I’m craving for pasta today. I’m always craving for pasta. I don’t know but every since I’ve been here to Singapore, my pasta obsession has been heightened. I eat it almost every day. I’m only afraid of the excessive carbs I’m putting in my body that I tend to hold back a little every time I eat it.
Italian restaurants here in Singapore make great pastas. And I just don’t mean the coat and tie type of restaurants only. Even the more casual ones make decent pastas. I may be biased to some, mainly because I keep on coming back to these restaurants. Why not, good service and good food, that’s all a customer wants, right?
It was rush hour and instead of waiting for the bus to arrive, I decided to have my dinner first at a nearby restaurant. It’s modern, chic and ultra hip. I don’t mind dining alfresco, good thing that I was by myself. It seems that the next time I decide to go there with friends, definitely a reservation is required, to avoid queues.
It was a little bit disappointing since I’ve heard from friends great things about it and yet I seemed to order the wrong dish coz what I got wasn’t that great. Ok, it was good. The chef has a reputation of giving new twist to old-Italian classics. I was expecting more.
I got the pasta in ragu sauce. It was a mixture of 3 types of meat. Honestly, it was great. The combination of those 3 meats simmered for a long period of time in tomato sauce was perfect. The meat is tender, no gamy after taste. I was just surprised that my pasta was a little bit over cooked. I hate eating saggy pasta. It’s like eating stale bread that’s been drenched with milk and forgot to French toast it.
Italian restaurants in Singapore tend to forget that they have stiff competitions already. Sometimes, small stuff like overcooking the pasta can turn customers away. I for one would be wary of coming back to the place, just because they might serve me a run of the mill pasta again. Though, really, the ragu was great.
Italian restaurants here in Singapore make great pastas. And I just don’t mean the coat and tie type of restaurants only. Even the more casual ones make decent pastas. I may be biased to some, mainly because I keep on coming back to these restaurants. Why not, good service and good food, that’s all a customer wants, right?
It was rush hour and instead of waiting for the bus to arrive, I decided to have my dinner first at a nearby restaurant. It’s modern, chic and ultra hip. I don’t mind dining alfresco, good thing that I was by myself. It seems that the next time I decide to go there with friends, definitely a reservation is required, to avoid queues.
It was a little bit disappointing since I’ve heard from friends great things about it and yet I seemed to order the wrong dish coz what I got wasn’t that great. Ok, it was good. The chef has a reputation of giving new twist to old-Italian classics. I was expecting more.
I got the pasta in ragu sauce. It was a mixture of 3 types of meat. Honestly, it was great. The combination of those 3 meats simmered for a long period of time in tomato sauce was perfect. The meat is tender, no gamy after taste. I was just surprised that my pasta was a little bit over cooked. I hate eating saggy pasta. It’s like eating stale bread that’s been drenched with milk and forgot to French toast it.
Italian restaurants in Singapore tend to forget that they have stiff competitions already. Sometimes, small stuff like overcooking the pasta can turn customers away. I for one would be wary of coming back to the place, just because they might serve me a run of the mill pasta again. Though, really, the ragu was great.
Like you, I don't like run-of-the-mill pasta. Good think there are Italian restaurants in Singapore, like VivItalia, serving authentic Italian-style pasta, pizzas... and chilli crab, too.
TumugonBurahini have not tried vivitalia but a friend recommended the place. he told me the lasagna is off the charts. lots of cheese and the sauce is right on. i'll check on them soon
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