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2015-05-28
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Violet herbs is a restaurant that sells modern european cuisines with a abit of the fusion twist. Even though it is considered a relatively new restaurant, i have heard many good things regarding this place and seen many delicious posts on my instagram before heading here. Thank you for openrice for inviting me for this tasting so i can take this chance to come here and try their cuisines. Indeed it did not disappoint me at all. Violet herbs is located at the centre of CBD with tanjong pagar mrt
When i first stepped into the restaurant, i was greeted with walls of purple and white which actually sounds similar to their name which have the colour violet in it. The whole restaurant is really cozy and you will definately love the decor and ambience. Next i went to look at the menu and what surprised me is that the price isnt that expensive. Usually european cuisines are quite expensive but this is actually quite affordable and of course the taste wise is good too. I will further explain it later on.
Next ,we had a little talk with the couple who own the restaurant, from them, i found out that they actually had their own herbs garden on the rooftop which they use it for their cuisine.
After the little chat, we had our first dish which is the beef tender & saffron bread. The beef tender is actually infused with this sauce called maderia sauce.The amuse bouche for the day was Beef Tender with Madeira Sauce. The bun is filled with herb taste and it does not really taste the typical bun we always had. Sorry i did not upload this photo as the shot is lost in my camera.
Next on the list is the mango scallops. It has parsnip puree, mango gel, potato chips, mango salsa and micro herbs in it.
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The second dish is actually the parsnip veloute. Frankly speaking, i dont know what isit until the chef actually explained to me. Its actually a kind of thick soup with a bit of creamy texture in it and they added fresh sri lankan crab meat, crumble and herb oil in it making it a dish not to be missed.
Next is the truffle foie gras. Frankly speaking, it looks like those soft boiled eggs we ate at coffee shop but no when i ate it. i know my thoughts was wrong. The poached egg is actually poached for one hour at a low temperature and then infused with summer truffles, cepes reduction and shiso cress. This got to be the best combination ever! There is soy sauce in it so the soy sauce actually makes the eggs taste ever bette. Another lovely dish from violet herbs!
Next on the dish is the Braised kurobuta pork belly. It has homemade herb fries, asparagus and spicy blood orange sauce to go along with it. i always love pork belly and i must say that violet herb did a pretty good job braising this pork belly! The sauce goes really well with the belly itself!
Lastly for the last dish, we had the marinated red miso cod with roasted pumpkin puree, mixed herbs and almong eggplant. The cod is well marinated, that is one i must compliment on it. However, one thing that i might not like is the eggplant, i find it abit weird and not towards my likings. That is my opinion so it might be different from the rest. The cod itself is still fresh and the meat is also chewy.
We had this Yuzu Sorbet Palate Cleanser to clean our palette after all these eating and i find it really refreshing.
Last of all, introducing the dessert of the day - the frozen nougat which has raspberry sauce, mix fruits and lychee sorbet. I need to compliment on the plating of the dessert as it is well plated and its super instagram worthy. The lychee sorbet is a pretty good match for the dessert.The chefs are really nice and patient with us taking photo and also telling us regarding the dishes. They are also really open up to opinions which i really like it a lot as nowadays people do not like to heard the bad opinions regarding their shops/restaurant.
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