Coquitlam BC
The last couple visits I’ve had at Pasta Polo haven’t been great but I didn’t feel like Greek tonight so I find myself eating Italian again.
I often get Carbonara here but since I started making proper carbonara at home I found the version at Pasta Polo doesn’t cut it anymore. It’s not a real carbonara here. I liken it more to a white wine alfredo sauce. It’s still good, but it’s not Carbonara.
So today I picked baked manicotti.
It’s stuffed with spinach, herbs and cheeses and baked in a marinara sauce.
About the only thing I think I could complain about is that there’s no protein in it. Otherwise it was fantastic. Throw some veal or beef in there you really have a top notch meal.
Perfectly balanced flavours and just look at that broiled cheese on top.
I can taste Italy in that marinara sauce. About as good as any I have had
And that wasn’t even the best thing on the menu tonight.
They have a wine on the menu right now that was absolutely bloody marvelous.
Perhaps not quite as dry as I would like, but has a very complex flavor. Berries are very forward with mild herbal notes
We both enjoyed it so much that we were interested in buying a few bottles. We were told it’s not available locally as it was a special order for the restaurant. They were good enough to sell me a bottle un corked I could take home.
In the days since I have found a local wine shop that sells it and we are headed there soon to get some.
I highly recommend this wine. We both scored it 92.
Tonight was really a good meal at Pasta Polo. Great food, great wine.
Now if they could just do a proper Carbonara.
Food 9/10
Wine 10/10