Personal Narrative: Western Cuisine

In the second post of the Restaurant Wars series, I will be taking you through a western battle between two restaurants that focus on western cuisine. Swensens and 18 Chefs despite having different backgrounds and experience, will be going head to head in this epic battle. Its gonna be intense so prepare for some smokin’ hot adventure!

Swensens

Location: Bukit Panjang Plaza

Phone number: 6892 0319

Hours: 10.30am-10.30pm

Website: http://www.swensens.com.sg

When I entered the restaurant, it appeared to me that it’s a small outlet compared to the others around Singapore. However, each table was well spaced apart which gave some form of privacy to me. The surrounding was lit in a way that was not too bright which was a perfect setting for a nice dinner.

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Oriental Chili Fish Pasta ($16.90)

My choice of the main dish was the Oriental Chili Fish Pasta ($16.90). I fell in love with this dish on first sight, looking at how tantalising it was. To begin with the presentation, it was so delicately placed together and looked pleasant to the eyes. The fish was fried to perfection and sparkled in its golden brown colour. I simply loved the oriental chili sauce which was not too spicy and gave the dish a kick. The addition of shiitake

I decided to go with Gold Rush ($9.80) which had both chocolate and coffee flavoured ice-creams topped with butterscotch and chocolate fudge syrup and almonds. Just like the name suggests, I had a rush of the sugary(chocolate) and bitter(coffee) taste of the ice-creams which heavenly complemented each other. I liked the addition of whipped cream and a thin wafer (with the logo - quite cool) which added different textures of softness and crunchiness. I would certainly recommend you to try this but judging by the taste of this dessert, I’m pretty sure the others are equally