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约了朋友去金钟区午餐，上次试过有点港式的Olala有了阴影，还是拣一家正宗的比较好！Cine Citta环境和装修十分优美，待应服务态度也很亲切，第一印象良好！午餐选择算丰富，今天选择了:Roman Antipasto Bar但不是自助，更不是任食的。大概有8款前菜，每款给少份，味道不错，令人开胃，更期待下一道主菜。Rigatoni with Sausage and Black Truffle “Norcina” ，Norcina就是意大利Umbria地方最著名的一款酱汁，用当地的香肠拆肉加入菌菇做成浓酱，Rigatoni是一种通心粉，比Penne和Ziti大一些，嚼劲更佳，配合Norcina是William和Kate的结合，郎才女貌！Baked Grouper with Ratatouille是友人点的，他大赞！待应说是龙脷，但看外貌鱼肉身厚，像鲈鱼和鳟鱼类。Apple Crumble with Vanilla Ice-cream平平实实的一个甜品，偏甜，配合意大利咖啡，是甜对苦，冰对火的诱惑冲击，非常意大利的那种大开大合个性。Fresh Berries with Cream and Kirsh就温柔得多，没有人会抗拒新鲜什莓的清甜，再加入奶油的软滑，是一种婉丽的挑逗！总觉得吃哪国菜色也好，还是吃正宗的地道的比较” 稳阵” ！
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去年年尾听人话 Cinecitta 换了个手势不错的厨师 Patricio, 年头咁啱系附近做了点事, 经过这边看过餐牌好像食得过就拍板走了入去试试. 有食友可能会质疑食个午餐, 是食不出真伪的. 其实这样说也不无道理, 我都经常挂在口边. 但如果基本功夫都做唔到的话, 晚上就好极都有限也是真的. 其实西餐算系好少少的了, 例如在来这之前刚刚食过的 Otto e Mezzo, Robuchon L'Atelier, 其实中午同晚上水准都几接近. 日本菜就比较上大分别得多了!中午有的 Business Lunch Menu, 价钱不算贵但食足 3 Courses 也要 $308, 但看清楚原来其实不包甜品或咖啡茶 (+$58). 再加加埋, 其实会同以上两星店一样价钱, 唯独水准就未别是那卡士回事.先来个 Bread Basket. 有三款, 其实不错的. 不知有没有发觉, 好多香港的意大利餐厅嘅面包篮看落也很似, 但要真正食落去口才会知味道如何. 这里的是 pass 的, 但离好食就还差了些距离. Washington Beef Carpaccio Cipriani. This was just a complete joke. The carpaccio weren't sliced on a machine but seemed like hand-beaten, as a nice gesture - but the beef were hammered so thin they stuck to the plate like it would too on your forehead! Picking it up with the fork or knife broke it into tiny beef flakes. Worst comes to worst, the beef was weak in flavour but this was drowned in Olive Oil. The parmesan cheese in contrast, were sliced way too thick to complement the beef. These small attention to details or lack of in an Italian Restaurant is often what make or break a restaurant's reputation! 3/10Saffron Spaghetti with Lobster, Citrus Sauce. This turned out very different to what I had in mind. The colour might be there, but there is no saffron fragrance at all (not even fake ones! I should have stolen 208's saffron ice cream and insert a scoop on here! ) Worse still, the so called citrus sauce turned out to be plain cream which tasted nothing but cream, no citrus, no shellfish essence, with very little lobster pieces nor taste. If I had wanted a creamy pasta of this quality, I could have gone to some HK Chef Italian restaurants or even Japanese fast food chains like Te Spaghetti and Saizeriya. This didn't taste bad, mind you, it just doesn't belong in a real deal Italian restaurant. At least the commercial pasta is al dente, same as Te ! 4/10Environment and Seating Arrangements is great here however, so is the attentive service! ***************************I was going to order the Supplementary Lunch Dessert + Coffee for $58, but it turned out to be just a tiny pyramidal shaped chocolate mousse. What's the point of ordering that? I'll rather go to 7-11 and buy a 凤仙 or HD Crispy Sandwich and get more satisfaction out of it!
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Cine Citta used to be my canteen. I used to eat there almost every Friday night. For a reason I ignore, I had not been for a few years.Nothing's changed! The same Italian movies play while you eat so I can go there with the most boring date and you will still get some entertainment. The same great food ends up in your plate and stomach and the service has remained very kind and attentive, if not perfect.For appetizers, we picked the scallops, the artichoke soups, the baked artichokes, the mozzarella with grilled vegetables and the house appetizers (a mezze of cold cuts, cheese and vegetables). Everything was very good.For main, we had the risotto, the pici pasta and the baked gnocchi. The pici pasta was the best and my pick for my next meal there.For desert, we had the limoncello cake, the bellini dome with berries, the cheese plate and the tiramitsu. The bellini gets the prize.I think that my Italian grand-father would have approved and so do I. The food is simple, tasty, well cooked and gets to your table not too hot and not too cold (the goldilocks’ kind of cooking). For example, it is very difficult to make a good risotto: if it is too dry, it feels like Uncle Bens cooked it; if it is too wet, it becomes congee. Cine Citta’s risotto was exactly right and with a great taste of duck.In all, a great experience and a great address that has maintained great quality for 10 years.
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湾仔圣佛兰士街、永丰街及星街一带，尽是优质餐厅食肆，很想每间都吃匀，只可惜自搬了写字楼后，已甚少有机会在这区午膳。是日难得要到湾仔办事，立即约好朋友来个午餐。地点由她选，决定来到大家都有兴趣的Cine Citta。餐厅环境不错，有Fine Dining的感觉之余，又不会很拘束。加之楼底够高，加上阳光透过落地玻璃射进来，坐在这个地方用餐，很舒服。甫坐低，即被其餐巾吸引著，折得实在美妙，对此餐厅的印象亦顿时加分。翻开餐牌瞄一瞄，Lunch Set有两道菜及三道菜选择，价钱当然不同，但都是百几蚊，收费相当克己。面包篮内的三款面包，只试了两款，当中较为欣赏Grissini，是又香又脆，即使胃纳十分有限的我，也食了两条。商议后，吃什么也有了共识，可以点菜。头盘的Green Salad，不论份量和卖相都比较平凡，幸而，两片蕃茄都是鲜甜多汁，青豆角爽脆，配合清新的生洋葱，尚算合格的小食。另一头盘是我选的Beef Carpaccio，牛肉切得够薄，吃起来口感软熟，不会过份的冻，配以份量刚好的橄榄油，很不错。当然，配上大量我喜欢的火箭菜以及芝士，也是加分点。主菜方面，见意大利云吞是Homemade，才苛打来试。正如有食友所讲，成个饼印咁。外皮尚且烟韧，但馅料完全唔好食，还好酱汁做得够醒胃，我才勉强吞得下三只。相比之下，我更喜欢烧大虾，一上台见其色泽和卖相已知对办。虾够大只，烧得香口，虾肉弹牙爽口，味鲜，虾头部份更加多羔，甘香好吃。只恨得三只大虾，吃罢还是意犹未尽。跟餐只有两款甜品选择，肯定要晒。Tiramisu质地湿润，带咖啡的香，以及点点的甜酒味道，吃落层次感丰富，很是美味。这是我近期吃过较为出色的意大利芝士饼之一。Tiramisu出色，但另一款甜品Lemon & Mascarpone Mousses也毫不输蚀。质感是软滑，柠檬跟乳酪的酸味又是意想不到的合拍，绝对系清新又醒胃的一道甜品，我仍想Encore呢！套餐就此完毕，但我们还未够喉，仍想吃心太软，另外再点也没有问题。Bownie其实几大件的，朱古力味亦算浓郁，但最失败的地方就系唔够流心，朱古力浆缓缓的流出，又怎样满足得了我等甜魔呢? 再者，雪糕又细球又不好味，比预期中差。吃得很饱，当然如果午餐能包饮品会更理想。最后，希望对方过了十月之后，仍然可以有时间大家出来Lunch，咁就好了！更多相片可见：http://fabricelau.blogspot.com/2010/10/cine-citta.html
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点了bigoli with duck ragout & porcini，卖相和色泽均十分讨好。牛肝菌吃落很香浓，而意粉不像平日吃的软身，反而煮得较「烟靱」，增加了嚼感。另外点了rack of lamb，羊架份量不少，有数支骨。羊肉经香草及黑胡椒粒等香料腌过，吃落十分香。羊架控制在五成熟，肉质非常嫩滑，咬落肉汁充足鲜味，属水准之作。甜品要了Tiramisu，份量不多，但味道取胜。这里的可可粉较日常吃到的香浓，而手指饼也增加了整件Tiramisu的质感，吃完一件也不会觉得腻滞。在星街小区想吃西餐的话cinecittà也算不错的选择。
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