Pasticceria Giovanni Pina 1920 (如心廣場一期) (已結業)

Item: Pasticceria Giovanni Pina 1920 (如心廣場一期)
Rating: 3
Author: Felixxx

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5358

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$101-200

意大利菜

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Felixxx

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Given their reputation on openrice, I was looking forward to the experience. The limited set menu only lists 2 choices. The a la carte menu has much more attractive main courses. They cost the same as the set, but without the soup, dessert and coffee/tea. Unfortunately, it is not possible to covert these mains into a set by paying a surcharge. So I went for one of the 2 sets since it seemed to be much better value (wrong decision but more about that later). I picked the linguine with scallops and prawns, but was told they completely ran out of scallops.. and it wasn't even dinner time yet! Not a good sign. Anyway I was recommended the only other set: kurobuta chop. Mushroom soup with black truffle flavour was ok, but personally I had expected a more intense mushroom flavour. Pork chop benefits from a satisfying portion size. The meat is tender enough and not overly dry, but is on the bland side, with just a drizzle of balsamic dressing. The cake is the most disappointing, with no distinct flavour other than being overly sweet. Anyways having tried the extras in the set, next time I will just go for a menu only main course and a specialty coffee, and skip the rest (especially the cake). It would've cost about the same, or just slightly more. Oh btw, they only sell the mini tarts by the dozen, another strangely inconvenient store policy. They need to realize not every customer has a large family.