A Visit to Immanuel French Kitchen

My dream of going to Europe is still lingering in the air... I use to love the French culture for a period of time after working with a French chef @ Equinox. French pastries are classic for all occasions and French food sets itself different from other cuisine...and Paris always sounds like a romantic city to go to when you see your friends posting pictures of themselves under the Eiffel Tower without hashtags of #bonjour #cityoflove #jetaime. Shall continue to work hard and save enough money to fly there in future! 

I was so happy to hear that an ex-colleague fulfilled his dreams and started a French stall in Bukit Merah. I almost got a little lost trying to find my way there via Public Transport. I took a direct bus from Chinatown and it took me about 30mins to get here. 

I was there during lunch and it was pretty crowded. This coffee shop has a different concept - the stalls serves restaurant equivalent quality food but at half the price. Isn't that so wonderful? I somehow felt I stepped into Marche with such a wide variety of stalls to choose from. Simply love the ambience here..such a pity I live so far north-east. Otherwise, I would love to drop by here regularly for my meals. 

 The Menu

The design of the menu is sleek and clean. Easy to read without much cursive handwriting..love it! :) Must try the Pork Belly and French Duck Leg Confit! 

 Digital display of the food menu - simply appealing to the eyes and make you feel like trying all the dishes

 Burgundy Escargots

Not really a big fan of escargots but was glad that it does not have a strong smell. I remembered eating escargots once several years back, and the smell was so musky that I decided never to eat it again. Ha! 

 Crisp and good bread to go with the escargots

 The signature dish - Pork Belly

It is just superb. I have not tasted such good French food for such a long time. 

 French Duck Leg Confit

I was delighted to tuck into my duck confit which is all my time favorite French dish. The skin is slightly crisp and goes very well with the mashed potatoes. So satisfied eating this. 

Braised Bourguigon

This is extremely good! The beef is so tender and the sautéed onions goes very well with it. It is braised in red wine with bacon and mushrooms. I remember braising some beef at home once and the beef was still tough... eating this make me so inspired to learn some how to braise such tender and moist beef. 

Overall, my rating here is 9/10 if not for the location. I love the food here and look forward to going back to try the rest of the dishes too with my family. Immanuel's fine french food far exceeded my expectations and I am pretty sure this place will be greatly raved in the weeks to come. What more, dining here is extremely affordable and worth a visit - Bonjour! 

Address: Blk 119 Bukit Merah #01-40 
Opened from Tuesday to Sunday
Opening Hours: 12:00 - 2.30PM, 6:00 - 9:30PM
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/immanuelfrenchkitchen

P.S. Look forward to my interview with him in the coming weeks! Stay tuned!