Having heard much good things about the Indulge from online forums and websites, i decided to make a trip down that same day i had my anniversary with my gf. In fact, this came after Braise and was an early dinner for us. Touted as a reasonably priced and good gourmet food restaurant, it had alot to live up to. Did it meet expectations though?

Indulge Yourself ($6.50) - Indulge Special ($7.50) - The interior is decorated with art pieces, soft lighting and simple chairs for a simplistic yet comfortable touch. Fronting the door is the bar were drinks are prepared while the restaurant has a seating capacity of about 30 people. The drinks were recommended by the waiter who informed that the drinks were made using real juice. The Indulge Yourself drink is made of half mango and half strawberry juice which was actually decent but the novelty wears off after a while. The Indulge special has mango, watermelon and a blue coral mix which was also cooling but extremely sweet.

Crispy Prawn Tossed with garlic mayo and sunflower seeds - Quite a mouthful in terms of a name but in actuality, it has much in common with the wasabi prawn. The batter is thin and crispy while the mayo is decidedly fragrant enough to warrant a taste. I did find the prawns a tad too small and the serving size too little but thats also testament to me wanting to have more of the dish.

Szechuan Sweet and Spicy Soup - Having not gotten the mild pumpkin soup ready in the kitchen, the chef nicely told us of the alternative of having a special szechuan soup which i feel is actually pretty good. Sweet, sour and spicy, it has some of the Szechuan flavor one might come to expect. Its not very strong though so it comes across as just right. I could have a second bowl of this easily.

Pan Seared Salmon in Kung Po Sauce - We asked to change the lemon sauce salmon for the pan seared kung po salmon as it was one of the winning dishes this restaurant has produced for the Singapore excellent food awards. Alas, i beg to understand how this dish could ever win? The salmon was pan fried too dry with the meat being dry, hard and lacking taste. No doubt the kung po sauce is excellent but the salmon itself totally disappointed me and my gf. Not to mention the size of the salmon was decidedly small. Its quite a let down actually.

Grilled Ribeye With Braised Mushroom - Another award winning dish for excellent food awards, i was also disappointed as the meat was tasteless and could only pass for average at best. The presentation is pretty good but tastewise, it leaves much to be desired. In fact, i was constantly given the impression that these dishes were sold short as they were included in a budget set dinner menu but thats just me i suppose.

Passion Fruit Panna Cotta With Chocolate Ice Cream - The panna cotta is blurred off in the back of the picture. The ice cream is average at best. Supermarket quality if i'm not wrong but the panna cotta tasted fresh, sweet and smooth enough to recommend. Now if they could give a full cup of it instead of 1/3 cup, that would be great

The final bill clocked in at $72.75 for 2 people. Its a real mixed bag but to me, my hopes were built too high and the drop too steep to feel the meal justified.

Value for money!

Thanks to Sylvia's recommendation, I went down to check out this place recently and yes its truly value for money. In fact, I had been to The Cathay a few times trying to find a place to eat, but always ended up at Billy Bombers. But now that I've found Indulge, I'll be going back for more.

This little piece of haven is hidden behind Shilin Taiwan Chicken stall. Right at the corner waiting to be discovered. The place is quiet and have comfortable seats. Great place to just relax and chill out with friends and love ones.

They have quite a wide spread of food and you'll sure be spoiled for choice. The photos taken of the dishes in the menu is very tempting too. Makes everything look so yummy! Great photography skill! I like the way they arranged the order in their menu. First look in the menu, you'll be greeted by the various types of beverages they have. So you can order your drink first and slowly discover their little wonders inside their menu. I tried their Pink Guava smoothies and its very refreshing. Served in a margarita glass, the amount is just right to quench your thirst and last you through your meal. If you need ice water, you'll have to pay 30cents for it and its refillable.

Food we ordered...
Wok-Braised Fusilli w/Fried Chicken, Shitake Mushroom in Creamy Pesto Sauce @ $8.90
This is an award winning dish and it very well deserved it! The pasta was cooked to the right texture and the creamy pesto sauce is well blended into the fusilli. This dish is very easy to eat and you just need your spoon. Every bite into this is like being transported to creamy pesto land. Unlike other places where they sliced their mushroom, at Indulge, they cut it in slightly bigger chunks so that you can savor the mushroom and not get blended together with the pasta and sauce. The fried chicken is very crispy and juicy too. But not recommended for those on diet. Fried chicken plus pasta in cream sauce... ermm... wrong choice.

Crispy Dory Pasta w/White Wine Sauce @ $8.90
This one looks good and the white wine is mixed well with the pasta. The fish seem crispy too. Overall the person who ate this said was good.

Stir Fried Beef Strips Pasta w/Tomato Cream Sauce @ $7.90
This one looks like pasta in curry. The person who ate this said the first few bites tasted weird, but after that it's actually very pleasant. The sauce I tried a little was very tomato-cy. But this person said mine tasted better. (Of cos lah! Award winning leh!)

Overall Indulge really deserves to get 5/5. For its value for money and yummy pasta. It's much better than the one I had previously at the other pasta place. And its half the price! Serving wise, its the same and its good to fill one hungry man. We had problem finishing up ours even!

I've a feeling this will be one place I'll visit frequently.

Updated 26 Feb 2008...
I WENT BACK AGAIN!

Yap! Thanks to the group I'm volunteering, they had our recent meet-up at Indulge, I went back again for dinner and it's fantastic! This time I tried their Grilled Ribeye with Mushroom Braised. It's yet another of their award winning dish. One thing I regretted is to order for a medium-done one. Usually I would order for it to be medium-rare, so its a little too tough for me. But still its good. The mushroom braised complemented the beef well and the cold potatoe that came beneath the steak was very yummy too! The steak comes with rice and soup too! Which I didn't expect. The rice was very fragrant and the soup is simple yet flavorful. For drink, I ordered Lychee Smoothies. I love it too! Refreshing and quenched my thirst. I enjoyed the food alot. There's so much more waiting for me to try! Looks like I'll be going back often.