Dinner at Mosella @ Pan Pacific Orchard

We've known each other for like 3 decades (since Primary School days) and everyone's gone off to different continents in the world, though a handful of us are in Singapore. So when Jun Ling says Lydia is in town, it was decided that the 'locals' will bring her out for dinner.

Dinner reservation for 6 pax was made, though the booking site required some inputs that was kinda confusing for me. Nevertheless, I was excited to connect again with old friends. 

The restaurant lights were rather dim, so it would've been romantic if not for us oldies who needed light to see the menu proper. 

Some of us opted for sparkling, and some opted for still water. All bottled, and service was good with staff coming by to top up the water in our glasses, or just to come round to ask us if we would be needing anything else.

sparkling water

I've already seen their online menu and was just waiting for the rest to choose the dishes. We opted for a rather conservative selection of 2 appetisers, hamachi tiradito, burrata and heirloom tomatoes, 2 pasta dish; King Crab spaghetti and spinach ricotta ravioli, 1 grill; Cochinillo Asado and 2 desserts; mangosteen and pionono. 

Complimentary bread was served after food orders had been confirmed.

rosemary bread

bread dips

The rosemary bread was mildly scented by the herbs and goes well with both the dips. Loved the salted center.

Burrata & Heirloom Tomatoes @$28

My first impression of the burrata was not great... I was like, "why is it so flat..." But it was soon replaced with a pleasant surprise as the overall taste together with the arugula, basil oil and candied walnut was good.

little bit of creamy burrata, sweet tomatoes, tangy dressing

Hamachi was alright but it didn't stand out. My friends said they enjoyed the appetiser.

King Crab Spaghetti @$38

tasting portion of the spaghetti

Spinach & Ricotta Ravioli @$32

Thanks to Jun Ling who chose the ravioli dish. It had strong flavours and at least 2 pieces for each of us. All things combined, this was tasty and a delightful. There was some rosemary bread left from earlier, so I used that to mop up most of the ravioli sage butter sauce. Delish.

small morsels of flavour

The Spanish Suckling Pig did not disappoint. Originally plated as two pieces, so we asked the staff to help slice it for the 6 of us. It came back beautifully. While the skin was not as crispy, its meat more than made up for that with its gentle tenderness.

Cochinillo Asado @$38

Then, it was time for desserts. The signature Mangosteen was cutesy but it was indeed smallish in size. The mangosteen 'fruit' was cream-like while its 'skin' was thick chocolate shell. 

The Mangosteen @$14

Spanish Pionono @$12

The Pionono was well-liked by our table. Loved the pastry, the cream and mascarpone. 

Staff brought out a towering slice of cake for the birthday girl and we ended the evening, feeling contented. 

Thank you to the service crew who took care of our table that night, especially Yusof and Ms D. 

Special thanks to Jun Ling (who gathered us), Lydia, Su Chin, Lily and Yen Boon for spending time together and reminiscing on our school days as well as catching up (maybe just a small snippet) with the latest in everyone's life.

Mosella 

Address: 10 Claymore Rd Singapore 229540

Website: https://mosella.sg/

Business Hours:

Sun - Thu: 6:30 AM–10 PM

Fri: 6:30 AM–10:30 PM

[Staycation] One Night @ Pan Pacific Singapore

The last stay was at in 2024 and it was time for a revisit. The staff looked super busy and all three check-in counters at the lobby seemed to be engaged. I had forgotten that they have a separate one for GHA Discovery members. Haha. Took about 10 minutes before the staff was available to process for the next guest. Got upgraded to the Executive Marina Bay room at level 20.

Executive Marina Bay Room

Guests staying at the Executive Marina Bay room have access to Studio26, a self-serve place for non-alcoholic refreshments. But since it was located at Level 26, I didn't use this. Was happy with the mini-bar in the room.

Executive Marina Bay room (46sqm)

view from small balcony

coffee, tea

Intenso was my fav

drop it in

cups, glasses

mini bar

Mini bar was well stocked with drinks. Had accidentally kept the 'Do not disturb' sign on and that prevented housekeeping from coming into the room to restock the mini bar at about 340pm. Didn't see the note that they slipped in either till the next morning. Oops!

bath things

rainshower, handheld and fixed

bathroom

This room doesn't have a bathtub and the bathroom was rather smallish in comparison with the rest of the space.

narrow compartment for bathrobes

open space for hanging clothes

lovely SG60 box

macarons~

I enjoyed that box of macarons, thanks to Pan Pacific and GHA Discovery. But I think there was supposed to be a note from Discovery. Hmm.

day time, cloudy view

night view

day time, good weather view

Breakfast at The Edge

Breakfast on a weekend was a hectic affair. Went down for breakfast at about 830am and noticed that the place gets super busy at about 9 to 930am. 

I loved to have eggs in the morning, so made my way to the scrambled/omelette station. 

cooking up the omelette

The omelette was ready in less than 5 minutes. Went on to add some sausages, baked baby potato, blanched spinach and even a kaya toast, to complete the meal. This plate has everything from proteins, carbs, and vegetables.

balanced breakfast plate

 

Coffee machine was just right in-front of my table, so it was convenient to get one on my own. 

Since there wasn't any signage on the table that one could indicate if the guest was still occupying the table or had just roamed off to the buffet counters to get more food, I was curious. Like how would the staff know and don't accidentally reassign the table out to someone else while the guest was away at the food counters... Hmm...

The experience at the noodles station was... interesting. Chef was making my bowl when another guest came by and asked for two bowls of fishballs, without noodles. She gave him 4 fishballs while mine had only one... hmmm, was it because I had noodles and hence, only gets 1 fishball? No idea... didn't ask.

But this kway teow soup was good! Fishball or no fishball, the entire bowl was yummy. I added condiments like the spring onions, shallots, garlic oil and some chili padi. Best pairing of flavours.

fishball kway teow soup

And then, it was time for desserts.

waffles, pancake, bread butter pudding with vanilla sauce

The bread and butter pudding was good! Normally I wouldn't take it as it would be too filling, but decided to try some and it was good! Fluffier than I thought and all round, good flavours with the vanilla sauce. Not too sweet.

The waffles was well cooked with crisp outer. Had mine with salted butter and jams. Loved the  blueberry and strawberry jams!

Was intrigued by the masala teapot at the Indian food counter, and stood there for like 30 seconds. Chef saw me and asked if I would like a masala thosai that she just took off from the grill. Ok, how can I reject the offer...

masala thosai with chutney, and masala tea

The masala tea was unsweetened, and I only took abit out of curiosity. Never tried before and I think I had reconfirmed that spices in tea is well, not my cup of tea...

closer view

The thosai was good. Cute even. But I was so full after that. 

Went off to get my last cup of fruit juice and came back to my table already being 'reset' for the next guest. Hahaa, well, that was kind of expected, I guess? Hmm...

Pan Pacific Singapore 

Address: 7 Raffles Blvd, Singapore 039595

Website: https://www.panpacific.com/en/

[Travel] In the Heart of Bangkok - Lunch at Guilty @ Anantara Siam Bangkok

Was staying at Anantara Siam Bangkok and made a reservation for set lunch at Guilty for the next day. Originally priced at ฿900++ for a 4-course Set Lunch, and there was a reduced priced when reserved via Anantara Siam Bangkok upgrades.

interior

decor

open kitchen

I was the first table at 1pm that day. Already knew what to order and that surprised the staff a little.

Also got myself a glass of cocktail to enjoy with the set lunch.

staring at my table decor while waiting

Cantarito @฿420++

Tasted predominantly of orange and soda, with mezcal. Good alcohol strength.

GUILTY Lunch Set Menu

corn bread

to eat with corn bread - spice, herb and salt

I liked it with all the condiments

Home-Made Guacamole with Tortillas Crisps

The guacomole tasted rather healthy, hence added a pinch of salt to enhance the taste. 

Snack

Croquetas De Cangrejo

Crab Croquettes, Spicy Uni Mayonnaise, Coriander

The crab croquette was ok, and couldn't really taste the uni in the mayo. Still a nice bite.

Starter

BBQ Pork Belly Salad

I was impressed by the salad. The BBQ pork belly was tender and practically melted in my mouth. Not only that, the flavours in this dish came on strong! Tasted of soy in the dressing. The inclusion of pomelo flesh was lovely for that refreshing flavour.

Main Course

Brazilian Style Wagyu Picanha

The picanha was served with tempura baby corn and aji limo (the red pepper sauce). The meat was done medium rare and it was delicious. Loved the chimichurri sauce as well. Portion was just nice.

sip and eat

Dessert

Banana Latina

The dessert was done well visually. So lifelike. Hahaha! Oooh, discovered that its 'skin' was made of white chocolate. The inside was supposed to be banana cheesecake but it tasted pretty much like banana puree. The cake portion was a tad too little, maybe? Served with coconut ice-cream (my favourite!). The best bite is when all components; ice-cream, chocolate and banana cheesecake are eaten together.

chocolate, banana cheesecake

Loved the food here, and it made me curious of their other dessert. And... ordered some more dessert!

Signature Guilty Ice Cream “Popsicles” @฿425

Wow, the popsicles looked pretty and I think it is to be shared amongst 3 pax. Oops! Interesting to see that it was served on cold stones to maybe prevent the popsicles from melting too fast?

Mango passion fruit has chocolate shell too, and this was my second favourite flavour of the 3 popsicles.

Sweet Mango-Passion Fruit

Maybe am having popsicle fatigue but my tongue was not able to taste the lychee/mint flavours in the lychee-mint popsicle. But the pink sphere and the purple chocolate on it was nice.

Refreshing Lychee-Mint

My favourite popsicle was the chocolate brownie. Tasted of slight bitterness, some sweetness and whole lot of cocoa. Am guessing that was some salted caramel sauce on it.

Intense Chocolate-Brownie

In the end, the additional cocktail and extra dessert were on-par with the price paid for Set Lunch. But hey, what's life if there isn't a bit of indulgence every now and then!

Thank you to the Chefs and staff for pacing the lunch set adequately and I am satisfied.

Guilty Bangkok

Address: 155 Ratchadamri Rd, Lumphini, Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand

Website: https://www.guiltythailand.com/guilty-bangkok/

Business Hours:

Closed on Sun.

Mon - Sat: 12–2:30 PM, 6 PM–12 AM