Walking along Tanjong Pagar Road and not quite knowing what to eat on a quiet Monday night, my best pal from junior college and I settled on Amici<\/b> as she said she had been wanting to try it out as we walked past. So fine, I just went along with the decision. The restaurant is muted in quiet tones with its dark brown furniture and dim lighting. The interior design is one of simple, modern lines and there are no fancy, ornate paintings or furniture.
\nFor starters, we ordered a plate of bruschettas. The bread was warm and toasted when it came and topped with the requisite diced tomatoes. It was pretty ordinary and definitely not mind-blowing, or else I would have remembered the specific taste of it and have more to write about it!
\nMy friend had the vongole with linguine and I had the linguine with crabmeat in tomato cream sauce. Both were supposedly chef\u2019s recommendations or was it award-winning? I can\u2019t quite remember. In any case, both dishes had an icon next to it on the menu to indicate either one or the other.
\nHowever, my friend and I didn\u2019t think very much of our pastas. Firstly, the pasta was a tad thick for linguine and secondly, the pasta sauce just wasn\u2019t fantastic. I mean, it\u2019s edible, but it doesn\u2019t take your breath away. I must say, though, that they were pretty generous with the crab meat in my pasta.
\nThen it was on to dessert. We ordered the tiramisu and the crepe suzette with orange sauce and chocolate gelato. The latter was supposed to come with vanilla gelato but when it came, it was strawberry gelato. As both of us hate strawberry gelato, we requested for a change to chocolate. They were too presumptuous to give us the strawberry! In any case, the crepe was tiny and not really worth the $8.90 you\u2019d have to pay for it.
\nThe tiramisu had an award-winning icon next to it on the menu, despite feeling skeptical at first, I decided to give the restaurant the benefit of the doubt. Thankfully, I wasn\u2019t disappointed. The tiramisu was creamy, smooth and moist. It had the right amount of alcohol and coffee powder which gave a nice bitter tinge.
\nWhile service was good, I doubt I\u2019ll go back again as I honestly didn\u2019t think much of the food.
\nPrice: $35 onwards
\nAmici Bar N Restaurant
\n24 Tanjong Pagar Road
\nTel: 6557 2090<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Walking along Tanjong Pagar Road and not quite knowing what to eat on a quiet Monday night, my best pal from junior college and I settled on Amici as she said she had been wanting to try it out as … Continue reading