:: footprintsallover ::: Platters, once again

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Platters, once again

We headed back to Platters, courtesy of BFF :) She was invited for a tasting session and very kindly extended her invitations to us (thank you so much!!!). Our last visit was in 2012, where Chef Tan did his stint as a guest chef for the restaurant. He was the 2nd chef to be featured and now, we had the privilege of tasting the creations of Chef Karl Dobler and Chef Eugenia Ong of Table at 7. Since I have yet to visit Table at 7, I was excited to try out the creations that they have put together at Platters.

Leecher was on course that day at the other side of the island. He drove all the way back into the city to meet up with us. Platters is conveniently located near my office, so I took an evening stroll. In case you're driving, there are parking lots outside the stretch of shop-houses. Alternatively, there is a parking within 5 min walk from the restaurant.

Perhaps the night was still young & the tables were not filled up, apart from a long table next to ours.

First up, we had the full platter of Chefs at the Market ($48). The half platter is also available at $26. It was recommended that half platter is meant for 2-3 pax while full platter is to be shared b/w 4-6 pax.

I can't wait to dig in!

Crispy fluffy tahu telur paired with beansprouts & sweet-spicy peanut dressing. My only complaint - the fried beancurds were too small! I could hardly taste them :( I'm not a fan of bean sprouts, yet I gamely polished off my portion!

Tomato bocconcini tartlets. The tomato looked so much like smoked salmon that I had to taste it to confirm.

Mushroom croquettes, my fave of the lot! Crispy on the outside and creamy on the inside :)

The next platter that came along brought joy to us, for the tiny burgers looked so cute! All the ladies were busy snapping away as soon as this platter was placed. Asia's Ultimate Star Burgers - full platter at $60, half platter at $32.

This consisted of beef rendang & chicken satay mini burgers, served alongside with shoestring fries mixed with curry-kaffir lime spice.

Each dish was created by drawing inspirations from the chef's background, past dishes as well as personal signatures. The burgers were created initially for Chef Eugenia's daughter & they even had a one time pop-out stall at PasarBella.

Too cute to resist! I could easily manage a couple of these mini burgers - great idea for hosting kids' party at home :) I actually prefer the beef rendang over chicken satay.

We had 1/3 serving of My Taste of Home platter. This platter consisted of chef dobler's home-smoked ocean trout (above), homemade chicken liver pale smoked duck breast slices, cornichons and crostini (full platter at $60, half platter at $32). The greens that came along were too bitter for my liking, but ocean trout was pleasing to me :)

With the dearest :) I'm spotting a new hair cut now, heehee! I wanted a new hair style for Hong Kong, so a day before we flew off, I booked an appt with my stylist and viola - bangs.

BFF & Jonah, love hanging out with them :)

White wine appeared in time before they serve the next platter.

My only grouch - I can't take a nice complete picture of all the food served on the long platter due to space constraint, haha! The Oceanic Ensemble (full platter at $72, half platter at $38) was the last main platter of the night. From its name, you can tell that this must be a seafood dish.

Starting with crispy soft shell crab - this was a tad oily for my liking.

Mussels hot pot in white wine - clearly the favourite of the lot. The gravy was too watery, but the mussels were well-soaked in it.

Grilled tiger prawns with shrimp sambal glaze was not bad either.

We ended the night on a sweet note with a dessert platter. Named "Life is Sweet, Truly", this platter consisted of 3 different types of desserts, which I have highlighted below. The full platter costs $44 while the half platter is going for $24.

Citrus panna cotta with fresh berries. The taste was just ordinary, but I like the smooth texture.

Valrhona chocolate tart - this was actually my fave of the lot, given that I love all things chocolatey :)

Jackfruit beignet with coconut custard. Being ultra-sensitive to the smell of jackfruit, Leecher could smell it before the waiter placed the platter on the table. Wa, someone's sense of smell is uber good - coincidentally he was born in the year of the dog,lol! He still gave it a try and surprisingly concluded that this was his fave out of the 3 selections *gasp*