Dine with me at Il Forno Ristorante & Pizzeria

Thinking of having lunch with the girls at Sheraton Mall? You may think of walking in, buying a crate of Chinese food or the average square of macaroni pie. You sit in the noisy food court cluttered with tables and chairs packed into the small area, shouting at your friends over the noise and sharing a few laughs at the whole event. Very quickly everyone has finished eating their food but it’s too noisy to comfortably continue your conversation, and so lunch is over with the girls.

        

Instead of following that same routine, Dine with me at “Il Forno Ristorante & Pizzeria”. If you are entering the food court from the entrance directly opposite the cinema, you will notice the logo of the restaurant on tinted glass. 

When entering the restaurant, a lively friendly Italian theme is what you will encounter, with colours of red, yellow and orange portraying the heat of an oven which compliments the name. The latest music is playing in the background at a comfortable level. It is a festive yet comfortable ambiance with a welcoming aura which feels like it is separated from the food court. A fast-casual restaurant with a seating capacity of four per table is perfect for a casual or intimate conversation. You have a variety of pizzas, pasta dishes, various salads or the daily menu. With a fast-casual restaurant service, you are served in buffet style, pay at a cashier and then dine with cutlery.

Vegetable Rice and Herb Pork
with
 Caesar Salad and Garlic Bread

Friday’s daily menu included Vegetable rice and Herb Pork accompanied with a Caesar salad, garlic bread and a drink of your choice, all at a reasonable price. The vegetable rice was mouth-watering and flavoursome and the taste of each vegetable came alive in your mouth. The variety of vegetables harmonized with the perfectly cooked light and fluffy white rice. With the combined flavours the vegetable rice was aromatic and festive with each bite. None of the ingredients over powered the other and it was just divine. The Herb Pork was succulent and luscious, the meat separated easily from the bone. As the name “Herb Pork” suggests more herbs should have been added to give it the aromatic flavour that was expected from the dark caramelized colour of the pork chop. The garlic bread only had the garlic as an after taste. With the “chewy” dough more attention should be payed to this dish. With visiting an Italian Pizzeria, the pizza was a must to be experienced.

Meat Lovers Pizza

The Meat Lovers pizza is made with thin crispy dough spread with a herby tomato sauce, an array of pepperoni, minced meat and ham well distributed on each slice. It is sprinkled with just the right amount of cheese which didn’t overpower the flavours of other ingredients and left a pleasantly spicy aftertaste.

This fast-casual restaurant is not only a good location for you to catch-up with the girls but its atmosphere is also one that is good for lunch with a small group of friends or an intimate lunch before an early movie. The price range is also a good deal for the portion size and the level of flavour in each dish.