I went to dinner at Mad For Garlic yesterday. They purport to be a wine restaurant and true to their name, there is a big selection of wine at this place. They made chandelier lights out of wine glasses, which I found really pretty. Also, true to its name, there are copious amounts of garlic in the decor. See the panel next to the kitchen window? That’s made of plastic garlic. This place will make Van Helsing proud.
Yuja-ade, $4.50
I had one of their signature drinks, the Yuja-ade, made of a certain Korean yuja citrus which is sweet and yet has the citrus tang. It’s mixed with presumably sweetened soda.
Garlic Bread Tower, $7.90
We shared the Bread Tower. Frankly this was a disappointment because I expected something bigger. The Bread Tower, when it first arrived, was about 12 cm tall. However, it is quite hollow within. The server sliced and prepared the bread for us and as you can see it became four pieces on the plate. The filling tastes garlicky, but I prefer commercial garlic bread any day.
Sauteed Fresh Mussels, $26.90
The girls shared the Sauteed Fresh Mussels in tomato-based sauce. According to them, the mussels are fresh and big. I tried some of the sauce, it’s nice and goes really well with bread. They should totally provide a bread bin for this dish.
Garlic For You steak, $32.90
Angela had the Garlic For You Steak, that is served with capsicum, grilled garlic and some sort of specialty sauce. I am not a garlic fan, expecially when it’s whole garlic or garlic I can pick out of food. However yesterday I took the courage to try the roasted garlic. Boy, it was sweet. Roasted well enough there’s no heat to it. Am I a garlic convert? Not really. I will still pick garlic out of my food, unfortunately.
Garlic Hug Steak, $32.90
Su had the Garlic Hug Steak. The cream sauce looks innocuous at first, but do you see the dried chilli placed in it? The sauce has some serious heat. The steak was sliced open in the middle and chopped garlic was stuffed into it. Su commented that it’s more steaking hugging the garlic, than garlic hugging the steak. True, true.
Mushroom Risotto, $17.90
I had the Mushroom Risotto. It is served with chicken on top.
Risotto interior
I don’t know if I took too long to eat the risotto but it got progressively stickier and cloying. Not only that, me being in m adventurous mode, did not request the kitchen to lessen the spiciness and hence the risotto was hot. It was an okay dish, not thoroughly enjoyable for me though.
If you like garlic this place should please your palate. Apart from that, people with infantile tastebuds like mine should stay away. Far far away. I won’t return to this place I’m afraid. Too much garlic on my breath keeps Vladimir away, you know?
Visit their official website at : http://www.madforgarlic.com.sg/
Mad For Garlic
#01-039 Suntec City (near Harry’s)
Tel: 63331507
