Fine dining w/ neighborhood service (and ngah-ngoh auntie) ...

Not knowing what and where to eat, we decided to give Acacia a try last weekend. Acacia is a restaurant in the middle of Bishan Park II that serves western cuisine with a touch of local food. We have been thinking of trying it for quite sometime, but it closed for renovation earlier.

First of all, the restaurant setting is a bit "weird" for me. Very proper fine dining setup indoor (complete with white linen and wine rack), and a very relax (and dark) "hawker" setup outdoor. Nothing fantastic about the food, unfortunately, despite the pricing is a bit steep. The salads were horrible :(. We got mango salad with too much of balsamic vinegar that make the whole thing stink, and cesar salad with too much parmesan. The vegetable was not that fresh either. Fortunately the main dishes were not as bad as its predecessors. The steak was juicy and big, the Tom Yam was nice (though a bit too spicy for my liking), and the fish and chip was OK. While they have many choices of cakes and other dessert, we simply did not have enough space for more.

The overall ambience was nice and quiet .. until a group of two/three families join us with at least a dozens of those screaming things :) ...

Who is the ngah-ngoh auntie then? She is one of the Restaurant waiters. She is a nice old lady (don't get me wrong on this), but a bit ngah-ngoh that she kept on forgotting what we ordered and unable to differentiate between the mango salad and Cesar salad (duh!) ...

Is it worthed for a second visit? Most likely no if it is just the two of us, but could be a back-up plan if we run out of idea on place to eat when we have guest in our place. Another "garden" style restaurant in Botanic garden is a much better place to dine in.