Ferreroroche’s Weblog

Each month, given our limited budget, I usually (yes, sometimes i go crazy!) only eat at expensive places once or twice a month.

this month, WE decided to visit Prego at Fairmont Singapore (formerly known as Raffles the Plaza)  because of 2 things

1> I love the real Italian pizza (those thin crust kind) and hate the pizza hut kind (bread kind which is thick)

a little OT: I have been to Italy, specifically Rome and Florence, but I didnt eat any pizza cos I was on tour and was on very tight schedule. REALLY have to go back there and do a slow, my own Angels and Demons tour of the churches. and of course visit Milan and Venice! but I did try pizza when i was in Amsterdam, that was the moment of my revelation of the real italian pizza, which is the uber thin and crispy crust

2> we have 50% off because of some credit card deals

well the total bill comes up to almost 90 bucks even after disc, but we did order quite a bit.

here are some pictures, yes i know its in wrong order.

their service is impeccable , the right course comes at the right time and there was no pileup of food at any time unlike in some other places.

well to be honest, first time eating in hotel ala carte. usually we only do buffett there. of couse Swensens at the Park Hotel in Orchard (prev called crown price hotel) doesnt count rite? plus its closed now due to renovations. maybe Swensens wont be there anymore next time.

but after reading mixed reviews on the food, we decided to take the plunge

and we are dead!!! yes the food is really bad!

their highly raved tiramisu, most of the reviews I read is saying that its the best tiramisu! but I have eaten better ones. nicely decorated with a Prego logo on top of the tiramisu itself! but really not worth the 15 bucks each. quite small serving too

My main course, Ravioli with Lobster and crab sauce.

I hate it, it sucks and its bloody expensive. While I know from watching all those travelogue that ravioli just means dumpling. I didnt expect it to be like this. plus there was only 3 pieces and cost like 35 bucks! the ravioli i expect is like small and many, just like 5x bigger than the normal macaroni and not 500x bigger n yet it sucks

The bottom 2 pic is the pizza. when we visited the restaurant, they had run out of pork, and thus their famous parma ham. so we ordered their mushroom pizza.

I forgot what mushroom its called. but I remember it was smelly! n we cant even eat much of the pizza so we pack it home.

my companion’s main course. Creamy spaghetty with bacon and ham, but since there wasnt any pork, they replaced with chicken. and it was very bland! really no taste at all

our soups, I had the carrot soup, and my companion the mushroom soup. very big serving. I was almost full after the soup. and the mushroom soup is really quite bland.

I think the best item is  their complementary bread. super ironic i know  It comes warm and the bread itself is really soft and fluffy yet the outer part is really crispy! and with the dip (it cost $3!!) it was really good. almost as good as a meal already!

well, needless to say, even if they increase the disc or have any kind of promo, we would not consider this place anymore.