Fern & Kiwi @ Clarke Quay

Dinner & movie date with my hubby on Friday night! :)

Made a trip down to Fern & Kiwi near Clarke Quay to have dinner after work before heading to a movie date. I had bought a voucher through DEAL.com.sg S$120 Dining Cash Voucher (paid only S$60 instead of S$120).

Fern & Kiwi is a restaurant that serves authentic New Zealand food located at The Cannery in Clarke Quay. They had a bar downstairs and a restaurant upstairs, and I've bought the voucher dined at upstairs.

As usual, to save the waiting time of queuing, I've made a dinner reservation at 8.30pm on a Friday night.

"Kia Ora" is a greeting in Maori, New Zealand, which is the equivalent of "Hello".

Simple and Uncomplicated Menu

The dessert menu

Here are the dishes we ordered:

Pure South New Zealand Beef Fillet (Well Done)

Pork Spare Ribs - A Lone Star Classic

"Lady Claire" Potato Fries

Pineapple & Fruit Punch Juice

Trio Ice-Cream - Comes with 3 flavors Vanilla, Chocolate & Strawberry

 Using the voucher, we only end up paying S$16.48. If you are dining without the the voucher, you will probably need to spend about S$130+ for 2 person, and depends on how much food you order too.

Overall, the food is nice, the ambience was cosy and the service was excellent.

Empire State @ Causeway Point

Met up with my hubby for dinner yesterday at Causeway Point. As both of us have not tried Empire State, we decide it out.

 There is no queue at there, therefore we straight away got our seats.

Empire State, a restaurant that serves western cuisine. There are a lot of varieties on their menu such as spaghetti, burgers, sandwiches, pizzas, soups and desserts!

The cute menu

Here comes the drinks!

For him

Root Beer Float (S$7.90)

with vanilla ice cream

For me

Wild Berries (S$6.50)

I ordered Baked Salmon comes with smashed potato and salad. Mash potato is smooth and creamy. The salmon taste great. It was cooked just nice, and the sauce was well-balanced that enhance the overall flavor

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Baked Salmon (S$16.90)

Served with seafood sauce, mesclun salad and smashed potato

For hubby, he ordered Steak (well done) & Fries. The steak is tender. 

Steak & Fries (S$22.90)

Grilled rib eye served with brown sauce and fries

There is 10% discount for OCBC credit card holders. Total bill we paid S$57.42 after discount.

Overall, the food was not bad and price is reasonable.

PS Cafe @ Palais Renaissance

Heard so much good review about PS Cafe so I decided to visit it together with my hubby at the Palais Renaissance outlet.

I've made a dinner reservation at 9.30pm on a Friday night. As the place is quite crowded, I would recommend a reservation (as I always will do to any restaurants I am heading). We arrived early and were shown to our table only a few minutes of waiting.

The restaurant is located at a quiet corner on 2nd floor of Palais shopping centre. As you step into the restaurant, you'll definitely surprised with their fantastic ambience, chic and classic interior! The high ceiling. The ceramic tiled flooring. The mouth-watering displayed cakes. The alfresco area. The tropical greenery at the windows.It make me feel like I'm far away from the hustle and bustle city life.

Entrance of PS Cafe

The cakes & drinks bar counter

Love the restaurant interior

Every table was placed with tea-light candles creating a romantic atmosphere.

Okay, on to the food...

For the main course, My hubby ordered the Moroccan Lamb. He said the lamb was tender and delicious.

 Moroccan Lamb (S$36)
Ginger and Dukkah Crusted Lamb Skewers with Roasted Vegetable Cous Cous, Oven Roasted Tomatoes, Baby Rocket and Harissa Yoghurt.

For me, I ordered Miso Cod. The fish was fresh and light. Love the salad as well!

Miso Cod (S$36)
Broiled Aware Miso Pacific Cod Fillet with Ginger, Lemon & Sesame Dressed Soba Vegetable Salad

With still bit of room, my hubby suggested ordered truffle fries (the famous side dishes) which turned out to be a mountain load of fries! The portions is relatively huge (recommended for sharing), we couldn't finish them all.

Truffle Shoestring Fries (S$15)
With Grated Parmesan and Parsley, Tossed in Truffle Oil

Finally, the dessert!

Chocolate Doorstop Cake (S$15.90)
Come with a scoop of Vanilla Ice Cream

The total bill came to about S$128.76. Overall, this restaurant has very good ambience. Food was relatively good too! Worth the price even thou it's sightly overpriced. It's a nice place to go for a quiet and intimate dinner, and also a lazy brunch or lunch.

MUSEO @ Quayside Isle, Sentosa Island

Happy Halloween & Happy Deepavali!

I have bought the promotional coupons from Groupon which is super value for money. For S$73, I get a 4-Course Premium Set Lunch for Two Pax (worth S$112.99) at Museo after hearing many good reviews on this restaurant. 

Since the coupons going to expire soon (valid till 6 Nov 2013), I've took one day leave on Friday (1st Nov'13) and bring my hubby together.

This is the first time I visited MUSEO, pronounced "Moo-Zay-O", which means museum in Italian. It is located at Quayside Isle on Sentosa Island, next to W Hotel. Thou getting to the location was not convenient, not a very public transport friendly place but it's definitely worth going there for meals. :-)

Lovely place with an unique environment. We were impressed with the ambience.

 We really enjoyed the presentation of everything brought to the table! Everything is so artistically presented.

I've actually make the reservation one month ago.We arrived on dot for our 1:30 reservation. We get the sofa seats next to the windows with a splendid view of the marina littered with lavishness yachts.The entire environment really make you feel like you on holiday.

Let's move on to the food!^^

HORS D'OUEVRES

Each of us get the choice of two for the starter.

MUSEO SALAD
Tomato, Red Onion, Black Olive & Balsamic Glaze

Salads something nice to start the meal! ^^

PICASSO'S BLUES
Deep Fried Prawns Flavored with Lavender

The prawns is so yummy!

ASPARAGUS
Grilled Asparagus, Soft Poached Egg, Parmesan & Red Wine Jus  

MUSHROOM
Grilled Portobello Mushroom, King Oyster, & Balsamic Mustard


ENTREES

 GRILLED AUSTRALIAN BEEF STEAK
Served with Sauteed Mushroom & Mash Potato

CHICKEN CONFIT
Served with Ratatouille, Lyonnaise Potato & Chicken Jus


DESSERTS

MINI PROFITEROLES
Served with Seasonal Fresh Berries

 GREEN TEA CREME BRULEE
Classic Egg Custard with Brittle Caramel Top

We have a great time at this place. The food was an excellent, service is good, atmosphere is very hip and artsy. Everything was artistically presented and looked very appetizing.

Would recommend this place if you are planning for a romantic getaway!