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2019-01-18
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I had never realized that there was such a nice hotel and restaurant in such a central location. Happened to come across it on openrice and booked a table for 2 a few days in advance to try it out. It was quite a small restaurant with not many seats indoor but quite some tables outdoor. Should be a place good for happy hour drinks.There were not many choices on its Executive Lunch Menu. We decided to order something different and try their Colonial Tiffin Box.The bread was pretty crispy and thin
There were not many choices on its Executive Lunch Menu. We decided to order something different and try their Colonial Tiffin Box.
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Colonial Tiffin Box
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Colonial Tiffin Box
"Reminiscent of classic Colonial delights with layers and layers of heartwarming surprises for you" was what was written on the menu. It had indeed built a lot of my expectation of this dish. They were served in 4 layers of tiffin boxes like this.
Colonial Tiffin Box
$537
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However, I was really really disappointed when they took out the 4 layers and showed us. I really had expected more elaborate dishes by such a description on the menu and price...
That said, the food itself seemed good and to be made from high quality ingredients.
The salad consisted of fresh spinach and even figs! There were quite a lot of pumpkin which were quite fresh with quite some cheese on top. It was a bit too oily though.
The mains was duck which were not very tender but not too rough. The sauce was quite tasty which seemed something like red curry. There were quite some onions in the dish.
The fried vegetables were of good quality too. They were a bit spicy. There were quite some celery, carrots, eggplants and zucchinis.
Rice was just plain rice with some coconut sauce. I didn't eat much and most was finished by my lunch partner together with the sauce of the mains.
Truffle Fries
$53
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We added $48+10% for Truffle fries. The fries were not super hot but warm. They tasted alright with indeed some truffle salt on them. They went great with ketchup and mayo!
Iced chocolate with skimmed milk
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A drink was included in the lunch set. The iced chocolate with skimmed milk was a bit too diluted. The presentation was nice though.
A top-up of $38+10% for a dessert seemed to be quite a good deal so we couldn't miss the dessert although we had been quite full by then.
Warm Fudge Brownie with dark rum creme anglaise, gingerbread crumble
$42
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Warm Fudge Brownie with dark rum creme anglaise, gingerbread crumble
However, this warm fudge brownie was very disappointing as it was not dense enough nor warm enough. The rum creme anglaise really tasted a bit alcoholic but not too much. The crumble was ok.
Maple & Walnut Ice-cream with waffle crisps, maple syrup, bacon bits
$42
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Maple & Walnut Ice-cream with waffle crisps, maple syrup, bacon bits
This one was much better. The ice-cream was ok, which didn't taste so walnut but very maple. The waffle crisp was actually a piece of cookie. Luckily there were no bacon bits. Wouldn't it have been so weird with bacon bits on an ice-cream?
Environment was nice with reasonably nice interior decoration and a very quiet environment for a good chat. Service was ok. I would say the Colonial Tiffin Box was not worth a try but the normal set lunch seemed good enough from my observation of others' food. Maybe we should have just ordered a normal lunch set to make this visit a better dining experience.
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