La Pentola opened in Opus Hotel (replacing Cento Notti) last month, serving Northern Italian cuisine. The menu is divided into the traditional Italian structure of a meal, including stuzzichini, antipasti, primi, secondi, and contorni. There were plenty of interesting sounding items on the menu.
Nothing new, but always delicious, I opted for the bruschetta to start off. As a second starter, I tried roast bone marrow for the first time, and it was delicious! It was a soft and very flavourful, spread on crostini with a dollop of the salsa verde. I definitely will have to order bone marrow again in the future! Not really a fan of pasta, I went with the stuffed trout for the main course. It was good, but the zucchini sides were a tad too salty. As a side dish, I ordered a bowl of mixed mushrooms. Of course, I couldn't leave without having dessert! I wanted a traditional Italian dessert, so I got a semifreddo - a frozen pudding. This was also the first time I tried a semifreddo. It was much like ice cream, and very good. I only wished the serving size was larger! After all, you can never have too much dessert!
All the dishes were presented beautifully, and the service was excellent. La Pentola is a great little place to go for a good Italian meal, cooked and presented with care. To check out their menus and make your own reservations, check out their
website.
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| La Pentola, located in Opus Hotel in Yaletown. |
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| A little bread box with olive oil to start off. |
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| Bruschetta to start. It was very good with sweet tomatoes on toasted bread. |
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| Antipasti: Roast bone marrow, salsa verde, crostini. |
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| Trout involtini and zucchini trifolati. |
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| Mushroom trifolati. |
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| Semifreddo with almond praline, biscotti and chocolate sauce. |
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| Sugar biscuit to end the meal. |
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