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Best. Dinner. EVER!!!
2013-03-26 219 浏览
Best. Dinner. EVER!!! Chanced upon this restaurant and stumbled into a charming and lively spot where the friendly staff was attentive to my famished tummy. I ordered from the set dinner menu which was very good value for money, given the quality of the ingredients and the authenticity of the dishes. I grew up in Italy and spent the first 24 years of my life there, before moving to HK. I was totally blown away at first bite - this was just like eating in my childhood friends' homes: comforting a
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Best. Dinner. EVER!!! Chanced upon this restaurant and stumbled into a charming and lively spot where the friendly staff was attentive to my famished tummy. I ordered from the set dinner menu which was very good value for money, given the quality of the ingredients and the authenticity of the dishes. I grew up in Italy and spent the first 24 years of my life there, before moving to HK. I was totally blown away at first bite - this was just like eating in my childhood friends' homes: comforting and hearty. The aromas and presentation took me back & made me smile at the wonderful memories. I started off with the scrambled eggs with black truffle: while the eggs were soft and creamy, the star on this dish was definitely the black truffle which was true luxurious comfort food at its best. I then ordered the Pasta with Beef & Pork: not an easy dish to make as the sauce needs to have the perfect ratio of beef and pork, with the right cuts and juuust the right quality, in order for it to work in perfect harmony. But the pasta was hands down the very best handmade pasta I've tried in a long time: al dente!!! Finally, nothing soggy or limp like a lot of Italian restaurants in HK do so well just to accommodate local tastebuds...enough said. I was very tempted to order more sauce but decided to save some space for the porchetta. A very difficult and time-consuming dish to make (9 hours to cook slowly on a pit), I was thoroughly impressed by this dish. The meat of the porchetta was so silky & tender, and the skin beautifully crispy (and a hint of caramelisation which was so yummy). It reminded me exactly of the porchetta sandwiches I used to have (and still lust over...) as a student in Umbria...amazing! I didn't order any wine or dessert, but will definitely save that for my next visit with Italian friends. This little hidden gem will definitely be savoured by true Italians who miss the whole spectrum of delicate and robust flavours of home. All in all, it was the perfect end to a long day at work. Would I go back? Definitely! Would I bring my friends from Italy there? Absolutely!
(以上食记乃用户个人意见 , 并不代表OpenRice之观点。)
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