Valentino, Northbridge

Valentino is an Italian-Mediterranean restaurant located at a conspicuous corner lot along James Street in Northbridge. Well if you've ever been to Northbridge you must have seen Valentino before - it's beside a square with this huge screen. Valentino itself has two storeys and a lot more tables outside the restaurant - mmhm tells us the number of customers Valentino caters to haha.

Sauteed Prawn and Chilli Linguini, $20 (small)

I thought that the prawns served would be really succulent but instead it was pretty normal (or perhaps unfresh). I love the lemon glaze in the pasta and the feta in it - yet I'd prefer less feta because I'm not a big fan of cheese :p

Fettuccine Valentino, $15 (small)

I think that this pasta is better than the sauteed prawn pasta, but again I'd prefer less cheese in my pasta. But for cheese-lovers out there, I'm sure this is just nice for you! The sauce is tasty but I feel that the bacon can be better. They probably should roast it longer :)

There are a lot more items on the menu to try and I heard they are all good. You should try their main courses because they seem so yummy! But the overall service was a little poor because it took me five minutes (waving my hands/saying 'excuse me' countless times) to get a waiter to attend to me when there were less than five tables in the restaurant. Also, I had to walk all the way from my table to the main entrance to get someone to the cashier. Well I was a little turned off, judging by the fact that it's a pretty posh restaurant and yet all I got was crappy service :/ But in favour of the food.. you should still visit :p

Location: 27 Lake Street, Northbridge, WA 6003

Price Range: $15~$25

Website: http://valentino.com.au/index.html

My Rating: 3.5/5

P/S I am currently trying to go on a diet so you'll probably see more cafe updates in my upcoming posts instead of restaurants' :)