Imbue Restaurant - Exciting and Beautiful Experience

The rise of fusion restaurants is so exciting. I do prefer well thought-out fusion menu that promises unique flavours that please and surprise the palates.

Imbue is one of the new restaurants that lovingly infuses elements of Asian flavours into European cuisine. And the food here amps it up further with the addition of distinctive taste of Chinese cuisine, such as Mala Gao and Doubanjiang. I absolutely love every dish here, the flavours featured explore different taste profiles, are memorable and like no other. One of the best restaurants, definitely a must-visit for foodies, food lovers and bon vivants.

The exterior of the restaurant is a subtle kind of head-turner due to the wide wooden door embellished with wooden planks laid in lightning bolt pattern and polished curved door handle. The interior is modern, stylish, grand and cosy due to clever use of mirrors, stairs and lights that makes me feel like I am in a exclusive space of a mansion.

The service is perfect: meticulous, friendly and professional, making this dining simply awesome.

Century Egg Crab is definitely one of my favourite. The smooth , rich pungency of century egg beautifully rounds up the essences of the sea from the briny sweet crab, umami of kelp and complex intensity of Kaluga caviar. So luxurious, so many nuanced flavours, I love this so much.

Oyster Mousse makes my eyes open wide at first taste because of how good and unique it is. It is smooth and creamy while packed with the distinctive taste of oyster: a medley of iodine, nutty flavour and mild sweetness. The jellyfish, fennel and citrus white soy adds a refreshing element and additional texture to the dish to contrast nicely with the richness of the oyster mousse. Definitely my favourite way of enjoying oyster.

Drunken Chicken here got to be the most succulent and tender chicken breast I have ever tried due to the hours of preparation and marination done on the meat. And it is one of the few chicken dishes I absolutely love. The Chinese elements of doubanjiang, (spicy fermented bean paste), Szechuan peppercorn oil and shaoxing wine (Chinese mildly sweet and fragrant rice wine) add kicks and layers to the taste of the chicken, elevating it.

Beautiful Trio of Appetisers served together

Smoked Yellowtail takes a surprise turn from the nuanced flavours of the appetisers to be bold and simulating instead. Yes, it’s another “widen my eyes in pleasant surprise” moment. This is such a refreshing dish due to the plum ginger, lapsang souchong complementing the light smoky goodness of yellowtail fish. The mountain yam adds a good variation to the texture.

Abalone ginko nut custard with preserved green chilli, pine nut evokes the feelings of pure warm happiness with each spoonful. Ah, that lovely mix of savoury flavours. And the texture is also excellent. This is another one of my favourite.

"MALAI" bread with malt is incredibly fluffy and soft while having a light crispy exterior peppered with thyme and sea salt. ginseng honey butter, thyme. The beloved taste of Chinese pepper is obvious in the bread yet the spiciness is skillfully maintained at a level to allow the other mellow favours to shine through. A unique and lovely treat.

Pan seared pork from Hungary has this lovely smokiness amid the succulent meat with a good firmness. It tastes superb on its own and even better with the mustard and sauce. The mushroom stuffed with macadamia tofu is on a class of its own, having that earthy goodness and a soufflé crunchy texture like no other mushrooms.

Yuba Pavlova, sesame oil, Meyer lemon curd, black lemon is rich yet refreshing at the same time, elevated with laces of the taste of sesame. The exterior is crispy with a bit of soufflé texture, juxtaposing well with the ice-cream-like texture of the lemon curd core. A very unique and awesome dessert.

Unique cocktail of Chocolate, Coffee and Irish Baileys, perfect to go with the Petit Fours.

I love the Mignardise here too!

Heaven and Earth cocktail has this unique woody, spicy taste that I actually like a lot.

The gastronomic journey here is truly one of a kind, being amazing and original. I feel so pampered here, especially my taste buds. A bon viviant’s goal reached here!

Thoughts: So Amazing!

32 Keong Saik Road 

Nearest MRT: Outram Park