FAQ on Via Pre :
1. What attracts you to come to this restaurant?
👉 Rated as the best Italian cafe in Penang in Tripadvisor! Would like to get some nice Italian foods as part of my birthday celebration as well 💖
2. What you expect to dine in this restaurant?
👉 Pasta, pizza, all about italian foods here. The tiramisu cake dessert is a must as per others' suggestion! We tried it and it was really well worth the rave!
3. Any set meal available in this restaurant?
👉 Only ala carte available during our visit.
4. What is the recommended time to dine in this restaurant?
👉 Lunch or dinner also fine, my personal preference would be dinner as it feels warm and cozy with the lighting at night.
We reserved Via Pre for my birthday dinner, and it was truly a delicious Italian meal treat for us! It was rated as the no.1 Italian restaurant in Penang island, and thus we came here to get our Italian craving fixed and it did not disappoint!
After being seated, we flipped through the menu which consists of all sorts of Italian foods. There are a lot of varieties for us to choose for, from beverages all the way to desserts. After contemplating for a while, we made the orders as below:
👉 Breads (appetizer) - Complimentary
Breads are served as an entry, together with extra virgin olive oil for us to dip the breads.
👉 Schiaccia Portofino (main course) - RM36
Pizza with tuna toppings which is big and fulfilling. The pizza crust is crispy and cooked to perfection with a little bit of oven's charcoal smell lingering in our mouths. They provided some chilli flakes for us too (beware, it is super spicy! 💣)
👉 Spaghetti Al Frutti Di Mare (main course) - RM59
Seafood spaghetti which consists of prawns, clams, mussels, squids. The spaghetti is nice to chew on and not soggy, with a generous servings of seafoods on top of the spaghetti.
👉 Chocolate Gelato & Bitter Dark (drink) - RM19
Nice chocolate drink which has small biteable pieces of chocolates inside the drink, is not really bitter as per claimed in the menu. I wish the dark chocolate concentration can be higher, but overall still a nice drink option for chocolate lovers like me.
👉 Tiramisu Classico (dessert) - RM21
The best tiramisu cake that we have ever tasted! I am not a person who is really into caffeine dessert? But the smells caught me by surprise. It was very smooth and the tiramisu flavours were just right to make a bomb inside your mouth, yet not so overpowering. No wonder it is their signature dessert!
Since it was a birthday celebration for me, my husband has pre-arranged with the restaurant and prepared the birthday surprise for me! The waiter carried the tiramisu cake for us with a candle litted up, while singing birthday songs for me! I was so shy when the waiter and chef sang the birthday songs all the way from kitchen to my table, and everyone was looking at me at the moment! Thanks for the birthday surprise hubby, and the Via Pre's team effort! They were so friendly and constantly put a big smile on their faces, also checked in with us few times on the taste of the foods etcetera. Via Pre really got the high rating not only of their foods, also from the amazing team as well! It was truly a memorable dinner for us and I will re-visit again in future for the authentic Italian foods! 💖
A Little Info. on Via Pre
Official Website: https://www.via-pre.com/
Facebook Webpage: Via Pre PenangLocation/ How to Go: 20e, Lebuh Penang, George Town, 10200 George Town, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Opening Hours: 11.30am-12.15pm (Closed on Tuesday)
Personal Rating:
Taste ➪ 8.5/10 (1-3: Below average, 4-6: Average, 7-10: Above average)
Price➪ 4/10 (1-3: Expensive, 4-6: Average, 7-10: Budget-friendly)
Ambiance ➪ 6/10 (1-3: Below average, 4-6: Average, 7-10: Above average)
💗 Author: Ng Mei Lian/ Adrian Yeoh Aun Hong
👉 Date of Visit: 27 September 2020
