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2010-07-06
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Otto is a restaurant I can easily love. It’s not just the superb food; it’s the seductive combination of classy ambience, relaxed vibe and excellent service, all delivered within the elegant-contemporary restaurant decked in light hues of cream and white. To my delight, our waiter doesn’t mumble and speaks clearly without rambling on at a breakneck speed (unlike many other restaurants I’ve been to) while introducing each dish knowledgeably. Great, lunch is already off to a good start!The 3 cours
It’s not just the superb food; it’s the seductive combination of classy ambience, relaxed vibe and excellent service, all delivered within the elegant-contemporary restaurant decked in light hues of cream and white. To my delight, our waiter doesn’t mumble and speaks clearly without rambling on at a breakneck speed (unlike many other restaurants I’ve been to) while introducing each dish knowledgeably. Great, lunch is already off to a good start!
The 3 course set lunch menu ($35++) changes every week and always updated promptly (I know cuz I check every other week just to salivate over the menu haha) on their website.
Otto offers 4 different varieties of bread and the one topped with onions (standing tall and proud at the back) is the best out of the lot. It helps that I’m partial to onions too.
The starter is so me: smooth, not-too-salty smoked Scottish salmon with ultra crispy croutons and slightly coarse chickpea hummus with a distinct sourish tang. So many different textures and flavours, all in one bite!
I had my main changed to the Atlantic cod “Tagliata” (supplement $15++) from the ala carte menu and she’s one gorgeous chick fish! Leaning sexily on a bed of spinach and adorned with a black olive crust and sundried tomato pesto, she’s amazingly tender and delicate. Gosh, I love fatty fish!
All I have to say for desserts is ‘meh’. But I’ll gladly close one eye to it since it’s a set lunch after all (adjusted expectations) and the lovely courses previously have already made me a happy girl.
Coffee panna cotta served with white chocolate and grappa “nonino” sauce. FYI, grappa = an Italian grape-based brandy. Which I can’t detect at all, hmm.
“Otto is a restaurant I can easily love”?
I’ve changed my mind. I already love Otto.
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