Jalan Riang

Discovered an awesome stretch of restaurants nestled into the estate over the weekend and the food was orgastronomic. (Definition: a level of euphoric high when one discovers food highly suited to one's taste palette)

Special thanks to Audrey who introduced La Pizzaiola & Wimbly Lu's, both next to each other, making it wayyy too convenient to not pop over for desserts after dinner!

We ordered many mains to share, and I liked most of it, with the memorable ones being:

1) Aglio Oglio - 

Thicker than normal linguine, La Pizzaiola did this very well. Imagine twisting smooth strands of well oiled pasta covered with pepper, garlic and herbs onto your spoon and chewing on that mouthful of goodness..lip smackingly satisfying!

2) E Funghi pizza - 

Simple ingredients well married. Juicy fat mushrooms danced on a bed of stringy mozzarella cheese and tightly packed pink ham, serving up a delicious bite on a bed of light, chewy dough. Wasn't a pizza fan, even with Skinny, but now I am converted.

3) Pumpkin dumpling - strangely good. It was literally pumpkin stuffed into a dumpling skin, but the filling was fresh and it had a yolk-like texture, so I got confused after the first bite... then the sweetness kicked in. Ahhhh. What a good pumpkin dish!

4) Seared codfish with potatoes - what a star for an Italian place! The fish flaked into pieces, and it was so firm that it felt alive in my mouth. Goodness me. And the potatoe chunks were seared lightly, and I suspect it was steamed beforehand too, as they were slightly sweet and wet. B.l.o.w.n.a.w.a.y.... cos first time getting such good potatoes.

 (Sorry forgot to snap a pic of it close up, but you can see it in the top of the picture below :p)

5) Mushroom Risotto -

Lovely chewy texture of pearl rice grains, combined with the rich earthy flavour of fresh, juicy shrooms.. Joy in every bite! Also an Risotto convert immediately. I know, I'm such a sucker.....

This is the new Italian, cheap and very good. Goodbye Pietro!

Time to intro Wimbly Lu.

Think Orange Thimble setting, with a more romantic vibe, filled with xmas decor, soft lights and cushy seats.

Mmm mm. In love already.

We were quite spoilt for choice, with cakes, waffles and crepes. But our selection made us very happy.

There was an orange flourless cake, which turned out really good. Moist, dense, fluffy and light. HOW CAN. I wanna learn how to make flourless cakes now.

It was followed by the blackout chocolate cake, which was also moist, dense and light, where the chocolate ganache was smooth and not cloying at all. Almost heaven.

The molten chocolate lava cake simply tops all the ones I've had before. The crust crisped off, falling into a melted chocolate abyss, surrounded by soft gooey bits of cake. Heaven.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

Locations: 

La Pizzaiola

15-3 Jalan Riang

Opening hours:

Mon - Sat: 11:30 - 15:00

Mon - Sat: 17:30 - 22:30

Sun & PH: 11:30 - 22:30

Tel: 62825031Fax: 62825190

Wimbly Lu

15-2 Jalan Riang

Opening hours:

Tue - Fri: 12:00 - 22:30

Sat - Sun: 09:00 - 23:00

Tel: 62891489