JOIA Ristoranti Italiano

A dinner with F. The restaurant claims itself serving contemporary northern italian dining. I haven't had northern italian cuisine before so just gave it a try~

Assorted bread with green pesto sauce and tomato shallot salsa

We ordered a bottle of white - Villa Antinori Bianco (2006).

Duck and torcolato ravioli with goose liver and green cabbage

Bizarrely the green cabbage was the most tasty because it absorbed the aromatic grease of goose liver. The piece of goose liver was cooked to right, but no surprise. However for the ravioli, the sheet was too thick and made the dish much less enjoyable.

Lasagna with ragout of rabbit, broccoli, black truffle and fried cheese

Not sure if this is modern italian cuisine? Lasagna like this is not appealing..... Anyway it was not yum.

Chocolate and cardamom soft mousse with guava sherbet and orange tuille

We ordered 2 desserts. But what we got were something totally different! The strangest thing was, we doubted whether we have got the right desserts, and both of us couldn't tell - until we saw the online menu. Because each of their desserts are made with very similar ingredients.

Gratinated fruits in vanilla scent with prosecco and campari sherbet

Tasted nice but it was not what I have ordered...

Petit Fours

JOIA Ristoranti Italiano, R010, Level 3 Elements Mall, 1 Austin Road West, Kowloon, Hong Kong