Otto's Deli Fresh @ Holland Village - Mastery Comes To The Neighbourhood

For those that is familiar with Holland Village, you will know that the old POSB building has been demolished and replaced with the new Raffles @ Holland Village. It also sees a few new food establishments at the new building. One of them is Otto's Deli Fresh. The new deli and restaurant is opened by the revered veteran chef Otto Weibel. Chef Otto is a father figure of the Singapore culinary scene, working at the highest level of profession, promoting the Singapore F&B industry on the world stage, and mentoring young talents.

Button Mushroom Soup with Toasted Brioche 4/5

Dinner at the new Otto's Deli Fresh started with the Button Mushroom Soup with Toasted Brioche ($8.50). Besides button mushroom, other ingredients such as dried porchini powder, cream, caramelized onion and chives are added for a flavourful and comforting bowl of soup.

Burratina Roquette Salad 3.5/5

Moving on to the next dish is the Burratina Roquette Salad ($17) that comes with baby arugula, Italian burrata, Jamon Iberico de Bellota, tomato chutney and cherry tomato dressing. It is a light and simple salad dish with each components playing their respective role and coming together as one.

Pulled Pork Burger 3.5/5

For the hungry, you may want to check out the Pulled Pork Burger ($19) that is served with fries and condiments. The pork cheek is slow cooked for 5 hours, shredded and tossed in a housemade BBQ sauce. What aroused my palate for a balanced finishing is the used of housemade pickled Japanese cucumber for a contrasting tang to the sweetness of the BBQ sauce.

Beef Stroganoff Fettuccine 4.2/5

A beautiful dish on the menu is the Beef Stroganoff Fettuccine ($17). The pasta dish is served with hanger steak and white button mushrooms. The fettuccine is braised together with beef jus, carmelised onions and gherkins, infusing the essence of the ingredients for a slurping goodness.

Heritage US Kurobuta Pork Rack 300g 4.2/5

The Heritage US Kurobuta Pork Rack 300g ($39) is another dish on the menu that I enjoyed. The Japanese pork is grilled until colour develops, and then finished off in oven. Only lightly seasoned with salt, its amazing how it can taste so good.

Burnt Banana Waffles 4.5/5

The Burnt Banana Waffles ($11.50) comes with a whole burnt banana literally. Please do not eat the banana skin, it supposed to be peeled off. Spread the banana flesh onto the waffle and have it with some of the peanut butter gelato. The hot and cold combination worked excellently for a well fitting ending to the dinner.

Note: This is an invited tasting.


Otto Deli Fresh
Raffles @ Holland Village
118 Holland Avenue
#02-01
Singapore 278990
Tel: +65 66943291
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Nearest MRT: Holland Village (CC Line)

Opening Hours:
Daily: 11am - 10pm

Direction: 
1) Alight at Holland Village MRT station. Take Exit A. Walk straight to destination. Journey time about 3 minutes. [Map]

The Coconut Club @ Ann Siang Hill - Even PM Lee Hsien Loong and President Rodrigo Duterte Ate Here

When I was told that there is this place at Ann Siang Hill that sells the most expensive Nasi Lemak in Singapore, I was curious enough to make my way down to The Coconut Club to find it out myself. Even our Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong hosted President Rodrigo Duterte of Philippines to lunch here during the excellency's recent visit.

Inspired by the Nasi Lemak Convention in Malaysia two years ago, Chef Lee who is culinary trained in New York decided to bring back the same passion of Nasi Lemak and Cendol back to Singapore. After spending 2 years experimenting, he finally found the right type of coconut known as MAWA (A Malaysia West African hybrid) for his recipe.

Nasi Lemak 4.2/5

While the rice of the Nasi Lemak ($12.80) is well infused with the scent coconut, an untrained tongue like mine is not able to tell the difference from the many good ones out there. The other highlight on the plate has to be the Ayam Goreng Beremaph also known as Crispy Spiced Fried Chicken. The tender and juicy chicken leg is given a light coat of crispiness, bursting with the rich aroma of fresh herbs and spices. You can also find other ingredients such as ikan bilis, peanuts, cucumber, fried egg and sambal on the plate of nasi lemak.

Otak-Otak 4/5

Besides the Nasi Lemak, we also tried the Otak-Otak ($8.50). I thought it is rather pricey. My consolation is that it actually tasted quite good, well spiced and comes with chunky pieces of fish meat in it.

Sambal La La 4/5

The Sambal La La ($8) is off the menu. It is the special of the day. I am glad that we ordered it. The spicy sambal complemented the sweetness of the la la excellently. It can be rather spicy for some if you have a low tolerant of it.

Cendol 4.8/5

While the nasi lemak is good, the star at The Coconut Club has to be their Cendol ($3.80). The balanced of coconut milk, evaporated milk and gula melaka, together with the green chendol jellies has opened my eyes or rather my taste buds what is really a good bowl of cendol.

The Coconut Club
No. 6 Ann Siang Hill
Singapore 069787
Tel: +65 66352999
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Nearest MRT: Chinatown (NE Line), Telok Ayer (DT Line), Tanjong Pagar (EW Line)

Opening Hours:
Tue-Sat: 11am - 3pm
(Closed on Sun and Mon)

Directions:
1) Alight at Telok Ayer MRT station. Take Exit A. Turn left and walk down Cross Street. Turn left onto Amoy Street. Continue to the end of Amoy Street. Climb the stairs beside Siang Cho Keong Temple, up Ann Siang Hill. Walk to destination. Journey time about 12 minutes. [Map]

2) Alight at Tanjong Pagar MRT station. Take Exit G. Walk down Maxwell Road towards Kadayanallur Street (beside URA building). Turn right onto Kadayanallur Street. Walk to destination. Journey time about 12 minutes. [Map]

3) Alight at Chinatown MRT station. Take Exit A. Walk down Pagoda Street to South Bridge Road. Cross the road and turn right. Walk down South Bridge Road. Turn left onto Ann Siang Hill. Walk to destination. Journey time about 10 minutes. [Map]