Pappagallo — Restaurant in Kaohsiung

We were extremely impressed with this restaurant, so much so that we went there twice just within one weekend. It’s a lovely Italian restaurant on a regular street; we did not expect the food to be exceptional. The first time I ordered their lamb shank and it was beyond delicious, meat was tender with great flavors, I ended up putting down the utensils and sucking out the bone marrow because it was that good. My husband got the duck confit risotto, which was full of flavors as well and the rice was cooked al dente!

As for our second visit, we brought a friend with us. I ordered beef cheek and tripe risotto, which was their special of the day and it didn’t let me down one bit, I finished every bit of it on the plate. My husband ordered Matsusaka pork, chicken & sunny egg pasta; the egg was cooked perfectly so when he cut it open, the yolk dripped down into the pasta but he wouldn’t share it with me so I could only imagine how scrumptious it was. Our friend ordered the spaghetti carbonara, with big pieces of bacon as well as an egg on top, which was outstanding as well and the truffle fries were a good app for sure. Plus, all of the main dishes come with a cup of soup; I’m a soup person so I really loved that. We will definitely go back when we’re in Kaohsiung again, what a hidden gem and for how good the food was, it was not expensive at all. We highly...

1⃣The price is quite high for Taiwanese locals 320+for a main course dish (with bread and soup) 2⃣More like a fancy restaurant for romantic dates and stuff (the background music🎶 with a variety of wine and beer to choose from) 3⃣The dishes are well decorated with seasoning 4⃣I personally liked the sunny side up egg on the dish I ordered 5⃣If you are like my mom who cares about the Price-performance ratio (in terms of what you can have with the same price)this is not the place for you. This is more of a place to taste a well-cooked dish with in a nice...

Authentic Western taste. Beautiful presentation. Clean and well-lit facility. Fresh ingredients. Good atmosphere. Never crowded. Well worth the price. Keep in mind that the price is what allows you to have a civilized experience. I recommend the pumpkin soup in addition to whatever you order as...