Wicked dinner at Osteria Mozza

The Clairvoyant and I love Italian food and among the best experiences we had was dining at Mozza at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. I wrote about this in a post last year when we tried the appetizers, antipasti and pizza at Pizzeria Mozza.

This time around, we were actually planning to eat an early dinner in time for watching the musical Wicked at the Sands theater. When we tried to reserve a table at the Pizzeria, we were advised to just walk-in as we were told the time we were reserving for was still quite early. When we arrived at the Pizzeria, there was already a long queue of people waiting for a table to open. After inquiring with the Filipino staff about how long we'd have to wait, they asked us if we really wanted to eat pizza since they can get us a table at the Osteria instead. And so we ended up at the Osteria Mozza on the other side, which was the fine dining section of the restaurant (the Pizzeria was for casual dining).

Our waiter was very engaging and asked us if it was our first time to eat at the Osteria. After giving our affirmatives, he proceeded to advise us with combinations by first asking us what we preferred to eat based on the items on the menu. We were quite surprised of his knowledge of the food and followed our feel for trusting his suggestion. We knew somehow that the staff were well-trained and the head chef of Mozza in Singapore was a Filipina so perhaps we would have a good dinner after all. We were also assured that the food will be prepared for us to be able to finish our meals in time for the play.

We were not disappointed with our food and following are a couple of photos that could not quite describe the experience of eating at the Osteria. As usual, these were taken using the camera of my BlackBerry Bold.

Primi: Tagliatelle with oxtail ragu

Secondi: Grilled whole snapper with herbs & extra virgin oil

The Clairvoyant and I shared the "Tagliatelle with Oxtail Ragu," which we were naming kare kare pasta primarily because of the oxtail. The sauce was not at all overwhelming as could probably be expected in other restos. And the serving was just right as an intro to our main meal. The "Grilled Whole Snapper with Herbs & Extra Virgin Oil" was served by the staff with the grilled lemon squeezed and the extra virgin olive oil from Tuscany "sprinkled" unto the fish right before us. The fish was cooked just right and was already de-boned so we didn't have to check for tinik while we were enjoying our meal.

We were so delighted with our meal that we decided to leave an extra tip for our waiter, on top of the service charge on our bill. Again, I can say that we will certainly be returning to Mozza sometime again to try out other items in their menu, whether at the Pizzeria or the Osteria.

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