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The sweet paella was slickly oiled with a delectably sticky crunch, being a perfect foil for the chaste innocence of the well-cooked snapper, whilst elsewhere the chewy, juicy chorizo had intense pig dictatorship intentions. 4/5

Essentially what you get if a matronly European chef decides to marry Chinese tze char and the Western concept of brunch. So simple and basic, yet so satisfying. 3.9/5

This was a hosted meal, courtesy of My Little Spanish Place.

http://secretlifeoffatbacks.com/2015/09/esparragos-y-gambas-a-la-plancha-my-little-spanish-place/

The leg confit fared competently, but the pigeon may have sustained a serious chest injury from all the free weights training (due to societal pressure, Instagram topless selfies, A&F and Hollister culture etc) as its breast was very, very raw and tender. 3.6/5

http://secretlifeoffatbacks.com/2015/07/pigeon-la-ventana-singapore/

Perhaps size doesn’t always matter – the scallops were undeniably gargantuan but lacked that vulnerably soft tenderness that make the taste of scallop so distinctive, every inch of their waxen bodies being uniformly firm in texture. 3.6/5

http://secretlifeoffatbacks.com/2015/07/glazed-scallops-la-ventana-singapore/

Instead of being all Olive Oyl, the slightly spicy stock was positively eye-popping (what’s next, a spinach and sailor reference? – Editor) with its prawn richness, so much that it almost outshone the actual gambas itself. 4/5

This was a hosted meal, courtesy of My Little Tapas Bar.

http://secretlifeoffatbacks.com/2015/06/gambas-picantes-my-little-tapas-bar/

larvitar x rubbisheatrubbishgrow.

While I was busy snapping a picture of the paella, Salaryman was busy salivating over a Spanish server hovering nearby.

Salaryman: He could totally amuse my bouche.
Larvitar: Ehhh, this is not a French restaurant lah. The sauce tastes quite sweet right? A bit like carrot cake black sauce.

Salaryman: More like soon kueh sauce. (glancing through the menu) That man is Samfaina specimen. He could Fideuà with my Chateaubriand for sure.

Larvitar: The prawn damn big leh! Tastes like lobster. Suck the head, so much zhup.

Salaryman: (whispering conspiratorially) Oooh, you’re dirty. Suquet. (unbuttoning his V-neck shirt and smiling coquettishly at the server) I wonder how big his Carabinero is.

Rating: 4.027/5

http://secretlifeoffatbacks.com/2015/07/carabinero-paella-la-ventana-singapore/