If you’re looking for good food, wine, and even art, Bar-Roque Grill has taken care of all of that. Just bring company
Located at the corner of Amara Hotel, Bar-Roque serves everything from succulent roasted meat, tarte flambé to fresh seafood. Bring good company to go with the great food.
Chef Stephane Istel hails from Alsace, France, and he has brought his traditional French sensibilities to his cooking. It helps that he smashes the grumpy chef stereotype with his vivacious personality.
The décor of dark furnishings and a graffiti art Baroque style “painting” of a cherub on the wall adds to the arty ambience.
Whet Your Appetite
When we were there for lunch, Chef Stephane enthusiastically explained the dishes to customers, and even brought out a whole fish to show them what exactly they were eating.
Our meal got off to a good start with The Classic ($12-$20) – a tarte flambé of bacon and onions. The thin crust “pizza” was paired well with the savoury bacon.
We also liked the New Zealand Little Neck Clams ($22 to $32) stewed in garlic pork sausage, mushrooms, parsley, and white wine, and served with grilled sourdough bread.
The Main Attraction
A must-try is the French Free-Range Chicken with a side of mesclun salad and mashed potatoes (which comes in their two or three-course set lunch, $32 to $38). The chicken – from their in-house rotisserie – is meaty, tender and juicy. To say it was good would be an understatement.
Also from their lunch set, the Ravioles with wild mushrooms, shallot confit and aged gruyere is also worth a try.
Dessert Time
Chef Stephane has also incorporated his mother’s homemade Apple Pie ($12) recipe, with cinnamon crumble, topped with rum & raisin ice cream, into the menu.
The chunky apple slices were well-flavoured with the buttery cinnamon crumble and made a satisfying end to the meal.
Bar-Roque Grill, Amara Hotel,
165 Tanjong Pagar Road, #01-00, Tel: 6444 9672
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