The Rustic Bistro – Modern Inspired Western Cuisine

I really wanted to like The Rustic Bistro but nope, I’m firm about not wanting to go back again. Nothing impressive about the food and though all prices are nett, some dishes are clearly overpriced to me. Like the slow cooked salmon, supposedly a main course but arrived looking pathetically thin. Nothing like what I saw on Instagram, sad. Mini chocolate lava cakes were honestly too tiny and the sweetness made me think of cheap chocolate. The fried starters were average, though the mushroom fritters could do with more “truffle”. Likewise the lack of flavour in the chilli crab pasta. No one made any negative remarks about the pork belly pasta, sticky date pudding and tiramisu (complimentary from the chef, thank you) so those passed, I guess.

Truffle Mushroom Fritters ($10)

Breaded Calamari Rings ($10) and Cajun Chicken Wings ($10)

Slow Cooked Salmon ($15.90)

Chilli Crab Pasta

Pork Belly with 63°C Egg Pasta ($15.90)

Sticky Date Pudding ($8.90) and Mini Chocolate Lava Cake with Vanilla Ice Cream ($12.90)

Tiramisu ($12.90)

The Rustic Bistro – Modern Inspired Western Cuisine
21 China Street, Far East Square
6438 6508

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