Italian Tomato @ Jalan Maarof, Bangsar, KL

Monday, 9 January 2012

Italian Tomato @ Jalan Maarof, Bangsar, KL

Italian Tomato @ Jalan Maarof, Bangsar

There was a very sudden night, when I decide to have my Italian Cuisine with my fellow friends at this newly open Italian restaurant located at Bangsar. For cheese lover like me will definitely love Italian Cuisine. I was attracted by the obvious signboard, it has a cute name "Italian Tomato", I just curious about its name and wonder whether the owner is a tomato lover or they are using tomato as main ingredient? So I gonna find it out the story behind it, let's go!

A very western style exterior design. I never expected that a Italian Cafe will be located in a car trading and service area. It just located in conjunction to Lucky Car Auto Spa in Bangsar, which you can send your beloved car for a spa here, and meanwhile you can enjoy a delightful meal or coffee.

Outdoor seats, with a big screen for football lover. It is always fun to watch football match with crowd, I can imagine people shout for a goal with a beer in their hand.

The interior design of the cafe. Big red lantern? western oriental design? Don't be shock, perhaps it is just decor for coming Chinese New Year.

Beverages bar

Pit furnace

Mango Tango RM16

Mango Puree, Lemon, Sprite & Grenadine Syrup

Watermelon Juice RM9.50

Irish Coffee RM21

John Jameson Whisky, Coffee, Brown Sugar & Cream

Antipasti Misti RM42

Antipasti platter - grilled mushroom, deep fried calamari rings, carrozza & garlic crostini with chicken liver paste

I like this starter plate, especially the french toast and calamari rings. The french toast is fragrant and crispy, and even better to taste with chicken liver. The squid ring is nice too, crispy but not rubbery, add some lemon juice on it, indeed opens up the flavour.

I thought the fried thingy are pisang goreng. Oops, it was fried roti, which surprisingly fragrant despite its ugly look. so, never judge a book by its cover, k?

Crema Di Zucca Al Forno RM13

wood fired oven roasted pumpkin soup

Zuppa Di Cozze E Vongole Picanti RM25

mussel with clams in a spicy, tomato soup

I bet most Malaysian will like this soup, which is spicy and sour in taste. I like it too, as the soup rich with well-blended tomato and i found very-local-cili padi inside.

Pizza Romano RM28

Anchovy, fresh basil, tomato, mozzarella & parmesan shavings

The chef is never kedekut with the cheese, a mouthful of guilt to eat this. I have to postpone my diet plan till tomorrow, as I cant resist myself from this cheesy Pizza Romano

Pizza Chorizo RM28

Lamb chorizo sausage, grilled peppers, olive, chili flakes, tomato & mozzarella

Another cheesy pizza, but it tastes more heavy and the ingredient is more plentiful.

Spaghetti Alla Pescatora (House Specialty) RM35

Mixed seafood in a hearty tomato sauce

Fettucine Mare E Monti RM35

Flat pasta with scallop, wild porcini & Shitake mushroom in a cream sauce

I like this pasta, creamy enough but not greasy, and its slippery texture. The fresh scallops give another credit to the pasta.

Petto Di Manzo Con Vino Rosso RM40

Wood fired oven roasted beef ribs in a reduction of red wine sauce on a bed of mashed potato

The beef rib is well roasted by using wood fire oven, I wonder anybody else using wood fire oven in this high-tech era? They are doing it in the traditional way and definitely it tastes traditional, lol. The portion is big and the mashed potato is solid, it's very filling.