Fish & Chips from TICM Gelato Cocktail Bar + Dining. Whilst the titular fish had the gargantuan stature of a Paragon Fitness First upper-body sculpting enthusiast with self-professed #hotpits (it took up more than half the plate), it delivered the goods with the fairly elementary competency of a ABRSM Grade…
Duck confit from On The Table. Whilst the citrusy sauce was refreshingly sweet, it could not distract me from the intense déjà vu that I experienced of my numerous gloriously greasy moments at KFC during my secondary school days. 3.4/5 On The Table 118 Pasir Panjang Road Singapore 118541
Prawn risotto from The Betterfield. Essentially what happens after a very gregarious Mui Fan (烩饭) who grew up on Sixth Avenue goes travelling in northern Italy and takes a ride on a Venetian gondola. The risotto rice grains are moist and distinctive and nicely absorb the prawn essence, which results…
Pulled duck burger. Unites the best bits of both the Secret Thai Chilli Chicken and the Duck Confit from The Betterfield, with the other components being perfunctory window dressing. Despite looking here like something disgorged on the roadside after a night of reckless clubbing, I would gladly shovel said questionable…
Duck Confit – duck confit, spinach, berry compote, mushroom fricassee and roasted potato. I can say quite definitively that this is the best duck confit I’ve ever had. The duck skin is salty and wonderfully fatty, and once in the cavern of your mouth the fat instantly melts away in…
Orange halibut. The halibut was nicely flaky and the orange put on its best citrusy-sweet marmalade dress, but the overall experience (including the sides situation, i.e. the roasted potato and broccoli) did taste and feel rather Astons-esque. 3.4/5 Chew The Fat Block 6 Everton Park #01-18 Singapore 080006