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Spruce
Overall - 6
Food and Beverage - 5
Ambience / Setting - 7
Value - 5
Service - 6
Will you return to this place? Probably
I spent about S$20 per person

Review Date: 17 Mar 2010
320 Tanglin Road, Phoenix Park, Singapore
Not as wow as expected...

Ventured here again afer dropping by on the 3rd day of CNY only to see that its not opened. At 6pm on a Saturday evening, the outdoor seats were all reserved, so we settled for the indoor. The seats by the sides were probably a better choice as the middle seat we got was right smack in front of the cake counter and doorway to the washroom.

Rotisserie chicken - this came in the form of 2 chicken drumsticks perched on top on a pool of mashed potatos and something else I cant' remember. The chicken looked quite good at first but we later realised the it was not probably not season enough as once we took off the skin, the meat itself was quite tasteless. The potatos were not wow either. Plus the order came about 10mins after they took our order, which leads me to conclude the chicken was pre-cooked. And so it was even more strange that the inner bits of the chicken was still red.

Squid salad - small squid rings that came tossed with a bunch of rocket leaves and seasoned with a lemony-dressing, and accompanied by silvers of cooked capsicums. The squid felt a tad too 'soft', and while the dressing was a nice change from your usual creamy fare, I would have preferred the capsicums to not be so cooked and retained more crunch.

I have to admit the ambience is really quite nice, sort of like a semi private lush dining. I walked from Tanglin Mall to get there and it was a good 15mins walk, but still better to have your own transport, evident in how we were stuck when leaving because it was raining. The staff offered to call for a taxi for us which I thought was a nice touch even though we didnt take up the offer.

The rest of the menu looks interesting enough for me to be back; maybe I just ordered the wrong things??

 
I also recommend this place for
Type of meal:Brunch, Dinner
Occasion:Large Groups/Gathering, Chillout
Atmosphere:Alfresco/Outdoor Dining
 
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on L'Entrepot Bistrot: Not fantastic~
Hi Vodkalove, Ah okay, thanks for helping to enlightening me about the situation! Yup, agree its up to the individuals, we'll respect their decisions nonetheless. thanks for dropping by!

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on L'Entrepot Bistrot: Not fantastic~
I'm a muslim and I work in a restaurant where they serve pork and alcohol too, but then again I am not religious... and I think it's tough to pick and choose work in this line without dealing with pork items and alcohol (if someone's really passionate about this line). Then again, I drink and before I became vegetarian, I ate ham and all, so.. I think it's up to individuals. :) You've posted a very thoughtful question!

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