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2012-12-27
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I responded to a SuperDeals offer and bought 2 vouchers at $50. So it was already a $25 each investment of a 3-course meal. However, drinks are separate charges and so is the service charge. Luckily GST was included in the voucher price. We both had a salad and for mains and desserts, we had:MainsConfit of Pork Collar - confit of pork collar with fruit relish served on roasted potatoes & assorted vegetablesBaked Miso Salmon - baked miso salmon served on roasted potatoes w creamy spinach & carrot
Mains
Confit of Pork Collar - confit of pork collar with fruit relish served on roasted potatoes & assorted vegetables
Baked Miso Salmon - baked miso salmon served on roasted potatoes w creamy spinach & carrot puree
Desserts
Chocolate Igloo - crunchy chocolate meringue covered with caramelised almonds filled with chocolate praline ganache, served with vanilla ice cream
Dome - smooth dark chocolate ganache richness on crispy filo pastry in a cream of orange confit pool
Compliments on the pork, but the salmon was a tad under-cooked at the skin side as you can even see a fingerprint on the miso coating. Otherwise, the sides went well with the meats.
Chocolate Igloo looked nice concept-wise, but tires you out fast with its over-richness and sweetness overload. Dome started off well but left a bad impression as well as a bad taste in the mouth as the filo pastry at the bottom was totally burnt! Yet the chef had the cheek to serve it and at the place where all things sweet are their specialty! They tried to hide the burnt pastry under the chocolate ganache and the orange sauce, but they certainly didn't know who they were dealing with here. I undercovered the no-no and brought it out for display.
I'm discouraged to purchase any more of such voucher deals as it's seems rather ridiculous to have to pay for additional service charges outside the voucher. Such that in the end, you wouldn't have saved much if you's just walk in and order a set menu. Plus, the service would have been better. They just seem to give you sub-par service if you produce a voucher.
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