Andre, Singapore ★★★★☆☆
Andre - will have the honor of my first review since I just went there for lunch last week. I met the chief Andre personally during lunch as he was in the kitchen (rarely you see the chief himself in the kitchen preparing the food for lunch diners). The food was definitely up to expectations. Fresh and seasonal ingredients were used.......yummy........
Andre is located at 41 Bukit Pasoh Road, Singapore. It is housed in a charming shop house. Parking was easy as they have a valet. It was raining very heavily when I was there last Friday 20 Jan 2012, and the reception had to shelter us into the restaurant.
The restaurant is not very big and space is limited, therefore it has only around 30 covers.
Andre has a Octaphilosophy which stands for Unique, Pure, Texture, Memory, Salt, South, Artisan and Terroir.
Once we were sited, the waiter handed us our lunch menu....
Lunch started with Snacking - Porcini Mushroom Crisps
Thin and light, this cracker melts in your mouth with a strong Porcini taste. The solid is made up of chocolate and garlic which compliments the porcini mushroom crisp. Great Amuse Bouche. Our anticipation was building up already....
First Course - Imperial Tsar Salmon Lightly Salted, Tomato Salad, Basil Flower Sorbet
Beautifully presented like a garden of fruits, the Salmon was very fresh with a hint of salt water....The tomatoes tasted so alive and the basil flower sorbet imparts a refreshing taste to the whole dish. Overall awesome!
Second Course - Bourdin Noir Fait Maison, Nourmoutier Potato Confit, Puree of Herb 'Persillade'
This is a blood pudding dish. Interesting choice as this has a" love it" or "hate it" taste. I loved it since blood pudding isn't a new dish to me. The texture was so soft and smooth. The potatoes have a unique sweetness to it and the greens were very fresh. I can't wait for the next course to be serve which is the chief specialty...
Third Course - Perigord Black Truffle, Foie Gras Jelly, Fleur De Sel
Pardon me, but this Foie Gras Jelly reminds me of Chawanmushi - Japanese steam egg. Definitely this is done in a more sophisticated way. Rich liver tasting with a slight hint of truffle taste. Excellent but portions are a little too small...
Main Course - Wild Mushroom Polenta Bianca, Slow Roast Short Rib Beef, Potato and Onion Praline
We are into our main course already. The done-ness of the beef was perfect. Meat was tender and juicy. Sides of the mushrooms, potato and onion was amazing well executed too. My only compliant was.....give me MORE....
Desert - Snickers 2012
As we can see from the name, this desert is inspired from Snickers...well, it definitely doesn't taste like your typical snickers for sure. Light bodied cream cheese ice-cream with crust of biscuits, chocolate and peanuts. I wouldn't mind a snicker for desert everyday....
Moment of truth...
The check-box .........
This is the estimated Lunch amount you will be looking at ....amount varies depending on the amount of wine and drinks you order...coffee and tea is not included guys...but every cent will be worth it !
My Verdict:
Overall Andre is really up to my expectations, serving excellent and amazing food. The service and the pace of the food can be a little slower as I think that it was a little too fast and rush when I was there that day. Andre is a good addition into the fine dinning scene here in Singapore, although it can be a little pricey. Lunch menu is at 128++ per person, and Dinner menu is at $288++ per person. I would recommend this place for romantic dinners and long chats with that special someone.
Andre - will have the honor of my first review since I just went there for lunch last week. I met the chief Andre personally during lunch as he was in the kitchen (rarely you see the chief himself in the kitchen preparing the food for lunch diners). The food was definitely up to expectations. Fresh and seasonal ingredients were used.......yummy........
Andre is located at 41 Bukit Pasoh Road, Singapore. It is housed in a charming shop house. Parking was easy as they have a valet. It was raining very heavily when I was there last Friday 20 Jan 2012, and the reception had to shelter us into the restaurant.
The restaurant is not very big and space is limited, therefore it has only around 30 covers.
Andre has a Octaphilosophy which stands for Unique, Pure, Texture, Memory, Salt, South, Artisan and Terroir.
Once we were sited, the waiter handed us our lunch menu....
The Lunch Menu basically consists of 5 courses. You would not know what you will be eating beforehand as the menu is not displayed on the website. So it is something like a menu Surprise...
Lunch started with Snacking - Porcini Mushroom Crisps
First Course - Imperial Tsar Salmon Lightly Salted, Tomato Salad, Basil Flower Sorbet
Second Course - Bourdin Noir Fait Maison, Nourmoutier Potato Confit, Puree of Herb 'Persillade'
Third Course - Perigord Black Truffle, Foie Gras Jelly, Fleur De Sel
Main Course - Wild Mushroom Polenta Bianca, Slow Roast Short Rib Beef, Potato and Onion Praline
Desert - Snickers 2012
Moment of truth...
The check-box .........
This is the estimated Lunch amount you will be looking at ....amount varies depending on the amount of wine and drinks you order...coffee and tea is not included guys...but every cent will be worth it !
My Verdict:
Overall Andre is really up to my expectations, serving excellent and amazing food. The service and the pace of the food can be a little slower as I think that it was a little too fast and rush when I was there that day. Andre is a good addition into the fine dinning scene here in Singapore, although it can be a little pricey. Lunch menu is at 128++ per person, and Dinner menu is at $288++ per person. I would recommend this place for romantic dinners and long chats with that special someone.
I can't wait to go back there for dinner....till than...tata =)
