ReFood al Vicoletto
Where? ReFood al Vicoletto (Sorrento, Italy) Map Menu
When? Thursday April 13, 2017
Who? Me
Food Style? Italian
I've left the chaos of Rome and I'm in the delightfully peaceful resort town of Sorrento. I expect most places to be quite touristy as a result, so I'm no longer looking for authenticity per se, but quality. This little restaurant caught my eye as I was walking from the port to my accommodation; they had a large display of seafood outside and I was immediately interested. So, I've ordered a trilogy of seafood to start with, and lamb shanks for mains. I wanted the boar cheek but unfortunately it was out of stock.
Amuse Bouche
A free glass of prosecco has appeared in front of me, as well as some bread with balsamic reduction. Goodie!
Antipasto
Trilogy Refood - octopus carpaccio, smoked swordfish and cuttlefish salad
A massive plate of seafood arrives. I try a bit of everything and come to a quick conclusion; the smoked swordfish is the best, really tasty and full of flavour, then the cuttlefish with walnuts, which is good but I think it needed some acidity or other flavour to compliment it, especially as I'm in Sorrento, which is famous for their lemons. Finally there is the octopus carpaccio, which is still very good but nothing special. I will say that texturally the octopus is quite exquisite, it's not rubbery at all and it's sliced extremely thinly. It almost doesn't taste like octopus. I wish there was a way of asking without sounding like a dick. The salad needed some dressing, at least some olive oil. It's an okay dish, it could have been much better with a little bit more attention to the finer details.
Secondo Piatto
Stinco di Agnello - lamb shank glazed with walnuts and thyme
My eyes widen as the lamb shank is placed in front of me. I find it odd that there are chopped peanuts - definitely not walnuts - placed everywhere, but they add texture. I'm not completely sold on them. The meat is not quite falling off the bone, maybe even slightly dry, but it is tender and well seasoned. I like the potatoes. Again, like the previous night, I wish there was more sauce! I am struggling to finish though, there is a lot of meat on the plate and I guess my appetite still isn't at 100% normality.
There's no way I can fit dessert in so I'll leave it at that. All in all, slightly subpar for my first meal in Sorrento.
Posted by Jeremy at 10:02am on Saturday April 29, 2017 :: 0 comments :: 