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2015-12-27
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Boyfriend and I decided to have Christmas dinner out this year on the 25th as I was making a special Christmas dinner on the 24th at home to avoid the crowds. He was looking up places on Openrice and saw this place. He wanted to try it. I told him I had been here a year ago and had not returned as I didn't have a pleasant dining experience but the food was good. So I agreed to return again to see how if there was improvement.There was. And a lot of improvement at that.First improvement, they see
There was. And a lot of improvement at that.
First improvement, they seemed to have hired more staff and all were attentative and not rushed to push out the food. That made for a much better dining experience.
They had a Christmas menu along with their regular dinner menu. So boyfriend and I decided to order one Christmas menu and one regular dinner set menu. Menu is in English and Chinese. I noticed a small glass of crayons on our table. Apparently, you can use these crayons to write on the paper table mats. Some of these drawings were hung on the walls outside the restaurant.
Bread basket had a couple of pieces of focaccia and bread sticks. Portion was exactly enough for two. Notable mention on the bread sticks as they were the right amount of crispy and soft.
Dinner Set Menu ($390). Boyfriend chose the dinner set menu which included the daily soup and appetizer of the day, choice of main, dessert and coffee or tea. He chose the Iberico pork rack.
Daily Appetizer. The daily appetizer was a side of pear salad that I liked quite a bit as I love salad with slices of pear. The daily soup was a cream of pumpkin. Was very creamy and had a strong taste of pumpkin. I noted that the soup was now served in a normal sized bowl and a REAL spoon was given now. The first time I came, I complained how they tried to make it pretty by serviing the soup in a tea cup with a ridiculous small teaspoon that made for a very impractical dining experience. I'm glad for this improvement. I'm all for fancy but please make it practical. Good on them for improving.
Char Grilled Iberico Pork Rack (8 oz). Prior to ordering, the waitress informed us that the chef likes to cook the pork with a bit of pink in the center and if we didn't like it, the chef can cook it to well done. As we were ok with a medium rare pork, we stuck with what the chef preferred and it was good choice as well. The pork was perfectly seasoned and cooked to perfection with a slightly pink center. It was moist and juicy. Simply perfect. It came with a port wine sauce that was clearly not needed but it was nice anyways. There was side of bacon and cabbage and caramelized apples on the side. The sides were ok. The apples could have done with a hint of spices. Perhaps a dash of nutmeg? But the star was the pork.
Iberico pork rack
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Christmas Dinner Set ($628). As it was Christmas, I chose the Christmas set. This included an amuse bouche, soup, appetizer, main course, dessert and cofffee or tea.
Baked Bacon, Truffle and Chat Potato. This was the amuse bouche. It was a creamy mashed potato on top of a Vol au Vent. The potato had a hint of truffle that wasn't too over powering.
Gravlax, Citrus, Beetroot, Aspargus and Mesclun Salad with Caramelized Red Onion and Blue Cheese Tart and Smoked Salmon. This was the appetizer. I liked the citrus dressing that accompanied the salad. It was light and refreshing. It was a nice mixture of with the beetroot. The caramelized red onion and blue cheese tart was actually just that placced on top of a piece of puff pastry. This was ok. The onions were sweet but there definitely wasn't enugh blue cheese to balance the sweetness. I can't write much about the smoked salmon piece as it was from a package and clearly not home smoked.
Onion Soup with Gruyere Toast. The soup was an onion soup. The beef stock used was intense. But not enough thyme was added to really lift this beyond just beef stock and onions. The toast was cute and ok but would have preferred the cheese to be gooey.
French Onion Soup
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Chocolate and Cream Cheese Roulode with a Creme Anglaise and Vanilla Ice Cream. The dessert was presented on a pretty plate with stenciled Merry Christmas on it. The roulode was very chocolatey and moist. It was definitely good for those that love chocolate. It went well with the ice cream.
A pleasantly quiet Christmas meal. Service had vastly improved as they were attentative and helpful when questions were asked. Food was good with major points on the pork rack. Would I return? Well, I'd definitely recommend it to friends who want to take a girl out to impress without breaking the bank.
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