Ku De Ta, MBS

Last weekend I took the other half up to Ku De Ta at the Marina Bay Sands Skypark for dinner to celebrate his birthday. Seeing as he would be away in Italy playing golf on his actual birthday, I decided to mark the occasion a week early instead. 

I made reservations as soon as they were taking them, even before they opened officially on 22 September 2010. Ku De Ta Bali comes highly recommended (even though I've never been) so I was definitely excited to dine there. Not to mention, I've been told the views from the skypark are just spectacular. 

Ku De Ta Bali

Well, they were right. The views were breath taking! We were blessed with lovely weather that day, so we could see the entire city skyline on one side and the sea on the other, all the way from the 57th floor.

Views from Ku De Ta Singapore

The concept of sharing food at Ku De Ta meant that the food arrived in single dishes and in small portions. You can, of course, request for all the dishes to arrive together, which was what we did. 

My favourite dish definitely had to be the black angus ribeye, served with braised onion and coriander butter. The meat was exquisitely tender and juicy. The quality meat was complemented by the chilli braised onions, which added a sharp burst of flavour. 

For more information on the menus, visit www.kudeta.com.sg. 

You can't find the prices on the menus listed on their website, but the food is relatively reasonably priced. Expect to pay at least $100 per head, which includes warm service and stunning views of the city. 

The one thing I didn't really like about the experience were all the people who paid $20 to walk around the skypark. I personally felt that this took away a lot of the grandeur and exclusivity of the establishments at the skypark. Especially on a weekend evening, the place was packed - not to mention a 200 metre queue that snaked around the side of the building; curious people (mostly locals) armed with their cameras waiting for what seemed like hours just to have a feel of the view from the top of Singapore's most talked about building today. I hope that at some point they would discontinue allowing non-hotel and non-restaurant patrons up onto the skypark.