390 Orchard Road
Unit B1-08 to 11
Palais Renaissance
Tel: 67342700
One of my favourite spot for afternoon tea with full meal in town. There are alot of memories in this place that hold real special to me. This place was introduced to me by lovely puree and since then I have been patronizing quite abit. It was also a place for reunion for the three of us this year. I always taken for granted that everyone knows of this place. Somehow thats not the case. So I am blogging it for those who would like to try new food outlet.
Tuck away from the busy orchard, this is the place where you want to be after a whole afternoon full of shopping spree and you would like to relax your feet and catch up with your girlfriends on the bitching session, then this is definitely the place to go. You will see many tai-tais hanging around at this place. It is located right in the middle of the building so it feels very open and a great chill out place to talk with friends. I like the high ceiling and the mirror all around so that when you bitch about the tables behind, you dont have to turn around physically. You have the 360 degree view of the place and noone knows who you bitching about. This is also a nice place if you would like real nice afternoon tea with great dessert and read some magazine and chill out by yourself.
For once, I was there for dinner last night. It becomes alittle bit tricky when we left the building at 10pm as all the social escorts are out on the street. Rather unsightly scene.
The food is great. (in fact, this place is recommended in every restaurant guidebook) The location is central if you are in town and dont want to squeeze in with the crowd. You have to make reservation though. It is always full house and you wouldnt want to wait an hour or so for the table since many come here to chit-chat after their meals. (I remember waiting for 1.5hour for a table during lunch hour.) The service depends on who is serving. We were lucky to be served by this real sweet looking girl and a cute waiter last night and they kept me real happy. Their desserts and cakes are fabulous and the variety leaves you with difficulty to make a decision. The price is reasonable. A range higher than the mass restaurant chain. Mains cost about $17-$27. Desserts around $7-$12. The portion is really HUGE.
I enjoyed my meal everytime I am here. It gotta be the great company I am with. It was nice catching up with Wini last night listening to her stories. One amazing entertaing girl. With her around, I tend to listen very much cos she just has much more interesting stories to tell than I do. So that speaks alot of volume about her yah. Well! To top it up, we are born on the same birth date but 4 years apart. Last night, she was telling me how she planned her best friend's birthday. Wow! So romantic! I asked why isnt she a guy. If she is, I think I will fall in love with her. Then again on second thoughts, if she is a guy and singaporean, whether or not she is librian, she wont be romantic at all. Just because almost all singaporean guys really sucks at creative ideas for a date. The worst lots are they dont even bother to plan.
Well! Finally, I am taking photos of food and dilligently uploading them on the blog. Enjoy! I wanna buy the new small canon ixus just so i can bring them along in my purse whereever I go and blog them. Or I could opt for the new camera phone with 5megapixels.
Ribeye steak sandwich with grilled onions avocado and wasabi mayonnaise
*the steak is real juicy cos my friend ordered medium-well. The juice just flow into your mouth as you take each bite. However, avocado was missing last night. (I am starting to enjoy the meaty meal with all the steaks these days despite leaving me with heartburnt feeling after that. Too much protein plus I need carbo to survive.)
Falafel wrap with yoghurt tahini n spring onions
*This is what I usually order cos I dont wanna eat the pasta here nor the sandwich which are HUGE. Somehow I am disappointed with last night serving as it tasted much like Indian bean dish. Not enough yoghurt so the filling is alittle dry and it doesnt go smoothly down my throat.
Sticky date toffee pudding with vanilla bean ice cream
*Quite a popular one on the menu since quite a few table around us ordered this. The pudding was really warm and it gives you a moist fluffy feeling like those nonya gui instead of the flaky pastry or the dry fluffy texture of cupcake. Really fabulious! Absolute die die must try. It was love at first taste. The contrast between the cold vanilla ice-cream and the warm pudding just blend well in your mouth tickling your taste bud leaving you wanting for more each time. A dessert where it is hard to find yourself putting your fork down for awhile to listen to what your company is saying. (Wini, dont worry! I did listen to whatever you were saying while I was enjoying your dessert.)
Homemade Lemon tart with wild berries n raspberry coulis
*A perfect dessert to go with your mains that leaves you with a filling stomach. The lemon cream in the middle of the crunchy crust was smooth and soft with a tinge of sweetness among the lemon taste. The tart doesnt make you feel creamy at all. The perfect description would be the feeling when you reminisce of those fond memories of your past relationship. The sour taste represent the past relationship that ended and yet the sweet taste remind you of good old time you had. I am in love with the dessert!
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