Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Dinner
Daniel was kind enough to ask me out for dinner. Heh. A treat from him. Neh, I was just a substitute.
A church friend of his is studying at Shatec, and is working as a chef at one of its restaurant, Petals. To support his friend, Daniel bought 2 tickets and had intially asked one of his schoolmate to go. Turned out she had something on, so I was then invited. Sheesh.
Housed at The Treasury building, along High Street, Petals provides a learning environment for its students. Tickets are priced at S$26 each. I would say it's kinda costly. Maybe it's just me. I have this mentality the food is prepared by trainees, served by trainees, for the guinea pigs.
The decor was simple, with dim lightings. Petals try to project an image that it offers fine dining experience, but I thought it is far from that. Furniture looks like it's bought seond-hand. Music is barely audible. Service was quite slow though. And the waiters tend to group together and make small talks. It gives an impression that they are either bored or too free.
But the food was not bad actually. We were given butter and a piece of bread for starters.
For appetizer, we had this king prawn with wasabe mayonniase, served with Japanese salad, trickled with raspberry vinaigrette. Pure sour. Bleah. But the grilled prawn was good.
I love the soup. Cream of carrot garnished with seaweed croutons. Yummy!
I had pan-fried seabass with cilantro crust served with teriyaki sauce. The fish was so good, and the mashed potato tasted heavenly.
Tea was served, with a piece of chocolate and cream puff.
And la finale... orange Japanese cheescake served with green tea gelato, drizzled with strawberry sauce.
To be fair, the service was not too bad. The waiters busied themselves by pouring water, so cups would never go empty. One of the waitresses was especially attentive to our needs as well. I would rate Petals a 5, though I prolly wouldn't go back there anymore.
Daniel's appetite never fails to surprise me. The minute we were out of Petals, he bought McSpicy meal from good ol' McDonald's. Haha.
Aritey. I'm tired. It's 1130 and it's time for bed. Nitey.