The afore-mentioned deliciousness was part of an indulgent lunch we had at Bedrock today. It's a new steakhouse situated in Pan Pacific Suites, beside its sister cafe, Oriole. The name of the restaurant is apt, considering the decor conjures a posh vision of Fred Flintstone's home, and for the carnivores out there, you'll be happy to hear that beef is the feature on the menu.
Fuzzy, Chubbs and I met one of his ex-colleagues there, and together, we ordered a roasted tomato soup, a Caesar salad, grilled spicy sausages with caramelized onions and red peppers, roasted pork belly, two 200g portions of sirloin steak (accompanied with fries and rocket salad), truffled mashed potatoes, truffled mac n cheese, an 85% cocoa flourless Valrhona chocolate cake, and salted caramel ice-cream sandwiched in macadamia nut cookies, some wine and coffee. Do I really need to tell you that there was too much food? :/
Warm pita bread with butter and heads of roasted garlic was brought to us as we waited for our starters. The garlic was swoon-fully good. Sweet, aromatic and simply divine, slathered with butter onto the freshly baked pita. This was a nice surprise, a refreshing change from the usual butter/ olive oil served with bread, and definitely one of the highlights of the meal. The soup was fabulous, sweet from the ripe tomatoes, and especially tasty with hints of smoky bacon in it. Fuzzy loved the salad. The interesting thing about this Caesar salad, is that the poached egg is coated in Panko and deep-fried, adding another textural dimension to the dish. The sausages were good, but nothing much to rave about.
I must say that this was one of the rare occasions that I was almost unable to finish my steak! It was a huge slab of medium-rare grass-fed sirloin, accompanied with some delicious sides that we ordered in addition. The best thing I've had in a while, was the truffled mac n cheese. The pasta was not overly cooked, the cheese was baked till crusty on the top, the the truffle-flavor added an extra oomph to an otherwise tacky dish. I'd go back every week for this if I could. Fuzzy waxed lyrical about the shoestring fries and truffled mash too. The pork belly was to-die-for :/ The skin was baked to crunchy perfection, with some Cajun seasoning, and the meat was melt-in-your-mouth tender. What more can I ask for? Scrumptious! Every dish went nicely with the glass of Cullen red that we had. Can't remember the grape blend, but it was very smooth and full-bodied.
The small slice of chocolate cake was very rich and sinful. It came with whipped cream piped on top, which spoilt it for me. So Fuzzy took the chocolate cake and I had most of the ice-cream sandwich instead. The salted caramel flavor was delicious, and the biscuits were crunchy and fragrant. But the ice-cream, being home-made, was not as creamy or smooth as the good commercial brands. We ended the meal with a cup of joe, and it was one of the best coffee we've ever had. It was thick, syrupy and almost had a chocolatey finish to it. We immediately asked the waiter if we could buy a bag of beans, and he directed us to the cafe next door, run by the same people. We met the boss (no. 21 barista in the world), and he bagged some fresh beans for us to bring home.
Chubbs was happy in his chair playing with the kids at the next table. He ate quite a bit of the pita as well. He seems to love all bread currently, and have different loaves for almost every meal.
Definitely coming back soon to try the other dishes on the menu, and to pig out on the truffled mac n cheese again. I can't wait.
