Review: Beanstro at Suntec City

Set meal going at SGD21.90++.

Food: ****

Service: ***

Ambience: ****

Cool evening, the parents are out of town. Sissy, her bf and me were wondering around Suntec City desperate for a place to settle down for dinner after some shopping. (i actually walked two rounds around the fountain of wealth before they arrived trying to decide on what i should have for dinner, but failed terribly.). Finally, out of pure despair, we walked into Beanstro by The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf just on our left to settle for some western. The 21.90++ set looks alright for tired office lady and boy + a hungry student with a heavy bag.

Although I emphasized on the word 'hungry', the portions were big enough for me to share with sissy. I succumb to the temptation to order an additional bread pudding on top of the 2 set dinners and this is where the big problem came in. My dessert, unfortunately, became an appetizer. This kept me puzzled because the waitress gave me the 'why never say earlier' look when I asked her shouldn't this be serve last? HELLO IT'S DESSERT. However, I didn't want to make things difficult because i didn't specify when it should be served judging that they should be sensible enough to serve dessert later or maybe asked if i wish to have the dessert served first or later (just like coffee or tea). Was really disappointed by the service at that point of time. Sissy was more pissed than me. Therefore, poor me had to gobble down sweet dessert together with hot soup, any idea how strange is that. Of course, I didn't finish the dessert no matter how appetizing it look. :(

Bread Pudding

The four-course set consists on mainly a Cesar salad, Soup of the day, a main course and a yogurt twirl as dessert.  The soup of the day happened to be cream of mushroom which tasted exceptionally good. The balance was just right. However, for those who love the taste of wild mushroom, it may be a little disappointing. Nevertheless, it was a good start for dinner to have warmth soup as an appetizer.

The next course served was a Cesar salad which unfortunately not one of my favorite (we ordered 2 sets only cause the portions were real big). Not a fan of veg but according to the bf, it tasted alright. Crunchy vegetables with reasonable amount of cheese and croutons. My favorite was the bacon which was crunchy, not too salty and tasted real good! Kudos for the salad presentation. At least it looks appetizing enough for someone who wouldn't touch a salad ( i succumb to temptation to try a mouth of it, the duty of a foodie.).

Cesar Salad

Our main course were subsequently served. Sissy was quite insistent on a lasagne (she tried it before) while her bf settled for a risotto.

Lasagna 

RisottoHonestly, the main course tasted just alright although i really love the mozzarella cheese in the lasagna. A good choice as compared to the ones served by Pizza Hut/ Swensens. The yogurt twirl was beyond disappointing. It had a plastic taste in it and that explains why the yogurt twirls were left untouched by many tables (ok not many but the few tables who ordered the set dinner).The ambience was really good cause it was a weekday and most of the OLs had gone home. Just some random tourists and a few tables of friends having a quick dinner. It was quite quiet and the warmth lighting in the bistro was really suitable for a cosy dinner. Would recommend if you are a party of 3-4 looking for somewhere for a quick dinner on a weekday near Suntec.  That's all. Check out this space for more reviews.Cheers,J.(P.S. A hungry university student)