Xin Chao! That's how you say Hello in Vietnamese right? Despite learning asian cuisines for 2 years in school, I've never tasted or cooked any Vietnamese cuisines at all. So I decided, why not indulge myself in the Vietnamese world?
A friend recommended me Orange Lantern, a very quaint, beautiful restaurant that serves authentic Vietnamese cuisines. So i quickly grabbed my phone to reserve my seats. The staffs were super polite by the way!
Like most restaurants in Singapore, the ordering system is now more advanced. No more waving for waiters, no more going to the counters. In Orange Lantern, its just by swiping and clicking pictures of the dishes on their iPad and you're done! This system makes everything super fast and efficient!
For the Muslims, it was the holy month of
Ramadhan where we fast roughly from 7am to 7pm so upon ordering, we were served with dates which was quite impressive. It was super sweet of them almost, to think about the different cultures of customers that dined in.
Ramadhan where we fast roughly from 7am to 7pm so upon ordering, we were served with dates which was quite impressive. It was super sweet of them almost, to think about the different cultures of customers that dined in.
According to the beliefs of the Muslims, it is auspicious to eat dates before breaking their fast as to follow the steps or Sunnah of the prophet Muhammad.
Our orders arrived right on time. Not too late, and not too early as well. Everything was perfect. The servers were very efficient and alert.
My set includes a soup, the famous papaya salad, and some Vietnamese appetizers. The papaya salad is absolutely delicious and refreshing. The combination of the different flavors really complimented each other. It was sweet, sour and spicy. It didn't confuse my taste buds at all.
However, the soup was too fragrant for me. As you can see, the amount of spring onion is overwhelming. I don't know about you, but I dislike my food to be too fragrant. That's why I use a minimum amount of spring onions/ parsley leaves whenever I'm cooking. But other than that, the flavor of the soup is great!
Now for the main dish! I gotta say, the beef sizzling hotplate killed me! It was amazing. It tasted so much like the Malay dish, Rendang. The beef was so juicy and tender, my jaws were not tired of chewing. Flavor of the sauce was delicious. It was not oily too, just the way I like it.
Wasn't quite familiar with the Vietnamese appetizers but I'm always open to new foods and taste. The one on the left tasted so much like fishcake? But what surprised me about this is that, it wasn't pierced by a stick. It was actually poked through with a small cutting of a sugar cane. It releases a very sugary, sweet juice when you bite on it. So creative!
The Vietnamese rice paper rolls look appetizing but it wasn't to my liking honestly. The rolls consists of lettuce, vermicelli noodles, shrimp and mint leaves. MINT LEAVES.
Again, it was too fragrant for me. The amount of mint leaves in the rolls were too much for me. It was more than what anyone could eat. Also, I believe mint leaves are mainly for desserts, and NEVER for savory dishes.
After all the amazing, authentic foods, all you need now is a refreshing drink. And what's the best drinking option I'd recommend you?
Hot Lemongrass Tea with Honey (Also comes in an option of cold)
Not only that this drink is refreshing, it is also a good drink to detox your body. And it's deliciously healthy too!
So far, my dining experience here has been nothing but amazing. I thank all the polite servers for serving us. The ambiance here is incredible, the seats were comfortable, system is efficient. I would surely recommend ya'll to come here.
Check out their website for the menu, address and contact number.
Book a table to avoid unnecessary disappointments!
Love, ally.
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