Perch

expected it to be more tender.
goes well with the sauce.
the potatoes stole the show.

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We had dinner at Perch and we decided to try out the grilled ribeye with black pepper sauce! The restaurant serves the ribeye with medium doneness, and the meat is drenched in a generous pool of black pepper-flavoured sauce. The cut slices of ribeye were topped with ground black pepper for good measure as well! The meat was served with a sunny side up, alongside a bowl of garlic white rice.

To be honest, we felt that the ribeye was quite tough and perhaps the restaurant should have opted with medium-rare doneness instead. Furthermore, Perch could have gone easier on the black pepper sauce, because we thought that the sauce really overwhelmed any marination in the meat and that was quite a pity. The sauce went pretty well with the white rice though, so perhaps it would have been better for the sauce to be drizzled over the rice instead!

Lastly, we felt that it was a little strange to pair the sunny side up with the ribeye, as it becomes a pretty strange concoction once the yolk of the egg breaks. Don't think we will get this dish again, as it was a little pricey at $28++ and we didn't think it was fantastic.

Perch was really crowded when we visited on a Friday evening so you may want to make a reservation before heading down!

so friggin tender and juicy and good mad love for the braised red cabbage under

yummyyy the champagne vanilla ice cream on the side was so strong & alcoholic. too little pear tho. but love the crumble and tart base legit yummy but quite sweet

Would you pay $45 for a bowl of laksa? This lobster laksa is from Perch and after a year (yes, a whole year) of deliberation, I finally got it. It’s really very good — gravy wasn’t too heavy. Ingredients were fresh and noodles were Al dente. And I love how it comes with a giant lobster. But $45 is unfortunately a bit too steep for me. Would I repurchase? I’m not sure. But in general the food at Perch has never disappointed me and I’ll be back!

Pork was really tender and flavourful but the sauce and caramelised onions were too sweet for my taste. Found the potatoes nestled at the bottom to be quite bland as well.