Flavours of Europe

Masses’ signature has Capellini pasta coated with lobster bisque and a mix of crabmeat, caviar, confit lemon, chorizo and calms. It was luxurious and brimming with mild briney seafood sweetness. I liked that it's served cold as each mouthful was light but packed with bold flavours. The downside is I could only taste the bisque, crab and the caviar. The rest were "hidden".

The prawn pasta was intensely flavourful. Each linguine strand was coated with the bisque that had so much depth. The prawns were large, fresh and naturally sweet with a charred smokiness to it. I also liked that they had peeled the prawns so that it's easy to eat.

The pasta dish features tagliatelle tossed in cream sauce with seaweed and yuzu pepper. It is topped with ikura and smoked salmon (or prosciutto if preferred). The texture of the pasta was uniquely different and reminded me of "ban mian" but al dente. There was the earthy unami-ness of seaweed and tangy touch of yuzu citrus with salty burst of ikura.

The Torn Burrata & Cornbread Salad ($19) was made with chunks of cornbread, cherries tomatoes and burrata and drizzled with extra virgin olive oil. The salad felt a little heavy and could do with some romaine lettuce.

To a heavier mains, the Canard du Ciel ($29) combines braised duck leg, duck breast and a small piece of seared foie gras with pommes yum and coriander port wine sauce. The duck was braised to fork-tender that the meat pulled apart effortlessly. Sadly it was disappointing overall in terms of taste, the dish lacked flavour, texture and aromatics.

My first of having lamb riblets and this lamb dish was a stunner. In fact, the best out of the night. The slow cooked lamb ribs were fork tender that the meat easily pulled off from the bones. It had a nice sticky sweet glaze that cut through the gaminess of meat. The pumpkin puree and pico de gallo made it even more delectable with a refreshing touch. Totally a must-have! 💯

This saffron-infused paella is topped with clams and char-grilled king prawns. The rice was flavourful and cooked just right with a nice firmness and texture to it.

A classic Spanish Tapa dish that was satisfyingly good. Generous amount of succulent and plump shrimps soaked in garlic-infused olive oil were served hot in a skillet. To enjoy it to the fullest, dip the toasted bread to soak up all those sauce and spoon the shrimp over it; and enjoy it in one bite.

The dramatic giant pan of seafood paella looked like it could feed an army but it wasn't as the rice layer was thin so that the grains could acheive the right texture and moisture. The rice dish was loaded generously with the usual seafood - squid, mussels, asari calms and prawns - that were fleshy and juicy. Overall this one-pan rice dish was simply amazing with memorable flavours. 😋😍

*Do order the squid ink version as well. It had a rich depth of flavour and delicously tasty. Couldn't take a good contrasting photo as the room was dimly-lighted.

The beef cheeks definitely lived up to my expectation as the meat was slow-cooked till very soft and flavourful. Served with sauteed asparagus and apple puree, the dish was well-balanced as the light sweetness of the apple puree balanced the richness of the beef and the sauce very well.

The octupus-pork belly combo ($32) was an interesting pairing. Both meats were well-seasoned and grilled till lightly charred and tender; with a finishing touch of paprika dust.

Kulto's version of croquettes ($12) were locally-inspired and looked elegant as they were served with a small dollop of chilli crab sauce. The crust was crispy and taste was light while being rich in flavour from the creamy and savoury crab filling with a tinge of sweet-spiciness from the sauce.