High Dining: Sky on 57

The gorgeous people at LV treated us journalists to a beautifully designed dinner at the much-talked about Sky on 57 by Justin Quek. I just love how LV brands everything, from the personal invites, to the paper napkins and to the plates. 

Don't show these flowers to Madonna!

The view was simply gorgeous from the restaurant, and from what I've heard about the food, I was quite excited for dinner. Justin Quek, a Singaporean native, likes to mix Asian with Continental cuisine. The first course, an interesting salad of fresh fish and assorted roe on greens was amazing. Great presentation, fantastic fresh flavors.

The next course, the soup of fish veloute with foie gras, was a bit weak, both in terms of consistency and flavor. Just because you put foie gras on a dish, doesn't make it better.

The fourth course of black cod was well cooked but the flavored lacked a punch. After the outstanding appetizer which set the pace of the meal, I was expecting a bit more imagination to the East-meets-West theme.

This surf and turf dish of grain fed beef and lobster tasted good and were cooked well but the whole plate again lacked imagination. Nothing comes together! Look at that poor piece of broccoli! Someone eat it and put it out of its misery! I'm sure the kids at Junior Master Chef could come up with something better looking than that.

The chefs at Sky on 57 decided to make an amalgation of east meets west desserts which turned out to be an utter FAIL. Perhaps my disappointment with the other dishes tainted the way I viewed the dessert but the fusion of desserts was just wicked old bad. I guess when we started dinner at Andre, it was all downhill from there, in regards to fusion cuisine and plating design.But look at what is in that shooter! It's already separated even before it gets to our table.

I guess the lesson learnt is that no matter how pretty your view, the food should always come first. Yes, this was a catered event where they had to feed 100 guests or so but with its high reputation and Justin Quek's name on the line, I expected more from this restaurant.

Thank God for the French magician that LV hired for the evening's entertainment. Now if only he could make the food magically taste better somehow...

Sky on 57
Sands Skypark Tower 1
http://www.marinabaysands.com/Singapore-Restaurants/Fine-Dining/Sky-on-57/