9 Raffles Boulevard
#03-02 Millenia Walk
+65 6338 9391Ma Maison Café is situated on the 3rd floor of Millenia Walk and probably you wouldn’t stumble onto the place unless you knew where it was or went looking for Japanese food in Suntec City. On the 3rdlevel of Millenia Walk, there are a few Japanese restaurants, including Ma Maison Café, which this review is all about and which features Western-style Japanese food.
I had heard many a good thing about Ma Masion, albeit about their outlet at Bugis, and since I’m a big fan of Japanese food I was looking forward to dinner at this place. The first impression I got when entering Ma Maison in Millenia Walk was very good: the interior is quite cozy and there are many a knickknack hanging from the walls or displayed on shelves to give it an “authentic” look. Even though the interior designer apparently couldn’t quite make up their mind whether to go for authentic English or authentic French, so the vintage signs you see are in English, the name of the place is French (“ma maison” means “my home” in French) and the Pringles cans on the shelves add their own spin to it. Somehow it still all works and I liked the atmosphere in the lil restaurant. Sunday night was rather quiet and we could choose our table. One thing I immediately noticed was that both chefs are relatively young (you can see them through a plexiglass window into the kitchen).
I was eager to order, and the menu was short enough to make the choice easy, thus we went for the Italian Hamburger Steak with Cheese and the Beef Stroganov Omu Butter Rice; prices are pretty reasonable and around SGD 15 per main dish. Through the window into the kitchen we could see our food being prepared and after a very short wait it was served. When we started to eat, the first thing we noticed was that although the plates were steaming, the food itself was lukewarm. It appears, they prepared the omelette for the Omu rice and the hamburger steak fresh, but I’m fairly sure that the gravy was just warmed up or heated in the microwave. The omu rice was itself was pretty decent, with the omelette having just the right texture and consistency. The gravy on both dishes was ok, but nothing special really and both the beef stroganov and the hamburger steak were not seasoned very well, so that it was a rather bland affair even when lathering it with gravy.
After this rather average main course, we weren’t really in the mood for tarts for desert, which I believe Ma Maison at Bugis is famous for. Maybe we should have stuck with coffee and desert instead of dinner, which I wouldn’t recommend at this place. Maybe next time we try the deserts and go for the main outlet at Bugis instead.
3/5 Stars
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