L'Angolo Ristorante Italiano

I had not met P for a long time, thought it will be good to catch up over some good food.  I chose L'Angolo, which was the same location as Osvaldo Ristorante at Maxwell House.  I passed by there often but never got the chance to try Osvaldo.  It has now shut and was taken over by L'Angolo.

We did not make any reservation, and the place looked rather empty on a weekend dinner.  Perhaps it was still early at 715pm, and we saw crowd streaming in at about 8pm. 

We jumped straight into the mains as we wanted to save some space for desserts.

Squid Ink Pasta

Guess what this is?  It is rabbit meat wrapped with Parma Ham.  Rabbit meat taste like chicken, but i thought this dish was over powered by the parma ham, too salty.  I wonder if the cute rabbits would attack me if they know that I ate one of their friend.

Chocolate Souffle with ice cream.

Nice size, but i found it too sweet.  I like desserts that are not sweet.

What is a Italian dinner without Tiramisu.  Of course we had to order Tiramisu.   This is the soft type without the biscuits base.  Overall is good, but i think that they did not add enough liquor. 

Service was efficient and friendly, and we were pleasantly surprise when the manager gave us a bottle of preserved peaches!  One funny incident was that when I went to the Ladies, the chef stepped out and gave me a shock.  He said that he needed the toilet urgently and there was someone in the Gents.  Haha

Will i be back?  Maybe, to try the pasta. 

 L'Angolo Ristorante Italiano
32 Maxwell Road, #01-03 Maxwell Chambers, Singapore
+65 6224 0978



Dim Sum @ Lei Garden Chijmes Singapore

Dim Sum, one of my favourite food (among the long list of others).  Each time I asked someone where is the best Dim Sum in Singapore, I will get different respond.  To me, the top 2 are still Lei Garden & Royal China in Raffles Hotel.  Lei Garden wins in the authenticity of the Dim Sum, and Royal Garden wins in enhancing the traditional Dim Sum will new ideas.  

The Egg Tarts.  I had to make reservation for them, because there was once I went, and it was sold out.  Dim Sum lunch just did not feel completed without egg tarts.  So from then on, I make sure I reserved.  Typical Singaporean behaviour.

Roast meat.  This small little square cost $12! Actually i think those at the Crystal Jade Palace in Takashimaya was crisper.

Siew Mai.  One of the 3 Musketeers for Dim Sum- Har Kaw, Siew Mai & Char Siew Bao.

Fried Bean Curd Skin with prawns.  Crispy and can taste the freshness of the prawns, however, I think Royal China's version has chunky prawns.

Haw Kar.  This beats other places hands down.  Thin skin wrapped the big and juicy prawns. Haw Kar to the perfection.

Gou Bu Li Buns

I like this.  Stir fried Geo Duck!  Geo Duck taste a bit like abalone, but crunchier.  If you like it more tender, go for Geo Duck Sashimi!  

Xiao Long Bao. 

Stir Fried Beef.  Forget about the Geylang Lorong 9 beer Hor Fun.  The stir fried beef here is Cantonese Stir Fried Dishes cooked to perfection.  Beef is tender and fragnant.  Maybe a bit oily for those who like their dishes light.

Lastly, they are having a crab promotion. 

Lei Garden Restaurant Chijmes

30 Victoria Street, #01-24 Chijmes, Singapore

+65 6339 3822

Todai- Best Buffet in Singapore?

Another buffet!  I am not a big buffet fan, but many of my friends like it.  Since I am not the organiser, I will go with the flow.  I read about the review before heading, it seems like Todai is a heaven for seafood lover, the irony is that I cannot eat seafood!  Well, I am sure I can find something to eat.

Todai is huge, and divided into many sections.   I did not finish all the food, but I counted there were at least 8 sections:
1.  Sushi
2.  Fresh Seafood & Sashimi
3.  Hot Food Japanese
4.  Hot Food Western
5.  Italian
6.  Korean
7.  BBQ - Beef, chicken, Sweet potatoes (amazing good, though a bit dumb to eat sweet potatoes in a buffet)
8.  Japanese Live Station - Udon etc
9.  Chinese
10.  Dessert
11.  Free flow drinks

I started my dinner with the Sushi section.  Lots of selection, and they looked beautiful!

 I then made my way to the most popular section of the restaurant where Singaporeans were fighting for the seafood.  There were fresh oysters, crabs, octopus, prawns, mussels..I think half the ocean creatures were there.  I could not eat, so I could not judge, but they did look very fresh and tasty.

I could eat mussels, cooked in lime and wine.

Escargots!  Baked in cheese, yummy.

Korean Corner:

Selection of desserts was amazing.  I could not remember their names, but I did sample most of them.

Todai also has this practice of a free cake and a polaroid photo for your table.  Not as classic as Morton's but it was good gesture.  They also had a Chilli Eating Competition.  The contestants had to wolf down bowls of spicy noodles to win tickets to Rain concert.  Many of them were in tears and red eye as they ate the noodles. 

Complimentary cake

At $58+++ per person, may not be the cheapest dinner.  But if you are a big eater, and enjoy seafood, it is definitely worth the visit, especially in big groups where you can stay and eat as long as you want. 

But do not expect Michellin Chef standard.

Todai Marina Bay Sands

10 Bayfront Ave, #B2-01 http://www.hungrygowhere.com/search_results.php?f_name=The Shoppes @ Marina Bay Sands&searchby=Keyword&country=147&searchcat=building, Singapore