Chocolate Chip Cookies went to China Square for dinner in a peaceful and quiet setting. Though much raved about on forums, Aglio Olio was a disappointment for us.
We settled for a 2-pax dinner set which includes a small bottle of wine, a basket of garlic bread and chicken wings for sharing, 2 bowls of soup and 2 pastas or pizzas, all for $39.90++.
We settled for a 2-pax dinner set which includes a small bottle of wine, a basket of garlic bread and chicken wings for sharing, 2 bowls of soup and 2 pastas or pizzas, all for $39.90++.
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The chicken soup was just normal. any cafe could have produced this. Garlic bread wasn't too shabby as compared with the soup, but quite standard as well.
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We aren't wine experts, but the red wine didn't go well with pasta for sure.
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The chicken wings were terrible in our opinion, but thank goodness for the chilli sauce (off-the-shelf, not home-made). We started listing all the better chicken wings we've eaten elsewhere.
And now, the supposed-highlights of the meal - the pastas. There are 4 levels of spicy-ness to choose from. Chocolate Chip (who can't really take spicy) chose normal and I (self-proclaimed chilli padi) took spicy. Both pastas turned out slighty too hot for comfort, but certainly took the focus away from the disappointing pastas.
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Chocolate Chip's pepperoni aglio oglio. He said it tasted nothing special but wolfed it down anyway because he was hungry.
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I was expecting my bacon aglio oglio to come with fried, crispy and hot bacon, but the bacon strips were boiled (I think), wet and soft. I could hardly taste the garlic, much less the olive oil! Service wasn't fantastic as the servers seemed over-eager to clear our plates. Frankly speaking, to us, Aglio Olio's pastas are no different from Pastamania's.
So much for the high ratings. I would probably visit the area for a nice little dinner away from the crowd but am definitely not stepping into this restaurant again.
Aglio Olio
3 Pickering Street
#01-40 China Square
Nankin Row
Aglio Olio
3 Pickering Street
#01-40 China Square
Nankin Row
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