Note: this PAUL review is a combination of THREE separate visits with a friend, to the flagship store at Ngee Ann City, Singapore.
(Update! As of December 2022, I have written a second review on PAUL – check that out over here!)
PAUL Review: Entertainer App by HSBC
Who doesn’t like dining with a discount?
It’s no secret that my family and I love eating in restaurants from the Love Dining programme – I’ve said many times that mostly had positive Love Dining Experiences. However, on occasion we do eat at places outside of Love Dining itself.
Here’s where another amazing dining programme comes in – the Entertainer App’s 1-for-1 mains by HSBC credit card. It has a huge variety in terms of participating dining establishments – from Japanese buffet at Shin Minori, to cafe options such as Coffee Academics and Hoshino Coffee, and a celebrity chef restaurant by Jamie’s Italian.
I have written a whole post about it on this blog as well:
Entertainer App featuring 1-for-1 mains at Paul for dining-in, and 25% off for takeaway
French Bakery and Restaurant
Located on Level 3 of Ngee Ann City, this place is pretty crowded most of the time.
Array of Desserts on display at the store’s entrance
That’s Paragon on the opposite side of Orchard Road
Menu
PAUL however isn’t just a bread store. It serves all day breakfasts, sandwiches, salads, mains, and of course, desserts. For this PAUL review, the restaurant chain’s meme is that they are bakers at heart.
According to the restaurant, it “With more than 130 years of history, we are truly happy to continue sharing our most important values with you, those which have been passed down through 5 generations: love for bread, the French ‘art de vivre’ and the constant monitoring of the quality of our products. We still make every loaf by hand, from scractch, every day, using specially imported flour. Don’t forget to grab out freshly baked breads!”
(Or desserts… because who can say no to a good bit of sweet pastry?)
Check out their menu online right here.
ALL-Day breakfast
If there was ONE dish I had to recommend, it would be the Smoked Salmon on Potato Pancake. It reminds me of a richer version of Eggs Royale (Eggs benedict with smoked salmon). Here, rich salty smoked salmon, made richer and more flavourful by a poached egg, rests on a crunchy potato base. Plus, though the potato base is described as ‘baked’ in the menu, this PAUL review classifies it more as ‘fried’. Among all the things I’ve eaten, this was my clear favourite.
Smoked salmon on Potato Pancake
Omelette Complete
Breakfast Steak
My friend’s favourite, is the Ham and Cheese Crepe.
Ham and Cheese Crepe
Cappucino (Left) and Mocha (Right)
Main Course and Salads
Of course, there will be times that we don’t want breakfast for dinner, so a traditional main course might be the way to go.
Take the Beef Hamburger for instance. A homemade burger filled with beef patty, romaine lettuce, tomatoes, gherkins, cheddar cheese and topped with a sunny side up egg. In the menu, this is served with French fries but it can be swapped with salad (which we did!).
The burger itself was alright, average – just a simple goodness but not outstanding. I very much prefer the burger at Jamie’s Italian or the Drunken Poet (both these places are on Entertainer App too!), as they are more juicy and tender in comparison.
Beef Hamburger
Scallop and Mussels
Codfish with Lemon Capers
Chickpeas and Avocado Salad
Dessert Takeaways
Each time after dining at PAUL’s, I am so stuffed there’s no room for dessert. Since I’m already at PAUL, I opted to take home a few items someday, so here they are!
Array of desserts. Yums.
Tartelette Framboises (Raspberry Tart)
Tartelette aux Fraise (Strawberry Tart)
Tartelette aux Fraises (Strawberry Tart)
Tarte a la Rhubarbe (Rhubarb Tart)
Tiramisu
Entertainer App Discounts
As mentioned earlier, for this PAUL review – the food featured here is a combination of three separate trips to the restaurant. For all visits, thanks to the Entertainer App, I received discounts if more than one main dish is ordered. All-day breakfasts and Main dishes are considered a ‘Main’ item that qualifies for a 1-for-1 discount.
PAUL review – First visitation
- Omelette Complete – $17.90
- Breakfast Steak – $23.90
- Cappucino – $6.40
- Mocha – $7.20
– Sub-total: $55.40
– Entertainer app 1-for-1 mains waived the cheaper Main item, so $55.40 -$17.90 = $37.50
– 10% service charge: $3.75
– 7% GST: $2.89
FINAL BILL: $44.14
PAUL review – Second visitation
- Iced Latte – $6.40
- Scallops and Mussels – $26.90
- Codfish with Lemon Capers – $32.90
- Smoked salmon on Potato pancake – $19.90
– Sub-total: $86.10
– Entertainer app 1-for-1 mains waived the cheaper Main item, so $86.10 -$19.90 = $66.20
– 10% service charge: $6.62
– 7% GST: $5.10
FINAL BILL: $77.92
PAUL review – Third visitation
- Chickpea and Avocado Salad – $15.90
- Ham and Cheese Crepe – $19.90
- Beef Burger – $22.90
– Sub-total: $58.70
– Entertainer app 1-for-1 mains waived the cheaper Main item, so $58.70 -$19.90 = $38.80
– 10% service charge: $3.88
– 7% GST: $2.99
FINAL BILL: $45.67
PAUL review – Takeaway items
- Tartelette aux Fraise (Strawberry Tart) – $7.20
- Tartelette Framboises (Raspberry Tart) – $7.20
- Tarte a la Rhubarbe (Rhubarb Tart) – $7.90
- Tiramisu – $11.50
Note: No discount was applied for takeaway items.
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