Food Guide

10 MUST-TRY DISHES AT SENTOSA GRILLFEST — THE HOME EDITION

Although this beachside restaurant is famed for their wood-fired pizza and child-friendly nosh, their Grillfest special is the grilled sustainably-sourced tiger prawns in a simple and delicious basil pesto sauce with burnt lemon and sundried tomatoes. If you dine-in, the laidback beach vibes, salty air and all come for free, but the dish itself is priced at $28.

Many of the restaurants on this list are not new to regular diners, but for a chance to sample a dish that is not available at any restaurant, and prepared by top-notch chefs, order one of the offerings by the Singapore Chefs' Association; such as this dish by Eric Neo, Executive Chef of InterContinental Singapore, and SCA president. The half slab portion of the BBQ pork ribs is excellent value for $18. Sticky-sweet and grilled to perfection, it is paired with an Asian-style slaw that cuts the richness and balances the flavours perfectly. Available for home delivery only.

From fine food purveyors such as Angliss, expect nothing but the finest ingredients and gourmet produce. Available on the delivery menu is a dish fit to be served at fine restaurants. The winter hamachi collar is simply grilled over coals, resulting in tender and flaky fish, that is then simply served with fresh lemon, allowing the fish’s richness to be perfectly balanced. For $15 a portion, this is also a great value dish.

Sentosa's newest beach club with its three swimming pools, VIP Area, Cabana Area, Beachfront Area, Indoor Area, Outdoor Area and Alfresco Area is the best spot to head with a group (of no more than five) for so many reasons — the Jimbaran Seafood Platter ($159) of Balinese flavours is the perfect share plate, piled high with grilled jumbo prawns, bamboo lobster, red snapper and squid are served with tomatoes, basil, long beans, and sambal. Available for dine-in.

The ultimate beach bar, with a view that is to-die-for, is the Skypark Beach Club situated at a thrill-seeker’s favourite Sentosa spot — the AJ Hackett Bungy. Watch people leap off the 47m tower while you tuck into the Grilled Chicken or Grilled Beef burger layered with cheese, tomatoes and greens nestled between a fluffy brioche bun, topped with their special homemade sauce. Priced at $18 each, these are available for dine-in and delivery.

The least you should expect from a Grillfest is that they grill up some of the finest burgers on the island. This Sentosa Cove spot is serving burgers just the way you like them. The burger itself is a 100% Beef Patty with mustard sear typically served with melted Gruyère cheese, sautéed onions, pickles, fresh lettuce, ketchup and sandwiched in a mayonnaise toasted brioche bun. However, you can opt to double or omit most of the ingredients and add sauteed mushrooms, a fried egg and jalapenos. Served with a side of house-seasoned skinny fries, this meal is priced at $19 onwards, and available for dine-in and delivery.

This dish ticks all the right boxes. The seabass has been farmed from local waters, using sustainable practices. It is grilled to perfection and served with a cabbage slaw and fresh lemon. Fresh and delicious, and incredibly good value for $20 for the whole fish. For delivery only.

A crowd favourite at previous Grillfest editions, this upscale version of the good ol’ Hokkien noodles is available for dine-in only at One Faber Group’s Good Old Days, a halal-certified restaurant. A half-lobster is served with flavour-packed yellow noodles, rich with prawn stock, squid and fish cake, and comes with sambal belachan and lime ($20). Shiok to the max!

It may be the Grillfest ‘HOME’ edition, but that doesn’t mean you can’t be fancy and pair your delivery meals with the finest wines you have in your stash. Ola Beach Club has a dish that would rival those from the fanciest tapas bars. Here gourmet sea urchin has been breaded and fried, and further topped with caviar and roasted lime. This would make an excellent pairing with a crisp white wine. Cheers!

Another exciting dish is the dine-in only local favourite, the one-metre-long nasi lemak at Good Old Days, a halal-certified restaurant. This is a whopper of a dish, where rich coconut rice is served in a metre-long hollowed-out bamboo with sides like braised lamb rendang, lobster meat, crispy fried chicken, sambal egg, ikan bilis, roasted peanut crackers and four cups of lemongrass pandan drink. This is $88 and serves four.

If you prefer to order in, smaller portions of the bamboo nasi lemak served with either fried chicken or lamb rendang, plus all the usual nasi lemak accompaniments are available for $25 a portion.