Forlino @ One Fullerton

We had a pre-Christmas dinner at Forlino at One Fullerton, an Italian restaurant by the Singapore River and Esplanade which I have always wanted to try. The restaurant has an entrance that is like a maze because when we went up to the second floor, we had to pass by a long corridor, another flight of steps, and then a narrow alleyway-like corridor before we finally arrived at the actual restaurant itself.

By the time I entered, I was hungry and tired. Luckily we were seated at a place by the glass panel so we could have a good look at the view outside.

View outside the restaurant

Dinner started with a glass of champagne, in my case rose sparkling wine.

The appetizer is small but tasty, followed by the bread, which I felt was unique due to the shape and design.

Main course was pasta and beef, that comes with a mixture of other kinds of vegetables and food thrown into one. The beef is finely done, although nothing can ever beat the steak at Morton's!

Initially I was thinking of ordering dessert, but after the meal, especially the big flat bread, I was so full that I could hardly eat anything else!

Overall it was a normal dining experience. For the price we paid, there are other places that are more worth it with much better food too! This is a place where service counts above all!

Food : 2.5 out of 5
Ambience : 3.5 out of 5
Service : 4 out of 5
Price : 1.5 out of 5

Dinner And Dance At Hotel Fort Canning

Last night I went for my company's Dinner and Dance, held at the Lavendar Ballroom of the new Hotel Fort Canning, formerly the site of The Legends Country Club. It was a black tie theme hence the whole event was rather classy yet fun and jolly. The food was nice too. It was a four-course Western set. First time I attended a Dinner and Dance with fine dining!

The table decorations

Table setting

The room decoration

The first course (Appetizer) -
Poached Prawns with Buffalo Mozarella Cheese and Tomato Salsa

There were only two morsels of cherry tomatoes which were tasteless. The prawns were small and the cheese was not sour enough. There was hardly any salsa.

The second course (Soup) -
Bread roll with butter with Cream of Mushroom with Roasted Pumpkin

This is one of the best mushroom soup I have ever tasted! Really creamy and of the right texture!

Next up was the main course. Like any other fine dining places lately, there were alternative entrees, which means we could pick which one to take rather than just one course. In this case, there was a fish or beef and I chose beef.

Main course No. 1 -
Pan-fried Fillet of Seabass with Butter Herb Rice, Poached Asparagus
and Ginger Cream Sauce

Main course No. 2 -
Seared Beef Tenderloin with Gratinated Potatoes, Confit of Fennel served in Pepper Gravy

The beef is perfectly medium rare. It is quite hard to find a place that serves good medium rare beef, and this is one of those rare ones where the beef is tender yet of the right cut. The outside is brown, inside pinkish. Perfect!

Dessert - New York Cheese Cake served with Strawberry Coulis

The strawberry and melon piece is sweet, and the cheesecake is just nice, not too tender, not too dry.

It was a great dining experience, since the food is good and the entertainment just as great! Kudos to the organisers for such a wonderful event!