[Food review] Saveur @ Purvis Street

[Food review]

Hello! I'm back with another food review.
Recently, my life is tooo awesome. And tiring. 

Enjoyed the most memorable staycation at MBS with the Reelity Showdown girls, met some of my Powerpsych girls up for multicoloured xlb to celebrate Siyi aunty's birthday, watched an illusionist show at RWS (Festive hotel) for the first time, attended a smoothie store launch at CentrePoint and was shortlisted to go for a Swarovski workshop with Xiaxue. :) Recently, I've just been too lazy and busy to update because of the hectic rushing and traveling from places to places. Of course, I had been exercising between 2-4 times a week and just kickstarted my first 2013 tuition all over again. In the midst of figuring out how to get a life. ;)

Anyway, let me start proper. :)

It was during the reading week period in Nov when I got recommendation from Sikai, my freshie about this casual and economical restaurant that sells French cuisine and FOIE GRAS!!!! Actually, it's quite heartwarming to know that the owners of Saveur are young Singapore entrepreneurs and their concept is to provide top quality French cuisine at an affordable price to cater to the preference of Singaporeans. You know, Sg'eans are more often than not quite cheapo, but would still go for good food. So, I'm fully supportive of such food and beverage businesses! :D I bet it's every Singaporeans' wish that our favourite dishes could be pocket-friendly and so yummilicious at the same time. 

Before I forget, expect to see a long queue outside the restaurant if you're heading over during peak meal hours. What the receptionist do is he/she will issue a queue number and ring you up as soon as a table is ready. :) Something like billiard/pool room and karaoke places. Leonard and I waited for about 20min. Quite draggy, but the wait was worth it. :)

My date: Dora the explorer :3 

(Note the hair) 

OMG!!! I'M SO EXCITED TO WRITE ABOUT WHAT'S BELOW! <3 FOOOOOODDDDDD!!!

First up, the appetizers: FOIE GRAS 

Pan-seared duck liver served with apple-infused port wine and vanilla bean ($9.90 w/o GST)

I love this over the one below because it's oilier and way more sinful. Slightly crispy on the top outer coat + an extremely heavenly full flavour bursting from within. 

Pan-seared duck liver served with creamy lentils and pickled pearl onion ($7.90 w/o GST)

The taste is milder and the pearl onions makes it slightly more refreshing than the above. But i think all foie gras rock! I would love to share both of them with me, myself and I. 2 dishes as appetizers i also don't mind. 

MAIN COURSE

Angel hair pasta with tiger prawns and lumpfish caviar ($6.90 w/o GST)

I am really unsure how they do it. Every strand of angel hair is firmly entwined with one another, all evenly soaked with the savory seasoning. Juicy tiger prawns and OMG the caviar goes so well with the pasta! It's a pretty puny portion, about the right serving for a lady's main course probably. Leo and i shared it, as well as the next main course. 

Duck confit with orange segment and saute shitake ($9.90 w/o GST)

Crispy-cracker duck skin wrapped round a fatty juicy layer with a whole tender duck leg meat underneath. The duck confit sits gently on top of the buttery mashed potatoes with some delightful sweet-sourish orange slices and tasty shitake mushrooms decorating the circumference of the quacky dish. Best of all, it's only freaking $9.90!!!

DESSERT 

Chocolate & Hazelnut ($7.90 w/o GST)

So, what is the first thought that came to your mind when you see the pics of the dessert above? 

Leo confessed, "S**t". I've never encountered a dessert that could make me stop and stare in wonder for a relatively long period of time. This special one isn't presented at the core of the serving dish, but at the side of the plate. Rich chocolate mousse sprinkled and covered with rice puff crisps and sweet cranberry bits. Erected right in the centre is an innocent-looking piece of chocolate. It kinda surprised me when i bit into it because the milk chocolate has got crushed hazelnut bits mixed within it!! 

Ok, here's a new system I'm introducing into food reviews. :p

Overall, my rating for it: 

Food 8.5/10

Ambience 6.5/10

Service 7/10 

Total 73.33%

5 Purvis Street

Talib Court #01-04

Singapore 188584

6333 3121

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[Food review] Bai Mi Fen @ Sembawang

Food review

I bet I have got many friends who reside along the North-South line (Red line) of Sg! I stay in Jurong and have always been deprived of the awesome food in the other areas of Singapore. Would love to take part in the next food hunt organized by NUS next year! Anyway, a few weeks ago, the Reelity Showdown girls met up for dinner and KTV and Amanda recommended that we try this foodie place called 白米粉, Bai Mi Fen (Translated as White Beehoon) located at Sembawang. Of course I was elated because it's such a rare opportunity to come across famous, cheap and tasty food in a coffee shop setting. Omnomnommmm.. :3

How to get there: 

Take a shuttle bus from Yishun MRT station to Sembawang Shopping Centre. Cross the road at the traffic light. Turn right and walk into the lane called Jalan Tampang. Head straight ahead and you'll see a huge signboard that says Bai Mi Fen on the right side of the road! :)

The girls and I reached the eatery at about 8-9pm for late dinner. With the warning given in advance by Amanda, we expected and encountered a queue which we waited in for about 20min. In fact, the queue was just right beside the dining tables where the already seated down diners enjoyed their meals while we stared at their satisfied faces and food, drooling. Well, it wasn't so bad actually, cos we utilized that waiting time to decide for ourselves what we should order. 

So first up, we got the Iced Jelly Lime juice for our drinks. There's a fusion of sweet and sour taste amidst the chilled jelly. Initially, I thought it's a dessert which should be served last after the meal, but no, you can actually enjoy the refreshing mocktail-like drink together with your main course. ONLY $2! :) Quite worth it for a homemade dessert-drink.

This is the legendary BAI MI FEN with a generous serving of seafood (cuttlefish, squid, prawns), eggs and vegetable!!! You got to finish this dish while it's still warm before all the savoury gravy gets all absorbed up by the beehoon. In our opinion, the beehoon tastes just slightly above average upon our first mouthful. But, it gets more and more yummy the more you feed yourself. The texture of it is very springy and even though the dish is flooded with gravy, the beehoon itself doesn't taste too soggy or disgusting for consumption. The gravy simply acted as the seasoning for the beehoon and doesn't get all sticky on them. Of course, if your preference is inclined towards watery beehoon, you can always scoop the gravy up and eat it with the beehoon on a spoon. How awesome is that! 

Omelette with sausage - 

Slightly oily and sinful but I LOVE IT cos it was freshly served and slightly crispy to the perfect extent. :3

Lala -  

Spicy dish which I didn't really take a lot but I could tell that the clams were quite fresh. :)

Kangkong -

Morning glory is like the universal all-time favourite vegetable dish. All of us agreed in unison that we should order it as our veg course. We felt that the stalks were just slightly a little bit too tough because coincidentally all of us are more used to having the veg cooked to perfect sogginess. 

Chicken wings - 

Crispy of course!!

Best part of it all! Less than $10 per person for a very filling and sumptuous meal! :D

Besides all the abovementioned which we ordered, other recommended dishes are the prawn fritters, ngo hiang and calamari. If you've gone there before and have better recommendation, don't mind leave me a comment and let me know which are your favourite dishes? I'd love to bring my bf there one day. :)

Just some happy pictures to make your day and mine! ^^

22 Jalan Lampang,

Singapore 758966

(Opposite Sembawang Shopping Centre)

Tel: 98434699

Opening hours: Daily (except Wed) 11.30am to 10.30pm 

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