Expat Choice attended the unveiling of Sophia @ St. Regis, as it opened its doors to the newly renovated modern Italian dining concept. A stark difference from the many times I frequented this serene, more formal space.
For starters, Sophia sets a casual tone, encouraging patrons to sit back and relax without the formalities that come with five-star dining. And so we did, with Chef de Cuisine, Angelo Sergio, on hand to spoil us with exquisite fare from 11 different Regions in Italy.
Floor to ceiling glass windows looking out to lush greenery set the pace for a relaxing afternoon especially with seventy artisanal wines, cocktails and mocktails available on the menu.
This afternoon so resembled the essence of Italy, a land of plenty where people grace occasions with style in fashion, food and lifestyle. Sharing platters helped us taste the variety ahead.
A favourite antipasti – Carpaccio di Gamberi where slivers of Mazara (the prawn island of Italy) red prawn were accompanied by delicious raspberry and lemon gel, lifting flavours with plankton oil and sea salt. Light to the palette, a perfect starter!
Porcini mushroom, black truffle and parmigiano pizza was made doubly exciting with a chewy dough. I enjoyed it so much, I ran the risk of filling up too fast before the numerous other dishes that were to hit our table.
Smoked tagliatelle pasta, a first for me and apparently only to be found at Sophia, we loved this porcini mushroom and veal jus combo. Ravioli from the Puglia Region made with a tomato sauce recipe from Grandma.
It was evident that this extremely fine fare was curated well by the empty plates on every table. So many firsts for me, another being crispy capers that accompanied seared yellow fin tuna with fennel & orange salad.
The second main, chicken breast alla diavola was probably my pick for the afternoon. Surprised at myself (usually preferring other more flavoursome meats) that this juicy chicken was so well paired with amazing diavola sauce. Never had anything like it before, I had seconds.
Grilled striploin ended our feast only to make way for desserts. We were entertained to a live station with the Cannoncini alla Crema trolley appearing for a cream filling pastry horns experience. The best in town which brought back memories of school days when these were a treat for a job well done. Dipped in ground pistachio, I loved every bite, tempted to have more.
A unique chocolate salami with blood orange pate and biscotti, made this feel like a Kit Kat. Funny I know but true! Sipping a must-have home-made limoncello, I felt it was the most appropriate way to end a beautiful Italian lunch.
If Sunday brunch at Sophia would be more up your alley, complement it with bottomless pours of R de Ruinart Champagne for $198++ (includes house wines).
Now open for lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch hit the road Jack to experience Italian dining, a cut above.
a. 29 Tanglin Rd, The St. Regis Singapore, Singapore 247911
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