22 Jun

The restaurant had a warm and friendly vibe and was a busy place to be for Sunday lunch; it was still almost full when we left at around 3pm. Thankfully it has a deceptively small shopfront; Pure Italian also has a downstairs area next to the kitchen. It doubles as a small store, offering a selection of cakes, small goods, antipasto and other various Italian food products for sale. Menus are written up on the board and today it included a selection of two entrees, about 10 mains...

14:32 / Balwyn / Food / Italian / Pure Italian / Restaurants
02 May

I quite like saltimbocca so I thought I'd give it a go here. What came out was not what I'd been visualising when I ordered. It seemed like the ham had been tossed with the veal rather than being layered on top and I also couldn't see any sage leaves. Although the meat was very hot, the surrounding sauce had already started to congeal when it was placed on the table; it didn't look particularly appetising. The flavours were still OK, though not outstanding, and at least the...

20:15 / Cafe Corretto / Carlton / Food / Italian / Restaurants
05 Mar

[caption id="attachment_5206" align="aligncenter" width="529"] Lamb Salad w. Tzatziki ($18)[/caption] The tzatziki was much thicker than what I've seen before, but it tasted quite good. The garlic wasn't too overpowering and I liked the amount of cucumber in it. There was, however, a lot of dressing. I wasn't able to finish the final layer of salad because there was too much - it was basically swimming in dressing. Despite this, the salad was still enjoyable because the lamb was nicely cooked and seasoned well. There were a few pieces that...

23:37 / Cafe Matto / Food / Heidelberg / Italian / Restaurants
17 Jan

We were given some fresh, crusty bread which was surprisingly good, along with a bottle of rosemary, thyme, pepper and chili infused olive oil which was really nice with the bread. Meats were given with a choice of 'topping'. Mum had osso bucco with risotto verte; dad got veal scaloppini with Marsala creams and mushrooms and tagliatelle; I had the ‘duo poissons’, which was cod and salmon with caponata (a tomato-based eggplant and olive sauce with balsamic vinegar) underneath and basil. They were all €16 something each. The...

22:34 / Del Arte / France / Italian / Serris
16 Jan

During our shopping spree at McArthur Glen we had lunch at Mezzo di Pasta. Mum ordered a carbonara pasta and baba had neopolitan. They cost €10.10 all together and they were both regular sized cups. [caption id="attachment_5737" align="aligncenter" width="529"] Carbonara and neopolitan pasta[/caption]...

14:33 / Fast Food / France / Italian / Mezzo di Pasta / Troyes
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