Review on Bluwaters Restaurant Pte Ltd

This restaurant is truly a diamond in the rough. Tucked away in Purvis Street, away from busy traffic, Bluwaters Restaurant offers a boosts a cozy and relaxed atmosphere where you’ll feel right at home. Its lighting accentuates the colours of the cuisine against its white plates, yet is dim enough to prevent unwanted glare. Bluwaters settles for casual classiness, with its nicely set tables contrasting with their plastic yet incredibly comfortable chairs - the seats seem to take the shape of your bottom! To much delight, an open concept kitchen is adopted, sweeping aromas across the dining area.

I was there on a casual lunch date with my girlfriends and rushing in late, I had discovered that we were all to have set lunches. The 3 course set lunch consists of an appetizer, a main course, and a dessert, with choices for each category. My girlfriends ‘surprised’ me with what they had ordered for me – pleasantly.

We had a choice of Prawn Bisque soup or Croquettes for our appetizer. While the aroma of the soup had the rest of us hooked, PJ opted for the croquettes instead. The Prawn Bisque soup came with a crispy breadstick and actually contained one prawn! Though one may seem little, it seemed aptly proportionate to the size of the appetizer. Behind its rich brown colour was a wonderful blend of beef and prawn.

For an appetizer, the serving of the croquettes surprised me – you get 3 whole chunky pieces! The croquettes were sprinkled with parmesan cheese and the garnishing added a nice touch to its presentation. Biting into the croquette, you can hear the crisp breaded coating crumble and feel the smooth potato blend simply glide across your tongue.

Before we knew it, we had finished our appetizers and went on to our main course - a choice of Baked Salmon with King Prawn and Butter Rice or Striploin with King Prawn and Spinach Pasta. PZ had Striploin whilst the rest of us tried the Basked Salmon.

The Striploin came with a wonderful serving of beef slices, atop a heap of nicely packed spinach pasta. Although a deep green in colour, PZ said the pasta was really good with its creamy sauce. The beef was great, but it could have been better with slightly more sauce to accompany it.

The Baked Salmon came baked “into the plate.” A word of caution to all food enthusiasts: do not touch the plate for the first few minutes unless you want to get burnt. The salmon was baked with the plate, which not only gave it a unique presentation, but also keeps your salmon warm while you eat it. Of course, I couldn’t help myself and had to turn the plate around to take a picture, despite the warnings of the waiter to “not touch the plate. It’s hot.” If I had held on any longer than I did, I would probably be sporting a blister now. The butter rice was a tad too dry though – if you like your rice wet and moist, you probably would not like it. My guess is that they baked it together with the salmon. The dish came with a scallop the size of a 50 cent coin, grilled to perfection, as well as a “bundle” of asparagus, tied up to look like a loose haystack. The asparagus was fresh, without much ‘treatment’ besides being cooked, and provided a refreshing recess to the rich cheesy covered salmon. The cheese was nicely melted but if you were expecting a HUGE prawn for both dishes, you’d be disappointed to find that though the prawn was of a considerable size, it wasn’t as huge as it was made out to be. It was very flavorful though, and it reminded me of the prawn they serve at “Fish & Co” on their “Seafood Platter”.

Dessert followed too soon after, Tiramisu! The tiramisu was double layered, soft and fluffy. The taste of liquor lingers in your mouth a few seconds after your first bite. It came drizzled with strawberry and chocolate sauce, with a cut of strawberry fruit.

We also had the Chocolate Fondant seperately, which was met with much satisfaction. Chocolate Lovers would adore this dessert. The outside of the Chocolate Cake is crusty, and crumbles into its moist interior as your fork delivers the first cut. Chocolate Sauce oozes out almost immediately. Mind you, if you are looking to see ‘lava’ flow like the chocolate volcano just erupted, you’d be disappointed. The side of ice cream, like when paired with brownies, acts as a nice compliment to the rich, yet not overly sweet, chocolaty flavour. One can tell that the restaurant does not use cheap ice cream - you’d see no ice crystals in your ice cream. The ice cream is thick like “BUDS” and “Ben & Jerry’s”, and its consistency reminds me of “Swenson’s Sticky Chewy Chocolate” ice cream – the way good ice cream should be. The small serving of strawberry and raspberry that accompany the dish adds a nice tangy respite.

The $18++ we spent on lunch was really value for money. The service was impeccable – the food was served promptly, and the staff was friendly and polite. They greet you cheerfully when you arrive and leave, with genuine smiles on their faces. They kept calling me a “lady”, much to my embarrassment, for it seems to be too high a title for the likes of me. The waiter even waited patiently for me to settle down before placing a neatly folded napkin over my lap, entertaining our requests to take pictures for us – more than once. With conditions like these, I find myself wanting to visit sometimes soon again.

7 Purvis St #01-01 Singapore 188586
Contact: 6338 3345
Lunch: 11.30am - 2pm
Dinner: 6pm - 10pm

*croquette & main photo courtesy of PJ