'The Padrino' is a nice little addition to the roster of ventures serving Italian cuisine in the city. Padrino when translated refers to 'Godfather' and that happens to be the theme of the restaurant and you will find some interesting portraits and famous dialogues from the movie etched on the walls.
It has a lovely laidback feel to it and the woodwork making up the interiors adds to the charm. It is minimilastic in design with a professional color palette and avoids being too quirky. The decor comprises of both sofa seating as well as simple chairs with even some elevated stools giving itself a more 'cafe' kind of outlook.
The menu is predominantly Italian with a skosh of American and Mexican too thrown in the woods. We began our lunch sojourn with the Bruschetta Napoli and the Crostini Garlic Bread with cheese. They didn't really appease with the breads being hard and not at all fresh. They also happened to be burnt a wee bit adding to the misery. The other starter "eggplant parmesan style" however salvaged some pride turning out to be pretty delicious.
For mains, we zeroed in on the "30 inch pizza of which we chose the 'Ultimate crispy cajun veggielicious'. The pizza was gigantic in size and appeared way larger than what we envisaged. This was a behemoth creation and truly one of a kind. It had a bunch of toppings ranging from zucchini, brocolli, cauliflower, etc. Tastewise, seemed passable but that 'X' factor was missing making it a little underwhelming.
For desserts, we shared an assortment of Gelatto's and this part was the real highlight of our meal. The ice creams were simply put spectacular and we thoroughly enjoyed slurping every single spoonful of these sinful delicacies. The Gelato's are made in house through a specially imported machine and we also got to sample freshly made Hazelnut ice cream which was absolutely brilliant.
No complaints on the service and they were fairly quick with the food. The pricing seems on par with any other restaurant of this range. Parking is conveniently available and even if one runs out of space, being placed near a secluded lane, stationing a vehicle won't be a hassle.
Overall, it was a mixed bag experience. It's still early days for 'The Padrino' and they are already more or less thereabouts and hope the going only gets better with time passing by.
It has a lovely laidback feel to it and the woodwork making up the interiors adds to the charm. It is minimilastic in design with a professional color palette and avoids being too quirky. The decor comprises of both sofa seating as well as simple chairs with even some elevated stools giving itself a more 'cafe' kind of outlook.
The menu is predominantly Italian with a skosh of American and Mexican too thrown in the woods. We began our lunch sojourn with the Bruschetta Napoli and the Crostini Garlic Bread with cheese. They didn't really appease with the breads being hard and not at all fresh. They also happened to be burnt a wee bit adding to the misery. The other starter "eggplant parmesan style" however salvaged some pride turning out to be pretty delicious.
For mains, we zeroed in on the "30 inch pizza of which we chose the 'Ultimate crispy cajun veggielicious'. The pizza was gigantic in size and appeared way larger than what we envisaged. This was a behemoth creation and truly one of a kind. It had a bunch of toppings ranging from zucchini, brocolli, cauliflower, etc. Tastewise, seemed passable but that 'X' factor was missing making it a little underwhelming.
For desserts, we shared an assortment of Gelatto's and this part was the real highlight of our meal. The ice creams were simply put spectacular and we thoroughly enjoyed slurping every single spoonful of these sinful delicacies. The Gelato's are made in house through a specially imported machine and we also got to sample freshly made Hazelnut ice cream which was absolutely brilliant.
No complaints on the service and they were fairly quick with the food. The pricing seems on par with any other restaurant of this range. Parking is conveniently available and even if one runs out of space, being placed near a secluded lane, stationing a vehicle won't be a hassle.
Overall, it was a mixed bag experience. It's still early days for 'The Padrino' and they are already more or less thereabouts and hope the going only gets better with time passing by.
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