Da Paolo Pizza Bar
We visited Da Paolo Pizza bar, which was featured a while back in 8 days, located in the Chip Bee side near Holland Village. Overall mmbience was not bad sans the renovation works outside the restaurant going on currently. Lightly dimmed, but cosy feeling with good service, although I had get their attention to refill my water a couple of times. To give them credit, they did respond immediately. Of course, it could have helped we went on a weeknight and it was not packed.
We ordered:
1) stuffed mushroom - highlight of the meal. Imagine sauteed, sliced crimini mushrooms with piled on top of a grilled portabello cap, decorated with rocket salad around the plate with drizzles of olive oil. The mushrooms were extremely tasty and addictive. But I can't pin down what went into the sauce. Could be a bit of balsamic vinegar, garlic (though it was not distinctive) and olive oil.
2) baby mozzarella with cherry tomato and an order of museculun salad - I thought the salad was rather bland, i.e. dressing was essentially oil and ? Didn't eat the mozzy though so can't comment.
3) Pizza (arugola, parma ham and parmesan pizza) - personally I did not eat this pizza but the toppings looked generous. Not extraodinary though, as with all the rest of the pizza.
4) Pizza (chef's special - sauteed leeks with egg and bacon on a arugula crust) - wanted to try a different crust, which was the driver for this order. Bad mistake. Crust was ordinary, only green looking. Topping was too wet for our liking and tasted a bit oriental.
5) Pizza (mixed seafood) - generous with topping. The tomato base was savory, with a light cheesy taste which is the saving grace for the pizza because everything else was normal.
We were all rather full after all that food so we did not try the desserts. But there were a few selections that sounded rather tempting and decadent! i.e triple choc mousse, tiramisu and Valrhona chocolate cake.
Personally, the pizzas will not drive me back to this place, but the company I am with, will have the ability to do so. I will give their hot food a go if I were to go back and of course, the mushrooms and maybe indulge in dessert then.
We ordered:
1) stuffed mushroom - highlight of the meal. Imagine sauteed, sliced crimini mushrooms with piled on top of a grilled portabello cap, decorated with rocket salad around the plate with drizzles of olive oil. The mushrooms were extremely tasty and addictive. But I can't pin down what went into the sauce. Could be a bit of balsamic vinegar, garlic (though it was not distinctive) and olive oil.
2) baby mozzarella with cherry tomato and an order of museculun salad - I thought the salad was rather bland, i.e. dressing was essentially oil and ? Didn't eat the mozzy though so can't comment.
3) Pizza (arugola, parma ham and parmesan pizza) - personally I did not eat this pizza but the toppings looked generous. Not extraodinary though, as with all the rest of the pizza.
4) Pizza (chef's special - sauteed leeks with egg and bacon on a arugula crust) - wanted to try a different crust, which was the driver for this order. Bad mistake. Crust was ordinary, only green looking. Topping was too wet for our liking and tasted a bit oriental.
5) Pizza (mixed seafood) - generous with topping. The tomato base was savory, with a light cheesy taste which is the saving grace for the pizza because everything else was normal.
We were all rather full after all that food so we did not try the desserts. But there were a few selections that sounded rather tempting and decadent! i.e triple choc mousse, tiramisu and Valrhona chocolate cake.
Personally, the pizzas will not drive me back to this place, but the company I am with, will have the ability to do so. I will give their hot food a go if I were to go back and of course, the mushrooms and maybe indulge in dessert then.