This season, Swensen’s seafood menu beckons; the Ocean’s Seven promotion offers novel flavour combinations revolving around piscatorial matters. The best part is: they are all reasonably priced, starting from just $14.90.

Spicy Seafood Pasta with Grilled Scallops ($15.90)

Spaghetti in spicy tomato cream sauce, served with fresh grilled large scallops, mussels and prawns.

For those who can take the heat, the Spicy Seafood Pasta will tantalise your taste buds. The execution is decent, but what wowed me was the succulence of the plump and sizeable scallops.

Crabmeat Baked Rice ($14.90)

For comfort food, order the Crabmeat Baked Rice –a Swensen’s signature. While I enjoyed the fragrance of the rice layered with mixed cheese, more creaminess would make this perfect. The chunks of crabmeat brought delight to our taste buds. The ‘cherry on top of the cake’ in this case would be the crispy potato strips that lend a crunchy finish to every bite.

Baked Spicy Salmon with Squid Ink Pasta ($17.90)

Squid ink-infused pasta is made affordable at Swensen’s. I’ve always preferred this sort of squid ink pasta as opposed to regular pasta coated in squid ink sauce. Here, the pasta is prepared in a traditional Aglio Olio style, topped with a baked spiced salmon, asparagus, and complemented with a homemade peach salsa for a tangy twist.

The salmon is thoroughly cooked through in a presumably hot oven, thus lacking the juiciness and moisture that sous vide or slightly undercooked salmon imparts. If you’re okay with the doneness, this dish offers great value for money.

Poached Barramundi in Oriental Cream Sauce ($17.90)

The Poached Barramundi in Oriental Cream Sauce is my top pick. Maybe that’s just me being biased. This plate comprises components that I am fond of: fish, potato and creamed spinach. The fish is poached to tender perfection, drizzled with a unique laksa-infused cream sauce. I am grateful for the invention of creamed spinach; this is the reason for my eating greens with no qualms.

$10 Top Up Options (Limited to 1 top-up item per seafood main course ordered)

If one main course fails to gratify your ravenous appetite, Swensen’s is offering a $10 top up option.

Fisherman’s Wharf Salad ($10)

Salad is made appetising (and a tad unhealthier but who can resist?) with the inclusion of deep-fried fish bites, calamari and breaded shrimps. Once you’ve demolished every single piece of crispy golden deliciousness off the bed of greens, perk up the bland crisp salad with the zesty pineapple BBQ dressing.

The breaded shrimps are my favourite. If you have an aversion to vegetables like I do, you can opt for the Butterfly Shrimp and Hot Fudge Sundae combination –two items for $10!

Butterfly Shrimp + Hot Fudge Sundae ($10)

Head down to Swensen’s for a contemporary-style seafood feast without burning a hole in your wallet!

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