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| - Nonna's Meatballs $15 - alright
House made pasta: Roasted Lamb Malfatti $23 - broth no sauce?
Smoked Salmon Nicoise $27 - stingy on the salmon
Tiramisu $11 - dense, some citrius flavour, made a bit old?
I met up with some ex-colleagues at Drake One Fifty for lunch. We were planning to sit outside in their patio, however, it was a bit chilly so we were moved inside. We sat at their tables for guests with no reservations. The decor is interesting and I'll leave it at that because I'm about the food (though the patio tables seemed cramped together).
We started with Nonna's meatballs ($15). There were three meatballs covered in tomato sauce and topped with some melted cheese and basil. The meatballs were two-biter size and very tender. Flavour wise they were not bad. The tomato sauce was simple (good) and had a nice texture as a result of the tomatoes passing through the hand mill.
For my main, I had the roasted lamb malfatti ($23). Instead of pasta being coated in a sauce, this pasta sits on a broth, is topped with some slices of roasted lamb, (raw) Swiss chard and parmesan. The slices of roasted lamb did not have much flavour. The Swiss chard tasted like the earth/mud it grew from (saved by hints of parmesan cheese); I don't think it was cooked - maybe sautéing the chard would have eliminated this "earthy" taste. The broth is some type of meat broth, not overly salty, but could be salty if you finished all of it. I found the dish to be confusing because it is hard for the pasta to be coated in the broth and take on the flavour. You would have to eat the dish with a spoon to get the broth. A positive point for me was the portion size :).
The smoked salmon nicoise was shared. The salmon had a nice smoked flavour as advertised, and the gribiche sauce was quite tasty. However, I think they could have given more salmon for $27.
To end off the meal, the Tiramisu ($11). It looked like a tiramisu but it didn't taste like a traditional tiramisu. I got hints of citrus, however, when I look at the menu, there is no mention of citrus being used in the tiramisu. Maybe it was from the rum? Regardless, I didn't like this taste. The tiramisu was also more dense than other tiramisu's that I have had and therefore not as enjoyable.
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