佢新開時已去食了，見到雜誌介紹到佢有龍蝦任食，即刻搵個機會帶媽媽去試

原來地方好細，枱好密不像高級餐廳有幾多海鮮，龍蝦係波士頓，仲應該係急凍，D肉鞋的，冇甜味
反而D蝦幾好意粉都係任叫，我每樣試少少，又幾好食喎牛扒係其中一份包的主菜，比想像中細塊，不過唔緊要，食前菜BUFFET已飽了一大半，主菜細D仲好
牛味幾濃，炭燒處理得好好bouillabaisse，湯算幾濃雞冇MUD印象

我食嘅時候$450，原來而家已經+到$498!
雖然野食不錯，但因為佢龍蝦質素不合格，所以算係不值

艱苦的工作左一個星期, 想同老婆好好地食返一個美味星期日brunch. 一早訂好了枱，準時一時正入席。當時餐廳並沒有坐滿，只是蔬蔬地坐了兩三台，一個好像經理的服務員竟然把我帶到一個通道旁，廁所門口則的座位 我很有禮貌地問他，是否會有較埋的位置。那時候，是有一個窗口位，眼神間我亦示意想坐這個位。他便很行貨地回答我，這個位已經給其他客定了。 我立刻告訴他，我也很早定了台喎！他說你等等，我去check check。2分鐘後，他回來便說 “OK你可以坐那張啊”。 話！心情即刻轉好！

食物方面，我覺得是不錯的，但是否物有所值，就真是見人見智了。佢係用半自助餐形式去做這個brunch，即係話頭盤同甜品係自助形式，另外有一個pasta同一道主菜是柯打的。價錢成為$498整一位，再加一即五百幾元。食個晏來講都算係幾貴咯！頭半自助形式的食物不算是頂級，但也算可以。最好食都是意粉同主菜。至於甜品亦都是半自助型色，品質真是麻麻地囉。同埋食到甘貴lunch最後都沒有跟一杯茶或咖啡，更真是有點那過。下面是一些圖片給你們慢慢看，參考一下才決定去唔去試試啦：

呢類型高檔野試過一次就OK囉，下次去返銅鑼灣利苑一期果間出名嘅義大利C記好d！

早兩天跟大家分享了我在Donna Dolce學造白松露的菜式，這星期也來了Bella Vita吃新推出的白松露及海鮮菜式。白松露菜式有四款，鮮嫩露筍伴炒蛋配多士、意式冷切火腿及波蛋配脆多士、薯容忌廉湯配香炒大蜆及鮮製牛油意大利幼麵，今天也選了其中兩款來吃。前菜之前，侍應先送上麵包籃，喜愛吃麵包脆條，香脆可口，法包塗上牛油或沾上黑醋吃也不錯。頭盤選了同樣是限定推出的海鮮餐單，LE OSTRICHE，oyster and sea urchin sharing a shell with shallot and scented lemon oil，$288。來自法國的Fine de Claire生蠔，身形瘦長，口感清爽，略帶礦物味，配上來自意大利的檸檬油，微酸下感覺更清新。I GAMBERI ROSSI，Italian red shrimp carpaccio with strawberry and black pepper salad，extra virgin olive oil and basil，$328。軟腍的紅蝦肉薄切跟上士多啤梨，加上少許橄欖油，酸酸甜甜，果味較重。Poached egg with cooked ham on toast and white truffle，意式冷切火腿及波蛋配脆多士，$388。松露配炒蛋一向都是好配搭，所以就選這個水煮蛋來試。水煮蛋上鋪了不少白松露，混著蛋汁滲透於脆多士面上，夾著的火腿鹹香味道更為突出，味道都不錯。 Buttered 32X1 homemade Tagliolini and white truffle，$480，牛油意大利幼麵，是以32份蛋黃配1公斤麵粉的比例來搓製成麵條，再簡單的只用牛油來煮，最後鋪上白松露薄片，頓時間為麵添上生氣，香氣撲鼻，松露片又甚誘人。麵條質感幼滑，帶有咬口，牛油味道芳香，感覺不會太膩，實在好吃。 另外還有Jumbo prawns and Sicilian scampi with orange and rucola salad，$498，兩款烤蝦同樣不錯，蝦味鮮甜，Prawns肉質比Scampi的較為厚身及挺實，個人較愛吃Prawns。然後是四款甜品，每款價錢都$88。Fresh-baked white chocolate cake with berry coils，白朱古力蛋糕外層帶微脆，內裡濕潤軟腍，味道不會太甜。Puff pastry apple tart and vanilla gelato，撻面鋪滿薄薄的蘋果片，但果香味道不太濃烈，撻底十分薄而脆，伴上的雪糕充滿雲尼拿籽，味道香甜。Panna cotta "ancient style" with raspberry sauce and pistachio crumbs，奶凍質感挺實但滑溜，奶香味濃，但味道較甜，跟著微酸的紅桑莓果醬，配搭不錯。Gianduia tarte with toffee sauce，最後的朱古力蛋糕，蛋糕質感不太乾身，但味道還算濃郁，但伴上的拖肥醬不夠香甜。愛吃白松露的朋友，也要趁著這兩個月份當造時期前來吃，還有一直想來吃Sunday Brunch，但經常也已被訂滿座，所以下次也要早些訂座來吃。

Located in Cubus, Bella Vita is a restaurant which serves traditional Italian cuisine. I have read reviews on their Sunday Brunch, which seems to be quite popular for their seafood selection with fresh lobsters and oysters. The pricing of the restaurant was definitely high-end, but this was not matched by the setting of the restaurant – even though sophisticated, the space was small and narrow. When I came on a Saturday for lunch, the restaurant was only half full; they were sufficiently staffed, but the service was unenthusiastic and slow.(1) We started off on a high note with the appetisers. The Artichoke in oil, mussels and cherry tomato with basil pesto sauce was delicious, with big, supple mussels in a well-judged dressing.(2) The Bresaola carpaccio with mix salad, sliced parmesan and lemon oil dressing was refreshing and delectable: the beef was tender and fresh, and the lemon oil dressing was agreeable.(3) The Mix bruschetta with tomato, cannellini beans, anchovies and butter was also a fantastic summer dish, with clean and light flavours of the tomato and cannellini beans being contrasted with stronger tasting anchovies.(4) The main courses, however, were a completely different story. A good pasta means a lot to me, and here at Bella Vita, they really did not get the hang of it. A lasagne is usually a pretty failsafe option at a restaurant, but the Lasagne with Tuscan meat ragout we ordered was mediocre – the taste was all right, but the dish was lacking in substance as there was too little meat and the lasagne sheets were too thin.(5) The Spaghetti with shrimps, cherry tomato and rucola, which was recommended to us by the waiter, was a disaster on a plate. The spaghetti was hard as it was not properly cooked, and while the prawns and cherry tomatoes were fresh, the whole dish was wincingly salty! The only reason we decided not to send this back to the kitchen was because it took half an hour for the spaghetti to be brought to us, and we did not want to wait another 30 minutes for a new plate to be cooked.(6) The Pappardelle with ox tail ragout, on the other hand, was tasteless and could benefit from a generous pinch of salt. To be fair, the oxtail ragu was well cooked and was butter soft and tender, but the blandness could not be excused. Seriously, for these prices we would hope for something better!(7) Thoroughly disappointed by the pastas, we were not in the mood for more food, but we decided to give their desserts a try since we would not be coming back to the restaurant anytime soon. We ordered their signature Tiramisu “Bella Vita” ($88), which the waiter recommended because it was made with real mascarpone and there was no gelatine added to it (Really? It was a house specialty because they didn’t add gelatine?) The tiramisu was smartly presented in a white porcelain bowl, and even though it was on the sweet side, the texture was decadently creamy and smooth, and there was enough coffee at the bottom for my liking. We drowned our sorrows by tucking into this classic Italian treat.Lunch at Bella Vita costs above $300 per head, and dinner above $500 per head. For the prices they charged, the food was rather appalling. Given that the ingredients were all fine and fresh, the poor execution of dishes could have been forgiven if the service was up to scratch, but unfortunately, that was unacceptable too. Perhaps we came on an off day, or perhaps the restaurant does much better at their Sunday brunches. Either way, I won’t be stepping foot in this restaurant any time soon.

A friend recommended this restaurant to us and in particular the t-bone steak, so I decided to come and try.

When we arrived at around 7:15pm, the restaurant was practically empty. The waiters were hanging around not doing much and then I realised they were standing on one side chatting among themselves. Then they were louder and louder and I could hear exactly what they were chatting and laughing about. This was not a cheap restaurant, appetizers were around HKD200 to HKD300 and main course were on average HKD400 to HKD500. I would have expected the service be a lot more professional! The restaurant was only one third full throughout the whole evening. There was a big group (adults and kids) sitting at the back of the restaurant in a private room without doors. They were so loud and at one stage I thought I was at Cafe de Coral!

I shared the t-bone steak with my husband. The steak had little flavor. You needed mustard or sea salt, if not it was so bland. We quickly asked where the steak came from. They said New Zealand. No wonder! Should have asked the origin of the steak before we ordered...

Overall with the price tag, i consider this a total rip off considering the quality of food and the service.

之前想搵間据扒餐廳同朋友慶祝生日，有人介紹我去 Bella Vita，話果度嘅 T骨扒好正。上次無黎到，今次同老公黎撐枱腳，食燭光晚餐。

頭盆叫咗 Grilled Octopus 炭燒八爪魚配青蘋果，同埋 Cod Fish Timble。個八爪魚充滿炭燒嘅獨特香味，外層微焦，燒得剛剛好，小小脆皮好香口，內裡軟腍腍成強烈對比，配青蘋果好開胃。Cod Fish Timble 用咗馬介休，師傅好細心地將魚肉拆到一絲絲，好似蟹肉咁，上面鋪咗幾片黑松露，畫龍點睛，魚肉好正，放咗一陣先食入面仲熱辣辣的。

Pasta 叫咗佢地嘅招牌菜紅蝦扁麵，同埋好少餐廳做的墨汁薯糰配辣魷魚圈。紅蝦扁麵個 sauce 十分濃烈，好似龍蝦湯咁，真係食到 lam lam 脷。至於個墨汁薯糰，雖然個賣相黑炆炆，但係質地同味道一流，薯糰軟硬道適中，食得出係新鮮即做的。

主菜係期待已久嘅T骨扒，話係二人份量，但係四個人都夠食，大過我塊面，個 shape 仲好似個心形添呀，情人節或紀念日黎食更啱 feel。外面有一坑坑的燒烤紋，師傅將扒切開一件件，再整整齊齊地排好，見到𥚃面微紅的肉，再加上撲埋黎嘅香味，未食齋睇都知掂呀。骨的左邊較小部分是 tenderloin，肉質軟腍，右邊較大的是 Striploin，肉味濃郁。從未食過咁正嘅T骨扒，旁邊的伴菜沙律都不能忽視，加咗士多啤梨同合桃，個汁好特別，好 refreshing，正好中和咗扒的 heavy 感覺，不過我地兩個人真係食唔晒，好浪費啊，下次一定要叫多幾個人黎分享。

我老公食完個扒已經投降，我則堅持我一貫的作風，飽死都要食甜品，去親意大利餐廳的指定動作，試下個 Tiramisu，賣相不錯，我個人偏好用碗上的 Tiramisu，應該無落魚膠，正合我胃口，最怕硬掘掘成磚的 Tiramisu，而且不會有太濃烈的酒味。

餐廳雖小，但裝修好有味道，好 home feel，我背後的壁畫好靚，令成個環境都好舒服，一定會再黎。

Monday Dinner

In fact, I am drawn to this restaurant by their brunch.Heard that they got a pretty good selection of good quality dishes for brunch buffet. Thats why I come here for dinner, but will come back for their brunches soon.

Bella Vita is located on the 11th floor of Cubs. It is managed by 1957 & Co. In the same building of Cubus, this management also provide dining experiences at Mango Tree & Sushi Ta-ke. I am not that eager to try Mango Tree, cause its thai food, but i would like to come back for Sushi Ta-ke.

For the appetizers, we ordered Burrata Salad w/ Rocket Leaves & Onion Soup.

The Burrata Salad is great. Because I like mozzarella very very much. In fact, burrata is an italian chees that made from mozarella and cream. It is soft inside and a little bit hard outside w/ mozzarella. It is a perfect combination w/ rocket leaves and cherry tomatoes. Some diners may not like the bitter tastes that rocket leaves give, but if u match w/ cherry tomatoes, its goof to give a try! For the onion soup, i am quite disappointed instead. The onion soup is quite creamy. The pieces of onions are dissolved in the soup. I always like to have onion soup when i go to steak house and such, because of the melting cheese ! (the Parmesan and cheddar cheese) !! Unfortunately, theres no cheese in this bowl of onion soup. Otherwise, it would be great ! They also serve you basket of warm breads, bread sticks with vinegar and olive oil. You cant miss this in an Italian restaurant.
Especially, I like the vinegar they serve.For main dishes, we ordered Red Prawn Pasta & Lamp Chops.

The Red prawn Spaghetti is quite creamy and the choice of the pasta is linguine. It is above average standard ! THe red prawns are great and fresh, but the pasta dont give us a taste of " Al Dente ! " Maybe we demanded too much, but it should have been better ! For the lamb chops, I ordered it medium- well. It is cooked well and grilled well. I dont need any mint sauce or mustard. The lam meat is quite softened inside but crusty outside. It is so lovely cooked that I couldnt get enough.For desserts, we ordered the Apple Pie w/ Gelato & Tiramisu !

The apple pie is served w/ warm green apples, hence, give us a taste of sourness. But, if you eat it w a spoonful of vanilla gelato, it actually well balanced out. The serving size is appropirate for 3-4 persons to share.

Also, we ordered the Tiramisu. The waiter told us that they dont put in any wine or whatsoever to this dessert. I found interesting is that they have 3/4 portion of this dessert with the Tiramisu cream and 1/4 renaming as cake. I like this raito as I like the sweetness of Tiramisu. All in all, I will definitely come back for brunch here! Wanna come here to try the various selections of parma hams ..

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Price : $ 750 per person
Similar restaurants: Casa Fina, La Cucina Italiana

There is a balcony at this restaurant, you can enjoy a drink or so before or after dinner.A plus !

Bella Vita是一間意茶位於銅鑼灣Cubus。他們裝修較簡單舒服，還有露天坐。

去到當然叫佢地最人氣的T-bone.黎到有少少嚇人，真的好大份。
我地叫咗medium rare。好有肉汁，食落口有陣好香的燒烤味。肉質軟軟，真的好好味！！

位於銅鑼灣的「食廈」Cubus 向來都不會令我失望，各國菜式如泰國菜(Mango Tree), 中菜(皇府)，意菜(Alba) ,日本菜(雪舟) 應有盡有之餘，質素亦能給予一份信心保證。

從Cubus 云云的選擇當中，個人最喜愛意菜餐廳 Bella Vita。大廚來自意大利的托斯卡尼，菜式的構思當然也貫徹托斯卡尼的小鎮風味，賣相較崇尚自然，一點也不花巧。調味方面亦傾向輕巧，著重原汁原味。

餐廳的面積不大，形狀近似一個長長的「L」字。室內設計得簡單雅緻，但空間比較狹窄，以致枱與枱之間也較為貼近。倖好用午膳當日經已是下午的兩時多，不難在餐廳的一角找個寬敞的位置。午市套餐的選擇不算多，頭盤、意粉和主菜都只得四、五個款式，如果要試齊每個類別的菜式的話，$298三道菜的套餐絕對是不二之選。

青蘋果沙律、黑醋汁 (Grade: 3/5)
沙律採用了不同種類的蔬菜，當中包括矜貴的火箭菜，用料絕不吝嗇。為了令沙律的味道更加味美，廚師特別加入幾片青蘋果，令菜式更為開胃可口。不過整道菜真正的殺手鐧其實是從托斯卡尼運到的黑醋汁，黑醋汁酸中略帶點清甜，為平凡的沙律注入了活力。 蕃茄海鮮湯 (Grade: 4/5)
這款蕃茄海鮮湯無論在顏色和味道方面都大有馬賽傳統 Bouillabaisse湯的影子，湯帶有很重的魚味，但毫不帶腥，加上蕃茄的微酸和芫茜的獨特幽香，層次感覺份外豐富，入口暖笠笠十分窩心。 扁意粉、忌廉三文魚粒伏特加醬汁 (Grade: 5/5)
倘若世界上真的有一碟完美無瑕的意粉的話，我們可能終於找到了！

扁意粉做得煙韌彈牙，麵香濃郁，配角的忌廉三文魚粒伏特加醬汁也同樣稱職，兩者配搭得天衣無縫，效果相得益彰。廚師從醬汁中特別加入少許的伏特加酒，令creamy的質感中增加了一種火熨的效果，口感倍覺精彩。 藏紅花青口自家製寬條麵 (Grade: 4/5)
個人其實較為喜歡藏紅花和意大利飯這個天作之合的配搭，感覺上藏紅花跟寬條麵雖然不算格格不入，但味道總覺不太吻合。

不過值得一讚的是自家製作的寬條麵跟早前的扁意粉同樣al dente，嚼勁的確一流。可惜寬條麵的吸收力實在太過利害，一瞬間經已將醬汁吸乾，以至麵入口略為乾身，否則口感必定更佳。 香煎安格斯肉眼扒、配燒馬鈴薯、雜錦沙律 (Grade: 3.5/5)
兩款意粉的確令人眼介大開，不知兩款主菜又能否同樣稱心？

首先品嚐一下香煎至半熟的安格斯肉眼扒。菜式繼續堅持原汁原味，香煎後面頭只輕放些少新鮮的黑胡椒便完成。肉眼扒的肉質鮮嫩幼滑，即使調味輕巧亦不失近乎完美口感，不過在難度和創意的角度就比較失色一點。 燒羊仔肉、百里香、蒜蓉、橄欖油汁 (Grade: 3.5/5)
燒羊仔肉採用托斯卡尼的地道方法炮製，經百里香、蒜蓉、橄欖油等醃製過後燒至金黄。羊仔肉的肉汁成功被鎖住，入口份外juicy。 總結
食物的賣相沒有普通星級餐廳的亮麗，但Bella Vita 賣的正是典型托斯卡尼風格的平實低調。大廚對保持地道風味有一份執著，因此橄欖油、黑醋等都會定時從托斯卡尼運到。美中不足的是服務仍有進步空間，另外餐廳枱椅的擺放也可有更佳的安排而增加一點兒的空間感和私隱。

喜歡t-bone一來是人多分享的美味，其二是T字骨由西冷和牛柳組成，兩部份面積比例和受熱落差很大，火候處理是經驗之談。落刀的一刻已知對辦，圖中medium rare的肉汁不是Photoshop加工的，兩邊的表面都烤得焦香，我比較喜歡肉味重的西冷部份，與和牛的油甘加起來，罪惡度絕不遜方才「豬油包」，新發見的霸皇t-bone，牛魔王、魔女趁未加價前快去試了。