tastebudds

Folks, there's going to be a new layout of posts from now on. We've felt that we should do away with all the messy links by the sides since Willywei's quite busy with things at the moment...BUSY PLAYING that is. And I'm a total klutz at computers and whatever that makes them tick so. Haha. But ok lah, he did lots for tastebudds when I just sat back and studied. Haha. Now it's my turn.

Ferrari lovers! Hear me! Cafe Corretto is the ultimate ferrari diner's paradise. The whole place is adorned with flashy shots of those speed demons, and their F1 drivers. And there are even cabinets boasting suits belonging to F1 drivers! Go check those out, if, unlike me, you're a real Ferrari fan; and as you can see I don't really do them justice from a mere paragraph of description.

OK the food. Yes. Since there are a multitude of pasta choices at other Lygon Italian restaurants, and since I've already mentioned pasta in my last article, I shall touch on steak. Mmm. Thick juicy fillets sizzling on hot plates.

There's the mushroom steak with cream sauce, which is, in my opinion, pretty much a mainstay in most steak places, though Willywei is absolutely crazy over them. He goes on and on about how fragrant his mushroom sauce is...yeah..and the rest is just blah blah. So basically it's a classic fillet, drizzled with hot cream sauce topped off with chunks of tasty mushroom. Notably the aroma is considerably sweet and fragrant, and it completely drowned out the aroma from my Mexican steak, which I will touch on in just a bit.

The Mexican steak is similar to the mushroom one in terms of serving size and presentation, so the only difference is the topping. It has sliced onions, diced onions and chopped tomatoes, slightly mashed, hence releasing a delicate Meditterrean
waft. However, much to my surprise and disappointment, the flavours somewhat clashed.
I think the toppings didn't blend in that well so the Mexican flavours were not fully expressed. Didn't do justice to my wallet and tastebuds. Haha. But what the heck, it was the last day of the exams so I didn't care much.

For those who are less than interested in the aforementioned steaks, there are more to select from.

• Garlic
• Scotch Fillet
• Porterhouse
• Cracked Pepper
  
• Dianne

Ok I must say I have no idea what the last one is. Haha. Sounds weird. Garlic and Cracked Pepper are self-explanatory; Scotch Fillet and Porterhouse, from what I can gather from the stuttering Italian-accented waiter, who btw needs to improve his proficiency and pronunciation in English, said that it's just a plain jane steak fillet. No sauce, nothing, but I'm thinking otherwise because there must be a reason for the word 'Scotch'. Perhaps to him it has mild taste as compared to what he is accustomed to, (who knows what those ang mohs consume) so it seems 'normal' . And he mentioned, to my disgust, that there was a little slice of fat on the side, like I would jump for joy at the sight of it. My, doesn't that say something about his regular customers....haha. I mean, what kind of waiter goes around promoting a dish by mentioning the phrase 'slice of fat'? Not just fat, but a WHOLE SLICE of it. I'm not surprised if I don't see him the next time I go there...erm...that is if I decide to be nice.

All steaks are served with a choice of chips, salad or vegetables. I couldn't tell the difference btw the last two until it came out. The salad's and the chips are decent. Rocket and lettuce, drizzled with balsamic vinegar and diced tomatoes. Chips are just the usual crinkle cut type which i absolutely loathe because they contain nothing by air. Stupid. And the vegetables. Disgusting. Boiled potatoes and broccoli and carrots, which looks almost like baby food. Ok maybe I'm exaggerating. But since I was hungry, I took a little bit of everthing. Hahaha.

Mushroom and Mexican steaks are priced at $21.50, which I must say is reasonable lah.
The rest are in that ballpark so be prepared to have a little extra cash at hand should you want to try their steaks.

15/20 budds

Cafe Corretto
Fully Licensed Pizza Restaurant
225-227 Lygon St Calton 3053
Ph: 9347 2300
Fax: 9347 2466
Email: corretto@alphalink.com