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Horiatika 24.9新币++
它是一款希腊乡村沙拉。主要成分包括葡萄、洋葱、番茄、小黄瓜、卡拉马塔橄榄和菲达奶酪，用橄榄油和香料调味。它是希腊的传统菜肴，尤其适合在炎热的天气吃。

清爽可口，而且制作简单，非常容易在家复刻。

Hummus的发音为“哈莫斯”。16.9新币++
这是一种源自中东的鹰嘴豆泥，主要由鹰嘴豆、芝麻酱、橄榄油、柠檬汁和大蒜制成。

口感顺滑且浓郁，带有轻微的坚果香味。初尝时可能觉得味道平淡，可以抹在饼上或者面包上，越吃越香。

Htapodi 希腊烤章鱼37.9新币++
很惊叹怎么有这么嫩的烤章鱼，采用新鲜的章鱼，经过适当的烹饪处理，使其变得超级嫩滑。这道菜味道鲜美，带有海洋的清新感，同时融合了橄榄油、柠檬汁和香草等调味料，增添了独特的风味，让人回味无穷

Paidakia 小羊排 37.9新币++
Paidakia是希腊的一道经典菜肴烤羊排。一共三小块，我们今天三个人恰好，口感鲜嫩多汁，羊排的肉质非常柔软，带有浓郁的香草和调料风味、很好吃。

Keftedes 19.9新币++
是希腊和塞浦路斯的传统肉丸，以其独特的风味而闻名。这道菜通常使用肉桂、丁香和胡椒，赋予其独特的香气和风味，外层经过油炸，形成酥脆的外壳，而内部则保持多汁和柔软，但这道肉丸相对干巴了些，感觉IKEA的更好吃些

Grilled Berkshire pork chop together with fig and marsala. Pork was decently executed in terms of char and texture, and the sauce had a thicker consistency that was more on the sweeter side. While the sauce did not align much to my taste profile, I thought that the pork was a bit on the gamier side as well - something I can accept for lamb, but not so much for my pork.

Maybe I didn’t choose the right dishes during my visit here, but there are glorious reviews on google about this place. That being said, Thirty9 being the sister branch of Mozzarella bar has extremely warm and friendly service - and for that I’d return and give their other dishes a try.

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What you see is what you get. Honestly was a bit disappointed with this dish especially because it’s pricey and I expected more seafood flavours to it but I’ve only got myself to blame. The pasta was a simple tomato sauce with basil concoction, so nothing mind blowing one would expect. And I guess the hefty price tag comes because of that slab of lobster, which is indeed lobster. But we all also know that lobster is lobster that’s just a super expensive crayfish. Simple dish aside, I honestly thought that there were many other ways to match the taste of this pasta with the price, as the combination of tomato sauce pasta and lobster was both bland not the most complementary.

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Moxie has been making its rounds on social media for it’s undeniably sophisticated and clean aesthetics, attentive service, and Mediterranean food - which they did not disappoint during my visit. The Umami rice was recommended by the staff as their most popular and loved dish. This was Moxie’s rendition of a paella, simmered in shellfish bisque that was full of squid and mussels within and three grilled tiger prawns atop. This dish was truly an umami bomb of flavour, giving one that seafood savoury was but also that hint of sweetness that hits you with every bite. But that was pretty much about it, and perhaps for the price I was expecting something mind blowing.

Nonetheless, the service is impeccable and the ambience is great, despite looking extremely unassuming from its exterior.

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Started off my meal at Moxie with their 2 dip platter comprising of hummus and whipped ricotta. The hummus was thick, rich, and creamy, and the black garlic confit gave me that layer of flavour I never knew I needed in hummus. The whipped ricotta was light and refreshing, and the sundries tomatoes within gave a nice tangy mouthfeel. I really thought I got lucky with my choice of dips that complemented too perfectly with the warm pita bread - that was just so soft and comforting!

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Turning on the heat, the Black Garlic Pesto ($32) packed quite a punch. Flavourful and great for sharing! Think slurpy al-dente linguine well tossed in a spiced, garlicky, savoury pesto sauce amped up with hints of cheese. Really enjoyed the abundance of seafood (Mussels, plump Rock Shrimp and sweet Scallops) and the juicy burst of tanginess from the fresh sliced tomatoes. 

Their famed Umami Rice ($46), as the name suggests, really delivered as well. Great for sharing (pricey but at least the portion is pretty substantial), the rice soaked in lots of great flavour from the use of shellfish bisque. Love the decadent crustacean sweetness. There was plenty of seafood too with squid, mussels, scallops and three tiger prawns in the mix. The texture of the rice was sublime too.

Spent the weekend brunching and over-ordering for two at Moxie!

Loading in the carbs, we started with the Moxie Dip Platter which came with a choice of pita, sourdough and/or Crudites. We stuck to the warm pita bread with Hummus with Black Garlic Confit, Whipped Ricotta with Sundried Tomatoes drizzled in Rosemary-Thyme Oil and Smashed Kabocha with Brown Butter. The latter being my favourite as it has a sweeter profile, it is a little chunkier in texture but the added almonds and pomegranate was lovely.

Lastly, we ordered Lamb Shank Kritharoto ($50.80) which is a sharing platter consisting of lamb shank and orzo pasta. The tender lamb shank is pretty gamy at first but I got used to it after a while. This is also my first time trying orzo pasta, which is a short-cut pasta shaped like a grain of rice. The pasta absorbs the flavour of the lamb completely and it is rich, tasty and deceptively filling. Although it is quite salty, the saltiness does help to counter the gaminess. Would recommend this if you are a lamb lover!

We also had Htapodaki ($27.80) which is charcoal grilled octopus that has been marinated and sous-vide for 4 hours, and drizzled with extra virgin olive oil and oregano. The octopus is a little chewy but still very fragrant and tasty.