Overall Score 7/10
Taste 3/5
Ambiance 3/5
Service 4/5
Value 3/5
Cucina by Calderazzo - Italian Restaurant on BumRes.com
I was meeting a couple of friends at the Central Rama
IX. One of them felt like having Italian
and the Cucina by CalderazzO was the most attractive one out of all the
franchise restaurants on the seventh floor of the Central Rama IX. You may have heard about the CalderazzO in
the Langsuan area. I assumed that the
Cucina is the affordable version of “The CalderazzO”, which is an upscale
Italian restaurant (high priced) featuring the Southern Italian cuisine.
Our meal at Cucina by CalderazzO was a trendy mall lunch
style. With its opened setting, we could
constantly see shoppers strolling by. It
looks like the restaurant business in the mall is really competitive. There was only one other party in the
restaurant during our meal. And the
neighboring Japanese restaurant had people waiting. I can’t remember the name but they took all
the business. Nobody was interested in
having the Italian food.
In the menu of Cucina by CalderazzO, there are a handful of
choices in all categories; Appetizer, Salad, Soup, Pizza, Risotto, Pasta,
Sides, and Desserts. With the photos of
the food in the menu, I was getting really hungry. For the three of us, we ordered about six
dishes and a couple of desserts.
First one was the Pork Sausage Salad (199 baht). Rucola leaves with slightly spiced sausages
and Honey Balsamic dressing. I liked the
taste of the sausage but the dry leaves needed more than just drizzle of the
black sauce. Next up was the Zuppa di
Carne (159 baht). The broth had mild and
savory flavor of beef. Served just hot
enough, it was a good start. Third dish
was my favorite dish at the Cucina – the Strozzapeti (189 baht). It was homemade short twisted pasta with meat
sauce ragu style. I liked how it was
really saucy. The ground meat was in
every bite of the fat and soft pasta.
Then the Carbonara shortly followed.
Since we had the flavorful Strozzapeti, the basic carbonara tasted so
bland. For the same price, it was a bit
disappointing. I didn’t like how the
white sauce was runny. It should be
thicker and creamer with the cheese and whatever.
Coming up next was the main course or what the Italians call
Secondi. It was the pork chop with
garlic and rosemary, served with apple sauce.
A simple menu was nicely done.
The meat could be more tender and juicy.
To have the sauce over the mashed potatoes and the meat in one bite was
better than having it plain. I expected
the meat to be a bit garlicky by itself.
Another main course was the Lamb Shank, stewed slowly with tomatoes,
carrots, and celery (379 baht). The meat
was tender and the taste of the sauce was prominent. Still, I felt like there was something
missing. It was tasty after all. We slowly worked it with our forks to the
bone.
For desserts, we ordered the Pannacotta (149 baht) and
Budino (179 baht). I chose to dig into
the Budino first. The choco cake with
filling was served with vanilla ice-cream.
I expected to see the lava flowing out but it didn’t happen. It wasn’t heated long enough possibly. The Italian dessert, Pannacotta was pretty
good; light texture and just sweet enough.
Our easygoing Italian lunch at the Cucina by CalderazzO @
Central Rama IX was enjoyable. Of
course, the food wasn’t the best Italian like the original CalderazzO. For the price we paid, we were happy with
what we got. Next time your feel like
Italian at Central Rama IX, Cucina by CalderazzO isn’t a bad choice at all
comparing to other chain restaurants around there.
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