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2024-10-10
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Recommended by my friend visiting this restaurant for our gathering with no dining time limit. This restaurant was small with a cozy design. Our table was reserved upstairs which required to walk up from a narrow and high old school stairs. It was definitely not the safest and easiest stair a restaurant shall have. Ceiling was low upstairs which end up pretty noisy. Once seated, staff informed us their mussels were all out of stock and two out of four desserts were also unavailable. All of us we
Once seated, staff informed us their mussels were all out of stock and two out of four desserts were also unavailable. All of us were seriously shocked. Restaurant could have informed us prior our arrival or during confirming our reservation. Not until we seated. And mussels were their signature. It's a huge disappointment.
Anyway there was only one waiter serving the whole restaurant. Last night wasn't even full house, every service was in rush or being neglected.
First dish took us 45mins. Literally the tables beside us already served most but not us. To be fair, few tables' food took forever too. We asked if the food were on its way and he only kept replying it's preparing.
First dish came with a hot pan but not hot. Grilled octopus was cooked perfectly but in room temperature. Staff reminded us to watch out of the hot plate but it didn't even hot in touch. How would the food serves hot. Sauce was okay, sweet and savoury. Little bit on an oily side but acceptable.
Mentaiko spaghetti was mehh. It was again in room temperature. It was loaded with seaweed. Thinking the mentaiko was at the bottom but even after mixing well, we could see even any. All I could taste was the fishiness from the seaweed and a simple very creamy spaghetti.
Seafood paella was the best out of the dishes tonight. Serving hot. Rice was cooked perfectly and absorbed all the broth. With the drizzled lemon juice, it was citrusy and savoury. Both shrimp and squid were topped.
Lastly came with the dessert which took another 30mins. Their signature tiramisu was again meh. Looking instagrammble, but it's just a vanilla ice cream, bottom soaking with coffee jello cubes and coffee cake pieces drizzling a cup of espresso. The apple crumble was finally serving steamy hot. Melted vanilla ice cream with the well cooked spiced apple cubes. Crispy crumble as expected. It was alright.
All I can say is there's a reason for no dining time. Staff said they are in progress of changing the menu, we'll see.
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