I have passed by this place many times but have never gone in to try their food. Just this morning I was reading some reviews of this place and I thought, with LL as lunch companion, this would be a good place to try.

My first impression of the place was that it’s too dim. Good for lovers out on a date… hmmm… I’d prefer to be able to see my
food clearly while dining in a restaurant! Better lighting helps with the photography too, if you know what I mean.

Flipping through their somewhat tattered menu (some of the pages were falling off! or maybe I was just unlucky to get one in that state!)… recalling what one fehmes blogger raved about their Pork Belly Shavings (RM18), we decided to have that as a starter.

The “pork belly shavings” were nothing more than thin strips of bacon, fried till crispy and topped with a forgettable & undiscernible brown gravy. The portion served was quite miserly too. So… I would say this was rather disappointing, contrary
to what that fehmes blogger reviewed. I ordered a regular-sized Aussie Pizza (RM31) to share with LL. Now this was definitely much better than the disappointing starter. The thin-crusted pizza was topped with generous helpings of ham, bacon, anchovies, olives, onions, fresh basil and oozing with melted mozarella cheese! I would say the “regular size” was also generous – more than enough for 2 people.

Oh by the way, they charge RM1 for a glass of plain water. All in all, lunch for 2 persons today cost me RM117. Hey LL, can’t do this too often, you know… otherwise I’ll go pokkai soon, man!

The menu said it’s served with Scrambled Eggs. However, as you can see in the pic, that was definitely not scrambled eggs – the yolk and white were clearly not mixed, as what good scrambled eggs should be. It was
just fried eggs, ok.

This is the end-result of the Pork Knuckle…

After that yummy pizza, I hardly had any more stomach space for LL’s ultimate lunch – the Pork Knuckle (RM51)! It was not an overly big piece of knuckle (for that price) but the side dishes of mashed potato, salad and pickles were pretty complete.

I liked the purple cabbage salad – it had bits of fried bacon sprinkled on top. The skin was super crispy and the meat was well marinated. I took a few nibbles of the meat and my only complaint was that the gravy served with it was really not up to par. I think Dave’s has a problem with making sauces/gravies – they’re
nondescript and tasteless. I can do much better gravies!

Looks good… I loved the very delicious Portobello Mushroom Ravioli I had. They look so flowery. And one bite in the Rosemary ravioli brings a burst of Portobello mushrooms, herbs and melting cheese… and it is simply delicious… This dish was served in a fresh Italian tomato sauce with garlic and Parmesan cream. Very rich in garlic. Very. Vampires would refrain from going anywhere near you. Period. The price? RM 28.90 and for an additional RM3.00 or so, you get additional sauteed mushrooms.

Menu is pretty ok for me, from appetizers to salads, pizzas and pastas, soups and sandwiches, desserts and a whole lot of beverage for kids and adults. One of what I like, of its service, is that, if you have kids with you, the waiters bring you drawing papers and colourful crayons so kids don’t get bored. A good one there.

I wish I had more people dining with me – to order more food and take more food picture!! But maybe next time… I’m more of a “couple foodie” than a group of foodies… but I enjoy doing what I do even if it’s small! For my guy, it is usually fettuccine. Cos he likes kuey teow(flat rice noodles), and fettuccine is the Italian version of kuey teow. And he loves cream sauce.

One Fettuccine with Garlic Cream sauce which look deliciously creamy… By the time we almost finish our lunch, we were very full. I remember the last time we were here, we ordered the Baja Chicken Tortilla Spring Rolls. Delicioussss and very filling. We did not get to dessert… no way can we stuff ourselves any further, and food is never good to waste.

Previously, I tried the Panna Cota and Tiramisu, which were both very lovely. Don’t think they have the Panna Cota anymore…

Let’s give it a 8/10..
Good food, nice place, they love kids, and staffs are good.

Overall, service is commendable, and the waiters knowledgeable. Quite an extensive menu in my opinion. Japanese food is also available here so if Italian is not your thing, there’s an option here.

Some of my colleague do not eat beef, hence no beef in our order.”

I usually don’t take spaghetti with white cream sauce because I afraid it’s too creamy, however this spaghetti is just right, the sauce is light enough and yet with nice milky cream taste.”