Italianni's Greenhills

I have been looking forward to another visit to Italianni's since I redeemed a GC using my credit card points. So I invited my friend to have dinner at Italianni's Megamall last weekend. Imagine our shock when we found out that the Megamall branch was no longer there, and in its place stood BDO. We both frequent the mall but we just never noticed it.

Last night, after watching Green Zone with my mom and sister, I suggested eating at Italianni's Greenhills. I was excited to have my favorite salad again. Ever since I had my first taste of Italianni's Sicilian Chicken salad, I always make it a point to order it.

We were pleasantly surprised by the speed at which our order arrived. Our order of Peppered Fish Fillet arrived soon after. Service was off to a good start. Sadly, the whole dining experience was not up to par.

First, there was not enough dressing on the salad. While it's true that it could easily be remedied by extra dressing, it seemed un-Italianni's-like. Make no mistake though, we still enjoyed the salad. But maybe it was a sign of what was to come.

The peppered fish fillet, another favorite of mine, was blander than usual. My sister even felt that it was cooked using "old" oil. For me, it was just okay, but not nearly as good as I expected.

We ordered the Tortellini for our last dish, which we took home almost untouched. There are other tried and tested items in the menu we could have ordered but we went for the "New" item, and ended up disappointed.

Maybe it just was an off night for Italianni's or maybe it's the branch, I don't know. Next time, I'm not taking any chances and sticking with either the Tomas Morato or the Trinoma branch.