Club Matera at The Cliff

I really enjoyed the tortellini, which was one of the restaurant’s special. The langoustine broth was rich and flavourful. The dessert was wonderful, although I felt that using white chocolate to wrap the jelly may have made the dish slightly too sweet, perhaps something like a thin wafer would have made it less sweet. Service was wonderful, the waitstaff was carefully attending to our needs and it was nice that they tried to engage in small talk with us as it made the atmosphere more welcoming.

This was my first visit to an Italian-Chinese fusion fine dining restaurant, where I celebrated a birthday. The champagne recommendation was spot on and paired beautifully with each dish in our 9-course dinner. Almost every dish was garnished with small flowers, which not only added visual appeal but also complemented the savory flavors well. My favorite dish was the spaghettini with baby squid; it was incredibly delicious, with the spaghetti perfectly tossed in olive oil, lemon, and garlic, giving it a refreshing and flavorful taste. A close second was the Hokkaido abalone—the abalone essence and fish maw sauce were exceptionally appetising.

My husband arranged a birthday dinner celebration for me in this restaurant last week. It is a great place just across The Fullerton Hotel. The food is exquisite & delicious. We ordered the 5 course set dinner as the waiter, Ragu advised us that there were many appetizers to eat before the 5 course dinner was served & we might not be able to finish all if we order 7 or 9 course dinner. We also ordered separately the wine pairing for the set dinner which costs $98 per pax. However, we overlooked that under the American Express love dining privilege for 50% discount, we were required to order 9 course set dinner. The waiter, Ragu was very helpful to help us to resolve the 50% discount issue. We appreciated his help although we were prepared to pay the 9 course dinner as we did not want to get him into any trouble with the management. There is a small birthday gift for every birthday diner. Nice thought from the restaurant. Will definitely recommend to friends to come here for dinner or birthday celebration.

Cozy and located at a charismatic location. The establishment provided customisable ala carte two to four courses lunch and an omakase six courses lunch. It sounded appealing but you needed to choose dessert or cheese as one of your ala carte courses. The cheeses plate was fine but the Japanese melon was disappointing. It also seems weird if I only ordered the Onion dish with dessert if I choose to have a two course lunch. The foods were generally delicious but the ones that left a strong impression were the nicely warmed up Focaccia bread and the complimentary peppery spaghetti. The slightly spicy spaghetti was savoury and brought enough heat to the overall courses. The waiting staffs were polite and friendly. They were slightly nervous maybe because we were their first and only lunch diners. It was unfortunate that tap water wasn’t available and we paid for sparkling water. It was a hot day and I wasn’t even offered ice to go with the water.

What an impeccable meal! Everything was perfect, food tasted amazing, each course was beautifully plated, wine was delicious, views were stunning, service was flawless and unobtrusive. Spaghettini with squid, amalfi, green pepper was the star for me - incredible combination of the taste and texture of this was just mind blowing. Can’t wait to be back.

We tried the 9-course tasting menu and were impressed with the presentation and the unique Italian-Chinese fusion concept. The abalone dish stood out as the highlight for both of us. Unfortunately, the tuna was too fishy, and the meat was slightly over-smoked. The dessert and petit four also left room for improvement. We took advantage of the 1-for-1 BYOB offer and brought a 2017 Cos d’Estournel. We selected the 2017 00 VGW Chardonnay as our white, which was absolutely amazing and paired perfectly with all the seafood dishes. We look forward to returning when the menu is updated. Congratulations on earning your first star!

A truly spectacular dining experience at Restaurant Matera. The meal completely took my breath away. A tour de force of flavour and finesse. Ordered the 8-course dinner menu ($328). They do, however, have cheaper options (6-course at $288; 5-course at $248; 4-course at 208; and 3-course at $168) which is a welcome change to the typical one-size-fits-all approach for dinner at other fine-dining establishments. Snacks: The ricotta with wonton skin was delightful and very light. The combination of traditional Italian flavours with Asian influences set the tone for the meal to come. Next, the mala Kalamata olives were rather unique and are served at a decent size given how these are only snacks. Beef tendon chips with anchovy sauce was very unorthodox (in a good way) and highly addictive. Loved that the anchovy sauce had a bit of spice. The duck sausage and salted egg yolk choux saw a slight dip in quality as we were off to a strong start. My partner and I were expecting that the duck sausage would be solid. Unfortunately it was not and was mixed in with the egg yolk. Also, and perhaps this is a personal bias, but I have never found choux pastry to be of sufficient elegance despite the popularity which they see among various michelin-starred chefs. Things quickly picked back up with the star of the snacks/amuse bouche: the tartlet of pomelo, abalone and scallop. An absolute flavour bomb which managed to be simultaneously light and rich in flavour. This was followed by the bread course which featured focaccia which had been baked with Chinese wine, giving the crust a slight sweetness distinguishing it from regular focaccia. Soft and fluffy, it was a welcome reprieve from the tendency for bread courses at establishments of the same ilk to be heavy. The first course continued the strong start to the meal. A highly innovative dish of scallops wrapped in burrata jelly topped with a generous dollop of caviar and sat in a bed of burrata sauce and chive oil. A master stroke which takes a mainstay of Italian cuisine and elevates it by utilising it in two highly unorthodox ways. The second course somehow managed to top the first, showcasing Chef Bjoern Alexander’s inventiveness. Foie gras is of course a bastion in the world of fine dining, but Chef Bjoern adds a playful twist, marinating the plump duck liver in sake and mirin before serving it with grapes, which are similarly soaked in sake and mirin, alongside a Chinese tea jelly. When eaten together, the liquor marinade, sweetness of the grapes and slight sourness from the tea jelly work wonders alongside the rich, butteriness of the foie. Once again, highly unorthodox but ingenious! Next up was the abalone with Japanese corn in chicken jus with zucchini purée and abalone liver purée. A very good course as all the flavours work well together. The addition of the two purées helped to mellow the sweetness of the corn. This was followed by the ravioli stuffed with carabinero prawn and topped with dried scallops served in prawn jus and XO sauce. A delightful course with flavour combinations that highlight the Asian influences that Chef Bjoern draws from. The dish tasted like an elevated Hokkien Mee and I mean this in the best way possible (as I love Hokkien mee!). Before proceeding to the mains, the final course was a bafun uni pasta with cherry tomatoes in a seafood broth with chilli oil. It was a good dish, but felt slightly out of place in a menu that had thus far put innovation, culinary pluralism and experimentation at the forefront. Compared with all the previous courses, it was a stark contrast and its simplicity was somewhat jarring. Perhaps this was intentional, but it came at the expense of coherence. The first of the two mains was the pigeon. Sourced from Brittany, this pigeon was served with a farce of leg, pomelo, artichoke purée and chips all in a sauce of pigeon jus and Szechuan pepper. Following the underwhelming pasta course, this was a strident return to form. In sum, a remarkable meal which I will not forget anytime soon.

✨more details and review on Instagram, Facebook, Lemon8, burpple at NOMNINJAS ✨ Credit photos when used‼️ … 💡: I like their menu pricing which ranges from $78+ (2-course) to $268+ (6 courses) and slightly customisable with add-one 👍 … Canapés started with Mala-style Kalamanta Olives which tbh wasn’t my thing 🥹 olives is not a very popular favorite i feel among asians and tbh the mala couldn’t save it for me🥲 another is the Parmesan Cheese Ball along with citrus mayonnaise sauce which is a better hit for me but not that unique. … Amuse Bouche : Tartlet is 💯 finally feel like an experience to start with the use of refreshing pomelo. The focaccia bread was a pass for me too with the array of flavored olive oil (lime etc. )👍 … Foie Gras was the best fine-dining creation in the menu for me - worthy of the price point✨ beautifully done with the pudding-like foie gras paste paired with truffle, sweet grapes and elderflower touch ✨ with bread stick on the side to balance out the intensity. … Pasta dish is too small a portion for my liking 🥲 small till i can’t really taste the flavor of the dish… … Main course was the Kimedai - a common fish choice after a few restaurant visit ‘oops’ - simple sauce pairing, skin was crisp well done but no wow factor. … Dessert: I topped up for Japanese Melon which was a sorbet ice blend made with lemoncello over tofu ice cream and burrata creme 💗 This was 💯👍 sweet refreshing with layering texture ✨awesome. … Petite Four: another mala but in the form of bourbon artisan chocolate, fancy pineapple tart and red bean mooncake for the festive season. hm it’s ok but not my favorite. … Overrall, an option for a more price-friendly fine-dining experience with really nice views of the singapore river but will hope to see more refinement and volume to the menu for a return visit 😊