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It gives me great and immense pleasure to be finally able to write about Iggy's.
SO MUCH have been said about this restaurant. Top 100 in the world, a personal favourite of Chubbyhubby (the food blogger) and ranked No. 1 in Singapore. Les Amis and My Humble House used to be in the top 100 for last year too. And we tried Les Amis in 2007 and some dishes are still unforgettable. The head chef for Les Amis has since changed and went on to open his own restaurant in Purvis Street (stay tuned for that!!! :D )
Back to Iggy's. Even its name looks great by itself!
That's the entrance of the resturant and even its name in bold, strong and golden letters are showing you a glimpse of the gastronomical heaven that you will go into.
I've read countless reviews about this place. It seems that the counter seats are highly coveted for and by sitting at the counter, you can see the chefs themselves in action, creating your lovely food. For more privacy, we sat at the proper tables and chairs area instead where we were in a separate section with about 4 or 5 tables which were spaced at a very comfortable distance apart. There were even built in book shelves which hold plenty of food books like "Fast Food Nation", a book by Gordon Ramsey and food guides for countries like Japan etc. This section exudes a very homely feel and you'll feel relaxed, comfortable and happy to be served with their food.
Their complimentary bread was the best I ever ate. When it arrived, it was warm and when you spread butter on it, the butter will melt and lovingly cover the bread. The crust was done very well and according to some foreign expert reviewer, their bread is as good as some excellent fine dining French restaurants.
Lunch at Iggy's is a very affordable affair. It's $55++ for a three course meal and $75++ for a four course meal. If you choose to have wagyu striploin, it will be $95++ and $110++ respectively.
Their appetisers are crazy. Every single one sounds so good. We tried the following:
1. QUAIL (Galantine of quail and foie gras with frisee salad and fig coulis)
- Foie gras will never be wrong! Average dish.
2. GNOCCHI (Home- made potato gnocchi with truffle salsa and soft-boiled eggs)
- The egg yolk sitting in the middle of the gnocchi looks so ready to erupt. The dish was kind of salty though. But interesting.
3. RISOTTO (Squid ink risotto with charcoal- grilled baby octopus)
4. PAPPARDELLE (Pappardelle with mushrooms and Kurobuta pork cheek)
Its tough to exactly describe the taste of every appetiser because each one brings a totally different flavour to it. Each one was a totally exciting sight to behold but the best out of the four was the Risotto. The risotto (rice) was fantabulous and just wait till you place the baby octopus into your mouth and sink your teeth into it. Oooh... The char-grilled flavour comes out immediately and the meat is just tender enough. Just thinking of this dish makes me go ahhhhhh.
The pappardelle with the Kurobuta pork cheek (the equivalent of kobe beef on the pork hierarchy) was savoury and nicely done. Pappardelle is a type of pasta. The pork meat was very flavourful and the combination of the pappardelle with the pasta is very well done.
Moving on to the acclaimed and most famous dish at Iggy's. Every table ordered at least one for main course. It's the Iggy's burger!! (I am not posting the photo because its best to let your imagination run wild) I love the wagyu beef patty! The beef is minced and some people may not like that, but I think its great. I'm not very sure on how to describe the most delicious beef patty I've tried. Juicy, it is. Flavoursome, it is too. Even at the very least, this burger is above average. Its damn good to me though. Its a mini burger so don't expect it to be huge or anything.
Dessert time, we had GRAND MARNIER (Grand marnier souffle with home-made Java vanilla ice cream) and CHEESE CAKE (Cheese cake with berry compote and strawberry shortcake).
Cheese cake was ok but I didn't think the base was good enough. The strawberry shortcake was smooth and yogurt-y. Doesn't seem sinful to me which is good!
The souffle was not exactly all puff and nothing great. But this was the only second time I tried souffle and I have no experience in judging how good it really is. I'd say its good and there were some custard. I like it better when I put a bit of vanilla ice cream onto my spoon of souffle and eat it like that.
Overall, it was a wonderful journey into the world of Iggy's. Lunch moved at a relax pace of about 1.5 hours for a four course meal and I'd like to go back again =)
Iggy's
The Regent Singapore
Level 3, 1 Cuscaden Road
Singapore 249715
Tel: 6732 2234
Opening hours: LUNCH: Mon - Fri (12pm to 2pm), DINNER: Mon - Sun (7pm to 930)
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