The 2,500-room hotel has lots of restaurants on sight and there’s plenty more located in the massive retail mall next door known as the Shoppes of Marina Bay. However, with that many rooms comes a lot of mouths to feed.
After pleading and flashing my baby blue eyes at the hostess at celebrity chef Mario Baltali’s much ballyhooed Osteria Mozza restaurant, she agreed to seat us at the counter overlooking the kitchen - a spot I relish in restaurants because I can see the chefs in action.
When the wine list arrived, however, I needed a stiff drink to get over the prices - $25 for a glass of humble grape.
None of the appetizers were very appetizing from a price standpoint – most were north of $20. And the pasta entrees were all in the $25-$30 range and that was for the “small” portions.
I must admit my ravioli dish was excellent – the pillows of homemade pasta were stuffed with a beef mixture that melted on the tongue – and the room’s mozzarella bar was fun the watch but the mozzarella was a bit too salty for my liking.
However, the bill for two came to $230 and that was hard to swallow.
Mario’s prices at Osteria Mozza are as inflated as his waistline!
The Sands company likes to invite TV chefs like Batali (Wolfgang Puck also has a restaurant in the Shoppes at Marina Bay) to showcase their talents in the properties they manage. However, Batali of Po fame in New York and a regular on the Food network, does not impress with this pretentious Singapore room.
The best eating option at the Shoppes of Marina Bay is the food court next to the skating rink where you can eat well-prepared, hearty local dishes for about $10 a person.
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