Of coz, before that i've already watched that "wo yao zhi ge.. wo yao zhi ge" and den made the server almost go crazy advertisement and heard about Tao's.
Meina gave her thumbs up recommendation for Tao's. However, despite how i probed, she was unable to explain what kind of food Tao's serve.
Me:"hmm.. wat kinda cuisine"
Meina:"very hard to explain... i really duno how to say"
Me:"maybe u dun hafta tell me cuisine but... maybe u can tell me wat kinda dishes they serve? eg. Chawanmushi? Steak?"
Meina:"no, not chawanmushi... very hard to explain.. i really duno how to tell u wat they serve"
Now DAT got me really puzzled, curious and eager to find out!
Me:"or like wat do they serve.. at least tell me if its chicken? beef? duck?"
Meina:"not i dun wana tell u.. its really very special.. i duno how to tell u"
Wah liew... so special ah? MUSTTTTT TRY!
n so we went today!
Allow me to try to explain to u Tao's. LOL
This is their menu.
I hope u can see it clearly. If i recall correctly their lunch is around $19.80 per set and dinner is around $24.80 per set.
The lunch set consists of Starters, Salads, Soups, Main, Dessert and Beverage. the only difference between lunch and dinner is dinner has an additional Grilled Mushroom.
If after ordering the set u want to order something else extra, you can. They have an ala carte menu. On the average the starters, soup and desserts are around $3.50 to $4.80. The mains are around.. $13.80 to.. $16.80 ( if i recall correctly la).
We were first served the Starters.
The Bacon & Mushroom Gratin were served to us by a very soft-spoken waiter. He was not only soft-spoken but very smiley! Very good service! He even introduced the different ingredients of the gratin to us and adviced us to slowly spread it on the toasted bread.
I know Levine likes it very much. I personally find it ok though i think if its slightly saltier, i'll like it better. But it really is quite nice.
next, we were served our salads....
Totally DIG Levine's seasonal cocktail's salad sauce. Its abit like soya sauce colour, tastes a little sourish like vinegar and a little taste of wasabi. Despite not being a wasabi lover, i love the sauce.
Dar dar's Huai San, according to a waiter, is some chinese herb that's good for complexion and detox.
To me, it tastes crunchy (abit like radish) but is surrounded by a layer of gluey and sticky texture. I personally don't dislike it but i don't like it either. Its most probably an acquired taste.
My ham and spud is the safest thing to order i guess. Its really like normal salad, the ham dat i believe almost everyone likes, the veges and u see that whiteish thing in the middle? Its half a potato (very nice potato) covered with a layer of mayo like sauces and topped with some cheese. NICE!
Icy arrived while we were having our salads and dar dar was advising her on what to order and how the dinner works.
haha.. basically we were... 'advising' her not to order those that we've ordered.
We were served our grilled mushroom.
This is the item that's only available for dinner. Its taste was not bad.
Next, we were at our soup ....
Before i tell u about the soup, i was observing this server who was serving us....
Him! I find dat he looks like the server who's in the Tao's advert! And so we asked him. N he admitted he is the one! haha.. n Levyne went.. " can she (meaning me) take a pic of u? "
He was very friendly and nice. He tried to tell us he'll take a pic with all of us later (which was unnecessary actually) so we told him we just wana take a pic of him serving us. HAHA! n he graciously agreed. He was joking around with us the whole night and i gotta say, all their staff give VERY GOOD SERVICE! VERY!
Oki, back to our soup. My clam and garlic soup. We ordered it expecting it to be a cream based soup and so was very surprised to see that its clear soup. It feels very much like the juan lor (ie.steamboat) soup base. The clam smell is very strong. Too strong in fact. Makes it too.... calmy.
Levine and Icy ordered the cream of mushroom soup. It was ... ok. Not bad but not special u see. We're expecting to taste different and special food. haha.. but seriously it tastes alright.
Den it was Dar dar's fish soup. Wah.. came in very special 'bowl'. In teapot form and a small cup. Looks like those ancient times wheres the pugilistic warriors drink wine huh?
Our mains...
The Stew Beef with Rice Japanese Style was... VERY NAP AH!!! VERY VERY NICE AH!!! The sauce was very beeeefy!
But according to Icy, the rice was.. abit too dry..
But the stew was... WOOO! Power!
N den it was dar dar's sting ray which looked very appetising. But i didn't try it coz i don't really like spicy stuff. Dar dar said its really quite spicy.
I ordered the oven roasted steak. Also veryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy nice! I asked for the steak to be medium and it was nicely done.
Lastly was Levine's cod fillet. Also very nice! The quantity was just nice and the baking totally brought out the taste of the cod fish. The sauce also went very well with the cod fish. *YUM*
We were then served our desserts....
Levine ordered the yang sheng cocktail. It tastes abit like some red dates syrup with white fungus bits. A very refreshing taste as well.
Icy ordered the green tea ice cream. It was nice!
N dar dar and myself ordered creme brulee. Yummy also!
Finally it was the drinks...
I know i know... orange juice is very normal. But i just felt like having it!! N so did the many guys on the table beside me. I can't deny i was semi influenced. The orange juice was.. NICE LOH!
Levyne ordered the iced fruit tea which was... funny to me. The taste was like... sweet not sweet... sour not sour. =x keke...
Icy ordered the Ice Summer Peach Tea. They all said its got pineapple taste. As for me, i felt dat its got ... table taste. U must be thinking ??~!!??? wat table taste? I duno.. its just very teak very woody taste. But it a special taste. Not bad one. Can try.
Finally dar dar's Ice Rose Apple Tea was the best taste one! It was sweet but the after taste was very good! It lingers in the mouth!
Their last order is at 9.30 pm. Dar dar had actually wanted to order an extra main... the tao's grilled chicken. (the guys on the other table were having it). But we were too late.
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