Sergio Ristorante

We heard from friends about a good Italian restaurant in Causeway Bay named Sergio Ristorante. On a Tuesday evening we headed to this Italian restaurant. Simple but decent furniture, painting of flowers on the wall, some live music and very friendly waitresses. The menu showed pasta, pizza, fish and some meat dishes. The appetizer we shared was ‘Affettato Misto All’Italiana’, a plate with Parma ham, Tuscany neck ham, salami with fennel and salami with truffle. The slices of ham and salami tasted very good. We then ordered ‘Spagetti alla Buzara con crostacei’ spaghetti with shellfish of the day (scampi, king prawns, lobster .. ) as a main dish. We decided to take the king prawns which were personally shown by the manager at our table before preparation. They were fresh and made a great bite with the delicate sauce including fresh pieces of parsley. It was a long time ago we had such a good seafood pasta. The dessert, a truly home-made Tiramisu, was excellent (although a bit heavy) to end the dinner with. The total spending of HK$ 988 (including 2 glasses of wine and a few soft drinks) was more than reasonable for the food and friendly service at Sergio Ristorante . Sergio Ristorante, Catic Plaza, 8 Causeway Bay Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.

Sabatini

Lately I had lunch at the Italian restaurant Sabatini in the Royal Garden Hotel on Tsim Sha Tsui. Being early for lunch just a few tables were occupied. But not for long. Within half an hour lots of guests showed up and seated almost all places available. The interior together with the music on the background made it a typical Italian place. Paintings on the sand colored walls, small colored glass windows and on every table a small vase with a some flowers. I ordered the home-made tagliatelle with Bolognese sauce and I didn’t regret the choice. What was it delicious, a tasteful meat sauce from juicy tomatoes and minced beef. The two-course set lunch I had, included a pasta, desert and a coffee or tea and cost HK$ 168. For HK$42 more you could also have chosen their appetizer buffet. The desserts (5 type of cakes and crème brulee) were shown on a trolley which was moved over to my table. All of them looked very attractive but I chose the only true Italian dessert Tiramisu. It was a bit creamy and there was no cake inside, but I couldn’t say that it was a real bad choice. If I need to recommend a restaurant in TST for good Italian food, excellent service and value for your money I would say ‘go to Sabatini’. Sabatini, 69 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui East, Hong Kong.