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Dining guide: May 7 to 13

A FUSION FEAST WITH MUM AT BABETTE. With a minimum of 3 paying adults for Babette’s Mother’s Day feast, mums get to dine for free. She will get to enjoy a buffet of starters that include homemade truffle mushroom soup and a sashimi spread. Mains will be made-to-order, and feature three dishes that exemplify Babette’s innovative French-Japanese fusion cuisine. This include their lobster burger as well as the sea-bass en papillote served with rice is a lighter alternative to the Australian grain-fed sirloin steak served with fries. The brunch is priced at S$68 per person, and is available for lunch (11.30am-2.30pm) and dinner (6.30pm to 9.30pm) on May 10. For reservations, please call 6341 7727.

Seafood Afternoon Tea set at Westin Singapore Lobby Lounge.

Seafood Afternoon Tea set at Westin Singapore Lobby Lounge.

A FUSION FEAST WITH MUM AT BABETTE. With a minimum of 3 paying adults for Babette’s Mother’s Day feast, mums get to dine for free. She will get to enjoy a buffet of starters that include homemade truffle mushroom soup and a sashimi spread. Mains will be made-to-order, and feature three dishes that exemplify Babette’s innovative French-Japanese fusion cuisine. This include their lobster burger as well as the sea-bass en papillote served with rice is a lighter alternative to the Australian grain-fed sirloin steak served with fries. The brunch is priced at S$68 per person, and is available for lunch (11.30am-2.30pm) and dinner (6.30pm to 9.30pm) on May 10. For reservations, please call 6341 7727.

MOTHER’S DAY COMFORTS AT JACK’S PLACE. Available on May 9 (dinner) and 10 (lunch and dinner), pamper your mum with a four-course meal, inclusive of coffee or tea to round up the memorable treat. This comprises an appetizer of deep fried butterfly wantons with Batavia and mesclun salad served with orange vinaigrette dressing, followed by a choice of either half roasted spring chicken, grilled salmon with slipper lobster or braised beef fingers. Priced at S$32 per person. Visit http://www.jacksplace.com.sg for details.

SEAFOOD AFTERNOON TEA AT THE LOBBY LOUNGE. Complemented by panoramic views of the bay area, the two-course Seafood and Champagne Afternoon Tea set includes a whole poached Canadian lobster and two freshly shucked oysters served with a choice of three sauces. Other savoury highlights served in a three-tier platter include Lobster rolls served in a house-made butter pan-fried brioche bun; and tuna fried bean curd with raw tuna chopped and tossed with wasabi mayonnaise, sesame seed and pickled seaweed salad. Served daily, from 2.30pm to 5pm at the Westin Singapore Lobby Lounge, Level 32, the sets are priced at S$130 for two persons inclusive of a bottle of Veuve Clicquot Brut Yellow Label or S$85for two persons inclusive of two glasses of Veuve Clicquot Brut Yellow Label. Ongoing. Call 6922.6988 for reservations.

BREATH-TAKING LUNCHES AT STELLAR. Executive Chef Christopher Millar presents a delectable 3/4/5-course selection for lunch, including a thematic dessert buffet, complete with 360-degree views. The set lunch menu will also reflect seasonal updates to showcase the freshest ingredients available each month, and for the month of May, the theme is Seafood Extravaganza. Prices for the set lunches start at S$44 for the three-course menu, available Mondays to Fridays (except Public Holidays) from noon to 2pm. Ongoing. Call 6438 0410 to make a reservation.

SUNDAY BRUNCH SHELTER. Not your typical buffet spread, the restaurant’s new brunch menu is all about comforting classic European and brunch favourites such as its take on the French toast, served with grilled cheese and berry compote, and topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream (S$17.50). Besides perennial brunch favourites such as eggs Benedict (S$16), diners can opt for more substantial options, such as the Maine lobster pasta (S$68 with a whole lobster) in a robust tomato and bisque sauce to share, or the smoky Chorizo Clam Spaghetti (S$26) with white wine sauce. Ongoing. Call 6466 6225 to make a reservation.

SPRING COMES TO PUTIEN. The restaurant’s new menu highlights some of the season’s best produce from the coastal city of Putian in Fujian. The menu pairs “cold” and “warm” ingredients to create balanced dishes, such as deep-fried oyster cakes with spring leeks (S$2.90 each, minimum two pieces). Tossed with marigold petals, the dish of sunflower seedlings (S$6.90) is served cold for a refreshing start to the meal. Until May 31. For more details, visit http://www.putien.com.

PINK AFTERNOON DELIGHTS. Schedule a leisurely catch-up with your girlfriends over a delightful array of palate pleasing pink-themed desserts. The Pretty In Pink Spring Afternoon Buffet has sweet treats include cherry bubble gum cupcake, pink choux and pink velvet cake, alongside a savoury assortment that includes goose liver parfait and potato curry turnover. Until May 31 (excluding May 10). Weekends: 2.30pm to 5pm. S$58 per adult, S$29 per child (six to 12 years of age). Call 6434 5288 for details of to make a reservation.

LUNCH SETS AT BEDROCK BAR & GRILL. These 3-course meals comes with a selection of three starters and three sweets. All steak sets are priced at S$58, while seafood and poultry sets are available at S$38. Diners will also get to choose from newly introduced mains such as the woodfire-grilled striploin and sweets like the sticky stout and toffee pudding. Ongoing. Visit http://www.bedrock.com.sg for details. Call 6238 0054 for reservations.

SET LUNCH AT CATALUNYA SINGAPORE. This newly launched menu (available Mondays to Saturdays) lets diners customise their three-course lunch for only S$38 per person. Pick from three options for each course — go with either soup, salad or tapa for appetiser; seafood, meat or rice dish for the main course; and cake, fruits, or ice cream for dessert. Standouts from the debut menu are the salmorejo (a traditional tomato-based soup originating from south of Spain), red snapper in salsa verde, roasted mushrooms and molten egg yolk as a vegetarian option, and the cultural dessert icon that is rice and milk. The selection changes to reflect the finest produce available. To complete this value deal, all red and white house pour wines are priced at S$10 a glass with the set lunch. Call 65340886 for details or to make a reservation.

NEW CHEF AND CUISINE AT SHANGRI-LA. In his new role, newly appointed chef de cuisine Marco De Vincentis will be responsible for transforming the former Waterfall Café into a southern Italian trattoria featuring handmade pasta and fresh seafood, overseeing all culinary operations for the 92-seat restaurant, which has been rechristened Waterfall Ristorante Italiano. The menu boasts classics alongside chef’s signature creations, such as his zuppa di pesce (traditional Italian seafood stew) and linguine allo scoglio (classic seafood pasta). For reservations and enquiries, call 6213 4138 or e-mail dining.sls [at] shangri-la.com.

SQUID INK AND RAMEN. From now until mid-May, ramen lovers can indulge in Men-ichi Ramen’s Ikasumi Special, which features squid ink in the restaurant’s popular Sapporo miso tonkotsu soup. The Ikasumi Tonkotsu Ramen (S$14.90) offers a blend of springy home-made curly noodles, succulent char siew, minced pork, soft flavoured egg, crunchy bamboo shoots and seaweed served in its signature pork broth piqued with squid ink. For a richer, creamier broth, the Ikasumi Corn Butter Tonkotsu Ramen (S$15.90) is a similar mix, topped with butter and sweet corn. Squid ink also features in the Ikasumi Yakimeshi (S$8.90), a delicious combination of Japanese short-grain rice fried with squid ink, fresh tiger prawns, crab meat and egg. Available at Men-ichi Ramen outlets at Northpoint, Nex and Jurong Point.

VALUE LUNCHES AT IL LIDO. The il Lido Group’s latest offers feature two lunchtime treats. A 3-course weekday lunch menu at il Lido for instance celebrates fine Italian cuisine at just S$38 per person, featuring some of the best seasonal ingredients, while over at Latteria diners can dig in to a scrumptious selection of hearty and rustic Italian pastas for lunch, priced at S$15 per dish. The latter is available exclusively from Mondays to Fridays, noon to 2.30pm and includes linguine with calamari and tomato; penne with eggplant arrabbiata; and the classic spaghetti carbonara with Parma ham. Ongoing. Visit http://www.il-lido.com/ and http://www.latteriamb.com/ for details and to make a reservation.

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