Senso Ristorante & Bar

21 Club Street T. 6225 3534

The layout of the restaurant in the former shophouse was the first thing that caught my eye when I had lunch here last year. It had a lovely courtyard after the bar that doubles up as a dining area in the evening.

I returned for dinner recently and was suitably impressed by its food. For starters, we had an antipasti of smoked swordfish and rucola salad that was accompanied by a delicate lemon dressing that got the appetite going. This was followed by risotto with Italian champagne that was light and tasty, pan-fried cod in red wine vinegar sauce, roasted lambchop with honey and thyme, and rounded off with a puff pastry filled with fresh strawberry and mint. Sure the food was good, but what impressed more were the service staff who knew their food and wines, coupled with the ambience and the gorgeous layout of the old shophouse that just takes you away from the bustle of it all. Lovely.