I have
heard about the reputation of W Singapore through social media and
other bloggers posting. So when there was for SPG member promotion
(Starwood Preferred Guest) popped up on my FB page, there was no
reason to delay our food adventure there. Food from The Heart Buffet
1 for 1* promo valid from Monday to Thursday dinner at $65++ per pax.
Offer ends 31 March 2015.
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| The Drink Bar |
Distance to W Singapore might be a turn-off for people who are not driving. Located at one end of Sentosa Cove, it take about a good 5 mins plus drive in from the Sentosa gantry. While driving towards the destination, we have to watch out for the multiple speed cameras. As I'm not familiar with the area, I drove like a turtle here, 40 km / hour. Meanwhile the Lamborghini and Ferrari who stays in the cove, zooming pass like nobody business. Gosh!!
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| The Fondue Station at the drink bar |
As we
enter from the carpark lift, the first sight that welcome us are the
drink bar and fondue counter. It is bright, filled to the brim with
variety of drinks, hard liquors and champagnes. With a 90 degree turn
to our left, we met the reception and main area of the restaurant.
For size, it has a capacity for less than 100 pax. The décor is
open, playful and casual. The wooden furnitures are accompany with
interesting looking cutlery, which can be challenging to use at
times. In the centre of The Kitchen Table, they have an open kitchen
concept, where you can see the Chefs at work preparing the hot
dishes.
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| Reception |
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| The Open Kitchen - Hot Food Station |
We
started from the cold seafood section. It has Salmon sashimi, tuna
sashimi, snails, mussels and prawns. All the seafood are fresh,
however we do wish for more selections, like oysters, more varieties
of sashimi and crustaceans.
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| Cold Seafood Selection - Tuna Sashimi, Salmon Sashimi, Snail, Mussels and Prawns |
Next
stop, salad and cold cuts. The first thing that capture my eyes are
the Foie Gras Terrine. Always on my die die must eat list. It is
smooth, velvety, creamy and absent of any pungent flavours. Have a
look at their salad, served in a jar. Fresh and good complete with
the unique presentation. There are some colourful sushi available,
but unfortunately the sushi rice was too soft and was pretty mashed
up.
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| Part Salads & Cold Cuts: Foie Gras Terrine, Smoked Salmon Salads in a Jar and Sushi |
The
presentation for the hot cooked food is very classy. All dishes are
presented in Le Creuset cast iron pot. The beef pot pie and cheese
tart caught my attention. The cheese tart is creamy and pack with
cheese flavour, however the beef pot pie missing a good pie crust.
The filo pastry on top difficult to cut and sink inside the mince
beef. There was an oven baked salmon at the start of the cooked food,
but I give it a miss as looks dry.
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| Beef Pot Pie, Cheese Tart & Oven Baked Salmon |
The
kitchen came out with one impromptu dish, bbq prawn and chicken. It
is actually quite delicious as the prawn was well grilled, deshelled
and have a nice smokey flavour. The chicken is tender and well
marinated.
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| bbq prawn and chicken |
I ordered
a pasta dish, however ribbon pasta was not al-dente, in fact it is
overcooked and the tomato sauce can be better with more herbs.
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Mussels Rainbow Pasta - Tomato Base |
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| Pork Ball Noodle Soup |
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| Herbal Prawn |
One area that I almost skip was the Indian station. Although the three types
of papadam are so inviting, lots of pickles and chutneys, I feel like
they are missing the meat proteins. They have a tandoori fish, which
was thick and juicy. However, they run out of prawns. Still I find,
it will be better to have tandoori chicken in the line up as well.
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| Clockwise from Top Left" Chutneys and Pickles, Papadams Tandoori Fish & CBK Mix and Match |
Finally,
Desserts!!. The brownie with chocolate fondue, berries jelly and
de-constructed cheese cake got our approval. The brownie is just made
for chocolate lovers. It is crunchy yet soft. The berries jelly
provide the refreshing acidity to end the meal, while the cheesecake
was just yum.
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| Part of Desserts Station |
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| The Famous Brownie, dip in Chocolate Fondue with M&Ms |
The apple
crumble with vanilla sauce and Blueberry Clafoutis. The crumble was
rough and dried, missing the moisture from the apple. I think the
portion between the crumble and the fillings need to be adjusted.
While he blueberry clafoutis was just to sour for my liking. I also
notice there was no ice cream!! HUH, Yup No Ice Cream!!
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| Desserts Selections. At the bottom: Apple Crumble and Blueberry Clafoutis |
Service
was between average and good. At the beginning, the service was fast
and attentive. However when it got busy, they have problem coping.
Our friends arrived around 8.15 and it took them a while to provide
the warm water upon ordering. There was a miscommunication when we
settle the bill as well. Although I already given them my SPG number
when making the reservation, I need to produce it again before
payment.
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| CBK Creative Creation Mussel with Foie Gras Terrine |
Overall,
the dining experience at W Singapore was below expectations. In their
media promotion, they promoted the six live cooking stations, we
found it was under utilised, and the food from the live cooking
stations were really below expectations. It will be good if they can
have more variety on the Seafood, Beef or Lamb. I realised that the
restaurant are not normally full during weekday, so to maintain the
freshness of the dish, The Kitchen Table can put more items on the
grill so the customer can order it to be cooked ala minute, instead
of just pasta. Hope it will not be the standard for W hotel
worldwide, and not sure if we will return to W Hotel Singapore for
more. Cheers!!
Food & Drink:
7/10
Value: 5/10 (if
without promo)
Service: 7.5/10
Ambiance: 8/10
Budget
per Person: $51 - $80; $81 and Above
The Kitchen Table
21
Ocean Way
W
Singapore
Singapore
098374
T:
+65 6808 7288
OH:
Mon
– Fri: 06.00 – 23.00
Sat
& Sun: 06.00 – Midnight
Please refer to the website for any details for events, promotions and special occasions.
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