3/5 Winny T. 2 months ago on Google • 46 reviews New
Visited
Monti
for
a
birthday
celebration
with
my
husband.
We
arrived
before
the
afternoon
lunch
crowd
and
were
served
by
a
friendly
shaven-hair
Malay
server
(couldn’t
manage
to
get
his
name).
He
was
efficient
in
serving
us
and
patient
in
explaining
the
courses
available.
Ordered
the
2-course
and
3-course
menu
respectively
and
we
held
high
expectations
for
the
impending
dishes.
The
soups
were
great,
very
flavourful
and
rich.
The
disappointment
arrived
when
we
were
served
our
mains.
The
asparagus
on
the
salmon
were
overcooked,
too
soft
and
flattened
to
be
picked
up
by
my
fork
(as
an
asparagus
lover,
this
is
quite
a
disappointment).
Next
up
was
the
overcooked
steak,
my
husband
asked
for
Medium
doneness
but
what
arrived
seemed
like
a
Well
Done
to
us.
The
male
server
did
come
and
check
in
with
us
on
the
steak,
however
we
couldn’t
afford
to
wait
for
the
steak
to
be
cooked
again
due
to
our
tight
schedule
that
day.
The
steak
was
dry
and
tough,
nowhere
near
Medium
doneness.
The
saving
grace
was
the
tiramisu
which
I
do
recommend,
and
I
also
appreciate
the
complimentary
birthday
dessert
served
at
the
end.
However,
I
do
have
higher
expectations
from
this
restaurant.
Our
water
was
not
refilled
promptly
(only
once)
during
our
time
there.
I
also
feel
that
the
manager
(there
was
a
lady
walking
around
without
a
uniform
whom
I
assumed
is
the
manager)
was
not
welcoming
and
friendly.
As
I
was
a
member
of
the
1-group,
there
was
a
birthday
discount
which
I
could
utilise.
The
lady
manager
kept
asking
to
see
(2-3
times)
and
verify
the
discount,
which
I
felt
was
not
appropriate
and
necessary.
The
lady
manager
seemed
more
interested
in
serving
the
foreigners
there.
There
was
also
a
segment
whereby
we
can
play
with
the
claw
machine,
and
again,
the
front-desk
staff
(a
lady
and
a
man,
together
with
the
lady
manager)
there
were
not
really
helpful
in
guiding
us,
so
we
were
just
playing
with
the
machine
ourselves.
I
usually
do
not
give
such
critical
reviews
and
my
husband
and
I
are
both
not
picky
eaters,
but
I
do
feel
the
need
to
share
my
experience
here.
It
was
quite
a
disappointment
at
Monti,
despite
it
being
highly
raved
and
deemed
as
top-notch.
Will
not
be
returning
here
again.
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