My previous dining experience in Fiat was,
frankly speaking, good but hardly memorable. Even the famous fig with ricotta
cheese failed to persuade me to come back. However, I found that many foodies
tried its new menu these days; some of the new dishes look pretty appealing.
To begin with, we had French Beans, Goat
Cheese Walnuts and Balsamic Bianco Salad.
These were all usual ingredients of
my home-made salad. Fresh French beans, creamy and tangy goat cheese, and
walnuts was a classic, if a bit conservative, combination. The French beans
were well cooked and crunchy. The portion of Balsamic Bianco dressing was
perhaps so generous that some may not like it, however. A little bit of
fine-tuning would make it a good appetizer.
Another appetizer I picked was fig and
ricotta, which came with Parma ham this time. I happily found
that a healthy portion of olive oil was added. Apparently, Fiat did take note of the comments.
Ham was what you paid for. Ricotta was delicious as usual, but I was not
lucky enough to get some really sweet figs.
Pecorino cheese spaghetti was one of the
dishes on the menu
that caught my attention. I certainly
appreciate the choice of Pecorino cheese. The spaghetti were covered by the tangy Pecorino cheese and the cheddar nest went well with it. I
finished the whole nest on my own, although it
was slightly oily.
Mussels were cooked to perfect with a welcoming smell of butter. While the white wine sauce was not
a “wow”.
It was delicious enough for me to finish all the bread with it.
Desserts were the best of the night. Although
both of them were rich in alcohol flavour, they were complex and moist for my liking. Galliano Syrup was added to the
peaches to balance the wine taste and was topped with light vanilla cream.
My Affogato was more like tiramisu. I loved it very much. The mascarpone was
creamy and the ladyfinger
soaked with coffee and wine to the fullest.
This dessert might be too
strong in flavour to some people, but not me, a coffee and wine lover. If there
was something to complain about, it was a bit soggy.
I must say Fiat
had improved quite a lot, though things could be improved here and there. At
least, I did not find the
menu boring – this separates Fiat from many
other Italian restaurants in the town. If I happen to be in Causeway Bay and
want to have something causal, I will pay a visit here.
Fiat Caffè
Shop G5-G6, Leighton Centre, 77 Leighton Road,
Causeway Bay
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