October is a feasting month for us. First, is the octoberfest which we never want to miss a single weekend without drowning ourselves with german beer... and of course a celebrating month for the 3 2 october babies in our group : MeiMei the Stalker, Ah Fun the Snowflakes and Ah Kong the Shit-Stirrer. okie, kong is sept baby. but we postponed the celebration to oct...
We had a 3-in-1 Italian celebration at NeroFico, another new outlet from the Nero group.
Situated at Wisma Perintis in Jalan Dungun, Damansara Height, Nero Fico adapts a cozy atmosphere perfect for all ocassions. Be it a romantic dinner or a relaxing dinner with friends and clients.
As soon as we are seated and settled down, fresh-from-oven homemade bread is served together with olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
To start the night, we ordered some starter for sharing:
Insalata di asparagi - RM 24
First up, Insalata di asparagi - baked asparagus with parmesan cheese gratin, topped with fried quail eggs and wild rocket then season with aged balsamic vinegar. Presentation is kinda cute, with mini quail eggs on top. Taste wise, there is not much different from any sunny side ups. Asparagus and rocket is fresh and crunchy. Though it mentioned that the asparagus is baked with parmesan cheese gratin, I couldnt detect much of parmesan or any cheesy taste. And i would prefer more balsamic for the salad.
Nero Fico caprese - RM 32
We are just a bunch of cheese-lover, especially buffalo mozzarella. So Nerofico caprese which consist of buffalo mozzarella and fresh tomatoes with lettuce and basil, we just cant resist to order it. As oppose to the asparagus salad, i personally prefer this : refreshing and appetizing. And of course, the melt-in-your-mouth buffalo mozzarella cheese is as usual, heavenly moist and rich.
Since there are 6 females and 1 male hungry gluttons of us, we ordered one sharing of Nero's famous wood-fired pizza.
Pizza Quattro Stagioni - RM 32
Pizza Quattro Stagioni, a 4-in-1 pizza with 4 favours in each quarter : turkey ham, beef pepperoni, wild mushrooms and artichoke. The crust is all a good italian pizza should be : thin, crunchy and yeasty. It is so good that it was just not enough to feed all 7 of us. We were considering of ordering another serving, but sensibility took over our greedy heart (thank god!) as we would like to save some tummy-space for dessert later.
We came to NeroFico mainly for their Italian pasta. And yes, we ordered almost half of their pasta menu:
Spaghetti Oglio - RM 22
The simplest pasta in the menu, but surprisingly one of the best aglio olio i've tasted. Pasta was cooked to the right texture, and tossed with the perfect amount of olive oil, garlic and chillis. Tastebud is being teased with a tad of spiciness, making you wanting for more..
Fresh Tortelli - RM 30
Freshly made tortelli stuffed with wild mushroom in butter and thyme sauce is beautifully topped with a thin slab of foie gras. The pasta was cooked al-dente. One bite and the juice of mushrooms gushing into your mouth.. yum!
Homemade ravioli - RM 26
Almost similar to tortelli (can someone enlighten me the differences of tortelli and ravioli??), this one is stuffed with flakes of crabmeat and served with fresh clam. Crabmeat is juicy, while clam is plump and firm. The bisque sauce is light but flavorful. If the mushroom stuffed tortelli is being described as passionate, wild love; then ravioli is gentle, yet intensely intimate love. Both bring you to the peak of orgasm!
Spaghetti al Nero - RM 38
Came as a wonderful surprise. Squid ink spaghetti served with fresh seafood in tomato and bisque sauce. All the taste of sea in a mouthful, as if the chef just brought you out sailing.
Extruded pasta in tube form is firm and springy, which reminds me of korean teakbokki / rice cake. Served with duck ragout and rosemary, this dish brings you all the way to Italy countryside, in a lovely cottage enjoying a hearty bowl of bigoli.
Linguine ai gamberi - RM 34
Served with fresh, huge tiger prawns and rocket in light tomato sauce. The sauce is tangy and appetizing. Although i do enjoy this dish as much as the others, it is by far the plainest, most unimaginative dish, as compared to the other pasta. Perhaps, my expectation had been upped to a thousands after tasting the others.
We were stuffed by the time we finished our pasta. Instead of admitting to our deteriorating stamina (age is catching up and our stamina is not as good as before), we insist of ordering some dessert for sharing. After all, how can a dinner be complete without dessert, rite???
MeiMei and Ah Fun each ordered a scoop of ginger gelati and stracciatella gelati.
From left : Ginger gelati, Stracciatella gelati - RM 8 per scoop
Ginger gelati was out of the world : smooth and creamy and gingery. As for the stracciatella gelati, MeiMei polished off within minutes, before we get to sample it. According to Mei, the one and only who had tried the said gelati, there is not much chocolate chips as it should be, but more like a vanilla gelati. Enough said, she must have loved it so much that she forgot to share... :P
Lemon tart meringue - RM 22
This came highly recommended by one of the waiter. A spoonful of thick, luscious lemon custard, meringue and shortcrust pastry, plus a dollop of vanilla gelati and mascarpone cheese is simply a match made in heaven.
Nero Fico Tiramisu - RM 22
Warm chocolate soft center - RM 26
Tiramisu and chocolate cake however, is below par. There is not enough coffee liquor in tiramisu, and although is palatable, it does not leave any significant taste.
The chocolate cake is supposely to be one of Nero Fico's best selling dessert. I was expecting molten chocolate oozing out from the center of the cake, just like the one i had in Cafe Cafe, but not. The texture is a bit too dry to my liking too.
With a slight miss on dessert, we did have fun riding on an orgasmic tour to the gastronomy world of Italy.
Rating :
Ambiance : 5/5
Service :4.5/5
Price : 4/5
Total bill for a dinner of 7, without alcohol drink is RM466.20. For good quality italian food and classy ambiance, the price is consider reasonable, dont you think? However, i do think that the price for alcohol is at the higher side. And the collection of wine is lack of middle range.
Taste : 4.5/5
Nero is definitely THE brand for good Italian pasta and pizza in KL
Recommendation :
Ravioli is my favourite of all, so is the seafood spaghetti al Nero, and the pizza. In fact, i have not come across any pasta that i do not fancy at all from the Nero group... Try also their cold cut counter for some fresh cheeses.
Contact :
Ground Floor, Wisma Perintis, 47 Jalan Dungun, Damansara Heights
Tel : 03-20895312
Fax: 03-20895312
Email: info@nerofico.com
Opening hours : noon - midnight daily,
6.00pm - midnight on saturdays
Map :
