TAO'S

The food served here is unique and satisfying. We had the weekday 6 course meal set (about $25 per person). Each course may seem small but add them up together they can make for a filling meal. First up, we had the Bacon and Cheese gratin as starter which was very fragrant and cheesy. For salad, I had their Top Shell Salad with Cold Japanese Noodle, which is essentially a nice cold dish. The Cream of Mushroom soup was decent, of the right thick consistency and creaminess. The main, Slow-cooked Pork Back Ribs was okay for me, it was tender and not too bad. Their tiramisu dessert was okay, nothing too special. I really like the drinks they serve. They have a wide range of unique fruit tea infusions to choose from. I had the rose apple tea which was tea brewed from rose buds and apple cubes. A very refreshing drink to have after the meal.Although the food portions here are pretty small, they are exquisite and prepared with a lot of care and are reasonably priced. …查看更多

Prices are very reasonable and service was good despite the lunch crowd, the staff's service was prompt and attentive. Ambience over there very normal but i think it is still a good place for group gathering with my friends. Think about group gathering, long time never done so, can consider calling my ex-classmates.. Hehe.…查看更多

We went to this place for a friend's birthday, the service there is great, their waiters make jokes with us while serving great service. Their food are an eye opener for me. There's the cheese like bake rice, its so nice n cheesy!~ and then there's the main course which i order, a steam fried fish, its really nice and refreshing. there's also this small portion of rice with the ebiko-like gravy. delicious!! their drinks are also unique, everybody would have their teapot and small cup to drink from. …查看更多

I always remember leaving the place feeling full and satisfied, as if I've just had a buffet.However this time, I noticed that the portion for some of the dishes has shrunk slightly. Nonetheless the price remains affordable, the standard of the food remains high, and the service remains excellent.They do change their menu every now and then, so that even regular customers can have new dishes to look forward to for every visit.If you've never been to Tao's, I highly recommend you to try out this place.…查看更多

Its been a while since I last stepped into Tao's, with my last visit being about one and a half years ago. Since I was in the vicinity, I couldn't resist dropping by to renew my acquaintance with this small humble eatery.Occupying a space big enough for about 50 pax at the basement of Paradiz Centre, Tao's retains its clean lines and bright lighting to give the wholesome family dining feel. Tao's dining concept is rather different as the menu is fixed and you get to choose a dish for each course. There are 7 courses in total for dinner (I believe its 6 for lunch) but choices are rather limited.Mushroom & Cheese Gratin and Toasted Bread - I personally like the gratin quite a bit, tasty yet not nausea inducing. It did come across as a little more watery this time round but portion size seemed to have grown slightly. When eaten with the lightly toasted bread, the combination really got me craving for more.Curry Yogurt Prawn Salad - The prawn salad was a joke really. 3 thin slivers of prawns covering asparagus, cherry tomatoes and golden mushrooms. I could have easily stuffed all 3 into my mouth at one go. It didn't help that the accompanying curry sauce was rather strong and sweet.Farm Boy Splendor - Having ordered the farm boy splendor on previous occasions, it certainly didn't impress me very much, coming across as very average. On a positive note, the pieces of chicken in it were sizable and the vegetables were relatively fresh.Cream of Mushroom Soup - A most decent rendition of the humble cream of mushroom, with bits of mushroom in it and obviously not tasting like a straight out of the can variation. It would have been better if it was slightly more coagulated (less watery) though.Wild Mushrooms - This has to be the only time that I found the wild mushrooms more enjoyable because they didn't taste too wild for me nor were there the irritating little hard bits present, unlike previous occasions. Not that I really fancy it that much still.Slow Cooked Pork Back Ribs - The pork ribs is Tao's signature dish which has apparently won an award in some competition. The meat was fall of the bone tender but did come across as a tad too sweet, which made me rather sick after a while.Tao's Oven Roasted Steak - The steak came almost well done although I had asked for medium rare. The presence of excessive tenderizer was also evident as the meat did seem a little too tender by normal standards. Probably the only positive thing about this dish was the gravy, which was a little peppery and relatively tasty.Creme Brulee - Good Creme Brulees are made from real vanilla beans, not vanilla extract. Tao's rendition was made from the latter. Not that it tasted bad though, just that the layer of sugar atop was too thin and not even hard. Talk about poor execution.Home Made Chocolate Mousse - Homemade stuff usually entail a certain standard, but the chocolate mousse was just plain weird by any standards. It tasted like a 2 layer cake with the mousse on top and kueh at the bottom. Definitely not for me.Ice Grass Jelly Mint Tea - An excellent way to end off dinner, with a choice of teas. I personally like the grass jelly mint tea because its sweet and cool with a dash of freshness from the mint.Prices at Tao's have not gone up since more than a year back, which is really commendable given the rising costs. $60++ for 2 set dinners is rather reasonable for the quality and quantity of food if you ask me. Service is excellent and friendly as well. I can't find a reason not to return.…查看更多

http://thechosenglutton.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/raising-an-eyebrow-to-taos/Well at least I did raise mine. I’ve heard crazy reviews on how it has never disappointed, food & service wise. I can vouch for the latter, but the former Is, disappointing. One of my friends did warn me on not holding too high an expectation before heading there. To be honest, I wasn’t quite on her side, based on what I’ve seen on the net – they just look too good to be true, and very true it is. I might have just slammed it a little too hard, I take some of it back. They’re not that bad, but you can just, somehow, taste the inferiority of the ingredients they use.Tao’s Restaurant is renowned for its set lunch & dinner (6-course and 7-course respectively). It’s $19.90++ for the lunch, starting from 1130 – 1630 (last order at 1500), and dinner that time onwards at $29.90++. I had mine at lunch time.COURSE #1: StartersBacon & Mushroom GratinThere isn’t much choice for the Starters, is there I got ‘gelat‘ over it even though it is such a small plate. The bread helps, for sure. And I’m pretty positive that you can ask for more of this pastry.COURSE #2: SaladsTop Shell Salad with Cold Japanese NoodlePrawn Roll with Pork FlossFarm Boy SplendourFruit SaladHuai SanGrilled King Oyster Mushroom & Sorbet (for dinner only)I love Top Shell (especially when it’s stir-fried with chopped chili, but that’s beside the point). Initially, I understood it as cold soba, but as you can see from the above picture, it isn’t. The Top Shell Salad with Cold Japanese Noodle, however, tastes better than it looks (I’ve never been a fan of thick / fat noodles). It’s a pretty decent dish.A pity though, that they’ve ran out of Prawn Roll with Pork Floss by the time we were there.COURSE #3: SoupsShark-fin Melon Herbal SoupJapanese Fish ConsommeCream of MushroomCream of PumpkinI didn’t get to try the Shark-fin Melon Herbal Soup, but between the Cream of Mushroom & Pumpkin Soup, the former definitely tastes more decent, in my opinion. One thing is too, that I’ve always been a devotee of Mushroom Soup and the opposite for Pumpkin. Nevertheless, I’ve tried some of the Cream of Pumpkin, and it tasted nothing extraordinary.COURSE #4: Main EntreesGrilled Snapper with Japanese sauceBaked Atlantic Flounder with CheeseTao’s Grilled Chicken Jumbo LegSlow-cooked Pork Back RibsTao’s Oven Roasted SteakMarinated Rack of LambCrabmeat Aglio OlioSpicy StingrayThe Grilled Snapper with Japanese Sauce was swapped with Sea Bass instead, because, once again, they’ve ran out of (something). I thought the fish was pretty good – good meat. And same goes to the Slow-Cooked Pork Back Ribs. I really have no idea what sauce it came with, but it was pretty interesting and compatible with the course (I must say that it’s entirely up to your taste on this). The Tao’s Oven-Roastd Steak was so-so, in any case better than the disappointing Marinated Rack of Lamb. The lamb didn’t taste like it’s lamb. I like the ‘foul‘ smell / taste of meats like beef and lambs, but this doesn’t have a single bit of it. It tasted like some meat. In a nutshell: Pork Ribs > Snapper / Sea Bass > Steak > Lamb.COURSE #5: DessertsYangsheng Poached Pear with Red DatesGreen Tea or Yam Ice creamWhite Chocolate MousseBrownie with Ice CreamCrème BruleTiramisuCreme Brule is the dessert to order (at least of the 4 above). Probably one of the few items that is up to standard, in my taste bud’s opinion. The White Chocolate Mousse was diabetic-ally-sweet, something to avoid at all costs (well unless you’re having a heart break and need some serious high level of sugar intake).COURSE #6: DrinksIced Tropical Grapefruit TeaIced Grassjelly Mint TeaIced Summer Peach TeaIced Grape Mallow TeaIced Rose Apple TeaIced (Hot) Fruit TeaLavender TeaOrange JuiceCoffeeOnce again, like aforementioned, inferior quality of drinks. Nevertheless, they decided on a cute design for the drinks. A tumbler-like container for the drinks, and a small, tiny, shot-like glass for slow consumption of the drinks.Of the 6 courses, I don’t remember enjoying any 1 of it to a full extent. They were all just, food, made to keep within the low budget they have because of the low price they are charging. One thing I won’t deny, however, is their service. Well most places have varying standards within the restaurant itself, like this. I called the restaurant to check if they have set lunch on this day, since it’s a public holiday. I was told clearly that there is – everything as usual. But upon seated at the restaurant, we were told that they only have set dinner as it’s a public holiday. I politely told the waitperson that I’ve specifically asked over the phone, but he was persistent on his stand, insisting that it couldn’t have been the case. He then went to check and track back the call and who picked up the call, and came back with a changed attitude, offering us the 6-course lunch set once again. So a point here I want to make – this waitperson was rude over the incident (which I was a little affected because I’m usually a very easy-going person when it comes to service), but subsequent waitpersons we encountered were more than friendly and approachable, striking small chats and the likes, which made the overall visit a positive one. I wouldn’t really re-visit the restaurant – if you want to say that it’s cheap, it really isn’t that cheap afterall, twenty odd for sub-standard food. Not really.…查看更多

As my friend has been in love with the fruit tea since the day she has tried. She has been asking us to go there for gathering ! At Tao's - meals were served as a set-course of 7. They will serve with appetizer like bread first , then baked cheese and it goes on to main course ! like the way they served their food on tiles ! which is a creative way of serving Strongly recommend their baked cheese and fruit tea !!! which is a must- try the staff's services were good and efficient !…查看更多

Whenever my friends need a recommendation on restaurants, I know they will never go wrong with Tao's. For all the times I've visited (~10 times), I've always been offered attentive and thoughtful service. The food is consistent and there is value for money at about $23 for 6 courses. My favourite bacon and cheese gratin that comes with lightly toasted bread. The servers will politely ask if you require more bread. At this point, say NO. You will know why afterwards.After the appetiser comes salad (fruit salad with crabstick), soup (cream of mushroom soup) and drink (rose apple tea). More often than not, I'll order the oven roasted steak as my main course. It is a generous portion and the meat is very tender. Love it!If you can still manage, the last course is dessert. I usually choose creme brulee. The consistency in food and service is the reason for the high ratings on food review websites, and it shows. …查看更多

In my opinion, I really love Tao's concept. It offers a 6 / 7 course meals at an affordable price. Must tries are the tao's hot plate steak, grilled sea bass with japanese sauce, creme brulee, top shell salad with japanese noodle. I will definitely be back for more! Oh yah, what's more... the service was great!…查看更多

As my friend has been in love with the fruit tea since the day she has tried. She has been asking us to go there for gathering ! At Tao's - meals were served as a set-course of 7. They will serve with appetizer like bread first , then baked cheese and it goes on to main course ! like the way they served their food on tiles ! which is a creative way of serving Strongly recommend their baked cheese and fruit tea !!! which is a must- try the staff's services were good and efficient ! …查看更多

Had dinner at Tao's Modern Pacific Cuisine followed by ice cream for dessert! Thought the food was quite okay. However, I love their green tea ice cream! Very green tea taste. Not those artifical flavouring, you could really taste the tea leaves. Great ice cream from this restaurant! Their staff are supoer friendly tooo!…查看更多

Stater, Bacon and mushroom gratin, was awesome! The combination of the baked cheese and the bacon made a great combination. Mushroom soup filled with finely chopped mushroom bits is a muz try item! However, the grilled chicken jumbo leg was quite disappointing. The chicken was over sprkinle with salt. Otherwise, with the creamy mushroom sauce, it would have taste great. Overall service is thumb up. The manager and the waiter of the restaurant has done a great job in making the customer feel warm and at home ~…查看更多

I went to Tao Restaurant after work with my friend and we had a fantastic 7 course dinner and we though this is one dinner both of us really overeat but at an afforable $29.80++ per pax.The Bacon & Mushroom Gratin which needless to say is a favourite among many.The Japanese Fish consomme may taste a bit bland but i though that's a fine dining taste.The King Oyster with Japanese Sauce is the addition which we cant find during lunch and that's the reason we book our table for dinner.I had the Grilled Snapper with Japanese Sauce and the fish is very fresh and my friend ordered the Pork Back Ribs.We had the rose apple tea and summer peach tea and both are not too sweet,very refreshing,very good mix.Overall i would strongly recommend diners to go for a good fine dining fusion foods at Tao as it is worth your money not only for food but also the services are prompt & attentive.…查看更多

It’s the second time my family and I dined at Tao’s restaurant. We really enjoyed the 6-course lunch set meal that cost $19.80++ per person. We’ll really like to highlight on their starter, the bacon and mushroom gratin, and almost all of their beverages on the menu. The bacon and mushroom gratin was really delicious! It’s like concentrated mushroom soup topped with bacon bits and covered with melted cheese at the top. We’ll then dip the toast into the gratin and it was really nice. The beverages we personally liked is the 5 different iced fruit flavoured tea, especially the apple rose tea and tropical grapefruit tea. They were refreshing and with a sweet fruit scent.It’s really pleasant dining at Tao’s restaurant. (:…查看更多

Tao really does sells really delicious food. My favourite is the bacon and mushroom gratin. It goes so well with the bread. I did not know about this dish until one of friends insisted to order it. they are quite generous with the bacon and mushroom. It is my most recommended dish at tao!…查看更多