5/5 Shelley H. 5 years ago on Google
From
the
welcome
to
the
farewells,
every
element
of
service
at
Foglia
Di
Fico
was
exceptional.
An
easy
to
find,
and
navigate
to,
CBD
address,
on
the
south
east
corner
of
Latrobe
and
Spencer
Sts.
First
impression
when
I
arrived
by
taxi
at
7pm
was
of
a
plain
unassuming
exterior.
But
as
soon
as
I
opened
the
front
door
the
ambience
was
warm
and
woody,
but
almost
hotel
modern,
Italian
bistro
lounge
style
feel.
It
is
crisply
neutral
and
muted,
with
a
wonderfully
displayed
cellar,
and
with
lovely
sound
baffling,
and
relaxed
ambient
jazz
as
background
music.
I
could
just
feel
the
atmosphere
unknotting
any
muscle
tension
as
I
sat
down.
As
we
sipped
our
sparkling
water
and
pre-dinner
cocktails
we
three
decided
to
share
all
the
dishes
we
ordered.
So
we
began
with
three
entrees:
a
dish
of
tender
pan
fried
scallops,
a
fillet
of
rainbow
trout
gently
smoked
(with
charred
pistachio
shells)
served
with
slices
of
finger
limes,
and
some
of
the
most
delectable
crunchy
and
melt
in
the
mouth
arancini
I
have
ever
had.
The
serves
were
just
the
right
size
for
entrees,
just
enough
to
tantalize
the
tastebuds,
and
set
you
up
for
the
more
robust
flavours
to
come.
We
chose
Moet
et
Chandon
NV
Champagne
to
complement
our
starters
just
because
we
felt
like
it,
and
it
was
a
very
satisfying
choice.
We
followed
this
with
three
shared
main
dishes.
A
broken
pasta
dish
with
rabbit
sauce
with
deep
fried
olives,
that
had
a
lovely
silky
feel
and
just
enough
tooth
to
give
it
substance
and
provide
a
wonderful
springy
support
to
the
gamey
flavours
of
the
tender
rabbit
sauce.
The
second
pasta
dish
was
of
canelloni
with
a
savoury
cheesy
fishy
mousse
filling
topped
with
a
generosity
of
razor
clams
and
pippis
and
a
sublime
yet
robust
sauce
that
tasted
like
a
cross
between
seafood
bisque
and
clam
jus
(that
was
almost
plate-lickingly
good).
Then
our
ultimate
course
was
a
substantial
piece
of
beautifully
cooked
and
presented
medium
rare
rib-eye
beef
served
with
mushrooms,
baked
onion,
fresh
horseradish
cream,
and
seasonings.
A
side
dish
of
rocket
and
pear
salad,
and
another
of
perfectly
cooked
seasonal
vegetables
rounded
out
this
course
to
repletion.
Still
keeping
it
fresh
we
accompanied
this
wonderful
set
of
main
course
flavours
with
an
immensely
quaffable
Pinot
Grigio.
We
contemplated
dessert
(the
menu
was
most
intriguing)
but
that
would
have
been
one
dish
too
far.
This
was
seriously
excellent
food
without
being
fussy,
or
trying
for
gimmicks.
Excellent
ingredients
beautifully
cooked
and
presented
with
no
overclever
fiddling.
Each
mouthful
was
delicious
and
full
of
clear
tastes
yet
it
all
worked
together
so
smoothly
that
you
suddenly
realised
you'd
cleaned
your
plate
while
chatting
and
were
savouring
the
aftertastes
just
as
much
as
the
mouthfulls.
The
service
staff
were
warmly
and
smoothly
professional
and
Jerry,
the
Owner
and
Chef,
was
incredibly
hospitable
and
given
we
were
sharing
each
dish
between
three,
made
sure
to
provide
easily
divisible
servings
and
presentations.
Then
as
we
left
he
presented
up
with
a
memorable
digestif,
an
Italian
myrtle
berry
liqueur
that
had
a
subtle
herby
fragrance
and
was
like
a
fruity
faintly
resinous
version
of
Benedictine.
A
perfect
ending
to
a
memorable
meal.
The
prices
on
the
menu
were
very
accessible,
and
could
have
been
much
higher
for
the
quality
we
received.
This
restaurant
was
just
understatedly
excellent.
As
we
left
we
all
noted
that
the
streetscape
is
much
more
attractive
after
dark,
when
the
interior
lighting
was
glowing
out
through
the
cedar
venetians
and
the
polished
expanses
of
plate
glass.
Showing
the
warmth
and
welcome
to
passers
by,
and
looking
very
inviting
indeed.
Five
definite
stars.
This
restaurant
is
a
gem.
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