Man, I wish I had known about this place earlier (7 Ann Siang Road, 6423-0737). It was pretty cool: a little unpretentious French place specializing in steak frites, and not much more. All they had was a one-sided menu centered around a selection of meat dishes, most of which were uniformly priced at S$30.80 (US$22) complete with a salad and unlimited servings of fries.
I opted for the ribeye, which looked whimpy-thin but went into my belly rather easily, especially with that butter on top fueling the taste. The melted butter went conveniently with my fries too, which were done - to my surprise - in that fresh and spongy In-N-Out Burger style, albeit seasoned and cut more thickly. A selection of sauces sat on the side should you so desire, including mustard, horseradish, and Bearnaise.
OK, they did have a few starters and desserts on the menu. I grabbed an order of escargot, mainly because I had heard that this place was related to L'Angelus around the corner, and I had very fond memories of those crouton-topped snails there. So I was a bit bummed to find they put them all into a small iron pan here instead.
But I'm not complaining. I loved how simple and unpretentious everything was here, and will gladly return. I can only wonder if that two-person cote de boeuf is worth coming for or not...it sure looked good at the neighboring table.
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I've tried the cote de boeuf more than a year back. It's not too bad I guess if you feel like having meat, but it probably wouldn't be close to the really good meats that you can have around here. It definitely wasn't very juicy.
I'm a big fan of their steak frites, having discovered this place a couple of years back. If you are ever in NYC though, try the burgers at the Shake Shack (http://www.shakeshacknyc.com/), I had them recently and thought they were better than In-and-Out (which I already like alot)
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