Saveur (Bugis)

It was HY's hen's party (ok, post wedding but we really only managed to find time then), and XP mentioned this place before. And since I was craving foie gras, I managed to suggest this place for dinner after our art jamming fun. *evil grin* They don't do reservations, and open at 6pm. We thought we could just go and queue. When we reached they just opened, and the queue list apparently already filled up the place. Thankfully their other side (they have two side by side units) open at 6.30pm and we managed to get ourselves in that list. So it was a roughly 20 minutes wait and we were seated.

Their menu items were named the vaguest things. I will explain. Since there were 6 of us, we could order quite a variety to share. We started off with Saveur's pasta (just written PASTA on their menu), $4.90, their signature. Thin spaghettini tossed in oil and topped with a generous serving of sakura ebi (or dried shrimps to me). It was very aromatic and we all liked it. This was followed by foie gras, $9.90. A small piece of goodness shared among 6 of us. Most of them weren't keen on foie gras so I was more than happy to have a bigger share. =D

Saveur's Pasta

Foie gras with apple-infused port wine and vanilla bean

We ordered three soups to share. It really just said SOUP on the menu, S4.90. I had no idea what it was supposed to be. But as I'm looking at the online menu now, there's an item called Mushroom Cappucino. Sounds like it. Either they finally made a clearer menu, or the online one has more descriptive names than their actual. It was a little bitter, just like coffee should be, but savoury, unlike coffee. And there's hints of a mushroom flavor. It's a little weird and a little nice. I really don't know how else to describe it. But it was a nice start to the meal after the appetizers, warming our bellies before the mains.

Mushroom Cappucino

Ok, the mains are still vaguely named on the online menu. So here goes. DUCK, S10.90. Duck leg confit served over creamy mashed potatoes. We loved it! It was crispy on the surface, but fork tender inside. It was flavorful, and small. We ordered a second serving. =)

Duck leg confit

CHICKEN, $9.90. A chicken roulade served over rice. It's stuffing was supposed to be foie gras infused but I didn't taste anything remotely like foie gras. It was so so, and we actually had to push the last two slices around between one another before it was finally eaten up by XP and me.

Chicken roulade

FISH, $14.90. Pan-seared sea bass. The fish was tender, and flavorful without fishiness. I loved the sauteed potatoes served under the fish. BEEF, $14.90. Beef short ribs braised in red wine. It was very salty. And the beef loving me didn't like it. Too salty. This one was a miss.

Pan-seared sea bass

Beef short ribs

PORK, $10.90. Roasted pork belly served over lentils and soft boiled egg. This one is a super hit. The pork belly skin was roasted to crusty yumminess, but the meat (and fats) below are super tender, giving way to my fork and knife with minimum effort. The lentils were delicious too, and I love soft boil eggs. Haha... We ordered a second serving of this too. In fact, the second one was even more tender and I couldn't even dissect it into 6 portions without the whole thing falling apart.

Roasted pork belly

We felt that we were lacking some greens and ordered an additional GARDEN SALAD, $4.90. How pretty is that quail egg? Mesclun salad tossed in vinaigrette. Nice touch of greens to an otherwise meat laden meal.

Garden salad

Overall I enjoyed myself here. The food is definitely very affordable for French fare. Which is why, for the first time, I actually priced every single item in a post. We were seated right at the door and could see the continuous queue for seats. So if you're interested to try out Saveur, going early is not a bad idea.


Saveur

5 Purvis Street, Talib Court #01-04, Singapore 188584 Tel: 6333 3121