FYR Cycene Ond Drinc

Good for dinner and a fun buzzy night out, but not mindblowing. I’d rather try other places than to visit it again. We spent ~$ 230 for 4 people, including drinks. Cocktails (had the Light My Fire cocktail, which was light, but on a sweet side) are about $ 10 each, each glass of wine $ 9-​$ 11.
We had:
— Half bone marrow ($ 15): Decent. The bread was nicely toasted and went well with the marrow and tomato concasse, though it was on the salty side.
— Beef cubes in rendang ($ 15): Wasn’t on the main menu but on a rotating menu of specials. Beef was nicely tender and flavorful — I personally thought it tasted better on its own rather than dipped in the sauce. The taste was more reminiscent of satay sauce than rendang.
— Blue mussels ($ 15): The heat from the wasabi definitely shone through. The bread came in the form of fried mantous, which went very well dipped in the broth. The mantous were a tad on the small side though, and too hard. Would have preferred them fluffier.
— Sharing plate of whole maine lobster, five-​spice whole chicken & lamb saddle ($ 88): We chose mashed potatoes as our side and the black truffle and peppercorn sauces. The chicken was definitely the star of the dish — tender and flavorful. Lamb was good, but too fatty. Lobster was ok — I’ve had better. Would recommend getting the truffle sauce. Mashed potatoes could have done with some cheese and less butter. Very good for sharing though, and for trying a variety of meats.
— Baked pistachio melt & pandan ice cream ($ 10): Very photogenic, though a bit odd that the ice cream came on the side. The cake and ice cream were very fragrant, and the cake was appropriately molten, complete with a melting marshmallow on top. The pistachio taste came out pretty strongly, and the pistachio nuts sprinkled over the dessert provided good crunch.
— Valrhona triple chocolate mousse ($ 12): This was a disappointing dish. It was more of solidified cream in a hard chocolate shell, on a bed of oreo crumbs with peanut. Except that the black sea salt went jarringly with the dessert.
Good place to try but I wouldn’t frequent it. Service was attentive and friendly though.

I had restaurant week lunch here at $ 25++ and it was quite worth it.
Starter I picked baby squid. About 3 pieces, covered with seasoned mesclun salad. The salad looked kinda messy. Squid was not bad. Nothing to write home about. Some of us had the beef bruschetta. Tasted like meatball sub on a piece of toast. Comfort food, nothing fancy. Toast was lightly crisp, just right.
Mains I had the barramundi on mash. This was nice, fish had a really nice crispy skin on it. The salsa sauce that came with it was tasty and fresh and had roasted peppers taste. Very savoury. Tried the duck confit, a nice portion like the fish but a tad dry. The beef onglet (extra $ 13) that my brother had was a little on the side of chewy. Not bad but I wouldn’t have ordered it for the ala carte price ($ 36) — go to Una instead at Rochester. They do it better for $ 28.
Desserts — my sticky date pudding was more like just a moist cake with some light caramel drizzled on. Ice cream was quite small when it came as partly melted. There was a hint of spice in the cake but not enough for me.
Drinks, we had 2 cocktails at $ 10 each. The Sencha mint based one was like a decent mojito, probably more of a crowd pleaser. Light My Fire that I ordered had the taste of orange bitters on it. Not bad also but a touch medicinal maybe. For the price I cannot complain.
Service was pleasant and they kept our water filled. Kudos as it was a full house. I would like to come back and try their clams as well as the marrow.

The restaurant is located at one end of a row of shophouses. The interesting thing about this restaurant is that all dishes are cooked using Josper Wood Charocal Oven and lychee wood. The restaurant serves modern European-​style cuisines with an Asian touch.
The walls of the restaurant is covered with colorful murals which looks great. The only thing that annoys is the loud surrounding music.
Grilled Fresh Fruit Juice ($ 5)
There is 2 choices of fruit for the juice today: pineapple or orange. I have selected pineapple for the drink. Unlike the usual sweet bright yellow fruit juice, the drink is a dirty green in color, with smoky, and savoury taste. Very interesting.
Honey Lemonade ($ 5)
Lemon, Honey
It is a soda drink with hint of lemon flavour at the bottom. So remember to stir before drink.
Tonight we are having the 3-​course dinner which is available during the restaurant week and costs $ 35++ per person.
For the small plates, we are having :
Grilled Salmon Tartare
with Mixed Herbs, IKan Bilis, Spring Onion
It is different from the usual version, serving with pieces of crispy pita bread. Quite creamy and rich.
Sauteed Shimeji Mushrooms
with Truffle Oil, Salted Egg Becurre Blanc
The dish smells great and yummy with the creamy sauce, but I could not taste the salted egg in it.
This is followed by the mains :
Altantic Cod 160g
with Garlic, Water Spinach Fondue, Salted Fish, Asian Herbs Sauce
The fish is well cooked and tasted meaty and chucky. It goes quite well with the spicy Kang Kong.
Pork Ribs 350g
with Barbecue Glaze, Roasted Baby Potatoes, House Salad, Sweet Hot Sauce
Although the rib looks dry with barely any sauce on it, the meat is very tender and flavourful with asian flavour on it. The meat tears easily off the bones. The sweet hot sauce kind of reminds one of a certain asian sauce. The greens is dressed in a light tangy dressing.
Lastly for desserts, we have
Chocolate Gâteau & Mint Ice Cream
with Devon Cream, Strawberry Pâté, Coconut Flakes
I am disappointed with the version of chocolate gâteau served here which looks more like a flat piece of chocolate cake with little chocolate taste in it. The stawberry pâté has a quite interesting firm jelly texture. The devon cream is quite rich although it seems a bit overwhelming in taste.
Grilled Pineapple & Ginger Ice Cream
with Rum, Gula Melaka, Cinnamon
This dessert fares better than the former. The ginger ice cream is the star here with bites of ginger in it without being overwhelming, giving cruch to texture and hints of heat. The pineapple is sliced into paper thin ribbons, although would prefer them in smaller pieces, as it is quite hard to eat with the tea spoons given, as well as, difficult to cut them into smaller pieces.
Overall the food is great. Water is refilled regularly. We are given small plates as both of us are sharing. Before the mains are served, the staff also clears the small plates, as she makes clear to us that there will not be enough space for the small plates. But interestingly when the mains are served by another staff, we are given small plates. Lastly when desserts are served, we are not given small plates again. Service seems uneven to me.

The food at FYR was pretty good. We ordered the combination steak, shrimp & chicken grill. All the portions were amazingly tasty and tender. Th restaurant is nice, quaint abs cosy. .a good choice.

Disappointment is my motivation for writing this.
It looked promising online, however once I arrived there, Britney Spears and similairly associated music was blaring in the whole place, and servers were zipping around.
That was the only good part.
The service attentiveness was spectacular. The servers answered all questions properly, and with my diet, cared to inquire whether some dishes had starch or cheese.
We ordered the bone marrow, not bad. Pretty good, but only 5 tablespoons worth of food, the Beef steak, which, to me looked and tasted like hawker quality, over peppered, and dry, and my lobster, which, when I asked was told was 250gms of meat.
It was a Crayfish, with barely 70gms of meat!
The crawfish originally had tons of cheese on it, presumably to mask the bland tase of the dish, and when arrived, I told them, (also beforehand) I was allergic to dairy and carbs. They made me a fresh one without a complaint.
We also ordered the scallops, which were not hot, and felt like they had been waiting for at least 10 minutes, which were ok, and chickpea bruchetta on an eggplant. This also had tons of cheese smothered on it, and asked them to make one without it.
Again, the flavours were bland, and quite frankly, I could make something much better!
Overall, with an orange juice and 2 cocktails, we paid $ 140!!!
And I was hungry!
Don’t bother with this place. It won’t last long.