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 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.
For 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!
My friend had the vongole with linguine and I had the linguine with crabmeat in tomato cream sauce. Both were supposedly chef’s recommendations or was it award-winning? I can’t quite remember. In any case, both dishes had an icon next to it on the menu to indicate either one or the other.
However, my friend and I didn’t think very much of our pastas. Firstly, the pasta was a tad thick for linguine and secondly, the pasta sauce just wasn’t fantastic. I mean, it’s edible, but it doesn’t take your breath away. I must say, though, that they were pretty generous with the crab meat in my pasta.
Then 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’d have to pay for it.
The 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’t disappointed. The tiramisu was creamy, smooth and moist. It had the right amount of alcohol and coffee powder which gave a nice bitter tinge.
While service was good, I doubt I’ll go back again as I honestly didn’t think much of the food.
Price: $35 onwards
Amici Bar N Restaurant
24 Tanjong Pagar Road
Tel: 6557 2090
hi, bit OT but I remember reading you recommended pepper crabs at Sin Hoi San at 55 Tiong Bahru. What else is recommended there as I pass by that place most evenings on the way home from work.
I keep thinking it's Sin Hoi "Sai" though...
Posted by: cindy at September 21, 2006 2:00 PM