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3.1
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Telephone: (65) 6333-3433
Website: http://www.waraku.com.sg/
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Restaurants » Japanese, French
Opening hours:
11:30am - 11pm (Last order 10:30pm)
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Went to Marina Square to shop, ate at Pasta De Waraku for 'linner'. That's just how me and Dad say 'lunch and dinner', ya know at around 4pm.
Seated immediately once the waitress saw us. She was really nice, and could answer all of Dad's the nutrition of the food here
. I ordered Oyster Carbonara, Dad had a Meatball with Tomato Sauce(?) pasta. Also had some Corn soup for both to share.
The complimentary salads came first. It had a vinegar-ish sauce with lettuce and tomatoes. Ok-ok for me. Soup came after, and that was the best dish out of our meal. Creamy and had lots of corn bits. I actually have a craving for it right now XD. Dad's pasta came. As a spicy lover, he put in lots of Tabasco sauce after I tried it. It was okay I guess, but I couldn't recall the taste as I really couldn't stand Dad's Tabasco attack afterwards.
My creamy pasta was good, but the oyster ain't fresh. So I gave it to Dad. He apparently LOVED it. Kudos to the rotten oyster lover -.-. Dad has a strong immune system, so he's ok. Pasta was great, but the last time I tried it, it was like 5 times better. Food taste has seemed to go down.
Might not go back,but I think I'll try their other outlets instead. =)
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Just came back from dinner at Pasta de Waraku (Marina Square).
Ratings : 7/10
Due to being away from Singapore/Marina area for quite some months, I had quite a hard time locating the shop, and when I finally located it, was quite surprise that although its dinner time, there was no queue and in fact quite some empty seats inside.
Took a sit and waited for my friend whom is late, I ordered my drinks and when my friend finally arrived, we ordered our food. I had the fried rice with prawns and my friend ordered a baked pasta.
The negative side is that I told the waitress 2 times while ordering that I don't want mushroom and veggie in my fried rice but when it came, the mushroom came along with it. Thus i ended up wasting some food cause I can't eat mushroom. We had the teriyaki chicken side dish, first time I'm ordering that at waraku, disappointed to find it quite small portion and cause $8 still.
The fried rice is good, will give it a 8/10. It's one of my favourite dish in waraku pasta and I'll still order it, hopefully this time it comes without the mushroom.
Overall $30 and there was a 10% discount with DBS card. So a dinner quite worthwhile. Except that the location is quite weird.
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i love pasta de waraku (:
went there for the first time ytd, shared a half-and-half pasta set with a friend and others. LOVED every single bit of it. the corn soup was creamy and full of sweet corn, the salad had a lovely tangy dressing. i had the bacon and egglant, YUM SCRUM. the spinach and salmon my friend had was also superrr yummy.
other dinner partners ordered the gratin set, ohmygoodness the penne with the cheesey sauce in the gratin was amazing. topped with 4 juicy prawns too. the gratin set at $16.80 can honestly feed 2 girls. or one starving guy.
service was quick too! the pasta came much faster than expected (: only grouse is that its located in a weird corner of marina square, abit hard to find.
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Edited: 16-Sep-09
Seafood with Wafu Tomato Sauce
This is my second time in Pasta de Waruku. If not for the 30% discount, I wouldn't have gone into the shop. For the Seafood with Wafu Tomato Sauce, I ordered the up-size version as I remembered that the last time, the serving they gave without up-size was too small. Overall, in my opinion, the dish is average. I find that tomato sauce is too cheesy and it makes me feel guilty. Looks like I have to exercise more to burn off the excess fats~ For the seafood they served, I have to say that their prawns are fantastic! They are big, fat and juicy, however, for the squid and oysters, they pale in comparison. The squid is a little bit hard and the oyster, to me is a little bit dry. If without the 30% discount, I would have find that it is not worth the money paid I have paid.
Edited 15-Jul-09
A joyful occasion to celebratemy friend, Perry's birthday~ The day started with some singing of K which unfortunately I could not join in. However, I did manage to make it for the dinner, while most of the others are late! =) The group later decided on going to the restaurant (Pasta de Waraku) which gladly is not too expensive.
Having been the first time entering this restaurant, I decided to try their "sukiyaki" which is a mixture of beef, mushroom and cabbage mixed in their special Wafu sauce. I quite like this dish as the cabbage they used is sweet and it enhances the taste of the whole dish. However, I still find the portion a bit small for my stomach. For my drink, I decided to try their "Maccha Float". The waiter said that this ice-cream was made of some tea leaf favour and I initially had some expectation for this drink. However, after taking a sip, it was total disappointment as the ice-cream are pretty tasteless and hence, the whole drink was pretty spoilt.
Overall, the staffs are quite friendly in this restaurant and provide satisfying answers whenever questions are asked. The ambient set up was pretty good for group gatherings to sit down and catch up with each other. Even though it was at the prime of dinner hours, the whole restaurant is still quite quiet for diners to enjoy a couple of quiet moments.
Rate: 6/10
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Last week, my friends and I went to Pasta De Waraku for dinner. It came in highly recommended, and I've always wanted to try the food out.
Why?
I mean, look at the delicious displays! They make me hungry just by staring at them outside the restaurant. Not only do they look yummy, their large portions look like they'll readily satisfy my hunger pangs and my big appetite. Haha.
However, this seemingly isolated restaurant at the corner of Marina Square's level 3 is not at all quiet. When we reached, there was already a long~ queue outside the restaurant. Taking a number, we waited...and waited.
Finally after 1 hour and a few minutes, we were tired and hungry, but we managed to get a place. The thought of finally being able to order and dig into fantastic dishes like those displayed on the outside, made us forget our fatigue and started ordering diligently.
Only that, we thought wrong.
There were only 2 words to describe our feelings when our dishes start to arrive after 15-20 mins -- in disbelief and feeling cheated. 3 of our pasta dishes were only like, 1/3 the portion of the display set! :(
The real thing was NOTHING like the display set.
I had their Seafood Pasta in Tomato Cream Sauce. And to be honest, the seafood was really fresh. The prawns were succulent, the clams were squishy and juicy, and the fish was soft and tender. However, the main problem still lies in the fact that it was such a small portion to be worth $14.90!!
I can safely say that with this price, I can get a much satisfying meal at Pasta Mania. True, the ingredients and variety would probably not match up, but the portion will be worth my money and I would probably be much more satisfied after the meal. So, why should I go to Pasta De Waraku then?
Reading through the reviews, I can only say that perhaps Pasta De Waraku did much better at their initial opening stage and offered much more than they did now.
Free salad u say?
We asked, but it's no longer available.
Drinks available while u wait?
Yes it's still available, but trying to get one can be quite difficult when all their staff are bustling around.
Good service attitude?
Perhaps, only when u manage to get their attention. Ice water wasn't even refilled on time, when their staff were actually talking among themselves in the drinks preparation area. We sat at the table directly beside them, and yes, they actually didn't refill our glasses when we were so near!
Overall,
I would rather spend my money elsewhere and never eat here again.
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Came here for dinner upon recommendation by one of my friends. But it was a first try for the rest of us in the group.
Reached at close to 730pm and realised that there was a super long queue outside. but since my friend wanted to eat there, we waited in queue. We only got a table of 4 at 9pm. By then, we were starving.
Hoping for a good dinner to make up for the waiting time, we started ordering. Main courses and sides first, wanting to be served quickly, before thinking about the drinks and desserts we wanted.
The dishes came relatively fast, about 15 min. But we were shocked by the servings.
The Tako,Ika & Mentai pasta (16.80) which came first, was only about 1/3 of the gigantic plate it came on (My friend finished her meal before mine even arrived). Next on were the Katsu Tamatoji pasta (15.80) and cream seafood pasta (16.80). Servings were equally small.
I ordered a Doria with scallop and cheese (baked rice, jap style). Mine looked most presentable out of the 4 dishes we had. However, it wasn't baked well enough such that i felt like i was eating half-cooked campbell soup with rice.
Not to forget the side dish we ordered - Salmon Cheese (8.80) which came in 4 half pieces. This tasted the best out of everything that night, but I feel that the portion was not really worth the price.
Of course, we did not stay for dessert here and subsequently asked for the bill. The bill came up to 86 bucks for 4, without any drinks or desserts. Not a price that I would be willing to pay for such food.
Final highlight of the night - they mixed up the bills and gave us the wrong bill/change back. Had to wait some time before they sorted out and came back with the right check.
Will not eat here again.
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This was where I spent my Valentine's day this year. Met up with my girlfriend for dinner as my bf had class that night. We arranged to meet at Marina Square and only decided where to eat when she reached the place. She went to couple others but were rejected as they were fully booked for the night.
As we've both never been to Pasta de Waraku, and I wanted to try it long ago ever since I saw their display outside, we decided to try it, since it wasn't fully booked and my friend managed to get a table immediately.
The lady serving us was very friendly and nice. As it was our first time, we had many questions, and she patiently explained to us and answered our questions... with a smile. :)
Finally we settled on our choice and were ready to order. My friend had a Chicken & Mushroom with Japanese style curry @ $16.80 and I ordered the Octopus and Squid pasta with their special, supposed to be healthy, Wafu sauce @ $14.80 (minus the mayo).
After tasting both pasta, I concluded that the Chicken & Mushroom (No. 38 on the menu) is better. I like the curry taste (non-spicy). And its a unique way of eating pasta. My order was disappointing. I had to add tons of chili flakes and cheese to flavor it. Perhaps I shouldn't have selected the healthier choice.
Might think twice the next time I'm around one. Sketches serves better pasta.
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