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2013-04-07
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This Italian restaurant which once used to be a cafe-style deli is tucked away neatly along Boat Quay. Its a short walk from the MRT, and conveniently located right next to Home Club for drinks after. I was spoilt for choices, and was torn between the pizza, pasta and steaks. Although their Seafood Marinara was a favorite, as indicated in the menu, the one that really caught my eye was the Linguine Al Ranchio (Crabmeat) and their Fettuccine with beef ragu. Sadly, however, the best beef ragu I've
I was spoilt for choices, and was torn between the pizza, pasta and steaks. Although their Seafood Marinara was a favorite, as indicated in the menu, the one that really caught my eye was the Linguine Al Ranchio (Crabmeat) and their Fettuccine with beef ragu. Sadly, however, the best beef ragu I've ever tasted was in an Italian restuarant in Sydney, and I never bothered trying others for fear it would ruin it for me forever.
Since there is a huge complication when it comes to seafood, the linguine which serves shredded crab meat was the more obvious choice. The pasta was al dente, just the way I love it, and it was cooked in a cream-based sauce. The crab meat went perfectly with the sauce and the pasta, it was a match made in heaven.
It was however, an extremely filling meal. I gave up at the halfway mark, not because it wasn't delicious, but simply because I can never finish any cream-based pasta. It also began to get really dry, especially when I've been going at it for nearly an hour. It turned cold and unappetizing halfway thru.
Still, it was a delicious main course, and since I've heard much about their desserts, it would have been a waste if I had given it a miss.
The lemon meringue was a disappointment, I have to say. It looked so tempting from the display shelf, but they failed to achieve the right balance between the sweet meringue and tartliness of the lemon. I ended up scraping the lemon off the base just to get at the crust, which was the only redeeming part of the tart.
Thank goodness we didn't miss the warm chocolate fondue served with ice cream. The use of dark chocolate really brought out the intensity of the whole dessert. That was a real score! The vanilla ice cream, however, tasted more like frozen churned milk more than vanilla bean, but it was overpowered by all that chocolatey goodness that there isn't really much to complain about it.
I would definitely be back to try their pizza, and hopefully, for my next visit, more desserts would be able to score with my tastebuds.
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