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Restaurant Name: Serafina, Ballygunge, Kolkata
Phone: +913340333211, +919073307726
Address: 33, Quest Mall, Syed Amir Ali Ave, Park Circus, Ballygunge, Kolkata 700017 West Bengal India
Time: 12:00 Noon – 08:00 PM
Meals for two: Rs. 2,700
Cuisines: Desserts, Italian, Pizza, Pasta, Beverages
Facilities: Home Delivery, Takeaway Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Full Bar Available, Mall Parking, Romantic Dining, Indoor Seating
“Great ingredients make great food,” – claims the Serafina philosophy. Serving the New York community over 25 years, with 10 outlets in the world’s most obsessive food capital, this homestyle Italian restaurant chain needs no introduction. What needs applause is that the same thread of thought feeding authentic northern Italian cuisine in the heart of Kolkata, in an elegant-casual mall setting in a pandemic stricken summer of ’21.
Door delivery is alive and they are putting their best menu forward to appease your appetite. Our hearts fill up in gratitude as we acknowledge the cherry picked collection of artisanal produce from the heartland of Italy; providing generations of expertise to a rare collection of quality-graded and versatile ingredients. If they need any support from the gourmand in you, it is now.
Serafina, Ballygunge, Kolkata: Food
The rustic Italian menu comes with a twist, abuzz with popular demand. Boasting of a vision of wholesome, genuine ingredients with unusual refinement in cooking styles and enhancing flavors that are genuine, straight and heartwarming. An array of pizza, pastas, seafood and meats will whet your appetite. We keep it simple with the choice of a Di pepperoni pizza (12”) (₹750), Risotto tartufo (₹1,200) and a Grilled filet mignon (₹850). We forgot to order our favourite dolci grandma’s potent Il Tiramisu (₹650) and save a mental memo for next time.
Serafina, Ballygunge, Kolkata: Plus & Minus
The New York style, brown paper bag packaging wins our heart. Securely taped with quality check and safety protocol instruction stickers, though the staff temperature check sticker remained unfilled, the bags arrive on time, sealing some heat to keep the food temperatures intact.
We start out with the pizza box containing a hearty hand-tossed thin crust pizza – crisp along the edges of the crust, its vine-ripened, naturally sweet San Marzano tomato base centre, topped with blotches of gooey fresh mozzarella and spicy pepperoni topping makes it a delectable choice. Only wish, they could retain the correct temperature for delivery. Next, the show-stopping champagne splashed, black truffle infused high-starch risotto, turns a classic comfort dish to a sophisticated explosion of subtle flavors into the senses. And finally, our steak frites come pretty, ingratiating medium-seared double helping of filet mignon, textured firm and tender with pink inside, dressed up with the rich umami of peppercorn sauce, smoky roasted colored veggies and bunch of French fries to dunk in the meaty juices.
