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2013-05-26
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Check out more food reviews on my blog: www.jerjerjer.comLocated within my office building at Shaw Centre, Bistro du Vin is one of those restaurants that appear to be on the pricier end of the spoon. But looking at the menu, I realised that their set lunch is actually rather reasonably priced if you don’t opt for the premium steak cuts, that is. Being part of the renowned Les Amis group, you can expect to indulge in good quality food at this classical French Bistro.Bistro du Vin’s set lunch come
Check out more food reviews on my blog: www.jerjerjer.comLocated within my office building at Shaw Centre, Bistro du Vin is one of those restaurants that appear to be on the pricier end of the spoon. But looking at the menu, I realised that their set lunch is actually rather reasonably priced if you don’t opt for the premium steak cuts, that is. Being part of the renowned Les Amis group, you can expect to indulge in good quality food at this classical French Bistro.
Bistro du Vin’s set lunch comes with 3 courses and costs $30++.
You can choose between 6 different Entrees to start off your meal with. I decided to go for the Ratatouille with deep-fried brandade since I’m not really a big fan of Foie Gras.
Ratatouille (as you would have known from the movie), is basically a dish of stewed vegetables in a tomato-based sauce. The sourness of the tomato complemented by the sweet vegetables come together in a rather refreshing medley of flavours. And the brandade is actually made from salted cod covered in batter and deep-fried to a crisp. Being rather tasteless on its own, the brandade went really well with the ratatouille.You will also get a basket of freshly baked bread while you wait for your orders to arrive. Mmm.. the smell of fresh bread can be really hypnotizing at times.
For the mains (or Plat Principal), you also get to choose between 6 different items and can also opt for their premium steak cuts at an additional cost.
When I saw Oven-Baked Spring Chicken with sautéed button mushrooms and bacon on the menu, I was actually expecting it to come with those crispy bacon strips you get with eggs benedict.. haha, but to my delight the “bacon” actually came as a thick cube of meat..
Just look at that thick, glorious piece of bacon! Okay, I’m overreacting a little. But come on, it’s BACON. Everybody loves bacon, right? =P Well, unfortunately the chicken meat was a little bit on the dry side and there wasn’t much gravy or sauce from the sauteed mushrooms to complement the chicken. For big-eaters, you can also add-on more starch such as Truffled Fries or Mashed Potatoes even.Now for the favourite part of my every meal – the dessert! If I had known that their Tiramisu wasn’t actually a traditional Italian-style Tiramisu, I would have probably opted for their Walnut Tart with Vanilla Ice Cream. But I was fooled by its novel name!
That’s what they call a Pink Tiramisu. I did expect it to involve strawberries (usually anything “pink” would always have strawberries) but did not think that they would totally discard the cream cheese. There was a lot of cream but it’s not the kind of rich, thick mascarpone cheese you would find in traditional Italian Tiramisu. The only ‘tiramisu’ thing about it were the Savoiardi cookies dipped in liqeur. And at the base of the cup is a layer of strawberry sorbet.
Overall, it was a rather good meal and the restaurant had quite a cozy atmosphere to it too. Plus the waiters were really attentive and kept adding water to my glass whenever I emptied it. They also have a wine cellar in a corner of the restaurant, with huge chunks of cured meat hanging from the ceiling. The best thing about Bistro du Vin is the toilet (or so I heard) which is decorated in a classical French style with retro posters.Bon Appetit!
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