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Reviewed
by Flavor-Gal
on 06/25/2008. Member since June 2008
For a classic night of oysters and romance, head to The Cliff on Sentosa island resort - possibly Singapore's most beautiful restaurant. Commanding a terrific sea view over the winking harbour lights and crashing waves, The Cliff hooked me right from the minute I stepped into its uber chi chi designer dining room. And with the menu featuring at least 10 types of oysters, we knew that we were going to be in the mood for love tonight. We started with a dozen of the briny bivalves, and watched with perverse satisfaction as their edges cringed when we squeezed on lemon juice. Starters followed: of a delicious al dente black lentil salad scented with truffle - and of a velvety veloute of asparagus spiked with a piquant, slightly sour quenelle of goat's cheese which set off the creaminess of the asparagus beautifully. Seafood is The Cliff's forte, and they have an excellent white and bubbly-heavy wine list, by the glass and bottle, to match with it perfectly: me and the date went bubbly all the way. A terrific entrée of black cod - crispy skinned and melting as only black cod can - served on a pool of lemongrass and coconut enriched walnut and cauliflower puree, was an impressively competent blend of fusion flavours. The ocean trout with watercress and artichoke looked good, but my date went instead for the quirky dish of sea bream paired with green apple and bathed in a tomato and ginger tea – edible, but too much novelty value for me.
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