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| - This place has a really interesting concept! They have an open seating area in the atrium of BCE Place, and a more intimate inside dining area. The bar features their three types of cheese, floating in transparent containers. Their menu revolves around their three feature handmade mozzarellas. A harder Bufala Campana DOP, a smokey Stracciatella di Burrata and the softest Ricotta di Bufala. The cheese are handmade in Italy, and use bulls milk, except for the latter cheese that uses cows milk.
When we were seated, we were asked if we wanted sparkling or flat water. Being on a budget, we hesitantly said flat water.....and were given a ($6.50!) bottle of water. Beware!
We were served a complementary appetizer of a skewer of their smoked soft cheese, with a basil leaf and cherry tomato. The cheese was very good and has a delicious smokey flavour.
For our appetizer, we tried the Fried Breaded Mozzarella. ($8). I expected these to be kind of like mozza sticks. It wasnt. It was a rectangle piece of cheese that literally had been deep fried, served with a delicious spicy sauce and a bed of greens. It was good! This was my favourite thing of the evening.
For dinner, I opted to have a pizza that had basil, Bufala Campana and tomatoes. ($14) I was disappointed! I realize that this is Italian pizza, and I have been to other authentic italian places, I didn't enjoy this. It was drizzled with olive oil instead of sauce, and the cheese was cold and sparsely placed. I guess I assumed that it would be a warm pizza, but it wasn't. The crust was ok. I wouldn't really order this again. My boyfriend had eggplant pizza, and he had the smoky cheese, which was warm and soft. (lucky him!)
In conclusion, this restaurant has a unique concept, knowledgeable staff and interesting food, but I'm not sure if I would go back! It was priciy and I didn't enjoy my pizza.
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