C'est LA viE

Finally, yes I meant it this time, I had dinner with Nicole at Bella cafe successfully

Being rated as the top restaurant in Palmy, having dinner at Bella was very delightful

The waitress had a sweet mouth, we had decided to order extra entree which we didn’t willing to at first. So in the end, we order 2 entrees, 2 mains and shared a dessert.

Here’s come my entree, the special soup tonight – seafood chowder!

I always am a big fan of seafood, especially for the seafood chowder, totally irritable! This chowder was very rich, both in flavours and content. You can basically fill up a mouthful of scallop and shrimp in every spoon. I was surprised that it comes with a big full bowl, which already filled up my empty gut in the half way.

Nicole’s calamari was just amazing! The way it cooked was so ultimate, and different from other place that I have tasted, the calamari was so fresh, juicy and soft! I am not sure how those calamari being cooked, well, the description was way too complicated to remember, but definitely not pan-fried~

Actually there’s a long wait before the meals were served, well, but it was worthy to wait for such a great meal. And this was my main,

I was clueless when I was asked how would I like my venision fillet to be cooked, this was like my first time being asked this type of question when I ordered for venison. Well, basically I thought venison must be fully cooked, and I had a mind-set that venison fillet is hard....

I was so wrong, and now I know venison is better to eat in medium-rear, and it was tender and juicy! Being advised by Nicole that it might be bloody, but hell no! Not bloody at all, come on, I had tasted someone’s proudly home-made ¼ cooked beef fillet, that’s really worst...

The tomato scented jus was familiar, i must had eaten somewhere. Oh well, 3 venision fillets were definitely, easily made me full, moreover I have started diet~

But anyway, I couldn’t resist dessert! How could I skip the final sweetness after 2 great course?! Nicole was right, i might just feel emptiness if i left dessert behind....

Therefore, ehmmm....we decided to share one~

Coconut Pannacotta:

with Malibu Infused Mango Salsa, Coconut Macaroons & Whipped Cream

The macaroon was different from our favourite French’s macaroon, so more like just a description. It’s actually a failure for the "macaroon" but, still a huge thumb for the soft and creamy panacota.

Thanks Nicole for being my company for such a great meal, yeah, we are foodie buddy! LOL

Note: I paid for my all 3-course meal (including the dessert) for just around NZD60, and the portion size was massively huge! (for ladies to be specific). Please do come for a try!

www.bella.co.nz