Wineshark HK Restaurant Review - Amalfitana

This restaurant has two outlets, one in Central, and the other at The Pulse, the shopping mall in Repulse Bay. Decided to sample their artisan pizza while able to enjoy a leisure walk beforehand on the beach, we came to the latter one in late afternoon of a weekday. 

We got a good spot, close to the open front to enjoy the beach view while sufficiently covered by the air-conditioning to be comfortable even in the hot summer. There is a bar on one side, with the large brick oven at the back. Simple in décor with small tables and chairs. 

Having Quinoa ($100) for starter, the portion is quite big. The salad got a good mix of bell pepper, zucchini, celery, pomegranate, quinoa, and mixed leaves, dressed with balsamic vinaigrette which provided appetizing sweet and sour flavors. The vegetables were fresh and good, and I like the pomegranate giving a nice bite. 

There are many different choices of pizza and we ended up picking Amalfitana ($250). With the pizza bearing the name of the restaurant, it was appealing in appearance, with a tomato base and toppings consisted of two different types of mozzarellas (cow and buffalo dairy), cherry tomato, porcini mushroom, Parma ham, and rocket. Freshly baked from the oven, the pizza got a nice crust with good chewiness in the dough and was also good in taste, with a decent size to allow sharing for two people. 

Ordering the dessert, I decided to have Affogato ($70) while my wife had the Strawberry Gelato ($50). The espresso and vanilla gelato were served in separate cups, with a third cup to help one to mix the preferred amount of ice-cream with coffee. Quite nice in taste, the coffee was aromatic and good on its own. If you might not fancy the dessert ordering just an espresso would be a good choice. 

The bill on the night was $594, reasonable in price. Service is decent, with the staff attentive and friendly. Seeing some bad comments on the social media previously I believe the restaurant had put effort in improving. And seeing how many people came to order takeaway, their other pizzas should also be good too, and overall the experience would prompt me trying them out another time.