platypus kitchen, bugis junction.

on a whim, decided to go for lunch with my sister, who'd be in the bugis area. the plan, initially, was to eat at saveur, but since she'd been there before, i suggested platypus, which has been lounging on my to-try list for a bit. since it was a last minute decision, we had no reservations, but got a table easily.

made my decision on what to eat pretty quickly. zeroed in on the platypus brunch bowl, which had all the stuff i like. it was part of a brunch set, which included soup of the day and a drink for $22.90. my sister pondered over the á la carte menu for a while, deciding between the ribeye and truffle bowl ($26.90) and the salmon and ikura bowl ($25.90). investigating on instagram proved that the ribeye bowl was the better choice, so that was what she went with.

i was served my soup pretty quickly. the soup of the day turned out to be pumpkin, and a deliciously creamy one at that. portions were pretty generous, too! it was a good start to our meal, and i was expecting our mains to be served in quick succession.

sadly, that was not the case. we fiddled around with the things on the table, discovering some cards that are meant to be conversation starters- pretty cool. but that got old after a while, and i got restless. we probably waited for about half an hour, before i went to ask a waitress about our order, and only shortly after that, our food made an appearance. weird, given that they had a lot of chefs in the kitchen, and the place was probably just three-quarters full.



thankfully it was, on the whole, worth the wait. i could smell the truffle from the truffle and ribeye bowl once it was brought over to our table. i snuck a bite and quite liked it. my sister was pleased with her choice, and said that she liked it better than tanuki raw's. i haven't tried tanuki raw, so i'll take her word for it.



i was satisfied with my bowl, too. it is exactly the kind of thing i like, and my sister said as much. it came with ribeye, super crispy bacon bits, cheddar, sliced cherry tomatoes, alfalfa sprouts and an onsen egg on japanese rice. i was expecting the ribeye to be... well... more like steak slices, but it was more like beef strips. tried eating the bowl with its elements separate, before deciding to just mix it up together, and that worked out better. the only part of the bowl i didn't like was probably the rice- tasted more like regular rice than japanese. i'd still prefer ninja bowl for donburis, though.

i'd come back for more of their food, especially since they do set lunches!




platypus kitchen
bugis junction
#01-90
http://www.platypuskitchen.com/platypus-kitchen-bugis-junction/