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2013-05-29
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We went here for lunch on a Tuesday. Came around 12:15 and it was empty. The service was slow and it was at least an hour before we left, and it was certainly not an intentionally leisurely lunch.After we ordered, we were served bread. It had olives baked into it, which was an interesting touch. Nothing to write home about, but certainly not bad.The set lunch comes with soup and coffee. The soup was beet; I'm not a huge fan of beets, I find them too sweet, but this was a very mellow beet soup, a
We went here for lunch on a Tuesday. Came around 12:15 and it was empty. The service was slow and it was at least an hour before we left, and it was certainly not an intentionally leisurely lunch.
After we ordered, we were served bread. It had olives baked into it, which was an interesting touch. Nothing to write home about, but certainly not bad.
The set lunch comes with soup and coffee. The soup was beet; I'm not a huge fan of beets, I find them too sweet, but this was a very mellow beet soup, almost like a potato soup that was red. It came out piping hot, which is rare in HK establishments. B+
Afterward, we had a side salad (not pictured). Lettuce and tomatoes, very simple, with just some balsamic vinegar drizzled on top. I'm a fan of simple in my salads, and was happy enough with this one. A-I had the rabbit ragu with the standard pasta. I wanted the tagliatelli that the menu talks up (+$20), but they were out of that. In fact, the server was uncertain as to whether they had the rabbit (but they did, ultimately).
The pasta was al dente, nothing to complain about there. The rabbit was minced and as gamy as it was, gave the whole thing a somewhat mealy texture. The sauce was tasty, but both on the sweet side and on the salty side. It certainly fell in the range of what I wanted, but not on the high end of that range. B+
My wife got the pesto with gnocchi. I wasn't big on the gnocchi-- they were very soft, almost the texture of mashed potatoes-- I wouldn't recommend it to anyone in a pasta mood. The pesto was good, nothing spectacular. On the whole, B.On the whole, I'd say the food was decent, the price was steep, the service was slow, and I wouldn't recommend you go out of your way to go here. If you're in the area, Memo's is a decent cheaper alternative. Don't go on a Tuesday, b/c they're off Monday and haven't restocked the hand-made pastas. Don't go on a Monday b/c they're not open. And don't go on the weekend in the evenings, b/c they're packed.
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