Wawa's Ramblings

Dined at two Italian restaurants along Jalan Merah Saga in Holland Village. Went for dinner on a Monday night at Da Paolo La Terrazza. Ordered a starter of bruschetta ($12) and a glass each of Italian red and white wine ($10).

For our main course, Co had the Fett Nero Mare ($25) while I had the Tagliolini Gamberoni ($26), a squid ink pasta with seafood which was very yummy.

Ended the meal with pancakes and ice cream ($12). The pancakes had a nice caramelized outer layer and went very well with the ice cream. Overall, the service was excellent and the waiters very attentive and friendly.

We went for the American Express 1-for-1 set lunch at Michaelangelo's the following week. Since the weather was cool, we chose to sit in the al fresco area as lighting inside the restaurant tend to be very dim and not conducive for photographs.
For starters, Co had the tomato soup while I chose the stuffed bocconcini on a bed of mesculum leaves. I wasn't sure what the pale white stuff was and initially thought it was some sort of bean curd. I discovered later that the bocconcini were actually fresh bite sized mozarrella cheese. It did not taste cheesy though and had a very mild, almost bland taste like toufu.

The main course was penne pasta with beef tenderloin and desert was a rich tiramisu, with loads of cocoa powder.

A very satisfying 3 course lunch for two for only $29.43. Service was also prompt and attentive.

Labels: italian food