SPRMRKT Kitchen and Bar ; Level 2 -01, 41 Robertson Quay A Review

Steak and Frites ; 

        Located on the 2nd floor of the SPTI (Singapore Tyler Print Institute)  shophouse, the SPRMRKT Kitchen and Bar has been around for 1 year now. I read a superb review of the place from the Straits Times Life section last Sunday so decided to try it out for ourselves, the following Saturday. Centrally located at Robertson Quay, if you park, park at the Service Residences Basement carpark and walk past the Brussel Sprouts. SPTI is a three in one concept, of outside dining casual bar, the French supermarket and second floor European bistro dining. 

Twice Cooked Chicken Roulade 

     We ordered the octopus and shrimp, the brussels sprouts for starters and I had a Bordeaux as an aperitif.  The Spanish octopus was pretty chewy but flavourful. It had been slow cooked for about 24 hours in a low temperature oven of 100 deg C and then served. The brussels sprouts dish was excellent with sambal as the secret ingredient.

      Coming to the mains, my steak and garlic fries was excellent. Done medium well it was flavourful and tender. Our only grouse was that it was rather thinly sliced compared to Woolloomooloo's thick 300 grams ribeyes or sirloin steaks. However for the price of S$ 38 it was a gem of a meal. The garlic fries as mentioned by food columnist Wong Ah Yoke were crispy and very tasty. 
 
     The twice cooked chieken roulade was above average, tender and tasty. My wife said that it tasted frozen cooked, though we can't be too sure about that. 
   
     The executive chef Joseph Yeo came out and spoke with us, and gave us a free dessert on the house. It was excellent and with enough raspberry sauce on the side, the brownie was in my opinion, a real treat.

     Service was very good, by any international standards. Kudos to SPRMRKT for making this a highly satisfying meal at a very decent price of $70 per person, with 2 starters, 2 main courses, a glass of wine and free dessert.

      I will probably return for the lunch one of these days. This goes into the I will return memo.

      Ratings 

      Food : 4.0 stars out of 5  (see above) ; French Fusion

      Service: 5 out of 5    (attention to customers, prompt, insighful)

      Location : 4.5 out of 5 (not too crowded, limited seating and easy accessibility)

      Price      : 5 out of 5 (high end gastronomic food at mid range prices. Happy Ending!)