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Chicken wings ($8) - came in a nice small basket, fresh from the fryer, and quite a tasty light marinade although I'm not sure what was it. But the crunch didnt quite remain when left out for a bit.
Garlic bread ($5) - 4 slices of lightly buttered bread with a hint of garlic. Nice but not excellent.
Wedges ($8) - Nice crunch and not oily.
Family XXL size pizza ($50) - my ambitious dad ordered this humongous thing which we struggled to finish. You can choose 2 flavours if you oder this size: we picked Margherita (Mozzarella “di bufala”, tomatoes, basil & oregano) and some chicken and red onions thingy. The crust was one of the best I ever had, with some ends of it really biscuit-like. The margherita was good although a bit plain for some, and the chicken went very well with the red onions. To minimize sloppiness, the huge thing is cut into squares instead of the usual triangles which I thought was quite smart of them. It could have easily fed 7-8 people too (we had 5).
Water was refilled quickly and service was smiley, efficient, and really quite good. We were seated right at the door and yet didnt feel any accidental bumps which always happen at other places when you get the wrong table. Excellent pricing too.
For a nice bustle and yet excellent pizza, this is definitely one of the places I would recommend. And I just found out that they're under Les Amis. Well done!
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I thought it was cute of them to have a sliding door instead of a swinging one. They also seat you at the high chairs at the bar if you're not ready to be seated at the dining area yet. Staff was friendly and not snooty which is always a plus.
It was a rare evening so we were quite ambitious in ordering:
Complimentary bread - Rectangular pieces of fresh foccacia bread done beautifully. Served warm with a superb vinegrette dip. We asked for some salsa for my mum which they didnt have but they had the chef do a small bowl just for her. Nice~
Capesante (S$34) - Hokkaido Scallop with Cauliflower Cream & “Avruga” Caviar - 3 fresh good sized scallops that had a very nice smokey flavour. The caviar provided an interesting contrast but didnt remember too much of the cream.
Bufala (S$24) - Buffalo Milk Mozzarella with Basil, Italian Cherry & Ox Heart Tomatoes - very light and very fresh cheese but it got quite jer lat as no one wanted to share it. The tomatoes were very good!
ZUPPA DEL GIORNO (S$16) - Soup of the Day - it was cream of caulifliower which tasted surprisingly light and no hint of the very raw vege taste too, well done!
LINGUINE (S$30) - Linguine with Crab Meat and Vodka Sauce - didnt try this but the dish was only half finished at the end of the dinner.
SPAGHETTI (S$30) - Spaghetti with Seasonal Seafood & Fresh Tomatoes - I know I probably shouldnt have ordered such a common dish but I was tempted by the seafood. While the seafood was fresh and pasta executed al dente, I felt je lart halfway through and couldnt continue.
RISOTTO MARE (S$34) - Seafood Risotto Cooked in Lobster Consommé - huge portion this is. I had only 1 bite which tasted good but it was essentially the same as my Seafood spaghetti.
MERLUZZO (S$46) - Oven Baked Atlantic Cod with Wild Mushroom "Guazzetto" & Thyme - had a small piece which tasted okay although I think the generous serving will be more than enough for 1 person.
Meat of the Day ($70) - Tenderloin with potato medallions - it looked quite plain to be honest. I dont take red meat but according to my bro it was excellent. The potato medallions were very good though.
TIRAMISU’ (S$16) - Tiramisu with Homemade Lady-Finger Biscuits, Licorice Scented Mascarpone Cream - looked very promising but too dry.
Service was good, with staff being attentive and yet not intrusive throughout the dinner. The place is terribly good for a date I think. Go there to impress but sadly the food seemed to have taken a hit accordingly to my sister who is a regular there. My personal opinon is the food doesnt justify the price, which came up to about $440 in total. Without alcohol.
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Plain udon in soup - nothing exciting but doesnt border on bad as well.
Spicy tuna and beancurd sushi - The presentation was what caught my eye but the taste was disappointing. The rice was alright actually but the beancurd was way too dry and the tuna was averge - the whole combination just didnt work for me.
Seafood salad - fresh greens served with seafood - and by that they meant salmon sashimi, tuna(?) sashinmi, crab sticks. Nothing fancy except that it came really chilled and the seaame dressing was nicely tangy.
Salmon spring roll - good for those who want to avoid carbs as this is similar to a vegetable roll but with salmon. Not too bad but the roll itself was a little soggy.
Tamago with salmon - They have a selection of tamago dishes which looked quite attractive and it tasted quite good, with the tamago freshly grilled and still warm when served.
Deep fried soft squid - disappointing soggy and bland batter.
Staff looked very hurried because ofthe incessant crowd but no wrong orders and no grumpy faces, so kudos to them. I feel people queue more for the prices than its food as some promotional items can go as low as $0.40 per piece but personally I wouldnt brave the queue again.
Oh, for a minimum spending of $10 per person, they'd also waive the $1 per green tea and wet towel charge. Nice touch.
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I think having a 1-4-1 buffet dinner thingy with UOB and DBS cards is part of their efforts at getting the crowd in and it seems to work. The place was completely full on a Wednesday night by 7:30pm and the age group varies by quite a bit.
Bread / Soup - various kind of bread which remained largely untouched for some reason. I tried a plain roll but it was cold and hard. There were 2 soups that night - winter melon with chicken and cream of celery, obviously out to please both asian and western palettes.The winter melon was very good actually, clear and tasted like what a double boiled soup should taste like. The cream of celery was not too thick which I liked, but no hint of celery at all (??).
Appetizers - roasted chicken salad, ham salad, chilli mussels, jellyfish etc - the roasted chicken salad was very lean but the others were average. There was also a salad bar which I didnt try.
Seafood - they only had cold prawns that night which I'm not sure if that's the usual spread, but they were quite fresh and refilled quite regularly.
Japanese - salmon sashmi and assorted sushi - sashimi slices were generous; didnt try the sushi though.
Mains - pasta, potato balls, stir fried veg, grilled fish, fried rice, fried black pepper kwuey teow, back pepper crab, kebab - most of the mains were asian dishes and were popular with the kwuey teow being the best. Most went for the crab but it was too messy an affair for me. The chicken for the kebab was nice, and the pasta alio olio was surprisingly not bad being a buffet item. One of my friends absolutley loved the grilled fish.
Noodle station - a live noodle cooking station where you cook your noodles, add soup and condiments youself, that comes complete with a electronic screen showing looping cooking instructions. Self cooking so often has people hovering and miling around, so I skipped it.
Desserts - assorted kueys, fruit tarts, ice cream, waffles and crepes, complete with multiple choices of toppings. The waffles and crepes were quite nice especially when its hot off the cooking plate (chef does it on the spot), but ice creams were normal.
Coffee / Tea - a coffee machine to get your caffaeine fix plus a good variety of tea bags to choose from. Not bad!
Yusheng - A self-service concept where you assemble your own yusheng. Quite fun, plus the ingredients were fresh as well.
I was happy that I gave this place a shot as I think that it is more than worth it with the 1-4-1 promotion, but the full price of $54 per pax would have been atrocious for the variety and quality. We each paid $31 and was all quite satisfied with dinner. Would be keen to come back and see what they offer non-CNY.
But where you're seated plays a part in the experience as well. I was unlucky enough to be seated at the table closet to the entrance of the restaurant and had to bear with people taking shortcuts tp get out: bumping into my seat then and trying to wedge their way through.
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The place was barely filled at 530pm and staff were very effiicent to seat us and offer water. We noticed the huge size of the pizza and decided to have only 1 to share plus a starter:
Macademia Roasted Pumpkin ($18) - Spicy roasted butter pumkpin on a crushed macademia nut crust. Served with crumbled french goat's cheese fresh basil and a light mustard dressing - it came in a big round almost biscuit-thin crust and generous toppings. The pumpkin was good and not over cooked and the nut crust was delicious! A pleasant surprise that they also had a few whole macademia nuts too. The goat's cheese was not cumbled very evenly though so some slices you taste none while you get a heady mouthful with others. Mustartd dressing was good and I love the slightly bitter taste of the heap of fresh arugula leaves.
Truffle Fries ($7) - Looked quite good and hot from the deep fryer when served, with a strong distinctive truffle aroma. But it was way too oily and I feel that fries sometimes needs to retain that certain element of the 'potato' feel which this one didnt have because it was too skinny and crunchy.
Although I do also feel that pizza doesnt feel like pizza without a proper crust (the modesto's kind, not pizza hut), I guess this is a fresh take on pizza that will sit well with some and not others. But warning though - big eaters may not feel full without the usual carbo pizza load.
Service was good and all smiles, nothing to fault. I also realized that they promote recycling alot - the tables and chairs looked re-made from recycled materials, the table stande was an old album cover, and the feedback forms printed on a small piece of paper and stuck on old magazine pages. Good job!
Their other stuff including slider, pastas, and desserts looked very tempting - for my 2nd visit! Worth a visit if you like; just skip the truffle fries.
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