The Ninth

Followed by the Michelin guide, I am keen to experience food at the Ninth.

The service from the staff is brilliant. I really appreciate it till the end of my dining time.

The food caught my interest before I arrived at the restaurant. I was looking for the salted beef. It was amazing. The meat is so tender and full of flavour, really recommend it for those who wondering to try it. ☺️

Coming to the main part, the main dish. I ordered two plates, one was the role deer and the second one was a vegetable dish, the roast king oyster mushroom. Both of them were magnificent. Trying deer is a whole new experience. No fishy smell at all. The meat is soft with a rich flavour from the sauce. While the mushroom is ok. It had the same components as the deer, being a good option for vegetarians.

Lastly, the Pain Perdu was amazing. The toast is so soft including an ice cream to fill in your mouth. A great combination to end the day. But the poached pear is too sweet. But the yoghurt ice cream can help to reduce that sweetness.

Looking forward to coming back and exploring new dishes✨

In short, good food. Nothing was disappointing. Food was tasty, fresh, well seasoned. The best dishes were the carpaccio beef, the potatoes and the chocolate cremo.
Having said all that, no dish was *exceptionally* amazing. For a Michelin restaurant we expected slightly more than that.

The first time I ate here I had a wonderful meal from the a la carte selection and I was excited to return. The second time I came, in January 2024, I ordered from the tasting menu. Sadly, this did not work out so well for me, partly because I have celiac disease so I can’t consume gluten. I appreciate that I am the one that is broken, not the restaurant, and that the restaurant has no requirement to cater for my dysfunction. However, it proved too difficult to make satisfactory adaptions to the tasting menu, with dishes being made gluten-free “by omission”. I am sure this is an excellent restaurant for those without dietary restrictions.

Top quality food and service. My only issue was a spelling mistake on the menu about where the tea was from. It read tea from ‘Satenwa, Malawi’ when it’s from ‘Satemwa, Malawi’. I know it sounds ridiculous but the only reason I care is because I did some work and lived at Satemwa estate for a bit where the tea is grown. Iberico pork and the pain perdu was truly top tier.

We ordered the set lunch menu + sourdough & butter.
Sourdough was quite nice, but the butter was not the most flavorful that i’ve had. It lacked the layers of buttery taste.
Strozzapreti with romanesco & pork & veal ragu was seasoned strongly; it was quite salty and not much in layers of flavors. Clementine & beetroot salad & coconut yogurt & fig oil was alright… nothing too special about it.
Chargrilled mackerel, buttermilk, horseradish , cucumber & apple was quite good. The comparison of chargrilled taste of mackerel and freshness from the cucumber and apple is harmonious in a sense. The buttermilk underneath was balanced well, too.
Delica pumpkin risotto, radicchio and ginger was alright. Nothing too special to talk about. Perhaps one wouldn’t like it bcuz the ginger taste is quite strong.