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2008-04-09
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For a long time I kept telling myself upon paying the bill... "I paid that money for the view". A cloudless Sunday afternoon a friend and I met at this Vietnamese place in CWB. I noticed the place a few times on the bus ride home, this place used to be Aroma Bakery, now turned into this Vietnamese place with retro decor and fancy lounge music. I made a reservation for two requesting the window seats. We arrived 5 minutes before noon and sat down, just in time to catch the midday gun outside. Won
I made a reservation for two requesting the window seats. We arrived 5 minutes before noon and sat down, just in time to catch the midday gun outside. Wonderful timing. We had water to drink, and ordered promptly.
Snack Platter ($118) included shrimp cakes, fish cakes, spring rolls and satay skewers and calamari rings
Raw Beef Noodle Soup ($68) for both of us.
The noodle soup was presented to us with plenty of herbs on the side-- Thai basil crisp and fresh, and wedges of lime tangy and sharp. Bean Sprouts are cool to taste, countering the interlaying spicy taste in the beef broth. As I tasted the broth spoonful by spoonful I detacted an increasing note of spices -- cassia bark, star anise and white peppercorns. The spice blends linger in my mouth as I went through the rice noodles, soft and right to the taste. Unfortunately the beef were not sliced thin enough and overcooked. It's hardly "raw" as indicated in the menu.
$118 is a little steep for a snack platter. Fish cakes are too chewy to the bite with plenty of lemongrass and coriander in it, while shrimp cakes disappointed as it doesn't taste like anything and seemed to have overcooked. Satay suffered from the "cardboard syndrome" as chicken is overcooked once again. Spring rolls are crispy on the outside but couldn't make out what the filling is. I wouldn't say I enjoyed the platter, very much. Calamari rings could be enjoyable treat if it arrived hot on the platter.
The dining room in Rice Paper could be really cool. I suggest diners dress warm. The view is excellent on a nice day. The waiters have a knack on ignoring your orders and waiting time gets lengthy even when there aren't many tables occupied in the restaurant. Make sure you order clearly enough and if food doesn't come according to your orders, don't hesitate to let the waiters know. You shouldn't have to settle for mediocre food. The view though, again, is totally worth it.
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