Trapizza

Had a dinner there after a day in Sentosa. 

The wood fired pizza was acceptable with thin crust but I feel Timbre served better ones. 

The pasta sauce was really unique, not of white cream or tomato based, probably a fusion of both. 

We had the calamari and it was nothing to go oo-oo-gar-gar over just average. 

The mango juice was refreshing though, a must try there. 

However, the service was really poor considering there were only 5 tables they were serving that day. 

Presented by: A HGW food tasting session...

In a perfect world, it'd be dinner by the sands... amid the setting sun... accompanied by the soothing breezy sea... But... we live in a imperfect world, and hence the wet & gloomy Tuesday (18 MAY 2010 - and I do apologize for this back log...) Anyway, Trapizza is located on a nice secluded stretch of Siloso beach, towards Rasa Sentosa Resort... 

On that cold surly day, we were greeted by warm chirpy staffs... Soon enough, the late and the lost arrived... followed soon enough by the pizzas & the pastas...

The starter was nice... a platter of parma ham, rucola, rock melon... and pesto'ed mini-red peppers that was particularly impressed upon me. 

The feast consisted of golden deep-fried fries, calamari rings, chicken wings, lasagna spaghetti, and various pizzas... For me, the shining stars were the rich, creamy spaghetti carbonara and - The Sicilian - Trapizza's signature pizza. I quite enjoyed their four cheeses pizza as well... but then again, I think I'd enjoy any decent cheesy pizzas...

I think this pizza-bar-beach-joint is a great hide-out away from the bustling city... I shall make my way back someday... looking to enjoy the perfect scenario... a slice of Sicilian with some soda by the soft sands amid the soothing sounds of the seas while the sun sets slowly beyond the horizon...

I don't know about you. But I did not like the weather the past few weeks. Rains and thunderstorms are ever so frequent, making many alfresco dinings quite a challenge. The afternoon before our dinner at Trapizza was like El Nino. But luckily as heavens would have it, the rains disappeared when the moon decided to take over.

Trapizza is like a pizza bar. Facing the man-made Siloso Lagoon and near to the Rasa Sentosa Resort, it has a good view of the horizon; the setting sun at dusk, the heaving chests of masculine bods jogging along the beach and the frolicking of bikini babes ala Blue Lagoon style, providing eye candy while you feast.

It was fortunate that there was a group of us that allowed a good sampling of what the pizza bar had to offer. Dinner started late though, owing to the bad weather and poor navigation skills of some who could not tell the difference between East and West. That's another story for another occasion. Kick starting the dinner was the parma ham with rock melon served with rucola and pesto stuffed baby red peppers. This simple dish did the trick to excite the gastric juices, but however the stuffed red peppers with pesto was interesting and a joy to devour. A series of fried dishes came along; calamari, french fries and chicken wings. All of them were golden and crispy. I particularly liked the chicken wings and french fries more. Somehow I prefered my fried calamari to be lightly floured. The mains followed suit after the starters were cleared by the hungry spirits. The lasagna, spaghetti carbonara and 3 pizzas made their way to the tables. Although not a lasagna expert, it was one of the better ones I had tasted. The cheesy topping and flavourful tomato sauce were the winners. The carbonara was really a cheesy and creamy affair. Likely too much cream was used here. The 3 pizzas we had were the seafood pizza, 4 cheeses and the Sicilian. The seafood pizza had a generous offering of fresh salmon and shrimps. The 4 cheeses is a common place in most pizzarias but this one made the cut for preserving the juiciness of the cheeses. The Sicilian was a colourful pizza garnished with garlic, basil, red peppers, onions and pepperoni. Every mouthful delivered a combination of flavours. This is surely something more unique if you are tired of the usual pizzas.

Being at a good location, Trapizza offers a great option to chilax and 'nua'. Lying on their beach chairs with a beer in one hand and a piece of pizza in the other, you get my vibe ya?

 

 

 

 

I had the opportunity recently to have lunch at Trapizza on the sunny island of Sentosa. Looking at the teenage crowd playing volleyball and basketball reminded me of my carefree days when I could live off my folks (not that much has changed since then but...)

Anyways, back to my dining experience, Trapizza is located by the beach front with a very nice view of the sea as well as the occasional "flying foxes" who weave their way down to a little land mass off the main Sentosa Island.

The place is has a good flow of crowd on weekdays, fueled by the residents of Rasa Sentosa, which adds quite a bit of colour to the establishment.

Down to the food, I started out with the chicken wings, which were tasty. Comes highly recommended with your afternoon beer.

Next was the calamari. The version served here is clearly non-traditional as they use calamari strips that looks like the french fry rather than the usual rings that one is accustomed to. Nonetheless, it still tasted great with a nice crust on the outside that surrounds succulent squid.

Another must try is the Linguine Trapizza, which is a nice seafood-galore pasta. Surrounded by a crab meat tomato-based puree,it came with a tasty mussels and squid.

For the final meal, I had the pizza fruitti de mer, which had a nice crunchy bite.

Ended the day with a nice mocktail. The chef is rather entertaining, and would greet every potential guest walking by the eatery with his loud booming voice.

My conclusion on dining in Trapizza on a Friday afternoon? This is life man.

I recently went there to celebrate my mum's 53rd Birthday and was looking for a nice place for a huge family get-together where both the kids and adults could sit back and have a fun time together.

Though the ambience has the potential to be good, it was still sorely disappointing. There were many rowdy and angry customers jostling for the waiter's attention and many were so mad they ran up and down from the eating area to the raised cookhouse to scold the staff.

I for one, was very angry with the service. I made reservations a week before, and although they called me 5minutes before my reservation to make sure i was coming, when i arrived, I had to wait up to 20 minutes in the extremely hot weather till I could literally catch hold of a waiter to ask him where my table was! And to my query, he just answered adn pointed "Over there!" adn ran away.

That was strike one.

Next, it took another 15 mintues before we were given the menus and another 15 minutes before we could signal and FINALLY get a waiter to stop and take our order.

My entire family noticed how many of the waiters would just look at us and turn the other way, as though they saw nothing at all.

The sand pit near the restaurant was a good place for my restless nephew to play around while the adults continued to struggle with the service staff.

The food did come eventually, and for the price we paid, it was alright, but it wasn't tasty though.

ALso, the 2 jugs of beer we ordered came in the form of 8 cups and after we drank the 4 cups, the other 4 cups were missing, even until we paid the bill... thus, we had to take away.

All in all, the service is HORRENDOUS.

I've never had to fight to receive service before, but this one takes the cake.

All pictures are here

http://blessedwithfood.blogspot.com/2008/11/trapizza.html

Food / Beverage 7.5

this experience at Trapizza has been quite some time ago and so i cant really remember what pasta & pizza have been ordered.

i couldn't really remember the pasta taste but it was good.

The pizza left a deep impression though. Being the traditional Italian type, it was a flatbread one, cooked in a wood fired oven. It was good! The ingredients - cheese, ham, pineapples were generous. Ingredients together with the crust is great!!

Ambience 8

Being an alfresco outlet on the beach, the ambience is good with the sea and the breeze!

Value 6

forgot how much was the total bill, but it's the usual cafe price.

Service 7.5

the service i remember was pretty good. the waitresses there were pretty attentive.

The main reason we dined at that place is because they have slides/playthings for my toddler.

We ordered seafood pizza. Can't remember the exact name. It has slices of salmon, mussels, prawns and sotong. I say, the seafood are very fresh and comes in a thinly sliced pizza. However although the waiter say it is enough for 2 adults and a toddler, I still feel it doesn't really feel up the stomach. I wouldn't say the pizza is fantastic though.

I wanted to order the main courses like the steak and roasted chicken or but was told they are not available that day. A limited selection. The service is not bad.

I would only retun if I want to find a place to chill up.

Went there with my colleagues. Had pizza and pasta. Pizza, thin crust variety kind I'd still prefer the ones at Timbre. They had cuter wait staffs (at least when I last visited them), and tastier pizza as compared to Trapizza.

I find that the trapizza pasta (linguine, I think) had a funny taste to it. Sure the mussels were good, but because they put alot (really really generous amount!) of rocket leaves (salad) on it, the whole dish had that pungent taste. And, probably because it is alfresco and near the beach.. there were flies trying to attack our food if you're not observant.

We didn't fancy dinner at the cafe of the Siloso Beach Resort, so we hopped onto the tram and found ourselves wandering near Rasa Sentosa and eventually to Trapizza. Touting itself as a beachside alfesco dining place, it serves mainly Italian fare.

Service was alright, not the most attentive but overall it was average. The place was about a third filled when I was there. We got the nice cool breeze that night so that was a bonus.

We started off with the house salad and was disappointed when it came. The portion was small! We were hoping to get lots of greens into our system but it was not to be. Luckily the thin-crust pizza made up for it. A nice crispy crust with generous helpings of salami & ham. Very nice; especially when washed down with a mug of beer.

If you are ever struck with pizza cravings & you are near Siloso beach, then head down to Trapizza...

Alfresco dining... nice ambience... great place for a snack by the beach

Ordered a "fruity" salad, covered pizza and Trapizza Pasta. Pretty satisfied meal. The "fruity" salad isn't too fruity. Came with a few thin slices of apples, melon globoids, lettuce, walnuts and slices of bread. Interesting combination.

Pizza and pasta were pretty good. The covered pizza is like a big "curry puff" with ham, cheese, salami, spinach and egg wrapped within. Unlike the open-faced onese, ingredients are not baked till dried and the egg yolks oozes out as you cut it open. The Trapizza pasta is tomato based, served with mussels, crab and prawns. The creamy sauce is very yummy esp with the crab bits and garlic. Goes well with the bread from the salad :)

To our pleasant surprise, we were told that there is a 1 for 1 pizza promotion with DBS credit card. Though we can't stuff anymore food, they allowed us to takeaway though it will take an hour to be ready. Thanks Becks for the info!

Btw, the free vegetarian (Al Funghi something something) pizza didn't turn out to be as good. Mushrooms were very thinly sliced, overpowered by pickles and antichokes. No complaints though since it's free.