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2014-11-09
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Sometimes, it’s not that you forget about your friends but as time goes along and you are just busy with all random things in life that we tend to gradually or once in a while lost track of each other’s life. This time my friend and I just reconnect because of food.I find it particularly hard to impress a foodie so I did my research, provided 2 lunch options and leave the final decision in his hands. As I scrolled down the list on openrice, I spotted 2 unfamiliar names. Mayta and Mesa 15. Mayta
I find it particularly hard to impress a foodie so I did my research, provided 2 lunch options and leave the final decision in his hands. As I scrolled down the list on openrice, I spotted 2 unfamiliar names. Mayta and Mesa 15. Mayta is serving Peruvian food while Mesa 15 is for Spanish. My friend picked Mesa 15 and I somehow mixed up the name with the cuisine they serve. Both restaurants are in the same building. Luckily I didn’t book the wrong one.
We are both new to the place and my friend like it because he likes natural light coming
in from the windows, which basically covers 2 of the 4 sides of the restaurant. I would also give a massive tick to providing customers with more than enough space, both on the table and between tables.
For Monday to Saturday lunch, they are serving a 4-course set menu. Except the appetizer, everything else you are given at least 2 choices.
Appetizer - Green peas cream with croutons: As we weren’t given an option to pick from I wasn’t paying much attend as to what exactly it is. Friend dived in first and said, “Oh wa, taste very much just like eating green pea”, while I was still stirring mine. I agree that it’s strong as I can already smell it as I stir before I was actually drinking it. By the look, you thought it would be a few spoonful of thick soup, but it’s indeed in liquid form. I myself do not mind green pea at all so I find it quite nice, although a lot of you out there might straightly saying NO to green pea haha because of the overly fresh grassy flavour.
Entrée 1: Pan seared “Rougie” foie gras, sautéed local organic mushrooms, 63c slow cooked egg and smoked potato foam: Don’t know what’s Rougie (but learnt later that it’s a foie gras brand)! Foie gras is sometime I 99% cannot miss out whenever it's on the menu, especially when it's pan-seared. Purely from the look, it seems to be creamy soup, but it's actually potato foam. Check out the zoom in photo, there's a soft boil egg hidden underneath the mushroom. So where's the most precious bite? hahaa...It's sinked to the bottom of the plate. I broke the egg, dipped the little toast in, and put some of the mix fresh mushrooms on top. Also adding in a small bite of the foie gras (cause you have to bite it sparingly) Simply divine. Very Very yummy!
Entrée 2: French Bouchot mussels, Manzanilla sherry, cream shallots: My friend ordered the mussel. I tried a piece and I love the flavour as much. This mussel is unlike to usual big mussels. They are slightly bigger than clams but the mussel inside the shell is relatively fat and big. Sometime if they only pour the sauce on top of the mussels after it's cooked, the mussels do not get the flavour of the soup base, but for this dish, the flavour is very consistent! I would say this one is equally good a the foie gras entree, depending whether you want a heavier or a lighter option.
Main 1: Duck rice – leg confit, grilled magret, porcini mushrooms and alioli: This is the only dish that I am slightly disappointed. The duck leg on top is good, the texture of the rice is perfect, but the flavour of the rice is tat borderline of being unacceptably salty. I would imagine the rice is cooked with overly condensed seafood stock. If they could dilute it down a little bit then it would have been fixed.
Main 2: Linguini in black ink sauce, clamari & grilled liberico pork belly: I would say for main I definitely prefer their linguini! I thought the linguini would come in black color but indeed it's a squid ink sauce on top. You have to mix it well before you have it. * NOTE: You need to be super careful if you are wearing white shirt. There is a great risk of splashing the squid ink on your shirt if you accidentally down a linguini off your fork while you are mixing! Be Very Very Careful! One of the best pasta I recently had. No joke but as you have the linguini in your mouth, you almost felt like they are bouncing in there lol, not just flat and soft as you bite and swallow it. I almost felt like it is unnecessary to have the pork belly in this dish but perhaps it could give a little bit of a flavour because just linguini, squid and squid ink could be quite bland.
Dessert: White choco & coconut panna cotta, marinated pineapple : We only just arrived the place at around 13:10 so as we got to dessert it already 13:50. I am trying to enjoy my dessert within the best possible time and here comes to my verdict on it. As you know panna cotta is mainly made out of cream and egg white, it’s rarely to come into this egg pudding color. Guessing the color is from the melted white choco except it doesn’t quite reminds me of that at all judging just by tasting it. Coconut shreds and sautéed pineapples has no doubt goes well hand in hand and the fact that the pineapple is sautéed change its texture into a way softer form. The only thing that I really need to complaint about is the base below the panna cotta. That soft biscuit looking thing which has a funny flavour, and it reminds me of the disgusting BROWN X’MAS PUDDINGS! Pretty sure you know what I mean.
Coffee or Tea: It’s Twinings Tea in a pot. I really really wish I could take it away to enjoy it slowly throughout my afternoon at work. Too bad we have to get back to work.So overall, we are both very satisfied with Mesa 15. Highly recommended! And if you do not have the time to scroll through my lengthy words above, here are the few lines that you can take home with regarding the good thing about Mesa 15:
Good soft natural light
Spacious
different courses came in a good time, especially when for lunch hour, time is tight!
Good portion (or even a bit too generous in terms of the main)
Nice plating
definitely good value for money
The possible down sides:
If you are not in a rush to get back to work, you might feel like the food came overly quick. Feel free to ask them to down down their service
I tried to make a reservation online at table map but could only see bookings for dinner. I wasn't sure if it's because online bookings quota were filled up or they just do not cater that.
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