The UTW (“Under Ten Words”): Japanese New Zealand beef and lamb restaurant in Marina Bay. The must-orders (if any): Wakanui Spring Lamb Chop, any New Zealand grilled beef option. Summary: Hailing from Tokyo and recently-launched at the new Marina One complex near Downtown MRT, Wakanui Grill Dining is a restaurant which…
Oktoberfest platter from Old Boys Gallery ($69 nett) – pork knuckle (approximately 1kg!), Australian ribeye steak, three types of sausages (chorizo, lamb, and beef), German potato with crispy bacon, sauerkraut and sauteed vegetables, served with curry mustard, Raita and BBQ dips. The massive pig hand had been successfully cleansed of…
Seared Lamb Loin (inspired by a traditional Wellington) with foie gras and mushroom purée from Pool Grill. You can tell that the lamb probably gallivanted a lot on lush strawberry fields under a very illustrious sun in its heyday before having met its deconstructed Wellington fate on your plate. 3.9/5…
Mitzo special barbecued pork. The skin of this amazing piggylicious delight must have been separated at birth from crème brûlée. I doodled a diagram in my notes whilst eating this – it was a circle labelled “middle” within a box with area outside the circle shaded and labelled “melts in…
Sake blossom – Japanese sake, St. Germain elderflower, lemon juice, homemade rose sato, nigori sake. Starts off all casual Japanese woman sultry, but go deeper and the drink segues into the familiar passions of sweet bandung. Yes, as in the Mr Teh Tarik at Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5 type of…