Lair of Eilrig: We are TWELVE!

Last night was our 12th BF-GF anniversary. We went to Osteria, Mozza at Marina Bay Sands for dinner as we thought of changing our usual course of buffet dinner. We were choosing between Wolfgang Puck and Osteria but Wolfgang is waaaaaayyyyy expensive and beyond our budget lol. Anyway, Osteria had so many options in the menu and the place is really posh. I feel like I'm going on a date for the first time with habidadi hihihi. Osteria, by the way, is the first Italian restaurant in Singapore which I later find out has one also in Los Angeles. The waiters are very attentive and I have never seen so many staff in a SG restaurant than here where you can always find one for assistance. After we have placed our menu, one westerner guy, probably a wine connoisseur, helped us in picking our red. He gladly explained each kind that is around our budget hihihi. Let me start with the photos because pictures speaks a thousand words :D

In case you run out of ideas to dine with your best friends or dates, this place is a must. A SGD$150 budget will suffice for 2 person and you will feel so full like you had on a buffet. Below are what we had from their menu and they are all a must try. I have listed below the full menu they have just in case you wanted to check it out before heading down there. I'm no food critic. I just love blogging about the things that makes me happy :) And something that makes me happy makes me unstoppable in recommending them to anyone :)

[Foradori Teroldego - $26 per glass]

For drinks, just because it's a bit affordable at first and very well explained by the handsome guy hihihi, we had this one by the glass.

[Lurisia Still Water – free]

I was never a fan of sparkling water unlike habidadi so we ordered this still water instead of the sparkling one. Only when we were billed out, we found out that the water is free :)

[butter lettuces with hazelnuts, bacon, gorgonzola dolce and egg - SGD$21]

For starters or Antipasti we both shared a salad. The dressing is a bit strong leaning on to the vinaigrette-y flavor and I'm not really a fan of anything with vinegar-y taste in it. I thought I won't be able to finish it but mixing it with the salty taste of flavor and hazelnuts, it makes the dish absolutely divine and yes we finished it right away ;D. I felt full already with the salad alone.

[toasted bread with ricotta cheese – free]

I thought habidadi was a bit exaggerating after tasting this small dish that's why I was having second thoughts on trying it. Besides, it's a family of cheese and I don't trust him when it comes to cheese because he adores the kinds of cheeses with the foul smell lol no offense with those who liked it really much. We even put the small amount in the free rye bread :) I want ricotta cheese from now on!

[orecchiette with sausage & swiss chard - SGD$25]

[grouper - SGD$32]

For secondi, we had orecchiette and grouper. They first served orecchiette in 2 separate dishes. It looks like calamari with sauce though but this is a kind of pasta with spicy tingling sensation. Will it be too cyclical if I say this dish is divine? Like I said, Im no food critic so pardon my lack of food verbs to describe how delicious one dish is. I didn't finished mine though because it's really spicy for me. Few minutes later, they served the grouper. And with that heavenly smell, we can't help but dig in right away even if it's still oozing hot. The crispness of the fish with the sauce around it is fantastic. I pat myself on the back for having a good choice this time.

I dont have any negative comments on this place. Being our first, it made us even want to come back again for the next occassion. Oh, they also have a pizzeria beside the resto so if you're not feeling the fine dining thing, you can opt for that. And I'm sure it will be delicious since they have wood fired pizzas! We will and hope to try that next time!

The only thing but not really a big deal is they don't have any special for couples celebrating anniversaries :) Others we went to either gave us a free bottle of champagne or a cake :D

All in all, this night is truly remarkable. Tenchu habidadi for making our twelfth really memorable. Tenchu for the lovely dinner and the surprise "daily serving of chocz" and of course the coach bag you gave me. Thank you Lord for the 12 wonderful-and-sometimes-not-so-wonderful years. Please give us more love for the next coming years in our life.