Last gathering of 2007

8 of us turned up at tao's restaurant for dinner. we were given a private room but service was kinda slow... seems like this is the problem with most private rooms...

bacon & mushroom gratin with bread - for a starter, i thought this was too heavy to the palate. i mean, i'm feeling full after downing this appetiser. (minus 10 points!) for a gratin, it is cheesy enough but somehow lack a certain punch to it.

mango sorbet - this is just a chilled drink. i was having some difficulty trying to decipher what flavour is this... we thought it was orange and mango punch... hehe... and the ice bits are too big...

fruit salad - someone commented that the presentation looks like dog food... =_=" but it is surprisingly nice. Well, at least i think it did its job well enough to make me wanna eat more.

grilled mushroom - average

cream of pumpkin - very nice. This taste different from the usual pumpkin soup i've tried which are puree-like. This is soupy enough to taste the pumpkin pulp. Can i come back and just order this?? (^^,)

slow cooked pork back ribs - average. Too much fats and the sauce is slightly too salty.

ice rose apple tea - very nice and refreshing. tried my friend's ice grape mallow tea which taste like diluted ribena

creme brulee - a huge disappointment. taste like ordinary custard pudding.

In all, we paid about $30 each for this 7 course dinner. I may come back to try some of the other stuff but this place is kind of far from the mrt station...

After dinner, we are left with half strength. As usual, we always have difficulty deciding what to do next.
Ktv? AL had just sung in the afternoon.
Movie? WL had movie overdose and there isn't a single movie left that is interesting which all of us have not seen.
Board games? Out!
Bowling?
Pool?
Chill? K was not dressed to the occasion
Mahjong!? @_@ forgot i've even asked!

Ended up walking up and down Bras Basah Road before we settled at tcc (again) at citylink.... service was good. they "forced" a couple to another table so that we could take the 4-seater. i really must recommend the must-NOT-try here! enough said.

rose juliet

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