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2015-08-04
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Came to this place for lunch as I saw a photo of their scotch egg on Instagram. It looked so irresistible, I just have to give this place at try.The Saints is located in the Soho area, on Elgin Street, one street below Caine Road. Thanks to the lovely mid-levels escalator, the journey up-hill was a breeze. We made our reservation in advance because come-on, it’s Central. But when we got there at lunch hour, it was almost empty (we’re probably too early). We picked a table in the middle of the re
The Saints is located in the Soho area, on Elgin Street, one street below Caine Road. Thanks to the lovely mid-levels escalator, the journey up-hill was a breeze. We made our reservation in advance because come-on, it’s Central. But when we got there at lunch hour, it was almost empty (we’re probably too early). We picked a table in the middle of the restaurant, facing Elgin Street. It was really relaxing to get away (briefly) from the Central crowd. With the sun and the casual decor of this place, I was already in a good mood before I ate.
Eyes on the prize. Look at how beautiful the Bacon-wrapped Boar Scotch Egg is. Runny egg engulfed in herb-y sausage meat wrapped in smokey bacon. It was made to perfection, very succulent and flavourful. I made scotch egg back in middle school, it wasn’t half as decent as this one!
We also had something from their lunch menu. Set luncheon starts from $138 for two courses and $158 for three, and comes with a drink. We ordered a three-course lunch but were given two Raspberry Elixir - thank you Mister Manager for the extra glass. The Raspberry Elixir was ice cold, just what I needed on a sunny summer day. It was earl grey based iced tea with almost undetectable hint of the berry.For starters, we had Potted Shrimp with some sourdough. It came only luke warm, not good. The tiny frozen shrimps were like the ones used in Tesco/ Sainbury’s prawn cocktail sandwich filler (if you lived in England), they were rubbery and tasteless. The bay leaf butter sauce didn’t help either as it was under-salted and had no kick. This just wasn’t their strongest dish.
My friend picked their Gourmet Burger for the main, which we shared between us. It was pretty standard. The bun was charred and in between we had a juicy beef patty, rocket and cheddar. The mustard was a nice touch which cuts through the grease of the patty. However, the bun itself was too soft and it couldn’t hold the patty well. Ladies could eat this with fork and knife. Wedges were good – finger burning hot, crusty and well-seasoned.
We ended our meal with a rustic Toffee Banoffee. Digestive biscuit base with layers of vanilla cream (real vanilla seeds was a real bonus) and mushy banana topped with toffee flavoured pop rocks candy. Yum.
The Saints is a place with hearty food with friendly staff and good vibe (though standard varies from one dish to another, so watch out). I would come when I don't feel like being fancy schmancy.
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