Invited Review | Bravo Italiana (Part 2) - Seductive Desserts
In our first part of food review on Bravo Italiana, we had appetizers and main dishes which considered delicious and satisfying. With such great foods we had that time, we were looking forward for equally par desserts waiting to be served as well. Well, how did it go then? Drool on the pictures below …
For coffee lovers who prefer with some alcoholic touch, this drink is worth to order. The float like drink is actually Orange Coffee with added Rum. Caffe Romano (RM14.00) looks more like cocktail concoction rather than coffee based drink. In fact, it does resemble A&W’s Rootbeer float when these drinks are served.
There are distinct three layers when Caffe Romano is served, the cream portion at the very top, the Rum portion somewhere in the middle while the orange coffee at the bottom. How do we know that? Well, Tam Ciak took a sip at the middle portion and ends up drinking most of the alchohol portion… Hehehe..
Once all the ingredients being mixed together, Caffe Romano taste much better than when the ingredients are distinct. The presence of alcohol covers most of the taste although we still can sense the coffee in the drinks. A interesting concoction to stimulate your senses and metabolism. Think of Alvin & the Chipmunks having coffee ice blended and scale down 10x minimum. 
Instead of saving the best for last, we will present the best first and very much worth mentioning and recommending. Strawberry panna cotta (RM8.90) is the name and this small looking glass can easily sweep your feet away. For the desserts fans, you will definitely love this sweet dessert.
Strawberry panna cotta is made of gelatin and milk, topped up with slices of strawberries. The texture is almost like pudding, soft, bouncy and easy to scoop but does not break easily. It smells nice and fragrance with traces of milk scent.
The expression of tasting the panna cotta can be quite gleaming with the urge to have more after every scoop. Each scoop of the panna cotta seems to pamper our tastebuds with tantalizing sweetness that leaves us feeling “high” for the moment.
If the strawberries are eaten together with the panna cotta, you can experience the flavours burst of sweetness and sourness combined. We just cannot get enough of this dessert, excellent~!
Bravo Italiana’s specialty is its famous Tiramisu (RM12.90). Despite the small size, this piece of Tiramisu is a wonderful dessert which we have commended and recommended during our initial food review some time ago.
The tiramisu served at Bravo Italiana is much of cake based type compared to the one at Bella Italia’s cream based type. Huat Koay and Tam Ciak prefer this version but Fei Fei prefers the one at Bella Italia.
The Tiramisu is served chilled and when each scoop is put inside the mouth, there is a mixture response and feelings of wetness, sweetness and slight bitterness (chocolate powder) due to various ingredients for this Tiramisu which makes us eagerly wanting the next scoop.
A great mouth wash that we just never get bored with
This next dessert in Martini glass is Chocolate Mousses (RM8.90). For chocolate lovers, this is something to look forward to.
The base is made of cream that has been mixed with chocolate which is later poured with hot chocolate fudge before adding shaved chocolates on top. To add to the touch, biscuit (similar to love letter) was slipped in to create an effect of a drink with a straw.
Chocolate mousse does not give much better impression as Strawberry panna cotta due to is purely chocolatey flavour, there is not much burst of flavours yet it has strong chocolate aroma and taste that keeps tingling in your mouth even after a while.
Because one of the main ingredients used is actually cream, one glass of Chocolate Mousse is more than enough unless you are a fan of both chocolates and whipped cream.
Tequila Key Lim Pie (RM8.90) is a favourite dessert in Florida which Bravo Italiana has prepared for us as well during the food review. The first glance looks quite like cheese cake because of its soft texture and cheese cake like colours.
The key lime pie has three parts; top part being the whipped cream, the pie at the middle portion and the crust at the bottom.
The flavours of slight bitter and strong sour can be instantly felt when the pie is eaten. The bitter taste comes from tequila while the lime gives the strong sour taste which can be quite addictive. The sour taste will trigger your senses and tastebuds and yet once the sensation subsides, the key lime pie is actually a nice desserts to have more…
Not all the desserts will be available at the same time as preparation takes time and the owner is shorthanded to prepare more. It is recommended to call upfront if your intention is to have specific desserts here.
Dining at Bravo Italiana has always been a wonderful experience during our several visits there, especially with the food presentation and serving portions. The food presentation may be simple yet it showcase the elegance and artistic side that every dishes that we have seem beautiful and its colours well matched. Indeed, the price is steeper compared to other Italian restaurants but the portion served is also much bigger. This we can obviously say worth the price. Furthermore, the taste of this Italian cuisine is definitely good to at least try because of the generous ingredients used.
For the small eaters who will probably cannot finish all, there is always an option to dine with bigger group and order one less main dish to fully enjoy the food. For example, for a group of four persons, you can order three main dishes to be shared, which can indirectly translate to lower price paid per person. This approach helps to maximize your purchase power and at the same time enable you to enjoy great Italian cuisine at Bravo Italiana.
As a note, we would like to thank the owner, Mr Limmee for organising this food review and also to Allie for the use of photo of the front of the shop. At the same time, we also want to thank Albert Yap from Camo Studio for the great photo shoot out during the food review session. The album can be viewed here.
tequila key lime pie …. panna cota… i’m sold.
hahahaha ….
somemore serving aint dainty either, at reasonable price.
can i print ur voucher and go sometime later?
hehehe .. tell the boss i’m PTP’s fren. (tak tau malu eh?)
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wow…..the desserts really looks nice.
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J2Kfm,
you can print our voucher and present to the restaurant..
but whether they accept that time or not… heheh we can’t control but try asking that you’re a friend of PTP… see if they buy it or not
FoOd PaRaDiSe,
Looks nice… wait till you taste them…. yummieeeee!!!!
PTP, you make me drool in front of my computer nia.. I wanna hve tat chocolate mousse and tiramisu!! *drool*
The taste of the strawberry panna cota still linger in my mind ler…
And the Tequila Key Lim Pie… I wanna go back for more desserts.. Hehe.
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oh all the desserts looks sinfully good!!!
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Bris77,
we told you already right.. those are seductive desserts
allie,
yea, it’s still on our minds too…. the wonderful feeling of the desserts…
Yalor, can’t wait to go back again….
With a PRO photographer leading the photo session, all the pix were fantastic.
All the foods looks so good!
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ok i know im supposed to post about this soon…just got back to penang yesterday…. seeing this post really reminds me of how good it tastes!!! now i feel like driving to bravo italiana for the panna cotta and choc mousse!!!!!!!!!!
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duckie….
yes they do!! looks sooo delicious and taste even better!!
email2me,
oh yea…. excellent photo shoot out we had that time…:d
I miss the Tequila Key Lime Pie. VERY MUCH.
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lingzie….
hehehehehhehehehe……
yes, we’ve been dreaming about the desserts too….
cariso….
when you plan to go there again???
Strawberry panna cotta, is it soooooo delicious from the photo. OMG>. just love it…. yum yum…….
I am coming over to get it for sure….
printer.. printer… mana printer… I wan to print voucher……..
Wow!! and more bow wow wow! The presentation of all the desserts made me drool… Now I know where to go for desserts on such crazy weather now.. haha.
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HT,
yes, strawberry panna cotta is just awesome…
you need printer? we’ve a few here
Criz,
This is really one of the places that you can consider for the desserts. Just sweet and nice…
i think most of the girl will hate this post for sure. it make us can’t stop eating and grow fat, those dessert is toooo tempting.
gorgeous pixs and so tempting those red & pink juicy things…
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you guy get me trapped by my gf tricks……..
I am late to fetch her, so she want me to buy her a dessert, so i say it is ok… who knows she wan me to bring her to try all these desert u all have here…
some one help me!!!!!!
Sue,
Hate??? Are you sure??? Most girls will love it for sure…
we have a few female bloggers with us during the review session and they were sooo excited with those desserts..
backStreetGluttons,
Yes, they are gorgeous… and the red and pink thing is strawberry panna cotta
Alex,
pamper your gf once in a while…. why not?
Good luck there
we had our Valentine’s dinner there before, quite impressive food and service!
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Now I can still remember the taste of the desserts! Will bring family there for a 2nd dine!
Thx for inviting for the great session!
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wendy,
based on our few visits there, we can say we’re quite satisfied too
Albert Yap,
Oh yea… the feeling of tasting those desserts still lingers on our mind too…
More to come :D:D
unforgettable dessert. I am going back for that. Btw, thanks a lot for the invitation, it’s a great event.
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Steven,
Indeed it is… the desserts are just excellent
GREETINGS,
I HAD TIRAMISU THE OTHER DAY. IT TASTES EXTRAORDINARY. I THINK I COULDN`T GET IT ANYWHERE ELSE IN PENANG. BUT I THINK IT MAY BE A LITTLE BIT COSTLY, total sum added witH serVICE CHARge thaT makeS A TOTAL Of Rm14.00.
LAST MONTH, THEY HAD A PROMOTION WHERE TIRAMISU IS SOLD FOR ONLY RM8.00 + SERVICE CHArge = rm8.80. that is considerably affordable. i would like the price to go back to rm8.00 as a would order more times.
RYU,
we have no control over the price of each dessert but we can channel your inputs to the restaurant owner about your concern of the dessert sold being considered pricey. Let the owners decide,ok?
PTP, I have just visited this place last Saturday, using your voucher. I have to say I’m disappointed with the food there… and my friend had diarrhea after that!
I guess it really wasn’t our lucky night. 
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iamthewitch,
Sorry to hear on the bad dining experience you encountered. Per the email correspondence earlier, we’ll do a follow up on our side to find out what went wrong that could have caused this whole issue..
We’ll let you know once we have the findings. We recommended this place to you, thus we owe you an explanation too… We do hope this is the ONLY case happening..
hmm… we happen to dine in last saturday too… hmm… i found everything just fine and fresh too…
ops.. forget to thanks PTP for the voucher, it is a great bargain and the food is GREAT… love it.
the dessert from here is delicious, can’t stop hunting more on the tiramisu. Just love it.
dear iamthewitch,
greetings. i am an italian lover too. i had been to bravo italiana several times already. the only food i will order is spaghetti capitano. the reason is the seafood is fresh and most interesting is the scallop.
when (iamthewitch) mention that her friend had this dish and had diarrhoea, she must be joking. i had this dish so many times and nothing happened to me. is this reader trying to sabotage the owner of bravo? you must be a competitor. just kidding.
i guess he must have eaten something else before that.
the quality of food is so fresh and with the 20% promotion, i will definetely go over again. no problem with me. i guess (iamthewitch) is not suitable for italian food. go try other food. bye
hi sally,
we’re still investigating on this issue at the moment and trying to find out what happened when iamthewitch dine with her partner at Bravo then. We don’t know yet if it’s due to the food served at Bravo or has iamthewitch’s partner taken something else prior to dining there. Either way, we don’t have a conclusion yet…
We’re trying to locate as well some of the customers dining during the same time as iamthewitch to check if they experience the similar issue or is this just purely isolated case.
it’s good to know that you are also one of the “evidences” that proves the spaghetti is alright. while we’re trying to do our own investigation, we do hope those who’s been dining at Bravo recently can share the experience or better still the ones that dined last saturday (the same time iamthewitch) dining at the restaurant as well to get the closest match as possible…
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