I thought the entrance was a tad narrow though. And what made it harder to enter was the 2 bouncers guarding it. But they were very friendly for bouncers, and very gentlemanly as well. Anyway, a few steps in, pass the lounge area, we met with the waitress who took us to our seats.
The dining area could probably only seat abt 40 people max? But it wasn't too crowded tonight so they gave us bigger cushion seats. I thought the waiting staff were all very friendly, and not the extremely makes-you-uncomfortable kind of friendly, but the just nice, I-wanna-make-sure-everything's-great-for-u kinda friendly. And not just saying it, but actually meaning it.
So we started off picking our drinks for the evening. Ys had the shiraz the waiter recommended and I took a chance with their strawberry mojito. Shiraz was good, strawberry mojito was quite a disappointment, but I wasn't gonna make a fuss over it. Probably not drink it as much or smth, but one of the waitresses, who came over to pour us more water, asked if the mojito was good so I just gave my honest opinion and said it wasn't really and she got it corrected for me! :) And she was happy to do it, u can tell. Ace for service!
Anyway, for mains we ordered their steak special and maple glazed stacked pumpkin, and a side of green onion mesh to share. We waited quite awhile, and there were some diners, who came after us, who got their food before we did. But whatever unhappiness faded the moment our food arrived and we had our first bite. I had the pumpkin mainly (we were suppose to share, but yea..), and it was so so good! It was, like I said, maple glazed pumpkin chunks mixed with pumpkin mash and bits of corn, topped with spinach, tomato then a lightly grilled layer of feta cheese. Rocket greens and pine nuts on the side (was actually stacked on top of everything). Inner realm (haha, I cannot find more appropriate words) of the plate was lined with this chocolate looking sauce, but it wasn't chocolate. It was actually a little sour. Anyway, it was really awesome pumpkin! So far, we haven't gone wrong ordering pumpkin at restaurants. Last time we went to Rockpool, the pumpkin there was fantastic too. The steak Ys had was also great! I thought it was better than the one at Rockpool, and 5 times cheaper. Mayb I just don't know how to appreciate aged, strangely marinated beef, but I thought the steak here was much better.
After our mains, we order their Death by Chocolate brownie with cream and raspberry coulis for dessert. And I cannot say this more, but it was so good too! Firstly, the presentation was absolutely adorable! I managed to sneak a picture of it. Oh by the way, I thought it was quite a pity that I forgot my camera and far worse when I saw how pretty the food all looked (that's why I don't have pictures for this post), but inbetween our main and dessert, I imagined how it must look if I fished out my camera and constantly snapped away. A BIT not very cool ya. Practically juvenile. Anyway, picture of Death by Chocolate!
Not very stunning, taken with my phone, but Haha! Dead Dessert! Anyway, Brownie was moist, chocolate sauce in little espresso cup was warm, cream was cool, and the raspberry coulis, omg, the raspberry coulis, was heavenly. It balanced the creaminess and the chocolate out very nicely. I wld have licked the plate if I weren't in public. Heh heh heh! :P
The band at the lounge area was quite good as well. They were quite country, not my first pick for genre, but they were very nice to listen to especially since I haven't been going out to watch live bands in AGES (or just going out for that matter). Sigh. But yes, tonight was a good night. Highlight of the month, possibly even in the last 2. Since I've been trapped in the hell of peak period for what seems to be like forever, and I don't exactly receive an abundance of invitations to join the party . . . (haha)
2 more to go. 2 more to go.
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