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The table flowers were autumn maples, which I had seldom seen as table flowers. Interior decoration was quite pleasing but the tables were more packed than I thought. I could easily hear guests at the table next to us talk throughout our meal. The kitchen was semi-open and I could easily see the chefs running around preparing food but couldn't see their hands and just their heads moving because the glass was not transparent up to shoulder level. There seemed to be a few French servers on duty.

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Amuse Bouche: cheese puff

Lunch sets were more expensive than those in similar restaurants in the same district, especially no drink was included and there was no petit four. The choice of food was also quite limited. L'Atelier Robuchon was only $498 for 3 courses including coffee/tea and confectioneries; while Amber was $628 for 3 courses including water and coffee/tea, as 2 examples.

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Amuse Bouche: cheese puff

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Bread basket with smoked butter

The Amuse Bouche were served to us so fast after we had placed our orders. I was told that they were cheese puff. They were slightly warm. They were ok with nothing special. At such a cost I had expected more from the Amuse Bouche indeed. I had to say they were the simplest Amuse Bouche I had ever seen at a restaurant of such a class.

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There were 3 types of bread: French baguette, berry bread, and corn muffin-like bread.
The corn muffin-like bread (it was named by me) was so much like muffin - it was so easy to break into small pieces and so it was very hard to eat. There were some corn in it which was quite interesting. Taste-wise there was really nothing special. In fact, it was a bit too plain without smoked butter but it was so hard to put butter on.
The berry bread was ok, with crispy crusts and soft interior. I suspected that it was cranberry bread.
The French baguette was very very crispy.
The smoked butter was slightly salty, which was quite good to go with the relatively plain bread.

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The other 2 starters didn't seem so appealing so we both ordered the same starter - Wood Pigeon Pithivier, Foie Gras & Truffle Jus. Our starters were served to us very very soon! The efficiency was really appreciated.

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now with Truffle Jus added

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with salad on the side

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Oven-roasted Partridge, Spiced Baby Pear, Yellow Chanterelles, Pancetta & Rocket

The tart crust was ok with nothing too special. The wood pigeon was quite tender yet juicy still. The Foie Gras was not too oily/fatty at all. It was quite an interesting tart. Just that the truffle jus was quite disappointing without truffle flavour nor aroma...That said, I think it was interesting to note that the combination of tart + foie gras without those usual refreshing fruity ingredients left me no feeling of fattiness/oil after finishing the whole plate on my own. How did they manage that?

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Fregola Pasta Risotto, Parmesan, Truffle & Buckwheat

We ordered 2 different mains to share. This oven-roasted partridge was quite delicious with a surprisingly big portion. There were 2 legs and around 3 slices of breasts. Even the breasts were tender! The pear tasted ok too. There were quite some crispy cured pork belly. Taste-wise it was quite good. I would like to rate this 4.5 instead of 4.

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Hazelnut Praline Cake, Yuzu and White Chocolate Ice Cream

I normally didn't order meat-free dishes but the other choice of seabass sounded too normal a dish for me to try. This Fregola pasta risotto was almost vegetarian as there was no meat component, just some in the sauce. The server introduced this as an interesting pasta. Indeed, we had never tried such pasta elsewhere. The pasta risotto were made so tiny (i.e. Fregola as I later searched on web) but I found them not al dente enough. I personally didn't find the sauce rich enough, not rich in parmesan or truffle at all. After trying, I wish I had ordered the seabass instead. Really disappointing.

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Traditional Pumpkin Pie, Cinnamon Ice Cream

The yuzu and white chocolate ice cream didn't taste like yuzu or white chocolate, rather it tasted like mint which I didn't really like. There were some big hazelnuts which were good. The cake itself was not layered enough, just a crispy base and a thin slice of chocolate and some mousses. I had expected more.

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