Casa Vostra

Braving the peak weekday dinner crowd (about 6pm), we made it in after about one hour. We were not that hungry so we decided to join the insane queue but I would highly recommend going before 5pm if you can.

For starters, we tried Casa Vostra's antipasti, Frittatina Lasagne ($8) - a palm-sized portion of warm, crispy fried beef-cheese filled lasagna, Think seasoned minced beef layered with savoury pancetta (Italian cured pork belly), soffritto, San Marzano DOP encased in an ultra crunchy golden crust. Pretty interesting; it was my first time having the fried variant but I am not much of a fan so I would save the money and top up to get a solid plate of pasta instead.

I love La Bottega’s Doublecrunch but this time I only ordered their slow-fermented Newpolitan pizza and because I am a big fan of truffle, the Tartufo e Funghi ($28) was right up my alley. Embellished with mushrooms, fiordilatte, taleggio, thyme, drizzled with truffle oil and finished with a generous helping of fresh black truffle shavings, the signature dough was wonderfully soft-chewy and pillowy. Not forgetting the creamy white sauce base which tied all the savoury, earthy elements together.

Newpolitan white base pizza; pizza is fluffy & soft like a bread; topped with truffle oil, mushrooms, fiordilatte, taleggio, thyme & freshly shaved black truffle; strong truffle aroma yet truffle taste is not overpowering; worth a try..

Calamari is thinly battered & deep-fried till crispy; caper mayonnaise is quite sour but balance out the greasiness..

Al-dente pasta tossed with basil, tomato confit & crab meat in garlic, olive oil & butter; love the tangy & savory taste; crab meat are fresh & firm..