Il Lido

Il Lido

Sentosa Golf Club

27 Bukit Manis Road

Singapore 099892

Tel: 6866 9197

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Was invited to a private dinner at Il Lido. 

The view at Il Lido was awesome! There is a magnificent view of the golf course.
There are a variety of rooms available for private dining events.

We have a 6 course meal where we have a choice of two main courses, i.e. pan roasted cod or wagyu beef cheek. I was quite disappointed with the wagyu beef cheek as it has braised till the meat felt like it is falling off the bone.

I liked all the dishes served as it very intricately prepared.
My favourites were the amuse bouche and smoked trout.

Rating

Yummy-ness of food : 4/5

Pricy-ness of food : 5/5 (The appetizer cost at least $25 while the wagyu beef cheek is at $45. The whole set would cost at least $150 per person)

Overall Experience : 4/5 (I would definitely come again but may give other dishes a try instead. Their prime beef tenderloin with goose liver and truffle sauce looks yummy!)

Amuse bouche 

Salmon trout with asparagus, smoked caviar and yogurt sauce

Garganelli with crab, white wine and basil foam

Wagyu beef cheek with creamy sweet peas and chanterelle mushrooms

Pan roasted cod with smoked caviar sauce and whipped potatoes

Tiramisu

Garibaldi Italian Restaurant & Bar

Garibaldi Italian Restaurant & Bar

36 Purvis Street
+65 6837 1468

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This was the second restaurant that I have been to for this year Restaurant Week. 

This year, the Restaurant Week was held on 19 to 25 March 2012. 

What is so special about Restaurant Week is that award winning restaurants will serve set lunch and set dinner at very discounted prices. 

The set lunch is priced at $25 ++  while the set dinner is priced at $35++.

After hearing many reviews about Garibaldi, we decided to give it a try. 

As this restaurant is marked with a Dining City star, there is additional cost of $15 per person. 

This adds up to $40++ per person. 

I liked the ambience of the restaurant. A perfect place for dates. 

Although it is very crowded during the Restaurant Week,  I believe it should be quieter on normal days.

One of my favourite dish was the antipasti. I like the beetroot salad as the beetroot tasted sweet, unlike the typical beetroot taste. 

As for the main course, I would prefer the potato dumpling as it is good for people who liked the strong lamb flavour. This dish was definitely better than those found at other restaurants. 

The service was good as the staff was very attentive. Also, they make it a point to remember the items ordered by each patron so as to make your experience memorable. 

I am definitely looking forward to the next Restaurant Week, which will be held on October 2012.

Rating

Yummy-ness of food : 4/5

Pricy-ness of food : 3/5 (Pretty reasonable as it amounts to $40++/pax for a set lunch. On a typical day, this would cost more than that.)

Overall Experience : 3/5 (This restaurant is good but Italian food is not my preference.)

Dried tomato focaccia bread

Orange and beetroot salad with steam prwn in cocktail sauce

Homemade potato dumpling with lamb and thyme vegetable ragout

Seabass in mediterranean sauce with basil and black pepper cornmeal polenta

Tiramisu with almond flavour

Coffee

Le Tonkin

Le Tonkin

28 Ann Siang Road
+65 6808 2182

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Le Tonkin is a Vietnamese French restaurant. 

It is located at The Club Hotel, which is just beside Scarlet Hotel. 

One of my colleague bought us a meal at Le Tonkin during Restaurant Week period. 

This is the very first time I have tried the Restaurant week. 

The layout of the restaurant is very weird, I must say. 

It is embedded within the architecture of the hotel. 

There are both indoor and outdoor seating for the restaurant. 

There is just 1 room for the indoor seating and within the room, there are three tables located at each corner. As for the outdoor seating, it is located just beside the indoor seating and you will have to climb up a flight of stairs. 

The food was interesting as it has both French and Vietnamese cuisine. 

My favourite dish was the beef noodles because the beef was tender and cooked just right. 

Rating

Yummy-ness of food : 5/5

Pricy-ness of food : 3/5 (Pretty reasonable as this was a special promotion for restaurant week at $25++/pax. However, for other days, the price will be approximately $56, i.e. $18 for appetizer; $20 for beef noodles and $18 for fruit salad)

Overall Experience : 4/5 (May come back again just for the Beef Noodles!)

A common item served in French cuisine - bread with olive oil. 

Unlike the typical balsamic vinegar, the dark sauce used was sweet instead of sour. 

If you look at the stalks on the right hand side, this is edible and it taste something like spring onion. 

Not a big fan of greens to appreciate it. 

This dish was complimentary from the restaurant - wan ton wrapped with cheese. 

It was very delicious and this was paired with a sweet fruity sauce at the bottom. 

This is the appetizer - Le Tonkin fresh rolls. 

This is traditional vietnamese rice paper rolled with prawns, roast duck, fresh vermicelli, shredded vegetables and herbs. 

The top rolls were filled with prawns while the bottom rolls were filled with duck. 

Despite being a veggie hater, I managed to enjoy this dish, I must say. 

There were two options for the main dish. 

This is the Lime Leaves Chicken ordered by some of my colleagues.  

This is what the majority ordered - Beef Noodle Soup. 

This is very good. 

The picture below is before the soup base is poured in. 

This picture is after the soup base is poured in. 

You can see the nice pink beef colour. 

The meat was very tender. 

The last dish was desserts. Two choices were provided - ice cream or mixed fruit salad. 

This is the ice cream

Mixed Fruit Salad

Lawry's The Prime Rib (Mandarin Gallery)

When I was young, the only place that I had steak was Jack Place.

For some reasons, I have stopped taking beef for about 6 years. 

A year ago, I tried the famous Kobe beef in Japan. 

It was so good, with its proportion of meat and fat makes it melt in your mouth.  

I have never tried steaks in a fine dining setting before as we would rather spend the same amount on a champagne brunch that served a wide variety of food (such as foie gras, fine de claire oysters etc). 

Recently, there was a 1 for 1 main course promotion for Lawry and we went to give it a try. 

I love the restaurant setting. It is very grand and makes you feel like you are currently in Europe. Only problem is we had a window seat, facing Heeren. 

Ordered a glass of red wine from France

Bread - I prefer the brown bread. It is soft.

The Famous Original Spinning Bowl Salad

What happened was their is a salad mixing bowl on top of a bed of ice. 

The waitress then put the ingredients in and mix it while she spins the bowl. 

After which, the salad is served on a cold plate with cold fork. 

Whipped Cream Horseradish to go with the steak - one of which taste like wasabi

Capsule-like carving station

We ordered the The Lawry's Cut (approximately SGD 82.90)

The prime rib dinner consists of Idaho mashed potatoes and Yorkshire Pudding. 

For side dishes, I ordered the Creamed Corn, Creamed Spinach and Buttered Peas to go with the Medium steak

This is my boyfriend's Well Done steak. 

Yorkshire Pudding

Rating





My Ramblings... 

The steaks were heavenly. 

It was thick and melts in your mouth. 

It is worth every single cent (even without the 1 for 1 promotion). 

To pay $100 for such quality meat provides with you similar satisfaction as a champagne brunch. It just depends on your purpose of this meal. 

The next place that we wanted to go - Morton!

Luxurious Dinner @ Feng Shui Inn at Crockfords Hotel

I had the opportunity to be invited for a meal at Crockfords Hotel.
Feng Shui Inn is a fine dining Cantonese restaurant.

Apparently, this was also the place where there was an earlier saga on someone spending $1,200 on a sultan fish.

Well, I too enjoyed some finer things in life that I probably would not splurge on:
1. Mouse Garoupa - This is a prized fish in Hong Kong and it cost approximately $350/kg
2. Lobster Noodle - This cost approximately $450/kg and we had the 2kg lobster because the 1kg is not available.

Guess you can imagine how much the bill was?

This the waiting area outside the restaurant.






Table setting

Menu

Side Dishes - Can you see the scallops on the right?


Lotus root soup with oysters

Shark Cartilage Soup

This is one of the biggest cartilage I ever had.

Asparagus with scallops

Kurobuta pork

Bamboo Claims with lots of garlic



Lobster with noodles

My portion of lobster noodles

Mouse Garoupa

A closer look at the fish


Rating



My Ramblings...
It was a very interesting experience.
I enjoyed myself and I feel pampered.
The food was prepared in a luxurious way.

But, I do not think I will come here again on my own.
It is a bit too indulgent.