Happy Jubilee Birthday, Singapore! When 7th Aug was declared as a public holiday, I had a strong urge to jet off to another country since we'll get 4 days off. However, we decided to stay behind and celebrate our homeland's 50th birthday in true blue SG spirit. Since we are celebrating the nation's birthday, I thought it would be nice if I can finish up on Kaiwei's birthday celebration at Skirt, W Hotel as I'm a year too late in documenting this *grins*
Our
dinner venue, Skirt. Located at W hotel, this was one of the best
restaurants in Singapore for good quality steaks. I've pledged my
loyalty to Morton's, nevertheless I'm always game to try out new
steakhouses. Leecher called weeks in advance to secure a table and also
to inform them that we will be having a birthday celebration.
We
were shown to our table at a secluded corner, though on hindsight we
should have requested for the booth seats since they looked so
comfortable. If you're looking for a long dinner at Skirt, strongly
recommended to request for booth seats.
We
ordered a bottle of sparkling water as we pondered over the food
choices. Subsequently, they opened another bottle, without checking with
us first if we would like another bottle. I certainly don't mind paying
for it, but I would appreciate that we were informed beforehand instead
of knowing it through the bill.
Love the copper pans! If I had a chance to renovate the kitchen again, I'll incorporate this into the design (provided Leecher doesn't kill me first), tsk tsk.
Tai tai training part #2 (^^)
Bread
promptly arrived at the table once our orders were placed. Boy, the
bread was so tasty that we had to resist ourselves from filling our
hungry stomachs with it. Nonetheless, we did requested for 2nd serving
halfway through our course.
Red wine to go with our steaks.
The cow symbol embossed on the table mat.
Getting engrossed with ceiling decorations that I almost forgot to look through the menu. They kinda reminded me of the kinetic rain sculpture at Changi Airport, except that this stayed fixed instead of moving.
I think we had the 4-course meal and some ala carte for sharing. I couldn't find the exact menu online anymore, so this is really based on my memory. We had Asaparagus, Mushroom Textures and Beef Carpaccio with raspberry and confit egg yolk. The starters wowed us over, so it was off to a good start!
Check out Yanni's very pro DSLR! My Olympus paled in comparison, lol.
Next, lobster bisque served with garlic cream and torched petuna ocean trout served with cauliflower and radish.
Both Kaiwei and Leecher gave 2 thumbs up for lobster bisque. Initially I thought the garlic cream would be too overwhelming but it was just nice. As for ocean trout, it was just ordinary.
Before the main dishes are served, you'll be presented with two tiny bottles. The bottle of the left is for the steak (which will be served later) while greenish transparent bottle is a drink that helps to cleanse your palette.
Bottoms up!
Truffle fries for sharing before we embarked on our carnivore journey.
Black Market Sirloin with braised lentils and celeriac, together with full blood wagyu grain fed, Blackmore MS9+. We had to send Kaiwei's steak back to the kitchen for it wasn't cooked the way it was supposed to be as Kaiwei had asked for medium rare but it came out medium. They changed the plate for us, but it wasn't the type of mistake that you'll expect from a restaurant that specialize in steak.
Grainy pic taken with iPhone 5S :(
Lemon Meringue Pie served with tea sorbet and Banouffe Pie with torched banana.
Even the waiter had a hard time with my point-and-shot camera.
The birthday boy with his cake. While others have complimented greatly on Skirt for their excellent service, I beg to differ. It is no doubt that they provide service, but it was normal at best. When we made the reservation, Leecher had already indicated that it was for a birthday celebration. We reminded them again on the birthday celebration when we arrived at the restaurant (when birthday boy went to park the car). When desserts were served, there was still no sight of the birthday cake. I thought that they might have waited till we finished desserts before they served the cake. After we finished desserts and they cleared our plates, still no sight of the cake. Leecher had to walk away to remind them and you know what, they forgotten about it! Despite 2 checks - once during reservation and another one when we arrived, they forgot about it? This is not acceptable!
A parting shot at the carpark of W Hotel with Yanni :) Check out her long legs, lol! I look like a dwarf next to her. Anyway, I doubt I'll return to Skirt anytime soon after this unpleasant episode. There is a reason why I pledge my loyalty to Morton.
Skirt, W Hotel
Sentosa Cove, 21 Ocean Way
Singapore 098374
Tel: 65 6808 7278
