il Lido Italian Dining & Lounge Bar

I was expecting a 3 course lunch as per the standard promotion offered at Restaurant Week, but I was given more (6 course) and that was really a pleasure surprise. All for $40++ per pax.

The starters were delightful especially loved the Crab Cappeiietti ~ crab dumpling made of thin skin that almost felt nothing, filled with crab meat. Although not much of the crab taste since it was shredded so finely, it was nicely complemented by the tangy tomato sauce. A very good combination and I wished for more...

The mains (snapper & beef cheek) were not as interesting as the starters. Passable but could have been more favorable. On a positive note, the mash potato was really smooth & creamy & we adored it.

Dessert was all time favorite - tiramisu and tea was served with sweet treats ~ biscuit with sugar.

Service was good and ambiance was nice & relax. Really enjoyed the lunch and we will probably be back for the next Restaurant Week! =) 

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First went there for a friend's wedding, it was pleasant enough for us to go back again.  Service was attentive, but food was just decent.

The service staff were friendly and welcoming.

Although the food serving quantity is small, the quality is not bad.

Another restaurant option if one is looking for an up-class quality business lunch over an undisturbed greenery Sentosa.

Before I try the food, I already experienced the poor service by the manager(Vic?) and his staff. After checking that this restaurant is the top ten restaurant in Singapore, I had make a reservation for a dinner of 4 for my lady fren's B'day 2 days ago.

Today when I called to confirm my reservation and ensure that it is a cosy corner with seaview, the staff and the manager pissed me off by telling me all the negative things like there are lots of booking with big groups and cannot guarantee for the noice control and etc. nothing positive and keep saying that they cannot understand what I said/want.....really pissed me off and I got very upset about such poor tele manner which gave me no confidence at all to have a wonderful dinner with my guest at a special occasion.

Thus, even they have the Best food on earth, such poor service will deter me from visiting this restaurant.

If the management is serious about customer service, train their staff first so that they can be nice and know how to handle customer's requirements. In this case, I don't think they are prepared and they are just too proud to servce people.........definitely will not recommend anyone to try out this restaurant.

On the contrary, I called up another top ten restaurant at once, the treatment and tele manner was totally beyond satisfactory...the Chief waiter even offered my B'day fren a slice of B'day cake and ensure cosy corner was reserved....I could not resist such a execellent servcie even though I have to pay double of the cost.....

This was a good example of good service....if the staff and even the manager can't even talk to the customers properly, they don't deserved to be there to serve... (Hide)

 

25 October 2011 22:35

Restaurant was awarded DiningCity star. So I thought we'd give it a try since it was restaurant week. 

The ambiance was nice. Overseeing the sea and was nice and secluded. Rather romantic. But the food was not worth the price despite reduced restaurant week rates (or maybe because of that). 

The salmon with caviar was dry and overly fishy. Tasted like those you can get at the cheapo $30 all-you-can-eat type buffets. The scallops were ok but a rather tasteless. The penne was fine in terms of texture but it was cooked in some green pea and tomato sauce and the green peas tasted suspiciously like canned ones. The mains of sea bass was dry and overcooked. It really wasn't any better than hawker fare at like 1/5 the price. The beef was not at all well prepared and tasted very pungent.

In all fairness, the dessert was pretty good. It was molten lava cake which was really molten and paired with lime sorbet. The coffee was also nice and freshly ground and brewed. 

If you're looking for good food, you probably won't find it here. But if you're looking for a rather nice, secluded and romantic place, Il Lido ain't too bad a choice.  

We had an egg plant starter, which was quite big and very satisfying.  The scallop however was a tad too dry.  The spaghettini with crab meat was very tasty, but it would have been even greater if it was more al dente.

Having read all the lousy reviews of this place I dunno why I still bothered to buy a deal at $48 for 2 set lunches there.

The view was truly beautiful. Especially since the place is so secluded, we were the only patrons sitting outdoors on that weekday afternoon. I almost felt like I was at some remote getaway in Bali. But then the lousy food slapped me awake.

I called to make reservations on the same day and the person who answered the call insisted that reservations have to be made at least a day in advance. I had made same day reservations for many other deal vouchers and never encountered this problem before. I told her that it was my birthday, and she told me she could make a reservation for me "tomorrow"?!?!?!?! "Tomorrow is not my birthday. And it's not as if you are full, must you be so inflexible about this?" I said. Then, she finally put me on hold before giving me the reservation.

If it wasn't for the vouchers that I had already bought, I would have just boycotted that place after that lousy treatment on the phone.

When we were finally there, a lady whom I presumed was the one who answered the phone, strutted around with her nose stuck in the air. Yeah probably cos we look young and poor and are most importantly, not ang moh. The only one sincerely serving us was a senior waiter.

Poor service aside, I was enjoying my lovely afternoon, when the disappointing food came. The soup(I don't even remember what) came in a tiny plate. Then... the main courses were outrageous. Like really. My husband ordered duck breast, and it came in like 6 slices, even smaller serving than the $2.50 coffeeshop portion. And my salmon was ridiculously funny. It was exactly like those I usually cook at home... Buy a $7 slice from supermarket, add some salt and pan-fry it. Yeah that's about it. What??? Il Lido??? I was seriously expecting a little bit of sincerity put into the food.

The nice server explained that the portions are small cos it's a "set lunch" but c'mon, the usual price is $40 and it's only 3 course... and NOT NICE. We probably only got full on bread.

Yes, to sum it up, if not for the online deal, i wouldn't have gone all the way in to the golf club for lunch. Parking and entering sentosa isn't free, so there goes the charges.

My lunch partner has already tried the set lunch prior to our lunch appt. She was recounting to me how she has to tell the wait staff 3 times to get her the vinaigrette for the bread.. -_-'' I was half crossing my fingers that we didnt had to remind them 3 times during our lunch. Sadly, that was what happen.

Meals were served prometly. the wait in between didnt take long. We particularly love the prawn salad.Prawn was lightly cooked..very fresh.

 My main was the sirloin. It was nice, meat was tender..not overly cooked. Friend had the cod. Sweet and fresh . Pity it was slightly smaller in size as compared to our neighboring tables who ordered the cod too..

Dessert was creme brulee. no complains about that.. actually it was like..normal.

Just a quick note on sitting at the alfresco area.. getting attention of the wait staff could be an issue . and if you are heat prone , it's best to sit in the cool comforts of the air con . I will sit inside if i ever go back again

well.. i may go back again if there is another deal. else if i would to pay the normal price, then I rather just dine in town ..

I’ve been to il Lido 3 times for lunch. Me and my dining partner loves this restaurant, save for the slightly inaccessible location at Sentosa Golf Club. However, being secluded from the main island isn’t all a bad thing, because I like the serenity there.

I got deals from BigDeal.sg for $24.80. This entitles me to their set lunch menu (changes daily). It is a good deal as it is 45% off the usual price.

They serve a 3 course set lunch from Monday to Saturday which consists of an appetiser, a main course and a dessert. In addition, a basket of bread, amuse bouche and coffee or tea are included as well.

The appetiser was a choice between a soup and a salad/ something else. The main course was a choice between a pasta, meat or fish. Dessert was fixed.   There were options for the type of coffee or tea. I usually choose my favourite earl grey  

For this meal, the usual price is $38++/pax. We bought deals from BigDeal.com.sg for $24.80/pax. Do check out BigDeal.com.sg for similar deals as it is really worth the money.

for pictures of what i ate on 3 occasions, please view my blog at http://hungryinsingapore.wordpress.com/2011/05/10/il-lido-lunch/

Location is nice. Very convenient if you play golf. Change and walk out for dinner.

Been there when they first opened. Been there right after they changed their chef. Been there recently.

Only was satisfied the second time.

When I first went there when they opened. I was surprised to see some familar waiters from Garribaldi? They were lamenting about working there, errmmm thats really their problem and it was quite an appetite spolier then. Hahaha! Food was mediocre then. Happy that they serve Billecart, thats all. :)

Second time was Dad's treat. He got hole-in-one and treated a group of us. That time was the only nice time we had, when the food was good and the ambience was nice. Maybe because we were celebrating and sloshed, we did not really notice the food that much then. If I can recall correctly, we had Laurent Perrier(house champ) at a good price.

The third time was when I recommend my friends to go there. From my second experience, I thought the standard was back. BUT IT WAS DISAPPOINTING! Food was errmmmm not bad but really really not good either, Esp for the price we were paying. U see.. I should never suggest cos each time I suggest a place, it somehow backfires! Hahahahaha! :D Oooops!

We left feeling empty and disappointed. The bill was almost 600 for 4 of us. We ordered their house champagne. Could have spent it elsewhere...for a more satisfying meal.

Anyway, no more Il Lido for me :)