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2015-03-26
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Tucked away in Sculpture Square, Artichoke Cafe & Bar is really more of a communal dining restaurant than cafe, that serves moorish cuisine. What is moorish cuisine? Well, I didn't know till I googled either. Moorish cuisine is a middle-east styled food fare with some mediterranean influence. Interesting, huh?Artichoke is also one of the popular brunch places in Singapore. Unfortunately, I haven't been disciplined enough to wake up early for brunch these days. But thankfully, Artichoke serves di
Artichoke is also one of the popular brunch places in Singapore. Unfortunately, I haven't been disciplined enough to wake up early for brunch these days. But thankfully, Artichoke serves dinner, just as well as they do brunch (I would think so, based on their popularity)!
I was instantly intrigued by Artichoke as I made my way in. I can't quite put it into words but Artichoke has this really quirky vibe to it. It sort of perked me for my dining mood too.
For starters, order the mezze. Mezze is like appetizer (think the equivalent of bread in western cuisine). It comes with 3 moorish dips that are absolutely whetting. I personally make very conscious effort to minimize my carb intake. But with the dips, I was uncontrollable!
Ahhhh... Grilled Haloumi. Cheese lovers, you have to order this. I'm not gonna say much except, "you won't regret it".
I can't remember what this dish is called. Okay, actually I can't remember any dish names because this post is simply way overdue.What I know is that this is one of my favourite of the night. You probably can't tell from here but it's fried cauliflowers! Not any cauliflowers but cauliflowers that are perfectly marinated and crispy. That's like a huge chunk of brownie points for the girl who secretly wants to indulge and diet at the same time.
This is... bacon something. It doesn't matter what this is called because a bacon by any other name would taste just as heavenly. As is this dish. Just try to screen through the menu to look for bacon and eggs in the description. You should get it right.
Chicken! The commoner's choice of protein. In this case, it's commoner's protein with the royal treatment. I don't know what they did to this chicken but even the most loathed part of the chicken - the breast meat, is as tender as any other parts.
As taken from Artichoke's Facebook page -"Lamb shoulder, brined overnight, rubbed with mechoui spices, slow roasted for several hours, ripped apart to order, bathed in a lamb jus enriched with fermented butter, topped with a pile of zucchini shoelaces marinated in garlic & lemon".
Both my heart, body and soul agrees that it is as delicious as how they have put it in words.
Desserts for a sweet ending. Here's the sticky date pudding that doesn't look like your typical sticky date pudding. I joked to my friends that it's a combination of chinese steamed cake (huat kueh), herbal jelly (guilin gao), and peanut paste.But of course, it doesn't taste like that at all. Underneath that messy presentation, is a sweet explosion of decadence.
Conclusion: I'd give 7/10.
I LOVE IT! My night was made flawless with faultless dinner and wonderful company of the zoolings. The only hurt came when the bill was presented to us. A whopping spend of S$60 per pax, for a group of 7. Youch.
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