dining at citrus

ipoh is nowadays a closer destination for me to cari makan. and i don't have to pay that much too to eat good stuff.

last thursday, i went down to catch the movie 'rise of the planet of the apes'. there was captain america too, but i was not drawn to comic book character. i am more interested to see what james franco has to offer on the silver screen. i was not disappointed. it was a gripping tale with enough action and emotions. freida pinto's role was very limited and she did not do much except providing the only female breath in the almost all male-cast movie. the apes were definite scary and gave me the creep. i am sure movie-goers will enjoy this movie better than captain america. but a word of caution, do not go if you have maimouphobia. maimou is the greek word for monkey ;)

ok, now to dinner. the restaurant this time is citrus wine and dine. i would not call the restaurant fine-dining but the food served definitely fits the category. it is the interior deco that puts me off and stops me from labelling it 'fine'.

it looks so much like a cafeteria diner with the tiled flooring and hard chair. the prices of food here are definitely at the higher end in ipoh and the quality is not bad too. but i still think they should add some extra touch to the deco to justify the price they are charging. i know ipohans are getting more well-to-do and everywhere you go now, you can see people carrying branded bags. it was not such a common sighting few years ago.

these are what 3 of us ordered. we shared.

prawn and pomelo salad.

deep fried brie cheese

spaghetti aglio olio with scallops

mushroom and ham spaghetti in cream sauce. the cream sauce looks watery but it does not taste bland though. if only there was some bread to dip the sauce. quite a waste of the sauce.

panna cotta. haha...learnt about this dessert from playing cafe world. finally i have ticked off another dish in cafe world's menu. more to go. oh, this is an italian dessert of cooked cream with strawberry sauce. yummy. you can find so many simple instructions on the internet to make it. hmmh.....i might try one day. or maybe somebody will try and give me some ;)

chocolate cake with ice-cream. i am quite disappointed with the 'cheap' ice-cream served. more ice than cream. as for the chocolate cake, well inside the cake is lots of liquid chocolate. unfortunately, i think there is too much of them and i wish for more cake instead of 'drinking' all the chocolate that flowed out. the cake should be thicker. and i don't see why you need strawberry sauce in this dish.

so the bill came up to rm140. what do you think? remember, we did not order any drinks. we only had warm sky juice. haha...it is my choice of drink nowadays when i go out to eat. why do i want to spend money on sugary drink? drinking plain water is the best choice.

so will i go to this place again? why not. but i am sure every time i enter the place, i would wish that it is better furnished. haiz....one cannot be too greedy for perfection.