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2017-04-23
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For an impulse dinner get together last week, my friend picked QMO on Ship Street. I've never been to before, and always up for trying new restaurants. Location not hard to find, not many people inside when I arrived as I was really early before the dinner crowd. Only a few foreigners drinking at the bar, promising indicator I assumed lol, So I went in and requested a table near the back. (Friend tends to be loud when tipsy, waitress was accommodating without asking for the reason XD )I foun
(Friend tends to be loud when tipsy, waitress was accommodating without asking for the reason XD )
I found out this was a Spanish tapas style restaurant after looking at the menu. Silly me. Having a drink first while waiting for friend to come. Berry Mojito was on promotion so that was my pick. Plentiful of crushed berries and mint made the drink sweet and fresh, yet not overshadowing the rum. For around $50 this was a great deal.
After company arrived, we each ordered from a set menu called "3 x 3 + 3" The name was a little confusing to me at first. Being a math wiz I thought I would get 12 items? Wait, too good to be true. It actually meant that included were one starter dish, one first course, and one main, each I get to choose from a list of 3 choices, plus 3 glasses of wines preselected as best to pair with the dishes.
Oh Well, sounded good enough for the price they're charging so pick away I went.
First to arrive was the starter. I picked Hokkaido Scallop Trio Comb. Presentation was pretty nice, served on a black plate for better contrast coloring.
It was scallops served three ways. Tartar, mousse and grilled. I ate from left to right.
Tartar was chopped up Hokkaido scallops, juicy and fresh just like when eating japanese sashimi.
Mousse actually looked different than I had imagine. I thought I would get some foam-like stuff, but actually long pieces mixed in mini salad greens with lemon juice was served. (I didn't ask why, man ego lol) Texture was a little bouncy like japanese fish cakes. Although out of my expectation it still tasted great and refreshing.
Grilled version was the one I liked the most, because the searing brought out extra fragrance while inside still soft, retaining the seafood juicy taste same as the tartar version.
Pairing wine was 40ml of Sancerre, Domaine du Pre Semele.
A light crisp citric white wine, went well with the scallops.
Pretty decent portion as I would supposedly have 3 diffenent glasses total throughout dinner.
Why did I say supposedly? Because I was only picking dishes I wanted to try most on the set menu, and overlooked what wines were the preselected perfect pairing ones.
Turned out the wine paired with the starter I chose was exactly the same as the wine paired with my first course coming up next!
Okay seriously it wasn't that big a deal to me, but for those who want to have 3 different kinds of wine please look carefully. Don't make the same mistake I made.
Hokkaido Scallop Trio Comb
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The squid was cooked to have a soft texture, not chewy at all.
It was seasoned perfectly with possibly sea salt, and the garlic & parsley sauce on top.
It almost felt like the squid was freshly caught in the ocean with similar to sea water taste!
Squid ink sauce on bottom not too neccessary, because it didn't add to the dish much but only giving it more contrasting color.
This was the dish I enjoyed the most. Absolutely delicious!
As mentioned earlier, the wine paired was Sancerre, Domaine du Pre Semele as well.
Grilled Squid with Garlic & Parsley
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Plentiful of mussels and shrimps were first sauteed, then herbs and thick tomato sauce were added to make soup. The whitebait on the side added some crunchiness when ate with soup together. Good complimentary to have. Soup flavorful, fresh seafood and rich tomato taste went well, not too salty.
Pairing wine was Riesling, Henri Weber. Another crisp fruity white wine, sweeter not as acidic as the previous Sancerre. Everything I ordered were fresh seafood items, so wines with these characteristics were what complementing best.
Mussels, Shrimps, Tomato Pot-Au-Feu with Fried Whitebait
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Food tasted great, platings were nice, wine choices plentiful, service attentive yet not in your face.
Can be an excellent choice of restaurant to have a date night out. Will come back.
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