Review: Hummerstons @ Robertson Quay

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Hummerstons @ Robertson Quay

I was never quite a fervent believer of Valentine’s Day; I always saw it as an over commercialized marketing concept created by retailers to boost sales. I never understood how does one put with exorbitant prices and crammed dinner tables all in the name of love. Nevertheless, I chose to indulge in the spirit of this “season of love” and arrange dinner with a friend. Also, I simply could not turn down my first Valentine’s dinner.

Embarrassment aside, I embarked my virginal experience with a close friend. Restaurant: Hummerstons @ Robertson Quay. The interior of the restaurant offers a good blend of casual and intimate dining. While the choice of decorations does bear a resemblance to P.S. Café, that is only because the chef/ owner was from there and simply “Crtl + V” the blueprints. Nevertheless, it was a perfect setting; given my dinner date and I were not romantically involved.

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Spotlight: Roadhouse @ Dempsey – New Menu

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Dempsey has always been one of my favourite places. I can’t think of another place where bermudas, shades and idyllic afternoons go better hand in hand. With free parking to boot, it’s only obvious I don’t mind travelling down to this part of town – that is, if I have the car.

Located at one end of Block 13, Roadhouse and its signboard is easy to miss if you’re unfamiliar with the area, especially with the all the distracting furniture and art galleries sprawled all over Dempsey Hill.

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Spotlight: Charly’s T @ I12 Katong

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One thing I love about the east is the variety of food available. Seriously, if I were to throw a stone, I would either hit an F&B outlet, or someone dining there! Almost everything is within reach, especially with the addition of a cinema at the newly opened I12 Katong mall, it’s surprising how people living in that area maintain their waistlines.

Having been to the first outlet at NOMU, I was naturally excited to check out Charly T’s I12 Katong outlet when Six&Seven received the invitation. Besides a bright, airy main dining area, which allows diners to look into the kitchen through a huge glass panel, this new outlet also boasts an 8-seater, Peranakan-themed private dining room – a godsend for bigger family outings.
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Review: Ardent’s Cafe Bar @ Neil Road

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As food writers, we go where our tummies take us. This time, feeling like a little breakfast, we trotted down to Neil Road to try out Ardent’s Café Bar. In the day, the empty street—famed for its nightlife—had a certain calmness, and a rustic charm from the rows of shophouses.

 

Located the place was a breeze, thanks to my trusty iPhone and the café’s visible sign. If you are thinking of heading down, I’d suggest taking a bus – there is a bus stop almost directly opposite the entrance – as it can be quite a distance from the nearest MRT stations.

Stepping through the door, and onto the only slightly pretentious, fake grass—looking like something off ESPN’s tennis matches—I certainly didn’t experience the ‘strangely familiar and comforting’ that their website described. It does, however, lend a whimsical touch, befitting an all-day breakfast café.
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Review: Torte @ Waterloo Street & Adoption Drive

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Torte @ Waterloo Street

The workweek can sometimes get extremely grueling for us. To tide ourselves through, many of us have a reflex response or a quick fix solution – some go for massages or engage in some online retail therapy. For me, it is a weekly patronage to Torte @ Waterloo Street.

Torte remains to be one of my favourite cafes to visit during during a school week. Located just a 5 minute walk from Singapore Management University, it is my little hidden oasis in the heart of a bustling city. Why anyone would subject themselves to the mad lunch rush and “tissue packet reservation” technique is beyond me; I am ensured of my peaceful, quiet and hassle-free lunches here.

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Spotlight: Singapore Restaurant Week (March 2012) – Restaurant Listing

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Restaurant Week is coming up, again! Time to prep your wallets & stomachs.

Six&Seven brings you the scoop on the restaurants participating for the current edition of Restaurant Week (19th – 25th March), which will serve a special 3-course set dinner for a fixed price of S$35++ and 3-course set lunch for S$ 25++ — except for the restaurants who have been awarded a DiningCity Star (marked by the asterix ‘*’) which will have an additional charge of S$15 for lunch and S$20 for dinner.

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Six&Seven @ Ellenborough at Swissotel Merchant Court – CNY Lunch!

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A couple of weeks ago Six&Seven was invited down to Ellenborough @ Swissotel Merchant Court for a Chinese New Year Lo Hei lunch. Chinese New Year may have come and gone, but many of us are still stuck in the festive period brooding over the dwindling red packets every year.

The lunch started with a traditional Lo Hei, as all lunches during this period do. This would have been my 10th Lo Hei, and I do honestly wonder if there is a threshold to how much luck I can usher in through this vegetable tossing exercise.

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