{"id":8435,"date":"2014-01-05T10:40:58","date_gmt":"2014-01-05T05:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manuscrypts.com\/test\/?p=8435"},"modified":"2014-01-07T22:37:55","modified_gmt":"2014-01-07T17:07:55","slug":"la-tagliatella","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manuscrypts.com\/test\/2014\/01\/05\/la-tagliatella\/","title":{"rendered":"La Tagliatella"},"content":{"rendered":"

First published in Bangalore Mirror<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Something about the consonants in the name of the restaurant reminded me of The Godfather \u2013 turned out to be the Tattaglia<\/i> family, one of New York\u2019s \u2018Five Families\u2019 in the novel. The establishment on 100 feet Road, Indiranagar (map<\/a>) obviously has no connection, and is actually named after a kind of pasta. Yes, there is valet parking. There is something about the fa\u00e7ade and the view of the brightly lit interior from the outside that conveys opulence. This is only enhanced once you step inside \u2013 gold and yellow dominate the d\u00e9cor, with red thrown in for good measure, and the chandeliers and the framed pictures only add to the effect, though occasionally it tends towards gaudiness. But just when you begin to think you\u2019re in the protective warmth of a palatial bungalow, the culinary illustrations, the display of cooking instruments, the pricing and the temperature manage to bring you back to the cold reality of a fine dining restaurant. There was a lot of chatter happening on our table \u2013 some of it was because of the menu<\/a>, which had a variety of choices, and it took several rounds of discussions before we could reach a consensus, but most of it was courtesy the intense cold. When we asked for it to be reduced, we were given a central air conditioning story. It did seem that the entire air conditioning was centred on our table! The rain meant that we couldn\u2019t use the alfresco option available.<\/p>\n

The starter options consist of a couple of soups, half a dozen salads, and some antipasti. We skipped the first two and launched into a Focacce liguri<\/i> and a Mozzarelletta<\/i>. The flat bread and its toppings turned out to be quite picturesque, but even the collective presence of duck ham, parmigiano<\/i> cheese and provolone<\/i> cheese wasn\u2019t enough to take the dish beyond ordinariness. In contrast, the simplistic combination of mozzarella melted with nuts and sweet tomato, though not very appealing to the eye, made a mark on other senses \u2013 smell and taste. It was totally melt-in-the-mouth, with the nuts offering a texture counterpoint. The wine list is fairly exhaustive on paper, but that is a common menu, and in Bangalore, they have chosen to serve only wine. They had run out of bottles of the white wines we preferred, so we settled for \u2018pints\u2019 of red and white wine, and were left rather unimpressed with both!<\/p>\n

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The sheer variety of pasta choices is something to pay attention to \u2013 from spaghetti and ravioli to Sorrentino<\/i> and Taglierini<\/i>, I could count about twenty. Together with the condiments, there are potentially hundreds of combinations! Add to that pizzas and calzones! We began with a Tagliatella pizza \u2013 thin crusted and fairly large with pesto, mushrooms, taleggio<\/i> cheese, turkey bacon and spinach. This is probably shuddh<\/i> Italian judging by the relative blandness, and despite that consideration, it failed to impress. The Calzone Verde was a lot of hot air as they weren\u2019t really generous with the mozzarella, mushrooms and pesto stuffing. We then tried the Gamberetti di Funghi<\/i> which turned out to be an excellent dish with well cooked pasta and prawns. On weekdays, they have a \u20181111 for 2\u2019 menu, in which we can choose 3 pastas from 9 options. That turned out to be quite a blessing and we sampled the Spaghetti Bolognese, Sorrentino<\/i> with Vera Casalinga <\/i>sauce and the Tagliatelle<\/i> with Tremenda<\/i> sauce. The spaghetti nosed ahead, though I thought if the Tagliatelle<\/i> wasn\u2019t a tad overcooked, it might have won, the cream sauce was quite good. I liked the Sorrentino <\/i>as well, but the table was evenly divided on the parmigiano-reggiano<\/i> and Iberian pork dish.<\/p>\n

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There are plenty of dessert options, but as usual I got unlucky with the exact one I wanted! We tried the Tiramisu, which was phenomenally good and the best dish of the day. The Tutto Cioccolato <\/i>seemed a little too similar to the standard lava cakes available around. Coppa Fior di Latte al Cioccolat oFuso \u2013 <\/i>Mascarpone<\/em> ice cream with hot chocolate cream \u2013 was also just average.<\/p>\n

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For about Rs.2700, you could share a drink, a non veg starter, a non veg main course dish and a dessert. (Inclusive of taxes and service charge)\u00a0La Tagliatella<\/a> is an international chain and prides itself on the authenticity and freshness of the ingredients used. That probably explains the pricing to an extent, but somehow the experience itself didn’t really justify the bill. So, unless the gap between value and cost is bridged, the bill would make it very easy for a customer to suspect a Godfather like extortion!<\/p>\n

La Tagliatella,\u00a0766, Amrest Bunglow, HAL 2nd Stage,\u00a0100 feet road, Indiranagar,\u00a0Ph: 080 60506066\/77<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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