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Quite a disappointment from a fine Italian restaurant. I expect that if a restaurant dares to serve veal, they should at least do justice to the expensive meat. The meat was terribly dry and tough, and the sauce tasted overly salty.The portion looked big but there's really a lot of bone in there, which would've been fine with me if it at least tasted good.
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Quite a disappointment from a fine Italian restaurant. I expect that if a restaurant dares to serve veal, they should at least do justice to the expensive meat. The meat was terribly dry and tough, and the sauce tasted overly salty.

The portion looked big but there's really a lot of bone in there, which would've been fine with me if it at least tasted good.
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During one of the weekends' evening, my boyfriend was saying, "Would you like to have some good italian for dinner, celebrating his promotion?" and I agreed without further ado.He brought me to this ristorante italiano, serenely resided on the 8th floor of Le Meridien Hotel and that was officially my virgin experience to dine in a proper italiano restaurant, namely Favola, with a rustic Italian setting reminiscent of the renaissance era.We were welcomed with some of the awesome bread they have h
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During one of the weekends' evening, my boyfriend was saying, "Would you like to have some good italian for dinner, celebrating his promotion?" and I agreed without further ado.

He brought me to this ristorante italiano, serenely resided on the 8th floor of Le Meridien Hotel and that was officially my virgin experience to dine in a proper italiano restaurant, namely Favola, with a rustic Italian setting reminiscent of the renaissance era.
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We were welcomed with some of the awesome bread they have here. I was surprised that they managed to bake so well that the bread was so crispy on the outside but soft in the inside. All the more I love one of the white colored dip that served with the bread. I wanted to have more actually!
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Our dinner started with this jumbo sea scallop that came in the four, crowning on top of foresta of sautéed white mushrooms trifolati and truffle. Slightly chewy as it should be; the mushroom was cooked just to the right wellness, neither too raw nor well. All the essence was well trapped in the foresta of mushrooms which was meant to be eaten with the scallop. I was delighted, this was probably the best scallop that I have tried in my life.
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Being excited seeing the veal in the menu, he ordered without much hesitation. Apart from "huge", no other words were more appropriate to describe the portion served. It was disappointing though for It could have been more tender, juicier than what was served. It was not an easy dinner for him as He had to put up with the unyielding stubbornness of the veal, which had died with dignity. That apart, the sauce was intricately done with such complexity that dissection was alittle tricky than usual.
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After having the bread, and scallop, I was hoping my ravioli would come earlier. It was a long wait but worthwhile. Flawlessly done, I love every single bite into the well cooked ravioli. The well braised minced beef, the slight note of tomatoes in the braised beef which kicked in some natural sweetness into the dish; the smoked black truffle butter sauce, it was heavenly good that I was full before the fourth ravioli.

This was definitely something worth looking forward to. However the second time of our visit, we ordered the seared jumbo sea scallop, it was not as exciting as it was the first time. The service was beyond bad. Oh well, perhaps it is just inconsistency of delivery of service.
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2012-02-17 9 views
Over the CNY long weekend a few of us gathered to makan and to celebrate Marcus' birthday. We opted to celebrate at Favola, Le Meredien for some Italian food in a warm and rustic renaissance era setting. All 6 of us arrived within minutes of each other and as we figured out way through the menu except for hubster whom we both have pre decided that his main will be the Charcoal Grilled Black Angus Ribeye since hubster isn't much into looking into menus and scratching his head to make decisions of
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Over the CNY long weekend a few of us gathered to makan and to celebrate Marcus' birthday. We opted to celebrate at Favola, Le Meredien for some Italian food in a warm and rustic renaissance era setting.

All 6 of us arrived within minutes of each other and as we figured out way through the menu except for hubster whom we both have pre decided that his main will be the Charcoal Grilled Black Angus Ribeye since hubster isn't much into looking into menus and scratching his head to make decisions of what to eat.

I must credit Favola for serving the Capesante Scottat in 6 pieces taking into consideration that there was 6 of us on the table. The previous experience was 5 pieces for 2 persons. Succulent juicy scallops coupled with the intriguing earthiness of truffles made this the perfect first dish to arrive.
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Since we are all ordering meat based dishes, we decided that the Favola would be a good idea. Perfectly thin pizza with a generous topping of fresh mozzarella and Parmesan cheese with olive oil and basil pesto, this is a very addictive choice. I wouldn't mind ordering a second if I had not taken a late lunch at 4pm when dinner was 7pm.
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We didn't want to waste too much time on deciding what to eat, so we took the shortcut with Chef's Antipasti which a platter of 5 Freddo (cold) antipasti. Confession. I missed out a closed up pic of the Caprese (buffalo mozzarella, tomato, basil, garlic confit and oregano).
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Birthday boy opted for the Beef Lasagna al Forno and it was good. I wouldn't expect lasagna to possibly go wrong in a Italian restaurant with good reviews. A rich thick cheese crust is the perfect cover for a luxurious filling of chunky Wagyu beef cheek in a bolognese preparation with a delightful finish of truffle oil.
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My choice was Anatra Affumicata with with fresh Parpadelle. Pasta was a tad soft for my liking. It wasn't a case of fresh pasta being softer as I have tasted el dente ones at Garibaldi. However I wouln't complain much as it was very delicious result of smoked duck accentuated with basil, chili, garlic flakes and Portobello mushrooms. Think it was one of the faves for the night too.
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Hitomi ordered the Anatra Affumicata too but opted for the Squid Ink Tagliolini which she felt didn't quite turn out well like mine. Again a tad too soft and she wasn't able to detect any of the delightful sea saltiness that we associate with squid ink. And this was even before she took a bite of the smoked duck.
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Meiyee ordered the Conchiglioni Marinara al Cartoccio whch arrived in a pretty parcel. Shell pasta in a tangy creamy base of tomato and Parmesan cheese with seafood, this would have been my choice if I have not seen smoked duck on the menu.
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Lionel and hubster both had the 340g Charcoal Grilled Black Angus Ribeye. Juicy and perfectly medium rare, this is one steak that I will return for although I have been advised to go to Prime instead. However if I am back for the pizza, I might as well opt for the Black Angus as well.
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Overall a very good meal in a brilliant setting except for some "service" issues. And perhaps staff at Favola should take into consideration that their chairs are rather heavy. So when one is ushering a petite 43kg diner like me, they should at least have the courtesy to pull my chair for me!
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2012-01-18 4 views
This is a gorgeous restaurant. The interior deco is so Italian, even the paintings on the lift doors are attractive. With expectation, we ordered quite a lot of food. I like the variety of bread served before the meal. The cheesy & herb bread sticks are nice to snack on. The Seafood tomato and saffron soup that served with garlic toast is quite ordinary. Very rich in tomato flavour, but a bit too sour I reckon. The Chef's antipasti sampler is quite spectacular. There are total of 5 tiny dishes o
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This is a gorgeous restaurant. The interior deco is so Italian, even the paintings on the lift doors are attractive. With expectation, we ordered quite a lot of food. I like the variety of bread served before the meal. The cheesy & herb bread sticks are nice to snack on.
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The Seafood tomato and saffron soup that served with garlic toast is quite ordinary. Very rich in tomato flavour, but a bit too sour I reckon.
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The Chef's antipasti sampler is quite spectacular. There are total of 5 tiny dishes on the plate. Out of all, the fruit salad with rocket and balsamic vinegar is by far my favourite. Very refreshing. Tomato sandwich with cheese is quite nice too.However, seafood cooked in tomato sauce and the meat slices stir-fried in dried chilli sauce are so so only.
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The Tagliolini cooked with white asparagus, orange and thyme ragout is different from what I usually have, something new to me but I am just not used to the bitter taste of the white asparagus.
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The Saffron risotto served with crispy seafood and red capsicum is awesome! The cheesy taste of the risotto is so well-balanced, the red capsicum tastes refreshing too.
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As for dessert, the Hazelnut creme brulee is a great choice! The hazelnut is aromatic, plus the caramelized topping, thumbs up!
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The Vanilla floating island is too sweet for us to accept! It's actually egg white meringue served with custard sauce sort of. Sickly sweet.
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Luckily the Dark chocolate tiramisu is yummy, giving us a good ending of a mix standard meal.
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2011-12-29
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