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Recently revamped and relocated to Mandarin Oriental's basement, Pacifica offers an ethereal, jaw-dropping ambience that my camera couldn't quite capture. It's almost like stepping into an underwater world.
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Everything here is designed to impress, including the use of Echire butter _ reputedly one of the world's best butters _ made from the milk of cows in far-flung French villages.
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Pacifica 18 Vegetables Salad. Not sure whether there were really 18 types of vegetables here, but it was still a massive, utterly satisfying serving.
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French scallop crudos with caramel and chili dressing. If only this came in a supersized portion too! The scallops were fresh and went stunningly well with the unorthodox dressing.
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Shrimp cocktail salad prepared at the table. Mmmmm, avocados.
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Mixing everything up with precision probably isn't as easy as it looks. Kudos to the guy for making it seem like a breeze.
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Voila! Huge shrimps make this a salad to remember.
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Pacitini (blue curacao and pineapple) & After Eight (vodka, creme de cacao, creme de menthe and creme fraiche).
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Sit back and watch the live fish swim in their tanks through the portholes.
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Pacifica,
Mandarin Oriental.