Sorry, I don't have much more to offer in terms of dinner spots in SIN. On my first-ever stay in Singapore, I came in on SQ 21 and was so jet-lagged come evening that I just fell asleep and Mr. Megatop had to order room service. It was a nice room with a spectacular view, so he wasn't complaining too much. ;) Our second night we ate at an Indian restaurant in Clarke Quay whose name escapes me. Third night we ate on SQ 68 up to BKK. On our next stay, it was Blue Ginger the first night and Jade (recommended above) the second. My other soujorns in Singapore have been stopovers, so no dining opportunities outside Changi.

Apart from Hawker centres (must haves include laksa satay and murtabak) my must have dining in SIN are Indian food at somewhere like the Banana Leaf Appollo on Racecourse Rd ,seafood at the East Coast Seafood centre and Champagne Brunch at one of the big hotels -my favourites are the Interconental and the Four Seasons. You need to be able to write off the day after brunch as the freeflow champagne is a KILLER at lunchtime!

I think I have settled for:

Blue Ginger (first day dinner)
Humble House (second day lunch)
Muthu's (second day dinner)
-undecided for Sunday brunch
5 Star Hainanese Chicken rice or Boon Tong Kee (Third day dinner)
Les Amis (departure day lunch)

-this should give me a fairly broad sample of culinary Singapore for THIS
trip. Thoughts??

I tried Les Amis on Saturday arvo. A bit expensive if you go for ala carte. The set lunches were good value though. Great service and very tasty food, an excellent all-round experience. Go for it I say. :)

What's "arvo"? Some kind of Australian word? :confused: ;)

Oops sorry it's short for 'afternoon.'

We were also not at all impressed by Blue Ginger. The food was served so quickly it was obviously not made to order - and it wasn't very tasty. The most memorable thing we tried there was the Durian Chendol - and it was memorable only because of the extremely unusual experience it is to eat durian. Simply putting a mounthful of the chendol CLOSE to your lips (not touching, mind you) starts an intense burning sensation. After tasting, the durian flavor really lingers. Now I know why durian has such a reputation.

I bet you can find somewhere in town better than Blue Ginger.

Say what? I can't think of any ingredient commonly found in the ais chendol that would/should cause anything like that. (Chendol itself, incidentally, refers to the green noodly bits, which are just wheat pasta coloured with pandan leaf.)

It was durian chendol. All I can say is that it was one of the most memorable experiences I have ever had with food...and I would not say it was altogether pleasurable. Perhaps an acquired taste.

luxury, you should make it a point to try Les Amis's less formal mate (Canteen) too. :)

A CALIFORNIA "must try" restaurant
 

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Do they have a Singapore restaurant? :p :D

Yes The Canteen is great too. The 2 are side by side. I tried one after the other on consecutive days. :)

I've just booked Les Amis in the Botanic Gardens for our honeymoon later this year. Would this be the better option of the two Les Amis?

I hadn't heard of the Halia restaurant - would this be a better choice for a honeymoon dinner than Les Amis?

Hmm.... I think I will ask the Hotel Concierge for alternatives to Blue Ginger.....