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The casatella cheese appetizer was reminiscent of Da Domenico's grilled scamorza (also served with aged balsamic vinegar) but accompanied by assorted grilled veg which were quite sweet & fresh. The cheese itself was not quite as good as Da Domenico's scamorza but considering the fact that it is priced lower even with the range of yummy grilled veg, it does not seem wrong to order it here. The pastas, although not the best in town, are decent and probably above the standards of most so-called
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The casatella cheese appetizer was reminiscent of Da Domenico's grilled scamorza (also served with aged balsamic vinegar) but accompanied by assorted grilled veg which were quite sweet & fresh. The cheese itself was not quite as good as Da Domenico's scamorza but considering the fact that it is priced lower even with the range of yummy grilled veg, it does not seem wrong to order it here.

The pastas, although not the best in town, are decent and probably above the standards of most so-called Italian restaurants in Hong Kong. However they did not exactly leave much impression so I'm not going to say any further than "not bad!".

Dessert was a tad too boring for a restaurant on the fancier side of the spectrum. The way things were presented seemed to show effort but an unfortunate lack of skill. Tastewise they were "ok" but seriously, nothing more than "ok". It simply didn't have the "wow" factor that ends a meal on a high note.

All in all a reasonably good restaurant, worth a visit when you crave something Italian but not outrageously expensive. The chilled out atmosphere and availability of outdoor tables also makes Gaia more suitable for casual dinners with friends than hotel-nested restaurants which can be stuffy at times.
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grilled veg,melted casatella,aged balsamic vinegar
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sangiovese rabbit stew style ragout pasta
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因為公司要員要回歸, 講明想食"意大利"菜. 經某某介紹話超讚水準, 而且在網上睇到好多個唔好的評分. 呢間位於上環的意大利餐廳, 一行13人.我會比個咁低o既評分, 係因為..........先從餐廳傳真set定o既只有3個course o既晚餐.頭盆3選1, 有蝦沙津生牛肉芝士雜菜湯主菜4選1, 有佢地提出招牌菜"燒春雞"羊魚本來3選1的, 但因為有牛魔王, 所以加咗個牛, 餐廳話如果咁多選擇要每人加HKD50. 是但啦.最後係甜品, 冇得揀Sorbet with fresh fruit and Moreno cherry syrup咖啡或茶欠奉一入餐廳, 各自點飲品, 點咗杯橙汁, 得7成滿而且我從未飲過經過過慮的鮮搾橙汁, 可以一粒果肉都冇.頭盆我揀Beef Carpaccio, 賣相正常, 但貌似牛肉o既肉無牛肉味, 好彩仲有D cheese味. 左邊同事食沙拉, 嘩嘩嘩, 意大利田園風, 成兜都係菜, 又話有蝦o既? 原來好似有D男士送鑽戒比女朋友咁大, 有3隻蝦仔. 跟住又試咗右邊個同事少少菜湯, 5555555(無味)的.然後係主菜, 4個人點羊, 7個牛, 1個魚同1
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因為公司要員要回歸, 講明想食"意大利"菜. 經某某介紹話超讚水準, 而且在網上睇到好多個唔好的評分. 呢間位於上環的意大利餐廳, 一行13人.
我會比個咁低o既評分, 係因為..........

先從餐廳傳真set定o既只有3個course o既晚餐.
頭盆3選1, 有
蝦沙津
生牛肉芝士
雜菜湯
主菜4選1, 有
佢地提出招牌菜"燒春雞"


本來3選1的, 但因為有牛魔王, 所以加咗個牛, 餐廳話如果咁多選擇要每人加HKD50. 是但啦.
最後係甜品, 冇得揀
Sorbet with fresh fruit and Moreno cherry syrup
咖啡或茶欠奉

一入餐廳, 各自點飲品, 點咗杯橙汁, 得7成滿而且我從未飲過經過過慮的鮮搾橙汁, 可以一粒果肉都冇.

頭盆我揀Beef Carpaccio, 賣相正常, 但貌似牛肉o既肉無牛肉味, 好彩仲有D cheese味. 左邊同事食沙拉, 嘩嘩嘩, 意大利田園風, 成兜都係菜, 又話有蝦o既? 原來好似有D男士送鑽戒比女朋友咁大, 有3隻蝦仔. 跟住又試咗右邊個同事少少菜湯, 5555555(無味)的.

然後係主菜, 4個人點羊, 7個牛, 1個魚同1個雞. 我點咗羊, 賣相都唔錯, 中間有個好好笑o既笑話, 因為唔係我親身經歷, 希望有機會佢地會發表啦.
正要開動時, 個waiter走呢話漏單, 隻雞唔記得煮, 仲要同我地講, 因為得一個人點雞, 所以漏咗, 就係咁就已經唔值咁o既收費啦. 我個同事即刻反應話, 嘩嘩嘩啲咩解釋呀, 點講都係你地唔啱啦, 你反而講因為只有一個人點雞所以漏單?????? 唔漏都漏咗, 唯有叫個watier盡快叫廚房做啦, 佢又話要10分鐘. 早知漏單就唔好同我地上菜啦, 咁我地食唔食好呀?

更奇怪o既係, 魚都係得一個人叫姐, 又唔漏單ga???????

成間餐廳室內得我地13個人, 外面就得幾丁友添.
咁都可以漏得單???
跟住梗係食啦, 3舊用燒焦咗的煙肉片包住o既羊肉, 有D又碎又雜o既雜菜同一匙potato puree. 嘩, 又要嘩嘩嘩, 好鹹呀, 我個同事以為我誇張唔信, 點知佢食完話唔好再食啦, 的伴碟菜一樣"鹹"死人, 乜意大利人真係食得鹹? 邊度o既意大利人食得咁鹹呀? 佢地會唔會個個都有腎石呢? 見到對面個同事食牛, 名副其實燒牛燒得好鬼均勻添(成舊都係炭黑色), 切開連裡面都well done, 加上張刀唔係食牛用o既. 見佢食得又切得辛苦, 仲有佢舊牛仲鹹過我啲羊.

成村人食食食, 你都知個主菜份量都唔方會多啦, 由其我得3舊5蚊銀咁大舊既羊肉, 一早就食完啦, 但隻雞仲未到. 再問點解仲未得, 個waiter去廚房番來講原先要20分鐘, 因為漏單, 所以已經將火加大都要10分鐘ga, 吓, 又10分鐘,, 咁到底幾時開始計10分鐘呀? 2分鐘後另一個waiter又呢講, 不如改牛或羊啦, 會快D. 咁我問係唔係牛同羊即刻有, 雞就要再等10分鐘呀, 佢話唔係, 牛同羊要5分鐘, 雞要7分鐘, 咁我地梗係話差2分鐘梗係要雞啦, 而且雞又話係你地的招牌菜wor. 點知又黎另一條西裝友, 話不如改食牛或羊啦, 因為隻雞仲要等10分鐘, 嘩我地成班的火就真係起啦, 不早講今日無雞食啦. 大家都食完, 佢又囉唔出隻雞, 無選擇下唯有改食牛啦.
咁無雞供應, 先前要加我地HKD50話我地咁多選擇, 咁係唔係會退返比我地????????答覆係無o既.

我大大話話去過好多5/6星級餐廳, 而且食盡法式, 意式, 歐洲式至中式或港式茶餐廳, 都未試過以上的經驗. 我只可以以超星級收費, 超低水準服務同食物來形容.

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是晚公司飯局, 一行13人, 要求Gaia 比Set Dinner 我地選擇, 雖然知道價錢比較貴, 成600蚊一位 , 只係得 3 courses ~ Apetizer or soup + main course + dessert (係冇餐飲架) 要求比多一款main course 我地揀, 原來要每位加多$50!! 係比我地揀, 唔係要比多一個main course 我地食喎...都要加錢!? Anyway, 老闆大方, 比多$50一位, 等我地唔駛只得雞.牛.羊揀, 多一樣"魚"比我地揀啦.比得咁貴, 梗係expect 佢比D好野我地吃啦, 最初供應D免費麵包, 都唔錯. 但係頭盤就並不出色了 :Rocket and shrimps salad (菜多蝦少)Beef Carpaccio (冇牛肉味o既生牛肉)Minestrone soup (冇乜特色o既雜菜湯)主菜大至上偏鹹:Ham wrapped lamb saddle (D Ham 真係好鹹, 完全唔入得口) 伴碟D菜就over-cooked, 黃哂! 食Beef Sirloin的同事們話佢地果D 都係好鹹Servic
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是晚公司飯局, 一行13人, 要求Gaia 比Set Dinner 我地選擇, 雖然知道價錢比較貴, 成600蚊一位 , 只係得 3 courses ~ Apetizer or soup + main course + dessert (係冇餐飲架)
要求比多一款main course 我地揀, 原來要每位加多$50!!
係比我地揀, 唔係要比多一個main course 我地食喎...都要加錢!? Anyway, 老闆大方, 比多$50一位, 等我地唔駛只得雞.牛.羊揀, 多一樣"魚"比我地揀啦.

比得咁貴, 梗係expect 佢比D好野我地吃啦, 最初供應D免費麵包, 都唔錯. 但係頭盤就並不出色了 :
Rocket and shrimps salad (菜多蝦少)
Beef Carpaccio (冇牛肉味o既生牛肉)
Minestrone soup (冇乜特色o既雜菜湯)

主菜大至上偏鹹:
Ham wrapped lamb saddle (D Ham 真係好鹹, 完全唔入得口) 伴碟D菜就over-cooked, 黃哂!
食Beef Sirloin的同事們話佢地果D 都係好鹹

Service 極唔掂 :
其中一個main guest 叫左Gaia o既所謂招牌菜 Roasted spring chicken, 點知所有人o既主菜都上哂, 佢都未有, 原來餐廳漏咗order, 高級餐廳喎, 居然可以漏order, 都唔緊要啦, 侍應甲居然話因為得一個叫春雞所以miss咗order, 嘩! 呢個都係答案.......即刻O哂咀, 高級餐廳都可以有咁o既答案, 叫佢嗱嗱聲叫廚房做啦, 點知等咗好耐, 隻春雞都未出到來, 難委我地個main guest 眼光光漏哂口水喺到等, 有得睇冇得食。 攪到我地都好唔好意思, 都唔知食唔食先好.

三催四請下, 侍應甲、乙、丙分別講春雞要再等10分鐘, 20分鐘, 7分鐘...bla bla bla , 其實佢地都有一個共同目的...sell 我地不如改食牛或羊啦.... 點解唔早D講冇雞食或者D雞賣哂啫, 浪費時間,. 不過最後我地都就範, 改叫左鹹到令o既西冷牛.

到最後餐廳為咗表示歉意, 個經理同我地講送餐飲比我地, 真係多謝哂嘞, 成6百幾元的set dinner, 連coffee or tea 都無杯飲, 重要係衰咗先話送比我地。
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零八年十二月下旬零九年首個喊面...三年多前,在Hot Gossip經常性地跟一位網友胡扯,卻想不到他會的起心肝寫上數千字食評,也是一直想試這裡原因,奈何要試的餐廳實在太多,三年了,是日還還飯債,約了朋友前來。高級的意大利店子,一入冬露天位坐滿客,假日的任食即切巴馬火退Brunch二百餘元,幾吸引的。當然,來這裡目的非任食的Antipasti,反而是手造的意大利闊麵,用兔肉做的。拆完禮物後的一天,朋友依舊的準時,甫坐下寒暄一番,聽聽近況後,朋友想吃薄餅,簡單地要了Margherita,生意唔多好,原本任食的Antipasti Set Lunch(二百四十八元)要按人頭叫,侍應公式地解釋一番,之後打了眼色,識做~結果是一客薄餅、Set Lunch要了焗比目魚、最後在Prinni Piatti中叫來兔肉闊麵(Pappardelle all Ischitana con Coniglio alla “Gaelano”)。環境不算差,奈何很迫夾,說句話大聲點也怕搔擾到隔離檯;走到Antipasti吧檯,款式不如幾間五星意國餐廳,然而用料認真,大件意國巴馬火腿架起來很搶眼,四款Salami、五款芝
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零八年十二月下旬

零九年首個喊面...

三年多前,在Hot Gossip經常性地跟一位網友胡扯,卻想不到他會的起心肝寫上數千字食評,也是一直想試這裡原因,奈何要試的餐廳實在太多,三年了,是日還還飯債,約了朋友前來。

高級的意大利店子,一入冬露天位坐滿客,假日的任食即切巴馬火退Brunch二百餘元,幾吸引的。當然,來這裡目的非任食的Antipasti,反而是手造的意大利闊麵,用兔肉做的。

拆完禮物後的一天,朋友依舊的準時,甫坐下寒暄一番,聽聽近況後,朋友想吃薄餅,簡單地要了Margherita,生意唔多好,原本任食的Antipasti Set Lunch(二百四十八元)要按人頭叫,侍應公式地解釋一番,之後打了眼色,識做~

結果是一客薄餅、Set Lunch要了焗比目魚、最後在Prinni Piatti中叫來兔肉闊麵(Pappardelle all Ischitana con Coniglio alla “Gaelano”)。

環境不算差,奈何很迫夾,說句話大聲點也怕搔擾到隔離檯;走到Antipasti吧檯,款式不如幾間五星意國餐廳,然而用料認真,大件意國巴馬火腿架起來很搶眼,四款Salami、五款芝士也有焗蛋及醋漬八爪魚仔,賞心悅目,火箭菜也是粗葉意國貨仔,無限次任添的,不如Sabatini般小家。

比較起豐富的Antipasti,眼前的Margherita,雖說是自家製餅底,有誠意,奈何汁底下得太厚,薄餅拿起手保持不到V Sharp,餅芯薄但不見得軟熟,芝士成份太重了,與茄味及火箭菜的味道平行做得很差,雖說這裡非賣南意菜,薄餅做不好情有可原,但就連Angelini廚師心情好時推出的免費小吃(薄餅)也比這裡挺身軟熟,收百六一客,可以做得認真一點吧。

招牌的兔肉闊麵,即叫即做的,軟韌的蛋麵淋上雜香草肉醬汁,老舊方形碟盛上,Soho級的賣相,索價二百元。金黃蛋闊麵唔算薄,吃起來軟韌帶點手造的粗糙個性,卻欠蛋麵軟熟彈性,Angelini也有賣,比這裡平亦做得更好,汁感覺是臨時湊併而成之作,汁水汪汪帶點茄酸及香草味道,即炒的兔肉汁,肉韌,怎會好吃?

Set Lunch的焗比目魚,做得好的比目魚多少帶著微微濕潤油性,是日的比目魚帶腥,焗的火候很麻麻,口感很「削」,與朋友吃到皺眉。相比起Full Course,看來百七元單吃Antipasti更划算,起碼值回票價。

最後送來Petit Fours,硬得似在吃石頭,朋友說是籃罐曲奇已經很比面了!怎麼說都是名牌餐廳,收費不平,主菜做不好,算了,連配套的少少心機也省掉,這個喊面是走唔甩了。

大廚全程在場內場外走來走去,看似很忙其實在打牙交,曾是的名牌意國菜,跌眼鏡,已潛水的網友看到的話,該很心痛;一心來吃手造意粉,卻不是味兒,不日會到Angelini試埋那邊新推的手造意粉套餐。

意國自助頭盤,款式雖然不多但精緻,單是火腿已有五款。
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為這手造闊麵而來,麵粗粉糯欠韌性,失望。
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如自助頭盤只可取一次的話,一定會將意國火箭菜將碟盛滿!
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在露天位置,會是很寫意的Brunch。
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意國自助頭盤,款式雖然不多但精緻,單是火腿已有五款。
如自助頭盤只可取一次的話,一定會將意國火箭菜將碟盛滿!
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First thing that must be noted is that this place is not cheap - $250 for set lunch that does not include desert. Appetizer (antipasti) is very tasty; main course is not super special but pretty good quality overall. However, where this place shines in my opinion is the desert, it costs a hefty $100; but it is soooo delicious that makes you want to come back again despite the price.
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First thing that must be noted is that this place is not cheap - $250 for set lunch that does not include desert. Appetizer (antipasti) is very tasty; main course is not super special but pretty good quality overall.

However, where this place shines in my opinion is the desert, it costs a hefty $100; but it is soooo delicious that makes you want to come back again despite the price.
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星期五(14/11)老細原本話請我地去飯茶,點知佢見陽光普照就改左到這間餐廳吃午飯(因有露天茶座)。一行六人,每人叫了一個set lunch($248+10%),還叫了一杯飲品。我點了橙汁,是鮮榨的,不錯。頭盤有湯或buffet前菜,全部都揀了buffet。食物種類普通,有不同的ham、芝士、沙律、密瓜、露荀、炒菇。每枱還有麵包,供檻欖油和黑醋點來吃,個人不是太喜愛。主菜有三樣:意粉、燒三文魚、燒羊肉。我點了羊肉,好”林”,又唔羶,不是全熟,中間還有少許紅。燒三文魚幾滑,不過我覺得略為鹹。最後,餐飲咖啡或茶。點了奶茶,本來我不喜歡飲奶茶咖啡,但這杯奶茶,好水,落左奶都只係得茶味。我好似飲左杯茶咁。雖然今次是老細請,但保守估計每人要$300。以這價錢,我寧願去食自助餐。加上到這餐廳,畢竟是高級餐廳,食得好唔自在。餐廳多是外國人惠顧,而侍應也沒有香港人。
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星期五(14/11)老細原本話請我地去飯茶,點知佢見陽光普照就改左到這間餐廳吃午飯(因有露天茶座)。一行六人,每人叫了一個set lunch($248+10%),還叫了一杯飲品。我點了橙汁,是鮮榨的,不錯。頭盤有湯或buffet前菜,全部都揀了buffet。食物種類普通,有不同的ham、芝士、沙律、密瓜、露荀、炒菇。每枱還有麵包,供檻欖油和黑醋點來吃,個人不是太喜愛。主菜有三樣:意粉、燒三文魚、燒羊肉。我點了羊肉,好”林”,又唔羶,不是全熟,中間還有少許紅。燒三文魚幾滑,不過我覺得略為鹹。最後,餐飲咖啡或茶。點了奶茶,本來我不喜歡飲奶茶咖啡,但這杯奶茶,好水,落左奶都只係得茶味。我好似飲左杯茶咁。

雖然今次是老細請,但保守估計每人要$300。以這價錢,我寧願去食自助餐。加上到這餐廳,畢竟是高級餐廳,食得好唔自在。

餐廳多是外國人惠顧,而侍應也沒有香港人。
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2008-08-11 108 浏览
5星級的收費,「九流」的食物。一開始就半「屈」叫bottle water,仲無聲無息就開了兩支,埋單才驚見原來值$136!Set Lunch $248,頭盤是湯或無乜野食的buffet 沙律;主菜是(1)兩片勁薄及勁多筋的燒牛肉、(2)又腥又無味的煎三文魚或(3)pastry (我無點,no comment) ;不包甜品(另叫Tiramisu要$98),只有咖啡或茶。不是吃不起,但這樣的pricing,這樣的地方,這樣的食品,太差了!Definitively the WORST restaurant I have ever been to!
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5星級的收費,「九流」的食物。一開始就半「屈」叫bottle water,仲無聲無息就開了兩支,埋單才驚見原來值$136!Set Lunch $248,頭盤是湯或無乜野食的buffet 沙律;主菜是(1)兩片勁薄及勁多筋的燒牛肉、(2)又腥又無味的煎三文魚或(3)pastry (我無點,no comment) ;不包甜品(另叫Tiramisu要$98),只有咖啡或茶。不是吃不起,但這樣的pricing,這樣的地方,這樣的食品,太差了!
Definitively the WORST restaurant I have ever been to!

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2008-06-01 90 浏览
My gf booked Gaia for my birthday dinner and it turned out to be a great choice.We started off with the bread basket. I expected it to blow me away, but it obviously didn’t. The bread was cold and hard, certainly didn’t feel home baked. The crisps and grissini were good but the rest were disappointing. But we ate all of it mainly because the aged olive oil and balsamic vinegar were excellent. The vinegar, in particular, was dark and thick with very complex flavors.An amuse bouche of zucchini. We
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My gf booked Gaia for my birthday dinner and it turned out to be a great choice.

We started off with the bread basket. I expected it to blow me away, but it obviously didn’t. The bread was cold and hard, certainly didn’t feel home baked. The crisps and grissini were good but the rest were disappointing. But we ate all of it mainly because the aged olive oil and balsamic vinegar were excellent. The vinegar, in particular, was dark and thick with very complex flavors.

An amuse bouche of zucchini. We didn’t wait long for our appetizer of grilled assorted vegetables with melted casatella cheese and aged balsamic vinegar to come.

The dish came together perfectly. There were several varieties on the plate, but what stood out for me were the tomatoes and pumpkin. The cheese was slightly melted on the grill, with clear char marks, which made it chewy and imbued just the right amount of smokiness. A very well composed dish with very complementary flavors.

Our mains came together after about 15 minutes. We ordered the homemade pappardelle tossed in sangiovese marinated rabbit stew-style ragout and lamb chops with assorted peppercorns and mint caramel. The homemade pasta was al dente, which was excellent. There weren’t globs of sauce that detracted from the pasta. The rabbit, however, was tough and so slightly disappointing.

We asked for the lamb chops to be medium rare and that's exactly what we got. Charred beautifully on the outside, it was still pink on the inside. It was clearly high quality lamb, with none of the “lamby” (for lack of a better word) flavor. I took my first bite; it was juicy and meaty, with a little crunch from char and just the right proportion of fat. If one criticism, it was that the chop was too salty, especially when paired with the heavy sauce.

That was solved when dipping into the mint caramel. It had just the right balance of sweet and savory. I suspect, on its own, either would have been overpowering.

For dessert, we settled for something light: reinette apple tartellete, crispy pastry and mascarpone gelato. It wasn’t what I had expected, apples slices soaked in liqueur, but it came off well when paired with the crispy pastry. The mascorpone gelato was good, though a little too sweet for me.

The total bill came to about HK$900 for two, which was expensive but definitely worth it. This isn’t a weekend pick but I won’t hesitate to come back again on a special occasion.

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2008-04-16 34 浏览
loved this place! great ambience, excellent food, attentive services - it's an oasis tucked in the middle of sheung wan!i think this is probably the best italian restaurant in hk if you ignore all the sheung wan location inconvenience. i felt like being in italy and not hk. this is what a real italian restaurant should be like: cozy / comfortable / excellent food. by comparison, many of the top end italian restaurants here in hk are more like french - way too stuck up.one funny thing though:
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loved this place! great ambience, excellent food, attentive services - it's an oasis tucked in the middle of sheung wan!

i think this is probably the best italian restaurant in hk if you ignore all the sheung wan location inconvenience. i felt like being in italy and not hk. this is what a real italian restaurant should be like: cozy / comfortable / excellent food. by comparison, many of the top end italian restaurants here in hk are more like french - way too stuck up.

one funny thing though: there were two fish dishes on the menu. i asked the waiter which one he would recommend. the answer was :"i don't eat fish".... i was so shocked and i asked him "you mean you don't eat fish HERE or you don't eat fish PERIOD????" definately no hard-selling here!

love this place but hate the location!
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2007-11-16 34 浏览
This is the first time that Gambero Rosso covered Italian restaurants outside of Italy. The only other Asian entry is Singapore's Garibaldi. I tried this restaurant 2 years ago and the rabbit ragout with homemade pasta was what got me hooked on rabbit dishes since. Since it was recently awarded a place in Gambero Rosso, my parents and I decided to try it again with a couple of gweilo friends.Perhaps the service is better when you're with English speaking people... eventhough we spoke Chinese to
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This is the first time that Gambero Rosso covered Italian restaurants outside of Italy. The only other Asian entry is Singapore's Garibaldi. I tried this restaurant 2 years ago and the rabbit ragout with homemade pasta was what got me hooked on rabbit dishes since. Since it was recently awarded a place in Gambero Rosso, my parents and I decided to try it again with a couple of gweilo friends.

Perhaps the service is better when you're with English speaking people... eventhough we spoke Chinese to the waiters, they still insisted on speaking English... and to be fair, their English is better than a lot of university students nowadays. Someone commented that the service lacked warmth... One cannot expect a restaurant set amidst the concrete jungle of Hong Kong to have the warmth and passion that comes naturally to native Italians. Cut them some slack, as long as they are attentive but not intrusive and accomodating enough, one cannot fault them for not behaving like Italians.

The environment is nice, especially in this weather for al fresco dining. We sat inside by the open windows, the lighting was a bit dim and my parents couldn't read the menu, so the waiter patiently recommended signature dishes and fish that were fresh for the day. They were flexible enough to let us order 2 pasta dishes (rabbit ragout and blueberry fettuccine with italian sausages and mushrooms) to share amongst my parents and I.

On top of that, I ordered a chicory salad with seared scallops, the Mediterranean sauteed seabass in seafood saffron soup.

The bread basket was fantabulous, we asked for extra crackers and they refilled our basket twice. The balsamic vinegar was the thicker kind that is the real deal, and not the watery versions that are made from plain vinegar and coloured with caramelised sugar.

First up was a small slice of eggplant with pesto sauce to whet up one's appetite. The pastas were cooked well, but could be slightly more al dente. The rabbit was tender, lean and juicy. Blueberry fettuccine was a dusky grey colour, don't expect it to taste like blueberries, but the Italian sausages were meaty without being too salty (unlike chorizo). The scallop salad was OK, though given chicory isn't on a lot of menus around town, it's worth a try. Our friends tried the spicy parecci which is a sort of pasta that looks like a rigatoni but fatter in width.

Our main dishes included lamb shanks and sauteed seabass (fresh, retaining the moisture and flavour), both of which were on the special daily menu, and also seared tuna (generous portion, not overcooked or dry), and salmon with couscous. Overall, the portions are good, and the prices ranged from ~$250-398.

Desserts were fruit platter for my parents, Tiramisu and Valrhona chocolate cake for our friends, and Lavazza coffee for all. Petite fours were mostly biscuits, mini madeira cakes and macaroons. I was too stuffed to taste the sweets, but I gathered that everything was nicely done.

We ordered a nice red wine from the Rhone region, 1993, which was easy on the palette, fruity with a smooth finish. Gotta pay for bottled water though.

It's not on the Gambero Rossa for no reason, but I suppose different people have different expectations.
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2007-02-27 59 浏览
年三十晏晝有時間帶埋小柴妹去食lunch. 環境ok,有時經過覺得幾舒服. 帶著柴妹諗住搵張corner table, 點知mom 唔鍾意坐係樓梯,所以想坐第張,我地係有少少遲疑應該坐邊張,個waiter 好似好唔耐煩,我同佢講唔好意思,我地係坐呢張,佢既反應:睇你地諗掂咪..佢話"我都要serve你地架!(當時一d都唔忙)"算,我係黎enjoy 我既lunch....咁既態度,已經係我心扣左分啦. 我地叫左,支distilled water,同一杯latte1) Insalate Gaia - 好多chesse,presentation幾好2) Melanzane Olive e Mozzarella - 好味因為夠熱3) Linguine Martini alle Vongole - 蜆有沙,食到pop pop 聲, linguine 唔夠軟好硬(唔知點解係香港既italian rest 食既pasta 永遠係好硬)食到一半,落起毛毛雨,d 聰明既waiters 居然唔幫我地move,而係兩個人去幫一張無人坐既枱開遮...我地揮哂手先有人理,激死!!三個人,$6xx
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年三十晏晝有時間帶埋小柴妹去食lunch. 環境ok,有時經過覺得幾舒服. 帶著柴妹諗住搵張corner table, 點知mom 唔鍾意坐係樓梯,所以想坐第張,我地係有少少遲疑應該坐邊張,個waiter 好似好唔耐煩,我同佢講唔好意思,我地係坐呢張,佢既反應:睇你地諗掂咪..佢話"我都要serve你地架!(當時一d都唔忙)"算,我係黎enjoy 我既lunch....咁既態度,已經係我心扣左分啦. 我地叫左,支distilled water,同一杯latte
1) Insalate Gaia - 好多chesse,presentation幾好
2) Melanzane Olive e Mozzarella - 好味因為夠熱
3) Linguine Martini alle Vongole - 蜆有沙,食到pop pop 聲, linguine 唔夠軟好硬(唔知點解係香港既italian rest 食既pasta 永遠係好硬)
食到一半,落起毛毛雨,d 聰明既waiters 居然唔幫我地move,而係兩個人去幫一張無人坐既枱開遮...我地揮哂手先有人理,激死!!
三個人,$6xx
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午餐set lunch $228+10%, 水= $60蚊一支頭盤, antipasta buffet野食新鮮, 回本菜有parma ham(新鮮切), salami, 豬肉片, 十幾味頭盤, 每樣都好新鮮好好味。單食頭盤都覺抵。主菜, 三選一, 我食牛一般食意菜我都write-off個主菜, 因為唔太識食同唔明佢d口味(如飯係半生先貴同正中喎), 但呢度ok喎, 算好食添。送coffee或tea再食指數=幾高
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午餐set lunch $228+10%, 水= $60蚊一支

頭盤, antipasta buffet
野食新鮮, 回本菜有parma ham(新鮮切), salami, 豬肉片, 十幾味頭盤, 每樣都好新鮮好好味。單食頭盤都覺抵。

主菜, 三選一, 我食牛
一般食意菜我都write-off個主菜, 因為唔太識食同唔明佢d口味(如飯係半生先貴同正中喎), 但呢度ok喎, 算好食添。

送coffee或tea

再食指數=幾高
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響附近搵地方飲杯野, 有朋友之前黎過呢度食飯, 話飲野都應該ok, 於是就黎左呢間餐廳.初時個manager 一聽我地話飲野, 就安排我地坐室內既bar area, 我地話想坐室外, 好彩都無問題.八點之前係happy hour, 部分drinks買一送一, 不過呢樣野要主動問waiters, 佢地係無提過既, 不過就算問佢地都好似唔係好清楚咁囉. 其實佢地既服務麻麻地, 唔係無禮貌果隻, 有d仲幾好笑容添, 但成班好似遊魂咁, 比人感覺有d懶散.我要red wine, 朋友要cocktail, 飲品質素都唔錯.價錢預左比一般酒吧貴, 但環境就幾好.
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響附近搵地方飲杯野, 有朋友之前黎過呢度食飯, 話飲野都應該ok, 於是就黎左呢間餐廳.
初時個manager 一聽我地話飲野, 就安排我地坐室內既bar area, 我地話想坐室外, 好彩都無問題.
八點之前係happy hour, 部分drinks買一送一, 不過呢樣野要主動問waiters, 佢地係無提過既, 不過就算問佢地都好似唔係好清楚咁囉.
其實佢地既服務麻麻地, 唔係無禮貌果隻, 有d仲幾好笑容添, 但成班好似遊魂咁, 比人感覺有d懶散.
我要red wine, 朋友要cocktail, 飲品質素都唔錯.
價錢預左比一般酒吧貴, 但環境就幾好.

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2005-10-17 76 浏览
幾佰蚊先得幾片的燒牛肉簡直慘不忍睹,如食煤炭屎。焗的頭盤,有菇有瓜都係過烘麵包。唔知幾時意大利餐廳變涼茶舖,樣樣都苦過DeeDee。
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幾佰蚊先得幾片的燒牛肉簡直慘不忍睹,如食煤炭屎。焗的頭盤,有菇有瓜都係過烘麵包。唔知幾時意大利餐廳變涼茶舖,樣樣都苦過DeeDee。
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2005-10-17 69 浏览
十分同意奀妹的說法,不過我仲有補充,就係佢用做沙律菜係苦,同埋我竟然發現係雪白碟上有污漬,兼且杯係爛。服務唔夠好,我未齊人,佢就唔識比定個餐牌我睇,要出聲先比。
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十分同意奀妹的說法,不過我仲有補充,就係佢用做沙律菜係苦,同埋我竟然發現係雪白碟上有污漬,兼且杯係爛。服務唔夠好,我未齊人,佢就唔識比定個餐牌我睇,要出聲先比。
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