Boathouse for a super belated birthday lunch for a dear girlfriend! I’ve walked past Boathouse tons of times and even dreamt of brunch there but never quite got down to materializing it. Now then I know that Julian Bompard is also housed in the same building, that was a surprise find!
Complimentary slice of raisin walnut bread served
up with butter that had water droplets on it – a lapse in service? The
slice (note no refills nor offers) was a tad too hard and crusty.
Home-Cured Salmon
Horseradish cucumber emulsion with petit aromatic salad
Salmon done two ways – loved the soil-like marinate
that gave this dish an added flavour, savoury with a mild punch. I
never quite thought I could take in that portion of cured salmon in such
thickness at a go – delicious!
Landes Chicken Roulade
Ballotine stuff Foie Gras with truffle vinaigrette & pickled roots (Supplement 5)
Pretty like a garden, the foie gras was woven so
intricately into the dish it was barely seen. Nonetheless it was wiped
clean so methinks it must have been phenomenal.
Roasted Ribeye
Glaze celeriac, potato chausson & roasting jus
The first thing that caught the eye was actually
the thinly sliced homemade potato chips placed around the dish. Roasted
ribeye done medium and kudos to the chef – perfect sear and crimson red.
Loved the juices-a-flowing and most importantly the succulent slices that I relished. Truffle was mild but then again, a highlight of the dish that did justice to the cow. Moo-rific!
Loved the juices-a-flowing and most importantly the succulent slices that I relished. Truffle was mild but then again, a highlight of the dish that did justice to the cow. Moo-rific!
Challans Duck Breast
Wilted spinach, shaving of beetroot, juniper berries aigre-douce (Supplement 8)
In comparison, this was tough and a tad dry despite the prettier and gardeny outlook.
Chocolate Mountain
Cassis rock & seasonal berries
Deconstructed if I may classify this chocolate
mousse dessert with a clever inclusion of popping candy and cassis rock.
Literally a rock hard chunk of cassis jam that toned down the sweetness
of the chocolate mousse mountain. Surprisingly
the best of the lot!
Calamansi Chiboust
Hazelnut Biscuit, strawberry consommé & strawberry compote
Creamy and zesty calamansi dessert though this was
more of a lemon-lime one than calamansi which I was half expecting a
tangier punch. Refreshing strawberry compote to go with it, overall
pleasantly pleasing.
Seasonal Trio
Selection of sorbet & ice cream
White chocolate, cherry berry, honeydew were the
seasonal specials. I usually lean towards white chocolate and so did I
this time though the rest found it too sweet. I thought honeydew was
unique but it melted into nothingness quite quickly
without holding onto the flavour very well.
Includes choice of Illy Coffee or Gryphon Tea to
end off the meal, I was wishing very hard for petit fours which did not
come. Nonetheless a set lunch that was value-for-money! 3 course set
lunch at $32++ is a steal, given how most establishments
have taken the liberty to increase prices. Service is attentive and
thoughtful, brownie points for their offers for phototaking assistance.
While I always thought great of the view from Boathouse, it truly isn’t
much – well Esplanade from afar if anything.
Tables of two are easier for a cosy view but beyond that, it’s just
walls and ornaments.
Boathouse
3 Fullerton Road
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