Tucked away in a quiet neighborhood that is Pasir Panjang, Donna Carmela is an Italian restaurant decked out in a bungalow. It serves up a wide array of standard (Singapore) Italian fare and wines at pretty reasonable prices. I guess that's the competitive edge of Donna Carmela, that and its quaint little location.
Expectedly, we had a lot of average food. We had two generic bread rolls (one each) in a basket, served shortly after ordering. Kudos that they were at least warm.
Not before long, our appetizers, we had caprese and smoked salmon carpaccio, came along.
Between the two, I liked the caprese better. Ironically, the salmon carpaccio was ordered for my sake, I think. :)
For our mains, we both chose pastas to satisfy the carb monster in us. It was tagiatelle with mushrooms and truffle sauce for the friend. It had robust mushroom flavour, topped with a bit of truffle oil. Alas I preferred the pasta to cook for a couple more minutes. I had the cheese ravioli with tomato basil sauce.Very ordinary.
While the food was average, the portions were fairly generous i.e. we did not have room for dessert! Plus, the service team was nice and polite. They seemed to struggle to keep up when the restaurant got busier, which isn't much of a biggie; just a little patience required.
I heard so much about this place from a couple of friends before so I was kinda glad to have finally checked it out. Admittedly, Donna Carmela has its own charms - the off the beaten track location, the bungalow house setting - very quaint and just the kind of place perfect for a casual date for you who is looking for ideas :)
(pardon the quality of photos; used a iphone 4 in poor lighting)
Donna Carmela
Expectedly, we had a lot of average food. We had two generic bread rolls (one each) in a basket, served shortly after ordering. Kudos that they were at least warm.
Not before long, our appetizers, we had caprese and smoked salmon carpaccio, came along.
Between the two, I liked the caprese better. Ironically, the salmon carpaccio was ordered for my sake, I think. :)
For our mains, we both chose pastas to satisfy the carb monster in us. It was tagiatelle with mushrooms and truffle sauce for the friend. It had robust mushroom flavour, topped with a bit of truffle oil. Alas I preferred the pasta to cook for a couple more minutes. I had the cheese ravioli with tomato basil sauce.Very ordinary.
While the food was average, the portions were fairly generous i.e. we did not have room for dessert! Plus, the service team was nice and polite. They seemed to struggle to keep up when the restaurant got busier, which isn't much of a biggie; just a little patience required.
I heard so much about this place from a couple of friends before so I was kinda glad to have finally checked it out. Admittedly, Donna Carmela has its own charms - the off the beaten track location, the bungalow house setting - very quaint and just the kind of place perfect for a casual date for you who is looking for ideas :)
(pardon the quality of photos; used a iphone 4 in poor lighting)
Donna Carmela
Tel: +65 6476 3242
