Ambush – Fuss-free and Good Italian Food
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Ambush – Fuss-free and Good Italian Food

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One of my favorite places for pasta is Ambush. It is tucked within the gourmet section of the Takashimaya basement food court. Not only are the pastas affordable, they are super yummy too. In particular the seafood dishes, which I have a soft spot for.

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I like to call this the Japanese pasta place because the menu consists of several Japanese-inspired dishes. Dining here is pretty much fuss-free. You queue up to make your order while the waitstaff find you a table. There is no service charge.

Clam chowder

Clam chowder
SGD3+

The clam chowder is pretty bland although the taste of the clams do come through.

Seafood Paella

Seafood Paella
SGD10.80+

The baked seafood risotto fares slightly better. They call it the seafood paella because it is served in a paella (large, shallow frying pan), although it should not be confused with the Spanish rice dish that goes by the same name. This arrives with juicy prawns, mussels and squid.

Slipper lobster spaghetti in Arrabiata sauce

Slipper lobster spaghetti in Arrabiata sauce
SGD13.80+

Being a big fan of crayfish pasta, I find the slipper lobster spaghetti in Arrabiata sauce! It is perfect, and comes with a generous amount of crayfish! Look!

Slipper Lobster in Arrabiata Sauce

I don’t think I have ever had that much crayfish in a single dish before! For almost the same price, I certainly get much less for the crayfish pasta at the Pastamania restaurants! To top it all, the shellfish flesh is extremely tender.

I slurped down every last bit of the delicious arrabiata (spicy tomato sauce) sauce almost without looking up once. Hahaha I had no complaints!

Swedish meat ball linguini in Marinara

Swedish meat ball linguini in Marinara
SGD6.80+

The Swedish meat ball linguini in Marinara (tomato sauce) reminds me of the popular meat ball dish from IKEA, as well as the spaghetti ice cream from Icekimo.

The Marinara sauce tastes almost exactly like the arrabiata sauce, just without the spice.

Ahhh… Can’t wait to have more of that crayfish goodness! There are many more dishes that seem interesting too, such as the cod fish in Rustico sauce, wild salmon fillet in Thai basil sauce, and queen scallop in wasabi mayonnaise. Whoa, yumminess overload!

Ambush
Takashimaya Shopping Centre
391A Orchard Road
Ngee Ann City Tower A #B204-2-1
Singapore 238873
(65) 6735 9311 | Website



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Veron Ang

Veron Ang is the founder and chief editor of Sparklette. She lives in Singapore and has dined and traveled across the world. She also runs Sparklette Studio, a and firm. If you'd like to connect with her, head on over to the contact page or follow her personal updates on Twitter: @VeronSG.


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  1. The Cooking Ninja
    June 26, 2007
     

    mmm…I’m going to note this address down and have this wonderful delicious lobster in Arrabiata sauce when I’m back home next year.

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  2. Miccheng
    June 26, 2007
     

    Hmm… seemed to recall we had to drag u down town leh… :)

    It was a great meal nonetheless. The meat balls were tender and pretty juicy – we shared one remember? :D The meat balls are a mixture of both pork and beef so it didn’t have the strong aftertaste of beef.

    I liked the clam chowder actually – not too salty & just the right consistency in the broth. Goes down easily.

    Yes, we should try the rest of the menu soon. ^_^”

    Miccheng

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  3. VeronTwitter
    June 26, 2007
     

  4. Daphne Maia
    June 26, 2007
     

    i love crayfish too!! did u get to try crayfish at the seafood place in JB on sat? i hope u did!! butter crayfish is yums!

    btw, u can’t call clam chowder ‘broth’ cos broth is a thin clear soup n clam chowder isn’t. hehe.

    i don’t like clam chowder. i don’t like mussels oysters clams cockles la-la hum and anything that looks like these stuff. mollusks, i think they are called.

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  5. VeronTwitter
    June 26, 2007
     

  6. Kevin
    June 26, 2007
     

    Meatballs are hawt. Gotta get me some balls.

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  7. VeronTwitter
    June 26, 2007
     

  8. BL
    June 26, 2007
     

    Hi Sparklette,

    Nice pictures. Oh man, I want to go back there and try the crayfish dish you took.

    Nice review by the way…

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  9. VeronTwitter
    June 26, 2007
     

  10. Mai
    June 26, 2007
     

    The paella just doesn’t look like a reall paella at all (or at least the ones I had in Spain). On the picture you put, the dish looks quite creamy instead of dry and yellowish, and it has melted cheese on it !! – so weird for a paella – (I may be mistaken though)…I wonder why they call actually call it a paella :-P

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  11. VeronTwitter
    June 26, 2007
     

  12. Jayson
    June 26, 2007
     

    Hey Veron!
    I dedicate my very first haiku to you!

    Crayfish, Red Crayfish – 5 syllabus
    Some are Big, Some are Small small – 7 syllabus
    I Like small small, You? – 5 syllabus

    nice?

    Reply

  13. VeronTwitter
    June 26, 2007
     

  14. VeronTwitter
    June 26, 2007
     

  15. Miccheng
    June 26, 2007
     

    Big Big… Lobster? Crab?

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  16. Michael Baxter
    June 26, 2007
     

    You guys have Takashimaya in SG!?

    Noice!

    I don’t want to get going on Japanese “spaghetti” — suffice it to say that it is a universal disgrace, abomination and unmitigated travesty.

    You DON’T F______ FRY spaghetti!

    I’ll say that again.

    You DON’T F______ FRY spaghetti!

    This stuff looks suspect to me.

    ‘Crawfish’ sound intriguing.

    Now Ms Sparklette, when you come to Kyoto I am going to take you to my friend’s Italian restaurant. He even owns a vineyard in Italy. His pasta dishes have a twist, but it is not a grotesque one. His dishes are made with Kyo-yasai (Kyoto vegetables).

    Now why do vegetables grown in Kyoto taste better? I’ll tell you AFTER dinner.

    Charlie

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  17. Joyz
    June 26, 2007
     

    Wow, the crayfish pasta really looks yummy, will try that the next time I’m @ Taka. I think there’s a lack of good food in Orchard, all overpriced and overrated. I wouldn’t mind you “dragging” me to a meal! All the good food you cover *drool*…

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  18. Brigitte
    June 26, 2007
     

    Is there any service charge involved? I’m heading down! Thanks for the wonderful review on it!

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  19. Daphne Maia
    June 26, 2007
     

    hahahaahahahahahahah jayson’s haiku is so funny! i nearly choked on my lychee while reading it hehe!

    veron u’re so bad, how can u give him only 10/20!?

    no one is ever going to write a haiku for u again cos u’re so mean… hahaha.

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  20. Jayson
    June 26, 2007
     

    hey Daphne …. how can you laugh at my virgin Haiku?
    :C

    thank god you didn’t choke on that lychee…
    I don’t write beautiful Haikus to kill…

    Oh yah, do check out sparklette.net’s official Haiku!
    And vote for sparklette.net!

    - Jayson the kookoo Haiku Man

    Reply
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