About Arossa

Located just next to Grand Hayatt at the new Scotts Square, Arossa is easy to get to – if you know its there. Upon entering you’ll be greeted with the ambience of a classy bar and restaurant. Their menu serves up grilled delights complemented by over 120 labels of wines. Chef Chiaki heads the kitchen at this restaurant and her mantra is keeping her food simple without compromising on its quality by choosing only the freshest ingredients.

The Food at Arossa

As they have private rooms for more intimate dining affairs, Arossa is suitable both for meetings and as a restaurant you could bring your date to. Their floor to ceiling windows overlook Orchard Road below, a pretty good place to chill and people-watch if you ask me. Besides, reserving these rooms does not incur any extra costs, all you have to do is ring them up to check for their vacancy. So do take note of that if you’re coming here!

To start things off, we had the Calamari ($21) and Burrata ($34)

The Burrata made up of Burrata Cheese, Sicilian Tomato and Basil Pesto was a refreshing starter.The best part about the calamari was its batter which was really tasty and crispy. However, the squid was a little overcooked, resulting in an overly chewy texture. Next we had the Gnocchi ($24), trust me on this, it tastes better than it looks!

This is made with homemade potato gnocchi and cheese – lots of cheese! I go nuts over anything potato or cheese, so combined, this dish was like a dream come true for me. The sauce was thick and appetising, I couldn’t resist finishing every bit of it. Admittedly though, not many people will be willing to pay just for cheese and potatoes, even if its amazingly good cheese and potatoes.

For our mains, we had a Grilled Ribeye ($70) and a Tonno ($36).Whilst the Ribeye was good, I would have preferred it to be more tender. Personally, I felt that the grilled tonno outshined the ribeye dish.

The tonno – a blue finned tuna was very fresh and flavourful – and this is coming from someone who doesn’t even like fish that much!

To complete our meal, we had Tiramisu ($14) for dessert. As seen above, its presented completely differently. They call this the “deconstructed” tiramisu which despite its rather messy form, tasted pretty good. However I felt that the texture was a little too mushy for my liking. So although it was different, this dessert may have tasted better if prepared normally.

Verdict

I was very satisfied with the quality of the food and almost all the items served were delish! Having said that, I have to point out that these mouthwatering dishes don’t come cheap so do be discerning in your choices – For example, the Tonno at $36 is absolutely worth it but the Ribeye at 70? Not so much.

Chef Chaiki heads Arossa

Also, as mentioned, the ambience makes for a very classy dining experience and service was excellent. Arossa is a good place to visit if you are looking for a cosy hangout along Orchard Road. 

This post was brought to you by Arossa Wine and Grill