A flurry of birthday treating..and it's my turn to treat two very precious gfs in my life. :) Modesto's for the first time for all of us. What was initially thought to be a small outlet turned out to be a huge one! With al fresco outside too!
The surroundings with brick walls, exuding a charm about the place...short of a fireplace!
Printed plates...gives this place a safari feel...somehow.
A really queer warm water with lemon...shouldn't it be for chilled water? All the same anyway, couldn't quite taste the lemon either!
Complimentary bread cubes done the Italian way. Soft, fluffy and warm...
Antipasto Italiano (A selection of appetizers consisting of bruschetta, caprese, grilled button mushrooms, rock melon with italian pork parma ham, grilled vegetables and assorted fresh greens), $24.50
I had no idea this portion of starters is for one person...at least everything came in 1 person portions...
Bruschetta was...somewhat hard, like it was left in the open for a while..the diced tomatoes atop was just ordinary.
Caprese..goat cheese and tomato, one of my favourite italian appetisers though they're pretty much bland!
Grilled button mushrooms and vegetables...tasty.
Rock melon and parma ham...our favourite of the lot. The melon's saccharine sweet, paired with the slightly salty wafer thin ham..uber yummy.
Assorted fresh greens...rockets! My favourite veggies.
Quattro Stagioni (Tomato, Cheese, Mixed Seafood, Cooked Pork Ham, Mushrooms and Black Kalamanta Olives), $24.50
It came in 4 quarts, a different flavour each on a thin crust. I liked the pork ham best...the rest were just...alright. In fact, most came out tasting the same, just cheese and crust.
Panna Cotta Alle Nocie E Miele, $11 served with walnuts and honey sauce. One word; boring. The panna cotta's on the "solid" side, it doesn't wobble or shiver like custard or jelly should...it's got the texture of a tofu...I prefered picking off the sour blueberries and walnuts.
Tiramisu Modesto's $12
Another dessert that disappointed...it didn't melt into a mush, tasted more like coffee cake with cream than a tiramisu.
All in, I'm just pleasantly surprised with their pizzas. The rest were just...o-k-a-y. Service is decent and it just ends there. Modesto's comes across as an Italian joint specializing in wood fired pizzas (selected flavours only). Period.
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