Memorable Second Anniversary with Sweetie Muffin
14 February 2014, also known as Valentine's Day - is also our 2nd year knowing each other after 732 days. To read about our love story, you might want to refer to my previous post @ http://musings-of-a-rabbit.blogspot.sg/2013/12/our-journey-of-love-looking-back.html.
Time really flies.. From 2 complete strangers to soul-mates and then to couples who are planning to tie the knot in another year's time. We thank our Heavenly Father for creating this miracle for us and sustained our relationship for the past years.
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| Muffin ♥ Rabbit Forever!! |
For our Anniversary cum Valentine's celebration, Sweetie Muffin said he had loads of surprises in store for Da Rabbit and he was unwilling to reveal too much information - including our dinner venue...
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| Sweetie Muffin has loads of Surprises in store for Da Rabbit ♥ |
At 12:00am sharp, the first buzz I received on my LINE Messenger are these sweet and adorable LINE Stickers from Sweetie Muffin wishing me a Happy Rabbit Day :) Awww ♥~~~
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| Sweetie Muffin's Salutations on LINE Messenger |
Sweetie Muffin then picked me up from my office after work and we head off to our dinner place ~
Dinner @ Hosted on the Patio (Al Fresco Restaurant Bar), Alexandra Road
Hosted on the Patio (Al Fresco Restaurant Bar)
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Hostedsg
991B Alexandra Road, #01-10
Singapore 119970
Operating Hours:
Mondays - Saturdays, 11:30 to 14:30
Mondays - Thursdays, 18:00 to 23:00
Fridays - Saturdays, 17:30 to 00:00
Closed on Sundays
Sweetie Muffin chose to have our celebratory dinner @ Hosted on the Patio after reading some positive reviews and feedback of the place. As Sweetie Muffin is a lover of tranquility, the places he prefer are those that are rather secluded.
We had some difficulties locating the place, including some wrong turns here and there but thank God we reached the place on time (Sweetie Muffin made a reservation at 18:30).
The place is sub-divided into the al fresco area and the indoor dining area.
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| Al Fresco Area (When we entered in) |
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| Bar Counter... |
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| Cozy Indoors... |
The Restaurant was pretty empty when we first arrived but once our first few dishes were served, we saw the influx of other couples.
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| More Couples Joined in the Fun :) |
The ambience is generally OK but I find the indoor area a little too dull. Moreover, the plastic chairs are not very comfortable and the staff did not provide me with an extra chair to put my handbag :(
Also, I realised that we were served with very plain plain water for drinks - they could have freshened it with lemon / mixed vegetables etc since this is supposed to be a fine-dining place...
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| A bottle of Plain Water Served... |
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| Sipping my ultra plain iced water... |
We decided to opt out from having the champagne since Sweetie Muffin is never a drinker and he has to remain sober to drive.
Hence the cost of the set meal was SGD68++ per pax.
Le' Menu
We had the Five Course Menu and Sweetie Muffin picked this because he knew that I loved desserts and the menu has 2 desserts! Muacks Muffin for being so understanding ♥~
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| Valentine's Day 5-Course Menu |
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| Valentine's Day Sparkling Wine Selection |
Starters
Half Dozen Oysters to Share
Passion Fruit Gel, Horseradish Cream, Fresh Thyme
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| Half Dozen Oysters to Share |
Sweetie Muffin loved how the Passion Fruit Gel create a zesty taste and helped to mask the raw fishy taste of the Oysters. However, I personally feel that the Oysters' raw taste is very strong and the Passion Fruit Gel only helped to mask the taste a little...
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| Posing with my Oysters... |
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| Close-Up |
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| Candid Shot of Sweetie Muffin... He wore my favourite Pinky Shirt :) |
Dressed Crab and Lobster on Crispy Rye Bread
Curried Mushroom, Charred Cucumber
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| Dressed Crab and Lobster on Crispy Rye Bread. Curried Mushroom, Charred Cucumber |
The Crispy Rye Bread was nowhere crispy. It was VERY HARD. In fact, so hard that we gave up using the knives provided and used our hands to chew the bread instead. Be grateful that our teeth was still intact after all that...
Also, I do not taste crab and lobster, in fact the texture tasted pretty much like Tuna...
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| Sweetie Muffin tried very hard to cut the bread... |
Oh yes, I tried to use my hands to hold the bread and chew it with my teeth but an embarrassing accident happened - the crab and lobster topping thingy fell off whilst I was trying to tear the bread off with my Rabbit Teeth..
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| Le' Embarassing Moment |
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| Le' Fatal Accident |
After our horrible experience with eating the first slice of bread, I used my knife and spread the topping onto the second bread.. And... The moisture from the topping helped to soften the stoney hard bread making it a lot more easier to chew!! OMG! They should have provided us with some of the eating instructions so that we would not have embarrassed ourselves.. Meh~ Or we would appreciate it if they slice the bread for us and poke toothpicks for us to eat as ladies would want to look "glam" whilst eating with their significant other too :D
But I think Sweetie Muffin was too used to my "unglam" moments so we just laughed it off and he even captured that moment on his iPhone. LOL.
Main
Pan Seared Beef Flank,
Beer Pickled Pearl Onions, Celeriac Puree, Pepper Leaf
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| Pan Seared Beef Flank, Beer Pickled Pearl Onions, Celeriac Puree, Pepper Leaf |
This is overall a delectable dish. The meat is not too hard to chew and it goes well with the semi-sweet Celeriac Puree :)
Desserts
Salted Caramel and Popcorn Panna Cotta
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| Salted Caramel and Popcorn Panna Cotta |
Was really puzzled why they added a crushed popcorn as topping. Looks cheapo aniwaes...
This generally tasted fine but there would be better ones for sure...
Manjari Mousse, Vanilla Oil, Raspberries, Cocoa Profiteroles
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| Manjari Mousse, Vanilla Oil, Raspberries, Cocoa Profiteroles |
When this dish was served, I was wondering why was the layout of this dessert resembling lumps of poop? If not for the colourful elements from the berries and flower buds, it would have lost its appeal completely.
It tasted like cream puff with the vanilla cream oozing out and it actually tasted great together with the mousse and berries surprising! In fact, out of all dishes served, I feel that this dessert tasted the best.
Being a dessert lover by nature, the taste of the dessert served can either make or break my day. So I was thankful that the last dish - Manjari Mousse, Vanilla Oil, Raspberries, Cocoa Profiteroles ended off pretty well :)
Pricing: ★★★☆☆
Food: ★★★☆☆
Ambience: ★★★☆☆
Service: ★★★☆☆
Taking pictures of the al fresco area after dinner...
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| Where's the Live Band?? |
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| Sweetie Muffin was so happy that he hugged a tree nearby.. LOL |
Gifts Exchange
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| Sweetie Muffin, the delivery man :) |
Muffin got me some pretty childish Rabbit-themed items... I will display them prominently in the display cabinet of our new house ok? :p
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| A Rabbit Wallet + Rabbit Necklace (in the pink paper bag) |
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| Posing with my Prezzies :) |
Round 2: Chilling out @ Timbre
Timbre was a memorable place for us as we went to Timbre for Round 2 during our first meeting too. Hence we decided to drop-by Timbre to refresh that piece of memory for the first time as couples :)
Timbre @ The Gillman
Lifestyle | Restaurant | Bar | Music | Academy
Website: www.timbregroup.asia
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/timbrevenue
9A Lock Road, Gillman Barracks, Singapore 108926
Tel: 6694 4202
Operating Hours:
Mondays - Thursdays, 16:00 to 23:30
Fridays and Saturdays, 17:00 to 00:30
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| Timbre @ The Gillman: Lifestyle | Restaurant | Bar | Music | Academy |
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| Open-Air Dining Area |
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| Neat Grass Cutting!! |
Le' Menu
The font size on the menu was too tiny for me to read easily under dim lightings...
Guess I'm getting older :(
No illustration on the menu too :(((( Very Wordy indeed!
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| I like it when Sweetie Muffin makes that mischevious face... |
What We Ordered
We ordered a Cranberry Juice (Sweetie Muffin's version of Bloody Mary) and Mudslide Cocktail.
The Mudslide consists of Absolut Vodka, Baileys Irish Cream, Kahlua and Milk. I am a fan of Baileys and hence this mixture is the perfect concoction for me :) It tasted really nice and yummy!
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| "Bloody Mary" and Mudslide Cocktail :D |
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| Taking some selfies to commemorate the special day |
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| XOXO |
Pricing: ★★★★☆
Food: ★★★☆☆
Ambience: ★★★◐☆
Service: ★★★☆☆
Ending off with my Outfit of The Day Photo
Thanks, Muffin. For always loving me with all your heart ♥~
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