Fre(n)sh - Fresh and French

Thanks to Analisa's "Vivocity Palate Pleasers - Your Guide to Chill-out Waterfront Dining" book, I've decided to explore Vivo's restaurants! It's this guidebook to the various food places in Vivo.

So I tried Fre(n)sh today. It's at a corner of vivo, near Godiva. The view isn't very good - it's partially obstructed by this spiral staircase, but the food more than makes up for it. It's a pretty small restaurant - and a bit cramped but then they have quite a good variety of foods, like sandwiches, quiches and salads, as well as desserts.

We decided to try the Set Lunch Menu $15nett (it was all day lunch). It comes with one main course (from a fixed selection), Drink and Dessert. We got the iced Chocolat Viennois (they have it hot too) which is essentially chocolate with whipped cream.

For the main course, we had 2 Tartines. One was the Goat's Cheese with tomatoes and rosemary, as well as the Duck Rilettes.

The Goat's Cheese with tomatoes was very refreshing - the cheese was melted, soft, but not runny, and very flavourful. The brown bread was lightly toasted, and the tomatoes complemented the slightly salty cheese.

The Duck Rilettes was duck meat (with a bit of duck skin) finely chopped and spread onto the same brown bread. The duck was very tasty, and the duck taste was strong (so people who don't like the duck smell, don't take this).
Both of the tartines were served with a generous helping of salad, which were crisp lettuce leaves (not a single brown/wilted one, not even at the edges) tossed in a vinegrette dressing, and topped with raisins.

There's quite a good choice of deserts, from Tiramisu, Opera, Original cheesecake, apple crumble, Creme Brulee, and dessert of the day (depends what the chef feels like making). There is the option to upgrade it to a Formage Blanc (+$1.10) or Macaron Set (+ $4.50).

We tried the Creme Brulee and Dessert of the day, which was Chocolate Eclaire.
The creme brulee comes in a foil and tasted smooth and creamy. They use real vanilla beans, and the sugar on top was nicely caramelized.

The eclaire was ok, I'm not really crazy over eclaires. Thechocolate topping was rich, thick and delicious, and it was filed with a chocolate cream inside, though I thought that the eclaire body was a bit hard.
The sevice was quick and efficient, even though there was only one waiter. The staff are all French, and they started this restaurant in December, after coming over from France in July last year. Overall, it's a pleasant place to have a light lunch, good food and friendly service.

Fre(n)sh

1 Harbourfront Walk

#01-163 Vivocity

Phone 63768005