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2014-01-24
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We had been thinking about going to Motorino for a while and, finally, we got to try their 'famous' pizzas.After sitting down, the waitress took our order and gave us a bottle of tap water. There was a definite urgency to the service that continued throughiut the meal, resulting in us feeling a little hurried. Our meatballs soon came out and were topped with parmesan and basil, surrounded by a pool of marinara sauce. They looked great and the marinara smelled and tasted good too. The meatbal
After sitting down, the waitress took our order and gave us a bottle of tap water. There was a definite urgency to the service that continued throughiut the meal, resulting in us feeling a little hurried.
Our meatballs soon came out and were topped with parmesan and basil, surrounded by a pool of marinara sauce. They looked great and the marinara smelled and tasted good too. The meatballs themselves were a bit of a let-down. The mince was much too finely ground and the whole mixture had been overworked, leaving little texture to the balls. They also lacked seasoning. The sauce gave a flavour to the dish, but the actual balls need to be seasoned enough too in order to get the most out of the dish. You can'r just leave it to the sauce to do the work.
No sooner had we eaten the last mouthful, than the plate was whipped away. It was as if the server was hovering over us - distracting to say the least.
The pizza came out and was pretty decent. We had ordered a Margherita and the tomato and buffalo mozzarella were great. The crust was really good too. It was a little over-charred on one side, but in general it had that perfect combination of elasticity to crispness.
Again, as soon as we had put the last slice in our mouths, the plate was snatched out and we felt it was time to leave. It is not cheap, but it has pretty decent pizza. It is not the best in Hong Kong. That crown remains tightly glued to the head of Paisano's.
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