7-course Fine Dining al Joie — Recensione di dafne kiyui (20 mar 2024)

From being recognised in abillion’s #sgtop50 in 2020 to being one of the worst #finedining experiences I’ve ever had — omni or otherwise 🤮

For a place that prizes itself on its “innovative natural fare prepared with the freshest vegetables, fruits, and herbs” nothing I had was exceptionally fresh or new — #candobetter 🥱

Joie is perhaps not on the highest end of fine dining at S$78, and boy do they know it, but you’d at least expect them to have the basics down pat at this point. I cannot think of the last time I’ve had a #risotto executed so poorly — it was a rice soup at most. Second time in the last week for me 👇

https://www.abillion.com/reviews/65f5e2def3e8e4409d1c1f24

Twice too did the staff attempt to serve us #nonvegan food in spite of our clearly indicating our preferences. No dairy, no eggs, no honey, and they clarified with us if we’re fine with #alliums (garlic & onions) only for it to not be present in our food anyways. What gives? 🙄

Honestly it’s about what’s expected from an establishment with half its menu containing #truffle. Like #cheese in a bad #mamak, truffle is the tool of unskilled chefs to make their course palatable 🤷‍♀️

I cleansed my palate at home later with some #edamame and leftover cold #instantnoodles from Koka 🍜

If you’re thinking of going here in the hopes they’ve improved, this review is dated 20th March 2024 by the way — #bringbackdates 📆

Thankfully I am not without recommendations to save your #datenight 💖 Consider instead the actually palatable cuisine & romantic ambience of Cultivate https://www.abillion.com/restaurants/singapore-cultivate-cafe-10313853 or the mouth watering offerings at Aniba https://www.abillion.com/restaurants/singapore-aniba-11347492 💥 Perhaps something traditional at LingZhi https://www.abillion.com/restaurants/singapore-lingzhi-vegetarian-liat-towers-10344127 or truly timeless and fresh at Artichoke https://www.abillion.com/restaurants/singapore-artichoke-10003642 🥬 Anything but here!

Individual scathing reviews of each dish to come later. I’ve got to get my content’s worth of that three hundred dollars I paid, haven’t I? 💸

#veganfinedining #dobetter #alliumfree