Comments on: Ma Maison - Traditional English Cottage Dining

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 10:58:23 +0000

Googling for Ma Maison reviews and unknowingly stumbled onto your blog, wow you are really pretty and sweet! really like your reviews lol.

Peace and have a Merry X’mas!

gonna stay and be a lurker for awhile.. View all comments by Steve

By: Karen

Karen — Fri, 11 May 2007 05:40:19 +0000

Hi Veron,

Nice blog, have been following but commenting for the first time.

I have been going to Ma Maison for the past 7years at least once a month and they have never failed to disappoint! I think the menu seldom changes but the good food are actually nothing you ordered.

If I may recommend, for starters, you should actually try the tomato salad in japanese sauce. The sauce is self made, meaning you can never find the same taste anywhere and it’s extremely tasty! I have never liked tomotoes but Ma Maison tomato salad with japanese dressing is the only tomato dish that I eat!

It is also one of the most accomodating restaurants for families with children with their nice & clean baby chairs and utensils for children.

They have very nice Beef Straganov rice, Squid Ink Spahgetti, Prawns and Scallops Gratin (baked pasta with fresh prawns and real(!) big fresh scallops and their Carbonara is something that I had never tasted anywhere.

Get a Dinner card and after 10 ‘chops’ on the card, you can get S$100 dining voucher for Ma Maison!

For families, kids under 10 years get a free gift, daddies get a free beer and mummies get a free scoop of ice-cream.

I am slightly biased :) because I have been eating there for a very long time and I have never left feeling unsatisfied hence I think you may have ordered the wrong items which were slightly commercialised and not very authentic.

Try my recommendations and it will definitely be on your list of favourite restaurants!

Cheers
Karen View all comments by Karen

By: Veron

Veron — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 15:24:04 +0000

Thanks! Yeah I will wine and dine and chill even if I’m busy. Those 3 things are of high importance! View all comments by Veron

By: Eu-Jzin

Eu-Jzin — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 05:51:24 +0000

Hi Veron,

Firstly, thanks for your Best (&Worst) Restaurants for 2006 guide. IT’s gonna be MY guide fer the next few weeks of eating and chillin’

Back to ‘Ma Maison’, it’s name means ‘my home’ if i’m not wrong, hence the homely feel to it which is nice yah? I went there a long time ago (like 7 years ago!?) and i loved it. but why i have not been back there since also leaves me scratching my head like u now. But thanks for this mention of Ma Maison again, I am definitely reminded that I should pay homage once again to the wonderful ambience (& hopefully good food too since ur experience witht the food wasn’t all great!) there. Thanks!

-eujzin
PS: Love your blog esp with all the food and movie reviews!
Keep up the good work and forget not to wine, dine and chill even if u are busy! View all comments by Eu-Jzin

By: hucks

hucks — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 01:10:19 +0000

The hamburger steak is really good. And do go on a Monday, for ladies (and the lucky guy(s) who are with them) all get 20% off the total bill. Sweet. View all comments by hucks

By: Veron

Veron — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 17:31:18 +0000

Mai: Thanks! The thought of eating snails scares me a little. The thought of eating chewy snails scares me even more! From what you wrote I am very sure I would never get to know how one tastes like! Haha

mervkwok: I look out for the quantity too! I would totally cringe if the portion served looks much smaller than what I have paid for, like those spring rolls above! View all comments by Veron

By: mervkwok

mervkwok — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 13:13:22 +0000

hmm…. the chicken doesn’t look worth the price. you can tell i’m a quantity not quality guy :P View all comments by mervkwok

By: Mai

Mai — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 10:45:43 +0000

From the pictures, the food doesn’t really look French at all. It’s definitely fusion food, asian style.
As for snails, people usually only eat them around Christmas time with some parsley butter. Its very chewy and doens’t taste anything particular I guess…or maybe because the taste is hidden by the butter itself.
Regarding the decor, well, areas in the north/ north west of France should bear the same kind of layout. But from your review, I’m not really motivated to go try the food next time I’m back in S’pore ! :-P View all comments by Mai

By: Veron

Veron — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 04:41:10 +0000

To clarify: The food is obviously French-influenced. If not the name “Ma Maison”, the escargots alone should lend enough clue. What appears English (to me anyway) is simply the decor. Or does French decor look the same?

Sounds like we have a few escargot lovers here! I don’t think I can ever bring myself to taste one of those (unless someone mixes it into my food without my knowledge). Can anyone describe to me what an escargot tastes like?

Kyo: Perhaps I should make a return trip and try the dishes you had! View all comments by Veron

By: Kyo

Kyo — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 04:28:52 +0000

Funny how I seem to go places just after/before you…

I went to Ma Maison last Monday, and had a great time (introduced by someone else).

I had the hamburg + rice + curry in ‘Korean Stone Bowl’ and it was nice and ultra-bubbly. Can’t complain there.

I also had the escargot (this is what happens when you go with a French resident), and found that to be a new (and interestingly delicious experience).

It’s not cheap, and it’s French/Jap fusion cuisine, not English at all actually.

Very pricey, though. My French friend had the tonkatsu set which came with starter and dessert (black sesame ice-cream). Personally preferred the hamburg more.

I will definitely be going back, and avoiding all the items you mentioned above next time! :) View all comments by Kyo

By: peter

peter — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 02:25:42 +0000

I sense you love food , so here’s a question for you.

Do you know where I can buy kimchi (not too x but nice) in Singapore? View all comments by peter

By: Longestflight

Longestflight — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 00:55:02 +0000

Hi hi, been a lurker around here. I frequent Ma Maison and here’re my thoughts. The food is different from others and better than average for me. The curry rice and the escargot are pretty decent. My friend has tried their hamburger dish and still felt that the one she tried in Japan was better. Yeah, but of course mah. ;) I think Ma Maison is more influenced by French than English. :) View all comments by Longestflight