Finally, I'm here! Been wanting to come here since forever although I've never heard of a single good review from friends. I suppose it's just the decor and theme of the restaurant which attracts me.
So anyway, I do have to commend the level of service there which is quite excellent. The servers were friendly and smiley. They were also very attentive to us even though there was a huge party going on in the restaurant at the same time. The food portions are quite family friendly.
Although I do have one complaint. This particular server kept offering us bread, probably 6 to 8 times throughout dinner and kept interrupting our conversation. Dude, if we want more bread, we'll give you the signal. Also, when the manager came to ask how we were enjoying the food, he took my bread plate away after talking to me and I had no place to put my bread thereafter. And it was only my plate he took. Why.
They had two choices of bread, ciabatta and onion bread. Both were palatable but I particularly loved the ciabatta rolls-- warm and fluffy. The butter serving was generous as well. I think we had 3 or 4 rounds of bread, I don't know where I found the space.
Starter: Brochette of Roasted Sea Scallops and Crispy Pork Belly $19
- served with wakame salad and a sesame soy dressing
We had little choice in choosing starters because CA is pregnant, no raw food, no seafood, no frog legs. The starter was savoury, however, the scallops were not done well enough, the middle was still raw and our dear preggers friend had to cut them off. The crispy pork belly was really crispy and it was delish! The skin was perfect in both taste and texture and the fat was so soft. I wish I could have another 10 of those.
Side: Mac and Cheese $9
The cheese wasn't too rich, it may have tasted quite bland but I'd say it was okay on the whole, not too salty nor overwhelming.
Pasta: Scallop Linguine $28
- pan seared scallops served with al dente linguine, tossed with garlic, chilli and fresh herbs
Very tasty. Pasta was done just right, although al dentle but with just the right amount of moisture and plumpness.
Main: Crispy Duck Leg Confit $29
- tender confit of duck leg served with Anna potato, braised red cabbage and thyme jus
Lovely, very savoury, although my duck leg wasn't crispy as promised. The meat was tender and well seasoned. The potato was too well done in whichever way it was suppose to be, sautéed or baked, to the point where it looked rather pathetic (dry and lifeless) and tasted just the same.
I wouldn't mind going back there to try their lunch menu and I heard brunch is pretty good.
6 out of ten.
So anyway, I do have to commend the level of service there which is quite excellent. The servers were friendly and smiley. They were also very attentive to us even though there was a huge party going on in the restaurant at the same time. The food portions are quite family friendly.
Although I do have one complaint. This particular server kept offering us bread, probably 6 to 8 times throughout dinner and kept interrupting our conversation. Dude, if we want more bread, we'll give you the signal. Also, when the manager came to ask how we were enjoying the food, he took my bread plate away after talking to me and I had no place to put my bread thereafter. And it was only my plate he took. Why.
They had two choices of bread, ciabatta and onion bread. Both were palatable but I particularly loved the ciabatta rolls-- warm and fluffy. The butter serving was generous as well. I think we had 3 or 4 rounds of bread, I don't know where I found the space.
Starter: Brochette of Roasted Sea Scallops and Crispy Pork Belly $19
- served with wakame salad and a sesame soy dressing
We had little choice in choosing starters because CA is pregnant, no raw food, no seafood, no frog legs. The starter was savoury, however, the scallops were not done well enough, the middle was still raw and our dear preggers friend had to cut them off. The crispy pork belly was really crispy and it was delish! The skin was perfect in both taste and texture and the fat was so soft. I wish I could have another 10 of those.
Side: Mac and Cheese $9
The cheese wasn't too rich, it may have tasted quite bland but I'd say it was okay on the whole, not too salty nor overwhelming.
Pasta: Scallop Linguine $28
- pan seared scallops served with al dente linguine, tossed with garlic, chilli and fresh herbs
Very tasty. Pasta was done just right, although al dentle but with just the right amount of moisture and plumpness.
Main: Crispy Duck Leg Confit $29
- tender confit of duck leg served with Anna potato, braised red cabbage and thyme jus
Lovely, very savoury, although my duck leg wasn't crispy as promised. The meat was tender and well seasoned. The potato was too well done in whichever way it was suppose to be, sautéed or baked, to the point where it looked rather pathetic (dry and lifeless) and tasted just the same.
I wouldn't mind going back there to try their lunch menu and I heard brunch is pretty good.
6 out of ten.
you're hard to please! the white rabbit is such a pretty place, pretty enough to be forgiven for admittably so-so food.
ReplyDeleteNo! Okay maybe a little... but it's got a much better rating than the The University Club!
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