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went with my parents to pierre about two months ago and FINALLY made myself write a review about it... will try to recall as much as i can…i ordered a langoustine entree that was cooked in four ways: mousseline, tartare with green apple, seared, sauteed. the mousseline one was the best as the flavor and texture of the 'mousse' complimented the langoustine very well and the whole combination just slid effortlessly down my throat. The tartare was nice as well. The green apple gave a tangy edge to
i ordered a langoustine entree that was cooked in four ways: mousseline, tartare with green apple, seared, sauteed. the mousseline one was the best as the flavor and texture of the 'mousse' complimented the langoustine very well and the whole combination just slid effortlessly down my throat. The tartare was nice as well. The green apple gave a tangy edge to the finely chopped langoustine and as I like mildly sour food, the dish worked perfectly for me. The seared langoustine (shown above) had a great texture too but I felt it wasn't that special. Its flavor wasn't special enough to be imprinted on my mind at least. The sauteed one wasn't that great as the asian flavor was a bit too heavy...
my mom had the foie gras soup and she said it was very rich and luscious. I trust her judgment, although I can't help seeing the resemblance between the soup and a bowl of dog poo lol. in appearance of course.
my mom and i also ordered a rack of lamb to share. I think the lamb was good, but not superb. I can't remember much about the side dishes but I think i didn't really like them. I do remember one thing... I was pretty full by then and I didn't even bother touching the white beans, but then the waiter somehow mentioned that the beans were a rare product of France and so i couldn't resist trying a few. Maybe it was just me... but i didn't find them that special either lol....
my dad ordered the tasting menu which had quite a few courses including seabass carpaccio with sth sth, a course with cep as the theme (cep soup, cep salad, cep ice cream)... and desserts. right, there were actually lots of courses in between but i just can't even remember the main course. there were seven different desserts (shown above) and by then my dad was pretty full, so we shared the desserts. (yea okay we are small eaters) There was a tiramisu, a trio of sai-mai-lo like small cubes with a dash of soufflé on the side, a coconut mousse and etc etc. I don’t usually like coconut much but this mousse came as an exception. The others were delish too but I found the bit of soufflé too sweet.
Throughout the meal, my parents also ordered two champagnes, one red wine, two whites, and a glass of port. The french wine waitress speaks english in a sing songy voice and was quite pleasant as well.
About the service…I’ll give ten out of ten for the waiter that served our table. Unlike some other snobby waiters from other ‘fine dining’restaurants, he was pleasant and absolutely down to earth, and explained every dish clearly without making me feel like a five-year-old. I’m not a professional food critic (neither are my parents) and its natural that I can’t interpret every single fancy french word on the menu or distinguish this herb from that herb. He clarified everything when being asked and contributed big time to making this dinner a wonderful experience.
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