Tucked at the far right end of the connecting aisle from City Link to Marina Square is 7107 Flavours. Philippines cuisine, my first try. A bar at the entrance. There was also a small platform but no live band was playing.
Drink of the month - Avocado Shake @$10I loved avocado shake! Missed out the waitress saying that the avocado shake was the drink of the month and also the price that was stated on the menu. What am I doing? A glass of avocado shake for 10 bucks is definitely like putting your head to be chopped at the execution ground. OMG!....it's just too expensive.
Sweet Melon Shake @$7Same for the sweet melon shake....
Dinakdakan @$14.50
Appetizer - A speciality of the Northern region of the Philippines. Minced pork relish with mayonnaise and vinegar. It was like the fillings we had in our baguette except that the addition of chopped fresh green chilies gave the lump the crunch.
Fiesta Ensalada @$16.50
The salad platter was a mixture of eggplant, salted egg, okra, diced tomato and green mango and their special chili sauce. It was my first time to have eaten salad which had chili sauce as the dressing. Pretty unique. Choice of okra was not so appropriate in my opinion. 'Overaged' okra was a tad too hard. Usually a salad encompasses food which are light. Not for Fiesta Ensalada. Salted egg was of course very salty but it wasn't the extreme. The extremist was just next door. It made my shortest hair stand. The eggplant was steamed and marinated with the brownish sauce (seen below), using shrimp paste as the main ingredient. Aw god! I'm sorry, I do not know how to appreciate it, neither could my companions.
Kaldereta @$18.50
Stewed beef in rich tomato sauce. Beef was tender but overall this dish lacked the wow factor.
Salted Fish Rice @$3Normal, we all thought. Luckily, it was not another 'extremist'.
Adobo Rice @$3
What is adobo rice? No description on the menu. Adobo is not a philippines word. If you know your history well, Philippines was under the reign of the Spanish. Adobo is a Spanish word. Adobo rice was made using sauces from the chicken and or beef stew and mixed with rice. Taste was just mediocre. The quality of the rice was not too bad. Every grain of rice was well-coated as seen via naked eyes but no expectional surge of fragrance despite the meat 'juices'. And I could imagine the meat fats that turned into oil and went into the rice.
Rellenong Manok @$18.50
Stuffed chicken with minced pork, ham and green peas. Not too bad, I thought. Presentation wise could have been better though. Also, the dim lightings made the chicken less appealing.
Ok...I wanted to say "awww..Alas...I should have brought my DSLR, the 'limpsy' fellow didn't do me proud." Low resolution, white balance unadjustable....and it's most probably a few steps away from the death row. Upset.
Bill worked out to be $105 for 3 pax. Food was decent except for the steamed eggplant. Price of food was a tad too expensive. Patrons were mostly Philipinos, it was like being in Philippines. It would have been great if a band was playing whilst we were dining.
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7107 Flavours
6 Raffles Boulevard
#02-02 Marina Square
Tel: 63347107
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