I have been inspired
lately by the deals advertised on Treat Ticket. I have grown quite fond of that
new “app” and bought a couple of coupons for meals.
25 Restaurant is an
Italian and Mediterranean restaurant located at the end of Botanic Avenue opposite
the Madison’s Hotel.
What I didn’t realise
at the time of the booking is that it is actually the former Carlitos whose
name has been modified in order to promote some important changes such as a new
chef and a new and improved menu.
To be honest, I was a
bit disappointed when I found out that the decoration and furniture hadn’t
changed in the slightest. I felt like it would have been more coherent to
reorganise and move things around a little to enhance the change of identity and
image.
As for the menu, it
had been extended and enriched with a few more options but nothing drastic,
really. It was still offering a choice of pizzas and pastas with a couple of
different starters.
The Treat Ticket we
had entitled us to a main course from the selection of pizzas, pastas or
risottos as well as a glass of house wine each.
Damien ordered the
risotto “Pollo Pomadoro”. His dish didn’t have the rich creamy texture that I
love about risottos. It was very tomatoey with big chunks of seared chicken,
mushrooms, peas and parsley. There was nothing really wrong with it, it just
lacked flavours and tasted a bit bland.
I chose a pizza called
Griffin topped with chicken, pepperoni, red onion and fresh chillies. It was a
lovely surprise. The crust was thin, light and crispy. There was a delicious
base of spicy tomato, layered with golden brown melted mozzarella cheese and
sprinkled with shredded chicken, thinly sliced pepperoni and a delicious blend
of herbs and chillies. I absolutely loved it; it is from far the best pizza I
was ever served in an Italian restaurant. I truly enjoyed every bite of it and
would definitely order it again.
I am not sure I would
recommend 25 Restaurant though. I did have a lovely experience with the pizza but Damien’s
risotto was quite disappointing, the new menu was not tremendously inspiring
and I thought they should probably have shaken up things a little bit more.
However, my main
course was excellent and if you are having cravings for a real Italian pizza, 25 Restaurant is without a doubt the place to go to.
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