We are here in Singapore from few years now and many a times we tend to give a miss to those touristy hot spots. Clarke Quay is one place which I usually don’t go on weekends because of the busy nightlife it is crowded especially when you are dining with kids.
A couple of weeks back, we found a hidden gem
“Shui Gastrolounge” just beside the river and first thing my son noticed the word
“Shui” and said, “This is a mandarin word”. Is this a Chinese restaurant?
Shuǐ gastrolounge is a multi-concept restaurant and bar where you can savour Pan-Asian dishes just cooked to enhance your taste-buds.
Shuǐ Gastrolounge has a very classy Interior looks with brick style walls and this kind of arrangement gives a feel of an open style space not making it too formal place to dine. Shuǐ Gastrolounge is one of the lounge where for the first time I have seen – 3 different sitting arrangement to enjoy a cosy meal.
Rest half of the sitting arrangement has slightly dim lights with high chairs and perfectly going with their main bar with open style kitchen.
They have got a lovely collection of wines and spirits in their restrobar.
Prices are marked on the bottles so you can just go ahead and pick up your favourite one, head straight to counter and pay. Luckily, you won’t get a shock after having your drinks and paying some ridiculous amount.
You can choose to dine and drink Al fresco enjoying the Deejay night every Friday and live band on every Saturday starts at 8 pm.
What a lovely combination where you can enjoy music, dine, awesome surrounding and they even provide a TV screen for all those football fans to enjoy the match. Not just this you can get one-for-one deals on beer while enjoying the match. I am sure you don’t want to miss this place.
We opt for 3rd sitting arrangement where we had comfortable sofa to enjoy our dinner sitting beside the river and looking the entire place lighten up. Since we were dining with kids and they won’t sit at one place, this was a perfect option and I am glad they have this option which is just nice for parents.
We started with non- alcoholic Lime juice( $5) and it was blended nicely and so refreshing.
Since we have a Satay fan at home, we had to go for it. He can have all this by himself relishing every bit of Satay Skewers served with peanut sauce ($10). We ordered a mix of chicken and mutton, you can choose from chicken/mutton/beef.
This is one of the Chef recommended starters in their menu Shui’s Signature drumlets ($10) and it was really crispy from outside and tender from inside. Since it was not much spicy so kids can enjoy it as well.
I am not a seafood lover but we tried Sambal Tumis Prawn Bowl ($10) and prawns were really nice with spicy sambal. Only thing I felt that presentation didn’t do any justice to it as prawns were hidden in Sambal .
While waiting for our main course, Aayan enjoyed his lime juice.
and their very friendly staff to serve us and recommending the best dishes to try out.
Here is our first dish and it looked delicious! We ordered Shoyu Salmon ($24) which was pan grilled salmon served with truffled mashed potatoes, asparagus, mixed tomatoes and topped with chilli and garlic aioli. It tasted yummy and salmon was nice with flavours.
Other one we ordered was Shui Duo Chicken fillet ($20) which was too filling and portion was quite big after eating starters. It is a harashi rubbed grilled chicken fillet and lemongrass and ginger infused grilled chicken served with mashed potatoes and greens. Chicken was quite tender and mashed potatoes tastes really nice.
We accompanied our main course with Salad of the day ($8) and if you wish to add anything additional tuna, prawns, smoked duck, salmon or chicken ($3). I am more of a salad person who can eat more salad than food and by adding chicken, it was very filling.
We got to meet Mr Lawrence Khong, the owner of Shui Gastrolounge which is opened recently in December 2015. I find him really passionate about this new restaurant and knowing that he is not from F&B industry he has ventured into it. He is putting so much efforts to know the reviews and feedback from diners. While talking to him, I came up with a couple of things and he took them very positively and even asked that if anything we didn’t like or recommend to improve which I really appreciate.
Don’t know how many people actually admire it but all those who are into cooking or love cooking, we have a passion to make a recipe book or refer to it even in this digital world. He showed us his cheat sheet for the same.
Overall I will say food was good with a big portion especially for the main course which we ordered, flavours were quite nice and I have even tried some new variety of food too. This place seems nice to spend an evening with family or friends.
Thank you so much for inviting us for food tasting, no monetary compensation was made. All the reviews mentioned above are personal based on our experience at the place.
Details
Shui Gastrolounge
Clarke Quay Central,
#01-15,6 Eu Tong Sen Street, Singapore 059817
Timings: Mon- Thur : 11 am – 1am
Fri- Sat : 11 am – 3 am
Sun : 11 am – 1am
Contact: 62259388
Email : enquiry@shui.com.sg
is that apple cider on tap?! i didn't know we have cider on tap in sg! hahaha… but then again, it's been years since i've last went drinking at clarke quay.
Amazing food fare this restaurant seems to have! Complete family fun you guys seemed to have here. Great pics.
What a fun date with your whole family. I enjoy eating while theres an acoustic playing
I like Clarke Quay and the great vibe there. Next time I go to Singapore, I'll see this restaurant. The food, especially the salad, looks sumptuous.
Thanks for the introduction! It's nice for people who love nightlife to have new places to visit once in a while. I hardly do that, so this is very new to me!
The ambiance is very dark, not to my liking. We also do not drink alcohol, so we may not really seek this one out.
This looks like a nice place! The vodka and scotch bottles are arranged perfectly!
I like this romantic and cozy cafe. The food looks decent and generous portion too. Like it too.
The food looks lovely. And it would be nice to dine in an open area in the evening with a live band to entertain you. Looks like a great place to bring friends.
Oh the food looks delish! I love hearing about new places to eat at. I just found one not too far away from me that I loved.
Very tempting food! The mutton, chicken and prawn look delicious. Thanks for sharing this with us…well, at least the photos. 😉
The place looks great so as the foods.So delicious foods.Nice date with family.
The food here looks simple and cheap. Wonder how well do these eateries do in Singapore. There are many like these in KL but they don't stand out as much. Thanks for the info a new place to see the next time I'm down. 🙂
the name seems very quirky 🙂 and yes it does look like a good drinking hole in sg
Looks like a nice place to chill out and relax after work. And nice food presentation!
This place is a good and a very romantic place to be visited.
and The food served looks delicious!
Makes me want to take a flight and try all that awesome food.
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looks like a nice place – great that you can bring your children too. will definitely write this down as place to visit in sg!
It looks like an excellent place to hang out. They also have great food choices that's easy on the tummy and the budget.
That restaurant looks like a great place to hang out with friends. Although the food seems a bit pricey.
Thanks for such a great review. Clarke Quay has so many eateries, it's difficult to spot which is good and which is not so.
the restaurant looks cool and beautiful. and they have nice food presentation too
looks like a great place to whet appetites.. I am planning another trip to Singapore with my mom and might just bring her there for a meal or two…
Interesting place. It's been awhile since I last step into Singapore and the list of places I need to go eat at is growing loinger and longer! 🙁
Food menu is so usual but the presentation brings it a thumbs up. Ambiance…best for chilling time like you did…with family.
now i wouldn't have thought this type of spots would be family friendly. Guess i'm wrong.. 😀
wow this is cool that it's family friendly restaurant. Nice place.
A nice place for me to visit when at Singapore. The price seem reasonable for me. Thank you for sharing this nice place.
Thanks for sharing. Nice place with good foods. Will visit there someday. =)
Such a nice and cozy place to hangout for the family and their food looks good too.
Not expensive, which is one of my few food criteria. Thanks for sharing! I'll visit when I get there, eventually.
Nice place to hang out with friends after work, the foods look very appetizing too 🙂
By the river and great service, definitely an attractive factor for a restaurant! Will look out for this place on my next visit to SG.
looks like a great place to hangout…i look forward to trying!
Making me hungry already. Hmmmm now what should I have for lunch hahah
That place looks amazing and the food looks yummy
My family and I love the food here too… my hubby and I are planning to come back for the 1-for-1 lunch specials for one of our dates 😉
Riverside dining sounds fun!
Wow looking at those bars… it reminds me of those dating nights with my husband. Need to leave the kids at home for a night like this soon! :p
Looks like a good chill out place.
So hip and happening! We haven't dined at the Clarke Quay area at night much since Lil Pumpkin came along haha..
Ai @ Sakura Haruka
I hardly visit Clarke Quay for the same reasons as you, but we managed to steal some time for a really nice dinner there last year, just husband and I. I should initiate another date to Clarke Quay again!
Mary (Simply Lambchops)