For main courses, my companion ordered the gnocchi with seafood (NIS 89), while I ordered the steak of the day. I am generally not particularly a gnocchi fan, but neither had I ever seen gnocchi as large as these torpedo-shaped dumplings; these feathery light pillows of potato pasta made with Parmesan cheese may be the best I have ever tasted, and they were paired nicely with shrimp and calamari in a buttery fish stock sauce.
I was told that my steak was entrecôte (NIS 35 per 100 grams), although it was served on the bone. It was grilled to perfection, and tasted like a cross between entrecôte and ribeye.
The accompanying mashed potatoes, the consistency of whipped, were also delicious.
The name of the second pasta dish was so intriguing that we ordered it as well: sciagliatelle, which resembles tagliatelle but is made on the premises from flour, olive oil and milk. This dish of flat noodles with roasted bell peppers and shredded beef topped with thin ribbons of aged Parmesan (NIS 68) was hearty and filling.
The Yacht Club offers seven wines by the glass, while a glass of the house wine (red and white) – which rotates daily – is free with the order of a main course.
There was only one dessert on the menu (although more are in the works): panna cotta in a citrus-ginger sauce with candied pineapple (NIS 32). This inspired dessert was sweet, rich and light, and a fitting ending to a very satisfying meal.
The writer was a guest of the restaurant.
Yacht Club Resto Bar
Not kosher
Hayarkon Street 88, Tel Aviv
Tel. (03) 609-9207
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