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#169 Cartel Bistro @ Katong I12 [EDITED]

Posted by swisscheese on July 15, 2012 in fish and chips, singapore, tea, western cuisine |

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Crystal and I used to meet up a lot when we were younger but now that we have commitments for work and such, we meet up only once a month or less. Whenever we meet up, we have lots to catch up though! Since I was changing jobs from LG to MS, I had a week to rest and we decided to meet up one of the nights after her work. We went to Katong I12 as it was my second time heading there and it is quite close to her home. We browse through the restaurants at Katong I12 and decided to dine at Cafe Bistro since they had a weekday deal!

The Cafe Bistro
112 East Coast Road,
#02-07 112 Katong,
Singapore
+65 6636 3327

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Cartel Bistro resembles Cafe Cartel if you did not realize it. The ambiance and settings looks similar to Cafe Cartel. The servers never fail to assure us that the food will be served asap as we had awhile to go before we catch our movie. From the exterior, it showed the 1-for-1 weekdays deal and the deal is pretty value for money!

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Charles and I had a free movie voucher each so we decided to catch “The Amazing Spiderman” at Katong I12. We were looking for a place to dine at before the movie and we decided on the Cartel Bistro since they had the one-for-one deal.

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We went there on a Thursday again so we had to get the Seafood Set. Since I had Fish and Chips previously, I decided on Grilled Sambal Dory Fish (1st-4th pictures) and Charles ordered the Seafood Rendezous set (5th & 6th pictures) so that we can share. The Grilled Sambal Dory Fish (SGD$18.20)  consists of grilled dory fish fillet, waffle fries, salad and sambal sauce at the side. As for the Seafood Rendezvous, it comprised of all the fried seafood you can think of – breaded scallop, crispy fish fillet, calamari, prawn filters,waffle fries and coleslaw with tartar sauce at the side. I really enjoyed the Grilled Sambal Dory Fish even though it is quite salty for my liking. The fish itself is very smooth and tender though! Charles preferred his Seafood Rendezous set over mine so it’s all good since his meal was a lot saltier than mine. The garlic bread (7th picture), soup of the day (8th picture) and coffee/tea (9th-12th pictures) are complimentary like what I had previously! Good deal, isn’t it?

Ratings for grilled sambal dory fish: 6.5/10★

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1 for 1 weekday deal – 2 SETS OF FISH & CHIPS

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Each set consists of soup of the day with garlic bread (1st to 4th pictures),  caesar salad (5th picture), fish & chips (6th & 7th pictures) and a teapot filled with tea (8th to 11th pictures). The soup is really creamy and delicious and the garlic bread complements it totally! The garlic bread is so tasty with the right amount of toast and seasoning on it. I do not usually consume salads but the caesar salad at Cartel Bistro is not too bad! There is right amount of breadcrumbs and cheese and I finish the salad within minutes! I was rather disappointed with the fish & chips though! The main course is really too saturated with salt that I could not finish the meal! The asparagus and fries are very salty as well. The meal made it very hard to absorb the true taste of each ingredient. We were rushing through the set that we drank the camomile tea very abruptly! The tea is really fragrant and tasted just like English Breakfast Tea – Very soothing for your throat!

Ratings for soup & garlic bread: 8.5/10★

Ratings for caesar salad: 7/10★

Ratings for fish & chips: 4/10★

Ratings for camomile tea: 8/10★

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The total bill came up to SGD$25.30 for 2 sets of meal – Pretty good deal, don’t you think?

CREDIT/NETS/CASH!
BUSES: 32, 40, 14, 12, 10
OPENS DAILY:
Mon–Thu: 10am – 11pm
Fri & PH Eve: 10am – 1am
Sat: 9am – 1am
Sun & PH: 9am – 11pm

Ambiance: 7/10
Service: 7.5/10
Food (taste & appearance): 6.8/10
Value: 9/10

Total: 7.58/10★

In conclusion, head to Cartel Bistro for affordable deals!

swisscheese*

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