Saboten - Tonkatsu Delight at Parco Marina

Among the slew of Japanese restaurants in Parco Marina, Saboten is one with relatively long queues. It is just beside the Italian restaurant Tavolo.

Was there on a Saturday evening at 730pm thereabout. I was rather taken aback that we had to queue for almost 30 minutes. I even asked my friend if we should continue in the queue.

Eventually, we pulled through the waiting period. I like the care they put into serving the food. Items are piping hot or well chilled as they should be.

As we await the food, we are served hot green tea. The tea is different from the conventional green tea served in some restaurants. It smells and tastes as though it's been roasted. 

There was also a free flow of finely cut cabbage. It was definitely fresh! 

There were also 2 types of sauce to go with the cabbage. If you are more adventurous, you could try the sesame sauce. If you like something more appetizing, go for the the vinegar based sauce. 

The miso soup was also delightful. It is not as salty and you could definitely have more than one round.

You find all types (salmon,pork loins, prawns etc) of Tonkatsu in this restaurant. Set meals start from twenty onwards. Each of us ordered a different set:

This may not be a place you may frequent regularly due to the fried food. But if you are craving for quality fried food, head down to Parco Marina!

Saboten
9 Raffles Boulevard #P3-01
Parco Marina Bay, Millenia Walk
Tel: 65 6333 3432

Tavolo (closed) - Italian restaurant at new Parco Marina Bay

Celebrated a friend's birthday at an Italian restaurant at Parco Marina - Tavolo. Seem to have acquired a liking for Italian food of the late.

Tavolo boast of an open concept with a simple and stylish set up. Located on the third level, it is just right beside Saboten. 

We were in good stead for treats. Firstly we just need to top up SGD5 for coffee and dessert to the ala carte order. A dessert was in the range of SGD 10.00. Furthermore you get to enjoy 10% off ala carte items with Citi Bank credit cards. Woo hoo!

The soup of the day is pumpkin soup (SGD9).The finely mashed up pumpkin blended very well with slices of cheese. What a unique combi. 

We ordered several main dishes. The most special dish is Pappardelle with Rabbit meat sauce (SGD26).

The home made pasta was delectable. I'm not a pasta person but I actually find that I like to eat more of it. I was really surprised on knowing that it's rabbit meat sauce. To the extent that I looked traumatized.

We also had slightly more down to earth dishes:

-Pork Cutlet (SGD26) that was so thin and tasty.

-Salmon (SGD29) with mustard sauce. The pepper bits added enhanced the entire dish.

One of the first desserts we tried was the tiramisu (SGD10).

Other than tiramisu,the desserts were not conventional at all. Zuccotto Di Ricotta (SGD10) - It is a sponge cake made up of cheese,almond nuts. There is a slight lingering taste of cinnamon. The cheese is quite light as well.

Chocolate Sausage (SGD10): This is chocolate made in the form of sausages. The whole "sausage" was just nice and not too sweet. There were also almond flakes and biscuits in the chocolate. I like it how it's not too sweet.

Am likely to return to this place!

Tavolo
Parco Marina Bay, Millenia Walk
9 Raffles Boulevard #03-07