Thursday, 24 April 2014

Concetto: Lacking the Finesse of a Concerto

Given the rave reviews about Concetto by Saveur, my dining partner and I jumped at an opportunity to pay this casual cafe-esque (alright, sorry, being a little pedantic about satisfying my alliteration OCD habits now) dining establishment a visit. 

For drinks, my dining partner opted for a glass of mango juice while I had the white wine. While both drinks were rather unremarkable, I'll save on criticism for that as good drinks are generally unexpected of mid-level restaurants (I'd be glad to stand corrected if anyone has good recommendations though!).

As for mains, we had the Prawn Aglio Olio and Crab Risotto. The former was redolent of Saveur's Angel Hair Pasta, for it consisted of sakura ebi, just like its sister dish at Saveur. However, it was slightly too oily for my liking and was laden with salt, so much so that my dining partner and I had to take constant sips of water to cleanse our palate. Nevertheless, it was commendable that there were about four prawns, which, in my opinion, makes for a pretty good deal for a $10.90 dish. 

Prawn Aglio Olio

As for the crab risotto, the dish tasted rather interesting, although a disappointingly minute amount of crab meat was served. In addition, the risotto was a little too goo-ey for my liking, though different individuals with varying tastes may be free to think otherwise.

With the infinitesimal amount of crab meat, they might as well have called me the "Risotto - with a peak of crab meat"


All in all, the meal at Concetto fell short of expectations, although the reasonable prices also meant that my expectations were probably too high to begin with. 

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