A friend and I went to
this restaurant on Saturday. That was the first time I went there, because for the whole of my life, I have never stepped into that area. I have stepped into the Mount Sophia area, but Mount Emily is further up and it is a bit hard to get to without a car or cab.
Initially we were thinking of going to
Prive at the new Keppel Bay area, but when I called on Friday, the place was already fully booked for Saturday, and I was put on the waiting list, pending confirmation on Saturday afternoon. So we settled for Wild Rocket and it was lucky we managed to get reservations for Saturday night!
Anyway the place is situated on a hill in a small hotel, next to a colonial bungalow. The entire piece of land belongs to the same management, so we parked outside the colonial bungalow, which houses Wild Oats, the drinking place next to the restaurant. For someone who always loved Victorian architecture, I like the place the moment I set eyes on it.
The interior of the restaurant is pretty cosy and dimly lit. The waiters are jolly and friendly, with a good sense of humour. We started off with a salmon appetizer, had laksa pento, and for dessert I had Affagato with gula melaka while he had Yam Paste (aka
orh nee).
The salmon was thinly sliced and mixed with wasabi and streaks of mayonaise (or was it tartar sauce?). The wasabi was just nice, not too thick, not too thin, just the right kick with the salmon. The laksa pento was cooked with the typical laksa leaves, sauce, prawns and egg, but instead of the white noodles, linguine was used in its place, and instead of the thick gravy, it was dried laksa.
For my dessert, I thought I could finally partake gula melaka again (something which is so hard to find nowadays), but then I realise, the place serves fusion food, so even though the menu states "gula melaka", it was probably not the same type I like. And how right I was! It was actually ice cream with the brown sugar syrup, without the sago, filled with Affagato (something like thick espresso). Nice, but the caffeine taste was too strong.
The Yam Paste was also coconut ice cream on top of the
orh nee, put in thinly sliced waffle. Not too bad as well. The meal was complemented with lychee martini for me and a kind of beer for my friend, although I think the lychee martini at Au Petit Salut was better. I just realised that lychee martini is
shaken, not stirred, as in true 007 style.
Overall, it was a good meal, with good food and good ambience. At least it was somewhere different, and that is what I enjoy - exploring different places to venture into. It is good to have company that enjoys the same things I do!
Cuisine : Japanese
Food : 4 out of 5
Ambience : 4.5 out of 5
Price : 3 out of 5
