Red Dot Brewery @Dempsey!!!

One of us stumbled across this microbrewery with our friends earlier this year. Having had a good impression the last round, we decided to head down to Red Dot Brewery for some Beer and Food!

Red Dot Brewery is situated along the new stretch of restaurants along Dempsey Hill Green. Due to the greenery and space, it immediately made us feel more relaxed. Undoubtly, a good place to unwind.



The attraction here would be the beer! We had a RedDot Lime Wheat and English Ale. And it was prety good. Their house signature beer would be the Monster Green Lager Beer. Its green in colur as it is infused with green spruillna. Its a pity we dint try it, but we will be back soon for it.



The food was pretty decent as well. Total damage was $70+.

We'll be back for the beer (burp), chill-out and relaxed feel and the decent food.


Charcoal Grilled Rib Eye ($32)

Fish and Chips ($18)

Food: 7/10
Service: 7/10
Ambience: 7.25/10

Overall: 7/10
Red Dot BrewHouse
#01-01, Blk 25A Dempsey Road

Tel: 6475 0500

Prive

Apologies for the long absence! Boogie has been eating but not posting.. will try to come back with some post dated blogs.. but for now.. lets review Prive..the lastest restaurant in town!

Arrived at Marina at Keppel Bay before dark. View is relaxing.. and it was pleasant sight to see the boats docked at hte Marina. Theres 3 outlets here. Prive the Restaurant, Prive Gastrobar and Prive Bakery Cafe. Having been here for drinks twice at Gastrobar...its time to try the restaurant!!

The restaurant is a small 80+ seater modern styled New York restaurant. Service standard is close to a fine dining restaurant yet atmostphere is lively with banter going on in the room. I must say Gastrobar has a much better view, a pity it only serves drinks!

For appetisers, we had warm spinach salad with goat cheese and tataki tenderlion. The tataki tenderloin is a japenese style raw beef. The beef was tender, however a little bland for our liking. The warm spinach salad with goat cheese on the other hand was very inviting! The spinach was fresh served with a tangy sauce. The goat cheese was soft and full of flavour. Yumz!

For mains we had: 1) Duck Confit Pasta [$30+] 2) BraisedOx-Tail [$30+] 3) Grilled Double Rib Lamb Chops [$50+] 4) Grilled Striploin Angus (300g) [$50+]

As recommended by the waitress, the grilled items were indeed more appetizing as compared to item 1 and 2. The lamb was succulent and very tasty. It was also very well done, with no parts overdone or too raw. The grilled striploin was also a pleasant surprise. Tasty, grilled on a even basis, with no parts too raw or overcooked. It was also a generous portion of 300g+!

However, the duck confit pasta was a dissappointment. The pasta was not al dente. The duck confit and the overall dish was also a bit on the dry side. The ox tail was pretty tasty but it did not wowed me. Tender and tasty, however the taste was pretty much like a chinese dish.

Other highlights of the dinner was the wine and dessert. Theres an extensive wine. We had a First Cru from Burgundy. It was a full bodied wine with a strong nose and a tinge of sweetness in its taste. Nice!

For dessert we had a chocolate platter. It consist of a warm chocolate lava cake, a chocolate tart and rich chocolate ice-cream served on top of a biscuit. Cake with warm and fluffy which flowed with hot molten chocolate. The ice cream was rich which complemented the cake very well.

An overall interesting find. Location at the Marina, grill menu and wine list are its main draws. A drink prior to dinner or after dinner at the gastrobar will definitly heighten the experience. Will be back for its grilled menu and perhaps its less pricey version at lunch.

Total damage for 2 appeitizers, 4 mains, 1 desser and a bottle of wine: $450

PS: The gastrobar is a great place for Chill out drinks! View: Yachts docked at the Marina..

Food: 8.5 (for grilled items), 7 (for other mains)

Service: 8 (attentive waiters who filled our water glasses without request)

Ambience: 8

Overall: 8

Prive

No 2 Keppel Bay Vista

Marina at Keppel Bay

House @ Dempsey - 1st Post!!

Quite awhile ago, Boogie stumbled upon this place while checking out the newly-revamped Dempsey Village. Enter the building from a side door, we went on a pretty "cold stroll" within the building. Why "cold"? It was hard to explain. The various sections of the building were very different in terms of decor, and there were quite a few rooms with glass walls just so you can look into them, coupled with tables scattered on the main dining room amidst lots of furniture and ornament(simply read: messy), we felt like we were really intruding into someone else's house. Still, we like it. It was fun. The concept is kewl. And we told ourselves that we must come and dine some time soon.

From http://picasaweb.google.com/boogiefoodie/BarracksHouse

That, we did. However, for the sake of ambience, we decided to do it in the al fresco area where they named Barracks. Barracks and House is really just one establishment, just different areas.



Straight to the point, for starter, we had the soup, Foie Gras Consomme. Wasn't exactly impressed. The foie gras was within a ravioli and the taste of the soup was mild, much like a lighter version of chicken broth.



Next, we had the Prawn Capellini, which was suppose to be one of their favourites and speciality. It was a fairly decent dish, tasty though slightly saltish.



The other main that we had was the marinated lamb chief. This was, by comparison, a nicer dish. The lamb was tender and sweet, nicely done medium.



To top it up, we had the Strawberry shortcake for dessert. Taste was not bad although we were amused by the way it was served. Fitting of a dessert at a barrack, don't you think?



The dessert was served on a mess tin, bringing me back to memories of my army days. Can't remember when was the last time I ate from a mess tin. Even brought out a few sniggers from me as I imagined SAF soldiers having this dessert from mess tins during outfield training.

Overall, the meal was satisfaction. Nothing to rave about but then again, I don't think anyone will come here purely for the food. One more thing, they do have a wide range of beverages and wine list to choose from, plus given the ambience, it is more of a chill-out place for a simple drinking session with friends.

PS: Theres a live DJ spinning on weekends and Fri on the other side of the House. Its a non restaurant portion but just drinks facing greenery. Pretty cool for chill out. I recommend the Tiffin Punch for a gals night out. Sweet cocktail served in metal tiffin containers!

Damage: The above meal costed $89.50 (with service and GST, $105.34)
Food: 6/10
Ambience: 8/10
Service: 6/10
Overall: 7/10

Address:
8D Dempsey Road
#01-01 to 06 Tanglin VillageSS
(Tel: 6475 7787)