Pietrasanta-Portsdam Road

Pietrasanta

5B Portsdown Road, #01-03 Wessex Estate

Price per person: $50-100

Food: 8/10

Service: 8/10

Ambiance: 8/10

My parents have been raving about Pietrasanta for months when i was still  living in Melbourne. To be honest, when it comes to Italian food we hardly venture out. Out of habit, we always stick to Pasta Fresca because of its homely food and hearty portions. I’ve lost count of how many times we attempted drive towards new restaurants only to U-turn back to our favorite staple.

Pietrasantas’  premise used to be the former Singapore Judo Club premises. They did a great job  transforming it into a homely restaurant, almost feeling  like a cottage. Its comfortable home dining really.  A winning point is that when you order wine, you are able to go into the cellar to choose the bottle you want.

                           Grilled fresh Squid served with Rocket Salad, Italian Tomatoes, Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Lemon

As usual we ordered grilled fresh squid. This dish was served with rocket salad, italian tomatoes, extra virgin oil and lemon. The texture was nice and slightly chewy. It has a slight charcoal taste to it which i like. Forgot to spray the lemon juice on it but even then it was pretty good.

Sorry i forgot the name of this dish, it was parpadelle with cream sauce that has a hint of truffle. It was really good, it was not too creamy which i can’t stand because that clogs up the dish.  I was commenting on how delicious it was when my mom was like “it looks like bak chor mee” which was SO TRUE! Truffle makes everything taste better, the cream is a notch better than many of those that i’m used to being served in restaurants.

                       Eggplant Parmigiana Di Melanzane

And now my favourite italian dish, Eggplant Parmigiana Di Melazane! This dish was excellent. The tomato sauce was rich and tangy with fresh pulps of tomato in it. Yet it was not so chunky which i appreciated as it allows you to taste the eggplant for itself. I wish the dish had a bigger portion because it was wiped out within seconds!

1 kg T-bone Steak grilled with Rosemary and Extra Virgin Olive Oil was the highlight of the night! It smelt so good as the waiter brought it towards our table. It was slightly crispy on the outside but yet the meat itself was tender. It was as tender as Wagyu to me but its cheaper. It came with roasted potatoes which were simply done but very nice. Satisfying!

Do remember to book at least a a day in advance because i heard it is always full during weekends. Oh yes, do give the Focaccia bread a try as well. Being warm and delicious, its perfect on a cold day.