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2012-11-28
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had the misfortune of dining at Poulet before I attended the preview screening of Skyfall at Filmgarde Bugis+.Before my visit, I heard pretty rave reviews about how Poulet could give the new-age of casual french bistros like Saveur a run for their money, and thus had perpetually long queues. Naturally, I jumped at the chance to get a table when I saw a lull in the queues.Although I didn't need to queue, it took me and the bf a while to catch the maitre'd's attention - strike one. The second stri
Before my visit, I heard pretty rave reviews about how Poulet could give the new-age of casual french bistros like Saveur a run for their money, and thus had perpetually long queues. Naturally, I jumped at the chance to get a table when I saw a lull in the queues.
Although I didn't need to queue, it took me and the bf a while to catch the maitre'd's attention - strike one. The second strike was when he came bumbling over with no apologies whatsoever, and proceeded to shuffle us into their noisy cramped grounds - strike two. The last straw came when he adamantly refused to let us have the booth seats, claiming that they were for parties of four, when in fact, there were single lady patrons occupying a few booths - Strikeee 3. Please, if that greasy haired sorry excuse of a man wanted to find single girls to date, do it on your own time.
Determined not to let the little man ruin our experience of the supposedly good food, the bf and I settled in and ordered a few items. For starters, we had bread and butter to share, which was nothing to shout about (unlike Italian restaurants like Da Luca and Basilico).
The main disappointment was in two entrees we had - first, the lamb shank with the teeniest portions of vegetables I've ever seen. I mean, how much does a carrot cost? I'd bring my own to donate to them, if I'd ever step in again -.-
As the caption states, I'm totally unimpressed by the lack of finesse and overtly salty rendition of my favourite dish. Looks like the maitre'd isn't the only person on the hefty side, the chef is pretty heavy-handed with his seasoning too. Perhaps it's a ploy to make everyone purchase their horribly overpriced sides? the other dish was the rotisserie chicken. servings pathetic, as usual. dry and weirdly seasoned with the cream champignon sauce tainted with their pretentious but horribly executed citron tang. yucks.
I cancelled the tiramisu order, the bf paid, and we left. Which was the best part of the dinner. Exercise caution when reading rave reviews next time, I realized they had to scrape the bottom when inviting bloggers for their food tasting, even casual, unknown bloggers ate for free then. Think about it. It's no wonder that the service is sub par, afterall, they are with the group that manages Thai Express. I'd think the food offerings would at least have a certain acceptable standard, like Thai Express.
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