叫咩名,佢話要返去問下bartender,問完返黎都只係答到一杯嘅名,來回多左兩次先答得晒

上紅酒時拎枝酒黎枱斟,但係又冇比我望望枝酒啱唔啱,又倒到張枱一滴滴唔抹返

其實食物唔差,但係咁嘅服務態度真係接受唔到,建議佢地train好啲staff先,唔係嘅話食物再好都冇用
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近日係太古返工真係好多好嘢食😋,太古城又開咗間由Lubuds Group 做嘅意大利餐廳,立即book位試吓先!餐廳環境舒適,氣氛優雅,仲有可以book私人房間聚會,又有set lunch menu,以後又多個地方食飯啦👍🏻Set lunch Menu: 2 courses $168 (1 starter+ 1 main)/ 3 courses $208 (2 starters + 1 main)🍽Starters:🥖餐包:包外層焗得脆皮,內面軟淋淋🔸Avocado 🥑 Apple Salad 🥗牛油果🥑蘋果🍎沙律🔸Burrata Cheese Salad🥗布拉格芝士🧀沙律🔸Parma Ham Melon🍈巴馬火腿伴蜜瓜🍈🔸Grilled Chicken Salad 🥗 烤雞🐔凱撒沙律🔸Stir-fried Clams +$38香炒大蜆:蜆肉大隻又嫩滑,個龍蝦醬汁非常惹味😋🍽Main:🔸Pan-Fried Pacific Red Prawns and Scallops Fettuccine +$68紅蝦帶子濶條麵,大大隻蝦🦐及帶子,材料豐富,闊條麵掛滿蕃茄醬汁,啖啖都咁好味🔸Sous
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近日係太古返工真係好多好嘢食😋,太古城又開咗間由Lubuds Group 做嘅意大利餐廳,立即book位試吓先!

餐廳環境舒適,氣氛優雅,仲有可以book私人房間聚會,又有set lunch menu,以後又多個地方食飯啦👍🏻

Set lunch Menu:
2 courses $168 (1 starter+ 1 main)/
3 courses $208 (2 starters + 1 main)

🍽Starters:

🥖餐包:包外層焗得脆皮,內面軟淋淋

🔸Avocado 🥑 Apple Salad 🥗
牛油果🥑蘋果🍎沙律

🔸Burrata Cheese Salad🥗
布拉格芝士🧀沙律

🔸Parma Ham Melon🍈
巴馬火腿伴蜜瓜🍈

🔸Grilled Chicken Salad 🥗
烤雞🐔凱撒沙律

🔸Stir-fried Clams +$38
香炒大蜆:蜆肉大隻又嫩滑,個龍蝦醬汁非常惹味😋

🍽Main:

🔸Pan-Fried Pacific Red Prawns and Scallops Fettuccine +$68
紅蝦帶子濶條麵,大大隻蝦🦐及帶子,材料豐富,闊條麵掛滿蕃茄醬汁,啖啖都咁好味

🔸Sous Vide Pork Loin with Cepes Sauce +$68
慢煮豬柳配牛肝菌汁: 厚切豬柳,慢煮方法令到豬柳肉質又淋又juicy,肉味香濃,牛肝菌汁煮得少少杰身,味道濃郁,推介👍🏻

🔸Grilled USPrime Sirloin +$98
燒美國極級西冷🥩配黑椒汁: 燒西冷放上枱已經聞到香味,medium rare 西冷煮得啱啱好,啱晒牛魔王嘅我🤣
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Noticed that there is a new Italian restaurant in Taikoo Shing. The restaurant décor looked quite nice, sort of upmarket with the dark wood, which gives the impression that it is a classy restaurant. Some of the items on the set menu looked tempting, and the price seemed reasonable, but need to be wary of the add-on price depending on which item you choose from the menu.We arrived promptly when the restaurant opened. The staff took a long time to seat the customers, but thought maybe he just
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Noticed that there is a new Italian restaurant in Taikoo Shing. The restaurant décor looked quite nice, sort of upmarket with the dark wood, which gives the impression that it is a classy restaurant. Some of the items on the set menu looked tempting, and the price seemed reasonable, but need to be wary of the add-on price depending on which item you choose from the menu.

We arrived promptly when the restaurant opened. The staff took a long time to seat the customers, but thought maybe he just needed a bit of time to warm up.

For starters we ordered the soup of the day (pumpkin soup) and the chicken caesar salad. For main course, we ordered the prawn and scallop fettuccini and the slow-cooked pork loin.

While waiting, some of the staff stood near our table to chat rather loudly among themselves. That was an early indicator of sub-standard service. The staff seemed to enjoy moving very swiftly, but without warning. A number of times, a plate of food would be shoved right in front of me without any warning. If i had moved my head forward at that time, likely there would have been a collision. 😥 It is basic courtesy, to at least say something, maybe "excuse me", or "here is your starter", and maybe followed by introducing the dish to the customer. Unbelievable they did not even train their staff to do such simple things. We subsequently decided to go somewhere else for waffles rather than have dessert at this restaurant, and those staff were much more polite and patient with their customers even though they only charged half the price.

To make matters worse, one of the staff may have fallen ill. Initially, she kept sniffling when she was standing near me (our table was next to their work station). Then she started coughing as well. I sympathise that someone ill still have to go to work, but when you work in the food industry, especially at a restaurant that charges on average $250 to $300 per person, how can you expect your customers to enjoy their meal with someone coughing and sniffling next to you. 😥 I was surprised she did not even wear a mask. 😥

ok, back to the food . . . the pumpkin soup was no surprise . . . not very hot and not much flavour . . . similar to what you can buy from the supermarket. The salad was ok, the chicken was tender and had some flavour. For the main course, the prawn and scallops were delicious. They could have given two prawns instead of one (ok to charge $88 extra instead of $68). The pasta was interesting, it tasted ok, but not as fresh as expected. Not sure if they made it fresh. The slow-cooked pork loin was tender, but had too much fat. Better to cut out and not eat the fat portion as the texture was a bit rubbery.

With the poor service and the constant coughing and sniffling, we decided not to have dessert or coffee. By the way, it was strange this new Italian restaurant was offering grapefruit cake/pudding for dessert in their set menu rather than tiramisu, which was featured in one of their posters.

All in all, it was puzzling why the restaurant owner would invest in such a nicely decorated and well-located restaurant with nice food but such poor service.

It really does not take much, just staff who wants to be there, and not too proud to be a gracious host to their patrons.
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