“Little Italy” restaurant is located off
the Hosur main road, a stone’s throw away from Forum mall, in Koramangala. It
is easily accessible due to its location and has got Valet parking, so customers
needn’t worry parking. As the name suggests, Little Italy packs a delectable
menu of 100% pure vegetarian, authentic Italian dishes for those who love
Italian cuisine or just simply want to give it a try.
The restaurant is spacious and has seating
on the ground floor hall, first floor hall as well as the ground floor lobby.
However, we would advise against the last option as it would mean that one has to
sit through the generator’s mechanical judder, which with Bangalore frequent
power cuts might be just too often. The interiors are done aesthetically with a
predominant brown color on the seats, wall and ceiling. Though we had called for
reserving in advance, we were informed that we could just walk in. We were
initially seated on a table near the wash area. When we expressed our
displeasure with that seat, we were promptly shifted to another table of our
choice.
We were happy and relieved to see that the
menu card had details of the ingredients and cooking method of each item listed
on the menu. This is really helpful for those customers who are not well
acquainted with Italian cuisine. Though the names were in Italian, they’ve also
got an alphanumeric key which makes it easy to order. However, we did try our
share of tongue twisting which was hilarious.
The menu card is clearly divided into
sections like soup, starters, 1st course, 2nd course,
Mexican and desserts. We started with “Zuppa Di Cippole” which is spring onion
soup served with crunchy croutons. Each mouthful was delicious and bursting
with flavor. The spring onion was neatly chopped into equal size pieces which instantly
melted in the mouth and the croutons were really crunchy. As for the starters,
we decided to go for “Verdure Trifolate” which was a mix of mushroom, cheese,
baby corn, tomatoes, olives etc. served with farmer’s bread. It was heaven on a
platter. Not a single ingredient was out of place and the vegetables were cooked
to perfection. For the 1st course we had “Tortellinie Di Zia
Cuncetta” which is tortellini pasta in white sauce. It was a tad bit
disappointing as compared to the soup and the starter, but it is only fair to
appreciate the effort that has gone into preparing such a complex, delicate dish.
We were tempted to try the Nachos with cheese as well and therefore decided to
skip dessert. They even have a separate menu for wine, cocktails and mocktails
but we skipped it.
The service was prompt, courteous and
pleasant. It was definitely a good experience and definitely worth the money
spent.
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