La Belle Époque which means ‘the golden age’ in French, serves up modern European cuisine in the heart of Singapore's vibrant dining belt by the river, Boat Quay.
Helmed by creative and passionate Chef Firdauz Nasir, one can expect contemporary European cuisine using fresh ingredients seasoned with natural herbs. In fact, the restaurant has its own herb garden.
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| La Belle Époque |
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| Happy Hour |
I loved browsing through their drinks menu. The Signature Serves (cocktail) are priced at $20++ while the classics are priced at $16++. I was pretty interested in Butterscotch Sgroppino.
For starters, there's Oyster & Iberico. The platter consists of 3 pieces of lightly torched oysters, topped with crispy iberico ham, tomato salsa and Avruga caviar.
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| Oyster & Iberico @$26++ |
The next appetiser was aptly named as "Skins". Chicken, fish and pork skins in fact. The whole bowl looked pretty with the greens and little flowers. The black garlic aioli was lovely with the fresh vegetables but it'll turn the skins soggy in no time.
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| Skins @$8++ |
If you prefer vegetarian dish, you'll probably like the Hummus Taco. This plate tasted of chickpeas! Loved the sauce.
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| Hummus Taco @$10++ |
For just $28++, the Charcuterie Platter offers good value as one could choose any 4 selection of cold cuts and cheeses. We had cold cuts; Black Forest Raw Ham and Collar boneless (Cabecero) Iberico. Cheeses; Taleggio DOP Cheese and Comte Rivoire. If ordered each items individually, the total would've cost about $36++.
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| Charcuterie Platter @$28++ |
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| Pear & Rose Gin Sour @$20++ |
For healthier chips, one could try the Tomato Foccacia Chips to munch on. Bread as chips? Interesting!
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| Tomato Focaccia Chips @$3++ |
If you prefer meatless, the Cauliflower Steak is pretty substantial, plus gluten free. Meant to be shared, unless you are very hungry. Loved the purple pommes potato. Imagine orh nee but with natural sweetness. The cauliflower was not my thing though.
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| Cauliflower Steak @$12++ |
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| Beef Shortribs @$28++ |
For meat lovers, there is Beef Shortribs. Braised ribs marinated with local spices, and cooked for 48 hours and served with lightly smoked fine haricot beans, aged port wine & romaine salad.
The Smoked Pork Belly appeared with a golden crackling ontop. It was visually appealing.
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| Smoked Pork Belly @$16++ |
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| served with grilled peach salad |
Depending on your luck, you may get a piece of belly that has more jelly/fats than the other. Or, if you happen to get the corners like I did, some bits would be pretty tough to chew. Not a big issue for me and I did prefer the pork belly over the short ribs here.
Let's try some dessert! First was the Lemon Tart. Looked so pretty with the torched Italian meringue. The meringue tasted like soft marshmallow and the lemon custard was more sweet than sour. The cinnamon tart was nice.
Staff described this as a 'surprise' kind of dessert so don't forget to lift up the cover after you're done with the tart. What you'll be getting may not be the same as mine!
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| Lemon Tart @$10++ |
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| dehydrated fruit slice |
Next up, is Tiramisu with marsala wine, and served with berries by its side.
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| Tiramisu @$10++ |
The finale is for all chocolate lovers. As well as fans of Star Wars. Is there anyone who doesn't like Valrhona chocolate? While the raspberry sorbet looked so vibrant, it was too sour for my liking.
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| Guerre Stellari @$10++ |
My top 3 picks are Oyster and Iberico, Smoked Pork Belly and Lemon Tart.
Thank you Jennifer for the invitation and La Belle Époque for hosting us. Special thanks to Chef Firdauz for sharing with us your love and passion for modern European cuisine, and Siva for taking care of our table.
La Belle Époque
Address: 63 Boat Quay, Singapore 049851
FB: https://www.facebook.com/LBEsg
Contact: 6732 1687
Business Hours:
Closed on Sundays.
Mon - Sat: 3pm–11:30pm
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