The Tastings Room @ Marina Square

Last Saturday, I went to a food tasting with Charlene from www.missuschewy.com at The Tastings Room. I have heard so much of the 4 months all restaurant at Marina Square and I am thankful that Charlene asked me along.

At The Tastings Room, their concept is to make food and beverage pairing a painless experience with suggestions within the menu. Every dish on the menu comes with 3 different wine pairing recommendations at a affordable wine tasting portion.

Wine Cellar

The Tastings Room has a huge wine cellar that housed 50 over unique and interesting selections of wine. If you are not into alcohol, they also have an exquisite selections of coffee and tea.

Truffle Mushroom Puree Soup 4.5/5

The Truffle Mushroom Puree Soup was served with a touch of truffle oil, truffle foam and croutons. The smooth puree was made of button and shitake mushroom. For extra texture, there was also sauteed mushroom in the bowl of soup. The truffle oul further enhanced mushroomy flavour.

Smoked Vine Tomato Soup with Seafood 4.5/5

Among the two, my favourite is the Smoked Vine Tomato Soup with Seafood while Charlene prefers the Truffle Mushroom Soup. I can tasted the freshness of the smoked vine tomato cooked into soup. The soup also came with fresh and crunchy prawns. I enjoyed the Smoked Vine Tomato Soup so much that I dipped the toasted milk loaf from the Truffle Scrambled Egg dish to clean up the bowl.

Truffle Scrambled Egg with Wild Mushroom 4/5

The Tastings Room has recently just came up with a Brunch Menu which is available between 11am to 4pm and we got to try 3 of the dishes. I usually do not take scrambled egg as it can be rubbery if not probably done. I was delighted when the scrambled egg was moist and cooked perfectly. The scrambled egg was served with a touch of truffle oil, sauteed mushroom and toasted milk loaf.

Egg Royale 4.8/5

The colourful sight of the Egg Royale just cheers up one's day. The poached egg has smoke salmon wrapped around it sitting on top of a toasted milk loaf with a generous blanket of chives smooth hollandaise. This is a beautifully executed dish with the different tastes and textures coming into one. The poached egg was also cooked perfectly with the egg yolk oozing out.

Poached Egg in Red Wine Hollandaise 4.2/5

The Poached Egg in Red Wine Hollandaise is another well balanced and executed dish. The egg was poached in a concoction of red wine, veal broth and herbs. Althought the hollandaise sauce is lighter , the stronger flavour from the crispy bacon gave that balance to the whole dish.


The Tastings Room
Marina Square
6 Raffles Boulevard
#01-08
Singapore 039594
Website: http://www.tastings.sg
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheTastingsRoom
Nearest MRT: Esplanade (CC Line)

Opening Hours:
Sun-Thu: 11am - 930pm
Fri-Sat: 11am - 1130pm

Direction:
1) Alight at Esplanade MRT station. Take exit B. Walk to the destination. It is along Raffles Link Road facing One Raffles Link. Journey time about 5 mins.

Tian Tian Hainanese Curry Rice @ Bukit Merah

Last Monday was a public holiday and I went for a morning forest walk starting from Henderson Wave, intending to end on the other end at Alexandra Arch. Unfortunately, the forest walk was under repair and I have to turn back for an early lunch.

I took a 2 stops bus ride to Tian Tian Hainanese Curry Rice at Bukit Merah View since I am at the vicinity. This place is very popular with taxi uncle. I noticed a lot of taxi parked at the carpark behind the coffee shop and taxi uncles sipping coffee or having lunch.

Pork Chop 4/5

Unlike the norm Pork Chop served at other places, the Pork Chop here came served in a pool of gravy. Surprisingly the Pork Chop and the gravy just came together as one dish. In a way, it sort of given the Pork Chop a succulent taste.

Lor Bak 4/5

The beautiful layers of fat and meat of the Lor Bak garnished with coriander was well braised with softness. I couldn't help going for more.

Curry Squid 4/5

The Squid served in a curry gravy was not spicy. Like all traditional Hainanese dish, the taste is more inclined to the sweet side. The squid was nice and fresh but I would preferred it to be more springy.

Stewed Cabbage 4.2/5

The Stewed Cabbage is a must order dish for me whenever I have Hainanese Curry Rice. While the Pork Chop may have slightly different versions, the Stewed Cabbage has pretty similar preparation styles among the different stalls. I always enjoyed eating the sweet and soft Stewed Cabbage with my plate of rice.


Tian Tian Hainanese Curry Rice
Hong Yu (鸿裕) Coffee shop
Blk 116 Bukit Merah View
#01-253
Nearest MRT: Redhill, Tiong Bahru (EW Line)

Opening Hours:
Daily: 830am - 930pm
(Closed on Alt Tue)

Direction:
1) Alight at Redhill MRT station: Take Exit A. Walk to bus stop at Redhill MRT station (Stop ID 10209). Take bus no. 132 or 145. Alight 4 stops later. Journey time about 6 mins.

2) Alight at Tiong Bahru MRT station. Take Exit A. Walk to the bus stop opposite Tiong Bahru (Stop ID 10161). Take bus no. 16 or 851. Alight 3 stops later. Journey time about 9 mins.