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2012-10-20
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The better half and I decided on Bistecca knowing full well what a carnivore I was and how she'd always have a soft spot for a good fillet mignon. We read the editorial sometime back, saved it to our database and decided tonight was a good night to try it out. Called for reservations but was told it was either 630pm or 9pm. We were booked for 9.Arrived 10 minutes early and told the front staff of our booking. We were made to wait a little and got our table at 9 on the dot. However, we weren't su
Arrived 10 minutes early and told the front staff of our booking. We were made to wait a little and got our table at 9 on the dot. However, we weren't sure what the system was because there were walk in customers who got their tables quicker than we did. Wasn't too hot about that. The original table we were assigned was in a really awkward position, sorta caught in between the walkway and a turn so we asked for one outside instead right in the corner. We moved.
We ordered a bottle of sparkling water to start. Then began looking intently at the menu. I decided on the ribeye done rare and the wife wanted the fillet mignon done medium. We couldn't make up our minds about starters, salads or sides but in the end, we figured we wanted everything to come at a go so we decided that we'll have sides (lots of it since they all sounded SO good) to accompany the meats.
Then we saw garlic nuggets - we just had to try it.
We were given a cup of veggie sticks and tomatoes to have alongside the house bread. House bread was interesting - cumin, black olives, rosemary. Not fantastic but an interesting marriage of flavours.
Then the garlic nuggets arrived. I assume the garlic was either boiled or slow fried first, then coated in breadcrumbs and again slowly pan-fried. They were really soft and mushy (in a good way that is) on the inside with a nice crispy exterior. Some stuff was sprinkled on to of it and the accompanying pomodoro sauce was pretty swell.
Half stuffed, we waited for the main stars, which arrived quite quickly after our starter plates were taken away. The fillet looked so good as if beckoning us to devour it immediately. The ribeye, fairly huge at 14oz, was sitting right in front of me, again asking to be eaten. Then the sides were served up - broccoli and garlic, new potatoes and zucchini fritters.
First the sides, broccoli and garlic was firm to the bite with garlic pieces and one chilli on it. It wasn't anything to shout about and strangely, had a little spiciness to it. The new potatoes were likely oven baked alongside garlic and cubed bacon/pancentta of sorts. Again decent, but nothing to really shout about. It wasn't bad but I've had better. Oh I forget to mention the potatoes had a slight sweetness to it. The zucchini fritters were coated in a light batter, fried and sprinkled with sea salt and either cayenne pepper or paprika. It looked oily but certainly didn't feel that way when we put them into our mouths.
The stars of the night were obviously the steaks. I cannot exclaim enough how downright sumptuous they were! The fillet was about 8oz (230 grams) was quite burnt on the exterior (in a good way). The wife gave me a nice sized piece to try and it though done medium, it was not dry, had spurts of juice and most of all, the flavour was full (perhaps from the aging). The heavy charring on the steak gave it a whole lot of character and a certain muskiness - which my wife simply loved.
The ribeye was astoundingly juicy, more so than the fillet obviously. The meat was tender, without the hard to chew bits that you sometimes find in other steaks. It felt so at home in my mouth and kinda makes you wanna just keep chewing on it to extract the juices. There were bits of fats but that's completely normal for a ribeye so it's not a complaint.
Halfway through our steaks, I asked one of the servers for horseradish (I remember I saw in on the menu) and he looked a little frantic and came back to our table with 2 wet wipes. That got my wife and wife cackling and I wonder if there was a problem with my diction. Then my wife made a second attempt with another waiter and we were brought some REAL horseradish - it was a good complement to the steak for sure.
By the time we got through our steaks and sides, we were completely stuffed to the brim.
All in all, it was a really good dinner. The sides and starters weren't anything to rave or shout about but they were in essence proper food that were done well. The tipping point was the steaks - TOTALLY MAKES UP FOR EVERYTHING ELSE MEDIOCRE OR BAD. The sides, the noisy clubs downstairs, the misinformed waiter, the slightly biased reception just somehow faded away when we had the steaks.
I will return when the carnivore in me calls for a repeat performance.
张贴
