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When we were dining at Adrift at Marina Bay Sands Hotel<\/b>, a handsome and gentle chef went from table to table to greet and welcome the guests. When he left our table, I turned to the waitress, “Is he David Myers<\/b>?”<\/p>\nWhen we were dining at Adrift at Marina Bay Sands Hotel<\/b>, a handsome and gentle chef went from table to table to greet and welcome the guests. When he left our table, I turned to the waitress, “Is he David Myers<\/b>?”<\/p>\n
But the chanced encounter isn’t our only highlight of the meal. The restaurant is beautifully eclectic, posh and quirky with swings to seat. The food <\/b>is American with Asian twist. <\/b>After some calculation, the set lunch <\/b>($38+ 2-course, $48+ 3-course) isn’t quite as worth it as we thought initially; if you order a la carte, you’d pay slightly more but get full portions, not half like the set lunch.<\/p>\n
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But the food is simple, and has a pristine bite. The tomato salad<\/b>\u00a0(above) is all tomatoes, with a ginger-seaweed vinaigrette, that tastes like when kombu and hainanaese chicken rice have a baby. I thought the hamachi shabu shabu<\/b>\u00a0(below) would be raw, but it is (probably) flash-poached. Would be better if the ponzu is more pronounced.<\/p>\n
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The patty in the wagyu cheese burger <\/b>(below)\u00a0is of uneven texture, some chunks interspersed amidst the minced; they may have chopped by hand or mixed chunks in the minced meat. Either way, I like the uneven texture and well-balanced taste of gruyere, tomato jam, and jalape\u00f1os. While the burger is good, the pork tonkatsu sandwich <\/b>is fabulous. Pillowy white bread in a tender, crispy but not-at-all greasy breaded pork with umami fat. Definitely gonna return for this.<\/p>\n
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The service<\/b> is wonderful, attentive, friendly, polite, warm… but here’s the thing, we were the last few diners for lunch, and the waitress kept trying to clear our plates from the mains when we hadn’t finished. I suppose she wanted us to go into dessert so she could rest. On the one hand, I felt terrible that she had to stay behind to serve us, but on the other, I was miffed to be rushed through the meal. I’ve indigestion, don’t stress me!<\/p>\n
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Secondly, there is a miscommunication. When I made a reservation, I told them it was my friend’s birthday and asked for a complimentary cake. But they charge $20 for a cake. I said forget it. They suggested, \u00a0we could write <\/i>HAPPY BIRTHDAY on the plate of the<\/i>\u00a0French toast. <\/b>Since we were having the 3-course lunch which includes French\u00a0toast, I thought they were just writing on the plate as is the common practice in other restaurants. I said ok, but they brought out another<\/i> plate of kaya toast and charged us $8. In no way was there, in our communication, the suggestion that the dessert was to be charged. Why would I order two French toasts?\u00a0Besides, when did restaurants stop providing complimentary birthday cakes?<\/p>\n
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The third faux pas is when the staff came over to sing the Happy Birthday song. All was nice, and then one of them started taking photos of us. I thought, they would print the photo immediately and give it to us as a souvenir, as is the common practice in other restaurants. But they didn’t. And they didn’t explain to us the purpose of\u00a0the photo. I love it that they are rebelling against the common practices of other restaurants but I wonder what they did with the photo and I feel very uncomfortable about it.\u00a0I should have asked them directly, but I’m not the sort to think on my feet; I’m slow. Sigh, such is life.<\/p>\n
My advice: if you want easy\u00a0food with a clean feel—no heavy drowsiness after meal—it’s worth coming to Adrift by David Myers. The decor is chic and the service is great\u00a0except\u00a0don’t spend your birthdays here, and don’t take a long time to eat. Also:\u00a0this is the first time that a la carte gives better value than the set menu. (Who came up with the wacky pricing???) Go for a la carte.<\/p>\n
We paid $136 for two.<\/b><\/p>\n Service: 6.75\/10Adrift by David Myers<\/a>
\n<\/b>10 Bayfront Ave, Marina Bay Sands\u00a0Hotel Lobby Tower 2, Singapore 018956
\nT:\u00a0+65 6688 5657
\nM-F 12pm-2.30pm, Weekend 11am-3pm, Sun-Th 6pm-midnight, F & Sat 6pm-1am
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\nDecor: 10\/10
\nValue: 5.5\/10
\nFood: 7\/10
\nOverall rating: 3.656\/5<\/p>\n