dinner was at graze at 4 rochester park.
if u duno where dat is, it's near bouna vista mrt... near acjc...
if u still duno where, look it up in the steet directory...
so dinner it was @ graze w a long time fren and now foodie kaki, rachel.
wat i love abt the place is the ambience and the ulu-ness of the place...
so u feel so isolated from the fast paced life we lead daily...
the lush green surroundings juz seems to teleport u to another dimension...
the slower paced life... w the waters flowing... and the trees rustling in the wind...
wat's there not to love...
dining is split into the air-conditioned indoors and the close-to-nature outdoors.
i had initially made a reservation for indoor dining...but upon reaching the place,
and seeing how wonderfully beautiful the outdoor dining area was, i had to request for a change of seats...
graze is such a wonderful place for u to chill out w frens over a slow dinner and drinks... and after-dinner drinks...
(L) the little waterfall, flowy water feature my table was right next to...
(R) the building right at the end where the rattan chairs are, that is where the bbq chefs are hard at work...
the main building... indoor dining downstairs... and their lounge, mint, on the upper floor.
and so i shall proceed w the menu for the evening...
we started w oyster shooters...
the 2 on the left are oyster shooters w vodka sorbet while the 2 on the right are wat i think are the house specials... ginger wine oyster shooters w wasabi and cucumber oil.
personally i prefer the ginger wine shooters, rachel prefers the vodka sorbet ones...
so try both and judge for urself...
next up was our entree... steamed lobster tortellini w some roe...
cant remember wat roe it was...
note: this is not the actual dish... started eating it once it was served so forgot to take a foto until i've taken a bite in it...
felt dat this dish is the most disappointing of the entire dinner...
couldn't really taste much of the lobster... and it looked somewhat like squid when i opened up the tortellini... hehe.
this opinion is shared by the both of us...
shortly after we wiped out the tortellinis, our main course was served...
once again... we ate up the sausage before i remembered to grab another foto moment...
this is the bbq house meat platter for 2. the house platters come in 3 types-
meat, fish and asian seafood.
there are 2 seasonings for u to choose from for the bbq-
traditional pepper, salt and olive oil or their inhouse seasoning, the graze brushed lacquer.
we opted for the pepper, salt and olive oil seasoning.
all platters come w corn on the cob, fries and salad. yum...
the meat platter consists of a sirlion, a pork chop, a piece of chicken (one drumstick and one wing), a sausage and a lamb chop.
and we requested for the shiraz reduction as a sauce for our meats.
the meats were all very well done... tender and juicy... and dipping the meats into the shiraz sauce made everything even more wonderful...
and dat includes the fries as well... salad is dressed in balsamic vinegar and olive oil...
extra note: the chicken was v well done, skin was nice and crispy, and the flesh was tender as well... kudos to the chef.
and this is coming from a person whose meat ranking is as such:
lamb, beef, pork, chicken.
had our main course w a glass of shiraz to accompany the burst of flavours...
dinner cant get any better...
got no wine to show... only empty glasses at the end of dinner... :)
but it did !! coz dessert was next... hehe...
and so the dessert tasting platter was served...
i've no idea wat's wat.. coz it wasn't stated in the menu...
but all i can say is... they're all great...
haha...
there was a cheesecake, an apple crumble thingy, wat i think is mango sorbet, vanilla ice cream to cleanse the taste in the mouth i guess.
a champagne jelly thingy, a choc soffle and a i duno wat flavour soffle and another scoop of i duno wat flavour ice cream...
i juz eat only... good, i eat some more... not good, i leave it on the plate... actually think i'll eat it up still... cannot waste food.
after dinner and all, we adjorned to mint, the lounge upstairs, for another round of drinks...
this time it's juz simple drinks, nothing too potent...
a simple bellini and a blueberry mojito.
bellini on left, blueberry mojito on right.
and after the drinks it was time to close the tab and head for home...
at first we thought dat we were gona finish dinner rather quickly...
but we reached there abt 6.45pm and left the place at like 10.15pm.
time juz flew like dat.. u dun feel like u've been sitting at the restaurant for too long or something like dat...
and of coz the damage to the pocket was $125 a piece... but in my opinion...
money well spent... coz the service was good too. the staff were v attentive...
and they've got little stools for the ladies (or gentlemen) to place their bags and stuff instead of putting them on the floor.
so head on down to graze at 4 rochester park when payday is near... and dun forget to make ur reservations.
graze is closed on mondays too btw... so dun be so silly like me and call them on monday nite to make a reservation
and wondering why the hell are they not picking up the fone... hehe... silly me.
now i wana check our their breakfast/ brunch menu which are only available on weekends.
anyone wana take up my offer?
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