Restaurant Week Singapore 2010

Published on March 8, 2010   •   Leave a Comment

Have you gotten your seats for Restaurant Week 2010? Last I heard, almost half of the 18,000 seats released on 23 February 2010 have been snapped up and many restaurants are fully booked for dinners.

But if you have not been able get seats, fret no more!

I’ve received news that an additional of 2,700 seats will be released for lunch and dinner at selected 21 participating restaurants such as Absinthe, Bedrock Bar & Grill, Al Qasr, Krish, Mimolette, Julien BOMPARD, Boulevard, Villa Enrique, Capricci, Original Sin, Michelango’s, Oso Ristorante, Novus Restaurant Bar Café & Courtyard, Senso Ristorante & Bar, Il Lido, Forlino, Private Affairs, The Garden (at The Sentosa Resort & Spa), The Song of India, Garibaldi Italian Restaurant & Bar, and One On The Bund.

These extra 2,700 seats will be released to the public on 9 March 2010, Tuesday at 2.00 pm but subscribers to the DiningCity newsletter will get priority booking privileges on the same day.

Visit Restaurant Week at http://www.restaurantweek.sg/

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The French Kitchen

Published on March 7, 2010   •   Comments: 12

The French; they truly know their romance, for I have fallen deeply in love with Jean-Charles Dubois‘ cusine.

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Au Petit Salut

Published on March 1, 2010   •   Comments: 6

Have you ever been in this situation when you’re hungry, it’s late in in the day and you basically just want to have a good meal somewhere where you know you will never get disappointed? I have, on many occasions in fact. And on this particular occasion, a re-visit to Au Petit Salut was in order. Need I mention too, that the free parking was definitely a pulling factor! (It’s amazing how parking charges can add up! I’m pretty sure fellow drivers share my same sentiment.)

See my previous post on Au Petit Salut here.

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Pete’s Place

Published on February 26, 2010   •   Comments: 4

I had previously reviewed mezza9 earlier this month, and thought that a review on another restaurant located within Hyatt Hotel would be most suitable. To many, Pete’s Place comes across as a classic, run-of-the-mill Italian restaurant in a five star hotel along Orchard Road.

Ambience wise, it is not no where as pretentious as some other restaurants (Think white table cloth, WMF cutlery ala Fine Dining Restaurants, like Garibaldi). Additionally, rustic seems to be the order of the day here. The decor feels dated.

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NUSS The Dunearn

Published on February 26, 2010   •   Comments: 6

The Dunearn is a restaurant located within the sprawling campus of NUS’s Bukit Timah campus. Conveniently located in the heart of Singapore, NUSS’s Bukit Timah Guild House and its facilities are housed in a quaint, beautifully restored colonial bungalow.

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Private Affairs

Published on February 22, 2010   •   Comments: 11

UPDATE (6th July 2012): Private Affairs has since moved to a new location. 25 Boon Tat Street Singapore 069622
Tel. no. (65) 6220 2005

Mention the words, “Restaurant” and “Joo Chiat” and I’ll look at you with inquisitive eyes and ask you in return whether you actually meant another road? The whole Joo Chiat area would not be a place you would expect to find a fine dining restaurant. But oh boy oh boy, you are so, so wrong! Therein lies a fine dining restaurant, “Private Affairs”. But that, unfortunately, is not the end of the surprise. The food is amazing! The effort that you see the chefs put into plating each and every dish, is magical – something only one with the passion for food would create.

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Le Bon Marche

Published on February 19, 2010   •   Comments: 12

Le Bon Marche is situated next to my favourite Italian joint, Al Borgo. Having walked past the restaurant on a couple of occasions, I was rather impressed by the menu that was placed strategically at the door.

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Bonta Italian Restaurant

Published on February 17, 2010   •   Comments: 1

Saint Valentine’s Day, this year, coincidentally fell on the 1st day of the Lunar New Year. For many, it would have been a toss between joining in the festivities of the New Year or celebrating Valentine’s Day. For the lucky few, like myself, managed to celebrate both.

Strangely enough, even as florists and restaurateurs (clearly) profit from the occasion, many people still splurge on this particular day. Commercialized, as it may be, but I, for one truly appreciate the significance behind Saint Valentine’s Day – showing appreciation for someone you love.

Admittedly, if 2 people are truly and deeply in love, to them, every single day would be Valentine’s. I could not have put it any better than a friend of mine who commented, that any acts of love on the 14th of February every year would be futile if all the other 364 days were spent arguing.

Valentine’s dinner was not an elaborate 9 course, S$15,000 affair;

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Boathouse and Prelude

Published on February 17, 2010   •   Comments: 7

Ask me whether I knew about Boathouse or the Fullerton Waterboat House for that matter a week before hearing of it from Harris, and I would have answered, “What?”. Harris first heard of this Contemporary European from a good friend of his. Coincidentally, after Harris and I decided on a date to visit this restaurant, a few other prominent food bloggers posted their reviews of Boathouse, as part of a invited Fullerton Heritage Tour.

Since Camemberu, Lady Iron Chef and The Little Teochew. all positively reviewed this restaurant, one to the extent of bestowing upon it the best new restaurant title, to Boathouse, nothing held us back from making reservations for a table of 4 with Harris, Kaelyn, Angeline and myself.

Disclaimer: As you read this food review, I implore upon you to read this review with a large pinch of salt, for your experience may differ greatly from mine. Considering, too, that Boathouse was only 1 .5 months old when we visited them and our experience could have been the result of their teething problems.We have made our feedback known to both the co-owner and manager and we look forward to seeing how Boathouse can improve in the weeks to come. A visit 1-2 months later would perhaps change my perception, for what I have written below is my honest and truthful opinion of the experience that I had.

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mezza9

Published on February 16, 2010   •   Comments: 3

To many, mezza9 comes across as a decent restaurant in a five star hotel along Orchard Road, serving average cuisine catering to the upmarket tourist crowd. So, I hopped down to mezza9 to either dispel or confirm the myth.

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