Dinner treat from gal tonight cos she got promoted! Congrats! Osteria Mozza was the venue of the dinner tonight.
Osteria Mozza, located in Marina Bay Sands, is one of the several restaurants opened by Celebrity Chefs, Mario Batali. The restaurant is actually called Osteria Pizzeria Mozza, with the Pizzeria Mozza specialising in Pizza dishes, while Oesteria Mozza serves Italian cuisine, not only pizzas.
Complimentary Bread with butter, olive oil and vinegar
There was a choice of walnut bread and the normal bread. Both the walnut and normal bread had tough crusts, which is hard to chew on its own. However, this made it great for dipping in the vinegar and olive oil, or the mussel broth which we ordered.
Amuse Bouche, with compliments from the chef. Could not make out what it is from the waiter. It tasted like cheese ball over a parmesan cracker. Great dish for those who love cheese! =)
Steamed Mussels with tomato, chilies and herbs
Saw many people who visited Osteria Mozza ordered this dish, hence decided to try it as well. The mussels were fresh, and soaking in the broth made it even more delicious! The buttered bread toast goes well with the mussels. One can either eat it on its own, or dip it in the mussel broth.
Cheers!=)
And since it's Mozza, it was improper to leave without trying any dishes from the Mozzarella Bar and thus we asked the waiter for recommendations.
Could not remember the name of the dish but it has 3 scoops of cheese on top of the parma ham/bacon. The cheese seems too heavy for the bread. The taste of the cheese overpower everything else, but it's fine for me, a cheese lover.
A shot of us with our main course.
Ricotta & Egg Raviolo with browned butter
This was one of their popular dish, and it did not disappoint at all. The raviolo, was slightly smaller than the size of the fist. Once broken, the creamy, golden egg yolk oozed out to mix with the browned butter, creating a rich and thick sauce for the pasta.
A pretty good dish, and it was not jerlak!
a messy shot!
Grilled Wagyu Beef Tagliata with rucola & parimigiano reggiano
The wagyu was tender and juicy, pairing up with rucola and parmesan. The first few mouth kept us wanting more. However, there were just too much of rucola that almost hid the beef away. Also, both of us do not like rucola, which has a very bitter taste. The parmesan was a bit awkward to us.
My presentation is not bad too rite? =p
Say hi to the General!
Could quite remember the name of this dish either. It consist of crepes with sauteed raspberry and sliced almond. A very sweet dessert, too sweet to our likings.
Picolo Budino Caldo di Cioccolato with candied almonds & bourbon gelato
This was a molten chocolate cake, with bourbon gelato on top of it. The bourbon gelato was very good, but the molten cake was average.
Overall, we had a pleasant dinning experience. The Italian dishes that the restaurant served was pretty good, and it is always packed. Hence reservations are a must. Delicious Italian food at a pretty affordable price, so what are you waiting for. =)
