Blue Basil: The spice in the middle of town

January 27, 2009 | 16 Comments

On the stretch of road right in the middle of town, at Singapore’s very own Fifth Avenue. Our shopping paradise. Before the new contender Ion takes over, the crown belongs to Paragon. Standing at the cross junction, we found ourselves lost, clearly it seems the journey to finding the spice wasn’t as easy as we thought. Heading up towards Mount E, we scaled on, in search of our final destination, Blue Basil.

Addiction for salmon. We ordered the Norwegian Salmon ($19.90) almost spilt seconds after seeing it on the menu. With the choice of sauce being their signature blue basil pesto, bonquet of vegetables and roasted baby potatoes as companions. The Norwegian salmon was fresh, the sweetness of the fish twittered on our tongue. The blue basil pesto did not completely brought out the freshness of the salmon, something was amiss, I couldn’t make out what.

Addiction for pasta. My cravings for the Italian staple saw us ordering the Linguini Ragout Pollo ($15.90). While there wasn’t any exotic ingredients, a good home-made chicken Bolognese was always a welcome. The taste of fresh tomatoes, not those cans type was a relief. The pasta section at Blue basil isn’t very comprehensive, but this one, have done enough.

Addiction for ice cream & baileys. A close fight between the raspberry cream bruleé and the Baileys gelato served on crushed ice & baileys liqueur ($9.90), with the latter winning of course. The baileys and ice-cream expert gave her verdict that this was good stuff, so it was. The baileys gelato, were pure, and the baileys used were generous, unlike some places which served diluted versions. And eating crushed ice with gelato brought the novelty to another level.

The complimentary cappucino ($4.50) was on the house.

Total bill was $48.90 for the food with a 7% GST, and no service charge. Blue basil met my expectations, with its use of the spice in almost all their dishes. Prices are affordable for the range of variety it provided, and being right in the middle of town, they offered you with a very good option, albeit you must take a 10minutes walk from Paragon. Actually i like their location because although it’s in town, but not many people know about the place, and it eludes the your-own-place-feel. Well, it’s certainly not a bad place for an romantic dinner, but for taking photo-wise, it isn’t very friendly. I’ll probably make a perennial visit for lunch instead. See you there!

Blue Basil
56 Cairnhill road
Tel: 6737 8770

Blue Basil is listed as one of ladyironchef’s favorite restaurants in Singapore

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16 Responses to “Blue Basil: The spice in the middle of town”

yyn
January 27th, 2009 @ 1:31 am

OH MY!!!!
You checked out Blue Basil?!!! Cool!!!
i wanted to check out blue basil as one of my 2009 food escapades! That’s for the posting!

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harris
January 27th, 2009 @ 3:30 am

Baileys gelato served on crushed ice & baileys liqueur!!! DROOL.

A must-have for me some time soon definitely. Thanks for the great post! =)

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Sihan
January 27th, 2009 @ 10:52 am

oh I’ve heard lots about this place. but from your review doesn’t sound all to spectacular. I’ll give it a miss then.

Anyway, Happy Lunar New year to you Brad!
Maureen
January 27th, 2009 @ 8:09 pm

the place looks lomantic wor! happy cny brad! eat more, so tt u can blog more! LOL!

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ladyironchef
January 27th, 2009 @ 9:06 pm

yyn: Yeah i been wanting to check it out. haha. Well, you don’t need to wait so long, Blue basil isn’t that expensive, can go anytime. haha

harris: hahahaha you love that dessert too eh? my date likes both ice cream and baileys, so it was perfect

Sihan: Oh no, you read wrongly! did my post somehow convey the wrong message? I thought blue basil was quite good and worth the try! haha

Maureens: Yeah its quite good place for a quiet dinner. Yeah happy cny to you too!
Sihan
January 27th, 2009 @ 10:48 pm

no lar.. as in from the photos and the main courses. there was just nothing spectacular.. that’s why i said that. haha.
noobcook
January 28th, 2009 @ 10:08 am

No service charge, I like =D Happy Niu Year!~
didally
January 28th, 2009 @ 11:00 am

Happy Chinese New Year! This sounds like a nice place for dinner. KIV!
ladyironchef
January 28th, 2009 @ 7:07 pm

sihan: lol! but the place is quite nice, and the price is reasonable! haha

noobcook: yeah! Happy new year

didally: Happy new year! Yeah do check it out and let me know
White Fairy
January 29th, 2009 @ 3:37 pm

Hey LIC,

Happy Niu Year!!! I’m checking out Blue Basil tonight! On a rating 1 to 10 how would you rate the salmon?

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ladyironchef
January 30th, 2009 @ 11:56 pm

hello white fairy, i don’t give ratings :p But my friend who is a fan of salmon find their fish quite good, so yeah

Let me know about yr visit okay!
June
February 5th, 2009 @ 8:52 am

I’ve been to Blue Basil twice & yesterday just went for lunch =) If you like lamb, you should try the lamb shoulder rack! Nice =)

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June
February 5th, 2009 @ 8:56 am

By the way, i just went to check my receipt, got service charge of 10% leh ={

Junes last blog post..Chinese ? Year 2009 – Part 1
ladyironchef
February 6th, 2009 @ 8:01 pm

June: wow twice already? haha. lamb shoulder rack, okay! that’s the next one i’m going to try on my next visit. haha thanks for the tip!
Josephine
March 3rd, 2009 @ 10:54 pm

why is it not good for photo taking? (:
ladyironchef
March 3rd, 2009 @ 10:58 pm

josephine: its dark lor! unless go during the day? haha

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