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Maybe it’s because I’ve always thought of spaghetti as the Italian equivalent of noodles – as common as bread and rice – or because the only kitchens I’ve been to have been homely or messy, that I was a little surprised when Spaghetti Kitchen turned out to be a fine-dine restaurant. Well, a wannabe fine-dine restaurant anyway.
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11/10/2008 3:37:14 PM
Reviewed By:andromeda
"Pay to Eat... Et tu Brutus"
Maybe it’s because I’ve always thought of spaghetti as the Italian equivalent of noodles – as common as bread and rice – or because the only kitchens I’ve been to have been homely or messy, that I was a little surprised when Spaghetti Kitchen turned out to be a fine-dine restaurant. Well, a wannabe fine-dine restaurant anyway.
There were no tablecloths, but the napkins were linen. The wine and cocktail lists were swanky, but the waiters were clueless. The menu was elaborate and authentic, but most of the staff seemed ignorant of its many foreign words. It’s as if they’re trying too hard to bring luxury dining to a larger (financially prosperous) section of the masses.
In all fairness, the food, though pricey, was rather well done. True Italiano recipes and flava, lots of exotic words and ingredients and good taste overall. I might not have complained at all if they had served me sufficient alcohol to begin with.
The wine list is literally plush and quite impressive. The cocktail list had interesting and tempting concoctions. But they couldn’t make me a Sambra or a B-52 that day, and Kamikazes, Mojitos, Cosmopolitans have all been tested. So I ask for a ‘Belly Button’ – a variation of the Piña Colada... The waiter thinks OJ is a liquor (when it’s really Orange Juice) and I roll my eyes.
A Veg. Antipasti Platter arrives looking very appetizing – mushroom caps with red sauce (Involtini di Funghi e Formaggio), rosemary roasted potatoes, Bruschetta - Arrabiata and wild mushroom, sun-dried tomatoes and mozzarella... all very good.
For maincourse, the chef (who seems to be best informed), suggests I try the popular Black Pepper Chicken (I suspect it is in vogue due to its relatively reasonable price), which goes best with red wine. - The chicken breast with virgin olive oil, pepper corn sauce and herb roasted vegetables is not bad, but nothing new or spectacular.
...And, the Wood grill Pesce Impanato (pomfret fillets), matched with white wine. - The pomfret is commendably tender, served on a wooden platform with olives, green bean salad, herbed potato mash, arrabiata sauce.
Finally, arrives a Tiramisu set in a large Martini glass, and I have to confess, it’s definitely the best I’ve had – creamy mascarpone layered with liquor-soaked cake, topped with almonds. It received a silent applause from me.
All through this, the chef is hovering around making me feel like I’m consuming something he has just given birth to.
My crib with Spaghetti Kitchen is that though the food was so very Italian, the slightly uptight ambience did nothing to remove me from India into a southern Europe state of mind (and some places really can do this). Worse, their prices were well past the ‘pretentious’ threshold. If only they were more generous with the alcohol, half their problems might be solved.
* Avg. (non-alcoholic) meal for two: Rs. 1000
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