Prego @ Fairmont

Met up with my ex-colleagues for dinner at Prego. There were about 8 of us so we requested for the tables to be joined. Initially they were hesitant but one of the senior staff (or maybe Supervisor/ Manager) immediately brought 2 tables together. And even arranged them nicely so as not to block the walkway. Thumbs up for service!

Within minutes after we were seated, they served bread with olive oil and Prego sauce. Super yums! If I’m not wrong, it’s 2 persons to 1 bread. I like how the bread is still warm and soft on the inside.

Here’s what we ordered. I didn’t get to try everything so I can only give comments on what I ate.

Calamari ($26.00)
Crispy calamari with tartare sauce. I personally felt that it was very average. Could probably find nicer ones elsewhere.

Parma Ham & Melon ($27.00)
Parma ham with rock melon and balsamic figs. I’ve never tried parma ham before so I’m not sure how it should taste like. I only know that it was super salty! Didn’t like it.

Puree Patate ($12.00)
Mashed potato was quite bland. So far I haven’t found my favourite mashed potato yet so this is average.

Tagliolini Neri Gamberoni ($32.00)
Squid ink tagliolini with prawns, in tomato sauce. I love squid ink pasta but I would prefer it without tomato sauce. I think the sauce was too flavourful that it covered the pasta taste. My friend dislikes the seafood-y aftertaste though. You really gotta try it to like (dislike) it! Anyway I prefer the one from Domani.

Lasagne al Forno ($28.00)
Oven-baked pasta layered with beef. This is awesome! Must try!

Agnolotti Salsa Leggera ($28.00)
Stuffed pasta with beef. Omg this was sooooo yummy! I didn’t regret ordering this even though the portion was relatively small. Maybe about 10 pieces of stuffed pasta? But it’s really good. Love the mushroom sauce too. Must try!

Linguini Marinara ($29.00)
Linguini with seafood in tomato sauce. Not bad, I kinda enjoyed this too.

Malloreddus Campidanese ($28.00)
Gnocchetti pasta served with pork sausage sauce. It’s quite below average so you can skip this.

Spaghetti Arrabbiata ($22.00)
I couldn’t find the photo for this one, sorry!

PZ Bona e Buona ($26.00)
Not sure if this is turkey pizza but the meat was tough! The only thing I like is the thin biscuit-like crust but I heard there are better ones out there. So, average pizza!

Merluzzo al Forno ($36.00)
I’m guessing this is fish. Didn’t get to try this, sorry!

Total bill: $294.00 – 15% (HSBC cardholders) + 10% + 7% = $294.13

Food: 7/10
Ambience: 7/10 (pretty noisy for restaurant but I don’t mind)
Value: 6/10
Service: 7/10 (wait super long for your food but the staff are friendly)

Address: Fairmont Singapore, 80 Bras Basah Road, Singapore 189560
Tel: 6339 7777

Domani @ Takashimaya

The boyf and I decided to dine at Domani since we wanted to try out some good food. The menu here looks promising, so we gave it a shot.

There’s a set meal promotion whereby you can choose one soup/salad, one pasta, and one main at $26.90. We figured 2 set meals would be too much for us. So we ordered one set and one individual pasta.

Set meal menu

Set meal: Caesar Salad

Crunchy leaves, bacon bits, cheese and croutons. What’s not to like? (:

Set meal: Crabmeat and Asparagus Cream

I love how thick and creamy the pasta sauce was. And it’s not “drenched” with it so you don’t get sick of it. Plus they gave real crabmeat!! You know how some cheapo restaurants state “crabmeat” on the menu, but serve the imitation frozen kind. Zzzzzz.

Set meal: Hamberg Steak

Juicy patty (I think it’s beef) with roasted potato. I super love the potato!!!

We also ordered a soup and pasta to go along.

Seppia Nero – squid ink pasta ($15.90)

I’ve never ever tried squid ink pasta before so I don’t know how it should taste like. But I like it here! Can’t describe the taste, kinda tangy and seafood-y. Some people don’t like the lingering seafood smell/ taste but I’m fine! (:

Onion Soup ($5.90)

So so only, can skip.

Total bill: $48.70 + 10% = 7% = $57.30

Food 8/10
Ambience 7/10 (sofa seats were kinda low and tables are placed very closely)
Value 7/10
Service 6/10 (average service)

Address: 391A Orchard Road, #B2-37, Takashimaya Shopping Centre, Singapore 238872
Tel: 6734 1638

Manpuku @ Tampines 1 (II)

Met up with my girlfs for a quick dinner at Manpuku. I had the impression that the $6.50 deals were still on but apparently they up the prices of some dishes. Nevertheless it was still a satisfying meal, other than the fact that the air-con was wayyyyy too cold! 😦

Shoyu Ramen ($6.50)

Fried Noodles with Pork ($6.50)

Seafood Oko ($9.00)

Food 6/10 (good food but the AC makes food go cold quickly)
Ambience 6/10 (nice quiet place but cold AC!!)
Value 7/10 (no GST or service charge)
Service nil

Manpuku @ Tampines 1 (I)

Met R for dinner but we didn’t know where to dine. Then i spotted this big banner which says $6.50 each, and it’s from Manpuku! Awesome deals 😀

Disclaimer: i didn’t keep the receipts cos they changed the ordering format, i.e. no longer the card system. So we’ve gotta pay as we order, and we ended up with many receipts so i threw them all away. Hence, i can’t rmb all the food names (i’ll try to be as accurate as possible!).

Cold Udon
Price: $6.50


The noodles are super cold and thick! but a tad plain even with the soy sauce.

Skewer Items
Price: $8.50

There were 2 Pork skewers (1-for-1), 1 Asparagus Pork, 1 Unagi.

Seafood Oko
Price: $6.50

I’ve always wondered what this pancake this was whenever i walked pass people selling it. Today i finally tried! 😀 and it’s none other than cabbage!! LOLOL. With squid slices, prawns and scallops inside. quite nice!

Strawberry & Mango Tart
Price: $6.50

Food 6/10
Ambience 6/10
Value 7/10
Service nil