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2010-07-11
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A re-visit to Pontini, this time round with my dining partner, Oyster Diaries (Rachel). We planned this lunch date a few weeks back as I recieved the 30% discount voucher from my previous dining and thus I decided to use it to off-set for this lunch.I was having high anticipation for the Italian National Day but was disappointed when the promotion menu ended on the 12 June, we just missed it by 2 days!Even though the antipasti buffet looks interesting, OD decided not to have the buffet. Both of
I was having high anticipation for the Italian National Day but was disappointed when the promotion menu ended on the 12 June, we just missed it by 2 days!
Even though the antipasti buffet looks interesting, OD decided not to have the buffet. Both of us decided to get the set. While OD got the 3 course set lunch priced at $45 ++ and I went for The Italian 3 course set lunch priced at $68++.
Warm vegetable salad, red endives, beetroot jelly and foam
My starter was the warm vegetable salad served in a small glass. I thought it was kinda interesting to serve a small serving of salad in a glass. The salad comes with edamme beans, green peas, asparagus, zucchini, squash, asparagus, endives… they were all diced into small cubes . The dressing has a tangy flavour and the beetroot jelly ” coloured” the vegetables into slightly purplish and gave a sweet after-taste. The salad serves as a great starter for the proper meal.
Gorgonzola & Walnut Salad
OD had the Rocket Salad with gorgonzola & walnuts. She was not informed that it was actually a rocket salad as she personally dislike the peppery taste of Rocket salad leaves. Well, she offered a little for me to try.
The salad comes with some sliced pears, candied walnuts which OD loves it and gorgonzola cheese which the cheese is a little too strong for her.
Linguine with smoked lobster, white wine, fresh tomatoes
This linguine with lobster pasta is one of their signature pasta dish and I was glad I had this as my middle course. I thought that the linguine pasta looks more like spaghetti but it is cooked al-dente, the way I liked it. The lobster meat was a little firm and I do like the fresh tomatoes being used as the pasta base.
Salmon with roasted potatoes
OD had the salmon as her mains but she was not too pleased with her salmon as the sides were a little hard and rough but the middle part of the salmon was alright. However, she loves the lemon caper sauce which has a tangy flavour . Bth of us were not fan of potatoes but she actually likes this roasted potatoes which was slightly sweet, probably caramelised and reminds her of sweet potatoes.
Cod wrapped in parma ham, kale, caramelised onion, ham stock
The cod wrapped parma ham is also another Pontini’s signature dish but it failed to impress me.
The maitre’d would pour the ham stock in front me and I can literally smell the aroma of ham stock. The cod was wrapped like a rolade with parma ham . The parma ham was chewy and does not have the smoked flavour, probably due to ”soaking” in the ham stock and thus it went slightly soft. The cod was alright but certain parts were a little overdone.The essence lies in the ham stock which is a savoury and rich broth. The ”mui cai” would probably refer to the kale. Indeed, it looks and taste like ”mui cai”(salted veggies) which has a slight sourish and salty flavour and I adore those cute little balls of shallots!
Apple Tart
OD had the apple tart which comes along with her set lunch. She had too much ice-cream for the past few days thus she had the apple tart instead of the cassata.
OD is a fan of desserts and this rendition of apple tart reminds her of an orange-flavoured tart instead of an apple tart. I tried a little and I could taste a strong flavour of orange rather than apple. I think the tart is called an apple tart probably due to the few slices of apples topped on it.We thought that the apple tart would probably comes with a scoop of ice-cream but a dollop of fresh cream was served on the side. OD didn’t like cream thus she didn’t had it.
She carefully explained the tart to me, frangipane tart, orange taste, the middle part uses good butter, slices of apple… so detailed. I guess she is another dessert connoisseur!
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