I am a reasonably frequent customer of Savour Cafe, but I rarely write reviews here on Openrice. Since I'm in a writing mood now, I'll write about my last experience there.
This time round it was for lunch. Service is good, but it used to be top notch here. It's probably staff turnover, as the only person I recognized this time was one of the managers. Our server seemed a bit spaced out, but he smiled and was polite.
We had a set lunch, which came with an appetizer and a drink. I had a pork tenderloin with a mixed vegetable salad with salami while my partner had fish fillet with a soup of the day.
The set salad was excellent. The greens were fresh and combined well with the salami slices. A vinaigrette, with just the right amount of sourness, tied it all together.
The soup of the day was mushroom soup that time, also excellent. Rich mushroom flavor with chewy bits of mushroom.
The fish was excellent. It was pan fried and cooked very well, tender and not dry. They coated the fish with beaten egg; some people may take issue but I don't mind. The fish came with sauteed potatoes, also well done.
The pork was excellent as well. It was served with a honey sauce that combined quite well with the pork. This was served with a bit of pasta in a tomato sauce. The pasta was not al dente, but the flavor was good.
For the set drink we both had the hot honey chrysanthemum ginger. This was refreshing, not too sweet, and had a strong ginger taste. The cups they use are ergonomically designed and are perfectly molded to your hand as you grip the cup.
The ambience is very good. An excellent choice for any romantic occasion. It is even better at night as they have candles and the place is dimly lit.
Overall, this was a great lunch.
One thing that I noticed is that while the set lunch represents great value, the same cannot be said for the regular menu for dinner. While the prices on the regular menu have increased (understandable due to inflation), the portions have also shrunk by about one quarter (I read some other reviewers write that the portions have shrunk by about one half in some cases!). Personally, I would prefer that they raised prices without shrinking the portions. Whereas a price increase is transparent up front (you see it when you order), a shrunk portion is not apparent until the dish is served. Sort of an "out of the blue"/"way out of left field" thing, if you know what I mean. This is the only point of disappointment from someone who has dined here for some time.