L’Entrepot Bistrot: Clarke Quay Lunch promotion

January 14, 2010 | 23 Comments

One of the things that I like about the Singapore Dining scene is the vibrancy, there are new restaurants opening all the time. Some open with a big fanfare, while others prefer having a soft opening to fine-tune and tweak their menu before they are plot on the to-dine-at restaurant radar.

And when a new restaurant is being helm by chef Sufian Bin Zain’ who helped his previous restaurant Iggy’s being listed as one of the world’s top 100 restaurants, it’s not surprising that everyone will rush to the new establishment. I am not one of those that like to chase after new restaurants, that’s one of the reasons that it took me until now to drop by L’Entrepot Bistrot.

I’m not sure if you’ve noticed, but I hardly blog about restaurants in Clarke Quay, there’s nothing wrong with the area; in fact it is a well-known places for tourists to dine at, when visiting Singapore. And that’s precisely the problem. Awesome riverside view, gorgeous restaurants interiors, but I’d imagine it comes with hefty bills and the made-for-tourist stamp too.

For restaurants, set lunches are one of the ways to attract more customers and increase sales. In times like this, not everyone can still afford to splurge on extravagant lunches, and that’s when you have value set lunches. Given that a normal meal and a drink in a food court will probably cost you six dollars upwards, an affordable lunch for $15 nett in a nice restaurant with everything plated nicely, is very tempting.

Besides the perfect excuse to indulge in a good lunch, it’s an opportunity to check out the restaurant and see if it’s worth coming back for dinner. On normal occasions, L’Entrepot Bistrot’s normal 2 course lunch is $25++, while the 3 course menu will set you back by $30++, but there’s a current promotion for all the Clarke Quay restaurants where a 2 course set lunch is $15 nett.

The promotional menu is almost identical to the normal lunch menu, with a few exceptions. One of those is the escargot which we wanted to get, but since it wasn’t available for the promotion, we went for the French Onion Soup, served with Emmenthal Cheese. It was a good decision, the onion soup is the classic example of the rustic French Bistro food.

On this visit, I chose the Vongole, which came with clams amidst the leeks, onions tomato and spaghetti. There was a subtle white wine taste in the spaghetti sauce. The generosity of clams were admirable, but the presence of leeks drove me to verge of irritation; I ain’t no fan of leek.

I’m not one who will always order fish for main courses while it comes to dining outside. I like fish, but it pales in comparison when you can have steak, chicken, or duck – meat in general. But still, I love fish, it sounds fickle but I am only human, you know. So I was glad when my Evangeline ordered the Pan Fried Seabass, with mashed potatoes. It may sound very ordinary, but the seabass was actually pretty good. It sounds like a layer of crispy pan-fried skin with the fillet nicely settled underneath.

It was a toss between Creme Brulee and Profiteroles when it came to desserts, but as Tampopo deli is nearby, we went for the former. Now, there will be vanilla beans inside, I’m sure. And true enough, there were tiny speckles of them in the custard, and the surface was caramelized beautifully.

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Restaurant Review
L’Entrepot Bistrot
3E River Valley Road
#01-02 Clarke Quay
Tel: 6337 5585

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23 Responses to “L’Entrepot Bistrot: Clarke Quay Lunch promotion”

  1. Life for Beginners
    January 14th, 2010 @ 10:31 pm

    Oh. I love your new header… :D

  2. harris
    January 14th, 2010 @ 11:13 pm

    Two things:

    1. Your Vongole picture looks so lifelike. Beautiful!

    2. Like the phrase: “we shall eat our way through all over again”!

    Cheers dude, more posts please! Love them.

  3. Camemberu
    January 14th, 2010 @ 11:53 pm

    Sounds like a very good deal! Food looks gorgeous!

  4. dawn
    January 14th, 2010 @ 11:54 pm

    that is the most perfect crust on a creme brulee I’ve seen in ages. I want to try using the emmenthal cheese next time, perfect.

  5. ck lam
    January 15th, 2010 @ 12:44 am

    Hopping around and saw this interesting restaurant. Hoping to visit it one day!

  6. Shirin
    January 15th, 2010 @ 1:07 am

    the creme brulee crust looks perfect! and the strawberries – what an amazing garnish! seems like i skipped right past the food and went straight for the dessert! haha! (the french onion soup also sounds delicious!) xx

  7. Mrs Ergül
    January 15th, 2010 @ 1:40 pm

    That seems like a good deal! Any idea when it ends?

  8. allie
    January 15th, 2010 @ 3:20 pm

    That’s a perfect looking creme brulee. Oh! I love dessert! I’ll be with Shirin, will hop straight away to the dessert. :)

  9. carl
    January 15th, 2010 @ 3:54 pm

    yuuummmmmeeee! i like it. :p

  10. ler
    January 15th, 2010 @ 3:56 pm

    The fish looks good!

    @(m_m)@

  11. FFichiban
    January 15th, 2010 @ 5:26 pm

    Mmm that cheese on the french onion soup looks so perfect drooolllll

  12. Simon
    January 15th, 2010 @ 7:26 pm

    Looks like this was a great value meal and worth the trip out to the more touristy party of town.

    I’m use to seeing something in the order of $30 as the bargain end of set menus in similar establishments, so this looks like great value to me! :)

  13. amy
    January 15th, 2010 @ 10:53 pm

    give me some of that creme brulee right NOW!

  14. ladyironchef
    January 16th, 2010 @ 9:28 am

    LFB: Thanks kenny! now i feel tempted to change every two weeks

    harris: lifelike? that’s a big compliment, thanks! yeah lets eat all over again!

    Camemberu: Oh yeah for 15 nett, it’s a pretty good deal

    dawn: should the crust on creme brulee be hot or cold? because this one is cold and i’ve tried some which came warm

    ck lam: When are u coming to Singapore? : )

    Shirin: you know, everytime u leave a comment, i always feel so happy because whatever you say is always so enthusiastic! S, thanks for always leaving your mark here. *Big hug

    Mrs Ergul: hmm.. this promotion has been there for quite some time, they did not state when’s the end of the promotion, so i guess it will still be a while?

    allie: haha yeah for buffets it’s all right to hop straight to desserts since u can take whatever you want, but in a restaurant it will be diff, imagine the waiter’s reaction when you say “please serve me the desserts first”

    carl: Thanks : )

    Ffichiban: you should have see it before i broke a hole, there was a whole layer of cheese covering the top of the bowl, it was so awesome!

    Simon: yep for set lunches, most places do it in the region of $30-$38, so this is quite affordable given it’s $15, and it’s nett price

    amy: go get it now!

  15. mademoiselle délicieuse
    January 16th, 2010 @ 11:03 am

    Looks like a high vongole ratio to pasta there – excellent stuff!

  16. mike
    January 16th, 2010 @ 4:41 pm

    until when is the promo.. please email me…
    thanks

  17. ladyironchef
    January 16th, 2010 @ 7:46 pm

    mademoiselle: oh yes, they are very generous with the ingredients!

    mike: they did not state the deadline for the promo, so it’s advisable to give them a call before you go down the restaurant

  18. Dorothy
    January 16th, 2010 @ 8:11 pm

    ooo! I didn’t know that L’Entrepot Bistrot was part of the $15 Clake Quay set lunch promotions too! Such awesome stuff!

    And I love love love creme brulee! <3 You alwayss make me hungryy!

  19. ladyironchef
    January 18th, 2010 @ 10:30 am

    Dorothy: oh yeah they are part of it too, go and try! :)

  20. adel
    January 19th, 2010 @ 3:12 pm

    seems like a very reasonable French treat here, wanna give it a try too :)

  21. ladyironchef
    January 20th, 2010 @ 8:56 am

    adel: oh yes, the set lunch promotion is very affordable, now everyone can dine and feast

  22. Emy
    February 11th, 2010 @ 4:16 pm

    ooh.. sounds delicious! I work just right opposite Clarke Quay. Have to make a date to do lunch there!

  23. ladyironchef
    February 12th, 2010 @ 8:09 pm

    emy: yeah you should check it out, 15 nett sounds reasonable yeah

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