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| Source: Mandarin Orchard Singapore. A lunar new year spread. |
Mandarin Orchard Singapore celebrates the year of the pig with lunar new year delicacies and takeaway goodies.
Festivities begin with a lion and dragon dance performance on the first day of the lunar new year (5 February) at the hotel’s main driveway, as well as at the main lobby on Level 5.
Shisen Hanten by Chen Kentaro
The highest Michelin-rated Chinese restaurant in Singapore will offer seven auspiciously-themed set menus—from the eight-course Prosperity menu at S$538++ for four persons, to the Splendour menu that features braised four-head Australian abalone among its courses, at S$2,588++ for 10 persons.
The highest Michelin-rated Chinese restaurant in Singapore will offer seven auspiciously-themed set menus—from the eight-course Prosperity menu at S$538++ for four persons, to the Splendour menu that features braised four-head Australian abalone among its courses, at S$2,588++ for 10 persons.
Making a debut on the menus this year are double-boiled free-range chicken soup with bird’s nest, sea coconut and snow pear, roasted chicken with szechwan mala sauce, and deep-fried prawn with yuzu sauce.
Those preferring to celebrate the lunar new year at home can opt to take away specialities such as the baby abalone fortune pot and prosperity salmon yu sheng. Shisen Hanten’s rendition of the classic fortune pot is a combination of 20 premium delicacies that include dried oyster and fish maw. All purchase of the baby abalone fortune pot includes a complimentary salmon yusheng, and a glutinous rice dish.
Also available are festive goodies such as Hokkaido pumpkin nian gao, golden pineapple ingots, and steamed yam cake with dried scallop, alongside traditional favourites. a new addition would be the crispy caramel treats with pine nuts, a delicious snack that is crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.
For reservations and enquiries, call +65 6831 6262/6266 or email shisenhanten.orchard at meritushotels.com
Triple Three
A sumptuous feast awaits at Mandarin Orchard Singapore’s Japanese-inspired international buffet restaurant, Triple Three. Highlights of the buffet include the freshly-shucked oysters, seafood on ice, and sushi and sashimi. For dinner, diners will enjoy in grilled lobster topped with a layer of salted egg yolk butter sauce.
On the even, 1st, and 2nd days of lunar new year, the ceremonial dish will be included in the lunch and dinner buffet spreads of Triple Three so that diners can toss to prosperity at their tables.
Also available are traditional sweets such as love letters, pineapple tarts, kueh bangkit*, and cashew nut cookies. A highlight would be the coconut-flavoured jelly in the shape of a koi. Fish symbolise abundance.
Details:
Lunar new year eve (4 February)
Lunch: S$88++
Dinner: S$138++
Includes free-flow house-pour alcohol as well as soft drinks and juices
Day 1, lunar new year (5 February)
Lunch: S$128++
Dinner: S$118++
Day 2, lunar new year (6 February)
Lunch: S$128++
Dinner: S$118++
For reservations and enquiries, call +65 6831 6288/6271 or email dine.orchard at meritushotels.com.
Chatterbox
Diners can also enjoy salmon yusheng at the restaurant for an auspicious start to the new year.
For reservations and enquiries, call +65 6831 6291/6288 or email chatterbox.orchard at meritushotels.com.
*A type of moulded cookie made with coconut cream and tapioca flour.
