#01 -54 Chip Bee Gardens, Block 44 Jalan Merah Saga
Tel: 6475 1476

Operating Hours: Lunch: 11.30am – 2.30pm (Sun – Fri) 12.30pm – 2.30pm (Sat) Dinner: 6.30pm – 10.30pm Closed on Sun & PH

 Au Petit Salut Restaurant is really big boys stuff – no nonsense classic French bistro dishes. I went for a foie gras terrine infused with sauternes, respectably smooth and buttery, the sauternes as ever cutting the foie in just the right way. I couldn’t help but follow this with a dish almost as indulgent – grilled onglet, otherwise known as hanger steak – by far my favourite type of steak, and this one was cooked perfectly: the slightly chewy, rump-y, kidney-ish meat depositing hot, bloody, beefy juices onto my tongue.. Other members of our party commented on the cassoulet; that hot potato of gastronomic politics (I’ll be a no-breadcrumbs man till I die), this one made with confit duck legs, diced lamb shoulder, Toulouse sausage, white beans and mercifully no breadcrumbs, all stewed down to a comforting, warming, oleaginous mash; and the lobster bisque, another well executed classic; and the morel risotto, creamy, buttery and spiked with thyme. The desserts were to die for too, perfectly risen soufflés in wonderful and unusual flavours like passion fruit, orange, Grand Marnier and plain, with flaming calvados poured over, all perfectly cooked with light, fluffy outsides and sticky, cakey middles. The glutton in the group (i.e. me), much to the disgust of the other members, had just enough room for a portion of profiteroles as well. Who could turn down a frothy pile of crisp and chewy choux pastry, whipped Chantilly cream and smooth, cold chocolate sauce? Not me.WINE: A good range of good value solid French wines.