Public

Last year November Public relaunched with new owners, new GM and new menu (Peruvian fusion). The food itself was beautiful with lots of flavour. Every single dish we had was presented beautifully and tasted great. We tried the Peruvian style ceviche which was lovely, the scallops were perfect, the snapper and pork dishes were cooked to perfection. Public restaurant itself has such a relaxed vibe. Great place to just simply hang or even hold a function in one of their private rooms. Great place that has lovely food and drinks.

The food was alright but a little overpriced for the portion. The Kentucky fried duck was $15 for a single piece (that’s $15 for one drumstick). I understand it’s fine dining but sometimes restaurants got to be real with what they’re serving. The wagyu brisket was quite average too for $39. Besides us, there were only two other occupied tables so the restaurant was quite empty for lunch time. The waitress didn’t come back to offer the dessert menu or more wine. Unfortunately we did not get anymore service and had to proceed to the counter to pay on the way out. Overall the restaurant had a nice decor and food was presented lovely but everything else was disappointing.

Very tasty eats tonight. Lamb rump was cooked perfectly and matched with the ancient grains very well. Pork was succulent and work well ad a whole. Finished off with a chocolate ganache that has a great strong flavour without being over the top. Nice atmosphere and great service. Solid Saturday night eats.

Enjoyed having a lunch at this place. Sophisticated menu, beautiful dish, it was amazing! Dish was too big for me. Regrettably I could not eat all. If you have a seat by the window side, you can enjoy George street view. (Actually I enjoyed looking to the busy street in the city as I’m from a country side) Must be a good atmosphere at night time!

What can I say about Public ahh ants? Ants on the menu, I HAD to try them.. They were served over delightful pieces of fish and cucumber which were sublime! The ants however, added nothing to the dish. They were pointless and a little sharp in the mouth giving that, 'did I just get an ant bite?' feeling. I scraped them off. Order the fish 100% just minus the ants. The other dishes were amazing, as was the service. Great place for date night.

Food and drink is on the expensive side but there a lot of plus sides to this establishment. Firstly, the decor is gorgeous. Secondly, the waitress was helpful, friendly and attentive. Finally, I ordered the kingfish, cucumber and ants dish (come on, trying ants is too hard to miss!) and it didn’t disappoint. Fresh ingredients and the fish was divine. I could taste little bursts of citrus (the ants?) and it perfectly complimented the fish. I also enjoyed my aperol spritz and was happy it came with an olive because.. well, I love olives! Recommend this place as a fancy treat.