
The white-walled eatery is simply decorated and unpretentious. The service staff were really polite and apologized for the long wait. One waiter actually asked us three times whether our good was up to mark.
This is their incredible Angel Hair Pasta With Sherry Minced Pork And Sakura Ebi ($3.90) that has everyone swooning over its value for money quotient. I really liked this al-dente spaghetti tossed in olive oil and garlic, topped with bright pink dried shrimps and minced pork paste. Where can you find decent restaurant quality al dente pasta for $3.90? Wise Guy of RERG compares this dish to "bak chor mee" and I have to agree in terms of taste and texture there are similarities. This italian mee kia may be a tad oily for some but it just has such intricate balance of flavours at an affordable price.

Confit Of Duck With Orange Segment And Sauté Shittake ($8.90) is a dish adjusted for the Singaporean palate. The original french duck confit is usually very salty, but this dish is not salty at all, but still well done. The duck meat is very tender, not overly dry or tough. The duck skin is also roasted to a perfect crispiness. This dish comes with mash potatoes, very flavourful shittake mushrooms and random pieces of orange.
For dessert, we had this spectacular looking Chocolate and Hazelnuts dessert ($7.90) It does look like a smiling face, with a protruding hat doesn't it? It is essentially chocolate garnished with bits of hazelnut shavings and raspberry. The chocolate had a smooth, mousse-like texture- well balanced and not overly decadently sweet. My friend found the raspberry sauce too sour, but I thought it was a nice pairing with the chocolate.

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