L’Entrecôte, Singapore

Phoebe recommended L’Entrecôte at Duxton Hill for steaks and fries.  The restaurant is unique because it serves only steaks and fries as their main dish.  From a short background on their menu, the restaurant believes in serving one great dish than a selection of anything less.

The place is beautiful and cozy that I just had to take pictures.

We were initially turned off by their service when the waiter, presumably eager to go home because we never saw him again after taking our orders, snapped at us for no reason at all.  This shocked me and pissed Phoebe off.  Good thing he was relieved by another person who seemed happy to see us there. 

The main dish is priced at S$29.90 (Php 1046) and comes with a serving of walnut salad, steak with their signature mushroom sauce and unlimited fries.  Very reasonable.

They don't immediately serve all the steak, so the portion shown on the picture is about more than half the actual serving.

Since Em-J and I are not wine drinkers, we ordered fruit juices to complement our meal.  Cranberry juice tasted generic.

We loved the food so much that we decided to eat there again and this time our meal came with a glass of wine.  Apparently, this is included in the price.  If that's not enough for you, which is the case for Em-J, you can go big at S$39.90 (Php 1397).  He didn't notice that much of a difference, though.

There were a lot of selections for desserts.  I immediately decided on the lemon tart (S$12, Php 420) which was good.

Em-J and Phoebe decided against their initial choices and went for the recommendations of the staff or was she the owner? They ordered the Profiteroles de L’Entrecôte and the Half-Baked Chocolate Cake (S$14, Php 490 each).  Desserts, though good, were not as spectacular as the main dish so we skipped them the next time.

We also loved how beautiful the quiet area of Duxton Hill looks.

L’Entrecôte
36 Duxton Hill
Singapore, 089614

Nearest MRT: Outram Park
Take the Cantonment Road Exit
Head on straight and turn left before reaching Pinnacle
Turn right at Craig Rd
Turn left and go up the flight of steps to Duxton Hill

Bangkok Jam

Phoebe, Noreen, Em-J and I decided to meet up for our final dinner before I head back home. Instead of our usual sinigang date at Lucky Plaza, we decided on Bangkok Jam at Wheelock Place.

The place gives off a very cool vibe with their modern design and Bangkok inspired wall decos.

We really weren't that hungry but we were pleased with food that we ordered that we couldn't stop eating.  

Seafood Pad Thai (11.90 SGD, 391 PHP)

Shrimp Paste Rice (11 SGD, 362 PHP) - serving is good for just one person

Bangkok Mixed Grill (23 SGD, 756 PHP)

Soft Shell Crab in Mellow Yellow Curry (15.50 SGD, 510 PHP)

Tom Kha Gai - Thai Coconut Chicken Soup (7.90 SGD, 260 PHP) - Being my favorite Thai dish of all time, my expectations were a big high. This was, while good, just okay; I've had better. 

Avocado Milk Shake and Green Mango Shake with Mint (7 SGD, 230 PHP) - You can skip the drinks as they were a bit underwhelming. 

The restaurant was busy and I'm not sure if they were understaffed but service was bad. It took almost forever for our orders to arrive and it was difficult to get assistance from any of the waitstaff.

Thanks to Phoebe, Noreen and Em-J for their very special treat.

Bangkok Jam

Wheelock Place

501 Orchard Road

#02-04/05

Singapore, 238880

www.bangkokjam.com.sg

Saturday Lunch - Lucky Plaza and Jones the Grocer

Em-J's birthday celebration continued on with a couple more dinners but first I'd like to include our 2nd official Saturday lunch date with our new BFF, Phoebe.



We're easy to please so it's a simple lunch down at Lucky Plaza for some Filipino favorites.


Lechon Kawali (Crispy Pan Fried Roasted Pork)


Adobong Pusit (Squid Adobo)


Bulalo (Beef bone marrow soup)


Fried Tilapia

To continue our conversation, we headed to Jones the Grocer for coffee and desserts. Ronald and I first tried this place out a few weeks back and I liked their coffee and interiors.


Chocolate Cupcake


Best Brownies Ever!



Red Velvet Cupcake






Till our next lunch date.