Groupon - Modern Asian Diner (MAD)

Groupon - Modern Asian Diner (MAD)

Groupon Purchase again...this time we bought the voucher for MAD. We were attracted by the decor of this restaurant when we were at Turf City the other time to tried out Omakase Burger. MAD is a new modern concept restaurant that combine shopping and dinning experience together.

Easy to make reservation? 

I called to make reservation when I was on the way down. The receptionist say we can just walked in no reservation needed. So ..Yes it was easy to make reservation!

How is the experience?
The Entrance of MAD..items on sale is quite interesting but prices is not cheap thou.

Entrance of MAD

Very modernly and chic decorated restaurant, it was very empty on a weekday night. 

This is interesting..we get to order our food thru ipad...alternative to recent tight manpower situation. Their menu is a mix of  Chinese, Asian and Western. They had a dim sum menu  too.

Mango Smoked Duck Breast...this was good....mango seems to go well with everything :)

Foie Gras, Whayu Beef Claypot Rice...talk about extravagant...this must be the most extravagant claypot rice I had eaten....never thought that Foie Gras can be used to cook Claypot Rice...interesting combination and it is delicious.

Dumpling Soup...the soup was served warm. I guess the waiter must have forgotten about this soup and let it lying in the kitchen for sometime. The soup was served when we asked the waiter where is our missing soup. Inside the huge dumpling is generous portion of shredded crab meat and scallop. It is a waste the soup is served warm as this soup with its lots of shredded crab and scallop taste abit fishy when it is not served hot.

Truffles fries..the truffle fries is so good that Nick finished the whole bowl himself....I only managed to grab a few strand from him...

Spicy Miso Pork Belly Burgers...one of the disappointing dish that night...the burger was bland and wet....still prefer my burger with patty

Crispy Beancurd Skin with Prawn...this is good...the skin is crispy.prawn is crunchy...

Total dinner : SGD 92/- (we never order drinks, ice water is served free), we top up $10/- after using our Groupon Voucher.

Any Hard Sell?

No.

Will I go back again ?

Yes ,if there is Groupon deal. The food there is ok with some hits and misses. Service staff needs to be more attentive as well. The night we went, there is more service staff than customer but the service staff is not attentive and can miss out our order when we are the only customer in the restaurant. 

The location is rather Ulu there is nothing much you can do before and after dinner. The whole mall is quite dead on a weekday night. It won't attract me to go back there if there is no Groupon Voucher.

Modern Asian Diner (MAD)

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Address

#01-20/21, The Grandstand, 200 Turf Club Road

Phone

64663303

Hours

Mon - Fri: 10:00 - 22:30

Sat, Sun & PH: 09:00 - 22:30

Zero Zero

I was searching on the internet where to eat out on a Friday night....when I came across Zero Zero which is under the same group as Tao Restaurant. Having good experience at Tao before, I decided to give Zero Zero a try....Ring Ring I made a reservation.

Here we are !! The grand entrance had a wooden horse welcoming you....the theme of Zero Zero restaunrant is very zen and woody. This place is really well decorated, giving you a very modern feel when you walk into the restaurant. The restuarant is quite empty when we reach....

Similar to her sister Tao, they only serve set meal. You can choose the food you want from each of the catergory. The 5 course dinner is $55++ per pax. Tips: You will get 10% discount if you pay by DBS card.

They also serve brunch at $128++ per pax with free flow of wine or beer and other beverages. However, the choice of food they serve is the same as what we had for dinner. In my opinon, I don't think their brunch menu is very attractive, paying additional $73 for free flow of drinks when the dinner menu is only $55++. Unless you are out to make yourself drunk :P

Before taking your order, the waitor will present the food photo with his ipad so you will know what are you getting into..lolz

The restaurant also had a live band, singing English and Chinese song. We found the presence of the live band a bit wierd. As it does not match the theme of the restauarnt or add any ambeince to the restaurant.

The view is nice, you get to see Clarke Quay Opposite.

Cheers!

Our First course...cold dish...it was good.

2nd course appetiser : Smoked Duck VS Smoked Tuna ....
Winner : Smoked Duck...the smoked duck is very crunchy and flavourful

3rd Course Soup: Prawn Bisque VS Cheese Escargot
Winner : Cheese Escargot...the escargot is very juicy and the combi with cheese make it super tasty

4th Course Main : Rib Eye Steak Vs Pork Collar
Winner : Rib Eye Steak.... The rib eye steak is presented on a hot stone, the steak is very juicy and not over cooked .....but I find the fried garlic on top is bitter.I felt the pork collar is a bit salty but my partner think is good.

5th Course Dessert: Banana Crispy puff vs Vanilia Pod
Winner : Vanila Pod.. the tart is super cripsy ...delicious. The crispy puff remind me of bread papa...but I prefer bread papa lolz....

Overall, the food is hit and misses but the food presentation is definetly pleasing to the eyes.

Verdict : 3.5/ 5

Zero Zero

6 Eu Tong Sen Street

#04-86 The Central

Tel: 62244139

Operating Hours
Mon - Sun: 11:30 - 15:00
Mon - Sun: 17:30 - 22:00