If you've seen any of my previous posts, you'll know that I go back and forth to Singapore fairly often. I was never too impressed by the food, which I found to be pretty generic and expensive (especially wine!) but now when I go I find at least one new great place each time. In a country known for it's Malay/Indian/Chinese food courts (which are rich in their own right, depending on what you're after), I'm coming to understand that there's also a wealth of international restaurants on offer too. Each visit gives me another reason to be wowed!
Eco Gormet Cafe has the feel of an outdoor, spa style restaurant. The dining room is open air, looking out into a curtain of leaves, and all you can hear is the sound of bubbling water in the fountains out front. You can't help but immediately feel like you should be relaxing as soon as you arrive. You're handed a drink in the lounge area, and then move through to the airy dining hall. It's a great space and I can imagine having a party here - plenty of room for mingling, and it feels so secluded. I really like their style, which has a south east asian feel, but they have chosen the location so well that it feels unique.
Eco touts itself as an Asian Fusion / European (French/Italian) restaurant. To me, that means a bit of everything. I started out with a bowl of soup which was nice and simple, and then moved on to a lettuce parcel, which might have been a mistake. In my small opinion, lettuce shouldn't be served hot. I know this is a personal thing, and I'm not sure where I picked it up from. Perhaps as a salad eater, I have cold lettuce engrained in my expectations. Anyway, this lettuce was hot and a bit soggy. Fine - we moved on again. I was starving by this stage.
The 3rd course was a vegeatble lasagne. It was plated nicely, but had a lot of zucchini and became watery and bland. Overall I felt a bit let down. The atmosphere was so promising, and yet the food really didn't live up. The veggie food didn't anyway. I think my colleagues eating steak and fish were having a fine time. The waiters hovering around us were insecure and hesitant, which didn't set us at ease at all. The bar staff seemed great, so I think they were just training up some new waiters.
I remember desert was something bizzare, with a strange unexpected taste. I wish I could remember it. I don't. It would have been worth writing up, but not for the right reasons I suppose. Agh... more bad things to say. What am I thinking doing so much complaining! I guess it just goes to show so many great places put their best foot forward with meat, and alcohol, and then put little effrort into the rest! Well... I am the rest.
So, not my favourite place in Singapore, but they get my points of decore and for supporting Earth Hour!
Add: 30 Labrador Villa Road Singapore 119189
PH: +65 6270 1868
Web: https://www.facebook.com/ECO.Gourmet.Cafe
Eco Gormet Cafe has the feel of an outdoor, spa style restaurant. The dining room is open air, looking out into a curtain of leaves, and all you can hear is the sound of bubbling water in the fountains out front. You can't help but immediately feel like you should be relaxing as soon as you arrive. You're handed a drink in the lounge area, and then move through to the airy dining hall. It's a great space and I can imagine having a party here - plenty of room for mingling, and it feels so secluded. I really like their style, which has a south east asian feel, but they have chosen the location so well that it feels unique.
Eco touts itself as an Asian Fusion / European (French/Italian) restaurant. To me, that means a bit of everything. I started out with a bowl of soup which was nice and simple, and then moved on to a lettuce parcel, which might have been a mistake. In my small opinion, lettuce shouldn't be served hot. I know this is a personal thing, and I'm not sure where I picked it up from. Perhaps as a salad eater, I have cold lettuce engrained in my expectations. Anyway, this lettuce was hot and a bit soggy. Fine - we moved on again. I was starving by this stage.
The 3rd course was a vegeatble lasagne. It was plated nicely, but had a lot of zucchini and became watery and bland. Overall I felt a bit let down. The atmosphere was so promising, and yet the food really didn't live up. The veggie food didn't anyway. I think my colleagues eating steak and fish were having a fine time. The waiters hovering around us were insecure and hesitant, which didn't set us at ease at all. The bar staff seemed great, so I think they were just training up some new waiters.
I remember desert was something bizzare, with a strange unexpected taste. I wish I could remember it. I don't. It would have been worth writing up, but not for the right reasons I suppose. Agh... more bad things to say. What am I thinking doing so much complaining! I guess it just goes to show so many great places put their best foot forward with meat, and alcohol, and then put little effrort into the rest! Well... I am the rest.
So, not my favourite place in Singapore, but they get my points of decore and for supporting Earth Hour!
Add: 30 Labrador Villa Road Singapore 119189
PH: +65 6270 1868
Web: https://www.facebook.com/ECO.Gourmet.Cafe
