esmirada x2

had a sumptuous dinner with jonathan and his mom at esmirada of orchard hotel..
it was just outstanding..

what left me such a good impression was the ambience of the restaurant..
wrought iron pillars filled with numerous wine bottles which acts as a walk-in cellar,
mediterranean paintings all over the wall, candle lights simmered the whole place on iron chandeliers, finally topped with a mobile live band playing jazz..

the food: simply superb..
i had grilled mushrooms with butter and spices, followed by couscous in vegetable stew..
their serving are really generous, i was so shocked by the mere size of my bowl of couscous when it was served!
although i was quite filled at the end, nothing really stopped me from having lemon creme brule with berries.. it was heaven..
all with courtesy by jonathan's mom.. and of course jonnie too..

the funny thing was that jonathan and i were at exactly the same place on tuesday night when we met up for a drink in the evening..
we were at the bar located just beside the restaurant owned by the same company..
we commented what a good ambience the restaurant before we were leaving and that it would be really good if we could dine there in the future..
and voila, there we were dining away last night. sometimes there are so many things that is so coincidental, but is it really?? food for a thought..

oh well, so today, i shall just spare my tummy with some plain porridge..
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