Valentino, Bukit Timah, Rifle Range Road, Singapore
Thursday, March 23, 2006
Date: 19 Mar 2006
Venue: Valentino, Bukit Timah Rifle Range Road, Singapore
Menu: Seafood Soup ($15.9), Minestrone ($5), Grilled Eggplant ($), Squid Ink Pasta & Crab Meat ($22.80), Seafood Risotto ($), Lobster Pasta in Pink Sauce ($), Daily Special - Squid Ink Gnocchi($), Profiteroles ($), Panna Cotta ($)
The Experience:
There's no where else but Valentino for good authentic, hearty Italian food coupled with the friendliest service you can ever get anywhere. Where else can you find mother, father, son and daughter-in-law, all Italians, serving and chatting with the guests, enjoying every bit of company? Entering Valentino is like entering a country home of an Italian farming family, complete with brick walls and warm laughter.
Briefly before I re-update this entry,
Seafood Soup - a medley of fresh seafood brimming in a bowl of rich tomato based seafood stock. It was like tasting the sea. YUMMILICIOUS! But at $15.9, its a little pricey
Minestrone - Unlike the typical consomme type minestrone you get outside, this is a rich red vegetable soup, almost creamy with all the vegetables melted into it.
Grilled Eggplants - A tad oily but the eggplants soaked up the richness of the olive oil used to grill and the cheese was of the freshest ever. The mozzarella was so fresh, it was heavenly.
Pastas - Wow! If you ever come here, you really have to try their squid ink and crab meat pasta. I counted. Out of 17-18 tables in the restaurant, every table had at least one plate of this. Its that good. The squid ink gnocchi was beyond this world. Tender handmade gnocchi, wrapped in a luscious squid ink sauce, smothered with generously by oh-so-tender squid pieces. The texture contrast. You can imagine.
I never leave Valentiono without the desserts. No matter how full we are, the profiteroles and panna cotta are typically Italian. The profiteroles are tender choux pastry shells filled with fragrant vanilla cream and topped off with a sabayon-like frothy chocolate sauce and drizzled with bitter-sweet fudge. The panna cotta shocked by being served like a cake and had a texture of smooth agar-agar. But when it hit your palate, it melts into luscious smodge of fresh cream. It was amazing. It was incredible bliss savouring the flavours as it developed. Simply divine.
Total bill for 5: $184
Valentino as you can see, is not cheap.
But, with that, I'd rather it remain the quiet little Italian country home
A place where I can indulge in life's simple pleasure.
Great food and Great company.
Gracia!
benjamintanjm at 8:42 PM |
Valentino, Bukit Timah, Rifle Range Road, Singapore
Thursday, March 23, 2006
Date: 19 Mar 2006
Venue: Valentino, Bukit Timah Rifle Range Road, Singapore
Menu: Seafood Soup ($15.9), Minestrone ($5), Grilled Eggplant ($), Squid Ink Pasta & Crab Meat ($22.80), Seafood Risotto ($), Lobster Pasta in Pink Sauce ($), Daily Special - Squid Ink Gnocchi($), Profiteroles ($), Panna Cotta ($)
The Experience:
There's no where else but Valentino for good authentic, hearty Italian food coupled with the friendliest service you can ever get anywhere. Where else can you find mother, father, son and daughter-in-law, all Italians, serving and chatting with the guests, enjoying every bit of company? Entering Valentino is like entering a country home of an Italian farming family, complete with brick walls and warm laughter.
Briefly before I re-update this entry,
Seafood Soup - a medley of fresh seafood brimming in a bowl of rich tomato based seafood stock. It was like tasting the sea. YUMMILICIOUS! But at $15.9, its a little pricey
Minestrone - Unlike the typical consomme type minestrone you get outside, this is a rich red vegetable soup, almost creamy with all the vegetables melted into it.
Grilled Eggplants - A tad oily but the eggplants soaked up the richness of the olive oil used to grill and the cheese was of the freshest ever. The mozzarella was so fresh, it was heavenly.
Pastas - Wow! If you ever come here, you really have to try their squid ink and crab meat pasta. I counted. Out of 17-18 tables in the restaurant, every table had at least one plate of this. Its that good. The squid ink gnocchi was beyond this world. Tender handmade gnocchi, wrapped in a luscious squid ink sauce, smothered with generously by oh-so-tender squid pieces. The texture contrast. You can imagine.
I never leave Valentiono without the desserts. No matter how full we are, the profiteroles and panna cotta are typically Italian. The profiteroles are tender choux pastry shells filled with fragrant vanilla cream and topped off with a sabayon-like frothy chocolate sauce and drizzled with bitter-sweet fudge. The panna cotta shocked by being served like a cake and had a texture of smooth agar-agar. But when it hit your palate, it melts into luscious smodge of fresh cream. It was amazing. It was incredible bliss savouring the flavours as it developed. Simply divine.
Total bill for 5: $184
Valentino as you can see, is not cheap.
But, with that, I'd rather it remain the quiet little Italian country home
A place where I can indulge in life's simple pleasure.
Great food and Great company.
Gracia!
benjamintanjm at 8:42 PM |
