An interesting version of carbonara that uses tonnarelli pasta which is twice the thickness of spaghetti and is squared rather than round. The thicker tonnarelli pasta provided a firmer bite and was also easily well-coated by the carbonara sauce.

The sauce itself was rich and creamy, with a sweetness derived from the large amount of onions in the sauce. The addition of pancetta chunks also provided some salt to cut through the cloyingness of the sauce. The dish came with a generous amount of black truffle shavings but sadly, the truffle flavour was rather muted.

Overall a decent dish, but probably not something I would order again the next time I am here.

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