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2010-09-17
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It was a last minute and impromptu dinner for me with the Openrice and 1 Rochester peeps at 1-TwentySix at East Coast.Before dinner commenced, the bar presented us with 7 cocktails named 'The 7 Desirable Sins'. 1-TwentySix takes pride in using only fresh fruits for the cocktails, shaking them into unique concoctions to satiate the senses. There was even 1 drink where the bartender blended chili padi into it!My favourite has got to be 'Antoinette's Vanity', the drink on the utmost left with a cup
Before dinner commenced, the bar presented us with 7 cocktails named 'The 7 Desirable Sins'. 1-TwentySix takes pride in using only fresh fruits for the cocktails, shaking them into unique concoctions to satiate the senses. There was even 1 drink where the bartender blended chili padi into it!
My favourite has got to be 'Antoinette's Vanity', the drink on the utmost left with a cupcake placed on top. Sweet and subtle, it feels like a ladies' drink.
Our dinner consisted of:
Nibble Platter, $32
Seafood Platter, $85
Seared King scallops with smoked sea urchin risotto, $18 / $28
Grilled King prawns, $24/$32
Classic fish pie, $35
Roast Baby Chicken, $38
Valrhona dark and white chocolate fondant, $14
Strawberry shortcake, $14
Grande Assiette, $28
The risotto was my favourite dish for the dinner. I like the texture of the sticky rice, and how the taste of the sea urchin and scallops were not overpowering.
Next up for me was the roast chicken with its crispy skin. The chicken was tender and soft, and went well with the apple sauce provided.
For cream lovers, you may want to try the fish pie which has a strong taste of cream and seafood. As I am a 'safe' eater at most times, this was the first time I came across this dish and was very much fascinated by it.
What's a dinner without desserts?
The strawberry shortcake was Awesome. I didn't know strawberry shortcakes taste like this! Addicted to the crunchiness of the biscuits in it, I kept stealing bites of it. *cough*
The chocolate fondant did not fail to please me either. It was demolished by the 5 of us in record time.
Set up near the beach, 1-TwentySix provides a very chillout experience for people who need a break from the concrete city. Noise is minimal and thus allows for easy conversations with my friends without having to raise my voice to compete with others. I don't know how the Openrice people so appropriately match me with my favourite kind of restaurants, but they sure know how to!
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