Read several good reviews about Dallas & decided to bring my boy there for his bday.
He was initially appalled when we first reached, thinking that I had somehow made a mistake, & instead of bringing him to a romantic place for a satisfying meal, I had brought him to chill with the beers & the expatriates flooding the first level Bar area at Dallas. in fact, i was a bit worried myself when i saw the boisterous crowd, if not for some of the reviews that mentioned the same thing.
got a window seat on the second level (indoors w aircon) overlooking the river (view is a little restricted due to the windows & reflection though).
but i gt to warn u, the servings there are HUGE. even for me & my boy & our humongous appetites (we r those irritating skinny ppl who eats alot bt still looks like african fugitives btw.)
n all we ordered was a appetizer, a main course, & a set dinner (inc. starter, main, desserts & drink). we were like three quarters full after finishing the appetizer??! the Calamari is HUGE though. but really gd. i'll definitely return nxt time just to eat the calamari!
1st, we had the calamari, which was fantastic! by sg stds anyway, since seafood after getting flown all the way over aint that fresh compared those u get in those coastal towns overseas. especially love the orange sauce that came with it! a unique blend which i can't quite place the ingredients. but i love the sauce for the chicken appetizer which my boy ordered for his set dinner. that went even better with the calamari than its original sauce. the slightly sweet & spicy thai chilli made the calamari especially appetizing, & removes the oily sick feeling that some may get after eating all that fried food. maybe Dallas should consider offering a choice of sauce for their calamari next time. or better still, serve a little bit of both so people can experiment! :)
our half eaten appetizers! love the calamari! reminds me of those we ate at fishermen's wharf in San Franc.
after appetizer, he had the babyribs.. which left me speechless! i'm not usually a ribs person. but, my, that ribs.. u really got to try it to understand how we felt. its just so so so tender, unlike some of those horrid dried up rubbery ribs u get elsewhere.. n the meat is so well marinated with that slightly sweet sauce. ooh. yum! if he hadn't been the bday boy that night, i would definitely have find some way to make him change his food with mine. hah!
look how happy he is with his ribs & potatoe wedges!
so in order to try more food, being as glutton as we r, I ordered something different, Beer Batter Fish i believe its called. really tender & well marinated fish, & you could even smell faintly the fragrance of the wheat smell used in beers! which initially i didn't due to my slight flu, till he mentioned. the fish came with garlic fries, which he absolutely loved, but i'm not that much a garlic person, so didn't quite enjoy my fries. i love the potatoe wedges that came with his ribs though (which is all e more reason why i'm convinced i should make him change his food with mine!) but the beer fish became a little too much for me, since i'm also not that big a fan of beer (prefer wine which is way more expensive sadly). perhaps Dallas could advise their customers next time when they order Beer Fish, or mixed it up with a few more sides, so diners don't get too sick of the beer taste.
my beer batter Fish & Garlic fries. garlic fries hidden under the fish, aren't really my cup of tea though. :(
we ended up taking away the rest of the fries & wedges coz we were too full. & that's not even including the dessert he ordered!
he had cheese cake which i shared with him. thankfully! since i was so full by then. & being the bday boy, he got a complimentary cake from Dallas. Unfortunately, my request wasn't noted! though u may think i'm too demanding for a complimentary slice of cake, but still. no writings or whatever of "happy bday" nor my short little note was written anywhere on the cake, nor the cake. & worst still, they didn't check our order, & gave us a complimentary bday cheese cake, which is exactly the same that he ordered for his set dinner! :(
the cheese cake he ordered that came with his set dinner.
& the disappointing bday cheese cake (AGAIN??!), compliments of Dallas.
though the crew on duty was nice enough to bring in the cake at the right time, & even took the extra step to sing happy bday song for him. that was really sweet, if only they didn't bring the exact same cake that we ordered, it would have be so sweet! hopefully Dallas would be more alert next time!
all in all, still rather value for money for the price paid, & the nice ambiance.
