Saveur

French food was our first choice of good food after exams. Affordable french food that is. Saveur has made such waves in the local food scene ever since its opening on purvis street. At prices that are less than $10 a dish, who can resist not trying?

It was full house on a monday afternoon. We reached roughly about 1pm and was prepared to wait up to 40 minutes for a seat. But we got lucky and moved in within 15 minutes. 

The starter dish was 70g of foie gras at slightly over $14. This was indeed fine dining cuisine at affordable prices. It wasnt a fantastic dish I surmise, slightly crispy on the outside but a tad on the mushy side. I didn't fancy foie gras served with lentils and thought the dish would have been better paired with a sauce instead of just plain truffle oil.

We had their angel hair pasta next. Priced at $3.90, it was such a cute little dish to be served. The pasta was cooked well enough. al dente i might say? It was however on the dry side, lacking in depth and flavour though making up for it in presentation.

The duck confit at $8.90 was the best dish of the day. This takes the cake. Served with perfectly creamy and salty mash potato, it was perfection at pocket friendly prices. I loved this dish so much that I actually sang out, 'this is awesome' to the amusement of my dining companion. The duck meat was tender enough and the burst of flavour when eaten with the mash was divine.

The beef was really disappointing. While tender, it was neither juicy or flavorful enough. It comes with an additional bowl of mash potato which made the dish taste better when eaten together. 

Saveur is really an interesting restaurant to try with a mixture of hits and misses. The meal worked out to be $21 a person. With inflation going through the roof, I am glad that there are restaurants serving good food at affordable prices.