Brunch at District 10 Bar & Restaurant (81 Clemenceau Avenue, #01-15/16/17, UE Square Shopping Mall, Singapore 239917 - Corner of Unity Street and Clemenceau Avenue) Reservation: 6738 4788

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Visited on 21 Dec 2014 (Sun). District 10 is a mixture of a bar and restaurant that has both indoor and alfresco seating. The contemporary, modern look is complemented with touches of rustic simplicity, from the ceiling and standing fans to wooden paneling all around the restaurant. 

Their bar counter!

They have a 8-seater private dining room here named "Antinori" (See photo below)

The Alfresco area..

Caffe Latte ($6++)

The latte was quite bitter type...

Creamy Scrambled Eggs with Toasted Muffin, Oriental Mushrooms, Hashbrown & Spring Onion  ($14++)

This was disappointing .. The scrambled egg was not creamy and super bland, muffin was too soft, mushroom was not nice too.. Hope they can improve in this simple brunch...

Pandan-Coconut Pancake with Gula Melaka Syrup ($9++)

Can you believe I came here because of this?? Haha.. I'm a super pandan, coconut and gula melaka lover, so can you imagine how happy I am when they have all my 3 favourites into 1 dish here? The pandan fragrance was ok, just that it was a little too light, not fragrant enough. Some people may like the burnt (chao da in hokkien) taste but I prefer without much burnt taste so was a little disappointed in this area, perhaps I should tell the server to inform the chef about my preference then it will be a perfect dish for me. Overall with the aromatic gula melaka syrup and coconut flakes atop, this is a special nice brunch! Remember to try this when you're here for brunch ya!

Out of 2 items - 1 was bad, 1 was quite nice. Overall food quality was decent, after all this is a bar restaurant.  Ambience was quite good at indoor, was very peaceful during brunch hours. Service was ok, just that the young lady server who served us was quite inexperienced. Nevertheless, I will still go back for the Pandan-Coconut Pancake! Remember to make reservations below!

Note: The brunch menu is available from 9am to 2.30pm.

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Operating Hours:

Monday to Thursdays
11.30am to 12.00am (Last order: 10.30pm)

Fridays & Eve of Public Holiday
11.30am to 1.00am (Last order: 11.00pm)

Saturdays
09.00am to 12.00am (Last order: 10.30am)

Sundays & Public Holidays

09.00am to 11.00pm (Last order: 10.30pm)

Afternoon Tea at Sky On 57 (10 Bayfront Avenue, Marina Bay Sands - Sands Skypark, Tower 1, Level 57) Reservation: 6688 8857

Visited on 7 Dec 2014 (Sun). Celebrity chef Justin Quek has brought his culinary touch to a brand-new high tea concept that celebrates a mix of signature savoury and sweet tastes at the award-winning Sky on 57 restaurant. 

Sky High Tea is available daily from 2:30pm to 5pm and is priced at S$78++ for two persons. (Total bill = $91.26)

For a more luxurious treat, pair the high tea with a glass of Taittinger Champagne priced at S$138++ for two persons.

Note: Free flow of Coffee and Tea, Food items are non-refillable.

This small area is for the afternoon tea...

The tea selection from Newby London!

 The high tea experience starts with Chef Justin’s signature Foie Gras Xiao Long Bao and frothy demitasse of Fresh Mushroom Cappuccino! Omg this is the BEST xiaolongbao I've ever had! Skin was smooth and the foie gras enhanced the overall taste... They were served piping hot - Look at the broth inside in the photo below.. The mushroom cappuccino was thick and flavourful too!

Delicious broth oozing from the opening... mouthwatering...

The remaining items were served in a 3-tier stand.

There were an assortment of savoury and sweet items. First tier was fried oyster tempura with seaweed flakes, and Milo ice-cream. The oyster tempura was crispy outside with tender oyster inside, very delicious! The milo ice-cream melted fast so remember to have this first!

 Next was creme brulee, buttercake, baguette and salmon roll - All were very average taste..

Last tier worth to mention is the Ivory White Truffle Chocolate (Sweet with a touch of truffle) and Gula Java Macarons (Tasted like gula melaka, has a very amazing fragrance but not too sweet. Thumbs up for this!)

As it was my birthday, they presented us with two extra macarons instead of a small cake... Well, it's the thought that counts.. Actually I was addicted to their gula java macarons, so I'm delighted to receive this small surprise! :-)

Overall the 3-tier items were mostly unremarkable and tasted very average, was expecting a better quality afternoon tea from Sky on 57... Only the starter, fried oyster tempura and the macarons were really good. Service was average as the staff were quite busy to juggle between guests who were still having lunch and guests having afternoon tea.. Hope they can improve the service for guests who were here for the high tea as well as the quality of the high tea items.

Website: http://www.marinabaysands.com/restaurants/sky-on-57.htm

Degustation Lunch at Jaan (Level 70, Equinox Complex - Swissôtel The Stamford, 2 Stamford Road, Singapore 178882) Reservation: 6837 3322

Visited on 6 Dec 2014 (Sat). Jaan is an intimate, 40-seat restaurant dedicated to showcasing the finest in modern French cuisine in Singapore. Helmed by Chef de Cuisine Julien Royer, Jaan was ranked 17th at Asia's 50 Best restaurants 2014!   

I'm delighted to have my birthday celebration at the tallest and multi award-winning restaurant! Among the "high-rise" restaurants I've visited, I must say Jaan has the best breathtaking view of Singapore’s iconic cityscape! 

5 Course Degustation Set Lunch = $118++ per person = $277.77 for 2 pax.

Entrance to JAAN

The ornate interior features a stunning Murano crystal and silver free-form chandelier that spans the entire length of the ceiling.

The magnificent view... simply breathtaking...

Dining while overlooking the city... You'll be wishing that they serve everything slowly, just so you could stay a little longer... But they served a little too fast...

Amuse Bouche

I was very pleased to have so many starters before our degustation menu started. Little one-mouth items to get the palette warmed up. :)

This hummus is Chef Julien’s personal interpretation using lentils from Saint Flour in his home region of Auvergne and Chestnut Paste!

Cep Sabayon

Look, we're still at the amuse bouche - Initially we were served with just the ingredients presented in a wooden cup, then the staff will pour the mushroom tea with a french press into the cup in front of us. (Too engrossed to watch and forgot to take that photo of pouring the mushroom tea) Warm and Robust Wild Mushroom Tea with crunchy bits of walnuts and mushrooms - The most special mushroom soup/ tea I've ever had! Tastes heavenly!!!

The server will bring a bread basket with 4 different varieties to each table and we get to choose which ones we like. And not to worry if you don't choose all at one go, the server will come back to ask if you want another refill after some time or you can always ask for a refill.  Haha so far this is the only fine dining restaurant I've been to with so many choices of bread! 

Homemade bread with french butter...

Autumn Garden 

Interesting choice of arrangement, only one quarter of the side of the plate used?

As I don't take beetroot, the restaurant was kind enough to change the first dish to the Autumn Garden for me. It comes with a combination of Roots vegetables, mushroom ketchup, Burgundy truffle etc.

Beetroot Collection

An interesting dish, consists of Burratta artigiana, honeycomb, radish.. The beetroot was served frozen like a scoop of gelato. My partner says it's quite refreshing and had a very distinct taste (which I suppose is what beetroot tastes like)

55′ Rosemary Smoked Organic Egg with Ratte Potato, Chorizo Iberico and Buckwheat

This was one of the most memorable dishes! It was really mesmerizing when the egg was served in it's shell with an egg carton and dry ice flowing down across the table!

The staff will then pour the sous vide egg onto ratte potato espuma topped with chorizo iberico and crispy buckwheat. This was served in a little orb capped on top of some smoked rosemary. You could smell the waft of rosemary emanating through the gap... Wow, so much thought must have been put in just for the presentation alone!

The smoked organic egg was poached slowly for 55 minutes at 64 degrees celcius. The results were runny with silky texture...

Omg... This was really too delicious!!!

Confit Rainbow Trout with Parsley, Romanesco, Miso Caramel

The meat of the trout was extremely tender, melted in the mouth... served with fresh crunchy greens, you could taste the natural sweetness of the trout. 

Venison  Saddle

Two portions of tender venison, served with mulled wine pear, celeriac, sauce 'poivrade'. Although the venison was very tender, this dish didn't sit very well with me as I'm not a venison fan.... 

Wait.. It's not dessert time yet! Mango sorbet for palate cleansing, presented in a beautiful  glass bowl. This was really refreshing for a "pre-dessert"!

Choconuts Tart

Finally THIS is the dessert! The staff will add the chocolate espuma at the table, so that the foam doesn't go flat by the time it reaches us. Using tempered chocolate with different textures, served at different temperature here! Some chocolate was warm while some was cold, very innovative! Not forgetting the crumbly and buttery chocolate tart as well - A very unique chocolate dessert experience at Jaan! 

Mignardises (Petit Fours Platter)

Liquid nitrogen was poured onto the rosemary lollipop!

This is the most impressive petit fours that I've seen! The platter consists of Rosemary scent of chocolate ice-cream lollipop, canelé and coconut marshmallow! A canelé is a small French pastry with a soft and tender custard center and a dark, thick caramelized crust. I personally love the chocolate lollipop and coconut marshmallow very much!!

Mushroom with chocolate macaroons! This was quite a rare macaroon combination and it's not bad....

Coffee and Cappucino to end the meal....

Complimentary birthday cake from Jaan! Thank you! A very premium quality chocolate cake that was not too sweet! :)

The five-course lunch here seems like a 9-course lunch with all the little additional treats. From the amuse bouche to the food and dessert, we were really impressed with the presentation, probably the BEST!!! Of course the food quality is high! You'll definitely be satisfied and feeling full leaving the restaurant. Service was prompt and good but we did not receive that kind of warm fine dining service from the lady who served us most of the time so we were a tad disappointed in this... Besides this, everything was very good... Best venue for any special occasions! 


*Highly Recommended*

Website: http://www.jaan.com.sg/about-us