The French Stall

This time we venture to a quaint little food stall located at one of the small lanes near to Little India, Serangoon Area. Here is where you will least expect to find a French restaurant, where they call themselves “The French Stall”. This place claims to serve authentic French cuisines prepared by a French ex-chef so we thought we will drop by to try.

The ambience is open and relaxed. The walls inside are lined with newspaper cuttings and reviews. Customers can opt to either sit indoors or at the tables outside. The place is not air-conditioned so be prepared! But given the lovely little lane and sometimes with cool wind in the evening, you will not mind being given a table laid with nice white tablecloth at the outside. So Ted and me was brought to a table near the small lane. I managed to capture a shot of the place from where I sit.

So we proceeded to order. First, soup and starters to begin with. We decided to go for the set menus but I decided to change the Daily Soup of the Day in the set (which was “Pumpkin Soup”) to the “French Onion Soup”. Alas! The food was not really up to our expectations. We found the food nice but not really quite the exquisite like what we were looking for in French cuisine. Serving was quite generous for a French meal though!

My main was the “Pan Fried Dory Fish Fillet with Mashed Potatoes”. Nicely presented but it fell short of my expectations as the fish does not taste fresh, it seems. The soft mashed potatoes underneath the fish saved the day. Ted ordered the “Vegetarian Dish”. The dish was made up of eggplant, long beans, carrot, potatoes and some vegetables. Real vegetarian. Just what Ted wanted. I ended my set with the “Crème Brulee”. I would say it is soft and sweet to end the evening. There were no surprises for us that night and we would say it was a generally pleasant meal. We may go back again. The French Stall is at Serangoon Road, Sturdee Road, Singapore.