Valentino

we headed over to valentino at around 6.30 pm. it was not easy for me to get the reservations. we were actually on waiting list initially but thank god they managed to get us seats....



we popped by the bakery the management opened by the side. they have those very traditional Victorian looking cakes!





so pretty!



Joey said to me.. " today we shall be excessive.. let's have an excessive dinner.. n let's go for drinks later.. we can have wine.. let's just be excessive. hopefully, u'll feel better "

and so we did.

the food at valentino is fabulous as usual. it totally stirred up my appetite dat i lost over the past week.

we were first served the starters of bread and some greenish dip...



the dip is probably some olive oil thing.. super good. i, the not bread person polished off the whole bread.

a picture of the interior...



we shared a crab meat squid ink pasta...



super GOOD.

we also shared a starter of some cheese wrapped in pamma ham thingy....



check out that melted cheese....



ma ma mia!

after the first two dishes, ishan happily declared to us.. " i think this is my favourite restaurant out of all the places we've visited "

joey replied.. " u so fast pass judgement already? "

ishan nodded gleefully. haha.. i'm glad.

and the server was making recommendations. when he mentioned dat $88 grilled beef thingy, i remember eyeing dat on other patron's table when i was here the last time. the poor student i was den couldnt afford it. but now, WE'LL HAVE THAT.

served on a wooden base were pieces of finely grilled beef topped wif lotsa rockets...







the steaks were really nicely grilled.. there was slight charred portions dat tasted fabulous but not overly charred to actually taste bitter. like what ishan said, it had this primitive taste... n it was bursting wif the juicy beef flavour. so darn good.

and despite already having a whole rack of beef steaks, i insisted on the tenderloin in beef sauce when we ordered. when they looked at me, i replied.. " excessive remember? " ... i tried this the very first time i came to valentino with lil bee. it was love at first bite.



medium rare...



the beef was thick, tender and done just right. the cheese sauce was not too thick but tasted simply fabulous. they both loved it as well.

and after we ordered but before the food arrived, i was telling them.. " actually i was contemplating about the pizza ".... but of course, we didnt order because we all agreed what we ordered was already excessive.

after all our orders arrived n to be honest after sharing the portions, we felt dat we may still haf some space.. n joey went.. " ok, i think we can order the pizza now "

And without much ado, viola~





rockets + pamma ham = my favourite.

the pizza was nice and thin. the way a good pizza is. However, either we were too full or there are just quite a number of places offering such good pizzas around already.. so the pizza while it was nice, didnt wow us like the previous few items did.

n its not hard to guess, we couldnt finish the pizza. we tried to do some cooperation work.... i polished the toppings of the rockets and pamma, joey tried to roll them up like buritos and just stuff them down his throat while ishan focused on her favourite crispy crusts. haha... its no joking matter ok!

ishan was found to have 3 pieces of pizza left on her plate, w/o toppings and w/o the sides. the server was super funny. while he was clearing our plates, he suddenly looked at her and said.. " why? not nice? " in a very funny tone and gave us the look. and we all know dat he knows its coz we cannot consume anymore. we all burst out luffing.

joey chose the chocolate easter cake.. since easter is technically round the corner...



it looks like some bread with nutella on it. tasted like some xmas fruit cake wif nutella. i.. didnt really like it.

the funny server came by again and asked us.. " so how do u like it? "

i replied.. " i love ur panna cotta "

and he went.. " the easter cake? "

we went.. " erm.. "

and he said.. " ya.. u know.. some people.... they order.. its not for every people " he said it in a very funny tone like he already knows its not as popular as the other desserts..

and i replied.. " den why didnt u tell us when we ordered? " i teased.

and we all luffed.. coz we all knew that he most probably didnt 'stop' us coz he figured this 3 is here all out to be excessive! hahaha

and yes, i chose the panna cotta...



when he served it to us, he joked and said.. " italian tofu! " hahahhaa

the panna cotta is amazing. its very vanilla-ish. i know jeffrey will love it too. its very smooth and really good.