With just under a month left to Valentine’s Day, panic seeps in. Burnt Ends is booked til when? Maybe you should’ve started last week – no – last month. And it’s right during the Lunar New Year? Before you make a desperate reservation to the same restaurant as last year (and the year before), check out what some restaurants have to offer this February that’ll stoke the flames of passion anew.
Regent Singapore’s Italian restaurant Basilico is all primed to set the mood for love – ladies will be welcomed with a rose, a sweet Italian note, and a bellini cocktail before you’re seated. Your evening meal begins with champagne-poached oysters and is followed by velvety risotto and your choice of seared black Angus sirloin or lobster.
A Peach Melba caps the evening with Muscat-poached peaches, Lemon Verbena and Madagascan Vanilla.
Price: $155++ per person
When: Feb 14, 2021, 6.30pm to 9pm
Basilico is at Regent Singapore, 1 Cuscaden Road, Singapore 249715. Call 6725 3232 or e-mail basilico@regentsingapore.com.sg for reservations.
Botanico is bent on setting your heart aflutter with an “Enchanted” theme. Tuck into an elegant five-course menu with refreshed crowd favourites like the snack platter of “Rojak” and Duck and Foie Gras Croquette, Roasted Cod, and Miso Caramel Chocolate Tart.
Line your bellies with mains like pan-seared Atlantic cod braised in a buttery fish stock, or a soy and lime-braised beef short rib.
Reservations on Feb 14 for a table indoors come with a complimentary rose while reservations for a table at the outdoor terrace comes with a complimentary bouquet.
Price: From $268++ per couple. $368++ per couple for an additional bottle of Perrier-Jouët champagne.
When: Feb 14, 2021, seatings at 6pm and 8.30pm.
Botanico is at The Garage, 50 Cluny Park Road, Singapore Botanic Gardens, Singapore 257488. Call 9831 1106 or e-mail reservation@thegarage.sg for reservations.
Whisk your significant other to Mount Faber Peak and its selection of romantic hilltop dining options. This year, it’s got exclusive one-night-only four-course Valentine’s Day menus across three stunning venues: Arbora Hilltop Garden & Bistro and Dusk Restaurant & Bar as well as its Cable Car Sky Dining.
Each carefully curated menu, conceptualised by executive chef Kenny Yeo, will have lovebirds looking forward to the likes of Slow Braised Oxtails in Beaujolais wine reduction, Rack of Karoo Lamb and Gruyere Au-gratin Lobster. A live cotton candy stand and a mountain of the fluffy treat will be served to diners at both Arbora and Dusk in addition to their dessert.
Price: $258++ per couple at Arbora Hilltop Garden & Bistro, $288++ per couple at Dusk Restaurant & Bar, and $348++ per couple for Cable Car Sky Dining’s Stardust Cabin. Wine pairing at Dusk and Arbora is available at $15++ for two glasses of wine.
When: Available on Feb 14
At 109 Mount Faber Road, Faber Peak Singapore 099203. Call +65 6377 9688 or visit its website for reservations.
Fine dining steakhouse Gordon Grill is set to elevate your Valentine’s Day celebration with a five-course set dinner. First, whet your appetite with Fish Hamachi Carpaccio served with
compressed sweet pineapple, diced cucumber and sesame shoyu, followed by Hokkaido Scallop served with poached egg, asparagus and mushroom sauce as well as pan-roasted quail wth foie gras and dark cherries.
Satiate your tastebuds with the main course, a hearty pairing of succulent Black Angus Tenderloin, Lobster and Halibut Fillet complemented with seasonal vegetables and truffle jus. An exquisite Chocolate Red Wine Pear Tart accompanied with passionfruit mango sorbet and seasonal berries ends the evening on a sweet note.
Price: $338++ per couple
When: Available on Feb 13 and 14, 2021, 7pm to 10.30pm
Gordon Grill is at Goodwood Park Hotel, 22 Scotts Road, Singapore 228221. Call 6730 1744, e-mail gordongrill@goodwoodparkhotel.com or visit its website for reservations.
Have an Italian love affair at Buona Terra amidst a charming colonial black and white house with its six-course menu. For starters, there’s the Crudi Mare, a sharing selection of fresh raw fish, seafood and caviar, horse hair crab salad, a porcini mushroom flan with black winter truffles, Sendai wagyu, and a gorgeous tuile with lemon mousse and olive cake.
To accompany your meal, choose from Arboreus Paolo Bea, a natural white wine with excellent citrus notes, the lavish Krug Champagne Rosé that marries white and red grapes, and the Kairos Zyme from Romeo and Juliet’s town of Verona – this is made with 15 grape varieties of reds and whites with an elegant palate and sweet aroma of espresso, wild cherry, and blackberry jam.
Price: $268++ per person
When: Available on Feb 14, 2021
Buona Terra is at 29 Scotts Road, Singapore 228224. Call or WhatsApp 9456 3147or visit its website for reservations.
If you’re celebrating on Feb 13, there’s a Pre-Valentine’s Day Dinner, available in a three-course sunset menu ($128++ per person, from 5:30pm to 7:15pm) and a four-course dinner ($168++ per person, from 5:30pm onwards) with many delightful inclusions like house-made ‘tagliolini’ pasta with Hokkaido sea urchin and Amur oscietra caviar, and mesmerising cuts of Sanchoko wagyu beef sirloin. Let the ruby chocolate mousse with fudge brownie and Japanese strawberry take your breath away afterwards.
On Feb 14 itself, you’ll get a three-course ‘Ti Amo’ dinner set ($148++ per person) for the sunset seating from 5:30pm to 7:15pm or the five-course fare ($298++ per person) throughout the evening. Highlights include the wild Mediterranean seabass with sakura blossoms and a champagne sauce, as well as an A4 Kagoshima wagyu beef striploin.
Price: From $128++ per person. $248 per person. Dinner at the outdoor Terrace Lounge offer unparalleled views of the Marina Water Front, and can be booked for an additional $200 ++ per table.
Available on Feb 13-14
Zafferano is located at Ocean Financial Centre, 10 Collyer Quay, Level 43, Singapore 049315. Call 6509 1488 or email for reservations.
Text: Alvin Lim, The Peak / Additional text: Hazel Vincent De Paul
For contemporary European dining, Tablescape Restaurant & Bar offers a romantic Valentine’s Day degustation menu. Dishes include a classic French black cod brandade with lemon and squid ink polenta, poached whole lobster with foie gras and caviar, and a 12-hour slow cooked pork belly served with aglio olio. Finally, you’ll get a chocolate dessert of zinged up with raspberry and jasmine.
Price: From $168++ per couple. $198++ per couple with additional two glasses of wine, and $268++ per couple for additional one bottle of champagne.
When: Available from Feb 10-14, 2021
Tablescape Restaurant & Bar is at 10 Coleman St, Level 3, Grand Park City Hall, Singapore 179809. Call 6432 5566 for reservations
Opened by Michelin-starred chef Carles Gaig in 2017, the restaurant is best known for its heritage Catalan fare. With elegant and airy interiors, diners will be treated to a six-course Catalan dinner for V-day, curated by executive chef Martí Carlos Martínez and his team.
You’ll start with a welcome glass of cava, followed by foie gras with green apple foam. Périgord black truffles are the star of the menu, and featured in the two mains; fresh sole fish with black winter truffle, and venison tenderloin with Perigueux sauce. There’s also Gaig’s traditional cannelloni. Round off the evening with a complimentary selection of petit fours.
Price: $168++ per person
When: Available on Feb 14, 6pm to 10pm
Restaurant Gaig is at 16 Stanley Street Singapore 068735. Make your reservations at https://singapur.
For those who are partial to Asian flavours, make a booking at Blue Jasmine, with serene surroundings and Thai-Peranakan cuisine.
You’ll find tempting dishes on its choice of two menus, like a trio of Cha-om eggs roll, deep-fried Thai fish cake and kueh pie tee. Move on to grilled New Zealand ribeye topped with Asian green chimicurri or a whole lemongrass fish fillet with spicy Thai sauce before ending the night on a sweet note with the lava cake with coconut ice cream, or chocolate and strawberry ice cream.
Price: $129++ per couple. Each menu is served with a chilli crab crostini amuse bouche and a glass of red or white wine.
When: Feb 14, 2021, 6pm to 10pm
Blue Jasmine is at Park Hotel Farrer Park, 10 Farrer Park Station Road, Singapore 217564. Call 6824 8851 or e-mail hello@bluejasmine.com.sg for reservations.
Show your date you’re a match made in heaven (or, well, as close as you can possibly get) with Stellar at 1-Altitude’s indulgent six-course menu with contemporary Australian dishes. Helmed by Chef Christopher Millar, Stellar at 1-Altitude combines breathtaking views and the finest in seasonal produce to create an experience that is sure to get your date’s heart aflutter.
Highlights include 4 Citruses Cured Trout or Blackmores wagyu topped with blackberries and coffee beef jus. . The exquisite meal ends off with poached peach with peach mousse, earl grey tea jelly and tea sorbet as well as petit fours.
For brunch lovers, there’s a Valentine’s Day couple’s brunch menu, too.
Price: From $188++ per person for dinner on Feb 12, 13 and 14. $238++ per person for choice of window seating. $110++ per person for brunch on Feb 14, or $190++ with free-flow champagne, cocktails and wine.
When: Feb 12 to 14, 2021
Stellar at 1-Altitude is located at 1 Raffles Place, Level 62, Singapore 048616. Call 6438 0410, e-mail reservation@stellarrestaurant.sg or visit its website for reservations.
Una at The Alkaff Mansion promises you and your date a night in the lap of quintessential Spanish luxury. Spanish is referred to as the language of love – and Una is here to prove it with highly-curated Basque cuisine that balances the abundant seafood off the coasts of Northern Spain and the fresh and cured meats from the rich Ebro valley.
Situated on the second level of the 101-year-old colonial mansion, Una offers a four-course set menu that promises to give you a reason to smile (other than your date, of course). Enjoy starters like cured salmon with goat cheese mousse, and poached lobster with pickled Chanterelle mushrooms.
After, cleanse your palate with a refreshing foie gras soup with cinnamon milk foam and Iberico crackers with aioli. For mains, you can look forward to either Bacalao La Plancha (pan-seared cod and, rice with Manchego cheese) or Costillas Wagyu (wagyu short ribs).
Price: $188++ per person
When: Feb 13 & 14, 2021, seatings at 6pm and 8.30pm.
Una is located at 10 Telok Blangah Green, Level 2, The Alkaff Mansion, Singapore 109178. Call 8126 8844, e-mail una@thealkaffmansion.sg or visit its website for reservations.
Text: Alvin Lim, The Peak / Additional text: Hazel Vincent De Paul and Michelle Lee