For this year's Christmas Gathering, Ivan suggested Rosso Vino for Italian fare plus, reasonably priced wine. We readily agreed and reservations were made immediately.
Our dinner was at 730pm on a weekday and the place was not too busy yet. There are alfresco dining area if you prefer but for us, we like the comfortable air-conditioned indoor seats.
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| interior |
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| Festive Specials |
Have to wait a bit for the rest of the party to arrive, so started with a Rose IGP (Negramaro) from Puglia.
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| Rose IGP (Negramaro), Puglia 2020 @$14 |
When the rest arrived, we made it a point for each person in the party to order one dish of their choice. Mine was the Gnocchi alla Sorentina. Reason is, I wanted to try the different gnocchi in Singapore. Thus far, the best one was at Club Street but unfortunately, can't recall the name of the restaurant. Next was from Gattopardo (but the gnocchi was only an accompaniment on a meat dish).
Appetiser
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| Buffala e Prosciutto @$22 |
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| let's start |
Next appetiser was fried calamari. Thin batter and still tender. Fried to a nice golden hue. Good with the tartar sauce.
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| Fritto di Calamari @$17 |
Main Course(s)
Since we are celebrating the festivities, we picked 2 items from the Festive Chef's Special menu; pizza and the cod fish dish.
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| Gourmet Pizza al Vitello Tonnato |
Didn't read the menu before I sank my teeth into the pizza and the dominant flavour turned out to be tuna! Now I know why. Because there's tuna sauce!
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| veal slice, white pizza with mozzarella cheese, tuna sauce |
It's interesting to have veal as pizza topping. The dough has a nice chew to it. White-based pizza is usually not my first choice.
Tracy requested for a simple tomato based spaghetti and it came before the fish dish was served. We had a quick bite each for the spaghetti and it was lovely.
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| Spaghetti in tomato sauce |
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| wholesome |
The cod fish was served to our table only after we enquired about our missing orders.
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| Filetto di Merluzzo Su Purea di Patate e Crema di Aragosta |
Loved all the seasonal vegetables in there and the mashed potatoes were so yummy! Fish as expected, was smooth and had a good mouthfeel to it. My favourite dish for the night.
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| Baked Black Cod Fish on mashed potatoes and Lobster Bisque |
But where's my gnocchi? I was ready to give it up but we enquired from the staff again and it arrived almost together with our dessert. Served piping hot, the cheese pull was incredible!
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| Gnocchi alla Sorentina |
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| look at that cheese pull |
The gnocchi texture was good, despite being baked. Everyone in the group enjoyed all the tomato-based pasta dishes. Lovely.
Dessert
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| Tiramisu @$16 |
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| Torta agli Arumi di Sicilia @$14 |
Tiramisu was ok, and I preferred the Traditional Italian Cream Pie more. The homemade citrus jam was good.
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| hello chocolate gelato |
But my absolute favourite dessert that night, was the Affogato. Simple espresso coffee that's strong with a nice aroma (not burnt!) and topped with vanilla ice-cream that melts faster than you can say Affogato. Hahaa! Thank you guys for not wanting to share this. All mine!
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| Affogato @$9 |
My table was attended to by Cyan and Eva. Both are friendly and doesn't mind the intermittent orders for wine top-ups or that random pasta. Plus, one of them is quite proficient in helping guests to take group photos, with multiple shots from various angles.
We also had the friendly owner/manager dropping by to say hello and to offer us limoncello to end our meal. Grazie!
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| limoncello |
Overall, Rosso Vino is a good choice for dinner and for a good time with family/friends. I spied other diners having penne pasta, so next time it is.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Rosso Vino
Address: 15 Merbau Rd, Singapore 239032
Website: https://www.rossovinosingapore.com/
Contact: 6733 7735
Business Hours:
Mon - Sat: 3pm to 12am
Sun: 11.30am to 12am
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