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2013-03-12
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Friend J has always been mentioning that there is a hidden restaurant in the cooked food market that serves decent italian cuisine of a SOHO level. Curious. Hence I came. Early bird doesn't always catch the worm. We arrived at 11:45am, but the waiter told us that they started their business by 12noon (without any intention to serve their customers or taking orders earlier). Receiving the service of a cooked food market standard, I still could not associate this cramped restaurant with fine cuisi
Early bird doesn't always catch the worm. We arrived at 11:45am, but the waiter told us that they started their business by 12noon (without any intention to serve their customers or taking orders earlier). Receiving the service of a cooked food market standard, I still could not associate this cramped restaurant with fine cuisine.
Finally it's noon, and we ordered two lunch sets, which arrived within 20 minutes. Food
Corn soup +$10
The lunch set includes a drink but not the soup. You would need to add $10 for it. The corn soup tasted so good- the corns were mashed, enriching the thickness and texture of the soup. It was sweet. I was very satisfied although no bread was provided. This is definitely a must-order-soup!
Risotto with Green Pea ($48; set lunch)
This risotto was so... green. I did not expect that the risotto would be served together with leafy salad. Rocket- my favourite veggie again! However the distinctive peppery flavour of the rocket stole the spotlight from the risotto itself. The green pea flavour was weak. Quite surprisingly, the risotto had a toothpaste-mint flavour. It did not taste bad- but was not something that fascinated me.
Linguine Carbonara ($38; set lunch)
The carbonara was a bit watery than I expected; however it had a palatably creamy flavour. The linguine was mildly chewy. Bacon was fine. Two words- very delicious! What's more, it costed only $38 (with drink)!!! Unless one has allergy or is on a veggie diet, I could not see the reason of saying no to this
Summary/next?
Admittedly at the beginning, when I judged the restaurant by reference to its location and environment, I was skeptical about the food it served. Happy that their food was yummy (esp. the corn soup!) - and cleared my doubts.
Here, you would experience the service and environment of a cooked food market (i.e. informal, noisy and quick), as well as decent italian food. A meal that costs less than $50- it is reasonable under a cooked food market standard; and is definitely a steal for a quality italian lunch. Although its location was not convenient, I would definitely be back again, either for lunch or dinner (very curious about their dinner).
Other Info. :
1. Note that this restaurant is located in the[b] Queen Street cooked food market [/b](15mins walking distance from MTR exit A2), [u]not[/u] the Sheung Wan cooked food market! I once had got it wrong.
2. This restaurant has a website that includes their menu. It seems that they update the website quite often- at least it shows the lunch menu dated today! So you may probably check their website to see if they've got what you want for lunch today ;)
(The above review is the personal opinion of a user which does not represent OpenRice's point of view.)
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