Anyway, we were there to celebrate our 7th anniversary. Ya.... I know 7 years is quite a long one. That's what everyone says about us. Oh well, enough of talking, picture time!
a helpful tourist offered to take a picture for us
u see what i mean?
picking up the Esplanade
look how big Swissotel is
picking up the Esplanade
look how big Swissotel is
We headed down to Prego, Raffles City, for dinner. Overall, this restaurant has a relatively nice ambience and food is not bad too.
Prego, a MUST try italian restaurant
Complimentary Bread – A nice round load of bread was served whilst you are waiting for your food. Served warm, the bread has a little crisp on the outside yet soft and fluffy on the inside. Not too bad to just eat it plain. You can mix around trying various ways to enjoy your bread: dipping into a tomato dip, olive oil with vinegar, or simply, the nice traditional way, butter. If you are that hungry, you may want to help yourself a 2nd round.
Maccheroncelli Ragu Di Maiale – What a long name for this dish. Basically = Pasta. The meat slices in the sauce is succulent and tender, melting in your mouth, literally. Sauce-wise, do add that little bit of crushed black pepper to bring out the full flavour of it. As for the pasta, every spoonful is a mouth-bursting experience, with sauce oozing out from it, trickling down your throat, tickling your taste buds.
Calzone Farcito – Pizza in name, ang mo curry puff in appearance. Honestly, this is my first time facing a non-traditional looking pizza. The crust, or rather the dough has a nice soft and chewy texture, wrapped inside are the “pizza toppings”. Prying open the pizza, a whole load full of stuffing was unveiled... Melted mozzarella cheese, pork sausages, artichokes, spinach and black olives. Yummy! It goes well with the tomato sauce served separately. 8.5/10 for uniqueness, 8/10 for the yummy index. Felt damn full after eating that pizza.
Zuccotto – What’s that? Well, I’ve no idea on what it’s supposed to be. According to Ying, it should have coffee liqueur, but my taste buds sensed nothing. Just treat it as a mud pie ya? I personally like the aroma of the coffee sprinkled on the top. The mild bitterness of the coffee was of the right amount to match with the sweetness of melted vanilla. For those choc lovers out there, there is an irresistible dark chewy chocolate, right at the bottom, forming the base of the dessert. A pretty nice combination for the coffee and chocolate addicts.
Putting the food aside, the service there exceeded my expectation. I was very impressed that they made an effort to look in to those minute details, for example, addressing you by your last name. When was the last time you actually heard a waitress addressing you by the last name? Initially I thought it was "Sir", but hearing it clearly the next round, it was actually "Mr Seow". Next, when it comes to clearing the table full of bread crumbs, a curved spatula looking tool was used. Impressive and professional looking. Too bad I did not manage to get a picture of it. Try littering your table with bread crumbs and wait for them to clear it... Haa.
Pricing is reasonable; what do you think it would be? We were expecting it to be like $80? But nah, it was less than that. With discount, it was even lesser than $70, working out to be around $35 per pax. Decent price, for the both of us carried a heavy belly out of the restaurant. Do try Prego, and tell me your experience there.
