I was randomly browsing restaurants nearby to celebrate my mom's birthday, seeing the Social Bar & Grill serves variety food options and comfy seats, I decided to spend this year special here.
After I made the reservation and remarked on special occasions that would love to write something on the dessert. Staff was efficiently called to confirm and will mark down for my special request.
I arrived earlier than my family, staff was welcoming and confirmed once again for all the arrangements and even asked about my food allergies which I mentioned in openrice. Reminding me dishes I should be aware of. This was absolutely thoughtful and took every customers request serious. Highly appreciated. They even recommended good seating for taking pictures later on. It was very sweet.
After my family arrived, staff greeted us and welcomed by saying happy birthday to my my mom. Friendly staff immediately served water and friendly reminded us their water was lemon infused which was why pulps may be visible floating around. Staff also nicely recommended their signature and today's special deal of buy one get one free (among all burgers, pastas and pizzas).
We ordered a caesar salad, tacos, spaghetti carbonara and parma ham & mozzarella pizza.
Caesar salad was served in a pretty big portion. Crispy bacon and anchovies gave a hint of saltiness. Homemade croutons were extraordinary crunchy. Salad was topped with generous amount of Parmesan. Salad was not saucy with the right amount of zesty caesar dressing coating every single romaine. It was a nice caesar salad.
Tacos were cute and pretty. Each was topped with edible flowers. Guacamole was pipped on top for creaminess, mango salsa was underneath for citrusy, savoury pulled pork was at the bottom. Taco shells were crunch that every bite was with explosion of flavour. Pulled pork wasn't too saucy that taco shell didn't go soggy. It was a nice appetiser.
Spaghetti carbonara was my dad's all time favourite. It was a nice creamy dish that they uniquely mixed in some cherry tomatoes which gave some tanginess. Generous amount of bacon bites were also mixed in, bacon fats definitely boosted up the the flavour of this dish. Pasta was cooked al dante. Good job.
Parma ham & mozzarella pizza definitely gave a wow factor. You could tell how good the pizza crust was from it looks. The moment you picked up the pizza crust, you could tell how crunchy the crust was going to be. Parma ham was well coated on the pizza that every slice had at least one big parma ham. So as rockets, it well covered all slices. This gave every savoury meaty bite some bitterness and creamy cheesiness from the mozzarella. Even when it came to the boring edge which some people thought it's boring because of no toppings to boost flavour, it tasted crunchy and toasty. It's absolutely delicious. No wonder staff recommended their pizza. It was a very good one! Well done.
Lastly, we requested a slice of chocolate cake to celebrate my mom's birthday. Staff played birthday songs in the restaurant while serving. Celebrating happily and helpfully taking pictures of us all. Chocolate cake was more on a dark side. Creamy but not too sweet. It was silky smooth. What an indulgent. Im grateful my family loves it so as all the celebration and arrangements were sweet and thoughtful.
It was a warming joyful dinner that thank this restaurant for creating such a beautiful memory for my family this year and dining experience. We will definitely come back once again and highly recommend to others. Keep it up!