Visited on 31st Dec 2014 (Wed) - New Year Eve BBQ Dinner Buffet.
Price: $46++ per person = $92 for 2 pax (15% discount for some credit cards promotion)
21 on Rajah is a Hidden Gem restaurant nestled in Days Hotel Singapore at Zhongshan Park. Offering Mediterranean and local cuisine, this bright and spacious restaurant overlooks the verdant Zhongshan Park.
Despite being in a 3 Star Hotel along Balestier Road, don't be surprised that the food quality is on par with those of 5 Star Hotels & Fine Dining restaurants!
Dining options include daily buffets and an a la carte menu featuring Mediterranean and local flavours at affordable prices. A private dining area at the back of the restaurant provides an ideal event space for cozy functions.
21 on Rajah is Singapore Halal Certified by Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (MUIS) and therefore, they do not serve pork, lard or alcoholic beverages.
All these decorations above were during Festive season...
These were on normal days without festive deco...
My impression of this restaurant was very good. The place is very big! The spacious setting is very good for large groups. Decorated in a white & blue theme, the vibrant decor had a Mediterranean feel, matching the cuisine served at this restaurant. Mediterranean Cuisine is the food from the cultures adjacent to the Mediterranean sea. The interior gave off a very joyful and relaxed dining ambience!
In the restaurant, stood a huge Sculpture by the name of 大吉. His cheerful smile will make people very happy whenever they pass by him!
And you can find his sister - 小力at the hotel front desk! Haha!
Beautiful Desserts Set Up
I love the romantic tea light candle in wine glass for dessert display!
I'm curious to know what is this green dessert and after checking with the chef, this is Green Tea Crumble..
Honey Dew Tea, Apple & Blackcurrant Friz, Lemon Mint Fizz
Rock Salted Whole Salmon
I would like to highly recommend this big Salmon. I've tried many in different 5-star hotels, the meat was usually tough or slightly tender. But I'm surprised to find this super tender salmon that melts in the mouth at 21 on Rajah! After asking the chef, the secret is "Control the temperature well". Say is easy but do is really difficult lor.. So we're very impressed with the chef here!
Baked Seabass in Mustard Cream Sauce
Another tender baked sea bass here! Thumbs Up!
Mushroom Ravioli
Buttered Garden Vegetables
Braised Lamb Shank
Roasted Garlic Herb New Potatoes
Slipper Lobster “Singapore Chili Crab Style With Bun
This was the main dish of the night! The chili crab sauce was robust with succulent slipper lobster meat, perfect to dip the sauce with the buns provided beside! Yummy Yummy!!!
Roast U.S Angus Beef Rib-Eye With Shallot Jus
Selection Of Sushi And Sashimi
Seafood On Ice
BBQ-Grilled (Al Fresco)
The hard work of these chefs at alfresco!
Buttered Sweet Corn, Baked Potato And Condiments
Tiger Prawns, Sambal Fish In Banana Leaves
Boneless Chicken, Chicken And Beef Satay And Condiments
Otah and Squid
Their Ala Carte menu if you don't want buffet (Click on the photo to have a bigger view)
Must Order!!! Slow-Baked Norwegian Salmon ($19.90++)
Omg, this was the BEST cooked Salmon that you must order! It's not easy to cook a perfect salmon, it's usually over-cooked or totally tough. But look at the photo above, the salmon was cooked to perfection - Super Tender, definitely melts in your mouth!!!
The chef controlled and monitored the temperature very well. 2 words to describe this dish "Perfect" & "Awesome!" And not forgetting the Buttered Mashed Potato & Mustard Sauce provided, it's heavenly matched with the Salmon together. Thumbs Up for this Great Main Course! 21 on Rajah will be my top choice if i feel like eating Salmon!
Poitrine De Poulet ($18.90++)
Oven-baked tender chicken breast with roasted vegetables, boiled potatoes with parsley & hazelnut crumb. This was another satisfying dish! I like the skin of the chicken, nice and crispy! I usually don't take chicken breast as i find the meat quite hard and dry, but here, the meat was considered quite tender and not as dry compared to others I've tried. It would be another perfect dish if it could be more tender.
I really love the colour of their cups and saucers! Can i get this anywhere?
This is their Chef de Cuisine - Chef Faustino!
Overall, we enjoyed the food here very much! We were here for 3 times (Tried their Ala Carte menu, Normal Day Buffet, as well as the New Year Eve Dinner Buffet). To be honest, there wasn't any disappointment at all during the 3 visits. The food quality was quite constant. Most of the food were between average to above average, probably only 1 or 2 was below average. Desserts were decent - Need to improve..
Good quality food in a spacious and vibrant restaurant at affordable prices! (Don't expect wide variety of food here at the prices below) The service from the young servers were average, but the service from the manager was top notched!
Please note: There is no BBQ for normal days buffet. BBQ is only available during festive.
Current Credit Card Promotion: 10% off for DBS, OCBC, HSBC, ANZ, CIMB, Maybank
Complimentary carpark coupons are based on 20% of the minimum guaranteed pax. (Subject to availability)
*Do bring a jacket along as the aircon here gets quite cold.
