A Merry Festive Celebration At Porta, Park Hotel Clarke Quay

For the holiday season, Porta at Park Hotel Clarke Quay has put together a four-course set menu at $66 per person to celebrate the festive periods. The festive set dinner is inspired from winter favourites, paired with Cattier Champagne which has been specially selected to complement the celebratory fare.

Diners get to enjoy three labels from Cattier Champagne for the Cattier Champagne flight pairings (additional $50). Diners get a glass each of the Brut Icone, Dry Rose & Brut Premier Cru. Cattier Champagne is a boutique vineyard located in the village of Chigny-les-Roses in Montagne de Reims, south of the Champagne region. The family-owned champagne house has been operating for 13 generations since 1625.

Hokkaido Scallops 4.2/5

The festive dinner commences with the Vichyssoise with Hokkaido Scallop. A plump and juicy scallop sits in the heart of the silky leek potato soup, topped with avruga caviar and drizzled with herb oil. A soulful bowl of soup to kick start the celebration.

Lobster Thermidor 4/5

Next is the Lobster Thermidor that is served in two ways - gratinated and poached. For the gratinated, half lobster is topped with creamy cheese mixture of cheddar, mozzarella, and parmesan. For the poached part, the succulent claw is basted with brown butter and crowns with microgreens and pommes mousseline.

Black Cod 4.2/5

For the main course, diner has a choice of Black Cod or Beef Tenderloin. Moist and buttery is the Atlantic Black Cod, that is simply pan-seared and finished off in the oven. It sits on top of a flavoursome house-made tomato sauce, stewed with chorizo and chickpeas, giving the ambrosial fish a sweet tanginess.

Beef Tenderloin 4/5

Giving the seafood-centric menu a savoury option is the Beef Tenderloin. Slow-cooked to medium-rare, the tender red meat is served with luscious king oyster mushrooms, celeriac puree and red wine reduction.

Christmas Cake 3.5/5

Porta's version of Christmas Cake is vibrant red velvet sponge cake, spread over Malagos dark chocolate ganache and crowned with rich cream cheese. The velvety showstopper is adorned with chocolate shavings and dusted with cinnamon and gold powder for final Christmasy touch.

Porta’s Festive Set Menu is available for dinner from 630pm to 1030pm, from 23 to 25, and 30 and 31 December 2019 at $66++ per person. All guests who dine on 31 December 2019 will enjoy a complimentary Park Hotel Clarke Quay New Year’s Eve Countdown Party, brimming with free-flow of red, white and sparkling wines, with games and activities.

Discount privileges for all hotel guests and diners with HSBC, Citibank, OCBC, DBS and Maybank cards:
- Early Bird treat (book by 14 Dec): 15% off 4-Course Set Menu and 10% off house wine by the glass/bottle*
- Bookings on 15 Dec and after; 10% off 4-Course Set Menu
*Discounts are not applicable for Cattier champagne pairing

Note: This is an invited tasting.


Porta Fine Food & Import Company
Park Hotel Clarke Quay
1 Unity Street
Singapore 237983
Tel: +65 65938888
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Nearest MRT: Clarke Quay (NE Line), Fort Canning (DT Line)

Opening Hours:
Daily: 11am - 1030pm

Direction:
1) Alight At Fort Canning MRT station. Take Exit A. Turn left and walk to junction of River Valley Road and Clemenceau Ave. Cross the road and turn left onto Clemenceau Ave. Walk down Clemenceau Ave. Turn right onto Unity Street. Walk to destination. Journey time about 5 minutes. [Map]

2) Alight at Clarke Quay MRT station. Take Exit E. Walk to bus stop at Clark Quay Station (Stop ID 04222). Take bus number 54. Alight 3 stops later. Walk to the end UE Square Shopping Mall. Journey time about 8 minutes. [Map]

InterContinental Hotels Group Festive And Takeaway Promotions 2019

InterContinental Hotels Group's Christmas Party this year was held at InterContinental Singapore. We had the first look at their festive delights and takeaways put together by their various brands and accompanying the festive spreads were Christmas cocktails concocted from InterContinental Singapore's latest hotel bar Idlewild.

Familiar flavours of Christmas delights never fail to bring joy to the table, such as Honey-baked Boneless Ham ($148, 2.2kg) from Crowne Plaza Changi Airport. Glazed with a sauce made from pineapple juice, honey and raspberry vinegar after being baked in the oven, its sweet and tangy flavours are crowd-pleasing.

For something a lot more luxurious, a night with red, Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium will have the perfect roast for you Slow baked Australian Grain-fed Tomahawk with truffle jus ($138).

Or spice up your spread with Asian flavours instead. Turkey takes on a new Asian profile at Holiday Inn Orchard City Centre - Roasted Whole Turkey with Masak Lemak, meaning turkey in coconut curry with Bird’s Eye chilli. Light green with the Masak Lemak sauce and spiked with Asian red spices, it is as Christmasy as you want it to be. Another option is the Soya Glazed Turkey with Coconut Sriracha (hot sauce named after the coastal city of Si Racha in Thailand), which gives the festive bird its red roast colour.

Your old folks may be stoked to see you bringing home the Hakka Salt Baked Chicken with Stuffing ($52 for 1.5kg), This is one of the mod-sin creations by Baba Chews from Hotel Indigo. It is inspired by a Salt-Baked Chicken stall that originally started in 1962 at Mohamed Sultan Road but had ceased operation in 2017.

For sweets, you can also go include some mod-sin flavours such as Chendol Yule Log ($65) and ‘Kopi’ & Chocolate Yule Log ($68). Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium also has an Asian version as well - Cempadak Yule Log Cake ($78)

My pick for log cake this year would be from Regent Hotel, Dolcetto by Basilico’s Festive Booth - Golden Delicious Apple Tarte Tatin Log Cake ($108), interpretation of the traditional French dessert with caramelised apples wrapped around a sponge log sitting on a crisp pastry base.  Never have I come across such an elegant version of a log cake. But for something comforting, it has to be its Old English Christmas Fruit Cake, I simply enjoy the rummy flavour of the raisins and dried fruits.

The fanciest Christmas sweets will be from Intercontinental Singapore, such as the Santa’s Carousel Fruit Cake- an intricate rendition of the classic Christmas bake crafted with rum and brandy-infused candied fruits and chocolate. It even comes with a revolving Santa attached to it, which is great as a centrepiece. The range also includes sugar-free options - White Christmas log cake comprising sugar-free chocolate mousse and cinnamon apple compote;

Otherwise, settle for flavours that are simple, yet indulgent. Crown Plaza introduces two new Yule Logs - Pink Ruby Yule Log and Chocolate Banana Yule Log ($68 each). The Pink Ruby Yule Log is made with ruby chocolate, which is seemingly a new rose-hued gem in the chocolate scene ever since it was launched in 2017 by Swiss chocolate maker Barry Callebaut. Pretty in pink, the log cake is made with raspberry puree and pink ruby chocolate mousse filling, interlaced with layers of vanilla cream cake and white chocolate feuilletine. As for the latter, the classic combination of chocolate sponge cake, rich chocolate buttercream and caramelised banana will end every meal with a happy note.

Do check out the individual hotel's website to find out more about their festive and takeaway promotions.

InterContinental Singapore
InterContinental Singapore Robertson Quay
Regent Singapore
Crowne Plaza Changi Airport Hotel 
Indigo Singapore Katong
Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium
Holiday Inn Orchard City Centre