Well wasn't this a complete surprise? I love it when you have zero expectations for a place, and you walk out completely floored. Yes, its official, I'm a Signorelli fan !! Owned by the Doltone House empire, this restaurant / bar / deli has it all - the ambiance, the space, the lighting, the smell, the food, the wine, the service .. the list goes on.
Sitting below the Google offices in the Accenture building opposite The Star, its out of sight from the main street so a walk around the pier and you will find the entrance (right next door to Doltone House). And what a bloody entrance !!! A big fat deli counter greets with all sorts of goodies .. cheese, salamis, olives, breads mmmm .. excuse me while I mentally take a walk around this counter!! OK .. back at it. The restaurant section sits just to the right and behind this counter - there are long communal tables, smaller tables, outdoor tables and sweet intimate table in the cellar (which happened to be our table). It turned out to be a great little spot since outside is fairly loud (as you would expect from an italian eatery) but the only issue I had was we were often interrupted by the waiters grabbing bottles of wine and sparkling (yes the cool room was also in this cellar).
The food was some of the best Italian I've had - the 4 of us decided to order a main as an entree to share and of course, this was not a problem for the chef - the grilled scampi and scallop dish was delicious and was a perfect starter. We also had the shaved cabbage and pecorino which was such a pleasant accompaniment to the scampi. The mains that followed did not disappoint - the quail with fennel and blood orange was SUPERB - this was ME in a dish !! I was told the squid ink pasta with prawn was amazing and the lemon thyme clam pasta dish was also a hit.
Service is next to none and there was not a single thing we could fault about our waiter - he was polite, professional, highly knowledgeable and HILARIOUS to boot !! Mention it is someones bday, and they will add a candle to the dessert dish they had ordered. read more