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Despite of my mentioning displeasure of dining at Marche a good few times on this blog, I visited again.
Due to its prime location – the one located right at Somerset MRT exit housed within the 313 Somerset mall. Also, the advantage of this ‘market’ restaurant is that no booking required. These are the only two good points.


I do not mean to defame this restaurant, that is not my intention at all.
I was really disappointed over time.
In the weekend, the horrid long queues at the popular food station waiting to order and pick up, not to mention the increasingly overpriced puny food portions.
Still, we were here again on a Sunday night, because of having visitors around.
I should start making a pledge not to be here in 2013 no matter what, because this visit further horrified me as a overpriced restaurant serving mediocre tasting dishes of Europe origin.

Decided to give Marche a try since quite a number of people have been talking about it, and it's convienently located at 313 Somerset. I found the desserts to be rather value-for-money and delightful; but the rosti was a little disappointing. 

I ordered Rosti with Garlic Pork Sausage. It was average at best. The rosti was crisp at the surface, but after a while, it got way too oily for my liking. After each mouthful I took, a large glob of oil would be on my lips with which I had to clean off with the serveat. The pork sausage didn't meet my expectations either. It was quite tough and not juicy. I couldn't taste garlic either. Service at the counter was fast and the queue moved quite fast. The cooks had to throw away several plates of uneaten rosti though, as they were burnt and all the customers requested not to have a burnt plate of rosti!

My brother ordered the Paella. He didn't like his dish because he commented the chicken and prawns didn't taste fresh, and the rice was too little. I tasted the rice and I found it to be not too bad. Don't know about the chicken and prawns. 

The most value-for-money would be the desserts. Ordered Pear Crumble and Caramel waffles with Chocolate Chip ice cream. It was an instant mood heightener. The chef at the dessert counter was courteous and friendly. I didn't try the crepes. 

Though crowded, the noise was bearable and definitely enough space for everyone to move about. Marche is worth a try, but I won't go back often. Maybe once in a while for their desserts (and rosti - hopefully less oily) when I run out of places to go. 

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