Melting Pot

Was informed that we would have to finish by 7pm as we did not have a reservation. We decided to go ahead anyway. Ordered the Cider-onion Soup, the Slow-roasted Pork Belly and Roast Duck Breast dish. Long story short, I didn't think the food lived up to a fraction of their superstar chef's reputation. The only enjoyable bits of dinner were the bayside ambience and the bread basket. Maybe I should have went with Fish and Chips after all. It's one of the few dishes Brits do really well I suppose? Sigh.

She had a craving for this famous nasi Padang. It was my first time there. Had an egg omelette, Sambal stingray (a dish I like to order at Nasi Padang stalls) and Sambal Goreng (which was mostly Sambal fried tempeh - fermented bean cake) To be honest I'm not a huge fan of Nasi Padang in general so I thought it was just ok.

My main was the miso grilled Chilean Seabass that seemed pretty popular in reviews of the restaurant. True enough, it did not disappoint. The Seabass tasted really fresh, and the fried wakame and pickled cucumber came together nicely to offer different textures to the dish. The dish came across as clean, tasty and healthy.

This was the off-the-menu starter recommended to us by the owner - Koji Calamari with Mentaiko sauce. I must confess, I have a tendency to order anything on the menu with the word 'mentaiko'. The dish didn't disappoint at all. Calamari was fresh and crispy with a tangy aftertaste coming from the Koji. Mentaiko sauce was pleasant, although the taste of the mentaiko wasn't prominent, but at $10 a serving I'm not complaining.