House @ Dempsey

Date: 21 August 2012

Address: 8D Dempsey road

Opening hours: Mon - Fri 12 pm - 10:30 pm, Sat 11 am- 10:30 pm, Sun 9am - 10:30 pm

Nearest MRT: Queenstown MRT

House is one of the many restaurants at Dempsey and has quite a large seating capacity. 

I wanted to try something off their brunch menu but they only serve brunch on weekends (a little strange) but oh well. 

Honestly, the food was average but i liked the decor of the place. 

Squid Ink Paella -S$29
A friend suggested having Paella because she'd just come back from a long trip in europe and missed having paella. This one did not meet up to her expectations at all, which was quite disappointing because I really wanted to taste how authentic paella should be like. Guess this isn't the place for them.

It's a little like risotto except it's less creamy because paella is cooked with all the liquids in and little stirring, while risotto is cooked with constant stirring and portioned additions of liquids. They also use different grains, i think the risotto one releases starch with constant stirring so it has a "stickier" texture.

This paella was cooked in squid ink (a first for me) so I have nothing to compare it against. I'll just say it was rather bland. I mostly tasted cheese and a slight squid flavor with the zesty accompaniment of the tomatoes. The prawns were very fresh and good though i must say!!
The portion is rather big, I wouldn't have been able to finish it on my own. 

English Breakfast Skinny Pizza - S$24

Let me just say this cannot, in any possible way, be compared to my favorite pizzas from Peperoni Pizzeria. It looked aesthetically wonderful but it just didn't deliver taste wise. Huge mega disappointment. 

Firstly, there was too much going on. 

I could hardly see what I was eating. The huge chunks of tomatoes were really not a big help at all because if I wanted to eat a tomato on its own, I would've have ordered a tomato on its own. I expected my tomatoes sliced and placed nicely on top on my pizza and not have them rolling around while I try to cut into them. 

Secondly, the gravy was way too thick. It made the crust soggy and unappealing. 

Thirdly, the cheese they used could have been better. It tasted like the ones you would use for a sandwich and not a pizza. It barely blended with anything else on the pizza. It just stood out on its own. As did the tomatoes. 

Even the bacons came in full strips and not pieces. 

SERIOUSLY, It was as if they served english breakfast on dough. What's the point??? 

Thankfully, this wasn't a morbid disaster. The warm chocolate toffee cake (S$9.50) was rather small but it tasted just as a chocolate cake should, warm, moist and chocolatey. 

My cup of latte saved the day. It is so far, my favorite cup of latte in Singapore. It's dense and rich, with just the right amount of milk and goodness. 

Despite being thoroughly annoyed by the pizza I tried, i still wanna come back for their vintage tea party thingy. Will let yall know how it goes when that happens!