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2018-02-20
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Have you ever wondered, in your life, that why are you worth being so spoilt and loved by a friend? I have, and I always do. She is probably one of those who keep prompting this question in my head.But perhaps this is not explainable, or perhaps this is how we are destined. Instead of drilling in such a myth, I decided to pamper her with one of the finest Italian restaurants in town, one that I put it long on my wish list awaiting someone worth uncovering its mystery with me, to celebrate her la
But perhaps this is not explainable, or perhaps this is how we are destined. Instead of drilling in such a myth, I decided to pamper her with one of the finest Italian restaurants in town, one that I put it long on my wish list awaiting someone worth uncovering its mystery with me, to celebrate her last single birthday.
Centering on traditional Italian craftsmanship and capped off with the coronet of one Michelin star, the restaurant ditched the sumptuous decoration. Instead, it extended the homely ambiance in this gargantuan space: amber lighting under wood-paneled ceiling, open kitchen stations on one side and bookshelves on the other; mopping the floor with tiles, and arraying the wooden tables and chairs.
As soon as we cruised the strip, the freshly oven-baked aroma couldn’t wait to flock to us enticing our palate. Attending to vibrant colours of food busy dancing around the open stations, our saliva was incontrovertibly dripping.
As soon as we got seated, a bread basket, which comprised crispy sticks, ciabatta and grano spezzato, was warmly served. When it comes to appetizer, nothing beat a warm basket of bread with olive oil and vinegar.
complementary bread basket
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2 Gusti (Pesto (half) & Norcina (half))$280 [Rated 8.7/10]
First popping up to our table was one of their most celebrated dishes – pizza.
Pesto (hlaf) & Norcina (half)
$280
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Pesto (hlaf) & Norcina (half)
$280
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Pesto (hlaf) & Norcina (half)
$280
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The crust was simply perfect - well blistered after oven-baked and adorned with agreeable char. Thanks to 36 hours of natural fermentation that gave the dough the finest extensibility, the base was churned with thickness right on point – thin yet faultlessly chewy – and presented the complex and nutty fragrances from different Italian flours, which went harmoniously with the robust smokiness – SCRUMPTIOUS.
I was particularly in favour of the pesto sauce, the powerfully aromatic basil resonated with smattering of lactic mozzarella and sour sun-dried tomatoes – DOOZY that went a long way. The other half with sausages and mushroom, even it was still woven with a slather of mozzarella, fell a bit on the blend side.
Classic Carbonara (Tagliolini) $190 ] [Rated 7.4/10]
The meal started off on a high noteimparting us anxiety about the upcoming dishes. Up next was the classic Carbonara, which was made with tagliolini, a thin cylindrical pasta that works best with cream sauces.
Classic Carbonara
$140
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Classic Carbonara
$140
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I was so obsessed with their tagliolini though, featuring handmade egg pasta’s uniquely raw yet springy texture faultlessly to render itself out from all those alleged "handmade pasta specialists". The pasta was on a rather hard side, perfectly to be intermingled with carbonara.
Iberico Pork Neck (250g)/Spain $290 [Rated 9/10]
The little fallback from the previous dish was soon slashed out by the pork neck. I am never a pork person, or even a meat person, so I always resist ordering meat when eating out. However, the irresistible aroma of grease from the dining tables nearby coaxed us to have a try, which ended up to be the best degustation experience of the night!
Iberico Pork Neck (250g)
$290
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Iberico Pork Neck (250g)
$290
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The pork had already been cut into pieces, revealing streaks of delicious fat marbling in the succulent flesh. Carefully grilled to medium rare, the inner layer stayed pinkish red while the outer layer was woven with a nice sheet of grease. When I had a bite of it, the grease immersed into the super tender pork to burst into the tangiest decadent that we couldn’t stop munching on!
The salt, black pepper and butter served together with the dish were never needed, because the pristine ingredient was already the strongest standing by itself.
Lemon Tart $140 [Rated 8.3/10]
We were satiated, but a night can’t be perfect without dessert, especially on this special night celebrating my
friend’s birthday. We ordered a lemon tart.
Lemon tart
$140
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We are definitely a risk taker, for lemon tart is always the best single gauge of a bakery’s quality t – either sublime or a complete failure; no mediocrity. Thanks God we were brave enough to make this move and brought ourselves this heavenly goodness. There was a perfect dance to balancing the sweet and tart flavours appropriately; the tarty filling, never buttery or eggy, was so lemon and contrasted nicely with crispy praline. A dollop of vanilla ice-cream gave the final punchy touch to the dessert – BRAVO!
All in all, it was a delicious line-up of skillfully executed classics staying authentic. At this affordable price, we could hardly find other restaurants having dishes with a lot of depth like those we found here. I would definitely come back for another traditional homely Italian dining experience.
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