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2014-03-04
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I was recommended by a friend to try this Italian Restaurant. I was also told that this restaurant was opened by the chef previously working at Sabatini. Hence, I just took the occasion of my friend’s birthday to tryout the food here. I was somehow disappointed by the setting of the restaurant coz I found it too bright inside which kills the ambience. The food menu is pretty simple & straight forward to cover a la carte and 2 set of fixed priced tasting menu. I guess I am too picky here, I was d
To be fair, the quality of the food is not bad given the price they charged. The two of us finally decided to go with the tasting menu so we could try a little bit of everything. For a $598 set, they have included the appetizer, soup, pasta, main course, dessert and coffee/tea which is unbelievable.
We picked the self-selected antipasti dish as appetizer and we were allowed to go for one round of food at the antipasti table. I was indeed pretty full after finishing the smoked salmon & parma ham yet there were loads to come.
Personally, I love the Italian Red shrimp pasta as the special source was really yummy. The taste of the risotto was good except that the rice was too “al dente” (LOL)…oh well, I am still searching for a place in HK which can make impressive risotto.
The main courses came in full portion whilst there were 2 options of steak I could choose from – Australian M8 or USA rib eye, my preference went to rib eye as I love the stronger taste of US beef. I also tried my friend’s Wagyu beef duo (cheek & tongue), the meat was so tender from its slow cook handling. 2 different types of beef, 2 different ways of cooking = double enjoyment!
The dessert of the day was the French chestnut cake whilst I picked Tiramisu from their dessert menu (pay extra $48 from its original $68). I always believe the Tiramisu can somehow represent the spirit & authenticity of an Italian restaurant (sounds crazy eh?). Chestnut cake turned out to be very good, not too sweet and the chestnut was outstanding! For the Tiramisu, it’s a modified version…very smooth but the taste of coffee & rum were weak, probably the chocolate covered them all; not a traditional Tiramisu yet interesting.
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Corkage charge is $200 and the manager highly recommended me to open (or take home) another half bottle just to save the corkage fee. He's been very helpful but the two of us couldn't drink a second bottle anyway.
(The above review is the personal opinion of a user which does not represent OpenRice's point of view.)
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