Much to my chagrin, my friends had dragged me down to Nando's; after all, according to him, "it was the first outlet in Singapore". So being the first time there, i ordered the quarter chicken with 2 sides- coleslaw and peri peri fries. And the seasoning? "Mild" Peri peri level.

The chicken lived up to all the hype surrounding it- the meat was juicy, and the flame grilled treatment it was given made it have that very nice "chao ta" taste, something that is so sorely lacking in the so called "grilled chicken" that some places serve up nowadays. I'm proud to say that though not a chicken lover, i finished every single bite of it.

The food was great, but service, on the other hand, was very much terrible, to put it simply. Many reviews have talked about the ppor service already, but this has to be mentioned. For some reason or another, Nando's is a victim of it's own success. Sure, the flame grilled chicken will keep new comers coming again, but people like me who've already tasted it will most probably think twice about patronizing the place again, so much so when there's a queue to get in.

Tucked away in a quiet corner of Dempsey Road, Au Petit Salut was surrounded by lush greenery and one could almost feel at peace with nature when he or she walks around the area. The quaint colonial bungalows, the wide roads, the sounds of nothing except the breeze and the brids chirping greeted me and my date as we went for our brunch appointment there.

We chose the set menu for brunch, since neither of us could decide on what to have. The escargots were oven baked and very fresh, without any hint of saltiness or staleness whatsoever. For mains, my red wine braised beef cheeks did not disappoint- the tenderness of the beef cheeks brought out the subtle taste of the red wine, and my date was impressed with his oven baked Norwegian mackerel.

The highlight however, was the desserts. The creme brulee, which we both ordered, was so good that we finished every last drop!