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2010-01-31
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Had the cheaper of the two tasting menu tonight.Value - Not cheapService - good, attentive, but not over-done. Food:I had- urchin with ink pasta- sesame coated scallop- xiao long bao- friend rice with roe- oyster- pigeon- banana and chocolate- dessert sample(not necessarily in this order)urchin - pasta was good, urchin was a bit dry, not that freshscallop - pretty average, xiao long bao - good, the inside actually tasted like thick soup in an actual XLBrice - pretty tasty, roe gives the dish a g
Value - Not cheap
Service - good, attentive, but not over-done.
Food:
I had
- urchin with ink pasta
- sesame coated scallop
- xiao long bao
- friend rice with roe
- oyster
- pigeon
- banana and chocolate
- dessert sample
(not necessarily in this order)
urchin - pasta was good, urchin was a bit dry, not that fresh
scallop - pretty average,
xiao long bao - good, the inside actually tasted like thick soup in an actual XLB
rice - pretty tasty, roe gives the dish a good texture
oyster - interesting with the ginger ice, but not sure if it is 'that' fresh
pigeion - very good, meat was tender and moist, prop my favourite (also I love meat)
banana - chocolate was great, but dont think it was the right compliment for the banana
dessert sample - macron had good texture, but filling too intense (I think fillings in macrons should be on the subtle side); butternut pumpkin+cumquat had texture of cane sugar, a bit too much on its own; fried glutinous ball with chocolate filling; too much rice, so more chewy then soft, not enough chocolate (I was expecting chocolate to ooze out as if I've just cut a chocolate cake)
Overall: I was not blow away after all the hype about the place. very hard to rate this place as it is not your usual restaurant. Quality of ingredients are above average, taste is average, texture is nothing extraordinary, 'innovation' is above average.
would i go back, probably not. (1) i'd rather real food, even if it is tasting/digestion menu (2) I didn't walk away thinking 'wow, that was something else', even though I assume that is suppose to be the purpose of the restaurant (3) chef never came out to greet the guest; I think it is a must for a restaurant like this.
ALSO, just as we got into the lift in our apartment, my dad said he's got an upset stomach... but so far so good for me...
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