St Regis Yan Ting Dinner - Discovery Set Menu

St Regis Hotel Dinner - Yan Ting Restaurant

According to the website, "Yan Ting is the choice of world and business elite, a dining venue for guests to bring their most treasured family and respected business associates.  It is helmed by the St. Regis team of masterchef, presenting cuisine that are faithful to the traditional cooking techniques of Cantonese cuisine characterised by the immense diversity of ingredients used and the philosophy of bringing out the natural flavours of the freshest ingredients."

What a mouthful.

Oh well, the proof is in the eating, so let's get on with it.

This was our table set-up.  It was a private room for a private dinner.

Condiments, for each person.  Well, I like my chillis.

We had the Discovery Set Menu.  You can check their set menus online - they range from SGD 88++ per person to SGD 198++ per person.   The Discovery Set Menu was $108++ per pax.

We were early, so we had to wait for the other guests to arrive.  Just relax, and drink some tea.   The nuts were nice.

Dinner had started.  Our group brought our own wine.  A little wine to go with a nice Chinese dinner is always welcomed. People start talking more.

The first dish - Appetizer Trio.  Crispy Shrimps with Salted Egg Yolk, Tribute Vegetable Salad and Roasted Pork.  Portions were not big, but rather tasty.

Next dish, the Braised Lobster Broth.  These days, we try to avoid Shark's Fin.  Rather cruel, I must say.  I don't really care for it but I know many relatives who like it very much.  The broth was ok.

The Steam Sea Perch.  A good piece of fish, very rich and oily as I recall.

Peking Duck.  Oh, how dainty.  Nothing special about this dish, obviously not a very big portion, but hey this is not supposed to be a buffet.

Egg Noodles "Mee Pok" with XO Sauce scallops.  The scallops were good.  The "Mee Pok" was just so-so. Plenty of very good "Mee Pok" at coffeeshops and food centres.

Dessert was red pean paste with Lotus Seeds Steam Honeycomb cake.  It was not bad.  Not too sweet.

Verdict
Overall, a very pleasant experience.  For the price we paid, this set was of decent value, given the location and dining ambience.

I would recommend St Regis Yan Ting if you want to throw a fine dining dinner, or if you need to entertain for business.

Disclaimer
This is not an advertorial.  We paid for our food and drink.

Tong Le Private Dining OUE Tower Review (October 2012)

Tong Le Private Dining OUE Tower - October 2012

Tong Le private dining at OUE Tower is a fine dining establishment, offering (pricey) set menus.  I dined here in October 2012.  This was the menu we had, it was the $180++ option.  Their menu changes from time to time.  If you check their website, you can see that their set menu dinners go up to $500++.  Clearly, this place is targetted at the premium market.

This was the table set-up.  We brought our own wine and there was a charge for corkage, though I cannot remember how much that charge was.

The ine glasses.

This was a complimentary starter, some chicken I believe.

Australian lobster prepared in two ways.  The cooking and presentation were unique.

Australian lobster prepared in two ways.  Quite nice.

This was the braised supreme shark's fin.

This was the steams fish.

A closer look at the fish.

A sorbet to clear the palate, on a bed of ice.  The presentation was attractive.

This was the Waygu ribs, with a trio of sauce.  The beef was very tender and succulent.

The serving wasn't very big, as you can see.

South African abalone with mushroom rice.  This was the final dish before dessert.

Another look at the abalone, a good serving.

The dessert to wrap everything up.  The presentation was great, on some dry ice.

The dessert was very tasty too.  I loved the young coconut.

Overall, it was a very pleasant meal.  However, such delights do not come cheap.  I suppose, if you were to pay $180++, you would expect outstanding food.

Overall, I don't think the food was spectacular, therefore the meal was not of great value.  I must caveat that my tastes are fairly simple. However, if you need to impress guests and/or you want to give a (pricey) treat, Tong Le Private Dining at OUE Tower is a respectable choice.

Disclaimer:
I dined here as a normal customer and paid for my share of the meal.
This meal was not sponsored by Tong Le Private Dining or any other party.