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2014-02-10
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Blue Butcher has started a Lunch Service - and we were invited to try out some of the newer dishes. Personally to be fair, I thought the overall pricing was probably a bit out of reach for some lunch customers who come expecting an under $250 meal with 2-3 courses. Here's a run-down of the dishes we got to try none-the-less, some, like the Dry Aged Sirloin or the Poached Duck Egg with Asparagus and Ham, or the Salted Caramel Ice Cream were really excellent. The Burger to me meanwhile,
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The Tuna had a great taste on my 1st visit, but on my 2nd visit it was slightly more bland. I think this was great for it's price, but the strongness of the sauce might need to be tuned everyday to suit the Tuna's original taste. ~ 6/10 to 8/10.
Lovely dish of duck egg and well grilled asparagus with crispy ham, the custardy sauce was lighter than a Hollandaise. Will come back just for this! *The Duck egg-yolk is not runny but geled, so it might suit me more than your preference. ~ 8/10.
The Burger had a great brioche bun. The tomato sauce was also notably house-made appreciated! The Wagyu beef patty which incorporates some Dry-Aged beef, was however to me slightly over-cooked on both occasions so I couldn't really tell it's true potential. Liking the concept more than the execution right now, at least it was chunky rather than overly minced. ~ 6/10.
This Dry Aged Steak, I recommend it to be ordered Rare or Rare-Plus here. Quite a substantial portion for lunch, and it had a lot of thyme herbs which imparted a dept of flavours. The seasoning of the steak was also subtle but enhanced it behind the back ~ 7.5/10.
Fillet Steak was ordered Medium, out came nearly Well-Done. To me this is not very acceptable, and this beef cut was also quite gamey. I mean how hard is it to cook a Fillet steak well? It is the most tenderest muscle in a cow. This one became quite dry. And together with the above burger which was also over-cooked, I think this area needs some monitoring and improvement? 4/10.
This surprisingly was really excellent, the skin crisp and the below meat done just right. With a charred lemon. This makes for an excellent light lunch. ~ 9/10.
Salad with the shaved Cucumbers are refreshing. I think the French Fries here are fried a little too hard, someone mentioned may be a lower oil temperature might help. Love the Truffled Mayo dip nevertheless. ~ 7/10.
This again surprised as the portion was huge for lunch. The skin was charred crispy and had a great marination taste. The meat beneath was good and not dry. I loved the aroma of this. ~ 8/10.
Upon 1st bite, I was surprised at the savouriness within which lasted quite a few seconds - interesting! This was strong in both salt and darkened caramel taste, also quite sticky in texture. Absolutely delightful, but ultimately not that cheap at $60 for 2 smallish scoops. Depends on how much you treasure someone and willing to pay? ; ) ~ 9/10Post
