''MEDZS'' Mediterranean spread
Mid-week with the pals and we met out for dinner for Nicholas's farewell. This man is entering into Tekong in few days time. So much of missing him (our great papa) and always so steady when we ask him out for dinner. Like 24/7 on the ball. Since its a farewell dinner for him, we requested him to choose a place that he likes to dine at. Of course we opted him to choose at central area so that it is all so convenient for us. In the end, he chose MEDZS which is located at Orchard Central as it has all day promotion for weekdays. Buy 4 main dishes and get 1 free!
Everyone was clueless on what MEDZS provide so we did some research on it and was glad that he made a right choice of dining here. On entering the restaurant, you are given individual billing cards, you pick and choose your dishes and pay as you check-out. Inside the restaurant you see nicely spread out tables along side food stations. They have a nice elegant décoration which is quite lively.
What I like is that, you are given a buzzer with station’s name after you’ve placed your order. When your food is ready for collection, your buzzer will vibrate.
If you have thought of traveling to faraway Greece or Morocco just to eat Mediterranean fare, you can now have it all at MEDZS! Offering 8 stations of Spanish, Moroccan, French, Turkish, Greek food and desserts, making a trip here feels like you are taking a cuisine holiday.
The Dessert booth was the main killer for all of us. The girls were so hyper-active when they saw cakes, crepes, waffles, churros lying around. Their desert counter too is really colourful. The choice is quite large, from cakes, to tarts and cookies to pancakes and waffles, it’s a decently large spread.
Spanish station offering a variety of Paella and A La Planca and Tapas.
French MED garden which sells Rosti, Sandwiches, Western and some side dishes
Fruit juice counter which sells different kind of mixed fruits. Some are detox drinks which is pretty good for after meal and bowel.
The Moroccan cuisines offers a wide range of kebab’s, both in meat and seafood alike.
The Greek cuisine has some special displays of fresh sea food.
The main dishes that we ordered:
1. Calzone Meat ($13.90)
This Spicy Calzones baked up beautifully and crisply and created gorgeous shells for the meat, cheese and tomato sauce mixture on the inside.
2. Pork ribs ( $17.90)
The sweet rub perfectly compliments the natural flavor of the pork, and the vinegar in the sauce provides a subtle tang that adds complexity to the overall flavor of the rib.
3. Paella Negra ( $16.90)
The paella negra variation, also known as "arros negre," includes squid ink as the signature ingredient, giving it a densely inky texture and a distinctly squiddy taste, not to mention the black color. And of course to make the dish taste nicer, it would be best to add in squid, prawns and other seafood.
4. Pasta Fish Snapper ( $14.90)
Aglio olio was not spicy enough and they added white wine that make the pasta taste very strong. The fish snapper was well-done, not much of the fishy smell.
5. Roasted chicken ( $15.90)
This was good - tasty and flavourful and not disguised with lots of sauce, with our only slight quibble being that the breast meat was a trifle dry. You can help yourself to a range of spreads (like herb butter) to go with the chicken too. At this price, a steal.
6. Duck confit leg ( $17.90)
While the mashed potato and shitake mushrooms are run-of-the-mill, the duck confit is different from French restaurants’. Duck confit in French restaurants tend to be super, super salty because it is the French way. But here, done the Singapore way, the salt is reduced.
7. Bacon Carbonara ( $14.90)
The carbonara had a really creamy sauce that you will get sick of it when you eat it long. And the bacon were fried just right.
8. Pork Roulade ( $17.90)
The Truffle Fries ($9.90) here are of a thinner cut. The hints of truffle salt and oil are barely there on the fries, they’re mostly hidden in the truffle mayonnaise. But a great disappointed that they do not provide us with Mayonnaise. So we dip them in with chili sauce.
$12.90
$5.90
All of us love Rosti. If possible we would eat it everyday! My friend saw Rosti and they cannot resist Rosti and so, we ordered Rosti. I don’t know if I am biased here but it’s NOT that bad. Marche is slightly better though only cos I like my Rosti crispy! This rosti is a little soft and wet.
Time for some dessert.
Trio of desserts ($16.90)
There was an offer where we could pick any 3 cakes for a price of $16.90. Even though all of us resolutely declared that we were too full for dessert, 20 mins later, we were wolfing down this plate you see here in the picture. Here you see a chocolate fudge cake, red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting, rainbow cake, salted caramel cheese cake, lemon meringue tart, opera cake.
Medzs is a great place to hang out with friends, colleagues or family. The restaurant at Orchard Central is huge so it doesn't feel crowded. There is an impressive range of international dishes available and you will be spoilt for choices. Make sure that you save space for dessert simply because of the staggering variety to choose from.
MEDZS @ Orchard Central
181 Orchard Road, #B2-01 to 03 / #B2-30 to 43, Orchard Central, Singapore 238896
Tel: 6238 9028
Operating Hours: Monday to Sunday, 11am – 11pm
And there you go, friends in crime. HAHA.
Till then.
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