Ambush

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Delicious sausages.

Expensive++ food but the taste just ordinary food..

The catchy name of Ambush was quite intriguing, as well as the range of choices it offered off its menu. The dining joint had a well-deserved boast of offering a taste from Europe, as it was one of the few restaurants which offered truly something from different corners of the continent at a price affordable to us poor middle-class workers. Its slogan said it all - A piece of Europe on your plates. I was not particularly thrilled to sit in an open area right in the middle of a mall's plaza, with the possibility of people dropping something from the walkway above. The cramped dining area need diners to be seated practically elbow to elbow with occupants of the next table. Even walking to your table after settling nature's call seemed like a challenge with those narrow aisle between tables. And the queue is always horribly long. Sigh... Even with these downsides listed at the beginning, this is still a place worthy of recommendation, and I got an impression why it is named as Ambush. Maybe it was related to how you could be ambushed by something dropped from above, though I sincerely doubt that this is the reason. However, dining here could really be a pleasant surprise, especially with the choice of food being offered here. Surprised enough, to overlook all the previous negative points. If I were to give my two cents worth (which I am giving here anyway), I would choose two words to describe Ambush - creative and chic. Nothing is more evident than its menu's design to reflect my first choice word. A newspaper design which unfolded into a 4-page long menu offering dishes from around the Mediterranean as well as the North Sea, diners holding up the menu while waiting in the queue gave passer-by an impression of them patiently reading a paper to kill time. The Germans offered the meatier meals, from their wurst (sausage in German) to their meat loaves to the famous pork knuckle. The Spanish conquered their section with their paella, a counterpart of our fried rice but with rice of larger grain. No western menu could be complete without Italian pastas, and the all-time favorites of spaghetti, linguine, penne and fusilli are all available for matching with the contents of the dish. The Belgium joined the fray with pots of seafood, which we did not get to try it. Maybe next time.

It is an European restaurant, decent food with acceptable price. The design of the menu is very creative as it resembles a piece of newspaper. However, the menu has too much German/Spanish words that most locals don't understand. Both the appeal and the taste of the food are great. Used to be reluctant of European food but after having dinner in this restaurant, I am ready to try the true European food in Europe.