Romantic Rendezvous
by CWA
@ 01 Feb 2019
With Lunar New Year coming up in the next few days, there's a chance busy couples and lovers have not got a chance to organize something for Valentine's Day.
We've got you covered: here's a list of restaurants and places offering a romantic menu and experience for you and your partner on the day itself.
1)
The Ottomani
The Ottomani is offering a seven-course meal that will take you on a gastronomical journey through the course of love. Start off with appetizers such as Kelly osyters from Ireland paired with chili pearls, apple and preserved lemon, and proceed on to savoury bites such as tender and meaty Hokkaido scallops seasoned with cultured oat milk and burnt orange and a selection of small Middle Eastern dishes before trying mains such as Tiberias snapper, rocket harissa and sunshine farm blossoms, or the omega lamb tenderloin, smoked skordalia and zhoug. End off the dinner date with a chocolate mousse cake with a cranberry centre and mystery mosaic konjac.
Date: 14 February 2019
Price: S$148++ per pax, with an additional S$88++ per pax for drink pairings.
2)
Arbora Hilltop Dining
Arbora is offering couples the chance to escape the hustle and bustle of the city and enjoy a relaxed date in the garden atop Mount Faber. Excite your date with the Arbora 4‑Course Set while admiring the picturesque Singapore skyline views. A roving musician will also perform a medley of love songs to set the mood for Valentine’s Day.
Bonus: The first 20 couples who book this 4-course set dinner at Arbora will receive a limited-edition Hendrick’s branded gift, specially created for this occasion by Hendrick’s Gin to celebrate love!
Date: 14 February 2019
Prices: $248++ per couple
3)
2am: dessertbar
2am:dessertbar is offering an exclusive Valentines Day Dessert (S$22+) made with a medley of ruby lychee mousse, almond sponge, raspberry syrup, rosella cream, pear mousse and rosella coulis, culminating in a delicately presented treat for the eyes and taste buds. To get a piece of this goodness, head over to 2am: dessertbar on weekdays from 3 pm to 2 am, or weekends 2 pm to 2 am (closed on Mondays).
4)
SE7ENTH
SE7ENTH is offering their dinner menu A Rhapsody of Love at the Oakwood Premier OUE Singapore. Available from 9 to 17 February, let your love story unfold with our three-course set dinner with Pan-Seared Foie Gras with Fig Mostarda as the overture, before easing into your choice of Slow Roasted Barbecue Pork Ribs or Miso Cod Fish for mains and ending with a decadent Gourmet Chocolate Hazelnut Ice Cream Sandwich with Mixed Berries as the final bow.
Date: 9 to 17 February 2019, 6pm to 9.30pm
Prices: S$108++ per couple (SE7ENTH), S$128++ per couple (Outdoor Pool Terrace)
Alfresco dining at the Outdoor Pool Terrace is only available on 9, 10 and 14 February 2019 for limited seating
5)
Summerlong
The riverside restaurant Summerlong is offering guests the ultimate date-night experience including a romantic river cruise, MBS light show viewing and 3-course dinner (with a glass of Prosecco each) for S$200++ per couple. Guests can take a boat ride to see the light show at MBS and then return to Summerlong via water taxi for dinner.Start with freshly shucked oysters and starters like Tomato & Watermelon Gazpacho or Watercress Salad with Burnt Cucumber, and choose between mains like the Barramundi Fillet with pea sauce, young shoots and dill or Grass-Fed Ribeye, 200g (additional $25) with garlic jus. For the finale, guests can indulge in the Chocolate Sacher with macerated cherries and pistachio ice cream or refreshing Raspberry Sorbet.
Available: 14 February 2019, 5pm or 8.30pm
Prices: $200++ per couple
