Concept: It is a vegetarian restaurant. If you are the regular non-vegetarian Italiano, then this is not the place for you. But if you want to taste the real food of Italy minus the non-veg stuff then this is just the right place for you.
Ambience: A fairly spacious indoor/outdoor eatery with smoking and non-smoking sections, this expensive restaurant is characterised by plush seating, and constant loud chatter if you go on a day when some company in the vicinity is celebrating something here (and that could be just the weekend). Located at Film Nagar, the place also has its share of Tollywood stars as its clientele. A distinctive décor with glass and heavy wood with an outdoor bit of water running over rocks marks out the place.
Food: If you are one of those who think Italian meant bland mayonnaise, cheese and pasta then think twice as Little Italy will deliver a knockout punch. Many customers would delightfully opine that the pizzas are better than any Domino's or Pizza Hut whip up, and hyperactively recommend the Sicilian Pizza. There's no shortage of spicy dishes - you just have to hint it to the headwaiter, and he'll gleefully perform a fox trot.
The menu has about 25 "Antipasti Starters", with all the popular Italian ingredients like mozzarella, avocado, aubergines, capers, parsley, farmer's bread, olive oil, oregano, mayonnaise, crostini, artichokes, asparagus, olives, mushrooms, capsicum, garlic and, of course, cheese in it.17 salads and 10 soups, you can go for a 2-tiered main course menu, consisting of pastas (lasagnas) with a range of sauces, and brown rice dishes (risottas), Tagliatelle, Spaghetti, Penne, Fusilli, Gnocchi and Ravioli form the pasta core, and 38 sauces form the wardrobe. There's a Mexican sub-menu too, with all the staples - nachos, tacos, salads, onion and capsicum rings, baby corn longs, enchiladas, quesadillas and mashed potato-based dishes.
Tiramusu is the only exotic dessert - the rest are chocolate brownies and ice creams. Several liquor-based ice creams dot the dessert section. Plus, you have an elaborate wine list, and 30+ juices, to choose from if you are looking for something to wash it all down.
Turn On: With its food, Little Italy is a class act. Pardon them the long waiting time and rather sloppy service at peak times -- they've earned.
Price: A meal for two at Little Italy can cost Rs. 1,000 -- without alcohol -- and for most, is well worth as customer service is warm and friendly.
—Anubha K. Singh
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