On a beautiful Monday evening, 2 friends and I decided to go to La Villa Restaurant, a gorgeous eatery tucked in a little corner of River Valley Road.
We had a reservation made for 7pm and arrived promptly. We were seated indoors in a nice, cosy corner and the place was still pretty empty, but peaceful nonetheless.
The waiter who attended to us was very pleasant and attentive.
We ordered the La Villa Antipasto for starters. It came with: Parma ham, Salami, Bresaola, Cooked ham and a side of Duck Rillettes, Pearl onions, Olives and Gherkins. This, together with the complimentary bread basket was delish. It was gone even before it came. The waiter recommended we have some champagne or as they call it in Italy, Prosecco, together with our antipasto to clear our palates of the meat taste, and we unanimously agreed that the Prosecco did it’s job well (Too well, towards the end of dinner i must say..that’s another story for another time).
Then came the main courses. We ordered Lamb Cutlets, Capellini (angel hair pasta with lobster ragout) and ravioli (with veal meat and mushroom sauce).
I had the ravioli and loved it to the very last mushroom that was on my plate. It was absolutely delicious. I had a taste of the other 2 dishes and found that the capellini had an overpowering fishy/seafood taste on first bite, but you’ll eventually get accustommed to the taste and enjoy the dish. The lamb was good,eaten together with the ratatouille served with it, it was really nice.
Then came the highlight, desserts! We ordered, Pannacotta (beautiful and creamy, served with berry coulis), Cioccolata (Chocolate Lava Cake with Vanilla Ice Cream- The best dessert in my opinion absolutely rich chocolate served with the best vanilla ice cream, which i guess was restaurant made) and Tiramisu (below my expectations- Didnt continue eating it after my 2nd bite).
We loved the peaceful, serene atmosphere in the restaurant. The staff were very attentive and we had an excellent time catching up over delicious food and drinks.
Price for food & ambience: $203
