New Year Eve dinner at Myiiki

When I saw Sihan's entry on Myiiki and her recommendations on Myiiki, I knew I couldn't miss this place out, particularly it is pretty accessible for me. When I read the reviews on HungryGoWhere , I was impressed by the praises of their food and desserts. Before I continue, I was having a brief chat with the manager and I realized he actually read Sihan's blog so people in the food industry do care about blog reviews...

Mykii adopts a very casual and comfy decoration of the place, taking a blue and white theme, in a similar manner as the bright blue sky upon the shinning sunlight. Such neutral colours provides a very light and refreshing mood to dine in the day and a romantic breezy alfresco dining at night. In short, blue and white are great combinations and I simply adore the lime whitewash tabletops and blue cushioned seats.

I was aliitle disappointed as they didn't serve the a-la-carte menu since I have intention to try their BBQ baby back pork ribs and the Mezze Platter but on the other hand, it saves my trouble from deciding what to order. Since we are in the group of 3, it is just ideal to try out all the dishes offered on their festive menu.

Before I move on with the dishes ordered for the evening, all the petite desserts seen on the glass display costs $2++. Pretty steep since it is only a mouthful.

We did try their Pistachio, Matcha and Rose macaron, it does has a chewy shell but as mentioned by Sihan, it lacks the crispy exterior shells. Since buttercream was used, the flavours were strong on the shells. I would say it is one of the better few macarons but I would prefer to top up alittle more for Canele's macarons for a stronger flavour punch.

The festive menu costs $35++ per pax and is available till 4th Jan 2009. Each package consists of an appetizer, a main course and a dessert. Since there were only a choice of 3 appetizers, 3 main courses and 2 desserts. This entry will cover all the food offered.

Belgian Styled Mussels Braised in White Wine and Tomatoes was Evan's and my favourite. The white wine sauce is similar to the seafood platter of Sweet Indulgence which is sufficiently flavoured with herbs and white wine but the only disappointment with this dish is that the flesh of the mussels are small which lacks the juicy punch.

Deep-Fried Mashed Potato Ring with Chicken and Capsicum tossed in Cocktail Sauce was Yuan's favourite for its crispy skin of the potato ring and the soft and well-seasoned core. The fresh garnish with its bright colour sure makes this dish mouth-watering.

Grilled Pork Sausage Cucumber Salad and Red Wine Braised Cabbage has a lighter taste and was served on a piece of tau kua. Since the other 2 appetizers have a stronger taste, this was nice but not memorable as the rest.

Generally, the manager would not like to term their food as fusion since this genre of food has a bad name of small serving and odd taste. He claims that Mykii is basically European cuisine flavoured with Asian culture and I definitely agree with him.

Home Baked Butterfish with Okra Casserole and Tomato Sauce in Banana Leaf nearly gave me a shock as it looks like BBQ sambal stingray (I can't take spicy food) but was the direct opposite. The sauce has a tint of tomato sourish which goes pretty well with butterfish but butterfish, being oceanfish has a fishy after-taste. Yuan and Evan doesn't like it but I am fine with it since I like mackerel for its chewy texture and fishy taste.

Pumpkin Mashed with Roasted Sirloin Steak, Grilled Asparagus and Red Wine Sauce was a nice piece of seared steak (of decent thickness) but tenderizer was not sufficient. Thus, despite being medium done, the meat is on the chewy side. I am ok with it but not all people fancy a tough steak but I do have to give credits to the sauce for its decent strength of red wine.

Rosemary Duck Confit with Greek Mint Garlic Yoghurt Sauce Sided with Oriental Rice was Yuan's choice but the duck was overdone. The meat was relatively tough. The fried rice with the mint sauce was good and I have to resist myself from the second helping (sharing with Yuan and Evan).

Fresh Strawberry with Snowy Sago in Coconut Milk and Crunchy Maize Cereals is an alternative version to Bo Bo Cha Cha or Morning Breakfast Cornflakes. The cornflakes served were crispy and the overall taste adopts a refreshing light coconut dessert.

Santarina's Homemade Chocolate Cheese Cake Box with Berry Compote has a strong cream cheese after-taste which wasn't to Yuan and my liking. Evan liked it though.

Anyway, both desserts were not overly sweet.

Although it only costs $35++, the serving is small so we definitely have room for more desserts. Luckily, the a-la-carte dessert menu was available during the festive period.

We decided to try one of Mykii Signature Granita Bee Stung. This is basically a strawberry, yogurt drink blended in southern Italian style and $8.80++ for a signature drink in a comfy restaurant was not too expensive. According to Sihan's entry and other HGW members, Granita is popular in Greece particularly in the summers and the ice blended in this drink is suppose to be chunky.

Nutella Squares With Salted Caramel was well-received by HGW members but we beg to differ. Evan felt that it might be from cake mix or simply a steamed chocolate cake while Yuan thought that the texture of the cakes didn't justify the price of $7.80++. Basically, the texture was not extremely soft nor springy, neither was the chocolate rich but I guessed the appealing factor was that Nutella was used in making this dessert. For those who love salted caramel, this is bound to disappoint as salted caramel exists only as drizzle on the plate.

Granny Smith & Aloe Vera Crumble ($9.80++), on the other hand was the most well-received dessert among the entire lot. This consists of stew fruits topped with cookie crumbles. What is good about this is the sweet fragrance of the crumble used but note that the apple syrup might be a tad sweet to some folks. In short, if you like the strawberry vanilla streusel cake from Shangri-La , this is indeed a Mykii’s signature dessert not to be missed!

As for Yuan, he wasn't full after the meal and thus is pricey to him.

For foodies that wants good food, it can work both ways since a unique way is adopted in cooking their dishes.

For a boyfriend that is trying to figure a place to impress his girlfriend, this place can be considered.

For a daily meal, this is pricey.

Depending on which perspective you look at, you may like this place for its ambience or its unique way of east-meet-west cuisine but on the other hand, it might be just too expensive for a small portion of food... And I have to say that I appreciate the attention given by the manager and his warm hospitality.

Anyway, Evan's entry can be viewed from here.

Mykii (closed)
17d Lorong Liput
Holland Village
Singapore 277731
Tel: 6468 2838

Operating hours:
11:30am to 10pm (Sun to Thurs)
11:30am to 11pm (Fri and Sat)
http://www.mykii.com.sg/