Launched a year ago, Madam Sixty Ate is another of
the restaurants at J’s Senses, the same building as Bo Innovation. The
décor of the place is largely dominated by drawings of squirrels,
rabbits and pigs.
Friendly piglet on the menu.
My favourite painting in the restaurant.
Sour dough bread was warm, dense and crusty and
when paired with a mustard butter…immense pleasure. I could not resist
doubles of this!
We opened a bottle of red to go with the food, Italian and the smooth.
The plating of the appetizers left much to imagine about and that was already impressive.
Seared scallops with poached chicken wings, corn custard, belly bacon wafer and popcorn powder 125
Fresh scallops with corn custard that made it rock –
the poached wings were a tad bland however and the popcorn powder was
entirely ornamental.
Swordfish jardiniere; pickled and grilled swordfish with young vegetable salad, salt cod fritter and cucumber espuma 115
The sword fish cubes stood out for its generous chunks while the rest really resembled a garden dish.
A beef ragout that I did not get to try but this barely formed an impression.
‘Pedro’s cronies’ Seafood salad of clams,
mussel, torched prawn and lobster with red pepper compote, braised
potato and saffron sabayon 130
While I did not get to try this, the plating made the companion’s eyes enlarge in amazement.
Joseph’s green peas n’ ham’; Pea panna cotta with house cured duck ham, mint braised peas and wasabi gel 105
Rather ordinary peas and ham.
Roasted duck breast on foie gras boudin, warm salad of summer fruits and white radish with a duck leg baklava 300
Less outstanding than the appetizers, these were just alright.
Head to tail lamb with stuffed macaroni,broccoli, green olives, and almonds finished with lemon puree 325
The portions for this had me startled – head to
tail lamb with three different parts, the shank, tail and thigh. Stuffed
macaroni was mere fulfilment of the carbs while the dish itself was
likeable, it certainly is not great.
Hardly full for a weekend, this is possibly an area
of concern. The hongkies were musing about this place not being in
existence a good five years later and we shall see about that. Food is
moderate and ambience is comfortable but it barely
stands out tall amongst the competition.
Shop 8, 1st Floor - The Podium, J Senses, 60 Johnston Rd
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