French fare at Bistro Petit Salut

(Above) Gayle having a slice of french loaf. The interior of Bistro Petit Salut can be seen in the background. Very cozy and intimate surroundings.

Recently, we went with mom to Bistro Petit Salut at Jalan Merah Saga, in the Chip Bee Gardens area, near Holland Village to try some French food. We went there early at 11.30am which is when they open for lunch to avoid the lunch crowd and the usual carparking problems. The food presentation was good with the exceptional french flair and more importantly, the food was tasty and the menu value for money at $25++ per person. We took the set menu as it was our first time there. The set menu offers a wide range of various choices for appetizers, mains and desserts to choose from.

(Above) The slab of butter is really creamy and fragrant, goes well with the in house warm and fresh french loaf.

For appetizers, Mom and I had 1/2 dozen baked escargots with tomatoes and garlic butter(above) while Gayle had warm goat cheese on pastry with roasted vegetables and baby spinach (below).

The main course that we chose were different so that we could sample the different mains. I had seared onglet beef “Café de Paris” with original French fries. Gayle had gratin of potato and light brown jus Braised pork spareribs in white wine served with melted cabbage, bacon and baby potatoes (below).

My mom had the Catch of the day, with spinach purée , parsley potato and Niçoise vinaigrette (below).

The wonderful meal was wrapped up with tantalizing desserts. Gayle had the “Floating Island” Poached meringue and Crème Anglaise topped with almonds and caramel (above) .

I had the Choux buns with vanilla ice cream, warm chocolate sauce and sliced almond seen above. Mom had the Chantilly cream poached pear “Belle Helene” with vanilla ice cream and warm chocolate sauce (below).

There was also complimentary regular coffee or tea to go with the meal. Just couldn't resist taking a photo of the sugar cubes for the tea arranged so neatly (below).

In all, it was a nice introduction to simple french fare at a very affordable price and the food was really good. We went to go to Bistro Petit Salut's sister restaurant, the more upmarket Au Petit Salut restaurant, recommended by Business Times, to try their Pan-seared duck foie gras. You can visit Bistro Petit Salut's website at http://www.aupetitsalut.com/bps/aboutus.html to view their menus and retail information.