Picolino (Balestier)

Rose sauce, shredded mozzarella, baby spinach, mentaiko, nori

Bacon cream, forest mushrooms, egg, parmigiano

garlic parsley chimichurri, capsicum & tomato pesto

After you’re done feasting on @picolino.sg piquant pastas & pizzas that possess lots of potential, cap your mouthwatering meal off with Picolino’s desserts. I can’t think of a plausible reason why we skipped on their tiramisu ($10++), but we got the other three desserts.⠀
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Starting the finale off in style with the Poached Red Wine Pear (left, $12++), we were thrilled by its soft, muted booziness. The pear had been poached to soft perfection in the red wine, and the bitter alcohol of the wine had been cooked off, leaving behind fabulous fruity notes that enhanced the mild sweetness of the pear. A scoop of vanilla bean gelato adds an icy creaminess & richness to the dessert, rounding out the poached pear for a satisfying dessert.⠀
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The Milo Dinosaur Panna Cotta ($10++, top right) was pretty decent, but considering that it is a Milo Dinosaur, we were hoping for a lot more Milo on it. The gelatine was nice & bouncy without being rubbery, and was decently infused with the chocolatey notes of Milo. Although it was a little odd to have Koko Crunch topping the panna cotta as opposed to Milo cereal, I enjoyed the extra chocolatey flavours and the crunchy contrast it delivers to the soft & springy pudding.⠀
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Last but not least, the No Bake Horlicks Cheesecake ($8++) is a nostalgic blast from the past with its malty flavours. Just like with the Milo Panna Cotta, the Horlicks Cheesecake could’ve benefited from a significantly stronger dose of Horlicks. The sweetness & lusciousness of the cream cheese was always well moderated and never threatened to be cloying, and when eaten off the gingery, cinnamon spiced Lotus Biscoff, it was simply sublime.⠀
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Grazie mille for the Italian indulgences @picolino.sg, and thank you to @burpple for the invite!

I’m not gonna lie to you, even though I enjoyed @picolino.sg pizzas, I felt that they were holding back badly on every single pizza, and those vibes were transmitted through these otherwise piquant pizzas. I savoured the flavours that were on display with all the pizzas, but other than the brilliant burrata pizza, every pizza felt like it left me hanging.⠀
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The lovely sounding Longanisa Hawaiian pizza ($27++) was more of the same unrealised potential. The longanisa sausages were sliced so thinly & sparsely that we could scarcely taste it. However, the pineapple chutney was out in sufficient enough force that it flavoured the pizza with its pineapple sweetness, evoking memories of an oddly satisfying Hawaiian pizza.⠀
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Despite almost every pizza making me feel like Picolino was holding back, I can’t complain too much due to the sheer value that #burpplebeyond one-for-one deals brings to the table. A pizza for fourteen bucks before tax & service charge? That’s mad decent no matter which way you cut it.⠀
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Thank you for having us, @picolino.sg & @burpple!

I’m not gonna lie to you, even though I enjoyed @picolino.sg pizzas, I felt that they were holding back badly on every single pizza, and those vibes were transmitted through these otherwise piquant pizzas. I savoured the flavours that were on display with all the pizzas, but other than the brilliant burrata pizza, every pizza felt like it left me hanging.⠀
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The best example of this obscure concept would be the Lamb Merguez ($29++ a pie). I always enjoy ordering lamb at restaurants purely to test the skills of the chef, and Picolino’s chefs certainly had the skills to pay the bills. I kid you not (pun partially intended), there was next to no trace of the hallmark gaminess of lamb in this pizza. Each little mound of Mary’s little lamb was so juicy, tasty & free from any gamey odours that anyone would’ve confused it for pork or even chicken.⠀
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However, there was a distressing dearth of lamb that nobody would ever get to fully savour the utter brilliance of it. Additionally, there was supposed to be babaganoush somewhere in the pizza, but it was virtually invisible. Same goes for the appealing sounding cucumber tzatziki, which I was excited for, but it went virtually anonymous.⠀

Despite almost every pizza making me feel like Picolino was holding back, I can’t complain too much due to the sheer value that #burpplebeyond one-for-one deals brings to the table. A pizza for fourteen bucks before tax & service charge? That’s mad decent no matter which way you cut it.⠀
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Thank you for having us, @picolino.sg & @burpple!