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2013-09-15 76 views
Covelli is situated in Orchard Central. Food was decent, and the ambiance was good. Price was reasonable, due to my 1 for 1 voucher \O/Saved my friend money since she was treating me this meal as my birthday cum her first pay treat LOL.(I say one)Complimentary garlic bread which was averageCranberry juice for $3.90 - a total disappointment, with a dismal taste.Pasta pesto. While the pasta was al dente, I didn't like it as it felt a little too firm for my liking. Prawns were generous and large th
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Covelli is situated in Orchard Central. Food was decent, and the ambiance was good. Price was reasonable, due to my 1 for 1 voucher \O/
Saved my friend money since she was treating me this meal as my birthday cum her first pay treat LOL.
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 Complimentary garlic bread which was average
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 Cranberry juice for $3.90 - a total disappointment, with a dismal taste.

Pasta pesto. While the pasta was al dente, I didn't like it as it felt a little too firm for my liking. Prawns were generous and large though. My friend love it because it was flavourful, but I felt that it was a tad too oily.
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 Preferred the beef risotto which was flavourful, but I may add that it was a little too salty. The beef slices were delicious as well.
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Birthday Celebration @ Covelli
2013-09-02 20 views
Having heard of Covelli Italian Bistro & Wine Bar from my colleagues, I decided to host my boyfriend's birthday celebration over at Covelli. Being located at a rather quiet section in orchard central, tucked nicely at one corner, Covelli had a very lovely ambience for their guests, and especially good for dating ;)We ordered chicken bread stuffing as our appetizer, which was quite good (I liked the sauce). Our mains - Wild Mushroom Ravioli and Pasta Al Pesto Gamberi were absolutely delicious an
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Having heard of Covelli Italian Bistro & Wine Bar from my colleagues, I decided to host my boyfriend's birthday celebration over at Covelli. Being located at a rather quiet section in orchard central, tucked nicely at one corner, Covelli had a very lovely ambience for their guests, and especially good for dating ;)
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 We ordered chicken bread stuffing as our appetizer, which was quite good (I liked the sauce).
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Our mains - Wild Mushroom Ravioli and Pasta Al Pesto Gamberi were absolutely delicious and to our liking! The richness of the ravioli cream sauce and strong flavours from the pesto gamberi was unbelievable. Thumbs up!!
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 And my favourite dish of all was the dessert - Profiterole!!! It was so good, I almost wanted to go for a second round
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 Intending to spring a surprise for my boyfriend, I had initially asked the staff to help me bring over a mini birthday cake that I had bought from Rive Gauche. To my amazement, and great compliments to the service from Covelli, their staff spend the extra effort to decorate the plated cake into one that is so beautiful! And their staff were all very friendly and quick to respond to any of our needs. Thumbs up on their service!!

On the whole, excellent food and service at this particular restaurant! Absolutely love the place - its ambience, food, staff and will definitely return there as one of their regular customers.
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2013-08-28 19 views
I love this restaurant! they have good service, ambience and food what more can one ask for!Covelli Zuppa di Funghi ( SGD $14++)We ordered this since it is chef pick. It is actually cream of wild mushroom with white truffle oil. A very tasty soup, the truffle oil blends in very well with the cream of mushroom. The soup is thick and rich. Totally love it.We have Beef Carpaccio as our appetizer ( SGD $20++). The thin slices Australian beef totally melt in our mouth when we placed it in our mouth!
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I love this restaurant! they have good service, ambience and food
what more can one ask for!
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 Covelli Zuppa di Funghi ( SGD $14++)
We ordered this since it is chef pick. It is actually cream of wild mushroom with white truffle oil. A very tasty soup, the truffle oil blends in very well with the cream of mushroom. The soup is thick and rich. Totally love it.
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 We have Beef Carpaccio as our appetizer ( SGD $20++). The thin slices Australian beef totally melt in our mouth when we placed it in our mouth! way too delicious
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 My main dish. it look so good right!! and yes it taste even better.
Kurobuta Pork Belly (SGD $28 ++). Chocolate spiced Pork Belly with porcini mushroom tortelli in hazelnut butter cream and blackberries. An amazing dish. i love how creamy the sauce is and taste really delicious with the pork belly. the pork belly is fresh and not too hard. i like all the food here! way too good. thumbs up!
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Seared Tuna & Tuna Tartare
2013-06-12 16 views
Usually i'm only ok with tuna. But when i got a chance to try out this appetizer dish at Covelli, i was blown away by it.Appearance wise, it was good. Done in two ways - seared and tartare, i thought the chef handle this very well. It was delicious and i was enjoying it cause it gave me variety too with the tuna done in two ways. It was fresh too which is very important!Will defintely order again if it's still available on their menu
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 Usually i'm only ok with tuna. But when i got a chance to try out this appetizer dish at Covelli, i was blown away by it.

Appearance wise, it was good. Done in two ways - seared and tartare, i thought the chef handle this very well. It was delicious and i was enjoying it cause it gave me variety too with the tuna done in two ways. It was fresh too which is very important!

Will defintely order again if it's still available on their menu
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Grilled Salmon
2013-06-03 7 views
A while back, i decided to go for Restaurant Week ( my first time ) at Covelli. Having heard good reviews for this place, i actually had pretty high expectation.Maybe they had to cater to the crowd so most probably all the main course had to be prepared in advance which resulted in luke warm food. Kind of disappointing.For the grilled salmon, the taste is still pretty good despite being cold already. I think the dressing that comes with it may have helped.
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 A while back, i decided to go for Restaurant Week ( my first time ) at Covelli. Having heard good reviews for this place, i actually had pretty high expectation.

Maybe they had to cater to the crowd so most probably all the main course had to be prepared in advance which resulted in luke warm food. Kind of disappointing.

For the grilled salmon, the taste is still pretty good despite being cold already. I think the dressing that comes with it may have helped.
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Mexican Fusion Pasta
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My bestie got a Groupon deal so here we are trying out the food. It's my 2nd visit here! Before this i came for Restaurant Week which left me a bit disappointed with my main course. It's a pasta deal so after looking through the menu, i decided to try Mexican Fusion. This time it didn't disappoint me! =) The seafood are fresh and it was a pretty good portion for me. I saw someone else trying out the pizza and it looks good too! It's gonna be on my "next to try" list =)
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 My bestie got a Groupon deal so here we are trying out the food. It's my 2nd visit here! Before this i came for Restaurant Week which left me a bit disappointed with my main course.

It's a pasta deal so after looking through the menu, i decided to try Mexican Fusion. This time it didn't disappoint me! =) The seafood are fresh and it was a pretty good portion for me.

I saw someone else trying out the pizza and it looks good too! It's gonna be on my "next to try" list =)
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Back again for more Italian food
2013-03-13 9 views
Covelli is one of my favourite Italian restaurant that has good ambiance, serves good food with absolutely affordable price. We were served with the complimentary toasted herbs bread while waiting for our food. We ordered two entrees. Covelli zuppa di funghi ($12) is yummy! The cream of wild mushroom soup is served with white truffle oil, full flavours! Crab cake ($16) is a must try. The pan seared crab meat patties is made from generous amount of fresh crab meat, and fried till golden bits to g
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Covelli is one of my favourite Italian restaurant that has good ambiance, serves good food with absolutely affordable price. We were served with the complimentary toasted herbs bread while waiting for our food.
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 We ordered two entrees. Covelli zuppa di funghi ($12) is yummy! The cream of wild mushroom soup is served with white truffle oil, full flavours!
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 Crab cake ($16) is a must try. The pan seared crab meat patties is made from generous amount of fresh crab meat, and fried till golden bits to give the crispiness outer layer, and finally served with Mesclun salad and purple tartar sauce.
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 Spicy Chorizo Sausage ($18) is slightly too salty and sour I reckon. The Orecchiette pasta with chorizo sausage is served in arrabbiata style, you might need lots of water after this.
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 Black truffle ravioli ($22) is rich yet comforting. The ravioli filled with black truffle and cheese is cooked in brown butter cream, finally topped wityh grated hazelnuts. Sinfully yummy.
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 Barramundi and lobster ($32) is a luxury combination. Two beautiful fresh seafood are being put together. The pan roasted barramundi fillet and charcoal lobster were served with fresh baby spinach in Gewurztraminer cream. The charcoal lobster is something new to me, lovely crispy texture on the outside, though it might not be so appealing but taste wise, thumbs up.
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Go Italian~
2013-03-13 11 views
My partner bought me to this restaurant as he heard they serve rather good cod fish and he knows i am a real cod fish fan.The restaurant is located at a corner of the basement of Ochard Central, right beside the lift. We took the escalator which was at the other side, thus we took some time before finding the place.The atmosphere inside is relaxing and high-classy. My friend ordered the 'Merluzzo Con Asparagi' for me, which is the cod fish dish he heard was nice. We were first served with plain
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My partner bought me to this restaurant as he heard they serve rather good cod fish and he knows i am a real cod fish fan.
The restaurant is located at a corner of the basement of Ochard Central, right beside the lift. We took the escalator which was at the other side, thus we took some time before finding the place.

The atmosphere inside is relaxing and high-classy. My friend ordered the 'Merluzzo Con Asparagi' for me, which is the cod fish dish he heard was nice. We were first served with plain water as we were not in the mood for their wines. A piece of garlic bread was also served to us. I must rave to you how simply delicious the bread is! The bread was really thin and crispy unlike the usual thick, chewy baguette type. It was baked warm and the garlic seasoning on top has hint of garlic flavour that is so pleasing to taste. I know it is just a complimentary starter, but i just cannot forget the simple yet extraordinary taste!
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 After the lovely bread, i was really looking forward to my main course. However, it took really long. My partner was halfway through his meal, while the customers behind me were also digging into their meal already. After enquiry, the serve apologetically told me the chef has burnt my fish and i have to wait 15 mins more for them to prepare a new one.
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 When my dish finally came, i was more than ready to tuck in. I am pleased with it though not impressed. From their description in the menu, i was looking forward to my 'baked chilean cod in pistachio crumble with asparagus, parsnip and pear puree in lemony white onion fondue'. My dish came with a satisfying piece of cod with the skin baked really crispy while the meat was moist and sweet. The cod was served on top of the puree which was mixed with quite a lot of sweet onion pieces in it.

My dish costed about $45 after gst and svc. I am happy that i at least tried it once, but i doubt i will be visiting again.
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One of the best quality set dinner
2013-01-16 14 views
Grabbing the affordable set dinner and lunches that are only available during the Singapore Restaurant Week, we pick some places that we would not have stepped in on usual days. Each set consists of appetiser, main course, dessert ($35). As we went in a family of four, there were ala carte dishes as well.For full details: http://www.dairycream.blogspot.sg/2012/10/singapore-restaurant-week-2012-covelli.htmlGlobe Artichoke & Eggplant Veloute with Crab Cheese Cremeux and Black Truffle Oil Surprise
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Grabbing the affordable set dinner and lunches that are only available during the Singapore Restaurant Week, we pick some places that we would not have stepped in on usual days. Each set consists of appetiser, main course, dessert ($35). As we went in a family of four, there were ala carte dishes as well.

For full details: http://www.dairycream.blogspot.sg/2012/10/singapore-restaurant-week-2012-covelli.html
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 Globe Artichoke & Eggplant Veloute with Crab Cheese Cremeux and Black Truffle Oil
Surprise tangy taste in a vegetable soup. One of the most unique tasty soup that is paired with uncommon black croutons. Transparent globs of black truffle oil accents the flavors of the vegetables but does not overpower the creaminess.
Slab of crab cream cheese is really salty and crabby ( like eating pureed crab) and thus matches well with the light bowl of soup.
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 Tuna Carpaccio with Lime Sorbet, Kumquat Oil and Chives
Sharp sweet lime sorbet in rectangular cube form enhances freshness and savouriness of raw tuna. Lime could be sashimi's next best friend after wasabi.
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 Pan-seared Nile perch with crunchy brussel sprouts.
Sweet umami from sea urchin mango cream. Black calamari ink spaetzel tastes like chewy fried dough.
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 Root Beer Braised Berkshire Pork Jowls with Spinach & Ricotta Gnocchi, Bacon Butter and Pecorino Snow
Cannot really detect any beer but the pork jowls were really tender and easily pull apart.
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 Desserts were the same for both sets
Beetroot & Extra virgin olive oil cake with 60% Chocolate mascarpone
Innovative fusion flavors of vegetables into a dessert. Slightly salty moist cake. Bitter chocolate lumps that are a little harder than a usual mousse.

Did not regret choosing this place. Good quality food (even though that was the first night of Singapore restaurant week) , too-high service quality (with a knowledgeable server constantly standing at a distance from the table but yet able to hear every conversation)
Another wonderful night of taste adventure!
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More at : http://dairycream.blogspot.sg/2012/10/singapore-restaurant-week-2012-covelli.htmlWe were here for the Singapore Restaurant Week but not only was the set menu excellent, the ala carte dishes were perfectly executed. Each 3 set course was only at $35 but do not belittle the portions. Warm crunchy Garlic toast better than bread roll with butterGlobe Artichoke & Eggplant Veloute with Crab Cheese Cremeux and Black Truffle OilSurprise tangy taste in a vegetable soup. One of the most unique t
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We were here for the Singapore Restaurant Week but not only was the set menu excellent, the ala carte dishes were perfectly executed. Each 3 set course was only at $35 but do not belittle the portions.
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 Warm crunchy Garlic toast
better than bread roll with butter
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 Globe Artichoke & Eggplant Veloute with Crab Cheese Cremeux and Black Truffle Oil
Surprise tangy taste in a vegetable soup. One of the most unique tasty soup that is paired with uncommon black croutons. Transparent globs of black truffle oil accents the flavors of the vegetables but does not overpower the creaminess.
Slab of crab cream cheese is really salty and crabby ( like eating pureed crab) and thus matches well with the light bowl of soup
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 Classic Caesar Salad
near perfect rendition of the classic salad. No chicken but bits of crispy dark brown bacon with luscious poached egg. What is impressive is that each piece of lettuce is generously coated with cheese dressing.
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 Tuna Carpaccio with Lime Sorbet, Kumquat Oil and Chives
Sharp sweet lime sorbet in rectangular cube form enhances freshness and savouriness of raw tuna. Lime could be sashimi's next best friend after wasabi.
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 Root Beer Braised Berkshire Pork Jowls with Spinach & Ricotta Gnocchi, Bacon Butter and Pecorino Snow
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 Pan-seared Nile perch with crunchy brussel sprouts.
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 Covelli Supreme Pizza(*^◯^*)
For the price, the size speaks it's value. Bigger than the L size of home delivery pizza and able to feed more than 4. Like the crunchy slightly charred sides and thin crust. But cheese lovers would be disappointed as shredded mozzarella were too little to give the melty effect when u pull out a slice. Lack of effort to flavour tuna chunks results in bland taste even if pizza is topped with an egg.
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 Beetroot & Extra virgin olive oil cake with 60% Chocolate mascarpone
Innovative fusion flavors of vegetables into a dessert. Slightly salty moist cake. Bitter chocolate lumps that are a little harder than a usual mousse.

Did not regret choosing this place. Good quality food (even though that was the first night of Singapore restaurant week) , too-high service quality (with a knowledgeable server constantly standing at a distance from the table but yet able to hear every conversation)
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To view a full detailed review with more photos, do vist: http://chiamhuiy.blogspot.com/2013/01/covelli-italy-bistro-wine-bar-review.htmlMy boyfriend and I went over to Covelli Italian Bistro to celebrate my birthday! We went on a Sunday afternoon and surprisingly, there was not much people. But the waitress just had to allocate us to a table right next to a couple when there is so many more other seats. (not happy)This Italian Bistro is located right at the basement of Orchard Central, at an is
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 My boyfriend and I went over to Covelli Italian Bistro to celebrate my birthday!

We went on a Sunday afternoon and surprisingly, there was not much people. But the waitress just had to allocate us to a table right next to a couple when there is so many more other seats. (not happy
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This Italian Bistro is located right at the basement of Orchard Central, at an isolated corner beside the lifts. There is also an open-kitchen separated by a walkway from the main dining area. You can actually see how the chefs prepare your dishes.

The ambience here is really serene, and especially silent.
The bistro plays classical music to promote the tranquil atmosphere for the diners to enjoy the dishes as well. I love the ambience here.
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 Aragosta la Pasta
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Unfortunately, I didn't quite enjoy this dish, albeit a chef's recommendation. In fact, I did not even finish it like how I usually would! Not saying this doesn't taste good, but I guess I am just not a fan of angel hair pasta.

This Angel hair pasta is served with lobster in their homemade tomato sauce, topped with black Tobiko Caviar.

This pasta would be perfect if it happen to be served with linguine or spaghetti. I'm sure there's a reason for the chef to use angel hair, but as the diner myself, I really didn't enjoy the slimy and cluttered spoonful of the angel hair pasta in my mouth. The texture and feeling of it just wasn't sensational. In fact, the tomato sauce was nothing remarkable.
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 But good thing is the lobster meat was fresh and tender. It was not hard to retrieve the meat out of the shell too.
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 Aglio olio
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Add: Prawn $20
Add: Crabmeat & baby spinach $22

I thought coupling with the additional options would serve as an average-priced spgahetti out there at most restaurants, but my bf doesn't like both prawn and crabmeat, so no to both!

I got to try a bit of this, and I thought the standard is just slightly above average.
It may look spicy here but it was not. There's a hint of black pepper and garlic slices in this dish, prepared with extra virgin olive oil and basil & italian parsley. The chef used linguine for this aglio olio.
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 The experience at the Covelli Bistro was overall a relaxing and satisfied one. The service provided by the waitresses was swift and polite. I enjoyed myself at this Bistro quietly hidden at a corner at the basement of Orchard Central, hiding away from the bustling crowd.

I would actually say the price here is slightly above average, but no harm coming here once in a life time.

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Good Italian food
2012-12-11 12 views
We went back to this gorgeous place again for brunch. The simple interior decoration is clean-cut yet full of unique style. We had soup and salad as starters. Potato veloute ($12) is a chef's pick dish. The white truffle scented potato creamy soup is finished with Prosciutto and Sage, fragrantly tasty and yummy! Insalata al Tonno ($16) is comforting kind of salad. The big chunks of tuna are well-marinated with herbs and slightly char-grilled. The salad itself is consists of Mesclun mix and fresh
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 We had soup and salad as starters. Potato veloute ($12) is a chef's pick dish. The white truffle scented potato creamy soup is finished with Prosciutto and Sage, fragrantly tasty and yummy!
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 Insalata al Tonno ($16) is comforting kind of salad. The big chunks of tuna are well-marinated with herbs and slightly char-grilled. The salad itself is consists of Mesclun mix and fresh watermelon, drizzled with balsamic vineger, and topped with some red pesto sauce! A plate fulls of flavours!
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 For mains, I had the Aragosta la pasta ($26). The angel hair pasta is cooked with light creamy homemade tomato sauce, slightly sour and very appetizing! The pasta is topped with a big nicely sauteed lobster, very fresh with good texture.
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 Risotto con asparagi e Granchio ($22) is another recommended dish. The risotto is cooked with generous amount of fresh crab meat, giving it a natural seafood sweetness. The asparagus cream used to simmer the rice blend in very well with the seafood flavour. Good match.
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 I ordered a cup of Freshly brewed coffee ($5) to go with the dessert. It's a shame that the air con in the restaurant is pretty cold causing the temperature of my coffee drops very fast. I'm simply not a big fan of cold coffee
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 Italian Tiramisu slice ($10) has a balanced taste between coffee, cream and alcohol, I like the shaved chocolate they used to top the tiramisu.
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 Lychee panna cotta ($10) on the other hand is definitely a good refreshing dessert on a hot day. The Panna Cotta is milky in taste and very smooth, while the lychee flesh gives an extra chewy texture to it. Good match in general.
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Sometime last month, when we were at Central mall, we decided to have dinner at Covelli Italian Bistro & Wine Bar. We made a reservation before going there. It is a neat, simple,yet classy fine dining restaurant. The staff were very friendly & welcoming. We took a corner table. The place was not crowded, probably since we reached there just 30 mins before closing time. We straight away ordered for a Lasagna and Risotto Zafron. The food took about 15-20 mins to arrive. In the meanwhile we were se
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Sometime last month, when we were at Central mall, we decided to have dinner at Covelli Italian Bistro & Wine Bar. We made a reservation before going there. It is a neat, simple,yet classy fine dining restaurant. The staff were very friendly & welcoming. We took a corner table. The place was not crowded, probably since we reached there just 30 mins before closing time. We straight away ordered for a Lasagna and Risotto Zafron. The food took about 15-20 mins to arrive. In the meanwhile we were served garlic bread. Our food finally arrived. The lasagna was typical made with mince & lasagna sheets. The garnishing was great with some yummy tomato sauce, it was great. The Risotto Zafron was a cheesy rissoto made with tiger prawns. The flavors were great, the rice was well cooked, the prawns tasted fresh & well cooked. it was cheesy as ever & I really enjoyed it. Overall it was a great dining experience. We paid about 35-40$ for our meal.
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Convinced by the service,will return for the mains
2012-10-18 6 views
For a full story coverage and more pictures, please visit:http://www.epinosh.com/covelli-italian-bistro-wine-bar-singapore/When was the last time you set foot in an Italian restaurant – any chance of it recently? I cannot remember mine but quite certain I haven’t had for a good few months. I relished most of the pasta dishes cooked in the kitchen of some fusion restaurant. These days, I cannot stop my counts on the number of new sprung eateries, mostly fusion and almost far from its root of orig
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When was the last time you set foot in an Italian restaurant – any chance of it recently? I cannot remember mine but quite certain I haven’t had for a good few months. I relished most of the pasta dishes cooked in the kitchen of some fusion restaurant. These days, I cannot stop my counts on the number of new sprung eateries, mostly fusion and almost far from its root of origin. Should we be overjoyed at the trend? Or get upset over the lost authenticity. I don’t know.

Everyone has their inner most to feed – some prefer the traditional cuisines whilst there are those who cannot do without a twist to the original. Whichever group you belong to, a meal is a meal that critically measures the suitability of that moment in time. Do you agree with me that at times, your mood plays a part in deciding your most desired choice, a psyche dish to bring solace.

I accept the culinary creativity of today’s chef – ranging from an independent classic dish or a union between the Japanese & Italian heritage. I applaud at their bold magical stint in the making, their willingness to rediscover things that they have been taught, perhaps during their apprentice days. It is very encouraging to see them breaking away from the norm to please the crowd who is becoming more finicky in today’s world. Though I believe in Italian dishes cooked in its old traditional way, I welcome younger chefs who practice neoclassicism to woo diners with cutting edge menu - Covelli Italian Bistro & Wine Bar, is a pit stop to seek reminisce of true Italian taste (I thought but turned out otherwise) with a contemporary twist.

The restaurant week, a bi-annual event in Singapore (March & October); coax me into dining at Covelli.

Deeply rooted at the basement of Orchard Central, Covelli has cooked for many for the past 1 year. You wouldn’t missed the iconic laddering escalator along the mall’s exterior, very architectural. A direct route access to level 4 and higher level where most restaurants sit. But those who are frightful of heights, please stay away and use the elevator in the mall instead.

I am greeted by a friendly serving staff who led me into the restaurant that comes with an alley, separating the main dining area and a more private meal room joining the bar area. My table sits privately along the stone-featured wall, bathed in mood lighting with a dazzling but modest chandelier above. I rest comfortably on the padded chair, feeling the velvet seat cover on my skin. The male server who attends to my area was alert and ready though I wish having no one staring at me round the clock from a distance. Having said, I still appreciate his presence around me.

He showed me the menu designed for the restaurant week which prior to this, I have seen.
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 I was smitten by the creamed stock with artichoke and eggplant finishing. The spoonful of crab cheese cream inject a delicate touch. The addition of the black truffle oil perfumed the soup with a bit more fragrant while the croutons gave a crusty bites that awakened the jaw muscle cells.
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 The tuna carpaccio was far from my expectation yet the lime sorbet excites me greatly. The kamquat oil creates a light acidity which helps to mask the fishy taste in the paper-thin sliced tuna. The meat taste uniquely different from the usual tuna sashimi I had in any reputable Japanese restaurant – if you get my point. The dish has loads of zing in it, if not for the tuna.
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 With only 2 options in the main, we ordered both for exploration. The pork is braised in root beer until it becomes wobbly. This resulted in a moist and shattered meat. The lean portion is seen clad in between thick jellied fats that allows an almost creamy texture. Excellent eaten in small bites but to wolf down 2 massive slab like that was clearly a challenge – for a lady. The spinach gnocchi (in Pork dish) and calamari ink spatzel (in fish dish) was identical in texture. Both tasted rubbery and sterile. I remember mopping up flavorful gravy of coq au vin with the spaetzel at db Bistro Moderne but not here. The dish didn’t allow me as it was served dry and so, the glutenous morsels remained flavorless except its faint cheesy elements. I guess they exist to fill the empty gastric cavity.
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 If you insist asking what the Pan-seared Nile Perch resembles, it will be a home-cooked dish which my mum used to whip up every dinner. The deep fried fish was the least unusual to any taste buds. The crackling fish skin helps accentuate joy in eating the seemingly humble dish. I liked the fish for its freshness and appreciate the sea-urchin mango flavoured mousse for that gentle shake on my shoulder.

The Italian feast didn’t rock my palate, but it ended with a sweet note.

Pretty to admire, the plating was attractive. It reminds me of the flourishing spring with a touch of petal embellishments. Purple, yellow, pinkish hues whisper melodically, at one time chorusing and inviting me to join in. The cake – pigmented in gutsy red, was a pure enjoyment. Made using highly nutritious beet, I am more than pleased to take on a few more mouthful. I had expected it to taste earthy and raw, but was impressed by its fabulous end result. I loved the natural flavour from the beet and the extremely moist cake texture it yield. It was quite disturbing at first to learn that the cake was made using olive oil as I didn’t like the idea of tasting sharp olive oil in my dessert. I was surprised that there was no traces of it but a subtle sweetness from the garden beet. Chunks of chocolate mascarpone are making the dessert even more addictive and bits of those dark chocolate shavings were not wasted as well. Everything was packed in harmony and deposited in my almost exploded gastric pocket. Though sinful, I would definitely eat more of it for a youthful look if the claim for anti-aging benefit in the beet is valid.

If my maiden attempt at Covelli didn’t convince my palate, its service team won me over. I am prepared to return for a proper selection from its menu and most critically – it is the Dark Chocolate Lava cake that is waving at me!

Let your taste buds decide if you had an enjoyable Italian meal, at least I had a fine dessert to make it up.
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we had squid ink pasta, but dessert?
2012-07-21 9 views
Visit http://www.celestialdelish.com/2012/07/singapore-food-festival-2012.html for a detailed review and photosRiding on the waves of various seafood culinary delights for Singapore Food Festival 2012, Covelli Italian Bistro & Wine Bar present the first ever Seafood Desert dish - a contemporary creation that adds a hint of freshness to sweetness of your dessert.Dolce di Mare @ $10 for 6 pcs in a boxSquid-Ink Meringue is light, airy and sweet. Sea Urchin-Mango Cheese Mousse has nice fragrant of m
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Riding on the waves of various seafood culinary delights for Singapore Food Festival 2012, Covelli Italian Bistro & Wine Bar present the first ever Seafood Desert dish - a contemporary creation that adds a hint of freshness to sweetness of your dessert.

Dolce di Mare @ $10 for 6 pcs in a box
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 Squid-Ink Meringue is light, airy and sweet. Sea Urchin-Mango Cheese Mousse has nice fragrant of mango. Its a little weird at first bite, however the after taste got better and has very slight taste of squid ink. You should try this modern invention of an traditional dessert. Definitely tantalizing treat to your palate.

Pack nicely in a clear box for the SFF
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 Visit their booth to to try more signature favorites like the Antipasto Fruitti di Mare and Pasta al Pesto Gamberi.

The dessert will be available in the restaurant after SFF.
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