207. Fig & Olive

Fig & Olive made its appearance at the newly expanded Jurong Point(JP) along with Ding Tai Feng, Thai Express and many others. The newly expanded JP is so much bigger. Of course, the crowd is also bigger. Needless to say, at dinner time like 7-8pm, you will have to queue.

I was in the first place of the queue with my friend. Behind us in line was a couple. Then came a family of 5. The waitress let the family of 5 in first as a bigger table was cleared. The couple behind me started grumbling about them being earlier than the family and yet was not ushered in. I felt the couple was rather calculative. It would not have make sense for 2 persons to occupy a big table which could have seat 5. When every restaurant/eateries have a long queue, it is always best to be patient and wait for seats if you didn't want to end up eating nothing.

Fig & Olive serves food representing a blend of Mediterranean origins. The food items available are quite limited. Salads, Main, Pasta and Sandwiches. I felt there wasn't many to choose from.

Do you know??

"Fig & Olive is also positioned itself as a healthy alternative to the ubiquitous fast food, in February 2007 Fig & Olive was endorsed by the Singapore Health Promotion Board (HPB) as the ambassador for healthy food service provider."

Okay...I didn't know this.

Melted Cheese Fish @$13.30

Breaded dory topped with melted cheese & side mixed veggies. I didn't taste this; comments reserved.

Calamari Fristo @$7.20

The calamari was very good. Firstly, it wasn't oil-laden. I didn't get oil soaked breaded calamari. The calamari was tangy and soft. Together with the tartar sauce and a few drops of lemon, it was pretty much a hook-inducing appetizer.

Maghribi Chicken with Olive Rice @$15.50

Herbs grilled chicken with Mediterranean style sauce serve with Olive rice. It came with greens. It was presented quite a balanced meal. I felt there wasn't anything special about the chicken. The sauce was. It has a sweet and slightly spicy taste which represents Mediterranean style. It was very compatible with the chicken. Salad was rather tasteless because the greens was only flavoured with salt.

The olive rice was too dry. I believed it wasn't thoroughly cooked which explained for the hardness of the grains. Frankly speaking, I didn't like black olives. It has a taste like something that is kept for too long, which it was (preserved). The olive rice has a slight curry taste. I personally felt they have chosen the wrong type of grains. It would be much better if they have had used short grains or even cous cous.

Falling stars from above......it's going to be Christmas soon!!!

Overall bill totalled to about $43 for 2 pax. Food was decent. The staffs were rather disorganised. We were only given the menu and the beverage menu was left out. One of the captains or managers threw the bill at our table when we asked for the bill. I thought it was pretty rude of him to do so.

Fig & Olive

Jurong Point

B1-63/64