Tosca: Style over Substance

Tosca意大利餐廳的名字源自一部世界聞名的歌劇，餐廳樓底極高，設有開放式廚房。二星米芝蓮名廚Pino Lavarra 為客人呈獻一系列以經典食材配以現代及創新煮法之全新精彩菜色，為客人奉上他們從未見過的意大利南部美食。(www.openrice.com)

Address: 102/F, The Ritz-Carlton, International Commerce Centre, TST

Spending per head (lunch set):

398 - three dishes of your choice

448 - four dishes of your choice

Taste: 3 / 5

Presentation: 4.5 / 5

Service: 3.5 / 5

Ambiance: 4 / 5

View: 4.5 / 5

Breads served with a piece of butter covered in tomato powder. How special! 4 / 5

 

Culatello di Zibello ham, Cantalupa melon, mint and grissino filled with pancetta 3.5 / 5

Pork terrine, caramelized pickled onion, watercress and “senase chips" 3 / 5

Cucumber soup, tomato caviar and crispy goat cheese gnocchi 2 / 5
 

Frittata di spaghetti, aobster, caciocavallo fondue and sun dried tomato 3.5 / 5

Amberjack fillet 
parmigiana 
roasted eggplant 
potato cannolo filled with 
tomato mousse and 
buffalo mozzarella 
fondue sauce 3.5 / 5

Neapolitan baba served with rum parfait and limoncello sabayon 4 / 5

Creamy milk chocolate with crunchy hazelnut , lemon sauce and ginger 4 / 5

Petits Fours 4 / 5

Overall, the presentation of the food is very pleasing, but the taste is disappointing, considering the price. Expecting to be surprised, I found the taste just above average.