Newly-opened at the doorstep of town, this Handmade Pasta & Highball Bar serves up classic pasta dishes as well as creative innovations alongside an extensive drinks menu with an enticing Happy Hour promo. What more could you ask for!

We started off with the Cheesy Creamy Butter Chicken ($26) which was creamy tomato pasta with a touch of spice, served with three skewers of well-marinated chicken which were bite-sized and tender. Not as rich and savoury as the Indian butter chicken, but this was a decent fusion and still delicious. For spice lovers, do ask for added spice because they toned it down from previous feedback but I personally found it to be lacking. Next was the Carbonara w/ Parma Ham ($24) which was rich with a generous mound of parmesan atop runny egg yolk. Parma ham draped stop the pasta with generous fatty bits of pancetta scattered within. Mix it up well and finish this quickly to avoid the sauce drying up. Perhaps more of the pasta water could have been added for a creamier finish.

Happy hour was great with our $10 Chu-Hi Tonic and Whisky Highball. 15% off for other drinks not on the $10 HH list. Service was friendly and attentive, taking time to explain the menu items and asking for our opinions. With the Burpple 1 for 1, all the more reason to revisit!