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2019-01-17
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The Mast of Mozzarella & Co is a restaurant originally from Rome, Italy. Their concept? A restaurant, delicatessen and production lab all in one space. The design is white and bright. Clean and well ... sterile. I remember eating there as it was near my hotel in Rome. It was a good place for a quick sandwich before moving on to touristy things. So, when I found that this same place had opened a walk away from my home, I decided to give it a try.Their design is much like the one in Rome. It's als
Their design is much like the one in Rome. It's also white in decor. But perhaps due to the lack of windows, it's a bit more darker inside. It's also not a very big space so they have everything a bit cramped. Like they randomly placed pasta and sauces for sale in one corner instead of one lovely space like in Rome. There is a small viewing area where you see them making fresh buffalo millk mozzarella and burrata. But it's so small compared to the one in Rome, I felt a bit sorry for the man cramped inside that tiny little room. I guess I can only say to the Italians: Welcome to Hong Kong. Land of the lack of space.
The menu is in English and Chinese. Servers all speak English. There is no one that speaks Cantonese. They serve pasta, salad, panino, pizza and burgers. Your basic popular Italian though the menu wasn't as extensive as the one in Italy. Understandable as they probably want to test the local market. Everything is available for dine in (which they add 10% service charge) or take away. You can even just buy the cheese to go.
During lunch time, they have a lunch set menu that changes weekly. It comes with a soup or salad. Add $10 for a regular coffee or tea. And when they weren't kidding when they said it was regular. I added for an ice tea and it was not only tiny but yeah .. regular. So, I'd save that $10 and drink the free water. Stress tap water because they'll ask if you want sparkling or still. This isn't Italy where no one drinks tap and people drink bottled water. I guess they aren't used to that yet.
As it was my first time here, I decided on the set lunch. Soup of the day was a tomato soup. It was thick and had a intense tomato flavor. Crunchy croutons were placed on top to give it a bit of texture. I found they added some basil as well.
I decided on the panino salame ($108) as I wanted try the mozzarella. I was on the edge for the burrata as I love burrata more but I knew I'd have a busy work day ahead so I wanted something a bit more filling. This came with a side of salad which was lightly dressed with a basic vinaigrette. The salad greens were ok but I did love the cherry tomatoes more as they were extremely sweet.
The sandwich was stuffed with a lot of salami and mozzarella with crunchy lettuce and toasted multi cereal ciabatta. A regular ciabatta I'm used to but this? This felt like a healthy beast. The bread was fantastic (though a bit too toasted in some parts). It was covered in so many grains and pine nuts. The salami was wonderful. Not too salty at all. And the cheese? Soft and chewy yet firm. This was really good cheese.
Service was fine though wasn't checked on like the other people around me. Not that I mind as I hate being interrupted while I eat but still was odd that I wasn't asked how I was doing or if it was my first time here. Suddenly, I felt like I was in Rome all over again where I was ignored at a deli as I wasn't blonde like the girl next to me. Food is fine and not overly expensive. I will be back and decide to go a la carte. The lunch sets aren't too interesting and I'd rather see how they fare on something else. Plus, it's good to see a place in Hong Kong that makes their own fresh buffalo mozzarella and burrata and I would probably take some home.
张贴
