Dodo’s Hatch Day
Just a week from my birthday, it was soon time for me to plan for Bingrong’s birthday. With his hatch day landing on a weekday, I decided to celebrate his birthday on the weekend ahead of his actual day, as I made reservations for Prive.
Having heard/read much reviews from Ericia, I thought it would be a great opportunity to try it out on the Boy’s birthday.
Hidden in a little corner from its other cafe/bar, we were introduced to a really posh and quaint area.
Somehow, we were 1 of only 3 groups of customers, which made us feel a little weird with so many eyes looking at us. But we soon got use to it, as we enjoyed really great customer service.
While waiting for our orders, we were treated to a complimentary ’starter’. Unfortunately, I forgotten the name of it, but I thought that it was very nicely presented. Plus, it tasted good!
Our starter was crudo, made from hokkaido scallops, sakura prawns, olive oil, yuzu and shiroshoyu. While it was fresh and tasted great, my only gripe was that it a tee little bit too tiny…
My main was the rare duck breast and confit of duck leg (top) while Bingrong had the grilled kurobuta pork chop (bottom). Seriously, our mains were really really sumptuous! I particularly like my duck breast despite it being rare and slightly bloody. But paired with the persimmon-like fruit, the combined taste was really really nice. Bingrong’s pork chop on the other hand, tasted really great with the apple sauce.
For dessert, we had the molten center chocolate soufflé. Nice, fluffy and soft, it’s no doubt it was the recommended dessert by the waitress.
So, with all these delicious dishes, it is no wonder we are such a happy couple. To me, it reminded me a lot like Fullerton’s fine dining, only that it is more affordable.
And at the end of our dinner, we were treated to nice lighting and views of the marina =)
Which of course called for another couple shot =)
Happy birthday my dear darling! =D
And just in case any of you are wondering, I got him a nice Picard card holder =)
Looks really classy! Do you mean Ericia as in me?? I’ve never tried their fine dining before, only had drinks at the alfresco area. My friend went recently and told me he spent 500 ish on dinner for two (!!!). How’s much does your dinner cost?
Ha yes, I meant Ericia as in you =) I know you didn’t really try out the fine dining, but seeing your posts on Prive’s bakery and how nice it was, I thought that the fine dining would have been great too.
As for dinner, I didn’t spend as much as your friend. Mine was less than 200 bucks, and all we had was 4 dishes? Still, we ate till we were really full, and I thought that for the quality (minus the starter though), the price was worth it =)