Bo's Away!

Bobo was excited when friends asked her along to the new Persimmon opened by the same people from Epicurious. They had such a nice time at Epi previously that she was pretty sure that Persimmon would be good too! So despite her busy schedule she went down with her friends for the food-tasting session.

Armed with a street directory and a good navigator, they managed to find the carpark behind the Link Hotel. By the way,Bobo found Link Hotel quite interesting and am really thinking of giving it a try. But the parking was $4 per entry in an open air carpark which Bobo found quite a rip-off. But this is the nearest carpark so there isn’t much of a choice.

One wouldn’t be able to miss Persimmon with its bright orange lights standing tall just outside of it.


After much discussion on how to take a good photo of the front of the restaurant, they finally stepped into the place, greeted by Helena, one of the owners. She introduced them to the rest of the crowd for the evening who were all very friendly people and got them some wine before seating them at a long table meant for large groups.

The black and white tiled flooring and the coffeeshop table and chairs gave it a local feel, while the modern white finishings of the counter and the sides complemented it nicely. Bobo loved the antique-looking sofa sets and the live orchids which gave the place an artsy touch. Old Chinese tunes and jazz helped her relax after a long day at work.

Food time! What they had....

Mushroom and Sesame Shooter
First up was this warm soup in a little glass. Bobo loved the taste and thickness of it. They were told that there was some alcohol in it...
but honestly? She couldn’t taste it and was happy with that.



Tunghoon Salad with Crabcake
This was served with scallop and the presentation was very nice.
The Tunghoon had a sourish-spicy taste to it and Bobo liked it very very much! Bobo thinks it would be better with some cashew bits in it
but then that would be very common in Thai salad dishes.
As for the crabcake, she would have liked it with more flavour as it was a little bland next to the salad.



Fried Kwayteow served with Wagyu Beef

Bobo wanted to write Char Kuay Teow... but then, it wasn’t quite that either. Bobo generally tries not to eat both CKT and Beef actually. But she did like this version of CKT. It was still oily nonetheless (what is CKT without oil?!) but it did seem healthier somewhat. The noodles were not flimsy and drenched in oil like the hawker centre types but they still have some bite in them. But it was a little too salty but not over the top.

She did enjoy the beef though, despite trying to stay away from it. But it was really good, very flavourful and the beansprouts that came with it gave the dish some crunch.

Fisherman’s Pie
This version had laksa swimming below the puff pastry. The puff pastry is nice but it would have been better with some butter as my friend suggested. Bobo thinks it would have made it softer and more “fluffy”. Bobo wasn’t really too concerned that it didn’t puff up but she thought some softness was missing. She liked the gravy mostly but not quite for drinking on its own though. The ingredients were pretty much what you would expect and they tasted ok. But the potato had probably been floating inside for sometime and its texture was a little too soft.



Pineapple Tart
For the first time, Bobo had a giant pineapple tart for dessert! The top has your usual pineapple ring which she wasn’t a fan of as it was a little sourish and hard to chew. Beneath it was sweet caramelised pineapple which was very tasty, especially when eaten with the crust! She loved the crust and tried to finish everything but I couldn’t as I was too full.

Bobo can’t give a pricing for the items she had as she was there for food-tasting. But Bobo took a glance at the menu and the prices are more or less like those in a cafe with mains going in the $20 range for larger servings than you see above.


Not to mention, they took a surprise visit into THE KITCHEN! Helena was so nice to bring them around and show them different sections of the place and they soon realised how much effort was put into planning and designing a place like this! She also showed them a special little room that can seat 8 people. It’s very cosy and there isn’t a minimum spending amount before you can use the room!

Do check it out!

Persimmon
50 Tiong Bahru Road
The Link Hotel
#01-07
Tel: 6227 2271


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Bobo's been uber busy at work lately and she doesn't have much time to blog and run out to play. Right after this busy period she will be travelling to China for two weeks. Yup She'll be working there so... there'll be fewer updates people! *hugs*