The Line Restaurant @ Shangri-La Singapore

Blessed with colleagues who wanted to have lunch during my birthday month. Working from home meant we actually don't meet unless we are on-site for meetings with clients.

Shangri La is my colleague's favourite staycation spot as he likes to bring his kids there for some family bonding time. Hence, he brought us to The Line for lunch after our meeting at client's place.

table for 3

My first time at this place, hence I asked him what are the must tries. He told me "Laksa". Ok and to attest to that recommendation, he actually started with a bowl of laksa. Haha!

For me, the cold stuffs first. It's been a while since I had any sashimi.

sashimi

snow crab leg, prawns

The chef at the sashimi counter, I think he had a mission to fill-up my entire plate. He gave like 6 slices of fish for each type. Luckily, I only chose salmon and tuna! =P

thick cut is best cut

Ok, am not a big fan of cold crab. Too much of a hassle to get that little bit of meat which didn't taste of anything and it definitely needed a squeeze of lemon.

plethora of things; roast beef brisket, pork trotters, fried ee-fu noodles, seabass, fried rice

Next plate was a mish-mash of East and West, cooked food. Trotters was nicely tender and collageny as it looked. The noodles and fried rice were ok. Fish was nice, especially with its skin on. Brisket was so-so.

closer view of trotters

chicken from the Indian cuisine section

The chicken was nicely tangy and can't go wrong with thigh meat. Next, of course need to try the recommended dish.

Singapore Laksa

with thin beehoon

The laksa rendition here was nicely fragrant with the spices but not much heat from it. Not too rich but adequate. One can elevate up the standard bowl with meat or seafood of their choice from the other counters.

Last, I felt the need to try their dessert because it did looked lovely from where I was seated.

key lime pie

durian cake

cheesecake

The must-eat from the dessert section, was the durian cake. So good, so yummy! Wished I had the stomach space for another slice! Key lime pie looked the prettiest on my plate and it was nicely sour and not overly sweet. Cheesecake paled in comparison to the durian cake.

Lastly, I went to try some ice-cream. Asked the staff over there what's good and she said, "Try everything." And she promised to make smaller scoops. Her colleague was rather taken aback by how many scoops she was placing onto my bowl.

And that was how I ended up with vanilla, chocolate, raspberry, coconut and mango ice-cream/sorbet. I think there were a lot more flavours but it wouldn't fit into the bowl. Hahahaha!

"Try Everything" ice-cream

Thank you Mien Ta for the treat, and Wendy for the company!

The Line Restaurant

Address: 22 Orange Grove Rd, Lower Lobby, Tower Wing, Singapore 258350

Website: https://www.shangri-la.com/singapore/shangrila/dining/restaurants/the-line/

Contact: +6562134398

Business Hours:

Daily - 12–2:30 PM, 6–9:30 PM

Saturday Festive Brunch @ Edge Pan Pacific Singapore

It is that time of the year again! Gathering with foodie buddies and there are eight of us to round up 2023. Cheers to 8 years of friendship, and may everyone be happy and healthy in the coming years.

our table

Buffet timing is from 12pm to 3pm and priced at SGD98 per adult | SGD49 per child (6 to 12 years old). The buffet is inclusive of free flow chilled juices. There were just 2 choices on our day of visit; cranberry and apple.

Otherwise, each table has a jug of water infused with sliced lemon and cucumber.

drink up!

You might want to indicate to have a table that is further away from the window as we could feel the hot weather seeping in.

dessert

sorbet and gelato

log cake

pralines, puddings and pengat

pizza

snapper, beetroot, duck

Indian cuisine

Taste of Thailand

Roast Meats

Grilled and Western Station

main highlights

And for some unknown reasons, I wasn't able to find the Seafood on Ice section during my walk-around of the area. Hahaha! Followed the simple directions from my friend who had went ahead to get the lobster, and managed to find it. There's oysters too! Most guests seemed to have honed in to the lobster as it was depleted by 12.30pm and the wait was about 10 to 15 minutes for the next batch to appear.

cold starters

Boston Lobster

crab claw

I think I enjoyed the crab claws more than the lobster. Oysters were nice but rather thin.

grilled beef galbi and tiger prawns

The beef galbi was sweet and nice to eat. Just remember not to leave it out for too long. Eat while it is fresh off the grill!

Festive Highlights

The Grill Duck Breast with Prunes and Thyme was interesting. A tad gamey though. Didn't like the orange sauce unfortunately. 

Grill Duck Breast with Prunes and Thyme

The mac and cheese and the tiny sausages from the Kids Corner was good. But then, I felt bad for taking food meant for children, sorry!

lamb stew

The lamb stew was good and not too overpowering. Meat was nicely tender too.

front: roasted turkey breast and honey glazed gammon ham

Was rather impressed by the turkey breast. So juicy and enjoyably soft. The ham was lovely too!

Peking Duck, satay (mutton and chicken)

I probably took a piece of the Peking Duck that had been made a longer while ago, and hence it was just so-so. Managed to get freshly made satays and it was of a nice savoury sweet flavour. The peanut sauce was not spicy.

local favourites

And of course, one need to try the laksa from every hotel buffet. Ok, I exaggerate. Probably just me (and some others) that goes around hotel buffet to try their laksa.

noodle station

Singapore Edge Nyonya Laksa with Tiger Prawns

One thing about the laksa that stood out, was how thick its gravy was. The thickest I've ever tasted from any hotel buffet thus far. Luckily, it was a relatively manageable bowl.

Though I added a dollop of the sambal, I didn't detect any noticeable spiciness out of it. Overall, the laksa was enjoyable, just that it sits a tad heavy in the tummy after that.

slurp it up~

And after just a single serving of the food that I've had on my plates (as shown in this blog), my stomach decided that it had enough... Old age is showing.

dessert

black coffee

I liked the pralines here and one of it had rum in it. Coffee was nice too. Strong but not too acidic. The log cakes were all gone by the time I was doing the dessert round. A tad sad, but it's ok. Can't stuff in anymore.

But one must try the pistachio gelato here. I strongly recommend it.

gelato; pistachio and chocolate

Spent $98 per pax after discount as payment via DBS/Citibank/UOB credit card has a 15% off. 

Our table was attended to by Daphny and she was very pro-active and efficient in clearing the plates as well as helping to refill the water jug when it was empty. Plus the few rounds of fetching us coffee and tea. Thank you for your good service!

Many thanks to the buddies who managed to join for this gathering; Alvin, Ivan, Hence, Tracy, Tiara and Shermaine. Missing Kris, Elle, Rachelle and Melissa. Happy Holidays everyone!

Edge @ Pan Pacific

Address: 7 Raffles Blvd, Level 3 Pan Pacific, Singapore 039595

Business Hours:

Mon-Thur: 12–2:30pm, 6–10pm

Fri - Sun: 12-3pm, 6-10pm

Breakfast @ Mosella Pan Pacific Orchard

Was doing a staycay at Pan Pacific Orchard and the National Day Package came with breakfast, so decided to go there at around 8am, in case it gets crowded at the later timing. Mosella is located at Level 2 of the hotel, which is at the same level as the lobby.

interior

view from my table

coffee machine

The place is beautiful and felt spacious with its high ceilings. Minimal explanation or introduction from the staff unless you asked the question first. Breakfast is basically a buffet format, and live stations included eggs and noodles stations. Coffee is self-serve from the machine unless you needed some special milk for the coffee then staff would attend to that. Staff emphasized that coffee beans from both machines are the same.

Let's breakfast, shall we?

congee station

congee with condiments with a side of scrambled eggs

For hotel breakfast, I do like eggs and I can't pass on the congee, so let's have both!

scrambled eggs congee

Was a nice soothing bowl of porridge, lightly flavoured from all the condiments like century egg, preserved vege, salted egg, scallions and braised peanuts.

roasted cherry tomatoes, string beans and mini sausages

There's a noodles station too, so I went and got myself a bowl of Singapore Laksa. The version here has a brightly coloured broth and tasted coconut-y milky rich.

Singapore Laksa

The noodles station was really well equipped with lots of fresh vegetables (at least 2 types), mushrooms, fish cake, chicken breast, quail's egg, beef slices and I said yes to all! Hahaa, there goes my order of 'little bit'.

fully loaded

Soup was hearty and not overly sweet. I forgot to add sambal chili, so it was one notch less in spiciness. Both meats (chicken and beef) were lovely. Actually, first time a seeing beef slice in my bowl of laksa. 

One of the staff, Lorraine, stopped by my table and asked if I would like her to get me a cup of coffee. What a nice gesture. Yes, please. And so she brought a cup of latte over. 

latte

 

Now, let's go check out the pastry corner. It was placed at the area that you will notice when one is either entering or departing from the premise. It was actually quite funny when I was walking towards the pastry section and the Chef's there were like, "Thank you for dining with us. See you again." And I was like, no no.... am not done yet. Getting some pastries/dessert! Hmmm, was it a sign that I ate too much? Hahaha!

cakes, pastries

chocolate croissant and brioche

I asked both the noodles and pastry Chefs which were their favourite pastries, and so one said the brioche is his fav, while another said hers was the custard croissant. She also pointed out that chocolate everything seemed to be the crowd favourite. Hehe, and so, I selected the pastries based on these info.

(back to front) custard croissant, chocolate something

close up view

The visuals for the pastries were on-point. I liked the brioche most. Looked the most ordinary but tasted lovely. They were of the right sizes too. Gone in 3 bites.

honey

At first, I had the impression that there wasn't much food but then, it turned out that I hadn't been paying attention when I was exploring the spaces. I had almost missed out on the cold cuts section.

cold cuts selection

I think it was the way the slices of smoked salmon were being propped up, that made it looked as if it would be a mistake to pass over them. And, I hadn't seen any beet cured salmon before, so had to try at least a slice.

salami, ham, smoked duck, beet cured salmon with dijon mustard and capers

Go for the smoked duck. It was yums! The cheeses looked good too but I was so so full by now.

The place gets busier starting from 9am onwards. Thanks to Lorraine, I got my coffee served, my table cleared of empty plates so that I could enjoy the next dish. Also appreciate that we were able to converse a bit when the place wasn't too busy yet.

Overall, Mosella offers a nice breakfast with adequate variety and its high ceiling helps in creating that spacious feel when dining there.