Christmas Specials at Quayside Isle @ Sentosa Cove

[Event Listing and Giveaway]

Holly molly! With a blink of an end, Christmas will be here really soon! And we Singaporeans are so efficient at getting things done that we are already seeing Christmas trees and decorations at the many shopping malls around the island right now! And Quayside Isle @ Sentosa Cove with its many restaurants offering a myriad of delectable cuisines is no exception, and will also be having many special Christmas promotions by the following restuarant -

Sabio by the Sea, Tapas Bar & Grill

Seafood Paella

Feliz Navidad! Sabio by the Sea will be having a Christmas and New Year’s Eve Spanish Brunch with an ‘All You Can Eat’ special and a ‘Live’ Paella Station. While adults sip away on some good ol’ Spanish wine, children will be kept entertained by a magician and free flow cotton candy! There will also be a lucky draw for all dining guests.

Date: 25 December 2016 & 1 January 2017

Time: 12pm - 3pm only

Price: $88 (Adults), $48 (Kids)

Additional $68 for free flow of cava, sangria and beer / $10 for free flow of soft drinks (for kids only)

Pollo Con Samfaina 

Spring chicken with paella rice stuffing, three types of sausage, garden salad, garlic mushroom, three types of sauce and one portion of churros.

Date: 1 December 2016 - 30 December 2016 

(Excluding eve of Christmas and Christmas Day)

Price: $48 (for 2 pax or more)

Christmas Eve & New Year’s Eve Set Dinner

Selection of tapas and choice of seafood or vegetarian paella. Make a reservation for 4 pax and get a free bottle of cava or a jug of sangria!

Date: 24 December 2016 & 31 December 2016

Price: $88 (for 2 pax), additional $15 for Signature Pork Shoulder

MUSEO

Mezzanine Course

For those seeking modern fusion fare, opt for MUSEO’s festive curated menu, featuring dishes such as Lobster Bisque with Hokkaido Scallop, and Japan Full Blood Wagyu Beef.

Date: 19 December 2016 to 25 December 2016

Price: 4 course at $98, 5 course at $109 (Dinner only)

Kith Café [Update: The restaurant had ceased operations w.e.f. Feb 2017]

Mummy’s Fruit Cake

Introducing Kith Café’s ultimate Christmas centrepiece, the Mummy’s Fruit Cake is made from a rich selection of fruits and seasoned with brandy. Be the first to have a taste of Kith’s Christmas special as it will be launched at Kith Café at Quayside Isle @ Sentosa Cove.

Date: 1 December 2016 to 2 January 2017

Price: $32 (whole cake)

See more images here: Kith Café Images

&MADE Burger Bistro L’Entrecôte Express

Santa Burger

Indulge in &MADE Burger Bistro’s Santa Burger and HoHoHo Milkshake to put you in a joyous mood!

Date: 1 December 2016 to 31 December 2016

Price: Santa Burger at $22 and HoHoHo Milkshake at $9

Gin Khao Bistro

Watermelon Fried Rice

If you’re a fan of authentic Thai food and wine, ‘tis the month to be jolly as Gin Khao Bistro is having a wine promotion! Lively and light with hints of midsummer taste in each sip, the Maison Saint AIX Rosé 2014 pairs well with favourites such as the Grill Mackerel and Seafood Tom Yum. Those seeking a rich and feisty elixir can opt for the Laurenz V Forbidden Gruner Veltliner 2013 – its refreshing and pleasantly sweet taste goes well with any dishes, from Phad Thai to Green Mango Salad.

Date: 18 November 2016 to 31 December 2016

Price: Two bottles of wine for $108

Two Chefs Bar

Margarita Mondays

Join Two Chefs Bar with #MondayMadness! Enjoy a frozen glass of Margarita for only $11 on Margarita Mondays every Monday from 7pm to 10pm. For the beer lovers, have a pint of beer at $10 only available on weekdays from 3pm to 7pm.

Date: 18 November 2016 to 31 December 2016

Price: Margarita at $11 and beer at $10

Greenwood Fish Market

Seafood Platter

Celebrate the merry occasion with a delicious seafood experience at the comfort of your home with Greenwood Fish Market’s Festive Takeaway Seafood Platters!

Date: 18 November 2016 to 31 December 2016 (takeaway only)

Cold Seafood Platter

An array of seafood served chill. Steamed ½ Boston Lobster, Seared Yellowfin Tuna Tataki with Furikage, Freshly Shucked Oysters, New Zealand Green Lip Mussels & Littleneck Clams, Cooked Live Tiger Prawns, in-house Applewood Cold Smoked Salmon with Spanish Onions.

Price: $79 per platter (serves 2 to 4)

Smoked Salmon Platter

Cold Smoked Salmon, 500gm with Capers and Onions.
Price: $42 per platter

Oyster Platter
12 nos Golden Mantle Oysters or New Zealand Rock, shucked with Lemons.
Price: $48 per platter

“Live” Boston Lobsters
Choice of Live or Cooked, 500gm - 550gm.
Price: $45 each or $42 each for 5 nos

Earl of Hindh

Tandoori Turkey

Introduce a unique take to your Christmas dinner centrepiece with Earl of Hindh’s Tandoori Turkey. 

Date: 18 November 2016 to 31 December 2016 

(order 2 working days in advance, cut-off date on 23 December 2016)

Price: $98

Joe & the Juice

Christmas Latte Art

Have a holly Joe-ly Christmas with popular Danish café Joe & the Juice – be treated to charming Christmas latte art on the crowd’s favourite organic coffee.

Meanwhile, check out www.quaysideisle.com for the full listing!

Giveaway - Coming up!

What would be nicer than to know what great food there are at Quayside Isle @ Sentosa Cove? How about the chance to enjoy them for free? We are happy to share a $100 voucher with two very lucky readers for this festive season! All you need to do is to follow The "Perfect" Father on Instagram and wait for our announcement on the giveaway!

SJ50 Matsuri & Sunstar

[Media Invite]

I had always loved the Japanese culture, especially their food, and I would choose ramen or tempura over most other food in a heartbeat. A group of cosplaying friends asked if I would like to join them in a "zentai"walk last weekend as a show of friendship to the Japanese and I thought why not? Well, it's not that I actually cosplay, but my little kiddos love playing superheros alongside all the big brothers and sisters! I had no idea what was SJ50 then but boy was the event huge! 

The kiddos with the big brothers just before the joining in the SJ50 parade.

The kiddos and my friends were all suited up and it was only when we got into the parade area did I realize the scale of the entire SJ50 Matsuri! We ended up right in front of the parade too and it was indeed a wonderful experience to be part of the walking contingent. In fact it felt almost like Chingay, with Japanese and Singapore national day songs played as well.

The cosplayers were right at the front of the contingent!

And the kiddos got to meet Pen-Chan at the dressing room too!

We paid SUNSTAR a visit at their booth while we were at the fair and it was only then I realized that this Japanese company actually produced so many different types of products. They ranged from oral care, health care to sealants, house care and even motorcycle parts! 

The management of SUNSTAR were out at full force at the booth that day!

They were already producing men shampoo since 1968!

SUNSTAR had really got the little ones' oral needs covered, and carries products ranging from toothbrushes and toothpastes, to even mouthwash for kids! And do you know that the official partner / sponsor for the dental clinic over in KidZania Singapore is actually SUNSTAR? Even though we had been there a couple of times already, I didn't know that because we had overlooked the dental clinic after having done that station in KidZania Bangkok previously! 

Teeth-whitening paste!

Toothbrushes meant for little ones from 3-6 years old.

Stacci hated those very "hot" and "minty" mouthwash. Maybe this would do the trick?

These oral product meant for kids were going at special prices during the festival.

During SJ50, we did manage to catch a very entertaining Kid's dental show by SUNSTAR in collaboration with KidZania Singapore, and the kids got to learn the correct ways of brushing their teeth and even won oral care products in the games! And the little ones were reminded of the two very important times they need to brush their teeth. Once in the morning when we see the SUN, as well as at night when the STARs are out, hence with the name SUNSTAR!

The KidZania hosts were faced with some very enthusiastic kids indeed!

Brave Steffi received some nice SUNSTAR products for her bravery!

Well that's for the kids, but for me, the one product that really caught my attention would be their Super Vegetable Drink - Midori de Salana and their Multi Berry Juice - Yottsu no Berry no Megumi. I dislike eating most vegetables unfortunately and had ever contemplated blending vegetables so that I can just gulp them down without having to deal with the texture / taste. I tried the vegetable drink which as luck has it, still tasted like vegetables with that distinctive celery smell, which I did not really like. But for people who doesn't mind the taste of celery, this drink is actually quite nice. There are no added sugar, salt, flavouring or preservative and contains as much dietary fiber as consuming 105g of vegetable!

It was indeed "berry" nice!

The berry juice on the other hand, would be a winner for the whole family, and tasted much like Ribena as exclaimed by the kiddos. We know fruit polyphenols are beneficial for the body and a can of the berry juice contains 200mg of these antioxidants!

Thank you SUNSTAR for inviting the kiddos over, they had lots of fun!

Soul Mate <七月与安生> Review

[Movie Invite]

The romantic story of the friendship between a vivacious, fun-loving and crazy girl Ansen, and her beautiful studious childhood friend July. But as luck has it, the pair of intimate friends ended up falling for the same guy, Jiaming. 



Scenes of how the pair of friends supposedly lived out their lives was played out as the story unfolded as an online novel written by July but narrated by Ansen. But one will soon find out that it wasn't as simple as that.

In all honesty, I had never heard of the director (Derek Tsang) or the actresses (Zhou Dongyu and Ma Sichuan) till last night but I thought their acting and character portrayal were excellent. They would have easily drawn some tears, and I also loved how the storyline slowly unfolded with little throwbacks revealed more of the characters of the girls.

Director Mr Derek Tsang graced the Gala Premiere on 03 Nov 2016 at Golden Village Vivocity.

To hear that the movie received 7 nominations in the 2016 Golden Horse Awards just before watching, surely raised my expectations for the movie a fair bit, and I was glad I wasn't disappointed. And the ending made me wonder if the story could have turned out any other way, or simply, not the way I thought it had actually ended.

This is a story about friendship and love, how life deals everyone a different set of cards, and that some things just cannot be shared. A nice show to watch with your besties I would say. Thank you for the invite Clover Films! 

LEGO NINJAGO World and NINJAGO The Ride Opens!

[Media Invite]

In case you have not heard yet! LEGO NINJAGO World and LEGO NINJAGO The Ride officially opens in LEGOLAND Malaysia TODAY! We hopped over to LEGOLAND Malaysia last weekend in time to catch some ninjas in action, to try out the awesome new ride costing over RM$40mil and to find out what all the fuss was about!

Fans of NINJAGO will rejoice once you step into this brand new world! There will be lots of photo opportunities with big LEGO figures of your favorite ninjas, Lloyd, Kai, Jay, Zane, Cole and Nya and not forgetting Master Wu!

But the one amazing ride that you have got to try while you are here, would definitely have to be the new hi-tech, fully-immersive 4D dark ride! There will be smoke and you can even feel the heat and the wind! There are no pesky wires or bulky guns required because with adoption of the unique hand gesture technology by Triotech, all you need is your pair of bare hands! But I have to add that it may take a little getting used too before you master the art, but you can always hone your skills over a few rounds of the game, which WILL be requested by your kiddos anyway! Trust me, your arms will ache!

Thank you so much for inviting us over for the media preview of LEGO NINJAGO The Ride. It was truly an enjoyable and unforgettable birthday celebration for both Leroy and Stacci! We will definitely wanna be back for the ride again soon with all our brick-loving friends, to kill more skeletons, snake tribes and to meet the Great Devourer in our epic battles once more!