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Introduction
Culina's own bistro specialises in fusion cuisine, and at the same time aims to inspire gourmets by providing a platform to explore, appreciate and learn about exquisite food produce and fine wines - living up to its' name as Singapore’s leading food and beverage distributor.
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Opening Hours
Mon - Sun
11:00 - 22:30
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Signature Dishes
Basically, Culina's is Singapore's leading purveyor of gourmet foods and wines, an interesting grocey store with dinery concept similar to Jones the Grocer and Dean & Deluca.Its spacious, contemporary and elegantly-simple designs exude comfortable vibes that feel very inviting to its patrons. Seats are available both indoors and outdoors. I really like the modernistic European design of this bistro.First, we started with a small bottle of dessert wine, Muscato (SGD$47.00). It was sweet and light like golden syrup, but not very smooth overall. Decent enough as a chillout wine and accompaniment to our oysters.Anyway, the bread basket came first - delicious, freshly-baked rolls. They were still warm and fluffy, and tasted especially lovely with their olive oil with vinegar.We ordered two each of the following oysters:-Perle Blanche (white pearl) - sweet deep sea oyster with a creamy texture.(SGD$7.50 each)Wild Big Oysters - raised on Atlantic coast, tasting of the ocean (SGD$6.50 each)Perle Noire (black pearl) - sweet and creamy, with hints of iodine and hazelnut (SGD$6.00 each)Royal Oyster - deep cupped, iodinised with a sweet finish (SGD$5.50 each)Gillardeau - voluptuous, almost crunchy flesh, subtle and refined (SGD$6.50 each)Overall, the service was alright and the cosy ambience are definitely delightful. The oysters are succulent and fresh, and even though I tried the vinaigrette on the oysters, finally doing the dishes. The total bill came up to SGD$114.00For more detailed information and photos, do drop by:http://thearcticstar.blogspot.sg/2014/05/chillout-at-culina-bistro-at-dempsey.html
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Despite coming to Dempsey several times for meals, this is the first time I visit this restaurant. I choose the seafood aglio olio as my main course and the escargot as the side dish. Generally, the seafood aglio olio tastes quite good. However, I find that it is kinda oily (think is olive oil) and it is quite expensive. It costs $29 per serving. Besides the prawns, there is also no other ingredients. As for the escargot, it also tastes quite good. I love the green sauce which is cooked with the escargot. Not sure what it is but it tastes kinda yummy!
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Many of us might have heard of Culina, which is the Singapore leading purveyor of gourmet foods and wine. Culina has it’s very own restaurant, Enoteca, which means ” wine library” in Italian. Enoteca is ‘‘housed’‘ at Dempsey Hill Green, one of the food paradise in Singapore. They used to have another outlet along Bukit Timah but was closed down. Enoteca and Culina work hand in hand, using the quality products from Culina to bring out the freshest and quality assured food to the diners.The menu is simple, with few selections of mains, appetizers, sides and desserts. They have an extensive collection of wines and a wine library in the restaurant. They serve many wines by the glass , thus wine-lovers would have the opportunity to savour many prestigious wine from all over the world. I was interested in only the mains, the Pertuna Ocean Trout which is quite uncommon to be served in restaurants ( although I have tried it some time back). Many people thought that Salmon and Ocean Trout are the same but they are different! especially in terms of taste and texture. Ocean Trout belongs to the Salmonid family but have a fine and slightly less oily meat and the taste is less mild compared to Salmon. Ever the ”over-indulgence” in Salmon many years ago, I developed a phobia in Salmon but definitely not Ocean Trout! Look out for the daily Chef’s special which are dishes not available on the menu. The dishes changes daily and according to availability.Enoteca introduced a Weekly 3 course set lunch priced at $30 nett/ pax. The menu changes weekly so you wouldn’t get bored having the same food. Prices here are in nett, they do not charge GST & Service charge!Pertuna Ocean Trout with mixed seasonal vegetables and baby potatoes ($28)The fillet of ocean was quite small but was enough to satisfy my craving. Since I didn’t want the baby potatoes, the chef kindly replaced it with rocket leaves and the portion of salad leaves and the grilled vegetables filled the plate, leaving a small fillet of ocean trout in sight.The Ocean Trout was well-grilled with a tinge of salt, a crispy skin and soft texture. I just wished that they would serve a slightly large fillet of the Ocean Trout. ( Greedy )The Grilled seasonal vegetables consist of my favourite vegetables such as brocolli, zucchini, squash and tomatoes, lightly grilled with tinge of salt . I particluarly like the salsa that was served on top of the fish as it has a tangy and appetising flavour.The rocket leaves were lightly tossed in some plum dressing & cracked black pepper. Sauteed mushrooms ($6)I ordered the sauteed msuhrooms as a side dish but the portion was huge, enough to feed 2 pax. I could actually do a TA if I could not finish.The sauted mushrooms were button mushrooms sliced in halve, sauteed in white wine, whole clove garlic and mugworts ( type of herb). The sauteed mushrooms were a little on the greasy side. I would prefer the garlic to be minced garlic and sauteed with the mushrooms, minced garlic produced much more fragrance and aroma. I could hardly finish the sauteed mushrooms, probably finished 1/3 of it.
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