Seats for February 14 are already filling up in many top restaurants around Singapore. Nevertheless, the following fine dining restaurants are offering specially curated menus for the most romantic day of the year. Here are some recommended places for a memorable night (or day) out.
February 14 is made even more special at this two-Michelin-starred restaurant thanks to its stunning water views and impeccable menu. The restaurant will present a five-course lunch ($298 per person) and seven-course dinner ($528 per person).
Chef-owner Emmanuel Stroobant has crafted two sharing degustation menus for this special occasion. The meal kicks off with a luxed up nori powder-infused tartlet filled with celeriac mousse and tarragon gelée, and generously topped with gleaming N25 aged caviar. This twin sharing portion will be finished with a nori powder-dusted crème fraîche. Next, the signature confit of Manjimup marron is matched with lightly pickled Chioggia beetroot, roasted rhubarb, salt-baked Chioggia beets, and a wasabi buttermilk sauce accented with marron and rhubarb oil.
For mains, the Pyrenees Lamb Saddle is the chef’s version of lamb en croûte. The milk-fed lamb loin is accompanied by confit sweetbread, wild mushroom Duxelles, and toasted seaweed in a Sichuan pepper-spiced crust. It is sliced tableside and served with parsnip cream and a nori-dashi lamb jus. This is followed by a succulent barbecued A4 Omi beef striploin paired with carrot cream, pomegranate “ketchup”, beef jus flavoured with pomegranate molasses, confit potatoes and pommes soufflées.
For the last course of Aomori Apple, you will get a rose-apple juice-infused Aomori apple – crafted into the shape of a rose and resting on a disc of frozen tonka bean parfait. Under the parfait are caramelised apple spheres, as well as a crisp and buttery puff pastry arlette. This is finally drizzled with a rose and apple sauce. Ask Saint Pierre’s sommelier for the perfect wine pairing to complete your dining experience.
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This hugely popular CUT by Wolfgang Puck at Marina Bay Sands is presenting an exclusive four-course menu ($250 per person) on the evening of February 14. The one-Michelin starred restaurant will start you off with two amuse bouche: the famous CUT ‘Sliders’ as well as Kaluga caviar, uni, dashi soy jelly and horseradish panna cotta. You will then get a choice of premium starters such as the sautéed jumbo lump crab cake with basil aioli and tomato relish, or the bone marrow flan, mushroom marmalade, and Périgord black truffles.
The piece de resistance here is of course the fine selection of perfectly executed steaks, ranging from the signature U.S.D.A Prime Illinois corn-fed 21-days aged steak to the premium wagyu beef such as the prized Snake River Farms Idaho American wagyu. You can elevate your dining experience with the Hokkaido Snow New York sirloin steak served with yuzu kosho butter (top up an additional $145 for a 150g steak). Or supplement $90 to enjoy the whole roasted Maine lobster with black truffle sabayon (1kg). Complement your meal with sides like roasted brussels sprouts, smoked bacon, cipollini as well as creamed spinach, fried organic egg.
And finally the dinner wraps up with rich Valrhona chocolate soufflé, crème fraiche cream, raspberry gelato, or the freshly baked warm butterscotch apple crumble, toasted almonds, Tahitian vanilla ice-cream. All couples will also receive a stalk of rose and a box of chocolates to sweeten the evening.
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Dining with a view of the cityscape is always a bonus point. At Artemis Grill, you and your date can do that while indulging in a three-course menu of Mediterranean-inspired flavours.
Executive chef Oliver Hyde has designed a special Valentine’s Day menu for two evenings on both February 13 and 14. The menu at $158 per person is available from 5.30pm onwards.
You’ll start with a selection of appetisers such as Maine lobster tail married with maitake mushrooms and vin jaune beurre blanc; scallop tartare with Avruga caviar; burrata with poached pear, parma ham and a drizzling of aged balsamic vinegar. If you like to spice up the evening, include add-ons like Irish oysters and Oscietra caviar.
This will be followed by main courses of lamb rack with cauliflower couscous and pomegranate relish; black cod served with violet artichoke tapenade and tomato romesco velouté, Iberico pork chop with Jerusalem artichoke puree and pickled quince, and more. Those who want to heighten their indulgence can share the substantial 1.1kg Australian F1 Wagyu Côte de Boeuf served with grilled asparagus (supplement $28 per person).
Round off your dinner with the Black Forest torte with morello cherry, and mascarpone gelato, or a rhubarb terrine of rose poached rhubarb, spiced crumble and vanilla ice cream. And finally chocolate pralines by Laurent Bernard to enjoy before you head out.
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One-Michelin-starred Braci is offering its special seven-course degustation menu ($298 per person) from February 10 to 14, from 6pm onwards.
For this dinner, chef Matteo Ponti will serve his own interpretation of the Ossobuco dish. His creation comprises a ‘shank bone’ made with aged Parmigiano Reggiano Vacche Rosse.
The bone is filled with beef tartare mixed with roasted and smoked marrow, and perked up with pickled shallots, lemon zest, and mustard. Another exquisite creation is the Zabaione composed of barbecue Hyogo oyster with uni sabayon, and balanced with umeboshi. A speciality to look forward too is the crowd-pleasing 32 Egg Yolk Tagliolini complete with naturally sweet king crab, guanciale, and briny pops of sea grapes. Mains-wise, you’ll be served tender guinea fowl with winter black truffle, celeriac, and black trumpet. If you like to elevate your meal further, request for a wine pairing.
Your special night out wraps up with a dessert dubbed Rosa del Borgo (meaning ‘rose of the village’). This pretty treat comprises oabika namelaka, polenta and cocoa nib nougatine, and a scattering of rose vinegar snow.
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Consider a Catalan style meal at Restaurant Gaig this Valentine’s Day. This intimate restaurant at Stanley Street showcases Chef Marti Carolos Martinez’s innovative interpretation of traditional Catalan recipes. He will serve an exclusive six-course dinner menu ($180 per person) on February 14.
Start your meal with French oyster omelette topped with luxurious Oscietra caviar. And then move on to the richly flavoured Duo of Cannelloni. This comprises Gaig’s classic cannelloni stuffed with beef and pork, and topped with truffle sauce as well as the chef’s inventive truffle cannelloni with soft-ripened creamy Coulommiers cheese.
The main course features Dover sole with lime meunière sauce and luxurious sea urchin and succulent beef ribeye with morels cream. And the sweet ending comes in the form of smoked chocolate ganache, with chocolate crumble and tuile, matched with a refreshing strawberry basil ice-cream.
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