Boccaccio

Romantic Italian restaurant with al fresco seating areas 3 Reviews

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Be careful of where you sit at Boccaccio, because if you are out on the romantic twilight terrace, you will soon lose your fuzzy glow as it is gradually replaced by starvation due to your seeming invisibility to the waiting staff. However, once you have managed to shout, flap about and do a Mexican wave to get their attention, the food is consistently and immobilisingly delightful.

A starter of Parma ham with buffalo mozzarella is always a good test of an Italian restaurant’s mettle, and Boccaccio excels in terms of quality and generosity. The piping hot risotto al tartufo with black truffles and white truffle paste has the rich, fungal tang so often lacking in more anaemic interpretations. The pizzas, although festooned in sauce and toppings, refuse to become soggy, and the tagliatelle with its porcine mushroom cream holds its own against all of the above in its smooth, unvarnished simplicity. A flag-inspired mint and strawberry pannacotta is a faultless must for dessert. Cool, light and delicately flavoursome.

So, if your want for delicious dishes triumphs your ego, then by all means visit Boccaccio – you can even try sitting outside, as the coastal view really is lovely. But perhaps come prepared to eschew your customary discretion in favour of reflective gear and a loudhailer.

By Time Out Abu Dhabi staff
Time Out Abu Dhabi, 3 January 2009

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Posted by: Deanna on 20 May ' 10 at 18:35

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• Would you go back to this restaurant? No

Gosh, I don't normally leave bad reviews but this place is nothing special. We ordered the risotto with truffles and it was so disappointing...we sent it back because the risotto was not done enough...came back the same way...maybe we have the wrong idea of how it should be! We ordered the mixed meat sampler for 2. Save your money and just order the Wagyu beef by itself...that was really good. Service is weird. It's unclear who your server is and difficult to get anyone's attention. The manager was quite attentive and worked right alongside the staff. Looked as though he was doing a lot of things that the servers could have been such as clearing tables and such. We skipped dessert. Made us wish we'd saved our money and went to the Belgian Cafe instead! Maybe we were just there on a bad night.

Posted by: Cat on 17 Sep ' 09 at 10:58

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• Best for: Romantic
• Would you go back to this restaurant? Yes

This place is beautiful if you can have a table outside on the terrace. The food is great, especially the seafood pasta in pink souce. I went there so many times and I still love it. The service outside is not so great, but if you are with a special someone you will just forget about that. :) Enjoy!

Posted by: Ines Hassine on 27 Apr ' 09 at 04:19

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• Best for: Romantic
• Would you go back to this restaurant? Yes

I loved it, the food was great and we really enjoyed it, one of the best in AD.

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