Restaurant review: Locanda dell’ Angelo a hidden Italian gem in Happy Valley

It’s quite a surprise to find high-quality Italian restaurant nestled in a very quiet street in Happy Valley, but such is the case with Locanda dell’ Angelo.

The menu in this narrow and intimate venue is quite brief, listing four choices each for appetisers, pastas, meat and fish, desserts, and a longer section of signature dishes that covered all the courses.

A starter of buffalo burrata with tomatoes, baby lettuce and anchovies (HK$188) featured good, creamy cheese and sweet tomatoes, but it lacked enough of the fantastic, meaty anchovies.

However, we’d return to the restaurant just for the homemade tagliolini with langoustine, spring onion and tomato confit. The pasta was tender, with a rich, seafood sauce and a plentiful amount of sweet, almost raw langoustine meat. On the side of the plate was a grilled, split langoustine that had succulent flesh and a head that was topped with breadcrumbs and herbs.