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2013-10-27
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Decided to go here for a birthday dinner treat for my friend as heard that there was quite a nice view of the harbour front. Made a booking and requested an outdoor table close to the view as possible. There was no waiting time as I already booked. It was a nice night, very cool and dry, perfect for outdoor dining. The overhead cover was opened after a while to reveal the sky above us and made the atmosphere better.We were shown to our table, but it was not too close to the front viewing are
We were shown to our table, but it was not too close to the front viewing area, as that area was set for drinks tables only. But at least there was still a view to be seen, although a giant Monchichi inflatable doll did block half of the view! The tables were well spaced apart and so even though people were smoking on other tables, it wasn't a big issue. The whole outside area looked nice and the surroundings comfortable.
We only had two dishes to share as we were not that hungry. First we ordered a cocktail each... there is no shortage of choice from the drinks menu. My friend had the strawberry mojita and I had the lime dacquiri. The mojita was a little better than my dacquiri, but both acceptable.
For our main we ordered the parmasan and rocket pizza and linguini carbonara. The pizza taste was ok, though the toppings were a little scant and I didn't think the pizza was hot enough, as there wasn't the melting cheese effect that I love and expect. Maybe because it was a little cool in the night that the pizza wasn't hot enough for my liking. But it was overall ok. The carbonara was also not hot enough, maybe the outside dining has this effect I don't know. It tasted ok, but I have had much better before from another place. The sauce was a little too dry and 'lumpy' although the taste was ok. The portion could be increased a little.
The dessert, basically a lava cake with icecream and raspberry was presented nicely, and tasted good too. A little on the scant side though for the price... I would prefer it to be another 50% larger at the asking price.
Service as attentive, with the waiters coming to your service straight away rather than ignoring you as with so many other places. Service was good overall.
We finished off with another cocktail each and moved to the drinks area for a nice view of the harbour.
A little disappointed with the food but not as much to affect the experience, but the service and surroundings made up for that.
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