REVIEW: RISTORANTE CINESE "NEW TOWN"

Bored of having Italian Cuisine in Rome? 

Well, I would recommend you to try this Chinese Restaurant in Rome. 

For an unknown restaurant to be attracted by the customers is the setting of the restaurant. For me, I would prefer an unhurried social experience with plenty of time interacting with my dining companions. Therefore, the restaurant setting should be the one that encourages relaxed conversation and enjoyment of food and wine. 

Ristorante Cinese "New Town" has a classic chinese design in its resturaurant. I think it is suitable for a casual dine in or a formal dine in with your companions. A good environment isn't sufficient. Below are my few recommendations and reviews about the dishes that I had tried. 

Sizzling Linguine 

I don't actually quite remember the Italian name of this dish but I know the noodles used are Linguine. If you're bored of having Linguine with pasta sauce, why not try this fried Linguine. I couldn't deny that this is one of my favourite dish. The Linguine is served on the sizzling pot gives a brand new taste of the Linguine.

Spicy Pork

 For those who loves spicy food, I think this dish is not spicy enough although the name is Spicy. However, this dish gives a nice combination. For instance, the soft mushrooms and pork are cooked together with capsicans which gives a slight sweet taste and a crunchy feel of cashew nuts.

Mixed Vegetables

 Normally I wouldn't try mixed vegetables as most restaurants will use the vegetables that are not fresh to cook. But these vegetables are just to fresh. For this dish, it is a combination of carrots, cucumbers, wood ear and cabbage. 

Lemon Chicken

 I never expected that the Lemon chicken will be so crunchy. With some lemon sauce in this dish, it makes the whole dish not to dry and added some lemon taste in the chicken. Don't worry, it's not too sour. It feels like a taste from my home. Love it!

Sweet and Sour Fish Fillets (Pesce Fritto in Salsa Agrodolce)
5 Euros

Not many Chinese Restaurants can make such a good sweet and sour. I was amazed by this Chinese Restaurant that they made such brilliant sweet and sour fish. A good sweet and sour fish must not be too red. If it is too red, I could only say that they added too much colourings and flavourings instead of using the raw materials to make. Moreover, this dish is served mainly fish. Some restaurants serve this dish with 80% of flour (crispy part) and 20% of fish. In the other words, we are eating sweet and sour flour instead of sweet and sour fish. For a Chinese Restaurant in Italy, I think this dish would be good enough.




Just an additional information, we will always be charged tax in Italy. I was amazed when I am being charged sit down tax in Venice. For this, they charge cup tax. 1 euros for each cup. 

Sashimi set (20Euros)

There is also a list of Dim Sum to be served daily. I have tried the steamed dumplings (Ravioli Cinesi Al Pore) and I think it is quite delicious. The pork inside the dumpling is quite juicy which made the whole thing just great. You can get this in a price of 2.80 Euros. Besides serving Chinese food, they also made good sushi. The sushi is quite nice and the ingredients are fresh. For Sashimi set, you can get a price from 15 euros depends on how many sushi per set. For sushi lovers, I think you can give a shot!

Some dishes I recommend as well : Fried ice-cream (gelato fritto) , Special Fried Rice and Spring Rolls (Involtini Primavera)

Overall, I think the price is affordable in such meal. They also have a variety of dishes to make your meals interesting. 

Via della Meloria, 15, 00136 Roma, Italy

Openings: 12pm to 12am

Tel. 0639733747

Nearest Landmark: Vatican City

Nearest Station: Cipro