Oktober Restaurant & Bar

Today is the start of restaurant week and at the same time celebrate my wife's birthday. I brought her to this restaurant called Oktober Restaurant & Bar. The restaurant has a nice ambience that is perfect for chilling out. Here's what we have ordered:

- Pan-seared Duck Liver served with marinated Red Onion & Port Wine reduction

The Duck Liver is delicious and the doneness is perfect, the duck liver is so soft and sliky like eating bean curd. It just seems to dissolve in your mouth, it has a nice grilled taste with a tinge of sweetness from the port wine.

- Fresh Chilled Pacific Oysters

The  oysters are fresh and goes well with the lemon just the way I like it.

- Grilled Wagyu Beef Top Sirloin with Gratin Potato serve with Black Olive Sauce

The Wagyu Beef is tasty and the doneness is just the the way I like it to be medium, I find that it can be better is there some brown sauce to give it a little more flavour. The gratin potato is pretty good, nice and moist.

- Oven Roasted Spring Chicken on Du Puy Lentil & Chicken Jus

The Roasted Spring Chicken is pretty normal, I find that the chicken is roasted till the meat is too dry and it can be better if it was marintated with some spicies to add more flavour to the dish.

- Chocolate and Banana Bread Pudding

The Chocolate and Banana Bread Pudding is nice and soft, it has also been heated up and you can smell the chocolate scent coming from the pudding. This pudding is not too sweet but can be very heavy after a while.

Overall, I find the food is pretty good and a nice place for chilling out...cheers!
Rating: 6.5/10 (Above Average)

Oktober Restaurant & Bar
18E Dempsey Road
S(246677)
 

Tawandang Microbrewery

It has been quite a while since I chilled out with my buddy, I made a reservation at Tawandang Microbrewery to chill out that evening. I have been there a couple of times with my wife and friends. I find that their food is pretty good and I especially like their Deep Fried Pork Knuckle. Here's what we have ordered: 

- Spicy Tom Yam Soup with River Prawns and Coconut Milk

The Tom Yam Soup is tasty and and very appetising. Even though they added coconut milk, it still taste like the clear Tom Yam Soup. The ingredients are fresh and the prawns are also very succulent. However, for those of you who are not able to take spicy food, this might be beyond your threshold. 

- Deep Fried Pork Knuckle Served With Spicy Sauce

The Deep Fried Pork Knuckle is my favourite dish, the skin is crispy on the outside and the meat does not taste oily. This dish goes well with the spicy chilli sauce. Even the side dishes like the radish taste very good, it is well marinated with spices that makes it very fragrant.

Overall, I find that the food is pretty good and it's a nice place to dine and have a mug of beer to chill. Cheers!
Rating: 8/10 (Good, Must Try)

Tawandang Microbrewery
Blk 26 Dempsey Road
#01-01 
S(249686)