Bâtard (Closed)

Item: Bâtard
Rating: 4
Author: Harriet Hunter

118 Reviews

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28973

Western District

Above $801

French Wine Fine Dining

Harriet Hunter

Level4

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Wine list was good, even their by-the-class selection. Sourdough bread was good- crust was crispy, meat springy and hot. Reserved the chicken in advance, ordered 4 appetizers: the tomato tart, chicken liver pâté, angel hair with caviar, and the roe tartlets. Not a fan of pate in general, so can’t comment on that. Everything else was good - in particular the angel hair. The caviar, seaweed sauce went well with the truffle oil. The pastry of the tartlets was light and crispy. Since the chef used to work at Belon, the chicken reminded me of the one there. It came with the ginger and lemongrass rice, which was very fragrant. The chicken thighs were a little bit too red round the bones for my liking, but otherwise meat was tender. Lemon tart was a pleasant surprise, in the flaky puff pastry. In summary, very pleasant dining experience with chill ambience and attentive service. Really must mention the nice waitress who kept refilling my hot water without fail. Definitely will revisit.