Grannies in Italiannies [Closed]

In a nutshell

Fudz: Italiannies
Cuisine: Italian (duh), wine
Code: Tipping towards fine dining but less stiff

Location: 111 Somerset Road #01-02

Dial: +65 6736 4211
Interweb: http://www.italiannies.com.sg/

Damage: $30-$50 per pax

Taste: Authentic pastas, delectable desserts but the pizzas do not wow

Ambience: A little cramp and lacks italian knick-knacks

Service: Obliging but not impeccable. Italians are famous for hospitality, thus the bar is raised.

The story

It was Rahmat A Samad's birthday. He turned into his early forties and we thought that he was way past an age to throw a McDonald's birthday party. Ing How suggested an Italian restaurant in TripleOne Somerset. Some of us still confuse TripleOne with 313. Orchard Road is never the same again with all these numbers to remember.

The attempt to spell the shop name with the dough

The entrance boasts a tiny baking corner with a big blackboard that claims that their breads are baked daily. We did not see anyone actually baking bread (it was already near 7 pm) but neither were their freshly-baked breads served warm as appetisers. 

Would have added a brownie point if they were served warm

Olive oil and vinegar as bread dips

Against the ceiling lights

The menu is pretty extensive, ranging from antipastos, essential pastas and pizzas, house special mains, and Abbondanza - platters for the awfully hungry or people who love to share. 

They offered us complimentary starters, mini parma ham & cherry tomato bruschettas

Virgin-Ades - Apple and Orange coolers for the thirsty camels

Ing How choosing wine over Mango Fruit Shakes

Pastas selection covers most of the local favourites like aglio olio, pomodoro and carbonara. They also serve gnocchi and ravioli if you want to deviate from the usual picks.

Zu Wee said there's crabmeat in them. I tried to make out the taste but my tongue failed me.

This reminded me of wonton soup. Tasted like it too.

Belle's Salmon Fettucine. Very salmonful. Try it if you love the fish.

Unfortunately for Italiannies, their pizzas don't quite make the cut or slice. I was trying to imagine that my mates and I were Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (four of them were sharing pizzas), tucking into pizzas heartily after a hard day's work. Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo and Raphael would have groaned in dismay and returned to their sewage hideouts with grumbling stomachs.

Competition is rough and tough since we have all tried the pizzas from Timbre and Skinny Pizza. We know how pizzas should taste like, traditional or contemporary. Italiannies' pizzas aren't inedible but you won't go back for more.

Pepperoni

Seafood

Ham and Mushroom

Mushroom risotto packs a punch with generous servings of thinly sliced garlic and parmesan cheese

Rahmat's main. TBH, I have no idea what this is. Veal?

Crème Brûlée that makes a heart skip a beat

Tiramisu comes in a large square block and you can finish it with little trouble because it tastes so good

We made a lot of noise and were not chased out of the restaurant for a few good hours. I guess tolerance level for rowdy behaviour is pretty high. Despite not making reservations, the restaurant allowed 12 of us to come in with few questions asked. I'm not sure if this works every time but if there are hungry people to feed, why not?