A perfect choice for lunch

I figured it was time again to do a Friday lunch with the folks. Today, I thought we'd do some French, and Les Amis seemed like the perfect place for some indulgence. Mom and I had set lunches, which consisted of wild mushroom consomme scented with summer truffles, and grilled mussels on the half shell.

Mom had the grilled duck breast and I had the seared salmon with pasta. Dad decided to stick with the special of the day, which was a hefty Matzukaya beef steak.


As meals at Les Amis go, it turned into a three hour affair and I had to rush back to work after dropping both of them off. Love this place, and their fantastically-priced set lunches. One reason I love lunches in this city where we get so spoilt for choice. I wonder if the economy had something to do with the great prices we're seeing lately in restaurants.

Tatsuya, Goodwood Park Hotel, Singapore

Living behind Orchard Road has its perks. One of my favorites is an evening stroll over to the Crown Prince Hotel to have a simple Chirashi dinner at Tatsuya's. When the Crown Prince Hotel shut down for renovations, I thought that spelled the end of my twilight enjoyment. However, favour shines on the lucky (that's me) and their new premises are now at Goodwood Park. This makes it even more convenient than before.

My colleague who is Japanese commented that the fish here is very good. In one of his later trips to Singapore, he hosted one of our Japanese clients to this resaurant during their visit. High praise indeed!