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Picolino Balestier

Picolino Balestier

Italian restaurant$20–30

★ 4.3168 reviews

The quirky right-brained genius in the family, Picolino is all about mish-mashing familiar Asian flavours with your favourite comfort food - giving your usual pizzas & pastas a little upgrade and creating something different from the humdrum Italian fare.

  • 360 Balestier Rd, #01-21/22 Twin Heights, Shaw Plaza, Singapore 329783
  • Mo-Th 11:00-14:30,18:00-20:30; Fr-Sa 11:00-14:30,17:30-21:30; Su 08:30-14:30,17:30-20:30; PH[-1] 08:30-14:30,17:30-21:30
  • 9819 7518
  • picolino.sg

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BIRFwrites Info1 years ago
★★★★★

Good pizza in general, loved the thin crust. We got one with the mushrooms and egg in the middle (can't remember the weird name) and then got the $1 chicken satay pizza deal with one main (valid for dine-in only else +$5 for take-away box). Pizzas came in 12" hand-stretched dough which was very good but the toppings were not evenly distributed and/or a little lacking such that one person could actually comfortably finish one whole pizza (8 slices) by himself/herself. Chicken satay pizza was too heavy on the rempah/spices that over-powered the chicken and the satay sauce if there was any at all. So it was "jelat" after maybe 2 slices so I am not sure if I will be back to try their other fusion pizzas. Service was friendly and good but then again the two of us were the only ones in the restaurant for lunch service! So as a whole it's a bit pricey for the casual concept with better pizzas to be had elsewhere for the price.

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SZ Lim3 years ago
★★★★★

We arrived at 6.30pm. The place was not really crowded and we enjoyed the nice vibe of Shaw, where the restaurant was located. We could feel the mushroom chunks in the mushroom soup, but the thickness, consistency, and flavor of the soup was just not there. The soup felt more of the watery kind which we did not really like as a personal preference. The salmon pasta was just sad. It has been so long since I tasted a pink sauce which was as badly done as this. They are a far mile away as compared to tipo pasta in terms of taste and overall feel. The pizza was above average. The dough was nicely done and the sauce and smoked salmon contributed well to the overall flavor. The only dish I would recommend is the calamari rings. Which I find the best dish that they served. Unfortunately, the amount of sauce provided was not as much as I would have wished. The wait staff is obviously overwhelmed. We asked for a refill of water, and he needed to be reminded as he forgot. Similarly with the bill, it was the same. Could see that it was not intentional and he was just purely overwhelmed and busy with others. He was polite and friendly. Overall, really am okay with the atmosphere, and food quality. However, taste wise, this place doesn't deserve the price it quotes.

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Nicolette Chua2 years ago
★★★★★

Had the calamari for appetisers and 4 pizzas for a family of 5. Perfect. Calamari were so juicy and nice it was finished within minutes. Pizzas were fresh with good amount of cheese and toppings. Only small tiny bit of opinion would be the salmon mentaiko has a bit of a fishy smell but otherwise my relatives love it still. The ribbon pasta was about average but still yummy.

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JLYH1 years ago
★★★★★

5 stars for food, minus stars for lousy service and no complimentary water policy. Love the beef ragu tagliatelle, the otah pizza (promo - cost only sgd1) was only mildly spicy and surprisingly flavoursome, and the tiramisu was so fantastic I practically inhaled it. My friend's aglio olio also smelled super good. Caesar salad bigger than pictured, thankfully. Plenty of seats on Sunday at 6pm, ambience was good, we were a group of 10 adults and children mixed. Most disappointing aspect of service was they wanted to charge us sgd5 for each takeaway box (we couldn't finish our pizzas and need 2 boxes). My first time hearing such exorbitant charges. We clarified twice and the female server confirmed twice, need to pay. My husband then went upstairs to ntuc to buy disposable sealable takeaway bags, Sgd6 for 100pcs. When he returned, then the male server came to us to say he can pack it for us for free if we wanted. We were so pissed by then. F&B is a competitive industry. Customers have lots of choices. If you don't do right by customers, we won't be back even if the food is good.

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Xin Hui Haevriel2 years ago
★★★★★

how great can a salad be?" IT WAS SO GOOD! was contemplating between the calamari and salad and we were so glad we went with salad! unbelievably tasty!! the pizza was awesome as well. the salmon pasta was not fantastic though... felt that it lacked saltiness and there was a fishy taste. but overall great experience! would revisit if i'm around the area 👍🏻

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