The exquisite taste of Italy
by Farah HA
Food lovers can now indulge and savour in the delectable taste of Italian cuisine at the new Italian eatery, Villa Mauri.
The restaurant specialises in rich southern Italian flavours, spearheaded by Chef Maurizio Intrigila, hailing from Reggio Calabria, Italy, who acquired his "Diploma Di Cucina (kitchen)" from his homeland.
"Villa Mauri aims to provide quality and value for money dishes. We intend to uphold our motto of being 'Simply the best' in our field of work," said Chef Intrigila while explicating the ideas and concepts behind his restaurant during an interview with the Weekend.
"My family and I have been in Brunei for 12 years and although I travelled to other countries, my heart will always remain in Brunei, which I consider to be my second home and am well familiar with the market here."
This prompted him to set up his own local Italian restaurant with the vision of promoting only healthy authentic Italian food using a "low-fat" cooking method. The menu offers a wide selection of Italian dishes, Asian cuisine as well as desserts that will leave your taste buds demanding for more.
Healthy conscious individuals can relish in the fact that no butter or cream is used in any of the dishes offered. The chef also assured that all ingredients used are 100 per cent halal.
Customers can dine-in at the eatery to feel the delicious and mouth-watering cuisine from 10am to 2pm and 5pm to 10pm.
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Bulimic: Ok so that came out a few weeks ago in the Weekend Bulletin. I've been to Villa Mauri before it came out though and I must say I liked the place and more importantly the food too. Now I haven't been to Italy, let alone taste authentic Italian dishes, so I can't really give an expert comparison, for all I know I might not even like it, but I find the dishes at Villa Mauri to my liking. I have only had the lamb shank (pic below) so far and I think it's the best one I've tasted served in any restaurant here.
The talk amongst my friends though is the Tiramisu. It's the type that makes you go speechless. One described it as gastronomically orgasmic! Then there is the Fantasia di Maria, another chocolate based dessert that you should have to complete your meal. The prices are quite reasonable and they also a set lunch menu of $11 which includes a soup or salad for starters and pasta or pizza for the main course. For dinner there is a $22 and $25 set meal too.During the coming month of Ramadhan, Chef Intrigila said they will be having an all-you-can-eat promotion, so that is one to look out for!
You can read some positive reviews about Villa Mauri here, here and here.
Villa Mauri
Italian Restaurant & Asian Delight
Spg. 368, Jln. Muara
Kg. Sungai Tilong
For reservations, call: 233 5585.
