CIAK - In The Kitchen (已搬遷) 新店位置

Umberto Bombana實是食壇響噹噹的名字, 由Toscana的年代開始, 直到三星的8 1⁄2 Otto e Mezzo Bombana, 他旗下的餐廳一向是信心保證. 在2015年版的米芝蓮, 8 1⁄2 Otto e Mezzo Bombana繼續是三星店, 而CIAK - In The Kitchen也首摘一星, 他個人擁有四粒星星, 強勁!早在店子未正式營業之前, 已經跟FY來過這裡, 是晚就跟好朋友來這裡慶祝生日, 順道試試之前未克一試的菜式. 由於一早通知了店方會帶小吉來, 他們也特別安排了沙發位給我們, 真方便及舒適. 這裡地方相當大, 環境簡潔, 不過是晚只有半滿, 看來星星的光環未能夠為店子帶來太大的生意額, 加上店子已開業接近一年, 沒有了新鮮感, 要讓那麼大的場爆滿, 似乎難度很高呢.Menabrea 150 Anniversario Amber $58: 8.5分, 先來點喝的吧, 吃薄餅, 喝喝啤酒也是正頭正路的選擇, Menabrea 150 Anniversario Amber有生啤及樽啤的選擇, 那還用想, 當然要生啤吧. 酒家濃度5%, 帶麥

I am not a HK resident but I do visit HK about once a year and normally I spend my time eating in HK/Chinese style restaurants. To me there is no point eating western food in HK as it is normally overly expensive and quality is quite hit and miss. I decided to try CIAK for its 1 star standing and the 3 star chef owner and for the overwhelming positive reviews seen here.I would like to give my perspective:First the service: the waitress rushed through the service (called it efficiency?). Often wh

As this restaurant has gotten a 1 star michiline and good rating on its pizza, I visited this restaurant for lunch. I ordered a piece of vegetarian pizza at $60 and get a cup of soup (califlower soup) by adding $20. The pizza contains broccoli, red pepper and cheese. After hearing the slice in the oven, the chef placed some thin slices of cheese on top. They melt by the heat of the pizza and the cheese tasted good.The pizza has a crispy outer layer and the inner is soft.  At this price, it's por

轉眼就過了一個月，哥哥又是時候回去工作了。這一個月，吃了不同的菜式，西餐，中餐，甜品都有，全都是不錯之選。大家專程就我來到中環，加上是餞行之午飯，當然要選個有保證的地方，留個難忘的最後印象。最後的午餐，選址CIAK。上到Landmark 3樓，就見到偌大的門口，已急不及待進去。很愛餐廳的設計，摩登西式的裝潢，既優雅又輕鬆。放滿酒的木格，讓旁邊的人感覺置身酒窖，很有意境。點好餐後，先上麵包。外脆內軟，薄薄的面層脆得像餅乾，不似一般法包的硬，很好吃。點了三個Lunch set和一個pizza。Tomato soup with barrata soup絕對是我吃過最大碗的餐湯。既濃郁又新鮮的蕃茄香，加上中間的芝士調一調味，味道更佳。Smoked swordfish with tomato concasse and carrots salad賣相很美。煙劍魚不太咸，煙燻味中帶點魚香，不錯。Prosciutto and cheese pizza用架把pizza放高，賣相更佳。從前在pizza hut除了芝心批外，必定放棄個邊，像又硬又韌的麵包。但CIAK的pizza邊很脆，半空心，不會太濟。大量

實在忍受不了港式pizza, 薄的似餅乾、厚的似麵包，跟本不是pizza.CIAK 的pizza, 餅底鬆軟帶點點韌度、芝士香濃、prosciutto帶鹹香，還是即焗，真的超級好味。9/10如果在超級市場買芝士和prosciutto, 也要差不多$150, 所以還是來這兒吃吧！我們二人每人吃兩片，已經飽了，還要打包一半。今次試了Nutella Coffee, Nutella 味不太重，味道不太甜（7/10）杯是透明雙層保溫的，可以欣賞杯內咖啡、又保暖，不錯的設計。星期六、日餐廳有brunch, 三百多元一位，但以我們的食量，不太適合。我們坐的位是開放式的，星期天中午只有我們一枱，坐得舒服。

實在接受不了港式pizza, 餅底厚的像麵包，餅底薄的像餅乾，餡料多得嚇人。我喜歡的正宗pizza, 餅底要脆中帶點哨頭，芝士一定要靚，餡料適量，烤爐也很重要。CIAK 的pizza符合以上所有要求。平均水準高，餡料則視乎個人喜好。是次選了Norcina, 有肉和菇，頗飽肚。Vegetarian有多種蔬菜，顏色漂亮。外賣前會先加熱，等的時間比預期長（因在此點完pizza, 到隔鄰的Urban買咖哩，回來尚未做好）。另點了甘筍湯，只需加$20，價錢便宜，入口頗香滑。CIAK 是與同事共分享的午飯好選擇！

平時lunch time經常行過這家餐廳，但是見價錢比較貴的關係都沒有入去，不過今次相約好友聚會，就去試試。望真個menu，價錢真係有返咁上下。首先送上麵包籃，跟一般的麵包不同，用了36個小時發烤的很有咬口，對喜歡吃麵包的我來說很滿意。來到意大利餐廳，當然要試Pasta同Pizza。Pasta方面，我們選擇了餐廳的signature dish，Fettuccini，由於所有pasta都是人手做的，意粉的口感比較硬身，好特別；味道就一般了。見到個menu提到個Pizza餅底用了36個小時發烤已經覺得好吸引，我們就點了Prosciutto and Formaggi，即係Parma Ham Pizza。果然沒有令我們失望，Pizza一上枱就已經香噴噴，吃入口感覺到火腿跟芝士的完美結合，而且餅底口感十足，一下子整件pizza已經被我消滅了。餐廳的pizza實在是太出色了，下次一定會再光顧。

I have a soft spot for Otto e Mezzo Bombana, the first Michelin three-starred Italian restaurant outside of Italy. The restaurant is helmed by chef Umberto Bombana and is renowned for their ruthlessly precise, impeccably executed dishes. Therefore, when chef Umberto opened his second restaurant CIAK - In The Kitchen, a casual eatery inspired by Italian groceries where people buy food from the counter to eat in or take away, I felt an instant connection with this promising new venture.Located on

CIAK- In the Kitchen is brought to you from the same people as 8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo BOMBANA... so the expectations were quite HIGH for this pasta/pizza restaurant. Situated inside the busy and bustling Landmark along with 8 1/2- its prime real estate for hungry diners! So one Friday evening, a bunch of girls gathered to see if the pastas were anything like 8 1/2!Bread Basket arrived first! (So did I ;) Prompt, I am...okay, early I was).... the rest of the girls arrived shortly after and so did the

Another weekday day off by myself and I had a late lunch. Decided to come here as I had heard good things about it. Perhaps my expectations were too high.I decided on the lunch set. Two courses for $268. I chose the octopus potato salad and a tagliatelle with bolognese sauce. Nothing on the drinks menu looked interesting as I don't drink alcohol on my own and I didn't want coffee as I was meeting a cousin for afternoon tea later so I asked for a glass of water.Bread was given along with a bottle

昨晚跟朋友去了中環置地CIAK食飯，裡面的黑松露Pizza好特別，廚師會把整個Pizza 推出客人面前先切好，然後再把黑松露一片一片切在Pizaa上面。熱哄哄的Pizza鋪上香噴噴的黑松露，真的很吸引!還有女生最愛的甜品，我跟朋友分別點了蘋果批和tiramisu，好喜歡淡淡的蘋果清香和濃郁的咖啡味道。一天工作過後能跟好朋友吃一餐好的，好幸福。

我很喜歡意大利菜，尤其正宗意大利粉。CIAK 是我近期最愛的意大利菜餐廳，星期日供應weekend brunch，早兩天致電訂枱。weekend brunch包括自助前菜及甜品、自選一款主菜及一杯咖啡或茶，另+$138可享free flow酒類，但今天同枱有司機，於是決定一起0酒精了。前菜有多款芝士、凍肉火腿、沙津及少量小食。意大利火腿夠咸香、迷你三文治一般、油浸蔬菜鮮甜、炸芝士波及薯波香口。主菜：homemade sausage & egg: 肉味香濃惹味，不過很heavy，磨菇很香。lasagnette: 肉醬香濃，意粉有口感，加上少少芝士，非常野味。蜆肉意粉：蜆肉鮮甜，意粉很al Dente 及充滿蜆肉鮮味，超正！Parma ham & cheese pizza：pizza亦很出色，餅底有麵粉香之餘又香脆，芝士非常好吃，雖然很heavy，但實在太好吃，急不及待要吃第二塊。甜品：有數款蛋糕及生果，其實已經很飽，但gelato真的很好味，最後都encore 一次！

For a place that has been billed with 8 1/2's Chef Umberto Bombana as a consultant, I'd expected much more from CIAK. I came here on a late afternoon to grab something to eat since I didn't have lunch yet. As I walked into the restaurant, I passed by the counter in front where you can buy their bread and pastries to go.The restaurant inside was pretty big and spacious which looked a bit like a cafeteria with the simple furniture.The afternoon menu consisted of desserts, pizzas, and cold cuts onl

十二月二十四日 (星期二)平安夜的中午，倆口子來到置地廣場，再次來到米芝蓮三星大廚Umberto Bombana開設的CIAK店面積頗大，劃分了三個部份 - 主餐區,Pizza Corner和Dessert Corner早前去過主餐區，今次試試Pizza Corner依觀察，Pizza Corner非常受白領歡迎，外賣的佔多數內有四至五款薄餅供應，亦有意大利雲吞薄餅切成長方形，厚身飽肚，一塊只$50-$60，以餐廳的來頭和這地段來說，是極親民價Pizza Corner以自在型式運作，可堂食，約有十張四人枱薄餅利用有機意大利麵粉和發酵長達36小時的麵糰所製麵粉特別芳香濃郁，餅底做得很香脆，極富咬口，較我們一般吃到的厚身吃一塊，剛好，再吃的話，牙骹也會變軟Prosciutto & Formaggi以芝士伴巴馬火腿，重咸的一款之前朋友吃過大讚，我倆則覺得稍咸了一點(是比預期的咸)Piccante用N'Duia肉腸，也用豬隻不同部位做成肉醬味道富肉香，咸中帶辣，較上者滿意飲品，除了汽水，不如試試Pera Zuegg果汁是個來自意大利的品牌，雪梨味道清甜新鮮還吃到啖啖雪梨肉，吃過咸香味濃的薄餅後

聽聞CIAK 是1/8 Otto 大廚的大弟子開的，已非常期待，因1/8 Otto實在超難訂位。和朋友來吃晚飯，見地方也很寬敞，還見到楊千樺。試了侍者推介的octopus salad,octopus肉身嫩，配合蔬菜，賣相也幾靚，第一印象不錯。Pasta也是必吃的，點了ham mezze maniche , pasta麵質Al dente, 肉醬的份量與味道也恰到好處，吃得開心。反而主菜iberico pork neck合格，但不太突出。另外要提的是麵包是自家製的，好吃非常。而酒侍推介的兩杯酒Al Passo Tolanini($100) 和Bianco Borgo Alezzandro($90),兩杯也很配合我們點的菜。食物價錢平1/8 Otto很多，又不用訂位，唯酒有點略貴。一定會再來，下次要試甜品！