Da Paolo Gastronomia , Paragon Place

After lunch at East Coast Rd, we headed to Orchard Road since I had to go to Lucky Plaza to do some chores. Walking around sure burns those calories so we had to load up, hahaha. We were only intending to grab some drinks at Marketplace when we chanced upon this glorious place in Paragon.

I wandered around while waiting for Zach to buy his drink and spotted this shop. And boy was I happy I wandered around! I define De Paolo Gastronomia as a gourmet delicatessen (from the German word "delikat Essen"- ‘fine foods’) since they serve prepared food in the form of cold cuts, meat, pasta & pastry, that are not the usual finds.

I really felt like a kid with eyes wide-open amazed at the wonderful selection, hahaha. There were so many good food that I wanted to try and I swear to high heavens the next time I get hungry, this is where I will go!

Zach chose the "Salmon Pizza" (S$7.00) with generous dill sauce topping. Woooowwww is all I can say. The salmon covered most of the pizza and it was perfect with the dill, added a bit saltiness.

My only rant is that I find the pizza a bit overcooked (as seen in photo above) as the crust was already slightly burnt. Zach loved it though, he says the crispier the better.

I chose the "Lemon Curd Chocolate Cake" (S$8.00). This was more like a mousse actually instead of a cake. The lemon curd was very little and I think they should have added more of it to balance out the sweetness. It was too sweet we weren't able to finish it.

No rating since this isn't exactly a restaurant. BUT, I saw in their website that they actually have restaurants under the "De Paolo" group of companies, now that I have to check out.

Paragon Place
290 Orchard Road #B1-20
Singapore 238859
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Fish & Co., Paragon Orchard

I haven't been very diligent in updating my blog so I think it's high time to catch up on blog lags.

Last Dec.13, the last weekend before I went to the Philippines, I went Xmas shopping with Aileen & Bill. Fish & Co. in Paragon is where we had dinner.

Aileen & Bill upsized their order to set meal so it comes with soup and a drink. If I remember it correctly, the soup was Clam Chowder. Very good and very rich actually.

Aileen ordered "Prawns Fettuccini with chili cream" (S$15.90) - fettuccini tossed with tiger prawns in homemade chili cream sauce. Serving was quite big so we all shared this dish. Bill found the noodles a bit overcooked. Overall, I think it was really good though. The mixture of cream and chili was very savoury.

Bill ordered "Seafood Platter for Two" (S$45.90) - platter of seasonal fish, calamari, king prawns & scallops in creamy garlic and lemon butter sauce. Now this platter was humongous! It was more like a platter for 4, than for 2. The seafood actually lay on a bed of rice pilaf and though quite expensive, it was worth it.

Naturally, since this is the first time I feature Fish & Co in my blog, I had the "The Best Fish & Chips in Town!" (S$15.90) - a fish & co. classic! fried, topped with lemon butter sauce & served with chips.

I wouldn't say it's the best fish & chips I've ever tasted. I particulary don't like their breading. I would prefer breadcrumbs than a batter. Nonetheless, it was ok.

Here is my rating for Fish & Co:

Ambiance - 4.0
Service - 4.5
Food - 4.5
Presentation - 4.5
Value for Money - 3.5
OVERALL - 4.2

Fish & Co. Paragon
290 Orchard Rd
#B1-35/36 Paragon S (238859)
Tel: 6733 0938

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