Went twice in last 3 weeks for dinner. Food pretty good (Pasta very good, esp. the Gnochi), Ambience nice but service very mixed: last time the waiter was very grumpy and also forgetful (e.g., forgot our bottle of wine and was not happy after we reminded them of this). Overall we spend 300 SGD for 3 persons including one bottle of good Italian wine for SGD 80. Good and solid choice but I found value for money a bit lacking.

been going to da paolo since they opened their first outlet. went back to the club st branch for dinner recently. food quality & serving portions are still good. starter + main & no room left for dessert which was a pity. i had the soup of the day, it was thick & rich. the tomato based pasta was a tad too salty & oily but cooked till al dente. my better half started with the spaghetti bolognese, his pasta was slightly over cooked but the meat quality was good. for mains he had their vitello alla milanese. it was very tasty, light crust which was not over oily. overall meal was good & service was excellent.

And it is all about the pasta.

The best course of the evening was the home made squid ink pasta. There is absolutely nothing like it that i have tasted so far.

And this time, the chef did not dissapoint on this particular dish.

The freshness of the pasta once again played on my tounge, as the flavours of the crayfish and tomatoes blended well. The sweetness of the sea was simply lovely. However, the crayfih was just a tad overdone. Or perhaps it turned a little tougher because it turned cold when i left my table halfway.

As i mentioned in my previous review, i organized my company dinner there and while the pasta was the star of the show, the main course, however, failed to shine.

Do try the Parma Ham and Rock Melon as your starter as the mix of sweet and salty was a nice change from the usual salad. One thing though, i wished my melon slice was riper and larger....

As always, Italians make the best Tiramisu. I believe that the tiramisu here deserves a double thumbs up from me. It is not overly, cloyingly sweet. In fact, goes really well with the palate. It is unpretentious, the dessert comes on a plate, though not pretty, the flavours are divine, with a touch of class. I almost spoke in italian after having my tounge romanced by the lovely cheese, espresso and rum.

For a large group like mine, the service was just not as good as how i wanted it, but for dates and people who like privacy, this will be a good place for you to not only dine, but to dine well.

But dont forget, it is all about the (home-made) pasta at Da Paolo.

Happy Eating, everyone!

It's the pasta.

It has always been about the pasta at Da Paolo.

There is no denying that fresh pasta, hand-made with love, erm..ok, PASSION, every morning will make a difference with each mouthful that you take.

Fine, granted that i had a sodium attack during my taste test for a corporate event, i called up the events executive and told her my comments and now i will be retuning to another taste test tomorrow.

I shall update again after my company dinner and i hope that i can once again tell you, it is all about the pasta.

In the meantime, Happy eating!

Had lunch there with my colleagues today as we needed a quiet place for lunch. The first time few weeks back we wanted to go there, but a less-than-enthusiatic wait staff curtly told us:"we don't have set lunches. If you want set lunches, you can go next door", which was Jerry's BBQ and Grill.

Today the service was much better, although they still don't have set lunches. For a place with such a reputation, I actually find it quite unforgiving for them to serve cold run-of-the-mill plain crusty bread.

The main courses we had were so-so, with the spinach pasta and baked seafood pasta in tomato sauce tasting only so-so. The vongole was better as it was cooked just al dente with fresh clams. But alas, the mushroom risotto I had was just plain bland. Perhaps they meant to showcase the taste of the mushrooms, but the mushrooms needed to be r-e-a-l-l-y outstanding for that to happen. Sadly, they were not. Bland rice + bland mushrooms with parsley = bland bland lunch. My colleague kept topping hers with salt just to liven up her tastebuds abit. Didn't stay for any dessert or coffee / tea in the end.

I went away disappointed, because I thought the food would match its reputation. Or maybe I was expecting too much huh. Probably won't be going back anytime soon.