Returning to Trattoria il Porcellino. Earlier entries: Aug. 23, 2011, & Sept. 6, 2011.
Too many porky temptations to wax lyrical about here, but rest assured that Trattoria il Porcellino's fare remains supremely hearty & tasty. Try the house-made potato gnocchi, adorned with pork bacon & green peas in a creamy sauce.
Spaghetti with prawns & spicy pork meatballs in tomato sauce.
This might not look alluring, but it's amazing: pork belly, crispy-skinned & succulent-fleshed, with cheese-crusted scallop.
Costoletta alla Milanese (RM21), deep-fried breaded pork chop with French fries.
Trattoria's Italian-style interpretation of a pork burger, with a house-made pork patty, mozzarella, onions & mushroom in ciabatta bread, served with chunky fries (RM27).
Less satisfying: a sandwich of baguette stuffed with Parma ham & buffalo mozzarella (RM31).
So not everything here's a total hit: the spaghetti amatriciana, with bacon, tomato sauce & pecorino cheese, is OK but its rather wan flavors might pale against its peers.
Skip the knuckle, maybe; when we tried it, it bore an overly porky, off-putting stench.
Some nondescript salad to counter the sinfulness of this porky spread, though that veggie virtue itself is countered by the side serving of bread, cheese & chili, supplied for stomach-stuffing.
Trattoria il Porcellino,
Menara Hap Seng, Jalan Raja Chulan, Kuala Lumpur.
