i-Fame (Rimini, ITALY) ★★★☆☆

I joked with my friends and told them I checked into this clinic in Rimini. It's not really a clinic but it sure looked like one.

I-Suite - that's the name of our seaside resort in Rimini, Italy. It's a beautiful 5-star hotel created by new design concepts which may set a new trend towards the way we build our resort hotels in the future. The interior of the room is flooded with brilliant design ideas including jacuzzi in the middle of the living room, TVs mounted to the ceiling above your bed...the list could go on and on. And did I mention that most rooms come with a balcony view of the Rimini beach?

By the time we arrived at I-Suite from San Marino, it was already 8pm. Rather than going out to explore Rimini under this extraordinarily hot August night, we decided to just hang around the hotel and enjoy the facilities.



I-Fame is the one and only restaurant at the hotel. Can they think of a better name than that? I-Food or I-Gourmet would have been a better choice, one would think.



After a rather simple and largely forgettable amuse bouche, here came the rest of our dishes.



.....Starting with a wheat tagliolini with glasswort, sea urchins and lemon foam. The plate itself scored a lot of points but not taking anything away from the tagliolini, it's firm to the bite and a perfect match with the sea urchin.



Next up was a cuttlefish ink oyster tempura and vegetables served with a sweet and sour sauce. This was an Asian inspired dish that was cleverly designed to incorporate a little bit of Italian twist (cuttlefish / squid ink) to it.

Not as great as the previous dish but nevertheless adequate.



Disappointingly, our last main course turned out to be the least satisfying dish. It was a yellow-fin tuna in a herb pastry crust that was served with mashed potatoes and dried cherry tomatoes.

I would rather have my tuna steak undercooked than overcooked.



One last view of the beach from our balcony before we said goodbye to Rimini and hit the road again. Ciao~



Food Rating: 5/10
Price: €€
Address: Viale Regina Elena 28, 47921 Rimini, Italy
Tel: +39 0541 386331
Website: www.i-suite.it/i-fame-rimini.php



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