Saveur

Been to Saveur twice, once at Purvis street and the other time at FEP. For both times, we had to wait for close to an hour. Overall, although the place has been overhyped, i still feel that the food is really good and worth every penny, the prices are really too attractive. As we had a rather big group the first time we went, we ordered almost every item from the menu. The stand out dishes for me were the angel hair pasta with sakura shrimps, duck confit and beef bourguignon. Really love the potatoes that were accompanying the beef, ordered several additional servings of that to share. Would patronize them more if the queues were shorter/non peak periods.…Read More

Good and affordable french food in the right portion size. I ordered the duck confit alongside with sides (shrimp pasta and smoked salmon). The staff were also very approachable and friendly while seeking information of the main dishes. However, the waiting time for the food was quite long because there were many people during dinner time. I will definitely go back again for the food!(: thumbs up …Read More

If memory serves me right, Saveur used to be located in a coffee shop just opposite Katong 112. The two young entrepreneurs have also been featured on TV before for their choice of serving quality French food in a Coffee shop.Currently located at Purvis Street, this restaurant seems to be having a roaring good business!Comes in a petitel little cup and beautifully presented. Was a little too creamy and it came with a powdery after-taste.I would recommend this as one of the top dishes in the restaurant cause the beef was just so tender, juicy and well marinated. The potato gratin that came with it was fantastic too. Buttery fragrance and explosion in flavour which keeps you going bite after bite! 3 thumbs up!This is the signature dish of Saveur and I could easily tell why. The meat just slides off the bone with a gentle touch. A mouthful of duck, complemented with the mash potato and accompanying sauce is a match made in heaven.Perhaps I havent got around trying too many duck confit, but this is really really good!Every restaurant will definitely have its hits and misses. This one is the miss.Weird tasting and just… dont bother with it.Blood Orange jelly with Citrus fruits and Crisps littered around the dish. This was nothing to scream about. We called this the “Scam” cause its just jelly and fruits being displayed prettily.For chocolate lovers, the thicky fluffy creamy mousse littered with chunks of hazelnut and berries will be just for you. I kind of love how they plated it, not conventionally centralised with its eye catching explosive effect.CHECK OUT THE OTHER FOOD ITEMS WE TRIED @ http://roundtumtums.wordpress.com/2012/10/15/saveur-purvis-street/:)…Read More

Food taste awesome. Just portion is really not enough for a guy. Not too bad for a small eater girl though. The Duck Confit taste a little like the Ayam Penyat in my opinion. Just too salty. The mash potato taste really superb with milky taste yet not too over powering. Skin of the duck confit can be rather tough. The mash potato wins more points from me.Plus points: great service from great attitude servers.Down side: waiting time during peak hour is horrible. Even when you get to go int the restaurant, it will probably take 15 minutes before your order is taken and 45mins to 1 hour for the food to serve. It's a small little place so don't expect it to be a quiet place but rather, the opposite spectrum instead.…Read More

I was so excited when I found Saveur's new location!! Thank goodness it has not closed down! ^__^I used to go to its original stall at this kopitiam (opposite 112 Katong) along Joo Chiat/East Coast road and was really disappointed to realize that it was no longer there. It may not have offered the best ambiance, but surely it dished out good and cheap French food that nothing else matters. I was feeling perplexed then when it 'disappeared' as I thought that it has a good number of followers. Pictures that I've uploaded here were taken when I visited Saveur at its old site. Dun worry, they are still on the menu! HeeheeChicken Roulade with Foie Gras Stuffing and Basmati Rice Confit of Duck with Orange Segments and Saute ShittakeCan you believe that I took these pictures in a kopitiam? The presentation was really impressive, considering the pricing.The duck confit was done perfectly with a crispy outer skin and yet with tender succulent meat that you probably wont need a knife. The mash potato was another killer, so smooth & creamy that you can just swallow it. The chicken roulade was another delight. And if you are thinking that the rice was too heavy for dinner, nothing of the sort! The basmati rice was surprisingly light and yet flavorful.Overall, it was really an enjoyable dinner full of surprises in terms of the presentation & quality and yet with such reasonable pricing that its totally unbelievable! To read about Xmas menu at Saveur and view photos, visit http://fun-hideout.blogspot.sg/2012/12/xmas-at-saveur.html!…Read More

Saveur serves quality French cuisine at exceptionally low prices. For example, the Duck Leg confit is only $10.90 (WUUT?!), while their signature Angel's hair pasta with sakura ebi is only $4.90. The duck leg is crispy on the outside and tender inside. Pork Belly is also quite good, paired with runny poached egg but slightly gamey if you don't like the taste of uncooked egg. Portions are not very big, but definitely quite worth the price. The menu is simple and short, with premium dishes as well like the Beef Tenderloin if you want to splurge. Don't expect a large wine collection as well, as they keep their list very simple. For full review and more photos, please visit http://sethlui.com/food-review-saveur/…Read More

Affordable french food! of course the foodie in me got eggcited! It’s really popular, and they don’t take reservations so be prepared to queue. but it’s totally worth it! Definitely a must-try. I would go back there ten more times just for their angel hair pasta (erm yeah, it’s a French restaurant, but their pasta was the highlight for me! )The awesome angel hair pasta with tiger prawn and lumpfish caviar ($6.90) is what I was raving about! It was cooked in the most interesting manner! The thin strands of angel hair were very unlike the silky version i’m used to – instead they were very al dente, with a firm bite, that was refreshingly delicious! the prawns were cooked really nicely as well. and the caviar OMG. they just explode with a burst of flavour in your mouth! and together with the little green chilis (i think they’re chilis, right? i couldn’t really tell), all the various dimensions were brought together beautifully. i had to keep myself from gobbling the entire thing down because i wanted to savour every bit of it properly.The duck confit with orange segments and saute shitake ($9.90) was done beautifully as well. i loved how the skin was crispy with just the right amount of fat to make it juicy, while the meat inside was super tender! i wonder how they did it! I’m not really a huge fan of confit, so I wasn’t super crazy over it (unlike the pastaaaa heh) but it was still good! The mushrooms were really juicy and flavourful as well. ohoh! and the mash ^^ nice and buttery. yumms.The dessert sadly, was a letdown for me :( but only because i dont like the taste of anything almond-flavoured. Sighhhs. Such a pity! the pistachio panna cotta ($6.90) sounded absolutely delightful. But it was just tainted by the almond taste! >:( Ddon’t get me wrong, i love almond NUTS, but anything else with the almond flavouring (like almond paste/jelly omg…) is just not my thing. Okay i’m biased But oh well! If you like almond, i’m sure you’ll love this!Anyway, this place is super awesome. it’s a must try. God forbid even more people crowding up the place, but honestly I dont think it’s gonna make a difference because the queue is so long already! But dont let that deter you, try it! :) Tell me how the chicken roulade is if you tried it!! That was something else I was interested in. By the way, the portions are slightly smaller than usual, but I quite liked how it let us try a greater variety ;) For full review and more photos, please visit http://thelittlemomentsofmylife.blogspot.com/ :)…Read More

Mushroom cappuccino ($4.90) Rich, earthy soup made with mushrooms and topped with a salty foam. I would have enjoyed this hearty soup more if not for the tinge of sourness.Saveur’s pasta ($4.90 for entree, $6.90 for main): Saveur’s take on our local bak chor mee (minced meat noodles). Capellini pasta tossed with chili oil, fine-chopped konbu and sakura ebi with minced pork sauce. The pasta was cooked al dente and coated with just the right amount of sauce. For some strange reasons, the mushy meat sauce was reminiscent of a chicken mayo spread. That aside, the dried shrimps added a nice bite to the dish without overpowering it like how the usual hei bi (dried shrimps) can be.Rib eye steak ($22.90 for 180g): Rib eye steak served on truffle mash. Well seasoned and flavourful, the steak was a decent considering the price. Unfortunately, it was a little too rare for medium rare doneness. Though it was a steak dish, the truffle mash stole the limelight. Creamy and fragrant, it certainly was a delight just eating it on its own.Beef tenderloin ($24.90): Beef tenderloin with potato au gratin (pronounced grah-tan), carrot puree, button mushrooms, red radish, baby carrot and beef jus. The steak was well seasoned and sufficiently rested, evident in the juices that was retained despite being cooked to medium doneness (as requested by my friend). Strawberries and cream ($9.90): Basil ice cream, macerated strawberries, meringues and strawberry leather. The basil ice cream paired surprisingly well with the sweet strawberries and doubled up as a palate cleanser too. The meringues were a nice play on the textures, and I particularly liked it with the strawberry leather.Overall, this is the place to go for decent food with a French twist in a relaxed and casual setting. Not forgetting warm service and affordable prices too. That said, do go to the restaurant with reasonable expectations and bear in mind the amount you are paying.Read the full review on: http://asperchee.wordpress.com/…Read More

First time at Saveur, a french restaurant. There is always a long queue at its bugis outlet, so decided to try out its food! Ordered the duck confit because it seems to be their signature dish. It costs $10.90 and it is really delicious! The meat was tender and soft, cooked to perfection. The mashed potato was creamy and paired well with the duck. Together with the mushrooms and the small pieces of orange, it was a great combination! In addition, the portion was just nice! This is definitely a good place for french cuisine, affordable and delicious food! Will definitely come back again to try their other items on the menu!…Read More

If you are into good and cheap food, you will definitely heard of Saveur before.Salmon Confit:) (SGD $9.90++) We ordered this starter as I'm a huge fan of salmon and it really didn't disappoint me. The salmon literally melts in my mouth when i ate it. Duck Confit! It only costs $10.90++ and it is really delicious. As compared to other restaurant (eg. Au chocolat that i just reviewed), the duct confit here is only about one third of the price of Au chocolate's. Really value for money. It is tasty, cheap, and filling too. A must order in this restaurant!…Read More

Saveur offers affordable French cuisine in a causal setting. The wait can be quite long during dinner or lunch times. The angel hair pasta was quite popular and I found it quite nice, having been tossed in olive oil and added mini shrimps. It is also reasonably priced at $3.90. The duck leg confit with mashed potatoes, sautéed mushrooms and orange ($10.90) was also pretty good with a crispy exterior and tender meat.…Read More

Went there on a weekday night at around 6.30pm and the place was crowded! Food did not take too long to come but was kinda chased out after finishing our meal due to the long queue outside. Ambience is nice but could not enjoy it for long either. Ordered the 'Duck: Duck leg confit, homemade mashed potato, sauteed shitake mushroom, orange segments & prange infused natural jus'. Duck was tender and done really nicely, the potato was smooth and creamy, mushrooms were good but could have given more mushrooms. The duck and potato went really nicely together. Portion was good and enough for me as the duck was quite feeling. PORK: Pork belly served with creamy green lentils, soft boiled egg & natural jus.Pork had a good crusty skin. If you arent the kind that like fatty meat...nah dont go for it. Lentils were good! But not feeling hence the meal is actually quite a small portion. Both were $10.90 each so it was really worth it! Tastes good but be prepared to queue and eat fast. …Read More

For full review: http://www.makeyourcaloriescount.com/2012/07/sg-saveur.html?view=timeslideFrench cuisine for the masses, Saveur definitely lived up to its name. I was quite skeptical initially, thinking it's just another fad cafe without much focus on the food since french cuisine and masses were two that didn't seem to go along very well. Gosh, was I impressed after a visit to their Purvis Street branch!A piece of advice, don't go on a super empty stomach unless you're going very early at about 5.30pm, before the place opens. We went at about 7ish and had to wait for about an hour still, and even at about 8plus, there was still quite a long queue outside!The first dish up, having very high expectations especially since we've queued for more than an hour. It didn't fail my expectations at all! The poached egg was very well done, with golden egg yolk running out after giving it a prick and it blended very well with the beans underneath. The beans tasted very familiar, like it's been soaked in braised meat stew. Coming to the highlight of the dish, gosh, the pork belly was indeed very well done! The skin was so heavenly, crispy in every single bite, and it was roasted to the perfect level where there wasn't a bitter aftertaste and the 'jelat' feeling after eating it. The meat was also very well-cooked, perhaps over slow fire, where the juices were locked in and it remained very tender. I must say, I was very impressed by this dish alone!This is my favourite dish so far! A first taste of the mash just got me so addicted that I almost forgot about the duck! The mash was very finely blended, melting in your mouth almost immediately and it was very well mixed with a slight salted flavour that it was good on its own, without any gravy. The duck was impressively well done, crispy on the outside after being slightly pan-fried I suppose and the insides were extremely tender! Not a fan of duck meat usually, I was won over by how well this dish was done, with very juicy and tender meat that doesn't stick into the gaps of your teeth at all (unlike the way duck meat usually does). For the lazy eaters, don't worry, it's done so well that the meat is easily dislodged from the bones. Great news for mushroom lovers, don't underestimate the power of that small piece of Shitake. It's so fresh and well cooked that the flavour of every piece is locked in and bursts in your mouth! Overwhelming mushroom taste, I would say! Ohyes, don't forget about that piece of orange, it's really amazing. Eat it together with the duck and mash, it gives a refreshing burst of flavours and texture! A very good combination that I strongly recommend!I was rather disappointed with this actually. Perhaps it was after two very impressive dishes that I had very high expectations already. The beef was done well, very tender and well-marinated. However, I didn't exactly like the parts of the beef used for the dish. It felt like the lousier portions that were minced together but that's just my preference for the chunkier beef parts. Also, I'd expected at least a little taste of wine for the traditional Beef Burguignon but there were no traces of that at all. An okay dish if you don't expect much, though I felt that it paled in comparison with the two dishes served prior.Well, I'm a potato lover so this really sat well with me! Abit too salty initially but it gets you hooked. With well chosen potatoes used, it didn't have a tinge of the raw taste like some do even after cooking.. Thinly sliced and boiled to the right level, not too mushy nor too hard, it was greatly complemented by the thin crispy layer on top.The very first thing that came to our mind was, where's the tiger prawn? Expecting the ones at the top to be a prelude to what we were going to find hidden inside the pasta, it was a downer to find that well, that's really it. It wasn't nothing like tiger prawns, in fact it tasted very dull and dead, an indicator of the freshness. Some bits were slightly more succulent but still disappointing.The Angel Hair Pasta reminded me the likes of vermicelli or 'mee sua' tossed in olive oil. Expecting it to be al dente, it was a little overcooked, losing out the springy taste of pasta. I'm not an expert on caviar, just thought that it complemented the taste of the dish rather well. The price is probably worthwhile giving it a shot but not exactly a recommended dish!A rather simple plate of dessert, I absolutely loved the combination! Made of different citrus flavours - a berries jelly, lime crushed ice, grapefruit, some odd flavoured jam and crushed wafers. Combining all these together, it was a very refreshing burst of flavours after several strong flavoured dishes! Indeed, the different textures made it surprising with every mouthful and every flavour of citrus was very well complemented. After a few mouthfuls, we decided to mix everything on the elevated side of the plate into the main 'pothole', making it seem like 'yusheng'. A very interesting dish with great refreshing combination!Two awesome flavours together, how can I ever resist? A smooth paste of chocolate and hazelnut, it tasted somewhat like nutella but a less viscous version. Surprised with raspberries that were picked to add to the sweetness and a tinge of sour-ness, it was a great complemented with a different texture. Topped with coconut bits and nuts, it was a very interesting mix. Best of all, those are not chocolate wafers. A flake of very finely grinded crunchy bits (probably biscuits or digestives, it was too finely done that I couldn't really tell the ingredients used) coated with a layer of chocolate. Expecting it to break off into smaller parts like wafers, it melted in my hands almost immediately. A mouthful of everything was the absolute heavenly experience, with the plethora of textures and flavours bursting in your mouth. Take time to savour this dish, I was surprised by how it wasn't 'jelat' at all, like how I am usually sick of chocolate dishes.The mixing bowl contained pistachio paste for its Pistachio Panna Cotta and the very friendly chef gave us a little just for sampling. I was rather impressed by how flavourful it was and usually the one avoiding pistachio, I actually wanted to try the dessert! Such is the benefit of sitting right next to the preparation area, you get to see real action going on and talk to them! It's a very homely feel and the chefs are just very keen to share about their work, so much that you can see their passion when they speak! I think that should be the soul of every food places, with chefs who believe in creating the total dining experience.A very cosy space inside, though a little cramped. Good for gatherings, though you must be prepared to lip-read a little as the background noise isn't too good for conversations.A place which I will definitely go back, to try the other dishes that I have yet to. Great food at affordable prices, I think it's worth a visit for sure! Best of all, I like how the place is continuously improving to suit its customers' taste buds. So if you've had a not-as-good tasting experience, perhaps pop by sometime later and give it another shot.…Read More

Quality, price, service are few good reason why you should visit Saveur. The pricing for their main course is only around $10-$15. It's quite difficult to find French food at this kind of pricing and that taste good.I ordered Duck Confit and it was served with soft and creamy tasting mash potato. The duck was tender and delicious. Besides that we also order a hot-plate crispy pork belly ($10.90), its served with jelly-like poached egg and diced vegetable. The pork is also tender and not overly greasy with just right think layer of fat beneath the slightly crispy skin. It's just perfect! …Read More

Decided to give the Pan Seared Sea Bass a try instead of having the usual Duck Confit at Saveur. Loved the little potatoes scattered around the plate, and the citrus pieces which gives a refreshing taste. The sea bass was fresh and meat was tender, with the skin pan fried till crispy. It would be a good alternative to the Duck Confit, although it costs slightly more. Staff were friendly and helpful.…Read More