Laksa Pasta- Singaporean or Italian?

P and I went to Wild Rocket @ Mount Emily for dinner.  Had not seen P for a while, it was really nice to catch up with him.  I had the privilege of choosing the venue, so i chose Wild Rocket, known for Mod Sing - Modern Singaporean dishes.

It was tucked at Mount Emily, walking distance from Selegie Center or Little India Station.  Slow walk will take around 15 minutes.

I tried one of the signature dish, Laksa Pesto Spaghetti.   It was a fusion, between Singapore Laksa and Italian Pasta.

The dish was first seen in Singapore as early as in 2008.  It is essentially an Asian take on the Italian herb sauce called pesto, made with crushed basil, pine nuts and garlic, smoothed out with olive oil.   The pungent, aromatic laksa leaves, an important garnish for Peranakan laksa, are used as the main ingredient of laksa pesto sauce.  The Laksa Pesto Spaghetti was served with prawns.  The taste was strong, it felt like eating dried Laksa.

The dessert Strawberry Cheesecake was served in Martini glass.  Interesting concept, though i found it a bit too sweet.

Nice place to chill out on a friday night, will be back to try other dishes, and hope to see the chef whipping out more innovative dishes.  Maybe Chicken Rice Pasta?
10A Upper Wilkie Road GF Hangout @ Mount Emily Singapore
Tel: +65 6339 9448