Caviar (Palais Renaissance)

𝘾𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙖𝙧 had an exciting new lunch menu. When we visited, the vibes there were cosy and chill - a contrast to the luscious metal tubs of fresh caviar which sat in front of us. Overall, the lunch tasting menu by Caviar was decent, but had nothing to shout about. With its fair share of hits and misses, we felt that one flaw was actually the lack of caviar. Perhaps a small little scoop would have sufficed - just for a taste! Nevertheless, we appreciated the effort that Caviar made in creating new flavours and bringing new items to the menu.
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📍Caviar
390 Orchard Rd, #B1-07
Singapore 238871

We started off their 4 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚 𝙡𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙝 𝙩𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙪 with the 𝙖𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙘𝙝𝙚: a small pastry filled with beef, truffle mushroom, and creme fraise, right from the chef’s selection!

Following this, we were served their 𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙨𝙚𝙨𝙖𝙢𝙚. As always, house bread tastes the best, especially so when paired with their creamy homemade butter with seaweed.

The 𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙚𝙗𝙞 was a dish that featured fresh tiny prawns in a concoction of buttermilk and chestnut chunks. The sourness and tanginess paired well with the sweet seafood. The deep fried prawn head added a crispy touch!

We did not expect how rich (and how jelat D:) the next dish was. The 𝙪𝙣𝙞 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙖 was drenched in an umami sauce that was a bit too much for our tastebuds. The salted lemon rind did not bring enough acidity to help either, but we must say that the uni was fresh.

The 𝙬𝙖𝙜𝙮𝙪 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙛 𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙚𝙠 was cooked to a perfect medium rare. The miso mash potato, broccolini, and brussel sprouts though plated clumsily were well-curated garnishes.