Ricciotti@Star Vista reivew

We decided to try the new Ricciotti outlet at Star Vista. For those who are unaware, this is Ricciotti's third outlet. I've always thought that if a place can open a couple of chains over time, it can't be bad. The only problem is that the quality might not be as great as the flagship restaurant.

                                               

The decor was light, bright and airy. It was comfortable, although the wire chairs did not exactly score very high on the comfort scale. Okay, I'm just being sore because I accidentally jammed my finger between two seats...

Like the many new restaurants in Star Vista, they offer lunch specials. I wasn't too blown away by the selection of the limited set lunch so I opted for the main.

 The foccacia bread they served free with the mains was delicious. It had a strong rosemary taste, but super melty and satisfying. The balsamic vinegar served with the olive oil wasn't real balsamic, but a almost chocolately sweet version of it, but fits the taste of the bread really well, so I can't really complain.

One of my friends got the margherita pizza. Despite it being thin crust, the pizza was almost soggy, and the taste wasn't really great. Even Marche does a better pizza.

I opted for the spinach pasta in a tomato sauce with beef meatballs. The sauce was tasty, albeit a little sour, and the pasta was fresh pasta, which is always good, but the meatballs were severely overcooked, and pretty much inedible. Poop.

 I think the best dish out of the group was Nicole's, which was the spinach pasta with salmon in a creamy tomato sauce. The sauce was yummy, albeit a tad too rich, and the salmon was tasty as well.

 Feng Huai's pork chop was a but dry and overcooked, but the salad and mash was good, according to him.

The dessert apple pizza is a good dish to have, and they make it fresh from scratch. I wish the crust was a bit crispier, but it was overall a tasty dish. I liked the freshness of the apple slices.

Final verdict: Go for the lunch specials, the dinner prices are a little too high for the quality, unless they improve on the execution of the dishes. The ingredients are fresh, but the execution, for the most part, was just a little off. Hopefully, with time, this will improve.

xoxo,
Keira