Antoinette Restaurant – Redefining The French Classic Savoury Fare

Antoinette Restaurant is inspired by the famous last queen of France, Marie Antoinette. Conceived by Chef Pang Kok Keong the restaurant today boasts 3 outlets: its flagship store at 30 Penhas Road opened in June 2011; a second at Mandarin Gallery opened 2 months later; and the third and largest at 3100 square feet, opened in 2012 at Palais Renaissance.

Other than the gorgeously decorated restaurant, Chef Pang’s Antoinette Restaurant features a menu that celebrates the most definitive of French classic savoury fare and the most exquisite of desserts and pastries.

The restaurant has unveiled an expanded a new ‘all-day’ menu featuring French classics that have stood the test of time. “I’m not about being trendy or hipster,” explains Chef Pang. “It’s about a level of comfort … a connection, a continuity, with the past.”

This savory list is anchored by some familiar Antoinette crowd-pleasers. We picked a few of our favorites from the newly launched menu, and you can now safely impress your date with these choices.

Quinoa salad ($16.50) – rocket leaves, compressed watermelon, roasted butternut squash, pumpkin seed, sour dough chips, feta cheese, sherry vinaigrette and extra virgin olive oil. 

L’oeufs en Meurette ($17.50) – poached eggs with sautéed mushrooms, smoked pork belly, red wine sauce, toasted Levain bread, salad with house dressing.

Editor’s Note – This dish is a fine balance between taste, colors and textures. Beautiful to look at and an absolute joy to devour every last bit on the plate.

Editor’s Note: After the dishes above, you may be tempted to skip this, but if you do, you will be stabbing yourself with a blunt fork for not ordering this masterpiece. Try it.

Not to be missed!

Strawberry Baba (Baba aux Fraises; $18) – baked baba dough soaked in a citrus vanilla syrup perfumed with aged dark rum, served with kirsch macerated strawberries, strawberry coulis and vanilla crème Chantilly.