Amor Singapore

Opened just early this year, Amor is a quaint Spanish restaurant located along Amoy Street offering Mediterranean and Catalan-inspired cuisine

The entrance to the restaurant was quirky with a some Gaudi inspiration in the colourful mosiac colored door and interestingly shaped door

The same color vibrancy is extended within the restaurant, from the colorful tiled bar counter, to the mosiac feature wall and colour blocks of red and blue walls

We started the meal with the complimentary watermelon cube served with a drizzled of olive oil. Pre-soaked in Sangria, the watermelon cubes carried varied flavours of sweetness and bittersweet from the wine which helps to open up the palate

We also ordered the jamon iberico croquettes served with creamy bechamel sauce and a fatty slice of aged ham. The croquette was crispy and light as the potatoes were fluffy and creamy while the ham gave it a deep savoury taste. Next, we also had the happy egg which is the chicken pumpkin puree with truffle saboyon and crispy jamon bits. The puree was airy and creamy with the chicken bits crunchie and the jamon bits giving the deep umami flavours

We ordered the Foie Gras ‘A La Brasa which is grilled Foie Gras served with sweet-and-sour endive and burnt onion soup. This dish is quite unique since we only ever had pan fried foie gras and not in a soup. The soup was smokey with a deep earthy flavour from the onions. The endives lightened the otherwise heavy soup flavour with a bit of a tangy flavour. The foie gras was soft and still creamy but lost that melt in your mouth texture. It soaked up the soup well so each bite of the foie gras had a tangy flavour which I did not like. I think the foie gras did not excel at all in this dish and we were quite disappointed

The next dish managed to save the day;  Pulpo de Galicia, which was grilled Octopus over a bed of potato and sweet corn sofrito. The octopus was perfectly grilled with charred edges given the seafood a nice smokey flavour while maintaining the tender meat of the tentacles. The potatos were soft and soft given the Octopus a nice platform to shine while the corn added a nice sweet layer of taste

For mains, we had the lobster arroz meloso which had a whole barbequed lobster on top of seafood flavoured rice. The rice is moist and al dente and had great umami flavours from different seafood used to cook the rice. The lobster was mid sized and was cooked well with a springy and crunchy texture. Since this dish was the most expensive for the meal at SGD 82, the lack of other seafood ingredients was slightly disappointing since there was no other ingredients once you finish the lobster meat, especially if you ordered this as a sharing plate

Last but not least, we had the desserts, the hazelnut and almond lava cake and the basque burnt cheesecake. The cake has a warm molten, flowing centre which contrasts with the cold ice cream for a hot and cold dessert. The cake was pretty dense and the dessert was sweet and very chocolatey. The cheesecake was very creamy and also had a semi flowy center. For a cheesecake lover, I could imediately detect that a small amount of blue cheese was used to give it that distinctive ‘stinky’ flavour which was not overly strong but still detectable for the sensitive. I am not a fan of blue cheese so while the cheesecake was nice, it was not the dessert for me

Overall, the dishes were fine and there wasn’t a dish which stood out to me much for me wanting to return to the restaurant for another meal. With many fine restaurants offering similar dishes, I guess diners return more for the lively atmosphere

Address: 107 Amoy St, Singapore 069927

Opening hours: 12 pm to 3 pm and 6 pm to 12 am ( Closed on Sun)