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2010-06-06
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I gave my friend a ride to the airport and she bought me a late lunch. Since restaurant in airport usually charges at least 20% more than in the town, I usually eat in fast food shops, such as Burger King, Ajisen, MIX, or Starbucks. However, my friend propose Grappa's and 美心閣 for my choice. Of course, I picked Grappa's because their Italian bread is so GREAT!My friend picked a set and I got a risotto and a creme brulee and iced coffee. The final bill was HK$506. In term of the service, envi
My friend picked a set and I got a risotto and a creme brulee and iced coffee. The final bill was HK$506. In term of the service, environment, and quality of food, I have no complaint.
Bread basket (complementary with pasta or risotto): It has four slices of Italian breads, two white and two brown with multi-grains. All were soft and tasty. It came with a set of three dippings: sun dried tomato paste, olive paste, and olive oil with Balsamic vinegar. The tomato paste is quite mild but the olive paste has quite strong taste of olive.
Set Menu (HK$208)
1. Starter (soup or salad): I choose Caesar salad because it’s not easy to find good Caesar salad at affordable price in the town. Thanks, Grappa’s. You didn’t disappoint me! The roman lettuce was so crispy and fresh. The sauce was so creamy and thick to coat every single piece of lettuce. I use the cheese grinder provided to get freshly grinded parmesan cheese. Lovely!
2. Pasta or risotto: I picked Spaghetti with Clams & Garlic. That is one of the beautiful pasta I have had in this town. The chef used olive oil, garlic slices, red pepper flakes to cook the spaghetti. The pasta was cooked at the right amount of time. To achieve such “Al Dente” level, I think the quality of pasta and control on cooking time is the key for such success. There were over 10 jumbo clams in this dish. Although they are sizable, they are not tasty. However, I believe that the main character in this dish is the spaghetti instead of clam. So, I really enjoy it.
3. Beverage: As usual, I chose coffee. It came with warm milk. Although I don’t know my European coffee, I can tell you that they serve good coffee than the other coffee shops in this airport.
Crab Meat Risotto (HK$138): This is a good dish! Again, the chef has good skill on cooking time control. The risotto was cooked with right amount of time to deliver the appropriate and unique texture of Italian rice. Again, since risotto is the main character, we won’t blame Grappa’s putting only two little piece of crab meat. The cream sauce is really lovely and enhanced the rice.
Creme Brulee (HK$68): It is rare to have creme brulee in a Italian restaurant, instead of French restaurant. Although it is not a good practice, I still consider this scenario is one of the beauties of restaurant in this town. It didn’t disappoint me. The pudding looks sizable but it isn’t because its thickness is about 2 cm only. The glaze was crispy and the appearance looks great and attractive. I like this creme brulee.
Iced Almond Cappuccino (HK$48): This is another good item in this restaurant. It contains not only almond syrup but also almond slices. The milk foam was so thick and strong enough to say over 10 minutes. The milk form texture was so smooth and creamy. I like this too.
This is a good dining experience in Grappa’s. I really enjoy all items in this meal and I think I will come again. It may seem to be expensive to some people but I think Grappa’s is charging reasonable price for its location, decoration, service, and high quality of food and cooking skill. I don’t mind spending additional money to exchange good food / environment / service.
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