La Petite Cuisine: Casual French Restaurant
No experience whatsoever with French cuisine, we decided to go to somewhere that isn’t too intimidating. Got to know about La Petite Cuisine since I used to pass by Serene Centre quite often. A small and modest French restaurant that places its tables at unbelievably awkward corners, I suppose some people would close an eye because there’s no GST and service charge here :P
Looking through the menu, Escargots on Croissant ($13) seemed like a good choice for our starter. It might sound a little gross but the snails did taste a little raw even though it was marinated with herbs and garlic. Kinda felt as though we were eating snails straight out of their shells. Loved the croissant idea though!
We are not sure how French this is but the Dory with Rice ($12) was quite decent. The fish was pan-fried till its crisp at the sides. Butter rice was very fragrant.
Since it was my first time eating a Confit de Canard ($16.50), I honestly don’t know what to expect. Haha. Ok anyway I found the skin of the duck confit slightly crisp on the outside and it was remarkably tender on the inside. As for the duck meat, some parts were a little too dry. Apart from that, it was fine.
Definitely not an intimidating experience for us. La Petite Cuisine is the place to go to for reasonably priced French cuisine!
La Petite Cuisine
10 Jalan Serene
#01-05 Serene Centre
Tel: 6314 3173
Opening Hours:
Tue to Sun
11.30am – 2.30pm (Lunch)
5.30pm – 9.30pm (Dinner)
(Closed on Mon)
missuschewy
misterchewy
Another place for duck confit =) Random question: What was the accompanying side to the duck?
Glenn Lee
January 10, 2011 at 12:05 pm
Hehe yup! Ohh that’s potato! I likeeeee :D
foodoshoot
January 12, 2011 at 8:49 pm
the standard here varies. If the French chef is in, the food tastes slightly better but otherwise, it’s not very nice x.x
oysterdiaries
January 10, 2011 at 2:22 pm
LOL i guess we were lucky then? Cuz the French chef was in! He’s in the first photo in fact :P Ummm so who does the cooking when he’s not in?!
foodoshoot
January 12, 2011 at 8:50 pm
they have a foie gras ravioli here which I always go for when I come here! do they still serve a hot roll before your main course? :)
Dot
January 17, 2011 at 11:37 pm
the food is good but the service is terrible! we request for a spoon and a serving plate for my toddler and the waitress was not happy about it. no friendly smile and an obliging attitude. Also the double expresso on the menu costs $4 and they charge me $6. i paid $6 and the cashier did not inform me the price on the menu has been changed. i checked the bill and i confronted the french chef. the chef asked the waiter and the waiter said that the price on the menu has been changed. the waitress returned me the $2 change with a unpleasant attitude.
chow
August 15, 2011 at 9:54 am
sorry to hear that..
missuschewy
August 15, 2011 at 10:11 am