The Weekly Grub: 5 Things to Eat & Drink in Singapore This Week
PUBLISHED October 5th, 2016 06:00 am | UPDATED May 14th, 2018 11:51 am
This week, there’s a month-long Oktoberfest beer promotion, a new Sunday brunch, pasta in cheese wheels, and new dishes from a well-love Chinese seafood restaurant.
Diamond Kitchen Launches Third Anniversary Menu Highlights
Following the success of their first outlet in Marine Parade three years ago, the folks at Diamond Kitchen have opened a larger restaurant in the Science Park neighbourhood in 2015. In celebration of their third anniversary, diners will enjoy 15% off the new dishes from now till 31 December 2016. Stars of the recently developed menu include the Diamond Sauna Treasures ($188 for two to four, $368 for 6-8, only available at Science Park Drive). Think a steam basket brimming full of fresh, juicy seafood like snow crab legs, lobster, prawns, scallops, and flower clams. We also enjoyed the fork tender Kong Bak Pau ($18/$36) and Gan Xiang Bee Hoon ($25), rice noodles fried with a fragrant spice paste with pork belly, mussels, and prawns.
Diamond Kitchen is located at #01-01, 87 Science Park Drive, Singapore 118260, p. 6464 0410. Open 11am-2.30pm, 5.30pm-10.30pm daily. The Marine Parade branch is located at #01-22 Laguna Park, 5000F Marine Parade Road, Singapore 449289, p. 6448 0629. Open 11am-2.30pm, 5.30pm-11pm daily.
A New Seasonal Sunday Brunch Buffet at Prego
Moving from a semi-buffet brunch, Prego’s Sunday offering has gone full buffet style, with a live pasta crafting and risotto bar, a meat and seafood grill, as well as seasonal stations on rotation. Priced at $98++ per adult and $49++ per child, this family friendly brunch also has to option of $30++ for free-flow prosecco (Berlucchi ’61 Brut), red and wine wine, Tiger beer, and cocktails. If you enjoy Italian cheeses, you’re in for a treat – from burrata to ricotta, and Asiago to Taleggio, enjoy them with heirloom tomatoes and cold cuts.
Prego is located at Fairmont Singapore, 80 Bras Basah Road, Singapore 189560, p. 6431 6156. Brunch is available every Sunday 12-3pm.
Oxtoberfest at Oxwell & Co.
Oktoberfest might be over in Germany, but the party is still ongoing in Singapore…at least at Oxwell & Co. anyway. For the entire month of October, all craft beer bottles on their menu will be going at $10 each. During the month, they will also be stocking an additional selection of 15 different bottles from craft breweries like 8 Wired, Sambrookes, and Panhead, as well as Albens cider at $10 nett. If you’re in the bartending industry and reading this, there’s a party on the 30th of October to help clear the beer stock!
Oxwell & Co is located at 5 Ann Siang Road, Singapore 069688, p. 6438 3984. Open Mon 4pm-12am, Tue-Sun 12pm-12am.
A 20kg Padano Cheese Wheel Rolls into District 10
If you think everything is better with cheese, this is right up your alley. From now till 31 October 2016 District 10 at UE Square will be putting on their Cheese Wheel Menu, where dishes are finished tableside in a wheel of Grana Padano cheese, a hard, umami Italian cheese that’s slow ripened. Aged for 18 months, this semi-fat cheese hails from the north of Italy (usually Padua and Verona). Try the Homemade Tagliatelle with Alba Black Hair Truffle ($36) and the Risotto Alla Parmigiano with Porcini Mushrooms ($26). Prepare for a cheese overdose!
The Cheese Wheel Menu is available at District 10 Bar & Restaurant at UE Square, #01-15, 81 Clemenceau Avenue, Singapore 038983, p. 6738 4788. Open Mon-Thu 11.30am-12am, Fri 11.30am-1am, Sat 9am-12am, Sun 9am-11pm.
Mithai Boxes for Deepavali at Punjab Grill
Little India is all lit up, which means the annual Festival of the Lights is around the corner! Marina Bay Sands’ Indian restaurant Punjab Grill will be launching boxes of sweet treats, known as Mithai boxes in India. Available in boxes of 16 pieces ($52), 18-pieces ($68), and 28-pieces ($90), expect beloved traditional flavours with a contemporary twist. The handcrafted goodies include Alphonso mango and white chocolate and macadamia nuts & saffron swirl roll stuffed with rose petal marmalade. Available 8 October to 1 November 2016 at Punjab Grill.
Punjab Grill is located at #B1-01A The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands, The Shoppes, 018972. Please call 6688 7395 to place orders.
Top Image: Prego, courtesy of Sylvester Thang Fedor
