L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon - One of the Best French Restaurants in Singapore

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Making one's way from the carpark exit to the restaurant is simple pleasure in itself, immersing in the beauty of man-made island beauty of waterfalls, caves and lush greenery under the bright sunny sun (Went for newly available lunch). Then get transported into another world of modern, upbeat and stylish, yet plush enclose upon entering the restaurant.

The service staffs will make the guests felt welcomed and extremely at ease, with their warm, friendly but professional hospitality. Was especially pleased that the service staffs will go the extra mile to engage in leisure chat with all the patrons. They are very knowledgeable about the wine selection, food and parking in RWS. An Pakistani staff even remembers us ... and the wine recommendation he had made to us on a previous visit! Got to say that the service here is the best I had ever encountered.

Like the ambience of bold red and black, the food also excited the taste buds, imprinting such simulating experience deeply into one's memory, from the amuse bouche of custard with foie gras and parmesan foam, pork cheek jelly, Vegetables with Mozzarella Cheese, Seafood Pasta (I like it that the staff makes the effort to inquire on whether I want it al dente), Prawn soup, Cod Fish, Squid with black Rice, to the latest creations. All of them consist of delightful arrays of flavours complimenting each other perfectly, while seeking new grounds to create a new different taste in food. 

Got to mention that the mashed potato that comes with all mains, is very silky in texture and rich in taste and the freshly made bread is probably the best bread I ever had in Singapore. The desserts are very creative in terms of presentation, texture and taste.

Special mention of a visually beautiful dessert: Le Delice, equally beautiful in terms of taste. The mildly sweet, extremely light dollop of rose cream, paired with the thin, crumbly biscuit and custard, adorned with edible flowers, sent my tastebuds in blissful dessert heaven. The addition of tart strawberry sauce and raspberries added an extra punch to the overall taste. Days after I had this dessert, I still reminisced about it. Yes, Le Delice is that good to have that effect on me. 

Even Le Mont Blanc is also exceptional good due to the pleasing combination of yummy cream, chestnut mousse and merigue; seems like the dessert department has improved immensely since my first visit.

And La Framboise—yoghurt ice cream with strawberry puree is absolutely delightful due to the multi-dimensional taste.

Thoroughly enjoyed my meal at Robuchon and have since become a regular. By the way, it is okay to dress casually for a dinner there.

My Thoughts: Fantastic! The Best!

Note: This restaurant is sadly no longer in operation.