Barracks at House, Dempsey
UPDATE: This place has closed. Downstairs,
it's now SIRI HOUSE
Barracks @ House. I am a new fan. Over 20 photos to show you why, so I'll try to
be succinct.
The Greenhouse. Lush. Sweet. Nurturing life. As the plants feasted, so did we,
in sunlit cool comfort.
Spotted. A surprise. Guess which one? Mint Berry Fix, Beetroot Beat, Pei Pa
Herbal Tonic. Pei Pa with vanilla and fresh lime is ingenious! Try it to see
what I mean.
Pineapple Pitstop. Cucumber meets pineapple. Detoxes, rehydrates, all
deliciously so.
Ahi Taki Skinny Pizza. Oh, sweet tuna gently seared! Pistachios, port-soaked
raisins, avocado, and herb-roasted tomatoes. All cuddling together. My Dempsey
dream pizza! Psst, you won't get this at Skinny Pizza Suntec City.
Wild Truffle Mushroom Skinny Pizza. Mmmmmushrooms! Garlic! Truffle oil! Parmesan
cheese! Supremely yummy when shared. They've improved the crust (or cracker
base) since I last tried them.
Curry Chicken Babaganoush Skinny Pizza. Smoky babaganoush, Madras curry chicken,
chopped hard boiled eggs, coriander. All Skinny Pizzas are a cracking 18-inches,
did you know?
Chorizo Almond Skinny Pizza - a celebration of colours! Roasted chorizo,
almonds, grilled peppers, roasted garlic, black olives, red chilies and fresh
parmesan. It's a party on a most edible platter.
At Barracks you get the quirky, eclectic and sometimes vintage. Furniture,
crockery, art decor, etc. Unique.
Herb Crusted Lamb Racks. Beautifully medium rare, with Mediterranean ratatouille
and Kalamata olive jus. My favourite main dish - meaty, flavourful and tender -
a single bite sent me to heaven.
Bay Prawn Capellini - a House signature. Rich prawn Bolognese. Braised baby
leeks. Micro herbs, pecorino cheese shavings and chili. HungryCow observed
rightly that this tastes very Asian, almost like Cantonese seafood noodles.
Moroccan Spiced Baby Chicken A middle-eastern spring chicken with interesting
partners: Tomato-berry chutney, yam crisps, sauteed fennel and baby bok choy.
Meter-long Sausage. Chicken, beef or pork, served on rocket with mustard to dip.
You'll certainly be talking about it!
Old-fashioned American Sliders, in five varieties. It's not the sliders but the
truffle fries that will make Harold and Kumar new converts! Loved the sweet
potato nibblets too.
The Tiffin Punch - so quaint and cool at the same time! Bombay Sapphire Gin,
Lychee Liqueur, Mumm Champagne, Pressed Ruby Red Grapefruit, Ginger, Lychees!
Can you say refreshing? I liked this very much!
Prohibition Long Island Iced Tea Party - the cutest I have ever seen. In the
teapot a very strong mix of gin, vodka, rum, tequila, Cointreau and lemon juice.
Pour in icy Coca-cola from the jug and enjoy! And now desserts! We had a
Godzilla Box, filled with six desserts
(of your choice, and you get 15% off too!).
The BBC - Banana, Brownie and Cheese. Nutty chocolate brownies with crispy
banana strudels topped with freshly grated cheese. Bizarre? Most of us voted
this sweet and salty confection our favourite of the lot. It works!
Barracks Strawberry Shortcake - large, fresh strawberries and vanilla bean
cream. Green Tea Tofu Tiramisu in the background - matcha-topped "tau huay" with
a light cake base. These were nice, but not my favourites.
Guiltless Chocolate Almond Cake. Chocolate cake with layers of ganache, topped
with candied almonds. Flour and gluten-free, but still a carb feast! Bit too
rich for me.
MMM - Mango Marshmallow Melt. Fresh mango, mini crunchy pavlova, honey, yoghurt,
whipped cream and marshmallows. Sounds too good to be true, no?
Panna Cotta Agar Agar. Inspired by the Nonya kueh lapis, but using panna cotta
in between layers for a creamy difference. Unusual texture and cool
presentation. We thoroughly enjoyed this lunch hosted by Janet from Spa Esprit
(those are her lovely manicured hands in the photos above).
Check out
Aromacookery's gorgeous post on Barracks, and look out for
HungryCow,
MilkMilk and
Recentrunes reviews when they come
out.
I also have eight sets of Spa Esprit vouchers to give away, kindly provided by
Janet. They comprise five discount offers from different Spa Esprit brands,
valid until 8 August 2009. You can click on the picture to see a bigger version.
If you'd like one set, just leave a comment telling us your favourite dish at
Barracks (if you've been there), or what you like best out of the dishes you see
above (if you haven't been there). The first eight to respond will get the
vouchers by mail. Once again, warmest thanks to Janet for being such a wonderful
host! I'll be back to try the brunch!
8D Dempsey Road (behind the block that houses Jones the Grocer) Singapore 249672
T
el: 6475-778
Open daily: Weekdays Lunch 12pm-3pm (last order 2.30pm)
Tea
3pm-6pm serving pizzas, sandwiches and sides only (last order 5.30pm)
Dinner
6pm-10.30pm (last order 10.15pm)
Weekends
Brunch
11am-4pm (last order 3.45pm)
Tea 4pm-6pm serving pizzas only (last order 5.30pm)
Dinner 6pm-10.30pm (last order 10.15pm)
Awesome!
ReplyDeleteYou've given me (and everyone else who read this post) the reasons why I ought to give Barracks a visit.
Great post =)
refreshing approach to writing your post cat! Love the way u describe, otherwise it gets a bit boring always doing the same thing yeah? heh
ReplyDeleteThanks, Harris! :)
ReplyDeleteLIC: haha yeah, need to vary it a bit! I'm nowhere as creative as you are though! :P
awesome post!! the banana, brownie and cheese dessert looks amazingg.
ReplyDeleteThe lamb racks look divine. Thanks for the photos and the review. Gotta give them props for aestheticism.
ReplyDeleteThe prices at Barracks are exorbantantly high. Their food i will rate 6.5 to 7/10. But i feel, what I paid for is very much on their visual sensory display on food presentation and ambience... my 2 cents worth =p
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Cat: no man, i think the way i'm writing gets more and more boring! kenny's THE man. haha. food looks good!
ReplyDeleteMy favourite Barracks treat is a rocket-and-pumpkin salad that I had for brunch some time ago....if I remember correctly it was sweet roasted pumpkin on top of some lovely rocket, with a sweet-tangy honey-mustard dressing, served in one of those cute silver tins. Yummo!
ReplyDeleteI like the containers the food/ drinks are served in. I especially liked the BBC. IT looks delicious !
ReplyDeleteAlways wanted to go to Dempsey to try it out but never got the chance.
ReplyDeleteFrom your post... I loved...
1) The iced drinks (perfect for our weather these days!)
2) The meter long sausage (I love sausages!)
3) The long island tea party set (Uber quaint!)
Cat, your post is positively mouth-watering! My favourite has gotta be the truffle pizza! Though I do like the tiffin punch, which is not quite a dish.. I'd probably like it more minus the ginger. It's been sometime since my last email, and I've been wanting to tell you about these tau-huay tarts at Le Cafe at Selegie. They're divine; if you've not tried them, you've got to!
ReplyDeleteJust totally utterly gorgeous place to be over the weekend, a stress therapy place with lots of liquid!
ReplyDeleteTruly a memorable House!! Moo moo moo.
ReplyDeleteWow what a flurry of comments! Thanks, everyone!
ReplyDeleteThose of you who would like the Spa Esprit vouchers, please email me your mailing address - camemberu (at) gmail.com. There's enough for everybody.
Food Lover/Anonymous: yes, prices are a little high, but some dishes are worth the splurge.
Ooh are the vouchers still available? :D
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