Bella Vita a3, June 2011

Since a long time I didn't dine here. There's a movie festival going on nearby, and this is a convenient spot to stop and have a nice meal between movies, so here I am again!

Breads seemed to be better than before.

Amuse-Bouche:

Clockwise:

tuna, ham with melon, fried oyster.

Raw ham salad

They had no more figs so replaced it with strawberries.

Not bad together.

Quail, Foie gras and asparagus.

Asparagus soup.

Saffron Risotto with prawn and duck breast.

quite good.

Vegetarian risotto with some kind of mushrooms.

Sauce for the duck.

Forgot what it was because I didn't use it.

Warm chocolate cake with a big chunk of sugar ball on the side.

Nice table decoration.

One of the best espressos in Taipei.

Bollinger Champagne and Rauzan Ségla 2005

Rauzan Ségla 2005

This French chateau  has recently become  very popular in Japan because it just got purchased by Chanel company.

Pretty good wine though!

Overall, the "wine by the glass" selection was better than before, but the service tonight was a bit less good, and some dishes we ordered were made with different ingredients because the original ones were out of stock. (But they did inform us in advance.)

Still a quite nice dinning experience!