Sunday, January 22, 2006

Italiano, Gurgaon

4 people, went there on a Sunday evening.
Order: Appetisers: Cream of Chicken Soup, Tomato Brouchette (Day's special, Bread with some tomato topping); Drinks: Sula White Wine, Two mocktails - One Ginger based and something called Seventh Heaven(latter not good); Main Course: Biancaneve Pizza (Potatoes, Spinach), Ravioli in tomato sauce, Chicken breast with cheese and asparagus(Day's special), Fusilli with mushrooms and bacon. Bill Rs.1766.Value for money: Definitely

Finally, I get to review one of the better italian restaurants in Gurgaon.Been there before, but not since starting this blog, until today.
The food, as a rule, is good and very reasonably priced for an Italian restaurant. The chicken breast was really awesome, pizza and ravioli - pretty good. The only dampener was the fusilli - I think it was the cheese (gorgonzola), it had a slightly pungent taste which did it. Also, the person having it has a rather butter chicken friendly palate, so perhaps it was a bit bland as well.
One might consider trying the Indian wine Sula - Rs 225 for a glass.

Service: The service is fine, the waiters seem informed about the dishes, but can't communicate well.
Menu: Drinks - Standard selection of Whiskey, Rum, Vodka. A few common cocktails, mocktails and Sula wine. Food - (the right sized menu in my opinion - runs into four pages) - Appetisers, soups, pastas, piatta forti (?),pizzas, desserts.
Ambience: Don't let the exteriors and the painted restaurant name outside put you off, its nice atmosphere inside, Candle-lit tables. This one is not bad even in the afternoon. A petite bar rounds up the place well.
How to get there: The full address is Italiano, Crossroad Complex, Nathupur, DLF Ph-III. When coming from Delhi, take a right from the first red light after crossing the Delhi-Gurgaon border on MG Road. Drive down to find the Crossroad supermarket on your left and Italiano is on the first floor.

1 comment:

Ashwani said...

Although there were rats meandering around the bar, I found the food served by them good. The service was a bit delayed even when it was less than half occupied.