Poulet at Chinatown Point #02-40

Our visit to Poulet @Chinatown Point 
Bob & I happen to visit Chinatown Point to do some grocery shopping at the NTUC Fairprice & DAISO. It was soon lunchtime & we both felt so hungry we could devour a pig. Much to my delight Bob agreed to dine at Poulet www.poulet.com.sg at Chinatown. 

The Poulet Ownership 
Poulet means chicken in French, and is one of the brands owned & managed by The Minor Food Group Singapore which also owns other brands such as : ThaiExpress, Xin Wang Hong Kong Cafe, Buffet Town, Penang Street, Shokudo Concepts, Basil. 

The Beginning of Poulet
The very first Poulet www.poulet.com.sg flagship outlet started at Bugis+ in July 2012. Since then the company has opened a total of 8 other outlets in various malls in Singapore making total of 9 outlets in all to date. 

The 9 Poulet outlets 
Poulet can be found in: 

1. Bugis+
2. Bedok Mall, 
3. Chinatown Point, 
4. Great World City, 
5. Changi Airport Terminal 3, 
6. Kallang Wave @Sports Hub, 
7. Raffles City Shopping Centre, 
8. Vivocity, 
9. Westgate.

The Poulet Concept 
Poulet www.poulet.com.sg is a casual dining restaurant serving classic French cuisine at affordable pricing to discerning diners who have a penchant for French cuisine & desserts. 

The Poulet Ambience 
The restaurants sports a modern contemporary design with homely furniture : wooden tables paired with classic modern chairs. 

The Poulet Kitchen 
Poulet www.poulet.com.sg boasts of an open kitchen concept where the diners are able to see their food being prepped & served thus providing diners a feast of the eyes before they feast on their orders. 

The Poulet Menu 
The chefs at Poulet www.poulet.com.sg serves up a good variety of French inspired dishes using authentic French ingredients, classic traditional French recipes. 

The menu at Poulet www.poulet.com.sg is comprehensive & consists of various categories ranging from : Appetizers, Soups, Salads, Sandwiches, Mains, Sides, Desserts. 

The Signature Poulet 

Here's our order for lunch -  the beautifully glazed whole Poulet basks in creamy home made fresh button mushroom Chardonnay sauce & is served elegantly in a porcelain white cocotte, & garnished with fresh spinach leaves. 

Tasting Notes - The chicken roasted till its meat is tender moist & juicy, simply perfectly done, not over cooked or under cooked. The skin is still completely enveloping the meat and retains its moisture to lend a flavorful bite. 

The creamy fresh button mushroom in Chardonnay sauce is simply delightfully tasty, the richness of the mushroom blends so perfectly well with the Chardonnay. 

The Signature Mushroom Soup

Whenever I dine at Poulet www.poulet.com.sg I must have the Countryside Mushroom Soup to go withe my main course. 

Core Ingredients - The chef uses cream, wild mushrooms, Idaho potatoes to as key ingredients to making this soup. 

Tasting Notes - The soup is very rich, creamy, lemak, savory & full of mushroom goodness. The Idaho potatoes are blended so smooth yet lends a mildly starchy texture to the soup. 

Poulet@Chinatown Point is at : 

Chinatown Point #02-40

Tel : 65383595

Opening Hours : 11.30 am to 10 pm

www.poulet.com.sg

www.facebook.com/pouletsg

Cafe Salivation at 176 Race Course Road - The Signature Mango Ice Cream

This is the Signature Mango Ice-cream served here at Cafe Salivation located at 176 Race Course Road.

Core Ingredients - Milk, Fresh cream, finely blended Pistachio & Almonds, Condensed milk, Cardamon powder, Mango puree (bought from supplier). 

How it is prepared - The ratio of Mango to Cream to Milk in the ice cream mixture is 1:1:2. Chef mixes all the ingredients together then freeze it till it hardens. Usually Chef prepares batch of 8 pieces.

Tasting Notes - I love that this mango ice cream has a creamy milky sweet mango flavor with a nutty tinge. 

About Cafe Salivation 

Prasad Raja, 62, Director at Homely Raj Pte Ltd which manages the Raj & Jade groups of restaurants here in Singapore, and second Generation in the business started by his dad the elderly Mr Raja, is a pure vegetarian. 

It helps that Mrs Raja (Karen), 59, who is of British & Indian descent is a self taught chef at home, and improvises with the various ingredients she could find to come up with great tasting vegetarian cuisine with Mexican, Italian, American influences she serves her husband at home. 

With experiment comes experience, and with experience comes confidence, leading to a business idea to using these self taught recipes she has invented to start truly pure vegetarian cafe serving cuisines with Mexican, Italian, American influences. 

This marks the birth of Cafe Salivation back in 2008, which started its operations at Syed Alwi Road where Mrs Raja, Karen manages the kitchen. It was a good 3 years at Syed Alwi Road before rising rental caused the Rajas to move Cafe Salivation to 176 Race Course Road right next to Farrer Park MRT in the North East Line where the rental was more reasonable.

It was this passion to make vegetarian cuisine hip and trendy among the foodies in this little isle of Singapore that keep Karen Raja 3 years & going on strong in her campaign to encourage vegetarian diet. 

Over here at Cafe Salivation - Karen Raja & her management holds the Philosophy that vegetarian food need not be bland, but can be tasty & healthy. The kitchen uses sunflower oil in the cooking process, & do not administer MSG in any dishes at all. The ingredients used in the recipes for the various dishes at Cafe Salivation serves to tantalise the tastebuds of the customers without compromising their waistlines. 

The menu is a smorgasboard of vegetarian delights which includes categories - Pasta, Pizza, Sandwiches, Mexican, Baked dishes, Rice dishes, Eggless Cakes, Desserts & more. 

Cafe Salivation serves a wide selection of beverages - Colombian Coffee, Flavored Teas, Milkshakes, Smoothies, Freshly Squeezed Juices.

Cafe Salivation is located at :

176 Race Course Road, S(218607)

Tel : 62981412

Email: enquiries@cafesalivation.com

www.cafesalivation.com

www.facebook.com/cafesalivation

Opening Hours : 

Mon to Fri 10 am - 10.30 pm

Sat - Sun    10 am - 11 pm

Cafe Salivation at 176 Race Course Road - The Signature Coconut Ice Cream

This is the Signature Coconut Ice Cream with Pomengranate served here at Cafe Salivation located at 176 Race Course Road. 

Core Ingredients - Dessicated coconut milk, Milkmaid condensed milk & silken tofu. 

How it is prepared - The dessicated coconut milk, Milkmaid condensed milk & silken tofu, are in ratio of 1:1:1, they are blended together till smooth, then place in a mould, & allow to freeze & set in freezer.

Tasting Notes - Coconut flavor comes out strongly, bits of dessicated coconut inside. Not overly sweet. Smooth soft texture, great dessert dish for vegans looking for gluten free ice cream. Pomengranate gives extra tarty bite. 

About Cafe Salivation 

Prasad Raja, 62, Director at Homely Raj Pte Ltd which manages the Raj & Jade groups of restaurants here in Singapore, and second Generation in the business started by his dad the elderly Mr Raja, is a pure vegetarian. 

It helps that Mrs Raja (Karen), 59, who is of British & Indian descent is a self taught chef at home, and improvises with the various ingredients she could find to come up with great tasting vegetarian cuisine with Mexican, Italian, American influences she serves her husband at home. 

With experiment comes experience, and with experience comes confidence, leading to a business idea to using these self taught recipes she has invented to start truly pure vegetarian cafe serving cuisines with Mexican, Italian, American influences. 

This marks the birth of Cafe Salivation back in 2008, which started its operations at Syed Alwi Road where Mrs Raja, Karen manages the kitchen. It was a good 3 years at Syed Alwi Road before rising rental caused the Rajas to move Cafe Salivation to 176 Race Course Road right next to Farrer Park MRT in the North East Line where the rental was more reasonable.

It was this passion to make vegetarian cuisine hip and trendy among the foodies in this little isle of Singapore that keep Karen Raja 3 years & going on strong in her campaign to encourage vegetarian diet. 

Over here at Cafe Salivation - Karen Raja & her management holds the Philosophy that vegetarian food need not be bland, but can be tasty & healthy. The kitchen uses sunflower oil in the cooking process, & do not administer MSG in any dishes at all. The ingredients used in the recipes for the various dishes at Cafe Salivation serves to tantalise the tastebuds of the customers without compromising their waistlines. 

The menu is a smorgasboard of vegetarian delights which includes categories - Pasta, Pizza, Sandwiches, Mexican, Baked dishes, Rice dishes, Eggless Cakes, Desserts & more. 

Cafe Salivation serves a wide selection of beverages - Colombian Coffee, Flavored Teas, Milkshakes, Smoothies, Freshly Squeezed Juices.

Cafe Salivation is located at :

176 Race Course Road, S(218607)

Tel : 62981412

Email: enquiries@cafesalivation.com

www.cafesalivation.com

www.facebook.com/cafesalivation

Opening Hours : 

Mon to Fri 10 am - 10.30 pm

Sat - Sun    10 am - 11 pm

Cafe Salivation at 176 Race Course Road - The Signature Basil Cream with Caramelised Peaches

This is the Signature Basil Cream with Caramelised Peaches served at Cafe Salivation located at 176 Race Course Road.

It is made using Core Ingredients - Basil infused cream, piped onto canned caramelised peach slices (using peach, brown sugar, cinnamon, butter), topped with Basil leaves (julienned), mint leaves, Oat & Pistachio crumble. 

How it is prepared - 
The peaches are from cans, Chef simply sliced into smaller slices & caramelised in butter, sugar, cinnamon.

To make the peaches - Chef toasts the peaches with brown sugar, a bit of cinnamon & butter till they are caramelised, then it is plated. 

To make the Basil cream - Chef soak Basil leaves in the cream (from supplier) for an hour, then the Basil leaves are removed. He uses 25 grams Basil leaves for every 500 gram of cream.

To serve, Chef simply warm up the cream, then pipe it onto the poached peaches, & add oat  & pistachio crumble to it to lend it a nice crunchy texture. 

Tasting Notes - The Basil has distinct flavor like that of coconut. To garnish Chef simply julienned some Basil leaves & topped the Oat & Pistachio crumble.

The Oats & Pistachio crumble has a nutty flavor that paired well with the sweeten caramelised peach.

About Cafe Salivation 
Prasad Raja, 62, Director at Homely Raj Pte Ltd which manages the Raj & Jade groups of restaurants here in Singapore, and second Generation in the business started by his dad the elderly Mr Raja, is a pure vegetarian. 

It helps that Mrs Raja (Karen), 59, who is of British & Indian descent is a self taught chef at home, and improvises with the various ingredients she could find to come up with great tasting vegetarian cuisine with Mexican, Italian, American influences she serves her husband at home. 

With experiment comes experience, and with experience comes confidence, leading to a business idea to using these self taught recipes she has invented to start truly pure vegetarian cafe serving cuisines with Mexican, Italian, American influences. 

This marks the birth of Cafe Salivation back in 2008, which started its operations at Syed Alwi Road where Mrs Raja, Karen manages the kitchen. It was a good 3 years at Syed Alwi Road before rising rental caused the Rajas to move Cafe Salivation to 176 Race Course Road right next to Farrer Park MRT in the North East Line where the rental was more reasonable.

It was this passion to make vegetarian cuisine hip and trendy among the foodies in this little isle of Singapore that keep Karen Raja 3 years & going on strong in her campaign to encourage vegetarian diet. 

Over here at Cafe Salivation - Karen Raja & her management holds the Philosophy that vegetarian food need not be bland, but can be tasty & healthy. The kitchen uses sunflower oil in the cooking process, & do not administer MSG in any dishes at all. The ingredients used in the recipes for the various dishes at Cafe Salivation serves to tantalise the tastebuds of the customers without compromising their waistlines. 

The menu is a smorgasboard of vegetarian delights which includes categories - Pasta, Pizza, Sandwiches, Mexican, Baked dishes, Rice dishes, Eggless Cakes, Desserts & more. 

Cafe Salivation serves a wide selection of beverages - Colombian Coffee, Flavored Teas, Milkshakes, Smoothies, Freshly Squeezed Juices.

Cafe Salivation is located at :

176 Race Course Road, S(218607)

Tel : 62981412

Email: enquiries@cafesalivation.com

www.cafesalivation.com

www.facebook.com/cafesalivation

Opening Hours : 

Mon to Fri 10 am - 10.30 pm

Sat - Sun    10 am - 11 pm

Cafe Salivation at 176 Race Course Rd - Chickpeas & Brown Rice Burger

This is the Signature Chickpeas & Brown Rice Burger served here at Cafe Salivation located at 176 Race Course Road. 

This is a vegetarian burger with patty made using Chickpea & brown rice served on a homemade sesame burger bun together with lettuce, tomatoes, fresh cut onion rings, straight cut fries. 

Core Ingredients - Chickpeas & brown rice patty (made using chickpeas, brown rice, lemon, parsley, coriander, spring onions, lime, salt & pepper). The patty is served on homemade sesame bun, lettuce & tomato slices, with straight cut french fries & garden salad. 

How it is prepared - 
To make the patty - Chef uses chickpeas, brown rice, lemon, parsley, coriander, spring onions, lime, salt & pepper. 

The chickpeas & brown rice are parboiled till 90%,  then coarsely blended with lemon, parsley, coriander, spring onions, lime, salt & pepper to make into a patty using white flour. 

The patty is dipped in batter & coated with bread crumbs, deep fried till golden brown for about 3-4 minutes at high heat, & served on homemade burger bun. The bun is made in house. 

Tasting Notes - This is a savory dish, the chickpeas & brown rice patty is very moist & chewy. 

Contents are still moist as the batter & bread crumbs actually seals in the moisture & flavors. 

The herbs used : parsley & coriander adds to give a rich aroma to the patty. 

The homemade sesame bun is soft & easy to bite, a lot of air pockets. 

The fresh onion rings & garden salad  gives an added crispy bite to this dish. 

About Cafe Salivation 
Prasad Raja, 62, Director at Homely Raj Pte Ltd which manages the Raj & Jade groups of restaurants here in Singapore, and second Generation in the business started by his dad the elderly Mr Raja, is a pure vegetarian. 

It helps that Mrs Raja (Karen), 59, who is of British & Indian descent is a self taught chef at home, and improvises with the various ingredients she could find to come up with great tasting vegetarian cuisine with Mexican, Italian, American influences she serves her husband at home. 

With experiment comes experience, and with experience comes confidence, leading to a business idea to using these self taught recipes she has invented to start truly pure vegetarian cafe serving cuisines with Mexican, Italian, American influences. 

This marks the birth of Cafe Salivation back in 2008, which started its operations at Syed Alwi Road where Mrs Raja, Karen manages the kitchen. It was a good 3 years at Syed Alwi Road before rising rental caused the Rajas to move Cafe Salivation to 176 Race Course Road right next to Farrer Park MRT in the North East Line where the rental was more reasonable.

It was this passion to make vegetarian cuisine hip and trendy among the foodies in this little isle of Singapore that keep Karen Raja 3 years & going on strong in her campaign to encourage vegetarian diet. 

Over here at Cafe Salivation - Karen Raja & her management holds the Philosophy that vegetarian food need not be bland, but can be tasty & healthy. The kitchen uses sunflower oil in the cooking process, & do not administer MSG in any dishes at all. The ingredients used in the recipes for the various dishes at Cafe Salivation serves to tantalise the tastebuds of the customers without compromising their waistlines. 

The menu is a smorgasboard of vegetarian delights which includes categories - Pasta, Pizza, Sandwiches, Mexican, Baked dishes, Rice dishes, Eggless Cakes, Desserts & more. 

Cafe Salivation serves a wide selection of beverages - Colombian Coffee, Flavored Teas, Milkshakes, Smoothies, Freshly Squeezed Juices.

Cafe Salivation is located at :

176 Race Course Road, S(218607)

Tel : 62981412

Email: enquiries@cafesalivation.com

www.cafesalivation.com

www.facebook.com/cafesalivation

Opening Hours : 

Mon to Fri 10 am - 10.30 pm

Sat - Sun    10 am - 11 pm