A recent trip to Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore introduced my craving palate to a new restaurant. Dubbed as a ‘no pretense’ dining place, it focuses on marrying flavour pairings, textures and tastes of food ingredients in one bite.
A compact open kitchen where you can see the chefs in their most natural habitat and a large communal table to cater to anyone who heeds a mouthful orgasm — this is Table 65. Sentosa’s orgasmic dining place where you can expect curated modern European dishes served with the flavours of Asia.
Fairly new, the restaurant is the brainchild of celebrated chefs Richard van Oostenbrugge and Thomas Groot. This is their first restaurant outside of the Netherlands. The culinaire masters are behind critically acclaimed restaurant 212 in Amsterdam.
Table 65 gives a whole new meaning to palatable orgasm. The robust flavours of the West is broken into layers with the marriage of familiar flavours of the East.
Their curated menu includes a profusion of ingredients prepped and cooked to open the palate to a deliciously interactive experience. And since they have an open kitchen, the chefs themselves would invite you to sit and interact with them as they prepare your meal.
Mind you, their ingredients are not your everyday dining staples — case in point: a tablespoonful of Iranian Caspian Sea Caviar and freshly shaved black truffles. Their inclusion in the menu is enough to have you excited in great anticipation of what you’ll be tasting.
Despite the familiarity, you’d still end up shocked of the beautiful medley of flavours, texture and depth on your palate. From cold to hot to smoky, their curated menu is explosively orgasmic.
At Table 65, you’d expect to be aesthetically pleased, palate satisfied and holistically mystified. What they offer is more than just food; they offer an intimately orgasmic experience that you won’t find elsewhere. To say the least, the restaurant introduces visual projections on your dining plates thus elevating the experience to invoke the presence of senses.
Oostenbrugge and Groot Combo
Chef Richard van Oostenbrugge started his career in Switzerland, where he worked with top chefs and mastered culinary skills of the highest level. As the co-owner of 212, Amsterdam’s first no-table-restaurant, Chef van Oostenbrugge’s remarkable skills are the focus as he strips high-end dining of the unnecessary to create a gastronomic spectacle – concocting outstanding dishes that are full of flavour with delightfully surprising combinations.
Zaandam native Thomas Groot had always wanted to become a chef. From his career in a neighbourhood brasserie, he chased his culinary dream in Amsterdam. He now co-owns Restaurant 212, Amsterdam’s first no-table-restaurant with Richard van Oostenbrugge.
Restaurant 212 was awarded its first Michelin star in 2018.
Table 65 is located at 26 Sentosa Gateway, Hotel Michael, #01-104 & 105, Singapore
