The TBS members had been dying to try Amuse for months but had never been able to get a table on the weekends. So we were really surprised (in a good way obviously) when miss FDQ informed us that she managed to get a table for 4 for Wednesday, May 4th. *wooohhhoooo* (I think there is too many four and for in that sentence). Anyway, off we went to Amuse (except Stewie, cos she just came back from a 3 week Sydney & Melbourne trip and spent loads of money there, so instead of Stewie we asked miss F to come and join us).
I have to admit that when I saw the street where Amuse was on, I was quite suprised. My surprise even increased when I saw the building. Amuse is located on 64 Bronte Street, East Perth. It was a modest red bricks building on a dark quiet street. However, we were greeted warmly when we entered the restaurant, and they took our coats to be put away. The place wasn't as I imagine it would be. Looking back, I didn't exactly know what I was expecting actually, but the inside of the restaurant was actually quite simple and rather bland with a lot of neutral colour like black, white, and grey. The dining area was spacious and comfortable, but I thought it was lack of privacy as our table was right in the middle of the area so people around us could easily eavesdrop (not that there's anything really worth eavesdropping, but still??)
It was a 10 course degustation, but we opted not to know what the dish was until it was actually served onto the table, sort of like a surprise (don't we all love surprises ;p ). So lemme start from the first to the very last dish.
1.1 White soft bread with vintage olive oil. The bread was counted as snack as well.
2. Crab, fingerlime, and sea lettuce
3. Beetroot, coffee, and cocoa. I'm not a fan of beetroot, so I didn't find this dish particularly appealing. It's very earthy i.e. it tasted like soil and roots, if you know what I mean?
4. Fish, scallop, & samphire with cauliflower puree. Again, I'm not a fan of cauliflower, so didn't get the *blow my mind* effect from this dish. But scallop was really good.
4. Fish, scallop, & samphire with cauliflower puree. Again, I'm not a fan of cauliflower, so didn't get the *blow my mind* effect from this dish. But scallop was really good.
5. Pork, squid, and cucumber. I loved it!! Pork was tender, squid was yummy. The whole thing was just lovely.
6. Mushrooms, hollandaise, and egg yolk. This was miss FDQ's favourite dish of the day. She really loved the tasty hollandaise.
7. Lamb, shallots, & eggplant. I thought the lamb was ok, even though it had this *lamby* smell, but I love lamb, so wasn't at all disturbed by the smell. Miss F, on the other hand wasn't really keen on this dish. She just doesn't really like meat in general ;0
8. Roselle, lemonade, and bitters. We finished with the savoury dishes and now were about to start on the dessert. This was sort of like our palate cleansing. Really refreshing.
9. Mandarin, Guava, and passionfruit covered in cotton candy. It was yummy. I'm more of a dessert person, so I really enjoyed the dish. It was like a mixture of sweet, sour, and fruit taste all in once. Loved it.
10. Pistachio, chocolate, and raspberry. U know what, I adored this dish. I finally found my *mind blowing* dish of the day. The chocolate was really chocolatey and smooth, and eaten together with the raspberry, it was heaven!! YUMMY. And the pistachio added a unique flavour to the dish. yummmmmmmmyyyyyyyyy *licking my spoon*
The whole degustation took about 3 hours to complete and by the end of the meal we were all grinning from the satisfaction and uniqueness of our degustation experience. *HoooRayyy*
