Dinning: Alfresco Gusto

Headed over to Alfresco Gusto for lunch yesterday for a belated birthday celebration for mommy!

Met the brother over at Ion at 1pm, drove down to meet them at this dining area.

But it was raining pretty heavy when we were on our way there, but after which once we have settled down, the rain seems to get smaller =D

Ion has never been a place that the boyfriend and I would have gone to search for awesome food! But somehow or rather, this secluded area has this Italian restaurant which serves pretty good food =D Would definitely head down for more if I had the time, but shopping and dining at Orchard area was really a killer!

Chalkboards to show what are the promotions they had! But I suppose this is what most of the restaurants do especially those located ard Clarke Quay area.

Did not manage to take a better shot of the area, but it was rather cooling and breezy that day because of the rain. 

While waiting for the rest to come, boyfriend and I headed in to grab the seats first.

And took a look at the menus, oh on a side note, I like now clean cut the menu looks! =D

Not a fan of messy menus! 

Clearer image of the dining areas!

They have pretty cute names for the drinks they are serving too! 

This is my younger brother looking at the menu.


And me, taking photos while waiting for them to place orders.


Two shots with the boyfriend and one shot with mommy love! =D
 

Hello Momma!!


And one more nicer shot! Le boyfriend hasnt been a fan of photos! LOL! but he always tries to take whenever I try to force him LOL! Thank you for accommodating <3


While the young ones continue with the menus, brother always took his own sweet time in ordering or looking at things or even packing his stuff to go back into camp! Such a slooow-mo!

The restaurants are quite packed to the point if you hadnt make any reservations, you are only able to get the seats over at the smoking area. So we are quite glad we actually made reservations.

The first item that came up was momma's drinks! 

Momma and I bought ordered Milkshake!

Momma ordered Hoho Choco which taste somehow like Chocolate milkshake but more dense!


Mine came after Momma's was called Sleepless in Paterson!
Saw the coffee beans in it? Yup! Its milkshake of Espresso and Chocolate!
Which taste pretty good too! (:


Le boyfriend being the old uncle of the day, he ordered Americano!
I wasnt a fan of Kopi-O, so I didnt tried it! ahahha! But according to him, he said he prefer the ones from Starbucks more! LOL!


Comes the appetizers! First was was this Sauteed Mushrooms with Garlic Bread! (:
Because I have this thing for mushrooms, so I would definitely say this is a must try!
The sauce mixed well with the mushrooms, which also goes well with the Garlic Bread! As I was typing this, I was really hoping for a serving right in front of me now! Slurps!

Brother ordered Soup of the Day (Mushroom Soup) for himself which also comes with Garlic Bread! hahah! Too much garlic on that day! But this wasnt really up to my expectations. Probably I've gotten too much expectations after trying the one over at Poulet which I blogged earlier on, this was really just mehh.

Momma's main dish came first!
Seafood Risotto which was Saffron and white wine risotto with different kinds of sauteed seafood! I tried one of the mussels and it was really good! The mussels are so fresh and it tasted sweet! (: But somehow risotto tasted like porridge to me, so i wasnt really into that.
But momma loves it!


Boyfriend ordered Carbonara, he's aim was to try out different carbonara at different places! LOL!
This was a little watery but surprisingly it was up to the boyfriend's expectation and he says its good! (:

Mine came next, Chicken Pappardelle!
It comes with homemade pappardelle in cream sauce cooked with Chicken and fresh basil!
The Pappardelle tasted like the chinese homemade noodles (Mee Hoon Kueh), but of course the texture was so much softer and tender! Finally I've found my new love! =D The chicken was so tender and juicy that it actually absorb the cream sauce and a little basil makes it perfectoo! =D

The brother ordered Chicken Ballotine which comes with roasted chicken leg, stuffed with mushrooms duxellex, together with creamy couscous, vegetables and pan roasted jus. Even thou I had no idea what was added, but the chicken stuffed mushrooms tasted quite good! Soft and juicy! But a little tad salty for my liking. =X


And pizza for all of us to share! This pizza was called Pizza Pollo which consist of Grilled Chicken, Pineapple and bell peppers, with extra cheese added! This pizza was really good! It wasnt too dry like how some other pizzas may tasted! The chicken was grilled to just nice and the texture was done so well!

But because of all us are already full to the brim, this dish didnt come at the right time =X

I wasnt a fan of Tiramisu because in the past when I first took a bite, it was all so mousy! And realised that i wasnt my cup of tea at all! But after the ones cousin made for her boyfriend, I took a bit and it totally changed my perception! =D It was so good that I wanted more!

So I've decided to give this Tiramisu was the first thing that came across my mine because I could totally remember the taste of the tiramisu that couzzie made the other time! The bad news was, this tiramisu was rather bitter to my liking. But the short bread was good! Fresh and tasted crunchy! I took a bit and left about half the tiramisu untouch and momma had to finish it for me. 

Thanks momma!

Brother and his girlfriend tried this Pear Tart Tartin which was caramelized pear tart with gelato. I suppose it was nice? Because both of them finish every single bit without leaving traces! hahah! But the smell was too sweet, oh yea, because of the caramel! =D But no trying for me! hahah! I got to stop taking in sweet stuff!

Overall the experience was quite okay, despite the heavy downpour, every dishes were so nice!

But the prices are rather steep but delicious food I would say. So I suppose you get what you paid? Oh on the other hand, one reason why I might head back would be because of their service. Even thou they might be full house, but their service was really good that they pay attention to your needs. 

Overall Rating: 8/10

Total Spending: SGD$304.84

Where to find it:

Alfresco Gusto

#01-15, Ion Orchard

2 Orchard Turn

Singapore 238801

Tel: 6509 9380