" Bursting with Flavor", yes, that's how my daughter described the chicken lasagna at 'The Pasta Bowl Company".
The restaurant is fairly new and is located at the Crosspoint Mall in DLF phase 4, Gurgaon, it's a nice cute little place with seating for 20. The decor is simple and the white walls have pictures of stuff Italian; you know - a map of Italy, a photograph of the leaning tower of Pisa, an ad for Vespa Scooters and plates with dry pasta representations. The plates on the walls can look cute or kitschy depending on your mood.
The place was empty when we walked in and we wondered whether we had made the right choice.
Pasta is the hero of their menu and we ordered a fettucine carbonara, the chicken lasagna and a roast chicken panini. The just so awesome aroma of garlic being sauted in olive oil soon wafted across to us from the open kitchen. Lasagna takes a while to bake and we were quite hungry, something to munch on while we waited would have helped. We did find it odd that the server assumed that we would have our beverages with our meal instead of just asking us.
I had a diet cola and the wife and kids went for the cold coffee, the coffee frappe was really flavourful, made with freshly brewed espresso shots.
Our plates arrived shortly and I have to say this, they looked awesome and smelled fabulous. The fettucine had a generous shaving of parmesan and the lasagna had a sprig of parsley on top. What really got me was the parsley, it was beautiful, a lovely green, fresh, vital sprig of parsley, I admire a chef who takes care to pick a garnish beautiful enough to grace his creation.
The fettucine was nice and creamy, the pasta cooked Al Dente, really delicous. The lasagna was the star, the cheese stringy and melty and hot, delightful herby chicken mince between soft sheets of pasta with a gorgeous tomato sauce. The pasta was as good if not better than what we've had at Zanotta, the Italian restaurant at the Leela, Gurgaon.
For dessert we had the Tiramisu, artistically layered light and creamy spoonfuls.
A wonderful evening, with some great pasta totally bursting with flavor.
La Dolce Vita!
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