Mother’s Day is an opportune time to show mummy dearest how much you value her for always lending a listening ear…..and score some brownie points. If mum’s a foodie, there is no lack of options with restaurants and hotels rolling out drool-worthy brunches, afternoon teas and desserts to make mums feel extra special on 14 May.
Whether you’re looking to impress your mum with a decadent meal or charm her over desserts, we round up some dining suggestions to celebrate Mother’s Day this year.
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A gorgeous setting and wallet-friendly pricing? We’re sold. Bring mum to the farm-to-table American grill restaurant Rosemead this Mother’s Day for an indulgent prix fixe menu ($68++ per pax). The elegant restaurant in Cecil Street is known for featuring fresh, seasonal ingredients in its grill menu.
The celebrations begin with six starters to share – think creamy Italian Burrata with black raisin, pine nuts, and wild rocket and the pillowy Maple-Kombu Shokupan with cultured butter. Mains include Duroc Pork Chop with bacon nage, brussels sprouts, and hazelnuts, and Poached Grouper are bound to satisfy. Wind things down with a selection of sweet treats at the bakery. Available for lunch on May 14.
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If mum prefers Asian cuisine, 15 Stamford by Alvin Leung has a brunch ($178++) to remember. Start the meal with a welcome tipple from the get-go, before the feasting begins at the various buffet stations that serve creative Asian classics with a twist, grilled meat, fresh seafood, foie gras and more.
Look out for specially-created dishes including Ginseng and Abalone Noodles, Roasted Goose, Chilli Mud Crab, Baked Halibut. Wash them all down with free-flow of bubbly and tiki-cocktails like the refreshing Jungle Bird, made with Bacardi Añejo Cuatro rum. Complete the Mother’s Day experience with a complimentary DIY flower arrangement workshop, and mums will go home with a chocolate bark jar and a family polaroid to cherish the dining memory.
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Gather loved ones to celebrate mum over hearty conversations and a Mother’s Day set menu ($188 per pax) at modern Chinese restaurant Mott 32 Singapore in Marina Bay Sands. Menu highlights include the signature yellow mountain honey barbecue pluma Iberico pork and fragrant applewood-roasted Peking duck. Diners can also look forward to an impressive dim sum platter, nourishing fish maw soup, and the braised ee-fu noodles with succulent Boston lobster. As you luxuriate in the swanky atmosphere, save space for desserts such as double-boiled bird’s nest and impeccably flaky egg tarts. Available from May 12 to 14.
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A sumptuous six-course dinner awaits at modern Chinese restaurant 5 ON 25 at Andaz Singapore, which also serves a panoramic city view on the 25th floor of the hotel. Head Chinese chef Lim Hong Lih presents a six-course dinner ($128++), which starts with a trio of appetisers including deep-fried soft shell crab with garlic, jellyfish flower salad, and Sichuan-style pork belly. The soul-warming double-boiled chicken soup piques the appetite for main dishes such as home-style steamed soon hock with cordycep flowers and the signature crispy roasted duck. Braised ee-fu noodles with sakura shrimp signals the end of mains and time to tuck into sweets such as chilled mango pudding alongside Longevity Buns. Available on 13 & 14 May.
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If your mum prefers something simple, don’t fret. Bond over a charming afternoon tea experience in the comfort of your home($68). The teatime menu offers a delicate symphony of savoury and sweet flavours, from roasted prime beef on brioche and truffle egg mayonnaise in charcoal choux puff, to rose madeleine, cassis lychee ‘hat’ and chocolate ‘flowerpot’. The set includes freshly baked classic scones and raisin scones, clotted cream and jam. The afternoon tea treats are presented in a beautiful custom-made three-tier box, perfect for gifting or sharing with loved ones. Available from 12 to 14 May.
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Kwee Zeen at Sofitel Singapore Sentosa Resort & Spa offers a decadent feast of local and Asian dishes ($158++). Start off with light bites including marinated octopus salad before moving on to the sashimi and sushi counter, cheese section and salad bar. Standout dishes from the festive brunch buffet include oven-baked beef tomahawk, chilled tiger prawns, and roasted suckling pig. End your meal on an indulgent note with a dessert buffet that is well-stocked with chocolate pralines, milk chocolate brownies and strawberry shortcakes. Available on 14 May.
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Celebrate this Mother’s Day with Path Restaurant’s special dessert item Rejuvenate, packed with an abundance of beauty foods designed to make mom feel as gorgeous as she is! The Chinese ‘tong sui’-inspired treat is made from a delectable granité of Korean nashi pear, anti-inflammatory and immunity-boosting longans, and nourishing bird’s nest that will undoubtedly satisfy mum’s palate. Choose from these menus: a six- course titled Voyage ($188++), and eight-course named Expedition ($228++) and give the gift of beauty and health to mum on 12 & 13 May.
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Pamper the favourite woman in your life with a refined Japanese multi-course dinner at Mikuni ($138++) this Mother’s Day, which features a stunning array of premium and seasonal ingredients directly flown in from the land of the rising sun. Mums can look forward to foie gras monaka marinated in a sweet and sour plum wine, the finest and most tender cut of slow-cooked wagyu beef, and teppanyaki grilled scallop doused in a rich butter soy sauce, just to name a few dishes. Mums with a weakness for sweets will also be delighted to know that the meal concludes with not one, not two, but three playful desserts — a velvety hojicha panna cotta, candied Kuromame soybeans and a refreshing mango confit. Available from 12 to 14 May.
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Indulge mum with an opulent 5-course lunch, served in the charm and classic elegance of La Dame de Pic (S$298++) at Raffles Hotel Singapore. Take a fusion gastronomic trip around the world this Mother’s Day: from organic Japanese eggs paired with decadent Oscietra caviar, succulent chicken marinated with miso and rose to a savoury blue lobster complemented with special green asparagus and infused with citrus notes. Finish off your meal with a creamy chocolate mint mousse with hints of pandan, guaranteed to sweep mum off her feet. This exquisite lunch is available on 14 May from 12pm – 1.30pm.
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