Lunching at a friend's place, located in the spanking new City Square Mall. Did you know it is the first eco mall in Singapore? But they use too much air conditioning for an eco mall leh, I almost freezed my butt off that day!
Lucky the food at Barbacoa managed to warm us up! It specialises in grills and pasta, which are made to order, where you can mix&match bases and toppings. I must say it was a nice twist to pasta ordering. Shawn (the enterprising owner) was the one behind the concept and said some people make really weird orders. Eg: Cream base pasta with carrot & broccoli. OR tomato base with mushrooms. No offence to vegetarians but..... I'd pass.
I like my meat, sometimes too much, as we had the Duck salad, Aglio Pesto pasta (the only way to eat pasta, btw) with bacon and bell peppers cos there were no shrooms :( AND we had duck slices atop cos we knew shawn. Yay! And also, Grilled Lambchops (to perfection) served with chunky fries.
You can't do much injustice to a salad; for our case the smoked duck slices were soft and tender, with crunchy fresh veg. I found the beetroot too bitter though, but overall pass, as it certainly whet our appetites.
The Pasta was simply divine, done al dente with olive oil drizzled on it, and we found bits of garlic in it, much to our delight. Every bite was filled with either garlic, bacon or duck. Shiokkkkkkk.
Warning: you can get either sodium or meat overload from consuming this dish, so get more complimentary water from the server!
What do you get when you combine Divine with Divine? L.a.m.b.c.h.o.p.s.
Seriously, I did not expect this standard when we ordered. It was chargrilled, leaving the meat slightly charred, and full of juice. It was like a party inside my mouth, where the melting fat danced on the explosion of meat juices before rolling down my throat. Plus, there was no gamey taste, add points somemore!
NO KIDDING, YOU GOTTA TRY IT.
We were served Rum&raisin icecream for desserts, and this sweet ending rounded up our wonderful meal.
Definitely a great place for a weekend, with no GST & Service charge AND free ice cream. HOW TO RESIST. I'm a sucker for free things, so this alone will win me over hahaha. (Don't judge me hor, fellow Singaporeans.)
Thanks baby for the good intro and shawn for being such a great host.
We will be back. Only if you -shawn are there. HAHA.
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