Vivere

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Item: Vivere
Rating: 4
Author: christychinam

4.5

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衛生

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4023

銅鑼灣

$201-400

意大利菜

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christychinam

等級4

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I was randomly looking for restaurants with views and comfortable spacious seatings and this restaurant caught my attention.

Walking in with classy design with a sunset background from a projector. High ceiling with dark reflective floor and big windows of the victoria park night view, it feels elegant and roomy.

Menu includes most typical Italian dishes while what drew our most were their half bone marrow. Obviously we did order the bone marrow, pumpkin soup, soft shell crab risotto and crumbled pork chop.

First came first, house bread and something like crisp flatbread. Crisp flatbread was very herby with strong rosemary flavour. Even on its own without olive oil and balsamic vinegar, it's already delicious. House bread was very dry and chewy. It wasnt heated up or toasted. Even the crust was chewy and it stopped the dough to absorb the vinegar and olive oil. Really let down.

Bone marrow came after. Visually, very promising. The richness could be smelled through. The sliced baguette was toasted perfectly this time. By spreading the bone marrow on the baguette, it was a heaven bite. Bone marrow absorbed by the baguette which lightened the richness. Meaty and savoury. Beef tripe stew unfortunately had a very strong beef flavour which I did not like much. Even I could see the diced cooked tomatoes, apart from beefy flavour, I couldn't taste anything else.

Pumpkin soup was a thumb up and it was my all time favourite. Creamy and light. Definitely tasted the roasted pumpkin flavour and its sweetness. Love the sprinkled walnut nibbles for some texture. Such a light appetiser to balance out the previous bone marrow richness.

Crumbled pork chop visually looked a bit messy. Leafy salad was spreading all over the melted mozzarella marinara sauced pork chop. Salad was soggy because it was swimming in the marinara. Cutting through the pork chop, it was well cooked and seems moist. Sadly, some parts were chewy and tough that were uneatable or I cut it out. Batter was soggy, not sure if it's because of the marinara. It was similar to a schnitzel but in pork chop. Nothing special and I was kind of regretting not to order one more pasta dish.

Soft shell crab risotto was the star. Creamy and crabby. Rich and savoury. Love the hint of lobster flavour from the broth while Risotto was cooked to perfection. Little chew while well absorbed with broth. Soft shell crab was still crispy even topped on the risotto for awhile. It was a surprisingly light dish. Absolutely amazing!

Obviously, even with that amount of indulgence, we would try their dessert for a good ending. We asked for two, tiramisu and earl grey parfait.
Tiramisu was absolutely delicious, no wonder it's their signature. Even the bottom lady fingers with soaking espresso were still a little crunchy. Love the creamy mascarpone while covered with rich quality cocoa powder. The pistachios nibs on top gave a little crunch but most importantly they mastered the whole classic masterpiece.
Earl grey parfait was again a surprise. It held its shape until the last bite. Strong earl grey tea flavour while paired so well with the dried raspberry. Fruity and earthy at the same time. Not bad!

All in all, the dining experience was not bad. Atmosphere was cozy and romantic. Smoothing piano music with the dim lighting and a full Victoria Park night view. Comfortable seatings and variety drinks options. Highly recommend for a gathering or occasion celebration.

P.s they only serve filtered brand water/ sparkling water which costs hkd20 per person.