Italian

The house special - Boom Duckalaka (RM18.90) - is quite yummy albeit a bit oily. The rendang spiced duck ragu is on the sour and tangy side and reminded us of Indonesian/Minang rendang. It's not very spicy - which is good for a pasta dish. Pasta is also homemade and al-dente!

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Matcha Made in Atlantis (RM25.90) was brimming with ingredients. The fettucine was supposed to be made with some matcha 🍵 but we couldn't detect it. Ming found the pesto sauce slightly lacking but it was ok for Max.

There are total of 17 pasta dishes to choose from, with most priced below RM20. We appreciate the prices.

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we really enjoyed the Bonet (RM35) - an Italian chocolate custard cake 🍫served with ice-cream and hazelnut cream. Imagine a moist chocolate pudding spiked with rum and amaretto.

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Meat was perfect, having being cooked rare to yield lovely juice and tenderness. The loin is paired with pickled sardines 🐟 and lamb jus, with sweet potato providing some levity.

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Special of the day Clam Risotto (RM42) was delightful - clams were fresh and tender with flavourful risotto having soaked all the briny goodness.

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For starters, we settled for Scallop Crudo (RM40) - raw scallops served with green apple, and bottarga (cured fish roe). The raw scallops were fresh, sweet with a lovely buttery texture - further lifted by the zestiness of green apple sauce 🍏 and fresh cucumbers. Presentation was top-notched.

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The burrata was a nice starter - nice soft bouncy texture with a mild buttery taste accompanied by Parma ham and zucchini.

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Bucatini alla Puttanesca (RM40) - Tomato-based sauces 🍅 is where a'Roma excels! The bucatini was the perfect pasta to absorb all the loveliness of the puttanesca sauce. Rich, savoury and full of umami - the chef must have been generous with the garlic, capers, olives and anchovies.

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We really enjoy their rendition of carbonara made with fresh kampung eggs🥚, pecorino cheese 🧀 and truffle oil 🍄. It's rare to find carbonara served locally with guanciale (home-cured pork cheeks) - the one here is charred but oh so yummy.

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