Traditional Chinese or Western cuisine for Mother’s Day? 8 restaurants to treat your mum

Everyone’s palates differ, and our mothers are no exception. Some swear by classic, wok-kissed Chinese dishes, while other mums gravitate towards mother of pearl spoons of caviar or slivers of uni. Is the leading lady in your life a Chinese cuisine purist or a French food lover? These eight restaurants will be able to pander to her fancy.

Chinese cuisine in classic or contemporary surroundings

Oakwood Executive Club

Housed within serviced accommodation Oakwood Premier, Oakwood Executive Club is a private lounge that offers splendid views of the outdoor infinity pool and city skyline. The modern setting caters to diverse tastes: a mix of contemporary and classic dishes. For their Mother’s Day brunch on 12 May, mum can tuck into hearty and fortifying Chinese dishes like Black Chicken Soup with Conpoy, and Drunken River Prawns in Chinese Herbal Soup and Bourbon, while other family members feast on a delectable spread of seafood on ice and grilled delights. $68 per adult; $88 with alcohol.

#07-01, Oakwood Premier OUE Singapore, OUE Downtown 1, 6 Shenton Way. Tel: 6812 6050

Min Jiang

Award-winning restaurant Min Jiang at Goodwood Park Hotel has been the go-to spot for fine Chinese cuisine since 1982. With a luxurious, warmly lit setting and elegant Oriental-style furnishings, your mum will feel right at home here. Food-wise, she can enjoy classic Cantonese and Sichuan signatures over an eight-course set lunch ($398 for six persons, $628 for 10) or dinner ($528 for six persons, $848 for 10). Highlights include Braised Australian 10-head Abalone, Deep-Fried Sea Perch with Spicy Lime Sauce, and Stuffed Fish Maw with Seasonal Greens. Available on 11 and 12 May.

Lobby Level, Goodwood Park Hotel, 22 Scotts Road. Tel: 6730 1704

Mitzo Restaurant & Bar

To cater for families with hard-to-match schedules, executive chef Nicky Ng has created a five-course set menu ($88/person) that will be available throughout the month of May at modern Cantonese restaurant, Mitzo. Pamper mum with a trio of dim sum appetisers followed by exquisite offerings like Double-Boiled Fish Maw in Chicken Consommé and Lobster topped with Preserved Red Yeast & Garlic. Head bartender Azlam Kadir also contributes a Mother’s Day cocktail; try The Matriach ($18), a revitalising concoction of rum, sparkling rosé and plum bitters. The restaurant’s weekend brunch on 11 and 12 May offers great value ($78 per person). Enjoy unlimited servings of over 50 different kinds of dim sum, soups, and Cantonese dishes like Steamed Bamboo Clam with Minced Pork Sauce, Cheese Baked Lobster with Creamy Seaweed Sauce and Braised Abalone with Egg Tofu in Carrot Broth.

Level 4, Grand Park Orchard, 270 Orchard Road. Tel: 6603 8855

Li Bai Cantonese Restaurant

A mainstay of Sheraton Towers Singapore for over 20 years, the award-winning Cantonese restaurant has satiated the palates many Chinese food lovers. Li Bai will offer a six-course lunch and dinner menu (from $368 for four persons) on 11 and 12 May. Mum will be impressed by the timeless interior as well as the jade and ivory tableware while savouring dishes like Mini Bird’s Nest Buddha Jumps over the Wall and Steamed Live Marble Goby with XO Chili Sauce.

Lobby Level, Sheraton Towers Singapore, 39 Scotts Road. Tel: 6839 5623

Modern fare (some with great views to boot)

Salt Grill & Sky Bar

Pamper mum to the hilt  with a three-course Mother’s Day lunch ($68) or four-course dinner ($108) at Salt Grill & Sky Bar on 12 May. Located on the 55th floor of ION Orchard. the restaurant is known for staging impressive sky-high dining experiences. Executive chef Jake Kowalewski introduces produce-driven flavours in the form of Cone Bay Barramundi with New Zealand Clams, Confit Tomato and Kombu Emulsion, and Cape Grim Tenderloin with King Oyster Mushroom, Truffle and Mushroom Parfait.

#55-01, ION Orchard Mall, 2 Orchard Turn. Tel: 6592 5118

WAKANUI Grill Dining Singapore

New Zealand produce prepared with Japanese precision. That sums up WAKANUI Grill Dining Singapore’s appeal. Bonus points go to the restaurant’s Marina One greenery view. The five-course Mother’s Day brunch ($88/person) keeps things light with Broiled Whelk and Fava Beans and offers a choice of Ocean Beef Ribeye or Char-Grilled Boston Lobster. End the brunch on a saccharine note with the Sunflower, a pumpkin cake with blood orange anglaise and pop rocks.

#04-02, Marina One – The Heart, 5 Straits View. Tel: 6384 2665

Club55

Flutes of bubbly and spoonfuls of caviar? If that sounds heavenly to her, book the the Mother’s Night Flight Pairing ($65/person) on 11 May at Club55. Each dish will be paired with a wine. Start with Jumbo Crab and Oscietra Caviar paired with a Domaine François Pinon Vouvray Brut, continue with the Angel Hair Pasta & Olive Oil Caviar with Black Truffle and Porcini with Piper Heidsieck Rosé Sauvage, and finish with a Milk Chocolate Chantilly and a glass of Scanavino Moscato d’Asti.

Level 55, Marina Bay Sands, 10 Bayfront Avenue. Tel: 6688 8858

Uni Gallery by OosterBay

Online premium seafood grocer OosterBay has expanded with a brick and mortar outlet at The Plaza. Uni Gallery offers a seven-course Pamper your Mum menu ($88) featuring the best of their air-flown sashimi and ocean gems, sourced globally from Japan, Canada and the U.S. Hokkaido snow crab, Siberian caviar and uni are some of the treats you can expect on the menu, alongside hot dishes such as Grilled Hamachi Collar and Innaniwa Udon. The special menu is available till 13 May.

#B1-1310, The Plaza, 7500A Beach Road. Tel: 9838 8209