saveur, purvis street.

after visiting saveur art at ion, i'd formed a pretty good impression of saveur, so of course i had to give their original outlet a try. happily enough chope was having a chope x visa promo, where one would get $10 off with a minimum spending of $30. that was as good motivation as any, so after making a reservation, i went over for a late lunch. it was surprisingly empty- by the time i ordered, i was the one of only about five occupied tables.



they had two foie gras dishes as appetisers, and the one that caught my attention was the one that came with apple and raisins, port wine and vanilla beans ($9.90). while it wasn't anything spectacular (and on the tiny side), i was quite satisfied with it, given its price. the sweet-savoury combination of foie gras with apples and port wine worked- i particularly liked the sauce it came with. it's not something i'd order again, though- would probably want to try the other foie gras dish.



i was thinking of ordering the pasta, since that's what they're famous for, but i'm really not a pasta person. in the end i just went with the duck confit, since that's the other thing that they're good for. i'll straight up say that i liked it, and i'd come back for it. at $14.90 it's a steal, really, especially when i compare it to the betterfield's version, which cost more. it was also much more delicious, with a gloriously light and crispy skin- none of startlingly fatty portions that i found in the betterfield's rendition. of course, saveur art's version is much more refined and well balanced, but really, for $14.90, this was pretty good.



it came with a generous bed of mash, sautéed mushrooms (which i loved) and orange segments (not sure why they needed the orange segments).

i also got cannellini beans with pancetta for an extra $3 as a side. while it wasn't anything particularly memorable, i found it to be comforting, given that it was served piping hot.

it's a place that i'd definitely go back to, especially for the duck confit. (seems like i've been having quite a lot of duck confit lately.) i found the food to be value-for-money; it's no wonder they've survived till now. the food, while not anything spectacular, was comforting, slightly rustic, and quite delicious.


saveur purvis street
5 purvis street
#01-04
http://www.saveur.sg