Marina
Bay Sands; Singapore’s Integrated Resort right at the heart of the city center
is a must visit for whoever travel to the island. As its name implies, the
entire complex and public spaces are envisioned to be the perfect hangout place
for everyone in the family. It has a world class casino, museum, retails,
hotel, public park and of course eating outlets which I’m only interested to
write about for this blog.
The
shopping mall complex at Marina Bay Sands is huge; you can basically do your
workout simply by window shopping the entire building! Yes, it is that huge. A
building that big definitely has plenty of choices to offer to its patrons in
gastronomical terms. There are many restaurants with various cuisines. There is
also a food court which most people decided to go to due to its more affordable
prices.
However,
due to the huge crowd at the food court and the near impossible chance of
securing a table for myself, I opted for a restaurant nearby instead. It is
called High Society right next to a CD shop outlet. It is a music themed restaurant that serves mainly modern
western and Asian fine dining cuisine.
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| Entrance of High Society |
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| Restaurant's chic interior. |
You
will be greeted by an extremely friendly waitress who keeps smiling all the
time. I ordered the Summer Set Menu which she repeatedly recommended. There was
a list of entre and main course for you to choose from. I ended choosing the
Smoked Salmon as entre and Wagyu Beef Rump as my main course. I was then
politely told that they have sold out their Wagyu beef and will replace
tenderloin steak for me instead. I was initially hesitated as I have never
tasted Wagyu beef before and really want to try it. However, I decided to take
the risk and accepted their replacement.
First
came the soup of the day to get your saliva flowing. The soup did not leave me
with any unexpected impression as I only prefer mushroom soup which they were
not serving on that day. Then came the Smoked Salmon entre. The thinly sliced
salmon taste fantastic and together with the salad on top, this is the perfect
dish for entre as your body can absorb all the nutrients of the vegetables. The
saltiness of the smoked salmon worked very well with the relatively tasteless
but juicy fresh vegetable.
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| Soup of the day. |
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| Entre - Smoked Salmon |
Then
the main course arrives which I have initially lowered my expectation as it is
not Wagyu beef. The presentation of it is really creative. Instead of the usual
solid green peas and cut potato, they served mashed potato and green peas as
well. I’ve seen mashed potato but not mashed green peas. And they were spread out
in two broad strokes on the plate as the base for the beef. It is a good
contrast with the dark brown color of the beef. The two small tomato that sat
on top of the beef give the final color accent to the whole plate. So far so
good, the presentation was creative and above expectation. I then cut a piece
of the beef and inserted into my mouth. I simply could not believe the
tenderness of the beef! It was soft, juicy and without the meaty smell. Needless
to say, I was glad that I’ve picked this as my main course. After finishing
your meal, you get to choose your dessert from the display counter at the front
of the restaurant.
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| Wagyu Beef Rump |
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| Earl Grey Tea |
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| Strawberry Cheese Cake. |
Located at B2-43, Canal Level of the Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands.
Telephone: +65 6688 7522
Business Hours:
Sunday - Thursday: 10am - 11pm
Friday & Saturday: 10am - 1am
Just
like Gardens by the Bay, you can get there by exiting at Bayfront Station of
the Circle Line MRT.
