Word has seemingly gotten around about a new western food stall that is situated within the coffeeshop located at the foot of Blk 603 Clementi West Street 1; these folks might be pretty much the most nondescript western cuisine stall situated within a coffeeshop but they have since garnered quite a fair bit of attention on social media in recent times. The Reverie might have just recently opened their doors, but there has been quite a bit of talk about how they are serving up fine dining-worthy western cuisine at a neighbourhoodly setting with wallet-friendly prices. The menu at The Reverie is split across sections that are dedicated to Soups, Starters and Sides, Mains (Pasta) and Mains (Non-Pasta) — some examples of how fine dining techniques are incorporated into the dishes that they serve up includes the use of Espuma for some of its dishes.

We were actually spoilt for choice whilst skimming through the menu at The Reverie — after much contemplation, we found ourselves opting for the White Beef Bolognese Malfada that is being listed as a dish in the Mains (Pasta) section of the menu; this is being described to feature elements such as beef, pork, cream and chili oil. One should note that The Reverie does serve up most of their dishes ala minute, and therefore some waiting time would be required for the orders to be prepared. As the namesake of the dish suggests, the White Beef Bolognese Malfada does come in the form of what one would usually expect out of the bolognese; this also meant that elements such as the beef and pork does come in the form of minced meat. With the White Beef Bolognese Malfada being a white pasta, this also meant that the pasta is tossed with cream sauce — the choice of pasta used for the dish will also be the Malfada (otherwise known as the Malfadine). We liked how the pasta wasn’t overly creamy here; the Malfadine being able to trap both the cream sauce and the bits of meat that gives it ample flavour — the latter adding a slightly meaty and gamey note that isn’t too intimidating. The Malfadine does come with an al-dente consistency, while the use of some herbs does help to add an extra dimension of flavours to the pasta as well. Quite a well-executed plate of pasta, though one that definitely requires a fair bit of patience considering how things are done here and the queue that have started to form here.