Restaurant Week Dinner at Forlino (1 Fullerton Rd, Singapore 049213) Reservation: 6690 7564

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Visited on 12th Oct 2013 (Sat). 

Located on the second floor of One Fullerton, Forlino is an Italian fine dining restaurant that boasts a majestic panoramic view of the bay overlooking Marina Bay Sands. This place is definitely a very romantic place for couples. But the ambience was so dimly lit after 8pm that it made us felt a little sleepy.. I still prefer their daytime ambience which looks bright and fresh. Service was good, water was refilled regularly. 

Very unique long bread stick placed on the rice in the jar

We were served with warm and soft focaccia bread that was simply delicious, it's definitely one of the nicest bread! Am glad that the waitress kindly offered us a refill of their bread and I had 2 of them! Yummy Yummy!

Amuse Bouche

I love this Amuse Bouche, very appetizing!

Cured Tasmanian Ocean Trout Salad, Dried Tomato Vinaigrette

The salmon is very fresh!

5 Cheese Tortellini (Kurobuta Cheek, Saffron Cream Sauce Beetroot Puree)

Love the cheese and the Kurobuta cheek was so tasty and tender! 

Pan Fried Filet of Cod Fish Wrapped in Parma Prosciutto

Love the cod fish wrapped in parma prosciutto, very special! But i don't really like the squid ink sauce.

Coconut Panna Cotta (Pineapple Confit, Moscato Jelly, Passion Fruit)

A great combination of Panna Cotta and shreds of coconut!The passion fruit was a bit too sour though.

Oct 2013 Special - Crealto Tiramisu

Ordered an additional Crealto Tiramisu at $15++. Chef Kentaro Torii has created Tiramisu using the new coffee "Nespresso Crealto" which is light yet very nice! A very different Tiramisu from we normally see. Thumbs Up for this unique dessert! 

Website: http://forlino.com/

Restaurant Week Dinner at Jade Restaurant (The Fullerton Hotel, 1 Fullerton Square) Reservation: 6877 8188

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Visited on 7th Oct 2013 (Mon). Restaurant week dinner was at $55++ per person = Total bill of $129.47 for 2 pax.

Jade restaurant has a very elegant and cosy ambience. The restaurant week menu was fixed but one of the main course was beef which we don't take so we requested to change to chicken instead before the restaurant week started. We were impressed that the restaurant kept this in mind and printed us a different menu from others (From Wok Fried Beef changed to Wok Fried Diced Chicken)

Their service was impeccable too! The staff were all very attentive and polite. They will refill our water regularly without asking and cleared our plates constantly. Let's look at the photos below to see the beautiful restaurant.

Trio Appetizer:

Crispy Prawn with Pumpkin Puree

Coffee Pork Rib with Shredded Almond 

Hand Roll Crispy Spiced Duck with Pancake

Love this trio appetizer! The crispy part of the prawn is just nice and it tastes great with the pumpkin puree on it. Love the almond on the coffee pork rib, the taste of the coffee rib is strong enough. Love the spiced duck flavour in the pancake too. Overall i like these trio combination! 

Braised Fish Maw & Crab Meat in Superior Chicken Broth & Truffle Jus

Interesting concept to add Truffle in Fish maw soup. Really love this soup so much, it was full of ingredients! The broth tastes refreshing, not that salty, very light broth, yet it can taste so nice! 

 Wok-Fried Diced Chicken with Garlic and Foie Gras in Oyster Sauce 

This was the main highlight of the whole dinner. The sauce used was fantastic! The first thing that we put into our mouth was actually the Foie Gras and the chef cooked untill totally melted in our mouth! One word to describe "Shiok!!!" There're 2 pieces of Foie Gras inside which was just nice to eat together with the diced chicken. The diced chicken were so tender, juicy and full of flavour - It was cooked to perfection! We enjoyed this cuisine till the max, you have to try it yourself to believe how good it was. Excellent & Unforgettable dish!

Braised Noodle with Sliced Chicken & Bean Sprout in Golden Broth

This dish was out for me as the noodles were rather bland but the golden broth was good.

Chilled Strawberry Bean Curd

Initially was quite disappointed to learnt that the dessert was just a strawberry beancurd but....... do not judge it before you taste it! The beancurd was so smooth, not too sweet and topped with some fruits that made a great combination! It tastes soooo nice... Can i have 1 more please? A perfect ending to our dinner... :)

Note: Complimentary parking coupon is available only for dinner with a minimum spend of $100

*Highly Recommended*


Website: http://www.fullertonhotel.com/dining/diningCategories-en.html

Afternoon Tea at Alkaff Mansion (10 Telok Blangah Green, Singapore 109178) Reservation: 6510 3068

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Visited on 21 Sep 2013 (Sat). Alkaff Mansion has launched the Italian Afternoon Tea in 2013. 

On Saturdays, 11.30am - 3.30pm ($40++ per person = Total bill of $94.16 for 2 pax) :

3-Tier Afternoon Tea Set, inclusive of Gryphon Tea served in a teapot + Live Classical Music + Dessert Bar + Live Pasta Station + Crepes Suzette Station 

Soothing Live Classical Music that makes your afternoon tea a more Relaxing one!

(Only on Saturdays)

Love the Refreshing Welcome Drink and the Starter!

Here comes the 3-Tier Afternoon Tea Set! (Selected menu items may change weekly)

 I would say the quality of the food is between Average-Slightly Above Average.

The dessert bar counter

These are the dessert bar items (Selected menu items may change weekly)

Homemade Seafood ‘Ravioli’ with Fresh Tomato & Orange

Everything taste so well!

They have 2 types of crepes to choose from. This crepe with chocolate, vanilla and rasberry sauce taste sooooo nice!  I should have ordered more....

Complimentary Rasberry Sorbet with cookie crumbs to end the afternoon tea! Thumbs Up for this great dessert!

Note: Free Parking along the stretch of Alkaff Mansion

Note: Seats are limited. Reservations are strongly recommended.

*Highly Recommended*

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(Updated: Afternoon Tea no longer available) Ninethirty by Awfully Chocolate (East Coast Road 131 East Coast Road Singapore 428816)

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(Updated: Afternoon Tea no longer available) 

Website: http://www.ac9thirty.com/menu

Operation Hours:

Mon to Thu: 1200 - 2300

Sat: 0930 - 0100

Sun: 0930 - 2300

Fri and Eve of P.H: 1200 - 0100

Visited on 6th Oct 2013 (Sun).  Awfully Chocolate has recently launched an Afternoon High Tea set at Ninethirty in Esplanade Mall. $20++ for 1 pax and $36++ for 2 pax = Total bill of $42.30 (Available from 3-6pm daily except Monday closed) The High Tea set comprises of a choice of House Coffee OR Gryphon Artisanal Tea, Chocolate Cake, Tiramisu, White Chocolate Creme Brulee, Finger Sandwiches, Wild Mushroom Quiche, and Banana with Dark Chocolate Truffles that you can dip into the Chocolate Fondue. 

The service here is average, 1 of the staff seem not very well-trained. We ordered the High Tea Set and the girl just went off without asking us our order for drinks. After about 15mins or so, another girl then came to tell us the set comes with a drink each. Overall the service is a bit slow. But since the price is affordable and if you're not in a hurry, it's still worth a try as the place is quite cosy. 

Note: The photos below are located at Esplanade but already closed down.

They will serve their freshly baked scones on a separate plate before the 3 Tier Stand comes. I love their scones, the buttery taste is there and they have a very Yummy cream to go along with. I must say this is the BEST cream I've ever had so far!

I ordered Berry Berry Tea. Suitable for ladies - A mixture of little sour and little sweet!

Here comes our 3-Tier-High Tea Set for 2 pax! As it's only $36++ for 2 pax, thus don't expect variety. The standard of the food is average nice!