Zibaldone - Tygervalley Waterfront

Having lived in Europe, I learned how great pasta can be when fresh, prepared properly and served with the correct sauce. My experiences back in South Africa have not been very good to say the least and I therefore always go to Italian restaurants with a sense of trepidation as they have not lived up to my high expectations.

We received an invitation from some friends to join them at a new Italian restaurant they had discovered. Off we went and on walking into the restaurant and looking at the food on the tables I was surprised and thought that this restaurant may indeed be the one that delivers. Getting to our table, we spent some time chatting and catching up on news before looking at the menu.

We ordered some wine from a very well put together list in terms of pricing and selection as well. It is a small list, but contains something for everyone. The menu however was a delight. There was a wide variety of Italian dishes and certainly enough to have your mouth watering if they delivered. What to choose? I settled for mushroom soup to start which was very good indeed. The main was however where the measure of the restaurant would be determined for me.

I had ordered the meat ravioli with a Bolognese cream sauce, something I had eaten on numerous occasion when overseas. The food looked great and tasted just as good. It really is a delight to have fresh pasta with a delightful sauce and filling and it was as good as I had enjoyed when overseas. The rest of the table had tortellini and veal. All were full of praise for their dishes and I must admit that I wish I could have tried a couple more of the dishes on the menu as there were many yummy things on other people's tables.

The restaurant itself is very nicely done out and there was certainly a hum in the air as the patrons enjoyed their dinners and chatted - always a good sign. I would certainly recommend this restaurant as it is the first real Italian place to deliver for me, simply delightful. I look forward to trying out the rest of their menu and if you are an Italian food lover, I suggest you try this one as you will not be disappointed.