01 November, 2011
I prided myself as a meat eater, enjoying beef, pork, lamb, fish etc but I just could not cope with the large amounts of tasty meats served at Carnivore.
Ambience: It is a cheerful place set on the water front, facing Sentosa, one could easily enjoy having a drink outside but not for me - opting for aircon comfort. Mainly 4 seater tables, but they gave us a 2 seater to quietly enjoy our meats.
Food: The name sounds great, but it actually describes the people who step into it, not the owners. Firstly there is a great looking DIY buffet of salads and soups. Some truly Brazilian stuff, others localised. I tried the Feijoda, black beans mushed up - didn't look good but has the beany taste that I like. Next I had the Ratatouile which is fish soup........ in a meat restaurant? This soup is made famous by the cartoon of the same name. Tasty but not my kind of soup. Had a salad with fabulous dressing, the cole slaw and some potatoes. On to the meats. (look at the photos)
Fish - tasty but had a strong fishy taste, not my preference. Large sharp knife against your chest - not safe but the handler had perfected knife control.
Pork - tasty, but a tad dry
Sausages - great stuff, had more of it
Beef rump - firm butt of the cattle
Beef neck - my all time favourite - had 3 helpings of it, soft, fatty and full of flavour, my mouth waters as I am writing this report.
Ham - so so, processed meat.
Pineapple - balances the grease that I've just eaten.
Overall stick to the beef, pork n sausages, they are all great but I am averse to chicken to I highly recommend the beef, especially the neck part !
Value: Great value at about $25 per head
Service: Friendly real Brazilian staff.... where are my PRC waiters?
Must tries: Beef - neck portion,sausages,Pork,Beef rump
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