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2013-01-04
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First time visitors to Star Vista may miss Ricciotti Restaurant which is located at a fairly quiet corner of the mall, away from the G/F inner corridor of shops & cafes. Ricciotti is indeed a hidden gem, featuring Italian cuisine at very reasonable prices. The restaurant has an al fresco area facing a quiet lane and a cosy aircon area with a hip, laidback vibe.Ricciotti's menu has something to suit every palate, from salads & sandwiches to thin crust pizzas, pastas & entrees. 9" pizzas are price
Ricciotti's menu has something to suit every palate, from salads & sandwiches to thin crust pizzas, pastas & entrees. 9" pizzas are priced from $12.50 but for weekday lunch, selected 9" pizzas, along with free flow of soft drinks, go for $9.90++.
We picked the salami pizza and an entree from the a la carte menu, Grilled Chicken Thigh ($14.50++) which was a huge portion served with salad, potato wedges & mushroom sauce.
Only 6 of the 8 slices of pizza were topped with salami (see photo), perhaps due to the promotion. We liked the thin crust & the chef's light touch with the cheese - so it did not overpower the taste of the fresh herbs & tomato paste on the pizza.
The grilled chicken thigh was big (300g based on the description on the menu); it had been lightly seasoned so we could savour its natural juices, though its taste was enhanced further by a spoonful of the homemade creamy sauce with sliced fresh button mushrooms, which was served in a tiny pot on the side. We relished tucking into the chicken skin which had been seared till crispy with all the subcutaneous fat melted away. Plated with the meat were a mixed green salad drizzled with balsamic dressing, & a portion of potato wedges, which were crispy on the surface & soft beneath - just the way we like them. IMHO, Ricciotti certainly does chicken asj well as, if not better than, the purveyors of peri peri & rotisserie chicken.
Being full didnt stop us from ordering their tempting desserts. Tiramisu, our 1st choice, was sold out at lunch, so the choices left were gelato (pistachio, chocolate or vanilla bean), cheesecake, brownies & lemon meringue pie. The affrogado (espresso poured over chocolate gelato) & lemon meringue pie were superb.
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