YES, I am serious when I am giving this place a rating of 5. And I am very miserly when it comes to rating restaurants. Jaipur was the last place where I expected to find this perfect little place which is so true to its name. This place surely is "Little Italy" so what if it is way too far geographically from the country itself.
I was in Jaipur last month on a weekend trip and it was my husbands birthday dinner and am I glad or what that I chose this place for dinner. When I visit smaller cities I am always apprehensive about trying my hand at cuisines other than Indian since most places simply mess up your meal experience in an attempt to make their own desi version of a particular cuisine. But thank God "Little Italy" proved me wrong and my apprehensions of trying Italian in Jaipur did not come true.
Located quite prominently in the posh C Scheme area in Jaipur Little Italy is a dream come true and a restaurant par excellence specialising in Italian Cuisine. Little Italy is one Gem that exists in Jaipur and has a number of outlets in other cities as well across the country. Sad that our city of New Delhi is by far deprived of its existence. But I surely hope that some day Little Italy does open its doors to our city as well.
The place is huge with a very large seating capacity. It doesn't eventually matter than the ambience is very plain because the food experience is so over powering that there are no other distractions. The menu is very tastefully done with a great variety and dishes you wouldn't imagine would be on the menu. The pricing is very very competitive and the portion sizes of the dishes are fantabulous.
We started with a glass of wine and ordered a lot of food -
- Funghi Trifolati - Fresh Mushrooms nicely tossed in traditional Italian herbs and served with a delicately flavoured fresh garlic bread. The dish was killer and definitely a must have.
- Insalta mista - A very refreshing salad with cucumber, lettuce, mozzarella, dressed in oregano flavoured olive oil. Rock star of a salad.
- Sicilia Pizza - The mushrooms, pickled onions and sun dried tomatoes made this thin crust pizza superbly delicious. The great quality of the cheese did come out in this flavourful pizza.
- Free State Pizza - The best 3 cheese pizza ever with Gouda, cheddar and miraj cheese topped with Olives.
- Al Pesto Genovese - One of the best Pesto coated pasta's I have laid my hands on.
- Crema di Avocado- I am an avocado fan. And this lemon flavoured Avocado dip served with bread is soul food personified. I recommend you give this dish a shot and you will convert.
Guys this is one place you can absolutely not miss if you are visiting Jaipur or if you live in Jaipur and have missed it, its criminal.
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