My tennis partner YP is back from Sydney for good (at least that’s what I think) so we arranged to catch up over dinner. Since all of us stay in the West, Holland Village was naturally our best choice all in the name of convenience 😛 YP suggested going for Italian. I have read pretty decent reviews about La Nonna and proceeded to make reservations the night before.
In case you haven’t already know, La Nonna is launched under Senso Holdings, together with Spizza. Antique lamps and old wine bottles deck the shelves and clay bricks form the traditional oven. La Nonna actually translates to mean “The Grandmother” in Italian. And it is indeed a very cosy and quiet place to chill out with your friends.
The happy three friends shared everything that night. First on the list was the mysterious Gnocchi ($16) which did not appear to be so mysterious after all. Both YP and PR suggested that the Gnocchi bears an uncanny resemblance to the Abacus Beads, a type of Hakka dish also known as Suan Pan Zi. Soft and slightly chewy, it felt as though we were eating baby food. Thank goodness we shared this dish because it actually filled us up after a few mouthfuls! It was not surprising considering that the homemade dumplings are made of potato with cheese sauce and sprinkled with parsley.
YP wanted the Prosciutto e Rucola pizza ($19) and the three of us were debating whether we the Rucola salad should stay or go. Lol. In the end, I managed to convince them that the greens would make the pizza look better in the photographs 😛 La Nonna’s wood-fired pizzas with crisp, browned crust are not to be missed! Our pizza had plenty of Parma ham and rocket leaves lavished on top. Every bite tasted oh-so-good!
We all agreed that the Tiramisu ($12) was a tad disappointing. There seemed to be too much of Mascarpone cream cheese and somehow it did not feel right.
On the overall, my impression of La Nonna is pretty good. I think I might drop by another time during lunch! 🙂
La Nonna
26 Lorong Mambong
Holland Village
Tel: +65 6468 1982
Opening Hours:
Mon to Sun
12pm – 2.30pm
6pm – 10.30pm
Nice! The pizza crust was so thin…Is it as thin as Skinny Pizza?
Hehe oh dear i’m not exactly sure. Thin crust pizzas are really the in thing now huh? 😛
I like La Nonna but haven’t been to the Holland V outlet yet. Think I will go after your post.
Haha.. I, on the other hand, will go to the Namly outlet!
I actually preferred La Nonna at their Namly Place. I’ve tried their HV branch once before, and somewhow, it seemed less of their other outlet.
Ok thanks for the tip! 🙂
So do they offer the same type of food as Spizza? I quite enjoy the pizzas/pastas at Spizza, would try La Nonna too if its comparable..
angela, i havent had the chance to try Spizza yet! I wanna go to a place where all their pizzas are named after hot and sexy italian men 😛
You have make a healthy choice to have the Rucola Salad on your pizza.
Go for more green to stay healthy!
Haha yeah i think i ate quite a bit of the salad before putting it away. 😀
I like gnocchi! Is yours in pesto sauce? Looks good!
Yup! Pesto sauce 🙂 Let’s go food hunt one day! Haha
The gnocchi looks good, will try it next time:)
Yeah you should! Remember to share though. A bit too filling to have it as your main course 🙂
the rocket leaves turn out pretty good on the pizza 😀
how was prive? waiting for your food review babe 🙂
babe! not bad not bad! i didnt forget that we are supposed to go there tgt too! 😀
hahaha! how about some korean or thai loving first? 😀 and perhaps some tennis before that. hurhur!
The tiramisu looks different from the one I had long long time ago! I remember it being quite good that time.. Seems like standard has dropped =(
Haha yeah my friends didn’t seem to like the tiramisu very much. But we finished everything up. Hahaha