Balzac Brasserie
Chef Jean-Charles’ three-course brunch menu ($68++) includes coffee or tea and has a second option with free flow Lenoble Champagne ($128++). Expect hot favorites such as the Oeuf cocotte with lobster emulsion, roasted Wagyu beef steak and a dessert buffet. All fathers also get a free glass of beer.
Barnacles Restaurant
If dad’s a beer guzzler, check out the restaurant’s Father’s Day 2012 Garden Party by the Sea on June 17, 12-3pm. At $128++ per adult, this seafood buffet features Fine de Claire oysters and activities for the kids.
Buyan
Enjoy an exotic brunch (June 17, 11am-3pm; $55++ per person) featuring blinis (a thin Russian breakfast pancake) with assorted fillings such as pirozhki, pelmeni, vareniki or beef stroganoff. Dad will get to enjoy a complimentary Abrau Durso Sparkling.
Café Brio
Specially for Father’s Day 2012, the cafe has introduced a lunch slash high tea buffet (June 16-17, 12-4:30pm; $52++ per person, $92++ with free flow of sparkling wine, house wine, beer, juice or soft drinks). Highlights include turkey émincé with button mushrooms and heart-shaped raspberry passion cake for dessert.
Carousel
If the family gets hungry whilst shopping along Orchard Road this Father’s Day, drop by this buffet for some rotisserie Prime rib and seafood. Lunch ($58++, 12-2pm), dinner ($68++, 6:30-10:30pm) and high tea ($40++, 3:30-5:30pm) are available. Dad will get a complimentary Troika keyring and the chance to win a Calvin Klein watch.
Charly T’s
Head down for their signature beef burger from June 11-17 and watch the old man enjoy his free Budweiser (and yours too, if you’re nice).
Chinois
A family of four can opt for this Chinese restaurant, which infuse a bit of Western influence into their offerings. Their Father’s Day 2012 menu ($60-80 per person), for example, features crispy kurobuta pork and braised chicken with black truffle and lotus leaf. Available from June 1-17.
The Cliff
Enjoy some boozy bonding time with your dad at their Father’s Day 2012 Beer Pairing six-course set dinner on June 17 (6:30-12am, last order at 9:30pm) for $180++. Belgian beers with intriguing names (heard of La Trappe Double or Delirium Nocturnum anyone?) will be paired with delectables such as pan-seared foie gras and an 80% Guanaja Black Forest mud cake.
Fat Cow
Voted Best New Restaurant at our Reader’s Choice Awards 2012, Fat Cow is offering a six-course degustation menu at $180++ from June 11-16, 6 -10:30pm, specially for Father’s Day 2012. The star item here is Wagyu, which features in dishes such as their ox tendon with foie gras and charcoal grilled Snake River farms ribeye.
My Humble House
This establishment offers a fine dining Chinese experience with their Father’s Day 2012 menu (available up till June 17; $288-368 per person), which includes winter melon braised with Bird’s Nest and ‘Jin Hua’ ham or claypot braised pork belly with baby potatoes.
il Lido
From June 16-17, large families of 10-24 people can enjoy an Italian luncheon in one of their private rooms. At $88++ per person for their four-course Father’s Day 2012 weekend lunch menu, start off with a complimentary glass of Italian sparkling Lambrusco before moving on to goose liver with butternut cake and marsala wine. Their mains feature a crab cappelletti with prosecco and basil foam or a Wagyu beef cheek with truffle mousseline.
Osia
A decadent Dad will be well satisfied with this award-winning restaurant’s set menus (three-course for $95++, four-course for $125++, five-course for $150++) and wine pairings ($75++ per person) created just for June 17. The menu includes polenta crumbled foie gras, grainge black angus beef tenderloin and Valrhona hot chocolate soup.
Palio
Palio does a mean 1.2kg flame-grilled Tomahawk steak for their Father’s Day 2012 a la carte menu (as well as other items ranging from $16-180++). Some Birra Moretti Italian beer would go nicely with that, plus a side of deep fried potato risotto dumplings.
Pantry at The Stables
If dad’s a nature lover, a Father’s Day lunch amidst lush greenery may be a good idea. Try their three-course dinner set menu from June 12-17 ($49++, 6-10:30pm), which includes items like linguine Aglio Olio with crispy pork belly.
Princess Terrace Café
Their Penang buffet rarely disappoints, with delights such as double-boiled whole duck with Ten Treasures herbal soup and duck thigh mee sua. Available on June 9, 10, 16 and 27 for both lunch and dinner at up to $58++ per adult and $38++ per child.
Spices Café
Available June 16-17 are their weekend afternoon tea buffet (12-4:30pm; $48++ per adult, $24++ per child) and international seafood buffet dinner (6:30-10:00pm, $60++ per adult, $30++ per child). If you like what you see (or have), make sure to participate in their Father’s Day 2012 lucky draw, where you can win buffet vouchers worth up to $96++.
Sque Rotisserie & Alehouse
Fans of the rotisserie should definitely reserve a spot at their weekend Father’s Day 2012 buffet (12-3pm, $38++ per adult, $18++ per child). Sque also offers happy hour prices on all draught beers from 11:30am-7pm and 9-11pm—get on that.
