Dinner at Giraffe

Was really excited about dinner with Aaron here. Heard of the ambience and the food. As we walked into the restaurant through the bar, it's as though you've walked into another world. Streams of water flowing under your feet, tall safari like toy giraffes in some of the corners and the glass windows blend well with the woody frames.



"99 bottles of beer on the wall, 99 bottles of beer...."

Even the menu was nice.Purple leather bound with safari themed paper on the inside. Couldn't decide on the main course so we had our drinks first. Orange juice for the ladies and ice latte for the gentleman.

After much deliberation, we decided to ask the helpful waitress for some recomendations. This was our meal for the evening.

For starters,



Giraffe Italian Salad- Marinated artichoke hearts with sun-dried tomatoes, kalamata olives & cucumber served on a bed of mixed lettuce with basil pesto vinaigrette & garlic crostini.

What a mouthful to say yeah? But i tell you this Italian salad is really good. Light and exotic, it's got all these flavours that burst in your mouth when you eat it. Loved the sun-dried tomatoes. Sweet.

Main Course



Seville Chicken with Paella & Chorizo- Tender chicken breast marinated in an orange essence served with saffron-infused paella rice & chorizo slices.



I had this main course. It was the first time i tried paella rice. It's Spanish and normally cooked with seafood. However, this was a good take by using chicken and chorizo, a kind of sausage. Loved the flavour of the rice and how the chicken mixed so well with it. A very filling dish.



Rib Eye with Gorgonzola butter- Austtalian grain-fed beef served with butter & crispy fries.



Now this was the best!! Look at that knob of butter slowly melting and mixing with the natural juices from the succulent steak. When you eat it, the whole piece just melts in your mouth. Emmmmmmmmm........ Only one word to describe it. Shiok!

Sweet Dessert

We were already so full with the main course and thought of skipping the desserts. But after a while, we felt better and decided to order the restaurant's signature dessert.



Malva Pudding-Traditional South African dessert infused with orange & Jack Daniels. Served with ice-cream & orange sauce.



I loved it!! Aaron thought it was pretty normal cos it really is just a sponge cake with ice cream on top. But being a cake person, I know how difficult it is to ensure the quality of a melt-in-your-mouth cake. And the adding of the orange sauce just brings out the flavour of the cake even more. Superb!

We're telling everyone how great the place is. It's a little steep though but fantastic for special occasions(like birthdays). I give it 4/5 for ambience and 4/5 for food. Oh, and on top of that, service was top notch!