::Our menu for the evening::

Starter
Garlic Snails with leeks and potatoes
Lobster borth with tomato and tarragon

Mains
Breaded Veal Chop with Rucola and Tomato Salad (For him)
Line Fished Grilled Seabass Fillet with Rucola, lemon and Semi dried Tomato Salad (For me)

Dessert
Sicilian Pastry with Ricotta Cheese, Chocolate pastry and Pistachio Sauce and Turkish Delight

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I love dining at Garibaldi. All my dining experiences there has left me with satisfied with the meal and service and I leave with happy memories for the evenings. The restaurant is hidden away from the throngs of crowd at City Hall, given you the privacy of an intimate evening. The interior decor is kept simple yet elegant with beautiful cream coloured light boxes with painted flowers and leaves ( a different one at each table).

Thus, when J told me that he will bring me there for our 1st anniversary celebration, I was delighted and excited at the same time.

This evening was no different from the others. We were greeted by immaculate service without being too impersonal. This evening, we decided to step out of our "comfort zone" to order dishes that we have not tried. The lobster broth was disappointing. It was okay not wow. Too fishy. And the tarragon was overpowering for me in this dish. (sidenote: Though I think tarragon is okay in like salad dressings and tatare sauce and bearnaise sauce)

The second starter we shared was garlic snails. Yummy! I love the pairing of the garlic and snails. Plus it was presented on a bed of creamy potatoes that almost seemed like a sauce because it wasn't thick like mash potatoes. Really nice. I like this one but you need to eat them hot.

I like the mains that I got. it's a very thin slab of sea bass cooked to the perfect timing. Very fresh and the herbs used complemented it. There wasn't even a need for a sauce I feel 'cause it's so tasty on its own. I love the side salad too. It's ingenious to have thinly, and tiny sliced lemons in it. You can taste the zesty lemon rind and this goes beyond just having the juice over the salad. The semi-dried tomatoes were a delight. I've always loved tomatoes in all forms, and the semi-dried types are one of my favourites.

J's veal chop was HUGE. That was my first thought when the waiter served it. But it was damn tasty even though this is a dish that I wouldn't order at any restaurant coz it's deep fried. Anyway, the veal chop was oozing with buttery flavours, it was nicely tenderised and it's really thin so you wouldn't feel like it's too overwhelming. The only complaint we had was that, this dish was rather boring to eat in huge portions. Perhaps a different side dish would be better? Though we can't think of anything for the moment.

We ordered our favourite dessert. I love the pistachio sauce and the ricotta cheese in sicilian pastry! I must learn how to make something like this soon!



I know this is such a bad photo.
It's the lighting in the restaurant and I forgot to adjust the iso speed when i was taking it.

Garlic snails as starters


Line Fished Grilled Seabass Fillet with Rucola, lemon and Semi dried Tomato Salad


Breaded Veal Chop with Rucola and Tomato Salad

Such a pretty dessert
Though I feel that cocoa powder doesn't go with turkish delight at all, that really beautify this plate.


Sicilian Pastry with Ricotta Cheese, Chocolate pastry and Pistachio Sauce and Turkish Delight