Having heard great reviews about this place, I finally decided to check it out tonight with a couple of friends. Yes, long overdue but better late than never right? Firstly, what sort of Italian place doesn't offer a bread basket? I mean, for the kind of money that they charge for the food, I expect a complimentary bread basket. Anyhoo, moving on to the food. We ordered their cheese jalapeño poppers which were so-so. Little did I know that that probably would be the best thing I'd eat all evening. The chicken starter wasn't bad. The salmon starter however was very bland. I wish there was more flavor or pepper or something to it.
Moving on to the main course, we ordered 3 pizzas. I have no complaints about the veg pizza. We also ordered a chicken pizza (the only one on their pizza menu) which again was strictly okay and lastly we ordered their 5 cheese pizza to which we asked them to add chicken. That is by far the worst pizza I have ever eaten! For a 5 cheese pizza, it was extremely dry and bland. Something's seriously wrong with a pizza if it can't be fixed with oregano and tons of chilli flakes! For a place whose pizzas I have heard SO much about, I was highly disappointed. On to dessert, both the tiramisu and chocolate mousse were extremely heavy. Mousse especially is supposed to be light and airy but this one SUCKED.
As for the service, it was so-so. All in all my experience at Mangii Ferra was as bland as their food. If you want great pizza, go to California Pizza Kitchen instead. If you want great pasta, Mia Cucina is a better option. How this place got 4 stars is BEYOND me.
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