The dining area is quite intimate in the evening, having dim lighting and having only a handful of…read moretables on this floor. This made the space quite comfortable yet elegant at the same time. Service was attentive without it being overbearing--helpful with the dish selection as well. We thought the dishes were great from start to finish. The burrata was creamy, complimented by the tart and sweet grilled peach while being cut by the savory cured meats. I ordered the lamb medium-rare and really enjoyed how it was prepared, and the pasta dishes similarly turned out delicious. We felt like the presentation of the dishes were very thoughtful on top of its great taste. Both desserts were a necessary closing of the meal--the creaminess of the tiramisu and panna cotta was not overbearing and helped highlight the respective flavors of coffee and fruit in these desserts!

It was my first time dining at Pirata and I enjoyed the vibrant and welcoming atmosphere…read more On this occasion, they were launching their weekly lunch buffet, which features a different selection of appetizers spread out beautifully. I am also big on dessert so the new tiramisu recipe was particularly noteworthy, standing out from others that I've tried. Kudos to Boris and Elle for their attentive service; they frequently checked in on us and ensured our comfort. Overall, my visit to Pirata was a delightful experience that I look forward to repeating. Thank you Pirata Group.

La Cucina Italiana Review on 2017.5.16…read more This is my second visit of this restaurant. I had no memory what I ordered last time, but I had great memory of it. The complimentary starters were two sauces with baguette, one was tomato onion garlic with vinegar and one was garlic pickle salt vinegar from guessing. I could eat it whole night just that. For starter, we had Proscuitto Melone with a very slim slice of soft bread. The melone was very sweet. I had to wonder where was the country of origin. The prosciutto was good. It had less fat than those from my Italian friend. I dont think it was any special to eat them together. For pizza, we ordered Napolitan Style, Seafood, and Assorted Mushroom Pizza. Definitely one of the best in HK. " Pizza Expression " was a joke compare to it. All pizza was made very thin and crunchy, full of topping. I would recommend Seafood Pizza out of all three. I loved their noodle and rice. We had Seafood Spaghetti, Spwaghetti with Clams and White Wine Sauce, Risotto with Asserted Mushroom, and Cannelone. They had the Rice and spaghetti a bit hard like the way Italian would. Both seafood and clam spaghetti were very delicious. Cannelone was pasta roll. ( it is like Tortellini) inside have good balance of good Ricotta Cheese and spinach. The environment was a bit dark, but overall was a comfy place with italian garden feel. Other fact i like this resturant was that they really had many dishes to pick. For the service be expected lack of staff, i wouldn't complaint that too much in hk environment. Rating would be: Taste: 4.5 Environment: 4 Service: 3 Hygiene: 4.5 Value: 4

The lunch menu is very basic but this is good so we don't need to spend too much time struggling…read morefor a working lunch, in a less interesting place calls Admiralty. The daily soup and pasta of the day are both simple with no surprise. However, you can enjoy a nice lunch place, not too noisy, comfortable seatings, good services during the busy hours. For fine dining, I think I will come back again to try. For a business lunch, this is a good place. Thank you for reading.

Osteria Felice is a place you may fleetingly notice when you pass through the busy Lambeth Walk…read morebefore you reach Chater Garden, and it doesn't really a perfect dinner location because no one wants to stay near his office after work! On the other hand, the place could be perfect for romantic dinner and after-work hangout, which is rarely to be found this area. We walked through the trendy bar featured with a ceiling-high honeycomb shaped back showcase, and came to the upstairs dining area. The interior is in classic Italian style with comfortable chairs and big square tables. As we were told the dish would be in big portion, so we skipped the entree and ordered just fresh handmade pasta and signature pizza. The pasta served after half hour we ordered, but it was worth waiting! Two main dishes were delicious, but we were more impressed by the Vongole pasta - you could taste the freshness and unique texture, while the source was on point. If you are fancy in cocktails, Mojito would be a great choice and surprisingly matched with the Italian food! Otherwise, Osteria Felice has wide range of wine in glass - ask their friendly staff for recommendations.

Came here because I finally got a little tired of eating HK food 24/7 and I was just really craving…read moresome pasta. My bf & I did the tasting menu together (290 HKD/person = around $36 per person) and that included 2 appetizers, 3 pastas, 2 desserts. Tuna tartare- 4/5, fresh Octopus salad- 3/5, it was decent but nothing extraordinary Ragu- 4/5, good but the pappardelle was a little too al dente for me and normally I'm all about al dente pasta. Truffle- 5/5 if you love truffle, GET THIS! Ravioli- 4/5, if you love ravioli and ricotta, you would love this. I'm not big on extra strong cheese taste so this was a little too much for me. Tiramisu and panna cotta- yummm! Great way to end the meal. Ordering both was great because when the tiramisu got too chocolatey, I'd grab some of the panna cotta which had the tart taste from the raspberry. Good balance :) For a chain pasta restaurant, I came in with low expectations because in America, they would usually taste really bad and cost a lot... but this definitely exceeded my expectations in terms of taste and value.

Every single time after the day I had the meal with pici I automatically get sick, not long ago I…read morehad flu B and had do to throat X-ray they saw in the X-Ray that my throat is scratched. I don't work at your place but did you put sharp objects into my food?? The service is good! It's excelling really hard but I'm more concerned about my mental health. I'm still not recovered after 3weeks by now!! The Ambiance is really aesthetic. I really love how they have those candles and dark themed lights. They really match my mood a lot. The setting is a bit bad but still. No affection to the star The reason I gave 1 star is because I got affected by flu b. I don't want to get this sick and skip 2 weeks of school. I had test during the week when I had flu b. The teachers were concerned about me and kept pulling me out of class asking is everything alright in my family? If there's anything just ask me okay no need to suffer Madeleine. This place is good for food but not good for infection part. I hope if you're a worker, chef, boss/ manager/ director. You need to change the food/ menu it's a bit messed up. Giving someone virus?! I'm glad I didn't get "Hantavirus" .

When a restaurant survived in Hong Kong, there are reasons behind. There are so many restaurants…read moretrying to claim they served mama recipes which is fine. Yet most of people don't know the true meaning. In my opinion, it shouldn't limit to simple and fresh food but also indicate the traditional Italian hospitality to treat your customers from the bottom of the heart and also to cook each dish with love like your mum. Give you the best and big portion to please you. I am not an Italian but certainly my mum would treat me a little princess and please me. Grappa's is my comfort zone. They are best in HK without pretentious yet and refuse to localize their product, service and culture. I'd like to recommend Grappa's to everyone. Their food is just delicious at affordable price. Where can you find such a good quality of Italian restaurant in HK?

Been a customer of Grappa's since they opened and their food has been consistent. We were in the…read morearea early around 6 and did not have a reservation. But the hostess said if we are fast, she can seat us. I particularly like their sausages in various forms. This time I fancied the osso bucco which is getting hard to find. He had the sausages. I forgot the osso gets a bit overladden with tomato, marrow was good. Sausages were fine, perhaps "home made". The Grappa's salad is always excellent. This is a favorite of mine. You can usually sit solo at the bar any time. And through the years, their sausages have been outstanding.

We came here for dinner while craving Italian food because it looked nice, was reasonably priced…read moreand walking distance from our hotel. The service was awesome. We sat outside on their patio and ordered a pizza (NAPOLETANA) and pasta (HOME-MADE TAGLIATELLE with Gorgonzola and black truffle cream). The pizza was great. My date said it was almost as good as the pizza he had in Italy, which is an awesome compliment =) My pasta was better than the truffled pasta I had in Italy so this place definitely gets 5 stars. Note: The only thing we didn't care for was the table of smokers near our table, but that isn't something the restaurant can control. We are spoiled in CA with the 'no smoking' laws!

This is an outstanding place. I've had the house ravioli twice. Delicious and topped with shaved…read moretruffles. The light lamb broth sauce keeps me coming back.

Posto Pubblico has been a mainstay in Hong Kong for Italian for years. The food here is really…read moresolid. Food: 4 stars Environment/service: 4 stars Value: 3 stars Recommendations: organic vegetables, white clam linguini The pasta here is what to get and in my opinion is better than the pizza. The pizza is cooked in a cast iron pan, which gives you a nice crispy crust. I prefer the wood fire oven cooling style and a more chewy crust. The pricing is on the high side but is in line with Hong Kong. I would expect to pay between 200-250 hkd per person. If ordering the more high end proteins then it will be more.

Still on point. This place is such an amazing place. Food is super good. Wine selection is awesome…read more Vice is super cool, relaxed, but fun. Music is perfect Top dishes Eggplant parm Chicken parm Burrata Spaghetti and veal meatballs

Came here with a friend for lunch and it was a very pleasant experience. The ambiance was classy…read morebut comfortable with decent views. Service was spectacular, our server George was excellent: friendly but non-intrusive, attentive, and took good care of our needs and wants. Food was plentiful and of high quality. Five dishes were brought out first to share: Ventricina, Anchovies, Caprese, Poached Oysters, and Grilled Cuttlefish Salad. And of course their signature bread sticks with olive oil and vinegar. Then came three more antipasti to share: Free Range Poached Eggs, Fried Calamari, and Meatballs. For main course, we picked the Squid Ink Pasta with Prawns and the Guazetto with Seared Cod, Prawns, and Clams. My favorites were the two main courses. Dessert was their famous Tiramisu which was marvelous. There were also melon slices and gelato. Drinks were included and bottomless and included alcoholic and non-alcoholic options at different prices. It was definitely a very enjoyable and relaxing lunch experience!

Had lunch here as a group of 6. Service was so so even though the staff were really nice and…read morefriendly. Asked for still water and a refill on olive oil and vinegar for the bread stick, and it took forever for them to fulfill my request. Food was pretty good but took a long time to come out. We got seated around 12:45 pm and ordered within 10 minutes. Our main course did not come out until 1:40 pm. I really enjoyed the breadsticks especially when they were warm. We also had an issue where they overcharged us. Good thing we double-checked the bill!

I was excited to try Carbone's Hong Kong location since my whole family love to go to their NYC…read morelocation. Luckily it was much easier to reserve a table in Hong Kong than the one in NYC. First off it was kind of hiding inside a commercial building. It required an uphill climb before reaching there. If you are planning to take your elderly friends or parents, I strongly encouraged taking a taxi there. We were greeted by a friendly hostess as soon as we stepped out of the elevator. The whole place was elegant and tasteful arts were hanging on the walls throughout the whole dinning room. It was lavishly decorated. The staffs were attentive and friendly. However I found it funny that the majority of the staffs only spoke English. It was kind of ironic that we had to speak English in a Cantonese speaking island. Of course we had to order Caesar Salad and Spicy Rigatoni because they are the two popular dishes at Carbon. Caesar salad was made in front of you and the waiter told us he flown to their NYC location to master the skill of making this salad. I was ensured everything was as good as their NYC location. The salad was fresh and crunchy; it was a combination of Baby Romaine lettuce, garlicky croutons and shaved cheese tossed in a rich tangy creamy dressing. Every bite was covered with a right amount of freshly made flavorful dressing. The mouth watering Spicy Rigatoni was so irresistible. The creamy spicy tomato sauce blended beautifully with the pasta. It was so delicious and addictive. I would not leave Carbon without eating its Spicy Rigatoni. We also tried the Veal Parmesan but it was kind of a disappointment because the meat was too dry and tough. The saving grace was that it was still full of flavor. We did have a good dinning experience there. I think it is a good restaurant for a romantic dinner or special occasions. It was as pricy as their NYC location but the food wasn't as good though. I just couldn't resist to compare both places. So for all the Carbon fans, it would be nice to visit this location because you might have a different opinion about it.

Eating a meal here feels like I'm in a scene from Godfellas. The atmosphere of old school New York…read moreItalian restaurant is captured well here. The food is really quite good and the service is also excellent as well. The pricing is where your eyes will jump out of your head. An order of meatballs will set you back 268 hkd and a side of broccoli over 130 hkd. The food is good but it's tough to stomach the price tag if you aren't here on a business meal. Food: 4.25 stars Service/atmosphere: 4.5 stars Value: 3 stars Overall: 4 stars Recommendations: bananas a la rum, rib eye Diana, baked clams, vodka sauce rigatoni On my latest visit to Carbone, I came for the set lunch. It's enough for two people but if you are really hungry you may want to order another appetizer. The set comes with your choice of a starter or pasta, a main, and a choice for dessert. We opted for the rigatoni with vodka sauce, the ribeye and bananas a la rum. 1) Rigatoni with vodka sauce- coming to a American Italian restaurant and not ordering this seemed like a shame. Good thing is that the dish is down well. The vodka sauce is nice and creamy and the pasta is cooked well and had a little bite to it. 2) Rib eye Diane - The rib eye is cooked and served in a really luscious mushroom sauce. The sauce really makes the dish. The steak itself was slightly a bit tough and had a few cuts with too much fat. However, I did really enjoy this dish. 3) Bananas a la rum- my favorite thing I had. Bananas are flambéd in a rum sauce and then poured over three scoops of ice cream and cake. Vanilla cookies are crumbled over the dessert to provide some texture and crunch for the dessert. This is really delicious and is a must order.