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1 Harbour Front Walk VivoCity #01-98/99
Singapore
Telephone: (65) 6376-8185
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Located at #01 of VivoCity with Mediterran style settings.

The food ingredients and tastes different from the usual Western food. Pricing reasonable.

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  1. hburn10
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    hburn10    
       23 Jun 2010 at 3:08 pm
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    Overpriced.

    Friend picked this place as it looked nice and a good enough spot to catch up; plus he said he has dined there before. So of the 4 of us went, and took the last couch seat available. The couch seats number around 8, with plenty of other proper dining tables scattered in the main dining hall. Each couch seat sits 4 comfortable, although 6 is possible with a tiny squeeze.

    The place has a good view and location of looking out towards the sea towards Sentosa, but it also means you get a lot of the ongoing construcion view too. Its semi-alfresco as they open up a few panels of its sliding glass to create the alfresco feel for the entire place, but this means the seats closer to the opened doors are abit warm despite the aircon and the meek few fans whirling above. But beware of which couch you choose as some have the aircon vents directly above which was leaking when we went, and luckily another couch seat was vacated soon after.

    With 3 if us dining there for the 1st time, we asked for recommendations and went ahead half excited about trying out Spanish food for a change:

    Calamares a la plancha ($13) - "the natural taste of freshly grilled squid" - we picked this against the fried squid as we thought the wedges were already fried. The portion was small and the chunks of squid too big; it was also deliberately done slightly undercooked which I did not take to. It was served with 2 dry pieces of bread which I guess is supposed to help mop up the sauce it came in, which tasted like a marriage of squid ink and vinegrette. Not my cup of tea.

    Wedges with home-made curry sauce ($10) - This was one of the 2 best dishes of the evening unfortunately. The wedges were piping hot and came with their home-made curry sauce which was very good. Tasted a bit like McDonald's curry sauce but more tasty and less 'chemical'.

    Ensalada de Pescado ($12) in sherry vinnegrette or olive oil vinegrette - "grilled dory fish in the nest of vegetable salad, potatoes, eggs and parmesan cheesese" - Didnt try this but it looked under-portioned for the price.

    Salmon Papillote ($30) - "baked salmon with julienne vegetable and fresh herb serv with mashed potato and cherry confit" - the disappointment of the night. The mashed potato was bland, the fish was bland, the vegetables were bland.

    Paella Valenciana ($40 for 2pax) - "saffron, chicken, Spanish chorizo, tiger prawns, squid, half shell mussels, rice" - The other best dish of the evening. Although I think the portion can be larger, the saffron infused rice was really good, with the seafood very fresh and in good numbers. Orders take 30mins to arrive as it is apparently cooked only when ordered, which I appreicated.

    House red ($56) - Dont know too much about wine but I have always thought Spanish wines are good, and this was not too bad.

    Service was quite good, with more than sufficient staff hovring around and water refilled quite quickly. They also had the same 'still or sparkling?' reply when I asked for some water. The staff who took our order also took the trouble to come over and ask how was the food.

    I feel the dishes esp the salmon and paella was overpriced, resulting in a hefty bill of $176 for 4pax. With only the paella being good and wedges memorable (but I can get good wedges elsewhere too), I will probably not return. Too expensive for me for a normal dinner without any special occassion.

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    1. Noviaw
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      Noviaw    
         18 Jan 2010 at 6:38 am
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      Romantic Candle Light Dinner at Romantic Waterfront Restaurant
      Ambience is Romantic. We had a memorable romantic candle light dinner at this waterfront Spanish restaurant in vivocity. At first it was a accidental find and we went in without expecting the place to be very romantic. The deco is white blue and orange and the lights were dime. They have a beautiful alfresco area with a panoramic view of Sentosa Island. We were seated at the alfresco area with a romantic view and we order a Spanish Red Wine and tapas. The service was excellent too.

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      1. katherineng
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        katherineng    
           03 Oct 2009 at 2:52 am

        I tried Paella, Spanish Rice and fall in love with this traditional spanish dish. It is quite similar to our clay pot rice.

        when the food came. The fragrance wafted into my nose before the claypot was on the table. As I mix up the Seafood, Chicken Spanish Sausages, Scallops and Rice the fragrance jus makes me salivate. Chicken & Fish are in chunks and are juicy and tasty to taste and the serving is generous.

        After I took a spoonful of rice, I finally understood why its so fragrant. They have used fresh seafood, saffron & fine olive oil. There are bits of salted Spanish Chorfizo in the rice too. It just equates to a wonderful fragrance that attracts ppl from all over just to satisfy their craving. The rice is also neither overcooked (wetery) nor under cooked (dry).

        The place was packed but the service was prompt and friendly too.

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        1. YilingWong
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          YilingWong    
             26 Sep 2009 at 4:22 pm
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          Their Paella is the best that I have had (I have tried many.Nothing close to this). The fat grain rice absorbs all the flavours of Fresh Seafood, Chicken & Saffron.
          The tapas are nice to share and the salt covered fish (cannot remember the name of the fish) is soft and tasty,something you would like to try as i hardly see this method of baking a fish.
          Going to desserts...their homemade brownie and wine pear are excellent!!!
          Nice alfresco with seaview and a terrific live band. A lill bit of jazz...oldies...classic!
          The Service was friendly and attentive. Nice place to have a Spanish Fiesta with good service.

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          1. JannyAn
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            JannyAn    
               25 Sep 2009 at 4:01 am

            After watching "Gamer" @ GV we went to this busy Spanish Joint on the 1st floor for our Dinner. At first we did not have a idea to have Spanish food, however we follow the crowed and end up at in front of Serenity. The Hostess welcome us in a very friendly manner and lead us to a seat in outdoor facing Sentosa Gateway. The view was fantastic. We ordered Spanish Croquetas and Spanish Beef Balls for the Starter and Paella Valencia for Main. Spanish Croquetas were very soft unlike the japanese one. It was freshly done with prawn fillings. Beef Balls were delicious and something I crave to have it again. The sauce was good. Paella was topped with Seafood, Chicken, Chix pea and Capcicum. It was very fragrance and had used fresh seafood. The paella was not too dry, neither too wet. it was perfect! After a long time I had a very good paella. We ordered Wine Poached Pear for dessert and it was very refreshing Service was something noticeable too. It was prompt and friendly.

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            1. FoodExplorer
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              FoodExplorer    
                 21 Sep 2009 at 9:25 pm
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              Nice Ambience with Decent Spanish Food, this is what I experienced in this Vibrant Spanish Restaurant in VivoCity.

              I was there on Saturday Dinner with my girlfriend. We were welcomed by the Receptionist and were seated as we preffered in the outdoor area. The staffs were very polite & friendly.

              We ordered Tostapas a Vegetarian Spanish Pizza, Spanish Tuna Puff as the starters. Tostapas was fresh and rich. My Gf likes the Spanish Tuna Puff.

              Fideua, Spanish Noodles was our main course and it was fragrance and delicious. They have used Fresh Seafood, Olive Oil and Saffron. Accually, Fideua is quite simillar to Bi Hun but shorter than bi hun. Taste also different.

              We shared a Wine Pear for the Dessert and it was great. Well blend with the Vanilla Ice Cream

              There was a Live Band playing Latin, Spanish and Top 60s. We love the band.

              The place is relaxing even though the place was packed.

              We will definitely go back again.

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              1. Sulina
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                Sulina    
                   19 Sep 2009 at 1:27 pm

                When we walked in we did not expected the food to be so nice and the service to be excellent. To Surprise, Food and Service were Terrifically Excellent. The waiter recommended us Paprika; so called Spanish Tuna Prawn Stuffed in a Paprika, Grilled calameres and Spanish Omelet for Tapas & Seafood Fideua for Main. The drink recommendation was Dark Sangria and it was Fantastic. We ordered Spanish Milk Rice & Wine Poached Pear for Dessert. Both came paired with Ice Cream and Yummy Yummy... The Wine Pear was my favorite.
                Very nice Spanish Ibiza style ambience and romantic alfresco area.
                Staffs were attentive and the service also something special in this Spanish Join.

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