House, Barracks and Camp

17 Apr :: Friday :: Afternoon

I’ve been to House, Barracks and Camp twice in the last month. Brought to you by the owners of Tippling Club, SPA Espirit, Strip, Browhaus, Qi Mantra and Skinny Pizza, House, Barracks and Camp is set among the numerous restaurants and bars at the hip Dempsey area.

 

Brief Description

House, Barracks and Camp is set in the original army barracks and offers both indoor and outdoor seating. Seated outdoors, you can admire the lush greenary but have to contend with mosquitoes in the evenings. Wanting a mosquito free air-conditioned environment, I’ve opted for indoor seating both times (Lunch and dinner)

The food

Famous for their Skinny Pizzas and desserts, I’ve ordered them each time I was there. The spread over 2 meals goes something like this:
Truffled Mushroom Pizza, Squid Ink Pizza, Squid Ink Pasta, Steamed Red Snapper, Strawberry shortcake, Warm Toffee Chocolate cake and Caramel Cheesecake.

 Review

1) Wild Truffled Mushroom Pizza – Pizzas are all served with Argula leaves, commonly known as Rocket Leaves. I’m not sure about you, but seriously, I can’t quite take the smell of truffles. They come across as pungent to me. Same thing with this pizza. However once it went into my mouth, it was aromatic. The skinny base made the pizza extremely easy to bite.

2) Squid Ink Pizza – The Squid Ink Pizza was simply delicious. The squid was tender and easy to chew. With the thin crust, the pizza was easily devoured.

3) Squid Ink Pasta – The dish should be Squid Ink Paella. However, we requested to change the rice to linguine. The squid ink was of the right texture and made the linguine easily enjoyed. 

4) Steamed Red Snapper- Served in a bowl with clams, the snapper is fresh and succulent.

5) Strawberry Shortcake –  Comes with fresh strawberries, the cake was sweet but not over-the-top. Voted as one of the top cakes in House, Barracks and Camp, it certainly is deserving of its ranking.

6) Warm Toffee Chocolate Cake – Two words : Sinful & Heavenly

7) Caramel Cheesecake – Sweet, sweet, sweet. This is actually off the menu and was suggested by the waiter as a daily special. Extremely sweet, this may not be good choice after a heavy meal unless you have a sweet tooth.

Total costs comes up to S$35/pax.

What to try

Skinny Pizza and Desserts.

Ratings

Food : 4/5
Ambiance : 3.5/5
Service : 4.5/5
Value: 4/5
RTE (Return to eat) : Yes

Details  

8D Dempsey Road
#01-01 to 06 Tanglin Village (Dempsey Road)
Mon-Wed, Sun & PH: 10am – 9pm
Thu-Sat & PH eve: 10am – Midnight

Tel: 6475 7787 / 6479 9212

Greenwood Fish Market And Bistro

5 Apr :: Sunday :: Evening

It has been a while since I last updated the blog. Due to increasing workload, I have not had much time to go out and enjoy… until yesterday.

Yum yum

 Brief Description

Greenwood Fish Market & Bistro provides seasonal fresh seafood served western style. Among the favourites are the oysters and salmon. Their staff are always on hand to recommend off-the-menu catch of the day and recommend ways how your food should be cooked.

 The food

I had the Hot Seafood Platter. On the menu, if I remember correctly, it was written that I would have a lobster, calamari, baby octopus salad, Littleneck clams, green-lipped mussles, oysters, fish baguette and grilled prawns. 

What I got was half a grilled lobster, Crab claw salad (substitute for the grilled prawns & octopus), Littleneck clams cooked in white wine garlic sauce, green-lipped mussles, grilled buttered oysters,  calamari and grilled fish skewers.

 Review

1) Lobster – The grilled lobster was fresh and succulent. The flesh is easy to remove and retains the original sweetness and juiciness.

2) Calamari – Greenwood Fish Market’s calamari is well-known. The calamari is cooked to the right degree, where the meat is cooked but not elastic. Tastes heavenly with the tartar sauce.

3) Crab claw salad – A cold dish which retains the sweetness of the crab claw. The salad is tossed with just the right amount of balsamic vinegar, making it a good companion to the cooked spread.

4) Littleneck clams & Greenlipped Mussles  - Nice

5) Buttered oysters – The oysters are cooked with shallots and was not overly buttery.

6) Grilled fish skewers – Assorted fish meat was used for the skewers. Some of the meat were a bit tough and a tad tasteless when eaten alone. But together with the capsicon and tartar sauce, was quite okay.

I’ve been here at least 4 times before. While the seafood is fresh, there’s always a sense of incompleteness in me after the meal.  The upside is that Greenwood Fish Market also serves desserts such as creme brulee. Do remember to share your food with your companions to leave room for desert.

There is no discount for dinner. For the hot platter, the bill comes to S$93/2 pax inclusive tax. Quite a good deal considering the lobster and crab claw.

 What to try

 For those who have yet to try out the food, there are discounts for lunches and daily specials such as $1 oysters on Tuesdays (with every main course ordered, limited to 12 per person, last I heard).

Ratings

Food : 4/5
Ambiance : 3.5/5
Service : 4.5/5
Value: 4/5
RTE (Return to eat) : Probably Yes

Details  

34 Greenwood Avenue,  Hillcrest Park
Mon to Sun: 12noon – 2:30pm, 6:30pm – 10:30pm

Tel:  6467 4950

Pancake Mix from Nigella Express

It’s really quite fascinating how celebrity chefs like Jamie Oliver and Nigella Lawson can whip up yummy looking dishes with a few snaps of their fingers.  While I enjoy Jamie’s laid-back easy cooking style, Nigella’s recipes do seem easier to follow

Here’s a link to one of her recipies on Nigella Express -> Homemade instant pancake mix with blueberry syrup

She makes the pancakes seem so yummy, especially at the end of the show, where she gobbles one up with a hearty dose of whipped cream. Yum yum.

I’ve yet to try this out, so feedback will be very much appreciated.  Thanks!

Recipie for Spaghetti Aglio Olio

I love pasta. One of my favourites is easily Spaghetti Aglio e Olio ( Spaghetti with Garlic and Oil). It’s definately one of the supposedly easiest dishes to cook, since it requires galic, olive oil, chili and spaghetti. Really? Wrong!

I enjoy my aglio olio quite a fair bit, and enough to be ordering variants at different restaurants to sample how it is being cooked. Places I’ve tried are Coffe Club, Organic Cafe, Pastamania, Fig and Olive, Swensen’s, Cedele etc.. you get the picture.

What surprises, and irritates me, is how easily some restaurants/cafes can mess it up.

While I thoroughly enjoyed the Aglio Olio at Organic Cafe and Cedele, I was left struggling at Fig and Olive. Problem with the dish from Fig and Olive was that the spaghetti was over-cooked and plain, and instead of garlic and chili, I was tasting barely cooked green and red peppers which left a raw vegetables taste.

While I’m no great chef myself, I have at times experimented with cooking aglio olio myself. Here’s how I like to prepare my spaghetti aglio olio.

Pasta
Cooking pasta isn’t as simple as cooking instant noodles. To cook proper tasting pasta, you’ll need a large pot of boiling water and lotsa salt.

1) Boil a large pot of water.
2) Add in large amounts of salt after the water boils.
3) Throw in the required amount of pasta and ensure that the pasta is fully submerged in the boiling water (now you understand why a large pot is required)
4) Occasionally break of a bit of pasta to test if cooked.
5) Once ready, drain off the water and rinse it quickly under cold water. This will ensure that the pasta stops cooking. Without rinsing, the pasta will be left simmering and ends up overcooked when served.

Aglio Olio
1) Heat up a frying pan with olive oil. Use moderate to high flame.
2) Once the oil is nicely heated up, throw in the garlic to taste. I like to have lots of garlic.
3) Once the garlic starts to brown, add in some parsly flakes and mushrooms if you like. All in sliced chili/chili flakes to taste.
4) Stir fry for a minute or so and add in the cooked pasta
5) Lower the flame and toss the pasta around, making sure it is covered with olive oil. Add in more olive oil if required.
6) Once ready, serve and enjoy.

Hope this helps fellow alio olio lovers.

Barnacles Restaurant & Bar

17 Oct :: Friday :: Evening

It’s been a while since my last review. I’ve been too caught up with work, but no fear, I’ve still been trying out food, just lacked the time for reviews.  Here’s a back-dated review of Barnacles Restaurant & Bar.
To celebrate my SO’s birthday, I decided to surprise her with a trip to Sentosa, to dine by the sea. After some research, I decided on Barnacles Restaurant & Bar, at Rasa Sentosa.

 Brief Description

Barnacles Restaurant & Bar provides an enjoyable dinner by the seaside, filling the night with sea breeze from the South China Sea. If alfresco dining is not your cup of tea, there’s always indoor dining under soft ambient lights.

Barnacles is at one end of Sentosa. Driving there, turn right at the first roundabout upon entering Sentosa and religiously keep driving straight, towards Siloso Beach. Parking is available at the beach or if you’re lucky, you can score a parking lot near Barnacles at Rasa Sentosa.

Sentosa Entry Fee is redeemable from Barnacles, but do remember to request for a receipt when entering Sentosa. No receipt, no redemption.

Review

I chose an outdoor seat by the sea, hoping to catch the transient evening light. However, once the evening passed into night, it was actually quite irritating to have the spot lights shining at you… time to move into the restaurant itself.

The restaurant interior is quite cosy. The lights are soft and calming.

Since we weren’t really hungry (damn the tea break cookies), we ordered a crab salad, a grilled meat & seafood skewer and the famous yin yang (toted as one of the top 20 appetisers in Singapore).

The food

Complimentary bread was provided. Toasted to a slight warmt, the bread was an excellent start to the meal.

1) Crab with Avocado Salad. The avocado provided the yummy creamy texture, bringing out the sweet and succulent crab meat. Mixed with their famed chili crab sauce, the dish was a great start to the meal.

2) Yin Yang (Wok-Fried Honey Baby Squids & Mayonnaise Prawns). The baby squids were yummy and went well with the thinly sliced cucumbers, which formed the ‘S’ in the Chinese yin yang sign. The prawns were sweet and fried to just the right degree.

3) Grilled Meat & Seafood Skewer. To be honest, I didn’t quite like this dish. The fish meat seemed overcook and tasted a tad too ‘fishy’ for my liking. The prawns was okay, but wasn’t as nice as the yin yang mayo prawns. Overall, was a bit disappointing considering how I enjoyed the earlier two dishes.

Since it was my SO’s birthday, the restaurant provided a complimentary slice of blackforest cake and a glass of white wine. I’ll gladly pay for the cake. It was moist and wasn’t too sweet. Kudos to the staff again for their ability to make the guests feel special.

What to try

Looking around at other tables, I decided that on my next visit, I’ll try the Seafood Platter on Ice and the Chili Crab.  Probably you should, too.

Ratings

Food : 3.5/5
Ambiance : 4.5/5
Service : 4.5/5
Value: 3.5/5
RTE (Return to eat) : Probably

Details  

Rasa Sentosa Resort, Singapore
101 Siloso Road, Sentosa
Daily: 6.30pm – 10.30pm
Sun: 12-3pm
Lounge Bar: 6.30pm – late
Tel: 63712930

Raffles Hotel Champagne Truffle & Ganache Snow-skin Mooncake

Mid-Autumn Festival is also known as “Harvest Festival”, which is one of the most well known Chinese Festivals. In Singapore, it’s celebrated with mooncakes and kids carrying lanterns. This is one of the money-spinners for merchants, who continue to charge exorbitant prices for lanterns, which come in the form of Hello Kitty, Aeroplanes and Dragons, just to name a few. My favourite part of the festival are the mooncakes.

Mooncakes typically come in 3 forms; Baked, Pastry and Snow-skin.

Snow-skin mooncakes are those where the skin is uncooked. It is left in the fridge and served cold. They are also to be consumed asap. Of the different snow-skin mooncakes available in Singapore, one of the most popular and famous would have to be the snow -skin mooncakes from Raffles Hotel.

This year, I am fortunate enough to get a 25% discount off them. I decided to grab a box of the famous Champagne Truffle mooncakes.

Each box contains 8 mini moon-cakes. The design for the box differs each year. Something for the staunch Raffles mooncake supporters to collect. 

The first thing that struck me when I opened the tin box is the sweet fragrance. The smell itself is sufficient to tempt you to bite into the mooncake! The mooncake is best taken in quarters, where you can savour the sweetness of the truffles and the fragrance of the champagne.

Above is a picture of the cross-section of the mooncake. The star of the mooncake is undoubtedly the sweet truffle right at the middle. A warning though, it’s really quite sweet, so do prepare a nice fragrant cup of hot Chinese tea to compliment. 

Retail price is S$48. Unfortunately, the snow-skins are not available for order via the internet. You can make your orders online at Raffles Hotel Mooncakes. Enjoy.

Imperial Herbal Restaurant & Tcafe

7 September 2008 :: Sunday :: Dinner
Vivocity is home to numerous restaurants, many of which provide a scenic view of the sea. A wide variety of restaurants are available, from the economical Chicken Rice Shop to the higher end Tung Lok Signature for those with refined taste-buds.

Of all the restaurants, Imperial Herbal Restaurant stands out for providing healthy and exotic cuisine. Scorpions, crocodile meat and ‘Hai Tang Lang’ (loosely translated as Sea Praying Mantis), Imperial Herbal is definitely not for the weak-hearted.

I’ve been here once. Funny thing is, I don’t have much recollection of the food. I do remember the scallops being wonderful and the Sea Praying Mantis (whatever this is) looking all cockcroachy and disgusting (at least to me).  

Brief Description:

Imperial Herbal prides itself in providing a unique dining experience where a resident herbalist is on hand to provide the best recommendations for adding the ideal herbs to the meal. Dishes are infused with chinese herbs to improve health and excite taste-buds. What’s interesting is also the cushion seats which are shaped as a palm.

Review

Enough of the weird food, we (4 of us) stuck to the normal food. 

1) Beggar’s Chicken. This seems to be one of the more popular dishes. First impression is that the chicken is well cooked in a herb infused gravy, which is good, considering the amount of nourishment I need to cope with my hectic work life.  As like most herbal chickens, the meat is well-cooked and easy to tear. Though a fair amount of herbs have been added, there isn’t a strong herbal smell. The meat is average but the gravy is wonderful. Point to note, the gravy goes well with plain rice. Nothing to shout about though.

2) Glazed Scallops. The scallops are served in a potato (I think) basket, with seaweed and savory sauce. This is the second time I’m enjoying this and it’s still as good as I remembered. The scallops and tangy and the seaweed is crisp and tasty. Definately a must try.

3) Fried Fish with ‘Rose’ Petals. When the dish was served, we realised….. that there are no rose petals?! After clarification, we are told that they have replaced rose petals with lily bulbs as rose leaves a bitter taste. Other ingredients include kiwi and celery. In all, the dish leaves a refreshing taste, with the kiwi providing the fresh sweet-sourish taste with the lily providing the fragrance. Definitely worth a try.

4) Yam Mooncake. The pastry mooncake comes with/without york. The price difference is a mere S$0.50.  The flaky exterior complements the smooth fragrant yam. While not exquisite, the mooncake is worth a try. Do note that purchase of mooncakes is solely by cash terms only.

5) Lycee Black Tea. No Chinese dinner should go without Chinese tea. We had the lycee black tea, which is fragrant yet provides a relatively strong after-taste. 

In all, after a 15% discount with Amex, the bill comes to about S$25/pax. Price-wise, it’s quite worth it. However, the service was quite bad. We had to constantly wave our hands to catch the attention of the service staff. To be fair, we were seated quite near to the entrance, but I firmly believe that no decent restaurant should allow their guests to be flapping their hands like a headless chicken just to ask for a refill of the tea. While the food was definitely above average, the same cannot be said about the service. Disappointing.

Ratings

Food : 3.5/5
Ambiance : 3.0/5
Service : 2.5/5
Value: 3.0/5
RTE (Return to eat) : Not anytime soon

Details

1 Harbourfront Walk
#03-08 VivoCity
Mon-Fri: 11.30am – 2.30pm, 6pm – 10.30pm
Sat & Sun: 11.30am – 11pm 

Turadot 图兰朵

1st September :: Monday :: Evening

Turandot

Synopsis:
The story of Turandot was taken from the Persian collection of stories called The Book of One Thousand and One Days. Set in ancient Peking, Turandot is about a beautiful but cold Chinese princess who has a grudge against men, especially princes, after traumatised by the fate of her ancestor who was raped and murdered by conquerors. To woo her, potential suitors have to correctly answer three riddles. Failure to answer correctly will lead to a public execution. The story revolves around one Prince Calaf, who falls in love at first sight with the princess and stakes his life in his pursuit for the princess’ love.

Review:
Composed by the famed Italian composer Giacomo Puccini, Turandot is his second opera which follows an oriental theme. With elaborate costumes and well-design set, Turandot opened with much anticipation from the audience.

However, the opening was weak, with the singing barely audible. However, with the appearance of Timur, Liu and Calaf, things started looking better.

Lee Jae Wook was majestic as Calaf while the role of the loyal and virtuous Liu was well played out by Nancy Yuen. Jae Wook’s stage presence commands attention and his voice strong and unwavering.

The surprise, at least to me, for the evening was the joyful performance by Brent Allcock, Melvin Tan and Lamuel dela Cruz as the ministers Ping, Pang and Pong. Their well-choreographed antics was simply a delight to watch, bringing comedy relief to the otherwise serious opera.

The climax of the show is definately when Calaf broke out in Nessun dorma (None shall sleep tonight ), at the start of ACT III. As one of the best known tenor arias in all operas, Nessun dorma has been performed by all of the three tenors.

Conclusion:
While the performance is definately a woot, the storyline towards the end wasn’t quite to my taste. What left me feeling frustrated and perplexed is the behaviour of Calaf after Liu has died to keep his secret. While I can understand that Calaf holds an insane obsession for Turandot, his seemingly nonchalance to Liu’s death made me wonder if Turandot is the only one who is cold-hearted in the story. Likewise, how Turandot had a 180 degree change in personality after a kiss from Calaf was equally incomprehensible to me.

Cast:
Jessica Chen, Turandot
Lee Jae Wook, Calaf
Nancy Yuen, Liu
Brent Allcock, Ping
Melvin Tan, Pang
Lamuel dela Cruz, Pong

Savings via Credit Cards

Without doubt, I like to eat. What I like even more is to be able to eat for less.

I’ve met people who have something against credit cards. They feel that a credit card is a catalyst for spending, a black hole which will suck away their money. Well, I don’t have such a problem. In fact, I see credit cards as a way to save money.

First and foremost, it’s poor discipline which leads to increased spending. Granted, credit cards make it easier to spend, but end of the day, you’ll need to sign on the payment slip. Swipping of the card alone doesn’t work. Don’t blame it all on a piece of plastic.

Secondly, you can call the credit card companies/banks for a fee waiver. In fact, you should! But do note that terms and conditions apply.

Thirdly, signing up for credit cards do yield goodies. A recent promotion by HSBC gives you a $20 voucher simply by signing up and using the card at least 5 times with a period of 1 month. Hey, using the credit card to pay for a $3 item from Cold Storage counts as once. Using the card 5 times really isn’t that hard.

Fourthly, I got discounts at Man Fu Yuan and Greenhouse. For those who prefer to pay with cold hard cash, well, I don’t understand.

What a lot of people don’t see or ignore, are the reward points which come along with it. I have cards from OCBC, UOB, Citibank, HSBC, Standard Chartered and American Express, with UOB Visa Signature being the main card I use.

For foodies in Singapore, it’s quite important to arm yourself with Citibank & UOB cards as most restaurants offer promotions for these 2 cards. DBS is also another card you may want to get, as it’s getting more pervasive.

The objective of this post is not to garner more business for UOB (I’ve nothing to gain from this) but to highlight the benefits of having the right card.

For UOB Visa Signature card, I get to have twice the UNI$ for every S$5 spent (2 UNI$ for every S$5). Requirements is to have an annual income of > $50K. The only UOB card better than this is the UOB Infinity Card, where you get to have (5UNI$ for every S$10). Problem is, the annual income required is S$350k, probably not that easy for the average person.

I also get to enjoy 5% rebates at Shell petrol stations and a complimentary one-for-one Starbucks caffé latte. I drink (coffe) and drive, so this is great!

For the past year, I exchanged my points for vouchers which I’ve used to buy all sorts of things, etc. umbrellas, socks, clothes etc.

End of the day, you make your own credit card choices, based on lifestyle, spending habits & design of the cards. It all boils down to identifying which card/ cards suit you best. Point to note, you’ll need to spend a minimal sum before banks are willing to waive off that renewal fees. It makes more sense to consolidate your spending to as few cards as possible to get those reward points and waivers.

Greenhouse

15 August 2008 :: Friday :: Dinner

 It has been around 9 months since I last dined here with my significant other (SO). All we remembered from the last time round was the sight of a pile of boiled red lobsters behind the counter, inviting queues of diners to savour. Oh yes, they also served a relatively wide selection of fresh seafood. In order to mark our anniversary, ‘we’ decided (actually I was the one who’s more enthusiastic) to pamper ourselves at Greenhouse again -> Greenhouse

Brief Description:
While buffet dinners offer an international spread, the main attraction are the delectable fresh seafood available. Lobsters, scallops, oysters, prawns, crabs and much more.

Review

Being a Friday night, I made a reservation just to be sure. The lady who answered the call was helpful and polite, the service expected of a 5 star hotel.

Upon arrival, we were left standing at the counter for a few minutes before we were attended to. I suppose this is something that can be improved, since the restaurant wasn’t even half-full. After requesting for 2 glasses of iced-water, we quickly made our way to the food counter, eager to see what is available.

For round one, I went for the cold dishes. I took raw oysters, flower crab, sashimi, steamed prawns and lobsters.

1) Sashimi. The sashimi on offer are salmon, tuna and yellow tail. A chef was on hand to prepare the sashimi and arrange them nicely on little plates (probably to avoid having diners taking to large a serving). The quality served was above average, comparable to the finer local japanese restaurants. The slices were just nice, and doesn’t fall apart when you put them in your mouth.

2) Raw Oysters. I like my oysters raw and uncomplicated. With a dash a lemon and tabesco, the oysters were a great start to the dinner. They had none of the heavy zinc taste and were firm and juicy.

3) Flower Crab. Boiled and then iced, the fresh sweetness of the crab meat was locked in and you can almost taste the sea with each mouthful. The crabs were meaty and tastes equally good plain or with a touch of soy sauce. My SO actually went crazy over it.

4) Steamed prawns. My SO wasn’t enthuasiastic about the prawns. The meat of the tiger prawns was succulent but I guess somehow, they weren’t as sweet as expected.

5) Lobster. The boiled lobsters are served in halves, along with a claw. The lobsters are cooked just right, and easy to shell. The freshness of the lobster is apparent when you bite into it. The meat is succulent and sweet. Just the lobster alone is worth the price of the buffet!

Round two was for hot food.  I went for braised pork, braised chicken drumstick, duck, skewered sword fish, steamed fish and mutton.

1) Braised pork. I felt it was quite average. Though tasty, it didn’t really excite me.

2) Duck. The duck tasted good. The meat was cooked just about right and the flavours were well locked in.

3) Skewered swordfish. The swordfish came in sticks with green capsicum. The fish alone is quite salty when taken alone but when paired with green capsicum, it was wonderful.

4) Steamed fish. It seems to be that steamed fish is becoming quite the common dish for buffets in recent times. My last visits to Fairmont and Ellenborough both had steamed fish available. Thus, I wasn’t surprised to see that this was also offered at Greenhouse, though size-wise, it acutally pales in comparison to the former 2 restaurants. Taste-wise, it was average. Definately not as tasty as the one offered at Fairmont.

5) Mutton. The mutton was average, nothing to shout about, really.

6) Braised chicken drumstick. I felt the drumstick was overcooked. The meat wasn’t as tender as what I would’ve liked.

7) Drunken prawns. The special of the day was drunken prawns. Each table had a tripod set up. The unfortunate part was that I had to ask the waiter what the tripod was for. The drunken prawns tasted a lot more herbal than drunken. Don’t get me wrong, the prawns taste excellent, just that I’m not sure if it should be called herbal prawns rather than drunken prawns. I suppose it would have been more well-recieved if he staff told me what the day’s special was before I had to even ask. Lesson learned. Ask for the day’s special or you may end up losing out on something nice.

Round 3. Desserts

Chocolates, mango with pomelo, Aloe vera.

Round 4. Fruits. By now, my stomach is starting to test the limits of my belt. Rather than having my belt bailing out on me, I decided it was time to give the rest of the spread a miss and head on to the desserts.  I took jackfruit, peach, persimmon and grapes. The fruits are sweet and juicy, especially the peach. definitely worth the sampling.

 Round 5. Ice cream. Who can resist ice-cream? A decent range of the choices is available : Chocolate chip, Strawberry sorbet, Pistachio, Lemon sorbet and Maple and walnut. I decided to try the sweet maple and walnut and pair it with the refreshing lemon sorbet.

The maple and walnut is sweet but average. Definitely not as good as the one you can get from Baskin Robbins. The lemon sorbet however, is definitely above average. It is refreshing and neither too sweet nor sour.  

Final Round. English Breakfast Tea. After such a heavy meal, we asked for some hot tea to help in the digestion. It is indeed enjoyable to be able to enjoy sipping some nice hot tea while listening to live classical music while replaying the food which has just been savoured.

The bill came to about $85/pax (It’s $72/pax plus the customary taxes). Luckily, there was a promotion for UOB credit cards. After the 15%discount with the UOB signature card (15% for Platinum & above, 10% for Gold & Silver cards), the final bill was $72/pax. All in all, a satisfying meal. Though rather costly, the quality of the seafood made it all worthwhile.

Ratings

Food : 4.5/5
Ambiance : 4.5/5
Service : 3.5/5
Value: 4/5
RTE (Return to eat) : Yes

Details

7 Raffles Avenue,
The Ritz-Carlton Millenia
Singapore 039799
Phone:  6337 8888   

Daily: 6:30 am. – 10:30 pm.