Candlenut Dempsey
I had held off coming here for awhile. I remained skeptical at the Michelin inspectors' ability to discern what is to a Singaporean, good local food - especially with so many misses thus far. Unfortunately, I was again proven right. My experience here was far from Michelin starred standards. After the first seating by the "Maître D'", we were straight away disappointed by the inflexibility of food preferences. We even had a light "Peranakan" argument about how authentic Buah Keluak is without the "Ayam" where they had improvised and used soft bone Pork instead. Afterwhich, we were left unattended, twiddling our thumbs for the next 30mins before our food arrived and the place was barely full on a weekday lunch. And another "discussion" ensued over how rice served in a bowl was meant to be had with chopsticks, whilst the table was laid with forks and spoons. The food we ordered was enjoyable but I cannot see how this will sustain its Mi...
