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2015-02-10 4261 views
I noticed this was popular for a while on OpenRice so decided to come here for lunch one day. I love Italian. It was new. Why not?Located inside WTC, it is one of many of the restaurants located here. Their original branch is in Tai Hang and though I haven't tried it, I've heard mixed reviews from people. They now have a branch in the very busy Causeway Bay.The place was spacious. There was a lovely view of the ocean if you are lucky enough to get a seat there. However, since I didn't make a res
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I noticed this was popular for a while on OpenRice so decided to come here for lunch one day. I love Italian. It was new. Why not?

Located inside WTC, it is one of many of the restaurants located here. Their original branch is in Tai Hang and though I haven't tried it, I've heard mixed reviews from people. They now have a branch in the very busy Causeway Bay.

The place was spacious. There was a lovely view of the ocean if you are lucky enough to get a seat there. However, since I didn't make a reservation, I didn't get that priviledge.

Lunch time they only offer a lunch set menu. Price is $95 and includes a daily soup or salad, a Coke or ice orange tea and a main. There is no 10% service charge. Fairly reasonably priced. The daily soup was seafood chowder, so I chose that, the ice orange tea and the braised beef ribs.
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 Seafood Chowder. This was all things horrible. It was way too salty. And for chowder, it was way too watery. There wasn't any seafood flavor and tasted a lot like potato soup. The only chunks of seafood was one tiny circle of squid. I think I have better chowder from a can of Campbell's soup.
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 Iced Orange Tea. I liked this. However, it didin't taste like orange. It tasted like peach. I like peach tea but yeah ... it said orange. Hmmm....
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 Braised Beef Rib Fingers. It was served on a pretty stoneware plate and came with paella rice and mixed vegetables. The good thing was the beef ribs were tasty and so soft, it pulled away easily. The bad thing was way too many to make this a good dish. Everything was cold except for the beef. The paella rice tasted only like tomato sauce and was cold. The vegetables were over steamed to the point of being mushy. It was not only cold but not seasoned. What was the culprit of this crime? The plate was cold. Stone cold. You do not serve a plate of food on a cold dish. Restaurants keep their plates warm on a warming rack. It keeps the food hot so when brought to the customer, it remains hot.
braised beef rib fingers
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 For $95, it isn't very expensive. In facti, it's downright affordable. But there were so many things wrong with the food that it leaves much to be desired. Service was fine. Nothing wrong with that. It was the food that needs much improvement. Yes, it looks pretty. But tastewise, it really isn't worth it. Won't return.
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    Date of Visit
    2015-02-09
    Dining Method
    Dine In
    Spending Per Head
    $95 (Lunch)