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#01-02, 120 Cantonment Road, Maritime House
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Telephone: (65) 62206572/6224-9928
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Hidden find~ When my friends suggested this place for a catch-up dinner, I went 'huh??'. I didn't knew the building, least to say the restaurant, existed. So I went with apprehension and expected sub-standard western fare, like some of the places that call themselves cafes nowadays. I went away with fond memories at the end of the night.
The place itself is sort of opposite the Cantonment Police Complex, and parking's available at the basement car park; restaurant diners park for free. But I think it is a fair walk if you take the train to Outram Park station.
The place itself is decked out in old wooden tables and chairs, with warm soft lightings, it feels like a place that's been there for ages. I likeed the decor and the ambience, pretty good for catching up.
Salad bar - for any main course, you'll just have to add $4.30 to have a set meal: salad bar, soup, coffee/tea/soft drinks, and dessert of the day. Why not? The salad bar does not have your fancy rocket leaves etc but more really basic items like mixed peas, corn nibblets, lettuce, onions, cucumbers etc but for me its really more about the feel that yay, I have a salad bar! Feels like sizzler all over again. Dressings are basic too: thousand island, vinegrette or french.
Soup - pumpkin soup was for the day. It actually tasted not too bad, with just the right thickness and didnt taste like it was from a can.
Buffalo wings - served with normal thai chilli sauce, these were excellently deep fried and served piping hot. Didnt taste too much of any marinate though.
Drunken Mussels - Very good, please order this. The mussels were fresh and firm, served in a hot pan in wine white (if I remember correctly) and garlic. Order some bread to mope up the super tasty sauce. You can use the complimentry bread they serve, although I have to admit those were very tough and way too chewy for my liking.
Prawns & chicken ($18) - 2 good-sized prawns halfed for your convenience, with chicken filet. You can have either mushroom or black pepper for your filet. Prawns were not too bad, although the chicken wasnt lean enough for me.
Dessert ($7.50 each) - You can igmore the slice of dry pound cake that was served as dessert of the day and order as ala carte the now more commonly seen frozen italian gelatos. Smart move huh. We had the green apple gelato that was too cute; taste wise I expected more though at least on the taste of green apples. We also had the tartufo which was dark chocolate and could do no wrong.
Coffee - Coffee was better than I expected, with coffee foam although I think it came from a machine.
Service was excellent and smiley throughout, thumbs up!! Crowd that trickled in mostly around 8pm on a Friday night was made up of families and dinners for older age working class, so the place was thankfully not noisy and more cosy instead.
Price is not exactly cheap I think but worth a revisit ~ I didnt know the total bill as it was a treat but I will be more than happy to pay my own. Total amount spent is based on my own estimate ~
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Old style steak houses are slowly disappearing with time and taking with them memories of the culinary scene of yesteryear. Many such restaurants have revamped themselves to catch up with modern times, leaving but a pitiful few to keep the line. Mariners' Corner Restaurant & Steakhouse is one such restaurant which still hangs on to a part of history.
Inconspicuously located at the ground floor of Maritime House along Cantonment Road, Mariners' Corner has been around since 1984 and mainly catered to seafarers who dropped by the Singapore Mariner's Club. Decked out to look like a ship cabin, the interior exuded a sense of coziness and warm nostalgia with its carpeted floors, wooden panelings and checkered table cloths.
Mushroom Soup with Garlic Bread - The mushroom soup tasted like your straight out of the can Campbell soup, which was still quite decent while the garlic bread, though generous size wise, tasted nothing out of the ordinary.
Escargot Gastrome - Its been ages since I last ate Escargots. Used to have them on a regular basis when I was in Canada but stopped altogether when I returned to Singapore because of their prohibitively expensive prices here. Well I finally broke the duck and ordered half a dozen at $8, which is rather cheap if you ask me. The Escargots were baked with garlic and butter and came across as very fragrant and tasty with a rather strong garlic taste. Not that I'm complaining though as the garlic helps to mask the rawness of the flesh. However, having said that, I still prefer my Escargots baked with a layer of cheese on top. Just a subtle reminder, please do not expect top quality Escargots for the price though.
Ribeye Steak Combo with Skewered Prawn - Ribeye steak with prawns on a kebab. Whats not to like? Plenty actually. The steak, though done up medium rare and of relatively generous portions, was a little soft and limp texture wise. The accompanying mushroom sauce was flavourful though and complemented the lightly charred taste of the steak. While the steak was still decent, the skewered prawns were a let down. Served with mushrooms and other vegetables, the prawns were unfresh and probably a little undercooked. The only positive thing was that the restaurant actually took the effort to remove the innards of the prawns before grilling it.
Grilled Lobster with Boneless Chicken Fillet - I was shocked by the size of the lobster when this dish came into view. It was huge, at least for the price. Having said that, the amount of meat that came with the lobster was pathetic, weighing in no more than 2 mouthfuls. On top of that, the meat was a little too dry and tough. The chicken fared a little better, with the meat nicely marinated with garlic and pepper, giving it a nice pepperish taste. With the accompanying mushroom sauce, it actually tasted quite decent.
Dinner for 2 in a relaxing environment with excellent service cost about $55, which isn't too much to pay considering we had steak, lobsters, escargots and other stuff like free flow salad, dessert, soft drinks and soup which came with the set meal. Sure, this isn't the best place to enjoy a good quality dinner, not even close. But it makes you feel right at home and prices are considerably cheap for what you get. So if you do go, lower your expectations, kick back and relax.
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