Review - Jade on 36
We are long overdue with a Jade on 36 review. The weekend after Winter Formal we were hit up for our TOK essays, the next weekend was the EE. Understandably, for anyone in the IB, this leaves little time for blogging food reviews. Now that EEs and TOK essays are done, hopefully there will be a bit more blogging.
Luckily, Jade on 36 was unforgettable, and two weeks of high pressure would do little to erode its memory. The restaurant’s interior design is fantastic, with mixtures of modern and traditional fine dinning interwoven. The food is modern art, its exquisite, delicate, unique and subtle. Flavors were complex, a mixture of traditional and non-traditional, and the end result being a truly unique dish, with a multifaceted flavor profile.
You can tell I watch too much Top Chef. I need a life.
There is an extensive drink menu, with creative, one-of-a-kind cocktails, and a huge wine list. Also, the staff was super kind to us. This is worth mentioning, because often times this is not the case. I think restaurant staff treat us poorly because when they notice our age, they automatically think that we won't spend as much as the 40 year old business men next to us, or the rich Shanghainese to our back, and we will trash the place. The first and second is often the case, the third is not. I feel that just because two teenagers aren’t willing to throw down 3,000+ kwai on a meal, doesn't mean we should be treated poorly. We are giving them good money just the same, and should be treated with respect. If we were rude, dressed sloppy, or behaving in a trashy fashion, I would understand their argument. Sorry for the rant. I am thinking of my birthday dinner and the horrible treatment at Sushi Oyama...
The food was truely great. The lowlight was the appatiser of the cepe panacotta with garlic; it was slightly odd, a bit bland and too moist. However, to call it "bad" or even "okay" would be an understatement. It was "good", just didn't jump the high bar to "greatness". The first small dish they gave us to "cleanse our pallets" was diced vegetables with a wonderfully tender scallop on top was so light and juicy! The "saumon fume" (smoked salmon) was divine! Slightly rare, like a rich and fatty sashimi, when paired to its beetroot reduction-like sauce and spinach it was divine! We are salmon-enthusiasts, and this salmon was some of the best we have ever eaten, it was so fatty and delicious! They gave us a citrus coco cola ice soup to "cleanse our pallets" again. It was creative; one of the most unusual things I have had in a fine dining environment, but it was delicious! The "valrhona chocolat" was ordered for two reasons: it was a chocolate cake, and it had elderberry sauce. We both love chocolate, and I (Chrissy) have been trying to get Joachim into elderberries. It was a perfect choice, a great way to end the meal, and a great taste to go to winter formal with. The cake was dance and rich, the icing completely smooth and sticky! Oh my god, I miss it so much.
I think, one day, I must go back to Jade on 36. One day when I have money! Ha-ha, we are in high school after all! Maybe I will ask my dad if he wants to go here for my graduation dinner!
The scallop pallet cleanser:
Cep pannacotta:
Salmon:
Second pallet cleanser
The drink! It glows!:
Chocolate Cake:
***** out of *****
- Chrissy
Luckily, Jade on 36 was unforgettable, and two weeks of high pressure would do little to erode its memory. The restaurant’s interior design is fantastic, with mixtures of modern and traditional fine dinning interwoven. The food is modern art, its exquisite, delicate, unique and subtle. Flavors were complex, a mixture of traditional and non-traditional, and the end result being a truly unique dish, with a multifaceted flavor profile.
You can tell I watch too much Top Chef. I need a life.
There is an extensive drink menu, with creative, one-of-a-kind cocktails, and a huge wine list. Also, the staff was super kind to us. This is worth mentioning, because often times this is not the case. I think restaurant staff treat us poorly because when they notice our age, they automatically think that we won't spend as much as the 40 year old business men next to us, or the rich Shanghainese to our back, and we will trash the place. The first and second is often the case, the third is not. I feel that just because two teenagers aren’t willing to throw down 3,000+ kwai on a meal, doesn't mean we should be treated poorly. We are giving them good money just the same, and should be treated with respect. If we were rude, dressed sloppy, or behaving in a trashy fashion, I would understand their argument. Sorry for the rant. I am thinking of my birthday dinner and the horrible treatment at Sushi Oyama...
The food was truely great. The lowlight was the appatiser of the cepe panacotta with garlic; it was slightly odd, a bit bland and too moist. However, to call it "bad" or even "okay" would be an understatement. It was "good", just didn't jump the high bar to "greatness". The first small dish they gave us to "cleanse our pallets" was diced vegetables with a wonderfully tender scallop on top was so light and juicy! The "saumon fume" (smoked salmon) was divine! Slightly rare, like a rich and fatty sashimi, when paired to its beetroot reduction-like sauce and spinach it was divine! We are salmon-enthusiasts, and this salmon was some of the best we have ever eaten, it was so fatty and delicious! They gave us a citrus coco cola ice soup to "cleanse our pallets" again. It was creative; one of the most unusual things I have had in a fine dining environment, but it was delicious! The "valrhona chocolat" was ordered for two reasons: it was a chocolate cake, and it had elderberry sauce. We both love chocolate, and I (Chrissy) have been trying to get Joachim into elderberries. It was a perfect choice, a great way to end the meal, and a great taste to go to winter formal with. The cake was dance and rich, the icing completely smooth and sticky! Oh my god, I miss it so much.
I think, one day, I must go back to Jade on 36. One day when I have money! Ha-ha, we are in high school after all! Maybe I will ask my dad if he wants to go here for my graduation dinner!
The scallop pallet cleanser:
Cep pannacotta:
Salmon:
Second pallet cleanser
The drink! It glows!:
Chocolate Cake:
***** out of *****
- Chrissy
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