La Porchetta
20 Rotherham St
Riccarton
Christchurch 8041
New Zealand
Phone: 3487 990
Email: riccarton@laporchetta.co.nz
Website: https://www.laporchetta.com/store-locations/suburb/riccarton
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I've been here before, and received the standard tin-foil wrapped supermarket version which always sinks the heart (and stomach) of a garlic bread enthusiast. This was a meal out with friends (Jon, Helen and Chris), and a good opportunity to review the situation.
What arrived was a definite improvement on the previous version. It arrived with reasonable promptness for 7pm on a Friday night in Christchurch, and looked quite reasonable at first glance.
I explained to my friends about the marking criteria, then we did a joint critique.
Presentation: I explained about the problem with a wooden chopping board and pointed out the crack in the wood. On the other hand there is no napkin underneath, which might look nice but is a problem if you have to cut the bread off a loaf. No extra garlic butter supplied.
Quantity: Six pieces at about 10mm thick, of ciabatta-style bread. It felt like a good starter-size. One of our party was not keen on garlic bread, so we ended up with two pieces each. The meal followed reasonably soon afterwards, so this did a good job of getting us started and we weren't left feeling hungry until the main course arrived.
Taste: Not enough garlic for me! Too much garlic for Helen. Jon and Chris both thought it was appropriate.
Quality: very enjoyable. The thinner bread was quite crunchy all the way through, the butter had soaked in nicely. More garlic would have made it more enjoyable for me, but I suspect none of the others would have eaten it. A good compromise.
| Presentation | 3 out of 5 |
| Quantity | 5 out of 5 |
| Taste: | 4 out of 5 |
| Quality | 5 out of 5 |
| Overall score: | 17 (out of poss 20) |
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