An Italian cafe at a heartland area?

Without a doubt, the prices are 'heartland friendly' too. You can expect neighbourhood prices :)

Although we were the only customers (another guy then dined there while we were in the midst of eating), colleagues and I thought that the food was not too bad :) 

Pictures pictures!

Colleague's garlic bread

Colleague's Mediterranea (Yes, not Mediterranean) Pasta 

Colleague's Aglio Olio

Colleague's clam pasta, thought she looked like having difficulties getting them out of the shells. But from the number of shells, you know they aren't compromising on it. :)

Carbonara is currently now my fav pasta besides Al Funghi, chicken and chicken ham! Ever since I've tasted the yummiest Carbonara at Bobby's, I seem to have fallen in love with Carbonaras! :D Tried out this one, although it wasn't as good as Bobby's, it was still acceptable, but a tad salty. The creamy sauce was also more diluted than Bobby's but I don't expect much due to the discrepancies in standards. 

A small pizza to share. Colleagues raved about this but I thought it was so so. They liked the crust but it wasn't cripsy. Abit the 'lao hong' type and difficult to chew. I prefer the really thin and crispy one or the stuff crust cheese type!

Colleague's strawberry pudding

If you are going to dine there, you can consider getting the set which consists of the main, drink and dessert. The strawberry pudding belongs to a set. 

Please don't try the iced lemon tea there. It is self-brewed and very very sour. Couldn't imagine if we had chosen the lime juice instead. One of the worst iced lemon tea I've ever tried! :(

The ambience was so-so considering the fact that it's located in a heartland area. I thought the cafe was a little dim but good thing was that they had tv plugged on :) When you run out of things to say and you are immersed in silence, just.watch.tv. :D

Here's the address and website : 

http://castel-pizza.com/ 
Blk 555 Ang Mo Kio Ave 10, 
#01-1940 
Singapore

Overall rating : 

To be more accurate, it deserves a 3.5 rather than 3 :)

My colleagues and I had the 1-for-1 lunch promotion at Bobby's a few days ago. 

The ambience was acceptable and seems cozy for soccer watches. 

I'd went to the other outlet at Cuppage few months back to catch a soccer match with my bf. But that outlet seems kinda stuffy at the indoor dining area. It is usually filled during weekends and there would be massive crowds situated at the outdoor areas catching soccer matches. 

My colleagues and I went to the other outlet at CHIJMES and we ordered Carbonara, Aglio Olio, Cheeseburger with Fries as well as Sour drumlets. 

This is seriously ONE OF THE BEST CARBONARA I'VE TRIED THUS FAR! Extremely tasty and the noodles were well-cooked! Not too hard nor soft :)

Except for the fact that I had the runs 1 to 2 hours after my lunch, I am having mixed emotions. Not sure if it's caused by my lunch or just my usual stomach problems. But will definitely want to try again the next time I patronise Bobby's! :D

2 of my colleagues had Aglio Olio and 1 complained that it was too dry. I've tried the prawn and it was quite fresh but a tad too spicy or me! :(

Another colleague chose the cheeseburger with fries! I must comment that the beef patty isn't the usual frozen beef patties you get at the fastfood outlets. When eaten, you would know straight away that they are not those frozen stiff kind and the minced beef meat gets dispersed into your mouth when bitten. It has a more 'meaty and beefy' taste as well, and of course, much juicier! :)

Another commendable food would be the fries that come along with the burger. I'm not too sure if they are those frozen ones, but I guess not? They too have a different taste from the usual fries... 

Didn't eat the drumlets as I am not a fan and was already stuffed. Colleagues did mention that they were quite sour and a tad spicy. So if you ain't a fan of sourness, try avoiding this delicacy :)