Ronald and I planned an itinerary for the long weekend (November 27-29), and yesterday's schedule was at Liang Court to catch Astroboy Live. We came in just in time but the allocated space for the show was already packed. The hostess conducted games before Astroboy and Uran, his sister, came up on stage to perform a dance number. Unlike shows that we used to watch in Suntec / Marina Square, which were like real (mini) theatre plays, this was a complete waste of travel time. After the show was a photo op and that was it. At least Ice enjoyed the crowd participation during the games and I think he also somehow enjoyed the dancing. He was scared to take pictures with the mascots though so we had to force him to.
Anyway, after the show was dinner. We discovered an Italian Restaurant called Saizeriya Ristorante E Caffe at the second level. I would go for anything Italian at any day and I was surprised that Ronald gave in too easily (pizza / pasta is not really his thing). The place didn't exactly look classy, it reminded me of a cafeteria actually. Ronald disagreed. But it was too crowded and noisy too.
When we checked the menu then we realized why a lot of people are dining here. The price list was pretty cheap for Italian food. We ordered Oven-Baked Escargot (SGD5.58), Spicy Chicken Drumlets, 5 pieces (SGD4.48), Pineapple and Bacon Pizza, 9-inch (SGD6.98), Pepperoncino Bacon Spaghetti (SGD5.98) and Seafood Pizza (SGD6.98). The drink station consisted of both hot and cold drinks for SGD2.58 per adult and SGD1.38 per kid. The price range is cheaper than that of Pastamania and just a little bit higher than a foodcourt's. The pasta had an ample serving of bacon but I prefer it to be a little bit spicier (it's supposed to be spicy to begin with). The pizza was thin crust and the toppings were of generous (enough) amount. It was good enough. The drumlets were very small and weren't spicy at all, which was okay because Ice wouldn't have eaten it otherwise. The escargot was in garlic sauce in olive oil and was actually nice. I didn't even know that escargot is snail and my first time experience wasn't bad. The drinks were value for money. I had two glasses of iced tea and two cups of cappuccino, which is normally more than SGD2.58.
Where: Saizeriya Ristorante E Caffe
177 River Valley Road, #02-22 Liang Court Shopping Center
When: November 28, 2009
