Summer Hill Bistro

If not for Summer Hill’s outdoor area that’s pet-friendly, I wouldn’t have made the trek to Sunset Way. When I got to the bistro, I laughed, it’s right next to Springleaf Prata! For as long as I’ve been stopping by for prata and such, I’ve never noticed its next door neighbor. Now I know.

It was a cool night. Lovely to sit outdoors and enjoy the breeze, and the crisp air after the rains. The bistro took effort to spruce up its alfresco area. Being seated next to a wall of plants next to us made it very soothing. There were only three other tables tonight, so we weren't too worried about the dog getting in the way. She was contented to just lie down and snooze.

The bistro was out of curried mussels and a few other items that we wanted. Oh well. We'd just have to return to try its other dishes. The two or three-course set menu is ideal because of its smaller portions. Otherwise the quarter of roast chicken in the set would become an a la carte S$32 full roast chicken.

The man wanted a veal chop, but it sounded really heavy. He eventually chose a a starter of roasted baby eggplants with hummus, chickpeas and currants, and a super filling black cod burger of pilsner beer batter and housemade milk bun, lemon and herb slaw, and pickle and caper tartare sauce. That was delicious. However, the side of duck fat fries were oddly not fantastic.

I took the three-course meal which included a starter, a main and a dessert. The cream of pumpkin soup with walnut oil and fried herbs was beautifully done. Nothing inventive and very comforting. This bistro is known for its roast chicken. Since it was hormone-free and brined, I figured it couldn’t stink that bad. Opted for the thigh and drumstick. It was pretty all right. Glad the gravy was separated because I wasn't hot about that. Loved the bed of mash and the charred brussels sprouts. I had to have dessert- a citrus rosemary and olive cake. It came with a bowl of chantilly cream. I ditched that. The cake was good enough!