Montreux
Jazz Café ('MJC') is a product
inspired from Montreux Jazz Festival by one of the Festival founder
Claude Nobs. With his chef background and his passion for gastronomy
and hospitality that leads to the birth of MJC on June 2008 in
Geneva.
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| Part of Fine Dining Area |
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| Private Dining Room |
On 7th
October 2016, the MJC Singapore ('MJCS') officially open its door.
Located in Pan Pacific Orchard, MJCS is a venue for global citizen to
experience the vision of Claude Nobs. To ensure the quality of the
food at all MJC venue are up to the founder expectation, MJCS
Executive Chef Derek Ang, spend several weeks in Geneva under the
tutelage of Claude Nobs.
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| The Bar |
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| Most Magnificent Lunch Menu |
My 3
course lunch started with Swiss Chalet Soup. Consist of pasta, root
vegetables and rich chicken broth. It was a good starter, especially
on a rainy day. The cloudy chicken broth is robust and filled with
the essence of chicken. The cubed chicken breast is tender while the
rest of root vegetables are crunchy and providing different texture
and flavours to the dish. The pasta here are short spaghetti added
for additional texture and to soak up the robust broth. Definitely a
comforting starter for a cold weather.
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| Swiss Chalet Soup |
For the
main, I chose Tagliata Con Rucola (add $5). The steak is lean,
meaty, tender and well-seasoned with Cajun seasoning. The meaty
flavour from the steak bodes well with the shaved parmesan, arugula,
with roman cherry tomatoes. Instead of adding a sauce to it, the dish
uses the salad dressing combination of balsamic vinegar and olive
oil. For me, it is more like beef salad starter, instead of steak
main meal.
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| Tagliata Con Rucola |
Dessert
was Spiced Dark Chocolate Mousse. A creative creation and nicely
plated desserts. Solid chocolate moose which is creamy and rich, with
the sides of bay leaf jelly. The mixed berries are topped with
spices, making it a lively and spicy dessert. A creative creation
indeed, but chocolate and spices combo here is just not to my liking.
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| Spiced Dark Chocolate Mousse |
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| Cappuccino with the dessert |
The
ambiance of MJCS exudes class in every corner. There are several
dining area: outdoor, bar / stage area, fine dining area and private
room. Each dining area serve its own purposes, however you can feel
the strong jazz characteristic in each area. Local and International
Acts will perform live every evening to serenade the audience and
dinners. While Jazz Acts will be the dominant theme here, other genre
such as Soul, Funk, House and Easy Listening to spice up your evening
at MJCS. Check out their Facebook page for the weekly Live Acts line
up.
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| Life Act Stage |
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| Seatings near Life Act Stage |
To
reminiscence the wonderful evening you have here, you can grab some
souvenirs. They are showcase in the entrance to the hotel from MJCS.
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| Some of the Souvenirs |
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| Some of the Souvenirs |
Overall,
the opening of Montreux Jazz Café
Singapore will definitely add to the vibrant dining and entertainment
scene in Singapore. The gastronomical journey will focus more on
Modern European style, where it taste is bolder. Definitely a place
to check out and chill out. If you are a Jazz fan or a foodie, MJCS
is definitely a place to try. Cheers!!
Thanks to Chrysler Communications and MJCS Team for the tasting
invitation.
Food
& Drink: 7.5/10
Value:
7/10
Service:
N/A (Tasting Invitation)
Ambiance:
8.25/10
Budget
per Person: $26 - $50; $51 - $80.
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