La Maison Fatien

La Maison Fatien 

76 Duxton Road 

For reservations: 62203822

$60-90 per pax (without wine) 

French 

Semi-formal, quiet charm 

Warm service but inattentive 

     Two weeks ago, M, H and J picked La Maison Fatien to celebrate my birthday for me. I still remember it had started to rain and all of us were arriving from different directions. I started to get lost as I walked from Pinnacle and the rain pitter-pattered all over me. When I reached 76 Duxton Road, La Maison Fatien appeared like a lovely grey safehouse from the rain outside. 

   I was first and grateful to be seated and served warm water. (Lots of it, please!) The manager (I'm guessing) was lovely and started going through the wine menu. It is of note that La Maison Fatien has its own winery but it's only sold by the bottle. So, we didn't try any since only M and I can drink, and we are very bad with wine. 

   What I like most about this place is that it seems outside of time - whether it is because of the lovely company I was in where we would laugh for hours, or the way it was decorated, there is a quiet stillness about this place that I really like. 

Both pictures from the La Maison Fatien homepage. Top shows the 1st floor and the Bottom shows the 2nd floor. 

    I think this place also serves excellent starters - we either had foie gras (I am ever constant in my fixation with foie gras) or onion soup. Oh, the onion soup was divine, wonderfully enhanced by the wintry coolness of the rain outside. The texture of the onion soup was interesting - with delicious bits of bread and I cannot remember. Frankly, I love a place with many wonderful starters because it encourages all to order a large variety as possible to share. After all, a meal is about sharing isn't it? 

  

   

         

Lovely scallops as main course 

   The sweetest thing is that since we all stepped into La Maison Fatien, J kept asking if they had a chocolate cake. She said their chocolate molten lava cake was highly recommended online and really wanted to have it. I thought it was one of her pregnant cravings. It wasn't on the menu and we had to ask if they could provide. The restaurant said they had one left.

   When it came, I was surprised (even though I knew this was my birthday celebration). It is difficult to surprise each other when it has now been ingrained as tradition that the four of us take turns to celebrate each other's birthday at a new restaurant. J stated she knew I loved chocolate molten lava cake. And, I did love it.

   Thank you girls for making growing older so sweet.