After being briefly absent from the Singapore restaurant scene, the Swiss chain of Marché restaurants is back! It has returned with a spanking new restaurant at VivoCity and a second outlet at 313@Somerset. Just for the record, I love the new place!
First of all, the restaurant has scored an awesome spot on the rooftop of VivoCity. One side of the restaurant is made almost entirely of glass windows, allowing ample skylight to pour in. It gives the feel of alfresco dining even though you’re really dining indoor. Best of both worlds!
Of course, its signature bull (or cow) mascot is back!
Then, there’s also a room that resembles a cottage. For one, large amounts of 500 year old wood taken from an actual Swiss log cabin is used throughout the entire restaurant. How’s that for authenticity?
The “cashless” system has also been retained, where every diner is given a card that records the purchase for each item ordered. In the past (as well as at the Vila’ge), a large flimsy card made from paper was used for this purpose. People who lost the card would incur a $100 fine. If I lost this card now, at least I would be paying $100 for a proper card made from plastic rather than a piece of paper.
Okay, let’s get on with what really matters — the food! What you will find here is predominantly European. Besides miso soup, I didn’t spot anything particularly Asian. At the salad station, you can select your salad size and choose from various ingredients. A small salad with lettuce, baby potato and cheese. Yum!
Marché’s signature dish is rösti, a food made from potatoes. Don’t the potato shreds resemble pasta?
But most of all I love the two large slices of nicely flavoured salmon. Very delicious! This is one dish I would recommend to all Marché visitors.
For the meat lovers, you can get your fix at the grill station. The food is barbecued only after an order has been placed.
An assorted range of buns and breads is available. These catch my interest…
Swiss cross buns! Each one is marked with a cross like the Swiss flag! Cute! Of course I must have one! I am already stuffed, but that cute little bun is irresistible! I love the way the butter glistens under the light! It tastes a little sweet, and goes pretty well with this…
Chocolate mousse! I know it doesn’t look great here, but chocolate mousse is one of my favourite desserts! We don’t really get it much around here, do we? At Marché, we can simply grab a bowl and scoop as much of it as we want! Smooth, creamy, and sinful.
Lastly, the drinks section. There are the usual tea, alcoholic beverages, and soft drinks such as snapple.
Cappuccino craze, that is what I have. In fact, I must have at least one cuppa joe everyday!
So anyway, if you don’t find yourself scampering off to Marché yet, this ought to do it:
Not only does Marché boast delicious European food that is prepared on the spot, they also guarantee their vegetables to be fresh and healthily cooked! They have even come up with a “7 point freshness program” to show for it.
Speaking of Switzerland, its influence does go far doesn’t it? Here there are Swiss army knives, Swiss rolls, Swiss chocolate, and now Marché! What other Swiss products can you think of?
JOANNE
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