Covo Bistro & Lounge, Greenwood Avenue

Actually, the whole experience in this place was rather good, secluded in the peaceful corner of Greenwood (16 Greenwood Avenue, Hillcrest Park, tel : 6466 8103) with their application of discreet lighting (read as rather romantic for dates) and somewhat minimalist concrete looking decors along with a nice little private dining table in the middle of the restaurant encased in glass and little ponds at the sides. It was somewhat of a little surprise to find this spot after having been here a couple of times and never actually noticing that it existed until today, though I must admit that I am certainly not a regular to the vicinity. The amicable show runner (or chef or owner) Oliver whom was lurking at the entrance mentioned that it's been around for a year or two. I must confess that we were also partially bought by the $1 oyster options which sounded really familiar considering that this was just a few units away from the Greenwood Fish Market.


The food what fusion-ish by account of description and since I only had the squid ink pasta and oysters to go by, I couldn't really say much else about the other offerings. The former was quite the usual of its sorts, featuring al dente spaghetti and bits of squid in some crabmeat garlic tapenade. What I really didn't like about it was the chopped bits of coriander which I certainly did not expect (why?!) and had to pick out carefully, marring this otherwise, decent pasta. The Australian oysters were definitely fresh, plump and chilled, sliding down with ease with the accompanied lemons and tabasco sauce.

What amused me was that the sangria was bubbly (not bad actually) and that these guys actually serve also, a non alcoholic version which I asked the serving staff if that wouldn't have made it just a fruit punch. I got a bemused smile for a response.