The eve of New Year’s eve, we had an impromptu dinner at Arbutus, a one Michelin star restaurant in Soho, before watching Ghost the musical (please watch it if you have a chance!! It’s darn good). I say impromptu cuz I was actually looking for Gaby’s Deli but tsk, I saved the wrong map in my phone.
So Arbutus it was!
Like us, most of the diners were there for the pre-theatre meal which is extremely affordable, considering that this is a one star restaurant. A 3-course dinner worked out to be approximately £22 after tax and an optional 12.5% service charge. Tell me, where to find that in Singapore?!
There’s 3 choices for each course and what we chose, we liked. While there’s nothing mindblowing, everything was competently cooked and we really couldn’t be greedy and ask for more, haha.
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Salad of winter leaves, Sicilian clementines, goat’s cheese vinaigrette.
Risotto of wild mushrooms, parmesan.
Cornish silver mullet, wilted greens with tomato and chilli.
Lamb shoulder kofte, spinach, chickpeas, yoghurt.
Poached pears, sweet spiced ice cream.
Soft meringue, custard, pralines.
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nice treat for the NY. And it’s pretty cheap…i do agree with you. What does it mean optional 12.5% service charge?
An unexpected treat haha we didn’t even know it’s one Michelin until the next day when I googled the restaurant. Optional means it’ll be included in your bill but you can choose to waive it off or pay less if the service is not up to your expectations. Most higher end restaurants in London practise this.
Wow. Looks like great value!
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