La Petite Cuisine

Best Foie Gras for $15

Pan-seared foie gras for $15? That alone should be the clincher for La Petite Cui­sine.

But because for both Naomi and myself, this place has some sort of his­tory, there’s more to talk about.

We enjoyed the more expen­sive incar­na­tion of this estab­lish­ment about two years ago, when it was two shops down Bukit Timah Road at Cluny Court. Things were a lit­tle more for­mal, with the Maitre ‘D being all busi­nesslike and brusque and the food at an exquis­ite stan­dard. They closed shop for some rea­son, and we thought we had lost another good place to eat at.

But while they were still run­ning La Cui­sine, they also oper­ated their more infor­mal out­let at Serene Cen­tre, and that’s now become their only out­let, which is not a bad thing, because La Petite Cui­sine is petite mostly because the offer­ings are a lot cheaper. $15 for a foie gras, and $12 for the prawn and foie gras ravi­oli in lemon creme sauce gives you a cheapo French meal.

This place and The French Stall on Sturdee Road are out to prove that French food needn’t be pre­ten­tious or pricey. Just don’t expect any con­ver­sa­tion from Mr Maitre ‘d.

Rec­om­mended (i.e. we only ate these): foie gras, prawn ravioli.

La Petite Cui­sine
10 Jalan Serene
#01–05 Serene Cen­ter
Sin­ga­pore 258748 (map)