Sommer

Short review to say thank you for a wonderful experience! Recently had lunch at Sommer before they permanently close. Some of this meal’s dishes were certainly memorable, including a Hokkaido scallop “pot pie” and a pigeon dish that included the bird’s final finger expression as to being eaten.

We were able to dine at Sommer before their announced closing due in October. It is a lost for this restaurant houses a team of hospitable, attentive and dedicated staff. As for the food. Every mouthful was a delightful tickle to the tastebud. Its beyond gourmet pleasure as each and every dish was way above satisfaction. Worth every dollar spent. Shared the menu we selected and the dishes. Absolutely deserving of their Michelin Star.

Visited Sommer yesterday and truly deserving of 1 Michelin Star! Food was delicious with unique touches and blends of so many elements from tastes to textures. Thank you Chef Lewis Barker and the kitchen team! Service on the other hand was impeccable, with good interactions, checking on food, wine pairings and not being intrusive. Atmosphere was intimate and cosy. Special thanks to Rebecca for her warmth and hospitality, having showcase service with a smile. A gem and rare trait to have in the industry. Food pacing was good, timing all tables present together. Kitchen and service team made the dining experience what I call a harmonious melody in a theatre. Well done!

Had my birthday celebration at Sommer last year, it was truly one of the best fine dining experiences I had so far. From the starts to the main course, to the desserts, everything was perfect! Staff were really friendly as well. So sad to hear the closure of this amazing place! Will definitely missed it.

Visited in Aug 2024 for dinner. A visit to Sommer got hastened due to its impending closure by mid Oct 2024 For dinner you have 2 menu options - 5 course and 7 course. Both menus also come with a bread starting course and petit fours which are in addition to the 5 or 7 courses. All the courses were really good. I especially liked the pigeon main course and the scallop (which was almost in form of a scallop Wellington) courses. The restaurant staff were very friendly and kind. Top notch service. All in all, Sommer was a very good dining experience and its closure is a loss to the SG fine dining scene. Would highly recommend people to visit for the last few days this restaurant is still open.

Great fine dining experience. Hard to find this level of quality in the CBD area. Each dish was very unique and exquisite. Can see a lot of Japanese influence but it blends in so well into the modern European (more leaning towards French?) cuisine. Everything was perfect! … except the coffee at the end :( nonetheless well deserves a 5 star review as everything else was so outstanding <3 we do hope the coffee can be improved in the near future :) It would be perfect if the contactless payment option was made available. We had our third visit in Nov 2021.

We had the lunch tasting menu (SGD 148) and it was absolutely amazing. Their Parker house roll with Shio Kombu butter was packed with intense umami, and I would have demolished the whole bun (6 servings) if I didn't have breakfast (haha). The menu is French, with a pretty heavy Japanese influence. Appetizers came in small bites that piqued the palette. The small bites were: Ankimo glazed in Ponze with Katsuoboshi cream and salted radish Smoked Eel Riletter with apple and marigold Spring pea tartlet with smoked cream crue and marinated Ikura 36 month aged comte cheese cornet The main appetizer was a picturesque feature of aged Hamachi with fennel, shiso and N25 Kaluga Reserve. Superbly refreshing and slightly salty, it set up the tone for the next heavier main course - the Roasted Venison with green asparagus. I could say that this is one of the best roasted venison I've ever tasted - so tender and flavourful, with no gaminess to it. Beautifully executed! I was also immensely impressed by their dessert - to be honest I feel a lot of fine dining restaurants are a letdown when it comes to desserts, like falling off a sharp cliff in the tasting experience, but I was super super happy that their desserts allowed us to end the meal on a high note. The warm and light pistachio souffle was a perfect complement to the cold and rich Abinao chocolate with espresso cremeux. The only part I felt they could improve on was the petit fours, not bad but a tad bitter for the earl grey tart and the canelé was way too hard. But look how pretty the Choux is with white chocolate butterflies on top! There was definitely a lot of effort from the pastry chef. Overall an amazing experience and I think well worth the price tag!

I dined at Sommer in 2022 and was impressed by the amazing food and service. However, on this recent visit, I was disappointed to find that their standards had declined. With only two staff members serving the entire restaurant, I had to repeatedly call out for water refills, which is not the level of service I would expect from Sommer. The food looked very pretty but the taste was mediocre, and each dish took around 20 minutes to be served after the last dish is cleared. The only saving grace was the bread. It's truly disappointing that I chose Sommer to celebrate my friend's birthday.