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2014-03-16
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Sooooo…I am finally employed which means I feel much better about splurging on fancy restaurants Not that this has stopped me before…haha. Anyhow, me and my friends had dinner plans and since one of them’s a fancy lawyer who works in Central ;) I suggested eating there just in case she gets off work late. I did a quick search and came across Café Causette which is the café inside Mandarin Oriental. The menu was surprisingly not as pricey as I thought, so I decided to give it a try.The restauran
The restaurant has an awkward layout on the side of the building, but quite spacious. I was early again so I had some time to take a panorama of the restaurant. Ahem..talk about proper table manners..
Every table is served with some cheddar bread with some spreads to start:
-The bread was served warm which is nice, and it has a very nice crust-Much to my disappointment there wasn’t a lot of cheese in the bread. I was hoping the melted cheese would ooze out from the middle The bread itself is a sourdough
-The green spread is pesto and the red spread is an olive purée. Both were very fresh and tasted very refreshing
I was told that they are famous for their Hainanese Chicken Rice, but I didn’t feel like spending $268 on rice. Instead I ordered their Sticky Pork Belly, which ironically is more expensive than the rice at $288 #lollogic
Sticky Pork Belly – soy, maple syrup, celeriac purée, caramlized apple, pork crackling-I must mention that this dish is served on a heated plate which many restaurants seem to neglect. I think it’s little things like these that makes a restaurant good
-The pork belly wasn’t as well-executed as I hoped. The meat was tough & dry and the fat was chewy. It was hard to cut through/chew and didn’t really ‘melt-in-my-mouth’.
-The glaze could also be more ‘sticky’ – it was more like a soy sauce rater than a soy/maple syrup combination.
-I really liked the purées though. I’ve never had celeriac purée before and it tasted like a less heavy mashed potation. The green purée was apples I think and tasted very sweet.
-I also like how they added the pork cracklings on top. It added some nice texture, and not as heavy-tasting as opposed to adding bacon bits
-I love the caramelized apples! When I saw them in slices I thought they would be like apple chips which I hate. But they’ve slightly caramelized it so that it leaves a sticky feeling in your mouth – yummy!
My friends ordered burgers which I believe were quite good as well. The total was $741 which isn’t that bad.
I’d definitely come back again for their famous high tea set – I just found out that it’s $468 for two people which isn’t that expensive.
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