Friday, July 26, 2013

Waterfall Cafe @ Shangri-La Hotel


I think after 2 brunches at Waterfall Café, it's fair to say that they are one of the best place for weekend brunch. After the previous Sunday brunch buffet, we are back here on a Saturday afternoon for their ala carte brunch.

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Waterfall Café has a very inviting entrance, where fresh produces breads are laid out on the counters.

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Although it is called Waterfall Café, but the waterfall is actually not very visible from the restaurant. It is located just outside of it.

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But of course, diners here are treated to a different view, the swimming pool.

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Freshly baked bread are served, and the bread comes in 4 different varieties.

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A shot of the group dining room.

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A bottle of tap water is placed on each table.

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For starters, we had the Pan seared foie gras, apricot and almond chutney, cucumber and arugula, vanilla sherry dressing (S$26). Foie Gras was creamy and not too oily.

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Jerusalem artichoke velouté, poached cranberries, toasted hazelnut, black trumpet mushroom (S$14). The soup was served warm and had a very unique and delicious taste.

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This is one of my favourite salad - Organic quinoa salad, baby spinach, red cabbage and raisin with roasted lamb rump (S$25). I like the contrasting texture of the crunchy quinoa with the juicy cabbage and spinach salad. The dressing was good too.

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Roasted barramundi, pink peppercorn and Indian coriander gastrique, steam bok choy, pequillo peppers and grape (S$30) - Fish was very fresh.

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Grilled trout, steamed spring vegetable fricassée, lemon relish (S$25) - This grilled trout is a feast to the eyes and the mouth. Very colourful and full of contrasting flavours.

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We felt a little let down by this dessert. Wasn't as good as their mains and appetizers. Kiwi and strawberry feuillantine, pistachio chiboust cream and passion fruit coulis (S$10)

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But we very much enjoyed the Blueberry cobbler with grains of paradise and warm almond crumble with vanilla ice cream (S$14). Especially when mixing together the warm crumble together with the cold vanilla ice cream.


Waterfall Cafe
22 Orange Grove Road
Garden Wing,
Level One
Shangri-La Hotel


2 comments:

  1. Wow, I wonder what happens if they sprinkle sugar icing on the Blueberry cobbler! =)

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