Room assigned was at Level 11 and highest floor is 12. Breakfast will be at Bottega di Carna and for the Accor complimentary drink, the redemption is at Christina's.
Room was cosy but the air conditioning at times could be quite loud. The shower water strength was adequate but not sure why the temperature control for hot water seemed to come in 'pulses'. Like, I was using hot water and it would suddenly swing to an increase in temperature for a few seconds, then reduces on its own for a few seconds and repeat.
Thanks for the fruit platter (mini mandarin oranges, plums and dragonfruit). My favourite was the dragonfruit. So juicy and sweet.
There's plenty of restaurants nearby, so one would be spoilt for choice. Nearest hawker center is probably the Maxwell Market.
Decided to go with Cocktail of the Day which turned out to be whiskey sour. I believe I haven't have this before. Usually, am more of a mojito, margaritas and martini type of gal.
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| whiskey sour |
Thanks to Navin, I had a delicious cocktail. The fisherman's stew took about 15 to 20 minutes to arrive.
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| Mediterranean Fisherman's Stew @$26++ |
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| one tiger prawn, some squids, mussels and clams |
The stew was served hot, and tangy. Pretty appetising and comforting on a rainy day. Plus, it was nice to have this after the cocktail. And no, am not hungover!
The cocktail was successfully redeemed and there was discount on food using the Accor Gold membership.
Breakfast at Bottega di Carna
Pro-tip: Breakfast service gets busy after 9am and there was a queue from 930am onwards
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| Deep Magenta, Mirrored by Ian Davenport |
Breakfast buffet spread is adequate, and there's a couple of main sections; Asian and Western breakfast selection, salads and charcuterie, pastries and waffles, coffee machines and juice stations.
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| scrambled eggs, hashbrown, sausages, spring rolls, fried noodles and mini chicken pie |
The fried bee hoon (rice vermicelli) was pretty good. Slightly sweet. Hashbrown was nicely crisp as well.
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| self-service coffee machine |
Got a flat white from the coffee machine, and wasn't exactly fast, so I guess that's why guests usually utilizes both machines at the same time since they are getting for their partner as well. Keke, or if you need oat/soy milk with the coffee, can also request from staff.
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| salad, cheese and fruits plate |
Oh, I was proud of the salad plate that I made and enjoyed every bite of it.
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| loved the pastries |
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| made by the barista |
Lovely to see Navin again during breakfast service, and he offered to bring me a cup of coffee although I was seated like a few steps from the coffee machine. Haha, thank you~
Dinner at Bottega di Carna
Met up with Florence and Gina for dinner at Bottega for our annual catch-up. Thankful to have them keeping in touch after our last stint in the same company, and that was like what.. 20 years ago.
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| sparkling @$4.50++ |
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| menu |
I told the gals I only have one request and that is I wanted to order the gnocchi since I have not tried it before. Hehe.
Order was placed with some effort as we kept chit-chatting and that took a while! Staff who attended to our table was friendly and accommodating.
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| Puglia Burrata 125g @$26++ |
The burrata was more melty than expected but overall so delish! Good choice, Florence!
During my past visit which was some time ago, complimentary bread basket was served to the table. Hence, I enquired to another staff if they'll be serving bread. He said no and informed that the restaurant do not serve complimentary bread anymore. Oh, ok.
But a few minutes later, we got bread. Hmm, so am also not sure which one is the policy but I do enjoy the bread served at Italian restaurants.
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| rosemary focaccia (complimentary) |
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| soft bouncy bread |
If one needs balsamic to go with the bread, can request from the staff and they'd be happy to bring some for the table.
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| gnocchi @$28++ |
First impression of the gnocchi plate, was eh... it looked like pan-fried. Haha, the gnocchi that I had in the past were all sauced up. But, it was love at first bite for the version here. Sweet potato gnocchi, sage butter, cheese, crunchy pecan nut was yums. Can literally taste the sweetness.
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| Linguine Vongole @$28++ |
The clams in the linguine vongole was the largest I've ever seen in a vongole. No joke. The clams were sweet but do be careful as there were some bits of broken shell hidden underneath the clam meat. This was Gina's choice.
For meat, we ordered the ribeye.
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| Stockyard Ribeye @$98++ |
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| medium rare |
For the sides, we ordered the creamed spinach (Flo's choice) and fries (Gina's choice). After the dishes were served, Flo's reaction was, "Why is there a sunny side up in the creamed spinach?"
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| Creamed Spinach @$18++ |
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| Parmesan Fries @$16++ |
The fries turned soggy after a while, so recommend to eat it while it is hot.
The amount of food ordered was adequate for 3 ladies with not so big appetite. Then, the staff came by to clear our plates and asked the ever important question, "Would you like to have desserts?" We were like, nah... we are full but can bring us the dessert menu to have a look?
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| sweets/desserts menu |
In our speak, means we will order desserts. It was either the tiramisu or brie cheesecake (though I was secretly eyeing the Baked Alaska). Brie cheesecake was the final choice.
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| Brie Cheesecake @$16++ |
It was rather mild and had a more smooth/compact texture. The ice-cream/sorbet was interesting. Not very sour cream tasting but just had a flavour that's not familiar yet not too foreign.
Cheers to our years of friendship and many more to come! Yes, we are on old folks topics nowadays.
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