The BEEFY Series Part 3 - Cicada
Sits within the lush of its own thousand square foot garden, surrounded by trees and foliage, one can either choose to dine al fresco at Cicada’s charming outdoor patio and enjoy the serenity of its garden setting, or a spacious indoor dining area amid candle-lit, soft music environment for a more cooling dining experience.
Situated just a stone’s throw away from Pietrasanta, The Italian Restaurant and the iconic Colbar Eating House, this marketed and positioned as a French-Californian restaurant is another lovechild of nightclub boss-turned restaurateur Mr Michel Lu, after alfresco bars Hacienda at Dempsey, and Superfamous in Boat Quay. 1-for-1 Happy Hours are from 12pm to 9pm; as such ½ pint of Heineken Draft Beer at $10 is essentially $5 each.
Appetiser was Pan Seared Blue Fin Tuna Salad ($15.90). Considered the prized-catch among tunas, the fish was seared adeptly and came with a nice firm bite but otherwise, it was lacklustre in taste and balsamic vinaigrette seeks to engulf the flavour all the more.
Personally, HFB thought the Sautéed Organic Mushrooms ($6.90) was probably the best dish for that night. Infused with the aromatic flavours of White Cooking Wine and a tint of sweetness from the Cherry Tomatoes, the mushrooms topped with fresh herbs was palatable and produced a nice texture for nibble. However a question looms – HFB wonders there is any different in taste and texture between normal or organic mushrooms?
If you have yet to know, Cicada is famously known to serve a wicked burger dish, which goes by the name of “The Infamous Cicada Burger” priced at $28.90. Served with thick-cut fries, which was slightly dry for me – sandwiched in between two pieces of bread are lip-smacking ingredients consisting of Caramelised Onions, Mushrooms, Gorgonzola & Gruyere Cheese and none other than the marbled Wagyu Beef as patty.
However, joy soon dissipated in frustration as my requested doneness of medium-rare for the beef came well done (again!). A request for change was pretty redundant as the patty was just slightly better – done medium well perhaps. Tired of waiting (and be disappointed yet again), HFB grudgingly finished his food and paid his bill without ordering desserts.
Overall, HFB wasn’t impressed by the food – which seemingly reminded him of PS Café at Dempsey – cosy ambience suitable for couples on first date, but no depth in terms of the fare served.Rating
Food: 2.5/5 (Only Mushrooms made it for the night)
Service: 3.5/5 (Slow service despite small crowd, although service staffs were friendly and approachable)
Ambience: 4/5 (Quiet for first dates)
Price: 2/5 ($62.20 for two pax isn't exactly expensive but not worth for the food served)
Total: 12/20Service: 3.5/5 (Slow service despite small crowd, although service staffs were friendly and approachable)
Ambience: 4/5 (Quiet for first dates)
Price: 2/5 ($62.20 for two pax isn't exactly expensive but not worth for the food served)
7 Portsdown Road
Singapore 139298
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2 comments:
HFB can be harsh when he needs to be!
I can't help but think that serving Wagyu in a hamburger is total overkill. The tastes of all the other ingredients would completely detract from the Wagyu experience - and plain topside or other cut would have sufficed. Seems like a complete waste.
Hey Steve,
That's precisely what I thought - Wagyu should just remain as steak (NO black pepper, tomato sauce, or mushroom sauce please!)
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