Bistro One Zero Three @ Pasir Panjang

Bistro One Zero Three has always been greatly raved about by a friend who proposed to his girlfriend with the help of one of the Bistro's owner. 

And so since I was at Vivo City and most of the eateries seem to have perpectually long queue, I made a short trip down to Bistro One Zero Three which is a short 5 minutes drive away.

Granted, ambience is cosy given it's 'family run' nature and service is generally impeccable. I would have enjoyed my meal at this unpretentious if not for something about the food that does not quite agree with it.

 

Amongst the four of us we had a fish and chips, a salmon dish, a chicken dish and apparently its signature pork (pardon me but I can't quite remember the dishes now).

I had the salmon and unfortunately, the sauce which I suspect was prepared mainly with balsamic vingenar, was the sourest sauce I ever had and which was far too overwhelmingwhen paried with a fish dish. I can only vaguely recall this meal as a sour one. Which was a pity really given that the salmon was pan fried to a decent tenderness and the mashed potato smooth and creamy.

 

But fret not. Maybe I was just unlucky that day. Perhaps you will have better luck with the pork neck and/or chicken thigh.

 

Do give it a try if you're looking for somehwere homely, quaint and unpretentious.

Restaurant Gordon Ramsay

It's been a long hiatus of more than two years...

And I'm back...still 'a girl who likes to indulge in food...without the pretentious package and all...just food simple but good...'

Dynamics have changed since my last post...and I'm no longer the carefree student like when I first started working on this blog.

Nevertheless, let's keep our fingers crossed and hope that Her Food Journal will be up and running again!

I have been pondering over what should be the comeback post...and it really isn't a difficult decision to make.

Towards the end of my undergrad days, SC suggested we visit Gordon Ramsay's flagship restaurant @ Hospital Road, Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, which has since gained three Michelin stars.

Since London is but a mere 2 hours train ride away, here goes!

















@ Restaurant Gordan Ramsay, greeting us with its stylish and sophisticated interiors.
















I remember myself being very excited. I wanted to try everything on their lunch menu! Decision! Decision!

The first course of the day - Vegetable Consomme. This was served chilled, with vegetable bits fresh and crisp, very refreshing for the summer and of course, the palate.
















Next up - Tuna Tartare, another dish served chilled, with a combusting combination of a generous amount of olive oil, raw tuna, quail egg and cavier to top it off.
















Main course - Grilled sea bass with summer roasted vegetables.
















Dessert - Pear Tart with chocolate caramel ice cream. I'm usually not a fan of dessert but this was really good especially with the juicy succulent baked pear coupled with its crunchy base and a good spoonful of ice cream popped right into the mouth.
















More sweets for the day - Silver coated chocolate.
















White chocolate coating with vanilla ice cream.
















I was stuffed by the end of lunch. In a good way.

If only life could offer such indulgences more often...

Till then...