Melting Pot Cafe, located at Level 4 of The Holiday Inn Atrium offers a 1 for 1 buffet for DBS card/Ntuc card members. Although I am not a fan of buffet, I still went ahead as I thought it was pretty reasonably – priced for a buffet. I would say that the variety of food is disappointing as they were merely some ”cheapo” food such as fried beehoon and some mixed rice dishes. This buffet is considered one of the least variety of food that I have had. Given for the price, I would rather go to Sakura International Buffet which offers more variety of food such as Sushi and Desserts.


The buffet pricing is as follows…



For lunch:

$32++ for adults ( Mon- Fri )

$35++ for adults ( Sat & Sun)



For Dinner:

$34++ for adults ( Mon- Wed)

$38++ for adults ( Thur, Fri & Sun )

$40++ for adults (Sun)



Rojak Station


There is a rojak station where you can prepare your own rojak. Remember to queue up!


Desserts station


There were cheesecakes, passionfruit mousse cake, Apple crumble Pie, Lemon Meringue Pie and Tiramisu. They were just medicore and look ordinary to me.


Salad Bar


They only offer salad leaves, corn, Achar, Alfafa sprouts, Olives and Salad dressings. There wasn’t much variety to choose from.



Ice-cream – Chocolate & Vanilla only


They offer only 2 flavours- Chocolate and vanilla. Both were disappointing as they taste like cheapo milk ice-cream. The ice-cream melts pretty fast. Anyway, I didn’t like it as it taste like diluted milk.

Sheperd’s Pie : This is quite popular and the food finishes in less than 10 minutes. I wanted to try it but they didn’t

replenish it. From what I observed, there were prawns and fish covered in a milky foam.

Duck Breast: Taste ordinary

Pumpkin Ragout: Another favourite. However I felt that the pumpkin was mushy and they coast it with some funny white sauce which makes me feel like vomiting.

The stir-fry brocolli & pork : They were acceptable.


Deep-Fried Fish and Curry fish

They only offer 2 types of fish items here- The deep-fried fish and Curry fish. IMHO, both were equally disappointing. The batter of the deep-fried fish was tasteless and flat. The curry fish was slightly better but they used dory fish for the curry which I didn’t like it.


Roasted Lamb

The dish of the day was the Roasted Lamb. It was available in thn slices… but I didn’t like it as it was rather tasteless and cold.

Lemon Meringue Tart : Though it is called Lemon Meringue, there was just a hint of Lemon cream.

Apple Crmble Pie : Disappointing! The crumble was too thick and floury.

Passionfruit Moussecake : Average

Brownie : A little dry

Cheesecake: Acceptable

Tiramisu : Where’s the rum? This was much better compared to the other desserts. At least the cocoa powder and mascarpone cheese is decent.

Overall verdict: A likely return? Probably not. The buffet was just medicore and disspointing enough. Sakura beats hands down. Most of the food were average and some disappointing. If not for the 1 for 1 promotion, I feel it was a little over-priced.

Located by the Singapore River at The Pier at Robertson, this authentically Parisian brasserie combines a casual and relaxed ambience with the culinary standards and service of a fine dining restaurant.
Brasserie Wolf is under the Esmirada group and swept the votes at the 2006 Singapore Gourmet Hunt competition to win the Most Popular Western Cuisine Restaurant award.

I took advantage of the 2 course set lunch priced at $25++ . There are a few choices for the starters and the mains.
P.S: The pictures are a little blur due to the lighting in the restaurant and light rays from the sun .

Marinated Tuna with balsamic and Rocket salad

The tuna is marinated with some balsamic and lightly seared. I felt that it was a little over-done . It was diffucult to master the skill of searing tuna till middle rare… I can taste the hint of balsamic in the tuna. The rocket salad looks wilted and indeed it was not that fresh after all… + salty!


Roasted chicken roulade stuffed, crabmeat, Risotto milanaise & mushroom sauce

I think they used the chicken breast instead of the thigh/Leg as the meat is slightly dry and rough.
The chicken is rolled up with minced crabmeat, mushrooms and carrots and roasted.
However, I can’t taste any crabmeat in it and could only find finely chopped carrots and mushrooms. I would prefer the outer layer to be slightly charred since it is roasted .

I actually requested for them to replace the risotto to mixed vegetables and apparently they have forgotten my request. They still serve the risotto on my plate… I gladly accept it as I do not want to waste food. However, they kindly prepare a mixed vegetable as a side dish for me ( as an apology).
I like the mushroom sauce which was quite mushroom-y and there were some black fungus in it. I requested for extra sauce to go along with the slightly dry chicken.


Sauteed mixed vegetables (FOC)

The mixed vegetables( cannelli beans, asparagus, brocolli, sweet peas and mushrooms) were light sauteed with garlic.
Indeed, all the veggies are green in colour! The only fault I can find is the saltish flavour…. pass me the water pls!!!
Overall, there were some hits and misses here. The staff are generally friendly and attentive but can be a little absent-minded.

Le Saint Julian, an elegant and fine-dining French Restaurant at the Fullerton Boathouse. The view from the restaurant overlook the Esplanade and Sinagpore River. Do request seats by the window!
The Executive chef/ owner Julien Bompard went over to Julien Bompard at The Ascott and would head the kitchen during Dinner time. St Julien is now head by Stephane , the Chef de Cuisine.


Set Lunch Menu

Set lunch menu is priced @ $58++ and the menu changes monthly. Do take note that the portions are small and normally they do not showcase their best in their set lunch menu.
I had the set lunch but top up for the Signature Lobster Bisque.


French Baguette

Choice of Sourdough/ French baguette. I had the latter as I do not like the flaxseeds in the sourdough bread.
The baguette is crusty and had a chewy texture. It would be better if serve warm.

Nyon Olive Oil

The sommelier highlighter the olive oil, Nyon, which is from the chef’s hometown.
Not too bad, it taste similar to the Olive oil from Italy.

Signature Lobster Bisque ($28++)

This is a ”MUST-TRY” ! Do not leave St.Julien without trying this Lobster Bisque. Initially I had the set lunch which does not include the Lobster Bisque but since this is highly recommended, I decided to top up to try it.
The Lobster bisque uses everything from The Lobster- Head, Tail, meat…etc. They woould actually serve the bowl with lobster meat, , aioli and gruyere to you and pour the bisque over. By doing this, you could actually smell the aroma of the bisque.

Another shot

The Lobster bisque is rich and full of flavour. It is slightly smooth and creamy, this is one of the best Bisque that I have ever tried. They used quality ingredients in making this bisque to ensure it brings out the richness of the flavour of Lobster. This serves as a excellent starter before proceeding to the mains.

Le Saint Julien Mesclun Salad
This isn’t the usual salad leaves that you can always find/get .
The salad leaves were imported (unsure of the country) and this simple salad is refreshing!
It consits of finely chopped onions, mini radish, cherry tomatoes and belgium endives tossed in Lemon dressing / Walnut oil.
I like the simplicity and the quality of the salad leaves is one that I am looking for!

Grilled Snapper with spinach & fennel sauce with thyme

This was my choice of mains. Other popular choices would be the capellini pasta and Beef Tenderloin.
Choice of snapper/ barranmundi
This was not a wise choice…
The fish fillet actually contains some fish bones and even fish scales! This is the first time I had ever encounter eating fish scales in a fine-dining restauarnt.




There were some plus points as well:
1) The fish meat is quite soft and tender
2) I like the simple fennel and thyme sauce
Other than that, this was just an average dish, not something that I would return for.

Petite 4( Almond Financier & Chocolate truffles)
Some sweets to end…
The almond financier is crispy and has rasyberry jam in bewteen.
I simply love the chocolate truffles, they used good quality chocolate thus it has a bitter sweet taste and melts in my mouth. Yums!
It taste even better when you ahd it with a cuppa of coffee!

Some Hits & Misses here… the lobster bisque is a ”must-try”.
The attentive sommelier and Edith, the owner of St. Julien makes the dining experience pleasant plus the nice view of Sinagpore!

Ristorante De Parma is a small Italian run family restuarant in Serangoon Gardens( opp the country club). It was a re-visit for me as I have been here to try the Tiramisu, about 2 yrs ago. I want to check if it was still as yummy as ever or standard has dropped.

They offer 3 different set lunch – The 5 course executive, executive and the Value. The pizzas are priced at $12.90 on Tuesday night only! The Smoked salmon pizza is highly recommended. Well, I came here for the purpose of trying the Tiramisu.

Foccacia Bread


2 slices of foccacia served Lukewarm with olive and balsamic dip. I didn’t like the bread it was kinda dry.

Insalata Di Portobello ($14.90++)


This is the Portobello mushroom salad highly recommended by some of the HGW foodies. Indeed the portobello mushroom was huge and JUICY! The juice from the mushroom just burst out when I bite in it. The only downside is there was too little greens. (meslcun salad)

Spaghetti con Pro cuitto e Funghi tossed with parma ham & field mushroom ($21.80++)


Mum’s spaghetti in aglio aglio style. The pasta is al-dente but Mum feels that it was a little rough and difficult to chew. The pasta is also quite dry. We gave our feedback and they told us it was done in a drier version so that we could enjoy the natural taste of pasta.

Tagliolini seppia nero con Aragostine ($25.80++)


My pasta was the Tagliolini squid ink pasta with slipper lobster and tomatoes in homemade tomato sauce. It looks lovely, with the black-coloured Tagliolini pasta. They were quite generous with the slipper lobsters and they were so firm and bouncy.




At first I thought my teeth would be stained black after having the Squid ink pasta but there was no obvious sign of any staining. I realised that only pasta cooked in squid ink sauce would stain my teeth.
The black-coloured Tagliolini pasta is very smooth, just the way I like it and the homemade tomato sauce taste very fresh, with lots of tomatoes . Thumbs up!

Tiramisu ($12.90++)


Here comes the star of the show! Don’t leave RDP without trying it’s fantastic Tiramisu. It was one of the Best that I have tried so far. The proportion of liquor and mascapone cheese is well-balanced. I like the wetter version of Tiramisu, rum soaked lady’s finger and Kahlua.




IMO, I still prefer the Tiramisu which I had about 2 yrs ago, which is slightly wetter.( Individuals have their own preference of Tiramisu). Neverthless, the Tiramisu is still as fantastic as ever, which Mom and I licked the plate clean.


Overall verdict: I am most willing to travel all the way to Serangoon Gardens to curb my Tiramisu fix. Their Tiramisu is one of best that I have ever tried. I would probably go back again for the Pizzas!

LIeno Modern Bistro , which is derived from Spanish phrase -’ to be full of praise’ / full house. Nowadays, Business owners love to use different languages or phrases to name their restaurants which made them sound unique .
Expect to find European food with an Asian twist here and the kitchen is held by Chef Francis Quoh ( which I never heard of ).


Set lunch menu & ala-carte


They offer set lunch and dinner menu and the dishes change daily. This means that you could drop by their bistro daily to enjoy different dishes . The 3 course lunch is priced @ $13.80 ++ which comes with a soup of the day, a main course of choice and dessert of the day .

The ala-carte menu, on the other hand, features tapas a range of appetitizer , a small selection of salads , mains and desserts. They do provide a recommendation of wine to pair with each dish.

Green salad ($8.50++)

Watermelon & crabmeat ($13.80++)


Fresh crabmeat was served atop a small slice of caramelised watermelon. If I guessed correctly , the watermelon was slightly pan-seared with honey to add a tinge of sweetness. Real crabmeat was used and not the imitation surimi / crabstick but the portion was a little on the small side .


Barramundi with braised leeks and potato, brandy cream ($18.90++)


Reasonable pricing and generous portion of the barramundi fish . The fish is executed simply, mild-flavoured and crispy skin. The accompanying sauce, which has a flavour of crab bisque in it was mild and in fact , bland. There wasn’t any hint of brandy (if any) in the sauce.


The small slice of potato was tasty … and it wasn’t starchy at all! The braised leek was braised till soft…. I like!



Verdict: I find the food here a little too mild-flavoured for my liking. The dishes were simple and average & the presentation of food were clean and neat. Service was friendly though.