Waraku no more!

We're boycotting Waraku~

Because :

. their standard has dropped ;
- for soft shell crab, the batter is now more than the crab meat itself!
. they took hb's no.1 reason to dine at Waraku off the menu

So from now on, we'll be heading to Raku-zen or Kotobuki for our Japanese fix.

But but, i still love their cold soba and udon though. My (or our) only reason to go to Waraku now, if we do go at all.

Al Dente

My mom came to visit almost 2 weeks ago. As usual, we had a blast!

Brought mom to several places this time. Botanical Garden for fish feeding, Bukit Timah Nature Reserve for hill climbing (but we never made it to the top! Lol), Ria for ayam penyet and last but not least, the mother and daughter -> me, celebrated Mother's Day at Al Dente, Esplanade before mom went back the next day.

I wanted to bring mom to Sage initially. Unfortunately, they were closed. So was PS Cafe. Mom wanted somewhere special with nice ambience and since the 2 above weren't open, hence, Al Dente is was.

Read that Al Dente at Esplanade has got fabulous view. Very ideal for couples. But mom was an exception :P

My beloved mommy with Singapore Sling and Margarita in lemon

Awesome view from where we were sitting

Another side of the rooftop restaurant

Mom with Singapore at night

Focaccia and root salad

Our main course. Braised lamb shank and garlic cream pasta with slipper lobster

We enjoyed ourselves quite a bit. Having a fantastic weather then helped a little.

Nice soft and soothing music in the background, excellent service, very good view and food wise, some were yummy and some were not :P

Oh, best of all, the dinner didn't burn a gigantic hole in my pocket *wink*

But overall, because of the other factors above, dining at Al Dente is quite something albeit the food was so-so only :)

p.s : a must try would be the garlic cream pasta with slipper lobster. Absolutely delicious!