Broth

Lil bee had been raving to me about the new menu Steven came up wif for this month and its got me drooling and drooling..!

the interior....



their menu....



the words are actually written by the boss, Steven, himself. Very nice handwritting i'd say!

we were first served the warm bread and butter....



they used to serve just white bread.. now there seems to be some spices added. a nice change. but the butter doesnt seem to be as milky as the last time, wonder if they changed their butter. ha!

and we shared a daily broth ($10)....



it was clam chowder... creamy and good with good amt of clams and carrots.

we also shared a crab cocktail with capsicum tomato reish and avocado ($18)....



nicely presented, its real crab meat on top of a tomato based sauce wif avocado cubes... lea quite liked it. i think its not bad (i like real crab meat). Its got spices in it.

pork and anchovy fritters with apple chilli and onion salad ($18)...



the round thing is like some meatball kinda thing. the below is some salad kinda thing. while it was alright, it was pretty forgettable. haha

and of coz, one of my favourite is the baby spinach and portobello mushroom salad raspberry dressing ($17)....



another view of it....



this spinach and portobello thingy really just gets to me. Lea upon first taste didnt understand why i think its really nice (just like my first time) but after a few more bites, she agreed its good. The raspberry sauce is refreshing and the spinach and portobello is SO FRESH. the combi is just wonderful.

for mains, lea had a Mr Dickon's macaroni baked w cauliflower & peas ($26)...



haha.. look at the display and shape of this whole thing! How does this remind u of macaroni in any way? lol

another view....



opening it up....



and when it was about to be finished....



its really really nice!! Lea exclaimed upon first mouth.. " junie.. u gotta try this! its so good! " haha.. the whole thing is like a mash and its got the cheesy taste on the top.. nice! and in case u're wondering, why Mr Dickson's? Mr Dickson is their regular and he always orders this so Steven named this dish after him. Wat a warm and personalised move!

and hee hee hee.. i got a SPECIAL, all thanks to lil bee. I was allowed to do a special, where theres the pork chop together wif the grilled lobster, scallop and prawns.....



another view.....



and another view....



lil bee specially helped me request for hollandise sauce. The pork chop at Broth never never fails me. Im usually not a pork chop person (pretty obvious i love my beef and chicken better). But the pork chop at Broth is always raved to me by lil bee and it never fails to deliver. Even lea is not a pork person agrees. The doneness of the pork is just great. its tender and succulent.

the seafood (lobster, scallops and prawns) are big, fresh and quite a mouthful. thank god for the special coz i suspect if its only the scallop, lobster and prawns, it wun fill me. hee.. so, thanks lil bee!

Lionel ordered the Beef fillet steak w king island blue cheese, crispy mushrooms & shiraz ($32) ....



love the blue cheese sauce... but haha.. blue cheese doesnt work well on everyone. Lea didnt really like it while Lionel and i are blue cheese lovers. Lionel felt that the blue cheese overpowered everything on the dish while i thot it was just great. the mashed potato had this alcohol taste most probably the shiraz. the portion of the steak was pretty good as well. Lionel requested for it to be done medium rare and it was done just nicely! juicy steak.. Mmm!

after the meal, before our desserts arrived, lil bee came over wif a pot of tea...



haha.. it was for me! he placed it on the table and i asked.. " for me ah? " haha.. den he replied.. " can u guess what tea is it? " i replied... " english breakfast! coz thats wat i had when we were out the last time! " such a sweetheart la my brother!

and i warned lea and lionel to save some stomach for the desserts. after reading so much about the sticky date pudding from my blog, they just had to try it!



they both agreed the sticky date ($12) is good. the combination of the sour cream wif the caramel and the sticky date pudding was simply divine!

another dessert i recommended was the supernova pavlova ($14)....



lionel commented that this thing tastes better den it looks.