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2015-10-20
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Had lunch there and it was very noisy and crowded, service was tight and there were two salt bottles on my table and no pepper grinder. i had to take one from the other table.The menu consisted of a good variety of Italian dishes with some creative twists, especially for the appetisers. I ordered Arancini, ie risotto balls fried. It was crispy outside, and very tasty with an interesting texture inside of funghi risotto. Definitely freshly prepared.Unfortunately, the ribeye steak and brownies are
The menu consisted of a good variety of Italian dishes with some creative twists, especially for the appetisers. I ordered Arancini, ie risotto balls fried. It was crispy outside, and very tasty with an interesting texture inside of funghi risotto. Definitely freshly prepared.
Unfortunately, the ribeye steak and brownies are really, really not so good. I couldn't believe it when the steak came with minimal seasoning. It tasted like only two grains of salt and pepper were added! That prevented the taste of the beef itself from coming out. The steak was rather thin and not juicy! That made for a failure in texture as well as taste.
There was also a mushroom sauce that came with it, yet it also disappointed because it would never compensate for the unseasoned beef.
Brownies came with vanilla icecream. The brownies were of a boring texture, not anything chewy (i.e. no contrast in texture), plainly a dryish cake like. The taste of cocoa was also very basic and not fragrant. It was supposed to be one of the best desserts... I am a home cook and looked up to Jamie's recipes and I cook my steaks and desserts well, so this is quite disappointing compared to the high standards of his recipes.
For service, I must point out that the receptionists were much more aloof and think they are cool (ie arrogant) compared to the very warm service I received in the very well managed Jamie's Italian in Bali, Indonesia. what a shame, maybe they think they are big bugs if they work at a big restaurant?
Overall, no wow factor in the food except that they got the doneness right, very noisy, so so service and bad reception. Once was enough.
张贴