I had the opportunity to dine at a delightful restaurant at Rochester Park for lunch yesterday.
I never knew a place like this existed until a Filipino colleague of mine booked us a table at this restaurant from, where else, the Philippines! Lol.
Rochester Park (yes, the road is named Rochester Park, as is the place) is located near the Biopolis and MoE buildings. We found the carpark immediately turning into the road coming off the main road, and while trying to figure out how to gain access to the restaurants nestled within the park, I came across this almost unnoticeable staircase, lol.
A map shows the locations of the restaurants and their names, and up the stairs we went in search of North Border.
No. 2 Rochester Park is just up the stairs to the left, and immediately, I felt a distinct sense of leaving the world behind, walking into intense shade and entering an ambience that seems so distant from the bustle of city life.
Interestingly, the houses along the street have been converted into restaurants. Seen are the old style pre-war colonial architecture that I’ve always held a fascination with, but with a modern touch to the facade.
And of course, the interior has also been updated to give it a nice look:
Each restaurant has been cleverly located within the dense foliage to give the visitor an interesting sense of isolation and a certain degree of peacefulness.
Lunchtime prices seem rather reasonable:
Based on the number of courses you want, you pick the corresponding dishes that interest you off the menu.
Having the 3 course lunch, I went for the Quesadillas, Ribeye and Apple Crumble.
I have to say, the presentation is great.
But.
The ribeye steak was generally tender, and nicely medium, just as I requested. However, I found the sauce used a little too overpowering, and tended to drown out the taste of the beef, instead of complementing the flavour. I’m not entirely sure what was the vegetable used, but suffice to say, it didn’t impress me.
I would give the steak a 3/5. I’ve tasted better steaks at Jack’s Place.
The apple crumble was a little too doughy for my liking but the apple filling was perfectly done, not too sweet, with a hint of cinammon. The vanilla ice cream wasn’t anything to shout about, but was a much needed change to the texture of the crumble. 3/5 here as well.
All that being said, bear in mind, for the price point, the quality of the food is actually more than acceptable. Positively adding to the dining experience is the fantastic ambience and everything comes together to get an overall score of 3.5/5.
Rochester Park has my curiousity piqued and I’ll definitely be coming back to this area to explore the potential of the dining available here. 
I leave you with two more pictures of dishes from the menu:
Envy me.
