A Great Place for Italian Food

After a long rehearsal in Gombak, we finally arrived Nerovivo around 8:15 PM. Parking spaces are very limited and most of their patrons came with much bigger cars and drivers in uniform waiting in the cars while double parking. There's no reason to feel intimidated if you arrive without a driver, because this is not another cut-throat restaurant. The exterior is very simple - a small white bungalow house. The interior is very lovely and space are used wisely. Each table is nicely set apart and the setting is efficiently spacious. A good way of testing this is trying to hear conversations of the couple in the next table. If you can listen to them, they could listen to your conversations over the table!

There's two main sections for dining: Outdoor or indoor. For outdoor seatings, you will be greeted by sight of a wooden oven and the heavenly aroma of freshly-baked pizzas. If you prefer some air-conditioning, the indoor decor guaranteed to 'wow' with the simplicity of white wall, wooden paneled windows, minimum lightings and oil paintings of Sandra Knuyt. Patrons are usually greeted by Paulo, the owner who at the same time supervises the operations throughout the evenings. A bar near the entrance provides a comfort spot for diners who didn't make reservations, and those who prefer to talk over few drinks. Wines are reasonably priced. There's plenty of choices for both sales by bottle or housing pouring by glass.

Services are fast and good. Upon we're seated, menu were handed over and the hostess informed us of some 'specialty of the day' which were fresh products e.g. yabbies (crayfish) and etc. A bowl of bread & pizza crust with olive oil & balsamic vinegar dipping were served while we read the menu. If your favourite dish is not in the menu, do what Vincent did. Ask the hostess nicely, chances are their kitchen could make it just for you if circumstances allowed. This is a great PLUS point!

The pictures of food, food, food... here they come.

Our birthday boy, Vincent got his favourite spaghetti Bolognaise with beef, while i ordered the seafood spaghetti in light tomato sauce. The seafood are clams, scallops, mussels, octopus, and prawns but X-tra large in size and X-tremely fresh. It might looked a bit plain in 'a sea of red tomato sauce'. But the greatest part for me was actually the service because the food are piping warm with sight of smoke while brought to the table.

Here's a serving for one person. Check out the plate, it's as wider as my shoulders. Pasta dishes are generally huge in proportions. The prawn were bigger than my nose! Almost the size of my palm.

After the pasta, we tried the gelato, ice-cream in wild berries and vanilla with chocolate flavours. Berry sauces were 'stroked' on the plate. Kinda like artistic calligraphy. Though i prefer the tiramisu. Vincent on the other hand was very full.

This is one of the very few restaurants which provides good food and services, with reasonable price. Definitely worth regular visits. Reservation is strongly recommended. Guess it makes sense, after all...

good food + good service + good price = good business!