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| - So glad I was able to grab a last minute Winterlicious reservation for Saturday lunch at Fabbrica. Would've gone for its neighbouring competitor Linda Modern Thai but my last experience at a Mark McEwan resto was too good for me to pass this up.
I was right :)
We started off with ordering the Fabbrica punch. There was blood orange, mango, peach nectar, white cranberry, and citrus. If you're not a fan of overly sweet drinks, this won't be for you. But I LOVED it. The peach nectar hit the spot for me and combined with all the other citrusy goodness I could've probably finished the drink within a minute if I didn't stop myself. The lemon was actually frozen inside ice cubes - such a unique thing to do that I never saw at other places before. This made sure the sour citrus flavour wouldn't overpower the nectar.. I loved this drink!
The app was not bad; I had the fennel salad. The flavouring was not very strong but the salami was great. My girlfriend's garlic soup was extremely flavourful, however, and we enjoyed dipping our bread in that.
For the main, we both got the parpardelle, with pork ragout, fresh basil and parmesan.
..the waiting time between our app and main was a little long b/c the servers weren't sure that we had finished our app, I think.. but this resulted in two hungry Asian girls inhaling this dish in less than 5min.
To be fair, we would've probably finished in 1min if we wanted to. It was deliciously light, the fat pasta noodles had a perfect texture and the sauce was made with a reduction of pork ragout. The manager dropped by to talk to us presumably b/c she saw how quickly we devoured our main and suggested that we take a look at the regular menu. What a great dish though, maybe the quantity was a little small but it definitely left us waiting more. We contemplated sharing a pizza afterwards -_-
For dessert, we both got the pavlova di fabbrica and this is a soft meringue puff pastry with a marshmallow/cream filling inside and mango puree and blackberries on the side. The puff shell was a little too sweet but it was a light dish that was a good ending to our meal. At this point we were still contemplating that pizza -_-
In the end, the four stars is mainly given towards the excellent service and main, and well-deservedly so :)
On another note, the Winterlicious dinner menu here is the same as the lunch one with the addition of a risotto. I'd suggest coming here for lunch because it would suffice for the experience while being less pricey :) Worth trying for foodies, I'd come here for its regular menu next time I'm shopping near the area!
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