City Square Mall is one of the few shopping centres in Singapore that i would visit every few months for the Decathlon and Don Don Donki stores. There were plenty of eateries in and around the mall but there's one i have been dying to check out.
Super Dario Lasagne - this small, unassuming eatery has been around for quite a few years now and although i don't see many customers; it's puzzling that this no-pork place still manages to survive in this cut-throat F&B industry. I have also been wanting to try because of the dish that Super Dario Lasagne is supposed famous for; lasagna!
To be honest, i have not tried enough of the Italian dish to be able to make a fair judgment and the one that i found extremely enjoyable was from Pizza Hut, back when pizza buffet was the rage and lasagne was included. Hence, i was caught by surprise with the over ten types of lasagne available at Super Dario Lasagne!
Aside from the wide range of lasagne displayed at the counter, another thing that would have caught your attention is the wall on the side with its massive exhibit of serviettes that contained handwritten reviews from customers.
It felt just like the Polaroid wall at Island Creamery when it was at Serene Centre even though i thought the effort going into writing and decorating the paper serviette is way more laudable.
Waiting for my food; just some nuggets of information about Super Dario Lasagne. Both the founder and partner are Italians and most of their ingredients are also imported from Italy; therefore, what i would be having soon is likely to be as authentic as it could be.
Frankly, all the lasagne had almost the same look but internally, the ingredients could range from beef to chicken, lamb, to even vegetarian options. Even the cheese could differ from Parmesan, Scamorza, Ricotta to Gorgonzola!
The one i ordered was Super Dario Extra which is beef with pecorino cheese, and it weighed at about 300g a potion! Noticing the collection of water on the bottom of the serving plate, i had a suspicion that the lasagne was microwaved, instead of baked.
Taste wise, it was just so rich of tomato puree and i thought i did make a good choice by paying slightly more for the Pecorino cheese. Made with with sheep's milk, the intense cheese flavour did a fantastic job in elevating the overall flavour. However, microwaved food had a tendency to turn soggy and this is apparently a common grouch from some of the google reviewers who rated the eatery poorly.
Thankfully, the boss did clarify online that even though the lasagne were indeed made daily, it would be microwaved if you order a portion onsite so that it would be warm. You do have the option to have it warmed in a convection oven but your waiting time would be longer.
Guess i need to visit again to try the "warmed by convection oven" method and pray that it would be a better experience. I do like the lasagne but texture wise, it's really quite a disappointment.
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Address
City Square Mall, (opposite Daiso)
Singapore 208539
Map
As above.
Website
Menu
Pricing
Super Dario Extra - S$11.00
Mineral Water - S$1.80
(NETT)
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