53 Nelson Street, Auckland CBD
Ph 09 302 2665
Overall Rating: 5/5 Price: $$$
Cuisine: Italian
Food: 9 Drinks: ? (Wasn't drinking!) Ambience: 9 Service: 10
To be honest, I checked some reviews before going to Toto this week and found quite a mixture of reviews.
We were a party of 11 girls, and so lots of dishes were tried.
For entrees, the ones that stood out were:
GAMBERI AL POMODORO - Prawns w chilli, garlic, cherry tomato sauce & toasted bruschetta $21.50 - fabulous (see pictire)
FRITTURA DI CALAMARI - Aromatic lightly fried baby calamari w crispy vegetables & ”agrodolce” sauce $19.50
BUFALA E PROSCIUTTO - Fresh buffalo mozzarella w tomatoes, basil & extra virgin olive oil $18.50
You can see they were all quite expensive, but were very big dishes and almost big enough to not have a main. Most of us had two entrees instead as many of the mains came in entree size.
For mains, particular favourites were:
RAVIOLI ALLE ERBE CON PESTO ALLE NOCI - Stuffed homemade ravioli w mix herbs, Swiss chard & ricotta on walnut pesto & fresh tomato $18.50 / 22.50
FUSILLI AL CARTOCCIO - Fusilli pasta baked in a paper parcel w eggplant, zucchini & capsicum sauce, parmesan & fresh basil $18.50 / 22.50
POLLO - Chicken wrapped in speck, stuffed w ricotta, pecorino & pistachio on a capsicum peponata $32.50
And finally, a PIZZA - CALABRESE - Tomato, mozzarella, salami, oregano, chilli & olives $20.50. This was delicious, even though it was slightly over salted.
Unfortunately I chose the gnoochi and was disappointed, this was removed from the bill as our wonderful waiter Frank, spotted my dislike and offered a choice of an alternative dish. I didn't want anything else so he did not charge for it - I was very impressed with this kind of service.
Frank is certainly as asset to this restaurant and I certainly give it my full recommendation.
Check out the restaurant's website at: Toto Restaurant
