Readers of this blog would know that I am an ardent supporter of Au Petit Salut (APS) – Not only is it a short drive away from home, parking is in abundance and best of all, free. To top it off, service although patchy at peak hours, most definitely gets the thumbs up from me (Kudos especially goes out to Rabin.) Offering both al fresco and indoor seating, APS’s setting is best described less of a fine-dining restaurant) the likes of Saint Pierre or Au Jardin) rather one where it’s equally comfortable for couples and friends alike to meet up and gather. To clarify, I’m only describing the ambience of the restaurant and not the food and service for what you get on both accounts are nothing less than that expected from a fine dining institution.

P.s. the al fresco tends to be rather warm during lunch, but cooling and rather romantic, if I may, during dinner.

I have been to APS for lunch a numerous times and have blogged two of my visits here (See here and here). I have been here from time to time for dinner but never have I blogged about their dinner / ala-carte menu.

This visit, we ordered from their ala-carte menu. That said, APS offers a 4 course set dinner option for S$98++ per person that comes with 2 entrees, a choice of main and a dessert, which let me tell you, is definitely value-for-money. Portions here, even for the set dinner, are not what you were define as petite.

My Cathay Pacific flight (P.S. they served one of the worst omelettes unfortunately) touched down at the Hong Kong International Airport at 12pm exactly; I was starving by the time that I reached the hotel and completed all the necessary check-in procedures.

Really, that meant only one thing – it was lunch time. I needed to unpack and reply a few important emails; so I did the unthinkable: Order In-Room Dining.

On hindsight, what was I thinking – Ordering in-room dining service on an overseas trip, in Hong Kong no less. By the way, it is times like these when those daily hotel credits come into play!

Thankfully, what I had ordered did not disappoint!

Read on to see the two dishes that I ordered from the menu!

*Note to Readers: This review is from my guest author, CY.

I had the privilege to be invited down to eM by the River to review on their drinks menu and some of their, as they would put it, Bar Grub.

eM by the River is located within Gallery Hotel, and as the name suggests, its right by the Singapore River. It’s a really nice place to have your after-work drink because of its ‘chillax‘ ambience and relaxing music, or you could grab your brunch over here becasuse they have a menu for food as well.