Rojak?

Well this place got a 8 on hungrygowhere.com but for Moi it will rank much lower in terms of quality and price. The food was not too bad but for that price, Moi will expect a better quality service and food. The chef tries too hard to be unique (Japanese and french fusion) that he is losing the idea what basis food requires. Well, let's said, they could be better.

In clockwise starting Top left corner : (1) bread with cream and caviar (2) Japanese tofu with plum sauce (4) Sushi with miso soup (5) lobster soup (6) soba dish topped with grated dry mullet roe (bottarga) (7) Some kind of fish brain (8) Duck (9) fried grains (rice) (10) Pumpkin soup

The ten course meal comes up to $138+++ per pax. I think it's some kind of promotion. Moi didn't manage to take down the names of the dishes so can't recall the dishes well.

Shibaken French Cuisine
1 Nanson Road
#02-02A The Gallery Hotel
Tel: 6836 1613

Opening hours
Tue - Sun, 6.30pm - 11pm
Closed on Sat

Bon Appétit!?

Let's say today for the first time of Moi's life I had an UN-French dinner at a French Restaurant. The ambience was not too bad, the staff were helpful though not really warm. As a matter of fact, upon setting into the restaurant, one can find so many tiny wine corks framed up on the wall that you might be thinking that this restaurant serves many exquisite and nice French wine and food.

Nope...I didn't really go there with much expectations since the restaurant was not that really crowded but it was not empty neither. But it was a DISAPPOINTMENT. The food was edible, won't cause any tummy problem but it's definitely not worthwhile to pay UN-FRENCH food with french price, if you know what Moi means....

In clockwise starting Top left corner : (1) Burgundy Escargots with garlic butter (2) Smoked Salmon with Toast (3) Salade Caprese (tomato, mozzarella caper & basil pesto) (4) Brochette of marinated lamb (5) Grilled Sirloin Steak with herbs (5) Terrine Maison with Pork and Chicken Liver

From the above I believe only Dish (1) Escargots can make it to be a French cuisine har? Dish (2) and (3) are definitely italian. I know Goose Liver or Foie Gras is French cuisine but never heard that Chicken Liver also consider as a French delicacy. Bwahahahahaha! And the main courses just reminded me too much of Tony Romas - American food. To top it up, the waiter spilled not ONCE but TWICE on our table and all the main courses were served COOL. Well, maybe Moi is super fussy but for a S$28.80 main course I would think it's over priced. I won't mind eating the above again at S$8.00 or S$12.00 but NO NO NO for S$28.80.

And the Bordeaux is .... let's say I just finish my own single glass and no more..... =P

Bonne Chance, Les Bouchons!!

Les Bouchons
Tyler Print Institute
41 Robertson Quay #01-01
Tel: 6733 4414

Fine Dinning

During my previous posting on my dinner at Saint Julien, a nice cosy restaurant tucked under the Anderson Bridge along the Singapore River, I did not manage to upload any photos; so during a recent dinner trip there again, I tried and managed to take some snapshots of my dinner (not all) and be glad to post it here... heehee!

Appetizers :
ROSETTE DE SAUMON / SALMON ROLL
Cured salmon with Avruga cream and "Ravigote" mustard and pickle sauce

RAVIOLI DE CRABE / CRAB RAVIOLI
Ravioli of Alaskan crab with lobster and brandy emuslion



FOIE GRAS POELE / PAN SEARED DUCK LIVER
Pan seared foie gras with grape and verjus sauce



Main Course :
DUCK CONFETTI



Dessert :
FROMAGES DE FRANCE / FRENCH CHEESE

My repeat and continuous patron of Saint Julien is not only because of the delicacies served but also because of the great and warm hospitality extended by all the staff from the restaurant. I really admire the owners of this restaurant, a husband-wife team for their heart and efforts in building not only a restaurant but also its name and reputation for great hospitality, sincerity in serving and in food preparation. This once again reminds me of another Japanese restaurant, Tom Ton that I had mentioned previously also. Serving Food with a Heart.

Dinner @ Raffles Grill

Ya... Mr A is back. ;-) And what did he bring for me this time and what dinner did we have? Oh!! Dun bat your eyes. Yes yes! It's the little turquoise box..... Isn't it pretty??

Tiffany...lady's best friend after Diamonds.. ;-P

Dinner was at Raffles Grill. This time round, i requested to take some photos and so here are some of the food that we had....

Starter - Raw tuna wrapped with cucumber with orange sauce


Appetizer I - Foie gras

Raffles Grill cooked the Foie gras in a very different way...this is the first time i am eating it this way... I have usually ate it fried or grilled so the taste is very refreshing.

Appertizer II - Raw Salmon with caviar and avocado

Next we had a plate of fresh oysters...but I didn't dare to eat the oysters raw so i requested the chef to have them all cooked. Due to delay in going in and out, I forgot to take photo for the plate of oyster. I dun really like to eat oyster but this one was really nicely cooked with only salt and grilled and it taste so yummmmy!!!

Potato Stew


Main course - Lobster


Dessert - Sherbet

With all these delicacies, of course, we must have the equivalent wine to go with right? This time we had the Angelus 1996, Bordeaux type. It more fruity and sweet. Taste very good and smooth also. I understand from the servicing staff that during a recent new classification, Angelus went into the top second grade and become Premium wine and so the value went up very much. So we could enjoy such great wine at a lower price of $660.

Angelus 1996

So... who is really this MR A, har?? Go figure...below..

Can u find Mr A? ;-P

San Marco @ the Lighthouse

Yesterday I had French cuisine at Saint Julien. Today I had Italian food instead at San Marco located inside Fullerton Hotel. Gosh! Too much pampering from my client...ah?!! ;-P I am indeed very lucky. My client was teasing me, it will be difficult for me to get a boyfriend cos it's hard to find someone who can afford to bring me to such dinner and wine. Hahahahaha! Hmm...quite true hor!! Any "golden turtle" around?? Kekekeke! I took my camera along hoping to take some good pictures from the restaurant. A few years back, I had watched the sunset from the restaurant and it was mesmorising. TOO BAD!! The haze "blurred" all the beauty so I couldnt see any beautiful sunset. What a waste!!

Fullerton Hotel

As usual, we had excellent wine to go with our wonderful dinner. We had Bordeaux Blend Italian wine, 1996 Tenuta San Guido Bolgheri-Sassicaia. Sassicaia is one of the most sought after wines in the world and the most collectible Italian wine. It costs S$620 per bottle. For records, yesterday 2 wines cost S$1,800 in total. The pricey one should be the Chateau Mouton Rothschild. Envious leh??? Kekekeke! Sassicaia tastes a bit lighter compared to Chateau Mouton Rothschild. Still...It's just as nice. The color is deep red and even before the wine was pour into our glasses, I could smell the nice aroma... divine. We were discussing abt tasting Romani Conti S$8,000 per bottle wine in our lifetime. ya... dream on....dream on... ;-P

Tenuta San Guido Bolgheri-Sassicaia

For dinner, I had
Appetizer : LANGOUSTINE
Atlantic langoustine wrapped in potato spaghetti with wild basil and pine nut pesto, grated ratte potato couscous infused with mountain black pepper and organic green leaf

Soup :CAULIFLOWER SOUP
Cappuccino of pot roasted cauliflower with seared frog leg tossed in home made pesto, flat parsley and chive flowers
Minus off the frog leg.... heehee! I dun eat frog...

Pasta : TORTELLINI
Freshly made tortellini pasta stuffed with fresh porcini mushroom, roasted chopped hazelnut, parmesan cracker and fontina cheese emulsion

Main course : LAMB
Roasted lamb loin crusted with buttered oat meal, beet sugar caramelised yam root, piquillos pepper puree and kalamata black olive powder

Dessert : APPLE
Whole caramelised apple with double cream nougatine ice-cream and homemade sweet cinnamon bark infused biscuit

Thumbs up for San Marco too, though my own slight preferences for Saint Julien for their really very personalised service. Well...of course the plus point abt San Marco is that there is a very handsome Italian co-owner and General Manager serving the guests. Heehee!

After the dinner, I send my client to the airport who is flying off tonight. Some friends were asking why do I always go and pick up and send my clients when I am not driving? Good question!! I pick and send them with taxi. Hahahahaha! Nvm. I only provide such "service" for good clients and inevitable cases... Well, I could jolly well claimed for taxi 2 ways but decided to take the train after saying tata to him at the airport. I really like the MRT station at the airport terminal. It looks really neat and nice.



Bon Voyage, Mr A G!! Thanks for always treating me to nice nice dinner!! Shiawase da yo!!


San Marco at the Lighthouse
8th Floor
The Fullerton Singapore
1 Fullerton Square
Singapore 049178
Tel : 6438 4404
URL : http://www.sanmarco.com.sg/

Saint Julien

Tonight I had dinner at Saint Julien - a nice cosy French Restaurant located along the Singapore River with my client and boss. Heehee! As usual, we will order the excellent wine to go with our fine dinning. ;-P

We started with 2000 Bonnes-Mares from Burgundy. Burgundy wines are usually lighter in taste, half body though I prefer full body wine. But still it's really good... For those who prefer sweeter and more fruity tasting red wine, stick to Burgundy wines, it will be quite safe.

And after Bonnes-Mares, we had 1996 Chateau Mouton Rothschild. Chateau Mouton Rothschild is deemed to be one of the top 5 Bordeaux wines in the world yo!! Envy leh!!? It tastes really good - full body with a stronger taste. I love it. The label comes with paintings by different famous artist for each year. The 1996 is done by a Chinese Artist, Gu Gan. Couldn't resist to snap a picture of this excellent wine. Heard from my client that the labels for each year are collectible items. Sharks!! I should have tear down the label. Kekekeke!

So what did i have for dinner? I went for the Dinner set...tonight's selection was good.

Appetizers : QUATRO DE LA MER / QUATRO OF SEAFOOD
Dungeness crabmeat with tomato gazpaccho
Lobster with avocado salad
Cured Salmon with orange dressing
Hokkaido Scallop with Avruga Caviar

Soup : BISQUE DE HOMARD / LOBSTER BISQUE
Signature Lobster Bisque with garlic aioli

Main Course : AGNEAU DE LAIT / BABY LAMB
Roast baby Lamb Rack with bell pepper sauce and sage oil

Dessert : CHOCOLATE
Warm Chocolate cake with pistachio ice cream

Thought of taking snapshoots of my dinner...but ala...too paiseh so I didn't lor. Sorry folks. But really yummy!! My client is really an expert in wine and fine dinning. hahahaha! We are going for another round of fine dinning tomorrow night. So stay tune for more gourmet.

Bon appetit!!


Saint Julien
3 Fullerton Road
Singapore 049215
URL : http://www.saintjulien.com.sg/