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Rated: Poor
Jun 23, 2008
Don Giovanni any time please
So hubby and I decided to be a bit daring and try something other than Don Giovanni for Italian in spite of being Don fanatics. The thing is after eating at Mr Giovanni's, it's very difficult to get used to any other Italian cuisine. We like the real thing you see and can't bear the poor Indianized versions. However, we heard about Del Italia opening in Juhu and so Friday night decided to spend it over a nice Italian meal with a friend.
Unfortunately, it couldn't live up to Don's standards. The ambience is very nice, I'll give it that. A prime corner location with what could have been a great view had we not been looking right into the kalakhatta and pani-puri wallahs of Juhu beach. We were sitting outside, and I liked the rustic decor of the outdoor seating. The fans served the purpose but I can't blame Bombay's humidity and lack of rain on the restaurant. I ordered a mushroom and porcini soup and hubby and friend decided to share a salmon bruchetta starter. My soup was a good size and decent tasting although they didn't give a lot of porcini in it and the porcini didn't taste right. Hubby and friend were shocked at the starter...it was two measly pieces. Grossly overpriced at that too.
For main course, hubby ordered parma ham pizza which he loved. I ordered a smoked brinjal lasagne which tasted like baingan bharta with cheese. There was really nothing authentic about it. Friend ordered a grilled chicken which looked and, according to him, tasted like any grill chicken you would get at any passably continental place for much less.
So why am I giving only two stars?
Pros: Ambience, taste of parma ham
Cons: Measly portions and absolutely no value for money. I'd rather pay slightly more at Don's and get better portions and better taste.
I don't think this is authentic Italian...my baingan bharta type lasagne is an ode to that.
We ordered no drinks and 2 starters and 3 main courses cost us 1800 bucks. Not cheap.
And to top it all, the food didn't sit right with us and we had to take some digene to help. Definitely a no no. Not going back there again.
