Basilico

Featuring their 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐥𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐚. Usually I don’t go for bread during a buffet because it fills you up easily. But this was pretty good - Light, fragrant, cheesy and fresh, but a tad bit dry. You gotta try a piece of it! Together with the rest of the antipasti and cold cut meat, it was delightfully appetising!

By looks-wise, it’s no more glamorous than your standard vanilla ice-cream, but the taste was very interesting. Each mouthful was an adevnture and it’s best to savour it slowly😌. Imagine the powerful aroma of truffles in a sweet, creamy form...You just gotta try it yourself!

𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐨 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐮𝐱𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 offers a luxurious Italian brunch buffet with a sumptuous seafood spread, an array of cheeses, free-flow foie gras and of course, not forgetting the all-time favourites - homemade pastas, antipasti and more.

I went for their festive weekend luxury brunch on a Sunday, during the Christmas period. Due to covid, it’s more of like courses-style instead of buffet-style whereby they will serve you everything on the menu. You can, of course, ask for additional portions of whichever item you fancy.

Some items that I fancy are 𝙛𝙤𝙞𝙚 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙨, 𝙘𝙧𝙖𝙗 𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙨, 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙛𝙛𝙡𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙞𝙖, 𝙧𝙤𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙜𝙧𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙡𝙖𝙢𝙗 𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙨. Will highlight more of these dishes separately in my future posts so do keep a lookout for it. (For your easy reference, I will be doing a guide to consolidate all my reviews on Basilico weekend luxury brunch.)

Apart from the above, they have some interesting offerings such as 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙛𝙛𝙡𝙚 𝙞𝙘𝙚-𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢! By looks-wise, it’s no more glamorous than your standard vanilla ice-cream, but the taste was very interesting. Each mouthful was an adevnture and it’s best to savour it slowly😌. Imagine the powerful aroma of truffles in a sweet, creamy form...You just gotta try it yourself!

A thing to note is that the seafood platter I’d that day was not fresh, except for the crab legs which was good! But truthfully, I was disappointed with the quality of the seafood as I’d high expectations of Basilico and also the fact that I’m paying a high price for it.

𝑷𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒊𝒆 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒔, 𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒇𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒂𝒎𝒃𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆. You could top up for free-flow alcohol to pair with your weekend brunch selections. It’s a good idea to enjoy a laze noon with some wine as they have aged-ham, prosciutto, salami and aged italian cheese platters to go along with it.

Next, we ordered the 𝐖𝐚𝐠𝐲𝐮 𝐁𝐞𝐞𝐟 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐚 ($34). It’s one of their signature dishes with 12-hour slow-cooked wagyu beef ragout topped with fontina cheese fondue. This was also a hit, with us devouring it within minutes.

Overall, 8.5/10! Although the food is slightly pricey, we would say that it is well worth the price. The ambience was also pretty cozy, perfect for a dinner date out.

Popped by Basilico a while back using a #ChopeDealsSG voucher. I’ve heard such good things about their food, and they didn’t disappoint indeed.

We had the 𝐙𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐚 𝐝𝐢 𝐏𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐞 ($38) which was a southern Italian-style seafood stew topped with generous chunks of sea bass, salmon, mussels, prawns and scallops. The seafood was all insanely fresh and I absolutely loved slurping the stew up. It made for such a hearty dinner.

Unfortunately due to COVID-19, the restaurant is serving ala carte buffet instead. This brings down the variety of food one gets to sample. The menu comes with cold cuts and seafood starters. One risotto dish, some meat dishes and dessert/cheese. You don’t get to choose what you want to eat, they will serve you a predetermined plate of food for each course but you’re welcome to ask for seconds.

This is the dessert plate. I love the tiramisu, chocolate tart and the brownie like cake.