My girl wanted to go back to this place again that day to see what other pasta dishes they have on their menu. She had the Alfredo the last time and I ordered the house pasta with extra roast pork minus the prawns for her and the mum to try and yes, they liked it.
Water is on the house and this time around, they came in these nice mugs…
We promptly placed our orders and sat there waiting.
In the meantime, the nice waiter assumed that we would be sharing so on his own accord, he gave each of us one of those smaller individual plates. I do appreciate his initiative – that, I must say, is very good – but unfortunately, I noticed that one of the plates was chipped…
They should ask the people concerned to be more careful in handling the crockery and considering the fine dining prices that they charge, if they want to maintain their image as a classy place, they should get rid of all those chipped plates and not use them anymore. Actually, I spotted one the first time I was here but I did not mention it…but just in case it is starting to become a habit, that has left me with no choice this time around.
I ordered the aglio olio pasta with chili flakes (RM18.00)…
…and asked for their very nice homemade sausage (RM23.00) that I had the first time I was here for the ladies to try. They liked it, tasted something like those chorizo sausages, they said. The pasta was more or less like what they call their house pasta but it was nice and we enjoyed it very much.
My girl picked the seafood cioppino (RM39.00)…
…and that came with one HUGE freshwater prawn – if you go for those overrated very popular prawn noodles in town or elsewhere, one this size (cut into halves to make it look like you’re getting two) would set you back by at least RM30.00 or perhaps even RM50.00. There were also some of those not-very-cheap mussels…
…and sotong (squids) in the pasta…and yes, it was nice but personally, when it comes to tomato-based sauces, I would prefer bolognese even though I am not entirely fond of that either.
My missus ordered their baked cheese rice (RM17.00)…
…with pork from their set lunch menu so it came with a free drink, one ice-cold Ribena – it is a little cheaper if you opt for chicken and another option that I can’t quite remember now, fish, I think. They certainly were very generous with the meat and of all the three, I thought this one was the nicest of the lot.
I spotted some guys at the bar section enjoying the German pork knuckle but it was so huge that the 5 or 6 of them could not finish. It looked really very nice but I think I would have to find a few people to come here together with me if ever I were to get to try that.
All in all, it was a good lunch albeit a little heavy, service was great – everyone was very pleasant and friendly and other than the chipped plate that would call for a bit of attention on their part, we did have to wait quite a bit for everything to be served (but my more-patient girl retorted that great food would take a bit more time) plus I do wish they would turn down the music a bit. Maybe they can turn up the volume after 9.00 p.m. perhaps for those there for the drinks…
...STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS! 