Restaurant Week, 2012 edition: Garibaldi

I was first introduced to the concept of Restaurant Week by a friend. The event is held yearly, normally in March, where participating restaurants offer prix fixe lunches and dinners. At the finest restaurants, this can be a fraction of the usual prices. A good bargain, you may say. Recently, they added another week in October for all the food lovers out there. Last year, I made reservations to check out a couple of the participating restaurants. 

 It was always a tussle to get reservations during the priority booking! A game of fastest fingers first, just like when we had to bid for Uni timetable. Anyway, the first stop was at Garibaldi.

Named one of Asia's Top 500 finest restaurants by Miele Guide 2013 (I couldn't find the exact ranking!), I suppose this was worth a try.

 

We arrived early for the 1st seating. They ushered us to a table at their bar. The elegant bar offers a wide selection of wine by the glass or cocktails.

 

I love the table setting, simple yet elegant :) 

 

Bread promptly arrived as soon as we placed our orders.

 

First up, we had Orange & Beetroots Salad with Steam Prawns in cocktail sauce. This was a very refreshing appetizer, the prawns tasted fresh and pairing it with oranges & beetroots gave a tangy finish. 

For mains, I went for homemade potato dumpling with lamb & thyme vegetable ragout while Leecher had Seabass in Mediterranean sauce with basil & black pepper cornmeal plenta. While the potato dumplings were chewy, I felt slightly jerlat after a while. Leecher had to finish up what's left on the plate, lol! To be honest, I'm 30% culprit for contributing to his wasitline, mummy dearest for another 20% and Leecher's own greediness made up the rest :p

Waiting for desserts.

In all Italian restaurant, the defacto dessert is always Tiramisu. This came with almond flavour, which I don't take - so Leecher ended up having to finish 2 portions. Overkill for him, lol!

Garibaldi Italian Restaurant & Bar
36 Purvis Street #01-02
Singapore 188613
Tel: 68371468
Email: garibaldi@garibaldisingapore.com