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2013-07-30
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Ever since Saizeriya Ristorante E Caffe had opened its doors in Singapore, it had always been synonymous with terms such as “cheap and good” or “value for money”. Even years after with countless of outlets opening across the island, prices remain affordable. The Toa Payoh outlet located not too far from the Toa Payoh HDB Hub is spacious and bright, with a wide seating area available on the inside that feels so homely and brightly lit due to the amount of windows; a good environment to sink yours
The appetiser we ordered was Potato Omelette ($3.90). Despite it’s name, it was egg served with potato, corn, mushroom and bacon. The omelette is particularly thicker than omelettes you get at hawker or tzechar stalls and there were a fair amount of ingredients being tossed inside. No doubt the ingredients of this dish tasted good, basically every item tossed into the omelette was a shared ingredient from what could be found in their main courses, and the dish just tasted confusing because it just was everything that was inside it without complimenting each other. It just felt like even food had to go through some sort of identity crisis. It was not hard to swallow, but there just seem to have no main point towards it.
The Mushroom Meat Sauce Spaghetti ($5.90) actually came to the table before every other dish which was weird because we had an appetiser that had yet to come. The meat sauce seemed little but enough to make the dish taste. The mushrooms though small carried a good amount of flavour too. My friend who had this dish told me that the only thing she did not like was the strong taste of the noodles, otherwise I guess there was not really much to comment about.
We told the waiter to get our desserts but it only came after we got another waitress to check on them if they were ready. The Panna Cotta ($4.90) here is definitely smooth and firm enough, and has quite a sufficient amount of caramel on it. While the caramel of most Panna Cotta invokes a slight hint of bitterness and sweetness to the light-tasting custard pudding, this one was relatively sweeter. This would probably appeal to those who find that they dislike the bitterness in Panna Cotta that they had tried elsewhere.
Chocolate Lava ($5.90) was served with a scoop of vanilla ice-cream. It was my friend’s order and I had a pinch of the molten lava cake. No doubt it was slightly crumbly, but the cake was warmed and the chocolate was flowing with every cut made into it. My friend found it a bit too sweet but it was fine for me, and I would consider it to be a proper Chocolate Lava cake without any flaws.For more photos and the full review, please visit: http://jiaksimipng.wordpress.com/2013/07/30/saizeriya-ristorante-e-caffe-blk-190-toa-payoh-central/
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