Poteato

Ok, so we've visited Forty Hands many times. Poteato is just next door, so of course we've seen it before. Then JP told us he preferred Poteato's food to Forty Hands, then we HAD to try it out. So on a night when J, XP and I were working late (ok, rarity for me but common for them), we decided that it was THE day to try it out. Moreover it was located nearer to the carpark for me. =P

Their menu isn't huge, but as the name suggests, they have a large variety of potatoes. So to start off, we had truffle fries and sweet potato fries. The truffle fries was alright. Not a whole lot of truffle flavor, but its there. Although we liked the sweet potato fries, it had a hint of something. A flavor that was so familiar, yet I couldn't place it. Until XP pointed out it tasted a little like curry puff, then it hit me. Curry powder. They flavored their sweet potato fries with curry powder. Surprising, but not unpleasant. And the way it was served in that paper bag is so rustic.

Lemon tea

Truffle fries

Sweet potato fries

Their menus came with a detailed picture of one dish per menu. So between the three of us, we had three pictures to look at. Other than that one picture, the menu is entirely in words. After some deliberation, we settled for Salmon with roast potato for me, herb grilled chicken with potato salad for J, and bangers and mash for XP. J was initially so interested in the bangers and mash, because in the detailed picture, there was caramelized onions on the plate, and she have a huge weakness for caramelized onions. And it wasn't just there on the picture, there were text pointing it out from the picture. She settled for the chicken in the end because she wasn't big on sausages, and XP assured her he will share the onions.

Turns out, there were no caramelized onions on the bangers and mash, much to her disappointment. Granted, no mention of caramelized onions on the description of the dish in the menu itself. Only in that one picture. But I think the restaurant should not have put that picture highlighting the caramelized onion if it's not going to be on your plate. But that aside, the sausages were juicy, in fact, too juicy. XP accidentally squirted the juices to the next table when he cut his sausage. Thankfully it didn't hit the lady, only the chair. The mashed potato was creamy and yummy.

I liked how the salmon was cooked, moist and flakey. But my complaint was that the roast potatoes were cold. I understand that roast potatoes have to be done ahead because it needs time, but really, they should have heated it up before serving it to me! J was happy with her chicken. Her potato salad, being a salad, is expected to be cold so it was fine.

Salmon with roast potatoes

Herb grilled chicken with potato salad

Bangers and mash

Overall we did enjoy ourselves. The restaurant is cosy, and we were seated next to an indoor window - part of the decor. It was a little weird that there's another table right at the other side of that wall at the window, so you're really sitting side by side with a stranger. I was so tempted to close that panelled window. Thankfully the restaurant wasn't crowded so that seat was vacated pretty fast. The food, though nice, didn't have a wow factor. Not something that I will remember and want very much to return for. 

Poteato

78, Yong Siak Street, 

#01-18, 

Singapore 163078

Tel: 6221 2488