Brunch
Not many places in Singapore serve breakfast dishes like omelets, poached eggs, sausages, bacon, muffins and breads all day. Brunch does. On a hot Saturday afternoon, this outdoor poolside café was fairly empty, save a few sarong and bikini clad tourists lounging about with a book and a beer. We ordered the eggs benedict with […]
Man Fu Yuan Restaurant
This Chinese institution has had several gourmet accolades under its belt. The restaurant isn’t large, has huge Chinese paintings and front doors that look like they came from the Forbidden City. We had an early dinner, and the staff kept topping up our tea. But that was the only that they did enthusiastically; otherwise the […]
Seven On Club
This restaurant has a great location with shady alfresco seating where you can watch stylish media types saunter by. But this can be a busy corner too, with traffic and a bit of construction. And if you prefer to hide from all this, the restaurant has nice, quiet indoor seating too. The food is Western […]
Vintage India
Another Dempsey Hill restaurant that is doing well is Vintage India. The first thing that stands out when you walk in here is the outstanding service. Once we were seated, the waitress put a garland of flowers in our hair—this was followed by lots of attention from our humorous and handsome Indian waiter. But he […]
Gunther’s
It’s not new and shiny, but chef-owner Gunther Hubrechsen’s consistently great contemporary, simple-yet-refined French food has a loyal following. While the interior here tends to the minimalist, conservtive even, but perhaps that’s so as not to distract you from the fabulous fare. The cold angel’s hair pasta with Oscietra caviar is legendary, and the meat […]
Oscar’s
Well-known for its sumptuous buffets, this hotel restaurant is a staple in the Singapore dining scene. We came here for its lunch buffet and were reminded why Oscar’s constantly rates so highly—its tip-top service, a delicious buffet spread and fine setting. Between us we tried most of the buffet and really have to say that […]
Vietnamese Delight
This Vietnamese eatery is just like its name—delightful. You know how sometimes the best of meals are the simplest ones? This cozy eatery is just that. We dropped by one weekday lunch in the hope of finding some good, simple grub and were not disappointed. The large Vietnamese photographs, wicker chairs and brick walls made […]
FIN Seafood Cafe
This is a really small place tucked away inconspicuously at a corner of the massive Marina Square shopping center. With limited booth seats and a few tables, FIN was a little too cramped. The food was disappointing. The seafood chowder had a sourish aftertaste, and we left it alone after two spoonfuls. The Tasmanian oysters […]
California Pizza Kitchen
Dropping by this old timer of a restaurant on a weekend evening, we sat in one of the booth seats and found the tables crampingly close. The waiter serving us was spaced out, and we had to keep repeating our order until he got it. Even then, he missed one item. When our food arrived, […]
Café 2000
For a standard hotel café, Cafe 2000 does fine. It delivers exactly what you would expect—reliable though not exceptional food, a predictable menu of typical Western and Asian dishes, and a pleasant but serviceable atmosphere. Some things that stand out are its fresh juice bar that mixes delicious and healthy juice concoctions, and its absolutely […]