Reviews

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  Bad service

  Penny | Apr 20 2011

  We went to have a meal here last Monday evening. There were a couple of tables vacant so we went in & waited to be shown to one. The two waiting staff just ignored us, didn't even acknowledge we were there! A few days previously we had a chat with the manager who remembered us from an earlier visit & he encouraged us to go again. Unfortunately we didn't see him, it may have been his night off, so we just left after standing there like lemons for a few minutes. We'll maybe try again when the manager is on duty.

  • How much did you spend?
    Nil
  • Overall Rating
    Bad
  • Food 1
  • Service 1
  • Ambiance 1
  • Price 1

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  good option in soho =)

  gastronomerr | Aug 9 2010

  Came here for an early dinner at six...as I've had a pretty tasty lunch experience here I decided to try it again for dinner...
  
  What I like most about Verve is probably mile-long menu (with brief descriptions of most dishes) they have despite the (small) size of the restaurant . And from my experience, the dishes are pretty well executed and reasonable for the servings, similar to Jaspas, just more options!
  
  After studying the menu, we opted for:
  Carribean Chicken $128
  This was essentially two char-grilled chicken breasts served with roasted potatoes and vegetables (pumpkin, broccoli, asparagus and cherry tomatoes). The chicken, as I had before, was very juicy indeed.. They were marinated very well, giving the exterior of the chicken a brown colour from the soysauce/brown sugar, and the insides were perfectly cooked and white! It also came with a serving of the sauce, which I thought was unnecessary as everything was so flavourful already. Plus the extra sauce (provided on the side) had that burnt/overcooked flavour which was not good. The sides - potatoes and vegetables were well cooked though - loved how the pumpkin and potatoes had grill marks too.
  
  Salmon with Fettuccini $95
  This was a simple but rich pasta with white sauce and some salad greens on top. This is much milder in flavour compared to the chicken, but that is because it is of the white sauce variety. The sauce was not thick but creamy at the same time - it was 'saucy', which I prefer for white pastas as I really hate thickened-up white sauces! The noodles were cooked a little past al-dente, but not over-cooked. What disappointed most was the lack of salmon in the dish. I expected perhaps less pasta and at least a small piece of salmon fillet in the dish, but there were only little flakes of the fish visible - good for people who just have that pasta craving that needs to be satisfied!
  
  The dessert part of the menu was upsetting, only offering four choices of the very uninspiring apple crumble, tiramisu, cheesecake and chocolate fondant.... so we left to search for desserts else where
  
  Service was generally not bad but extremely slow, perhaps because there was only one chef (who I'm assuming was not present when we arrived), and one waiter...This meant the dishes arrived separately with nearly 10 minutes apart. We didn't mind as we were kind of expecting this at 6pm on a Tuesday night.

  • How much did you spend?
    $140 for dinner
  • Overall Rating
    OK
  • Food 6
  • Service 5
  • Ambiance 4
  • Price 2

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  Late Night Dining

  foodieben | Jan 6 2010

  Came across this place when we were looking for something to eat at 11pm, most other places in SoHo were closed. It serves food until midnight and to 2am on weekends - a rare bird in this area.
  
  While not every dish is a winner, the servings are generous and the prices reasonable. The prawn and mango salad was excellent. The thin-crust pizza tasty and the pasta vongole left my dining companion satisfied. Don't order the risotto - flavour was good but it was more fried rice than risotto.

  • How much did you spend?
    500 for two persons inc wine
  • Food 6
  • Service 8
  • Ambiance 6
  • Price 3