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2013-07-11
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The place was quiet when we arrived at 7pm on a Monday evening, but soon filled up with patrons, and despite the high ceilings the noise level was quite loud. We had to lean in to hear each other talking. The staff were friendly and prompt at refilling water, and one of the girls had a bubbly character and joked around with us. She took our orders without pen and paper, and we were betting whether she'll muck it up. She got most of them right, except my beetroot and arugula salad turned into the
The place was quiet when we arrived at 7pm on a Monday evening, but soon filled up with patrons, and despite the high ceilings the noise level was quite loud. We had to lean in to hear each other talking. The staff were friendly and prompt at refilling water, and one of the girls had a bubbly character and joked around with us. She took our orders without pen and paper, and we were betting whether she'll muck it up. She got most of them right, except my beetroot and arugula salad turned into the mixed salad with pumpkin. Which was alright really, it's just leaves.The pumpkin salad was large in portion, fresh leaves, VERY lightly seasoned, such that I had to ask for the olive oil and balsamic vinegar to drizzle more taste onto it. The portobello with chicken strips and bacon was on a thin layer of arugula, which would have looked better if it were on a "bed" of leaves. The mushroom was coated in batter and deep fried, but you can tell this step was done way before the order was put in, as the mushroom was cold, the batter oily and soggy, and the whole thing was bland save for the gooey sauce that coated the chicken and bacon, which were unbalancingly salty. The calamari was the same, pre-fried, cold, bland, and the texture was almost like warm chewing gum, not fresh or firm at all. It was quite disappointing.
The best dish of the night was the proscuitto and arugula pizza, which I prefered over the Suprema, which we were told was spicier than the Diavolo, but ended up with about 5 chilly flakes on the whole pizza and we had to generously sprinkle on more chilly flakes and throw some Tabasco on for flavour. The pizza crusts were thin and crispy to our liking, there was a moderate amount of cheese which was crowded around the centre, which kept it light and not overly filling.
The homemade pannacotta and tiramisu were refreshing, the portions were small enough to keep a sweet tooth happy after a big meal, but big enough for the 3 of us to get a taster.
Overall I think this place has potential (we saw large dishes of steaming hot pasta go past us to the other tables), but I prefer stronger tastes and the dishes here were a bit too bland for me.
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