Saturday, February 7

7atenine, Esplanade Mall

Anyone could tell that my parents left for Hong Kong worried sick about Toro and Soba. Worrying if they had enough to eat, worrying if they were lonely or worse, if they were to be accidentally released from their cages and lost foreverrrrrrrrrr. Ooo drama. I don't quite recall them ever being so worried about us (their human kids) when we were younger.

With them away in Hong Kong, Yang and I went to 7atenine at the Esplanade Mall for dinner. I was pretty excited about this because I had won a $50 voucher from AsiaCuisine's Weekly Restaurant Contest. Yes me! Me who had never won a any decent award from school, 4D, Toto or lottery any kind.

7atenine's food menu is mainly divided into 5 sections 'from the land,' 'from the sea,' gattsuri taberu,' 'sides' and 'from the sky'.

Photobucket

Thanks to Chinese New Year, I've definitely been guilty of 'gattsuri taberu,' which loosely translates to ‘eat like there’s no tomorrow’. That being said, 7atenine signature chilli con carne, which had been braised for 36 hours, was something I could have every day.

Photobucket

The saucy minced wagyu beef and edamame beans were served in preserved jar that served only asethetic purposes. Although using ordinary beef would have produced a similar effect, it was remained a delicious flavourful dish. And if you are on a carbs-is-evil diet, I will have your share of that warm toasty bread stick, thanks.

Photobucket

The only item we had from 'from the land' section was the lamb cutlet that had been marinated with thyme and chilli; perfectly grilled, retaining that tender-squish texture. I loved the accompanying side - sweet roasted spanish chillis with crunchy nuts.

Photobucket

Served with wasabish dip, the wasabi cod was one of those dishes that made people smile. If Willy Wonka suddenly had cravings for fish, he would definitely make some of these cod croquette lollipops.

Photobucket

Photobucket

Somebody should have warned me that the crab sandwich was smaller than the SCV tv remote control. That being said, the Japanese king crab was incredibly fresh, the celeriac remoulade creamy but not sickeningly so and the toasted brioche still crisp when served. Crab Crap, can I 'upsize' this?

Photobucket

With some space left (even for dessert), we ordered the saffron seafood risotto. A grilled king prawn, squid, hokkaido scallop & chorizo sliver lay on the risotto seabed as if it were some child's art project. Unexpectedly, the mushy-looking risotto was made up of fine firm grains. We like...

Our churros took a while to arrive and to our surprise, one of the kitchen chefs (I'm generalising but he looked too young to be Head Chef) personally came out to apologize. The churros came in a paper cone perched high on a metallic Scandinavian-ish structure. All I could think of was how Olympic torch-like the presentation was. Gimmicks aside, the churros resembled fat foppy fries, sprinkled vanilla sugar. Don't get me wrong, I like fat foppy fries but they may not be anyone's cup of tea.

Photobucket

The nutella dip thickened too quickly in our humid weather so instead of coating the churros, they ended up sticking onto the churros, forcing them to break apart. However if like me, you have enough common sense and a temporary lack of social etiquette, you would fnd the spoon most useful for scrapping out almost-dried nutella.

I like the concept of 7atenine: the corporate-chillout vibe, the personable service and at the end of the day, the dishes were incredibly tasty but the playful presentation reminded me how what it was like to have fun with my food.

7atenine
8 Raffles Avenue
#01-10/12
Esplanade Mall
Singapore 039802
Tel 6338 0789

15 comments:

Anonymous said...

i went last sunday, love the place, personally i feel its the best new restaurant in 2009, so far. haha.

Anonymous said...

Hello! Came across your blog as I was searching for reviews on this restaurant. Coincidentally, I happen to be the other winner of the $50 voucher haha :) What was your corny joke?

Was just wondering if the option of lunch unlimited was available for the use of the voucher or if it's only valid for use with ala carte orders?

Nice pics, btw, I'm officially excited to try this place!

yixiaooo said...

hey brad, it's only feb! haha.. but they just might be.. but i don't wanna jinx the rest of the year!

anon, something about numbers being emotional eaters and this 7 ate 9... er embarressing... what was yours?

i don't remember terms and conditions on the voucher but if they didn't indicate, then i assume lunch is ok too.

thanks for visiting!

Anonymous said...

u definitely convinced me to pay a visit really soon... more so cos it's just opposite where I work! Will let you know how it all goes when I get down to it.

Thanks for the rec! =)

yixiaooo said...

oh sooks, if only i could join you!

Anonymous said...

It's a put off when reviews don't come with prices.

yixiaooo said...

it's a put off too when people leave negative comments without their names.

what a joker =p

red fir said...

mua haha yixiao... I left my name. =) Love the crab sandwich!

Anonymous said...

The young fella was actually the chef!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

The young fella was actually the chef!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

The young fella was actually the chef!!!!!!!!!!!!

yixiaooo said...

hello ice!

whoa, good for him! what a talented guy...

Anonymous said...

hi:

I went to 7atenine yesterday for lunch and it was great. The standouts were the organic beef sashimi, the crab sandwich and the single estate chocolate.

BTW, my corny joke was:
Q: Why can't 6 do a handstand in front of 7?
A: cos 7atenine!
haha, kinda lame...

sam

yixiaooo said...

sam, your joke's better than mine!

Anonymous said...

情趣用品,情趣,色情,成人影片,色情影片,免費A片,情趣用品,情趣,成人網站,A片下載,日本AV,做愛,情趣用品,情趣,美女交友,A片,辣妹視訊,情色視訊,情趣用品,情趣,色情聊天室,聊天室,AV,成人電影,A片,情趣用品,情趣用品,情趣,情趣

情色,A片,AIO,AV,日本AV,色情A片,AV女優,A漫,免費A片,A片下載,情色A片,哈啦聊天室,UT聊天室,聊天室,豆豆聊天室,色情聊天室,尋夢園聊天室,080視訊聊天室,080聊天室,080苗栗人聊天室,免費視訊聊天,上班族聊天室,080中部人聊天室,視訊聊天室,視訊聊天,成人聊天室,一夜情聊天室,辣妹視訊,情色視訊,成人,成人影片,成人光碟,成人影城,自拍

情趣用品,A片,AIO,AV,AV女優,A漫,免費A片,日本AV,寄情築園小遊戲,情色貼圖,色情小說,情色文學,色情,色情遊戲,一葉情貼圖片區,色情網站,色情影片,微風成人, 嘟嘟成人網,成人,成人貼圖,18成人,成人影城,成人圖片,成人影片,UT聊天室,聊天室,豆豆聊天室,尋夢園聊天室,080聊天室,080苗栗人聊天室,080視訊聊天室,視訊聊天室

情趣用品,A片,aio,av,av女優,a漫,免費a片,aio交友愛情館,a片免費看,a片下載,本土自拍,自拍,愛情公寓,情色,情色貼圖,色情小說,情色文學,色情,寄情築園小遊戲,色情遊戲,嘟嘟情人色網,一葉情貼圖片區,色情影片,情色網,色情網站,微風成人,嘟嘟成人網,成人,18成人,成人影城,成人圖片,成人貼圖,成人圖片區,成人小說,成人電影

情趣用品,情趣用品,情趣,情趣,情趣用品,情趣用品,情趣,情趣,情趣用品,情趣用品,情趣,情趣,情趣用品,情趣用品,情趣用品,情趣用品,情趣用品.情趣,情趣,情趣,情趣,視訊聊天室

麻將,台灣彩卷,六合彩開獎號碼,運動彩卷,六合彩,遊戲,線上遊戲,cs online,搓麻將,矽谷麻將,明星三缺一, 橘子町,麻將大悶鍋,台客麻將,公博,game,,中華職棒,麗的線上小遊戲,國士無雙麻將,麻將館,賭博遊戲,威力彩,威力彩開獎號碼,龍龍運動網,史萊姆,史萊姆好玩遊戲,史萊姆第一個家,史萊姆好玩遊戲區,樂透彩開獎號碼,遊戲天堂,天堂,好玩遊戲,遊戲基地,無料遊戲王,好玩遊戲區,麻將遊戲,好玩遊戲區,小遊戲,電玩快打

麻將,台灣彩卷,六合彩開獎號碼,運動彩卷,六合彩,線上遊戲,矽谷麻將,明星3缺一,橘子町,麻將大悶鍋,台客麻將,公博,game,,中華職棒,麗的線上小遊戲,國士無雙麻將,麻將館,賭博遊戲,威力彩,威力彩開獎號碼,龍龍運動網,史萊姆,史萊姆好玩遊戲,史萊姆第一個家,史萊姆好玩遊戲區,樂透彩開獎號碼,遊戲天堂,好玩遊戲,遊戲基地,無料遊戲王,好玩遊戲區,麻將遊戲,好玩遊戲區,小遊戲,遊戲區,電玩快打,cs online