The Royal Mail is one of the few good places for you to have a dinner date after work in the Central Business District Area (CBD). Yes, there are a ton of F&B around Raffles Place, but if you are looking for a place where you can:

1. Have an impromptu/last-minute lunch/dinner date with your loved ones (Say, you almost forgot your Anniversary or her birthday, you can disguise it as a SURPRISE with a dinner date after work! Crisis adverted!)

2. Have a business meeting/colleagues get-together in a classy ambience without burning a hole in your pocket

3. Have one of the best Miso Black Cod in Singapore

The Royal Mail Restaurant & Bar and their newly revamped menu of unique, modern British cuisine dining would be the perfect place for you!




One of their starters is the Hokkaido Scallop Carpaccio and lightly-seared Tuna with Capers, Olive, Corriander, Preserved Lemon and Fresh Vegetables Ribbon. Ohhh, the scallops are just love in slices! Sweet and tender, this is one of the best appetiser to start off your evening of British fusion cuisines!



This is their Seafood Bouillabaisse (because I am all about that bass, boillabaisse) that comes with Red Malabar Snapper, Whole Langoustine and Blue Mussel in allaboutthatbass.. I mean, Bouillabaisse broth. This is how the sea would taste like without the salt - all the flavours from the fish, lobster and mussels are wonderfully captured in this rich broth! Do not be surprised if you thought that you transformed into a fish while having this.



Served with Aged Parmesan Cheese, this Porcini & Bacon Risotto has a lovely plating with a black plate, contrasting the bright yellow colours of the risotto and the intricate parmesan cheese flake. However, it tasted pretty one dimensional and the bacon did not come out strongly enough.


This is their Miso Black Cod with Leek Fondue, Seaweed Butter, Sesame Tuille and Bonito Flakes. Are you ready?

ARE

YOU

READYYYYYYY?
Are you ready for the BEST.COD.EVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR?

This is a dish that can win awards if it enters a food contest program. Every ingredient that came together in this dish complements the other so well, it just elevates the whole tasting profile of the cod! 

The way to eat this is to firstly, take a bite out of the fragrant sesame tuille. With the sesame flavour spreading in your mouth, enter the main character of this dish: The black cod and the bonito flakes for the soft, smooth and savoury sensations. End the cycle with a spoonful of creamy leek fondue. 

Repeat this cycle until you are in heaven.



This Miso Black Cod is a MUST ORDER!



The Honey Glazed Kurobuta Pork is served with Mesclun Salad, White Wine Apple and Apple Butter Sauce. The apple butter sauce is a nice addition, but they should focus more on the Kurobuta Pork itself. The meat was towards the dry side and was quite rough to chew. The white wine apple went pretty well with the pork though.


This yellow sea bream was served with Lemon, Garlic Confit and Scallion. I have no idea how to take a nice photo of a dead fish, seriously. Just like how the photo of the fish turned out in my FYR review, this $78 Whole Roasted Yellow Sea Bream looks unappetising, but I can assure you, the fish meat is a notch above the more common fish varieties, like Dory. The meat does not scatter like a bowl of sand in your mouth, but instead retains it's firmness while you chew. Very satisfying, especially more if you are a fish person.


Restaurant Rating (out of 5 Evilbeans):
  (4)

Evilbean's last words/recommendation:
- With a nice classy ambience and interesting British-fusion cuisines located right in the CBD area, The Royal Mail Restaurant & Bar is one of the best dating places after work! 
- MUST-ORDER: Scallop Carpaccio & Tuna, Miso Black Cod, Eton Mess, Peanut Butter Jelly

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