The Prime Society
The interior and lighting here was very festive and the high ceilings gave it an air of regality. But the food and the service was a complete letdown. The waiter forgot about our request to halve our burger and also forgot our drink order. The food took a really long time to arrive and the […]
The Steakhouse | Review
Located just a few steps from the taxi stand at Clarke Quay, this restaurant already wins points for being easy to find. The 200-gram fillet mignon is perfect for ladies who want their cow in dainty portions. Men can go for the mammoth rib-eyes and larger cuts. The chef stands by a standing flame grill […]
Wakashachiya
It’s not hard to find a nice bowl of udon at a Japanese restaurant—but a good bowl of authentic Japanese curry udon is relatively hard to come by these days. Tucked away on the third floor of The Central (where else) and backed by a 100-year-old curry recipe, Wakashachiya was quite packed on a weekday […]
Tartine’s
The nondescript Capital Tower actually has a few nice shops and restaurants, of which this is one. Tartine’s is a small French bistro with North African influences, so expect to see croque monsieur and provencale salad next to tabouleh, and hear the owner’s French accent and North African music in the background. They have a […]
Devagi’s
It was surprising to find this place so empty at Sunday lunchtime. Why? Because the food is really good and worth your dollar. The waitress recommended the jigar thanda ($5.50), a drink of cold milk, nuts, sago pearls and basil seeds. It tasted a bit like chendol and would have been appreciated better after the […]
Shimbashi Soba (Paragon)
The novelty of watching your soba freshly made aside, there is nothing much to shout about here, not even the soba itself. The Hana Skokado lunch set, while giving good value with a bowl of soba, a variety of sushi, sashimi, tempura, tofu, chicken cutlets and soft shell crab, was average. The much-hyped-about buckwheat soba […]
Tom Ton
In a shopping center where Japanese restaurants abound, it’s hard to stand out unless you have a strong selling point. Tom Ton has one—it specializes in the many ways that the kuro buta (black pig) can be prepared. With dark wood, dim orange lighting and numerous booth seats, the restaurant from the guys behind Tampopo […]
The Vines Seafood and Steak Restaurant
The food here is delicious—and the portions are just the right size, so you’ll be satisfied without feeling like you’ve overeaten. And it’s great value for money. They do set lunches and combo sets, so if you can’t decide if you feel like steak, chicken or seafood, you can have them all in one dish. […]
Shin Kushiya
This is Japanese food like how it might appear in a restaurant in Japan. You’ll find none of that cheap conveyor belt sushi here. The main draw here is kushiyaki (skewered BBQ meats, vegetables and seafoods). We tried the tsukune—homemade chicken meatballs but they were a little too salty for our liking and nothing spectacular. […]
Sho-U
Opened earlier this year, Sho-U is one of many Japanese restaurants in the maze of a shopping center The Central. It’s very hip inside—a narrow red hall leads to dining areas in all black or all white, and jazz numbers play softly in the background. The setting is the strongest draw—as the menu is the […]