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2012-11-30
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From its humble beginnings as a stall in a coffeeshop at Katong, Saveur has since grown into a restaurant in its own right with new premises along Purvis Street.Its fresh white coat of paint let Saveur stand out a mile from neighbouring eateries along the jaded street of Purvis. The first thing that greeted me was the quirky logo of a duck with a red and blue bow tie. Couldn't resist this fodder for my Instagram list.Inside, the restaurant is similarly decked out in white, but the walls adorned
Its fresh white coat of paint let Saveur stand out a mile from neighbouring eateries along the jaded street of Purvis. The first thing that greeted me was the quirky logo of a duck with a red and blue bow tie. Couldn't resist this fodder for my Instagram list.
Inside, the restaurant is similarly decked out in white, but the walls adorned with murals that indicated a deep-seated relationship with Christianity. I was really amused by the direction for Heaven pointing at the kitchen though.Service was quick and pleasant. We were seated and attended to quickly by Saveur's friendly staff who then showed us the menu. Like it's decor, the menu was minimalistic - take the list of main courses for example; diners choose from just Duck, Chicken, Pork, Fish or Beef. It's that simple.
Between the 5 of us, we managed to try at least 3 of the mains available:
A succulent duck leg confit served upon a bed of mashed potato, with shitake mushrooms and orange slices on the side - $10.90 Portion size was good and the thick, creamy mash complemented the duck just fine. Incidentally, this is the first duck confit I have ever seen priced at $10.90. Talk about a good deal!
My own order of Roulade of Chicken Thigh looked the part of fine dining (aka. tiny portion) I counted 5 slices of chicken thigh resting on creamy rice drizzled with parmesean cheese. The plate was long, but the edible portion was barely the length of my palm Because the portion was so small, I had to order a side of Potato Gratin, thinly sliced potato, baked with cheese and some herbs.
The Pan-seared Sea Bass was fried to a crispy golden brown and sandwiched between french beans and saute potato cubes with crab meat. Picture perfect! After the mains, we decided try our hands at dessert which was an experience onto itself =D
The restaurant special of Cookies & Milk was nothing short of bizarre, I thought we got served a half-washed dish by mistake. But the deceptive appearance hid a wacky culinary exploration, where we had fizzling (YES FIZZLING) in our mouths. I wouldn't want to spoil the fun for everyone by revealing more
After the surprise from Cookies & Milk, Chocolate & Hazelnut came across as much more prosaic. A dollop of chocolate mousse sprinkled liberally with crushed hazelnuts, broken raspberries and roasted rice puffs. Presentation wise, I'd really say they tried too hard and the dish didn't really present itself well, which was a pity.
At $20 per pax, I would say that Saveur would definitely be worth revisiting. Next time, maybe the $7.90 Foie Gras?Post
