All About Restaurants - Share Your Culinary Experience :) !

[jtoh]

coolit:

Hi Jtoh,


Have not tried Absinthe. Am excited to find so many foodies here.

I agree with Kissgurami on Jaan, I went there once but loved the food, the view
and the service.

I was thinking of trying Gunthers for french food. Anyone been there?

For Spanish food, Bodega Y Tapas. I went there once and the paella was not too bad.

Thanks for the Spanish recommendation. Will go check it out. Me like tapas and paella.

[jtoh]

I dined at The Disgruntled Chef. My favourites were the Chicken Liver Parfait and the Jamon Serrano. The Churros with Chocolate was yummy too. I wanted to give the Baked Camembert a try but we ordered too many other dishes.

[b2b3m4]

jtoh:

I dined at The Disgruntled Chef. My favourites were the Chicken Liver Parfait and the Jamon Serrano. The Churros with Chocolate was yummy too. I wanted to give the Baked Camembert a try but we ordered too many other dishes.

Watch MasterChef the other day and realised that it is really easy to make Baked Camembert. U may consider to give it a try.

Ingredients
3 cloves garlic, peeled
1 Normandy Camembert in its box
2 tbsp red wine
Sprigs of fresh thyme
½ tbsp chopped flat leaf parsley
Freshly ground pepper



Method

Preheat oven to 200⁰C. Peel the garlic and pour hot water over it for about one minute. Remove and cut in half vertically. Remove plastic wrapping from Fromager des Clarines box. Pierce rind in six places and gently push the garlic cloves into the cheese. Pour over the wine, making sure it seeps into the cheese. Sprinkle with herbs and freshly ground pepper to taste. Place the cheese on an oven tray and bake for 10-15 minutes. Enjoy this delicious, gooey delight with fresh crusty bread and some good red wine.

[jtoh]

b2b3m4:

jtoh:

I dined at The Disgruntled Chef. My favourites were the Chicken Liver Parfait and the Jamon Serrano. The Churros with Chocolate was yummy too. I wanted to give the Baked Camembert a try but we ordered too many other dishes.

Watch MasterChef the other day and realised that it is really easy to make Baked Camembert. U may consider to give it a try.

Ingredients
3 cloves garlic, peeled
1 Normandy Camembert in its box
2 tbsp red wine
Sprigs of fresh thyme
½ tbsp chopped flat leaf parsley
Freshly ground pepper



Method

Preheat oven to 200⁰C. Peel the garlic and pour hot water over it for about one minute. Remove and cut in half vertically. Remove plastic wrapping from Fromager des Clarines box. Pierce rind in six places and gently push the garlic cloves into the cheese. Pour over the wine, making sure it seeps into the cheese. Sprinkle with herbs and freshly ground pepper to taste. Place the cheese on an oven tray and bake for 10-15 minutes. Enjoy this delicious, gooey delight with fresh crusty bread and some good red wine.

Thanks b2b3m4! I missed this episode of Masterchef. I really enjoy watching Masterchef. You can pick up so much from it.

[mummy of 2]

Just to share my own experience, though some are not that recent.


Garibaldi - Went a few years back. Food is good but not as nice as Jaan.

Jaan - Went for set lunch few months back and it's one of the best meals I ever had. We were there on a Monday and since we were quite early for lunch (12.30pm), we had the whole restaurant and the attention of all the staff to ourselves. Will definitely go again if budget allows :boogie:

Shaslik - One of my regular haunt. Not for a romantic night out but go if you are after good food. Shaslik of beef and dessert highly recommended.

Ippudo - Nice ramen and cheese cake. Need I say more?

Etna - Just tried this out recently. The original restaurant is in the East but I went to the newer one at Duxton. Just go with what is recommended. Portions are big so do take it easy when ordering.

[jtoh]

So many reviews on Jaan. I should go try it out one day.

[MummyThreeStreams]

Was at Wild Rocket for dinner this week-end. I’m quite traditional and unadventurous with food, so when i first looked at the menu, I was like…oh dear…dunno what to order…the food looked a bit strange and I was afraid I wouldn’t enjoy it.


It’s actually very interesting, e.g. squid-ink risotto with salted fish, bak-kut teh consommé with pork dumplings, duck confit with fried yam cake, deep-fried soft-shell crab in a balck pepper sauce and granny smith apples, lamb tandoori with yoghurt, chendol ice-cream with shaved Gula Melaka…

The meal turned out really yummy. I’m not a food critic, so I can’t wax lyrical about the flavours and textures. All I know is that I ended up really enjoying the meal.

[jtoh]

Yep, Wild Rocket has some nice dishes.

[Kissgurami]

jtoh:

So many reviews on Jaan. I should go try it out one day.

Yes you must

[Kissgurami]

Mandarin Court - Dim Sum Lunch


Went for Dim Sum Lunch on the weekend and wasn’t too impressed

The "xiao long bao" was a little too big and the folds weren’t delicate or prominent. The broth and meat were nice so no complains.

The pancake with pork floss is nice. "Glutinous rice in wrapped in Lotus Leaves" - so so. Ee Fu noodles - Nice but enough to feed 4 people. Beef in black pepper sauce - err… Crystal Jade’s taste much nicer, Har Gao - average

Overall - Dim Sum Experience wasn’t what I would expect from a premium chinese restaurant…

Ambience and view is nice though