Emporio Della Pasta ★★ $$$

Crayfish with Garlic Butter Sauce @ $22.90 AUD

Crown was promoting their seafood offers so I came along with my friends to try it out. Always loved Lobsters and Crayfish are pretty similar to it. The offer was available in a few chosen restaurants and we decided on this restaurant as the outlook looks promising. 

The restaurant has an opened dining area.

Crayfish with Thermidor Sauce @ $22.90 AUD

The Crayfish came with Fries and a bowl of Salad. Crayfish was rather small. Finished it in 3-4 bites. Didn't get to enjoy much of it. Sauce was average but this would probably be the best compared to the rest. 

Crayfish with Choron Sauce @ $22.90 AUD

Sauce tasted rather bland with a hint of sourness to it.

Crayfish with Garlic Butter Sauce @ $22.90 AUD

Sauce lacked of fragrance and there was too little.

Kilpatrick Oysters Pizza @ $17.50 AUD

Pizza with Oysters, Cripsy Bacon, Spinach, Napoli Sauce and Mozzarella Cheese. The crust was excellent with the right amount of cheese but the ingredients were rather disappointing as there weren't much to begin with. Didn't expect them to literally put the Oyster with shell on the pizza.

Fresh Prawns

Another Seafood offer. Prawns were not extremely fresh but decent.

Marsala Creme Caramel @ $7.50 AUD

Marsala Creme Caramel served with Orange and Lime Segments. Sweet and Tangy. Creme was smooth and decent.

Panna Cotta Alla Vaniglia @ $7.50 AUD

Vanilla Panna Cotta with berries. Panna Cotta was pleasantly sweet but the berries were rather not fresh. There were actually some rotten ones. 

Piadina Croccante @ $7.50 AUD

Sugar and Cinnamon dusted Pizza, topped with Caramelized Apples, Mascarpone and Almonds. Had a good blend of taste but was not great. Crust was decent.

Verdict (Highest-10)

Food: 7 (The Seafood offer dishes weren't good. The Pizza and desserts were decent.)

Service: 5 (Service was rather bad as it felt understaffed and some of the staffs weren't well trained.)

Ambiance: 7 (Spacious but it felt like a food court as it is an open dining area.)

Overall: 5 (Wouldn't come for the special offers next time. Aside from that, the main food from the menu was decent.)

Price: $14.50-27.50 AUD per main

Address

Southbank
Ground Floor
Clarendon Street Entrance

Crown Entertainment Complex

8 Whiteman Street

Southbank 3006

Melbourne

Australia

Tel : (03) 9292 7815

Working Hours

Lunch

Mon to Thurs  Midday-3pm

Dinner

Mon to Thurs 5pm-11pm

Fri & Sat Midday - 1am
Sun          Midday - 11pm


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