DOZO

Venue: 491 River Valley Road #02-02/03, River Valley Point

Contact: 6838 6966

Website: http://www.dozo.com.sg

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Updates: Now Dozo is at Orchard Central, under Joie Restaurant  =)

 http://www.joierestaurant.com.sg/

I went Dozo to celebrate Valentine Day, but we didnt choose the Valentine Set, which was doubled the pricing of its normal set. Hey, the normal dinner set is already priced at $59.80++ hor, not cheap.

For first timers, pricing is fixed at $39.80++ for 6 course set (only for lunch) and $59.80++ for 7 course set. Within the set, you have the option to choose from a variety of 5 items in each course, visit the website if you are interested to find out more. =)

Bread sticks

FOC for us to munch as we waited for dinner to be served. 

It was crowded on a Sunday night, even though not on V day itself, so do make a reservation before popping by. =)

Starter: Chef's Selection of Assorted Platter

For this, you dun get to choose what you eat. As the name suggests, it was of coz decided by the chef.

We were in luck ~ the platter was 3 mini bites made up of Foie Gras with toast, Grilled Scallop & Smoked Salmon.

The foie gras here was pretty good. Mind you, it's rather hard to find decent one and I frequently tasted terrible foie gras, that was so gross that I find it hard to swallow. I almost wanna give up on foie gras to avoid the "risk" of paying good money for terrible food, since foie gras is really expensive. So when I said it was pretty good, I really meant it. 

The scallop was fresh, although abit small and the smoked salmon was not too saltish. 

Overall it was a nice start which kept us anticipated for the next course. =) 

Cold Dish: Smoked Duck

Cold Dish: King Crab Claw

Among the 2 choices we had picked, the smoked duck was unanimously the better one. The King Crab Claw was not so "King" after all, little meat and tasteless. 

As usual, bf picked the better one (smoked duck). Argh, I'm really bad at making choices in food!

Side Dish: Escargots with Yuzu Butter

Side Dish: Tempura Battered Soft Shell Crab with Mash Potato

The escargots were served in both grilled and cheese baked, which were equally good. Think there were 3 altogether, but I cant really remember how the 3rd one was handled. Try for yourself! =p

The soft shell crab was a big portion for a side dish, rested on creamy mash potato. Nice one.

Soup: Crab Bisque Cappuccino style

Soup: Doubled Boiled Beef Consomme

The crab bisque was super "gao" (concentrated), bursting with crab flavour with every spoonful. Then again, it may be too jerlat (overwhelming) after a few spoonful. Perhaps that explains why it was served in a small cappuccino cup.

The beef consomme tasted like those Chinese soup that mums will brew for hours, tasted much lighter than the crab bisque but definitely still flavorful. 

Main Dish: Baked Atlantic Cod Fillet

Main Dish: Duck Confit

Dun quite like the cod fish as the texture tasted somewhat different from the usual smooth one. Duck confit was okay, large serving alright.

I think I have too many duck confit already, that I dun feel excited about it anymore. But rest assured, if I taste bad one, I will definitely "complain".  LOL

Drinks: Ice Fruity Refresher + Green Apple Mocktail (background)

Loved my ice fruity refresher, indeed refreshing with a tinge of sweetness. Came with fruits cubes too! On the other hand, bf's green apple mocktail tasted like sweet syrup-ed drink , hey not my cup of tea.

The variety (refer to menu in the official website) is good, great for people who love to have a bit of everything and willing to splurge! Keke

Read about my re-visit to Dozo here (brighter & bigger pictures)!