Food Review :: Bistro Ravioli

Yet another evening at Bistro Ravioli!



Quite smitten with the food (if there's a more fitting adjective), so we're back! XD



The table overlooking the kitchen.



Very interesting view from this window because you can see how they make their pizza.:3



Interior. Brick. Warm Colours. Neon Lights.





Puttanesca with Sun-dried Tomatotes



Italian Sausage Ravioli in Romesco Sauce



Very beautiful flavour. X3 The ravioli is stuffed with a chunk of sausage, with a very strong garlic taste.



The sausage is very tender and blends just right with the ravioli. These two goes incredibly well with each other.

Fennel Sausage Pizza


Light and tasty.

A closer look.






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Bistro Ravioli @NorthWingMOA

Overall:
Food 10/10
Service 10/10
Presentation 8/10

www.bistroravioli.com

Food Review :: Bistro Ravioli

Dinner earlier this evening was at Bistro Ravioli. Last weekend we passed by this place and it seemed to have a nice atmosphere + good food + we had to wait in line.



So this week we came a little early! :D

The menu...was quite easy to read. (I picked tonight's food -- One from pasta, ravioli, and pizza)



The interior. Was a little dull...but,



what I liked about it were the seats for single diners that overlooks the kitchen (huge glass window, right side of photo)

While waiting for our food to be served (which did not take too long), I took the liberty of taking photos of random things.



Condiments on each table -- chilli flakes, hot sauce.



And some 20mins later...

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Spinach and Feta Cheese Ravioli



This was surprisingly good. Well, the restaurant boasts of its Ravioli so it is to be expected. I've had Ravioli in Rome during my last trip, and the one I had this evening was just as good.

The pasta was cooked just right, with chunks of Pesto soaked in hearty Tomato Sauce.

Where the Feta Cheese comes in I'm not so sure. But taste-wise this was incredibly good.

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A while later the other dish was served... *drumroll*



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Seafood and Garlic Pasta



I love garlic so much. This was light and beautiful, the natural flavours blending in with the pasta. (The pasta appears to have been cooked in some seafood broth.) It had capers and olives, bacon (though too fatty), clams, squid, shrimp (frozen kind -- which was a little disappointing).

It was good in its own way. And I liked this dish too.

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And the last, was the pizza.



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Spicy Chorizo Pizza



The pizza was lovely. The toppings were just right, the cheese was nice. The dough I really liked. It was crusty, a little smoked on the underside, slightly salty, and the crust was crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. (and not greasy unlike commercialized pizzas!)

It had a pretty even and generous distribution of chorizo so every bite was full of flavour.

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I'm already thinking of my next foodventure here. :D





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Bistro Ravioli @NorthWingMOA

Overall:
Food 9/10
Service 9/10
Presentation 7/10

www.bistroravioli.com

Food Review :: Cibo

I met my friends for lunch today. The first one to arrive was Hachi, we met at the bookstore like we always do and walked around in circles looking for a place to eat! XD We're both breakfast skippers and we were so hungry by about 1 in the afternoon!

Finally we decided on CIBO.



The ambience was nice, well-lit, filled with people but not too crowded, and Italian, which we both love. (and it was perfect for lunch!)



We placed our orders,



and I took some photos while we wait.



Here was Hachi's 1/2 Roast Chicken, it had a fancy italian name but I couldn't quite remember.XD



The portion was incredibly huge. I tried it and it tasted nice and herby -- however I doubt I could finish it. :O

Subsequenttly my pasta came 'round.



I was craving for a light tossed pasta with only the herbs' intense flavours. This was it.

At first it tasted too bland and without any meat-- But NO, this had Olives and Shrimps in it in the bottom!-- it gets tastier after each bite and I actually wanted another plate of it. *w*



That's Hachi 'gramming her food in the back!

A few minutes into digging into our food, Chi arrived and she ordered the Porkchop.



The porkchop was so thick and huge -- and cooked just right (said Chi).
Eating out, I tend to avoid porkchops because I hate gnawing at tough meat.
My friend said it was a little tough but flavor-wise very good.



When my friend and I came to eat it was right during lunch time, and this being in the CBD (Central Business District), a lot of gaijins were dining there as well (One sitting next to our table was ordering plate after plate of food and we were talking among ourselves how much that person was spending...and consuming!)

By the time we were about to leave, there were more locals who came to eat.



It seems to be almost always full-house at peak times we were lucky to get a table.XD





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CIBO @Greenbelt

Overall:
Food 9/10
Service 8/10*
Presentation 9/10

* (Food took forever to be served but service was otherwise good.)