Barossa Bar & Grill (Barossa) has an outlet at VivoCity. Offering a completely different experience from the Esplanade branch, the new VivoCity outlet shines the spotlight on dry-aged Australian beef and Josper oven-grilled lamb, poultry and seafood dishes. The Australian-inspired restaurant serves only the highest quality and carefully sourced meats from Australian farms.
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Barossa is a rustic Australian restaurant you would love to come back to for a hearty meal after a tiring day at work. The restaurant specialises in charcoal-grilled meat and serves tender, juicy chunks which are smoky and oh so good. Choose from your choice of beef, sauce, and side, and go to town on their perfectly charred meat. We also recommend their Octopus Confit, Japan Sakoshi Bay Oysters with seaweed granita & mignonette sauce, Shoyu Garlic glazed St. Louis Pork Ribs and New Zealand Lamb Rack with Moroccan Spice.
One thing I think a lot of expats take a while to get used to is the idea of eating at a decent restaurant within a shopping mall. It’s just not really something we are used to doing back home but of course with the premium on land in Singapore (and the rest of Asia) it is commonplace here. One of my most memorable dinners ever was at Joel Robuchon’s L’Atelier in Hong Kong – a truly stellar experience housed within the Landmark shopping centre. So I am more than open to fine meals within the expanse of the spending populous.
A recent outing to Vivo City had me eager to try the newly opened Barossa Bar & Grill, would it be a casual steak outlet suitable for a quick bite like the Barossa Gastrobar in Esplanade? Or was something else in store?
Let me tell you this is an entirely different experience altogether – and I was absolutely impressed.
First up the compact restaurant is designed more like a modern, American style steakhouse – with cosy booths, a stocked bar and an impressive display of their fine Australian dry aged beef cuts. Premium meat is most definitely the focus here and they source all their beef from four renowned Australian producers. There is also an alfresco terrace which overlooks the tranquil water leading to Sentosa Island, making it an ideal locale for a casual evening of drinks and tapas.
The service is professional and attentive while still being friendly and not at all stuffy. We started with a couple of their signature cocktails – comparable to ones you’d fine in a trendy inner city bar – the Paloma mixed with Jagermeister, agave, grapefruit and lime and a Dear Rosemary – blending vodka, elderflower, vanilla and grapefruit.
Onto the food and this is where Barossa Bar & Grill is offering something quite unique – the use of the Josper Oven to perfectly grill all its beef, chicken, lamb, pork and seafood dishes. The Josper Oven is an internationally-recognised charcoal oven, which enables the chef to achieve the perfect Maillard reaction - juicy and flavourful with golden-brown crust each and every time. We were certainly excited to see the result.
Our appetisers began with Ah Hua Kelong’s Tiger Prawn ($26++) – three enormous and perfectly grilled tiger prawns served with charred Kale, shio kombu, garlic beurre noisette and pickled onion. The prawns were pump and delicious and I was instantly addicted to the kale – it was oh so mouth-wateringly crunchy and bursting with flavour. Next up was the Barossa Steak Tartare ($26++) – now this is always a hard dish to impress my French hubby as it is one of his all-time favourites. But we are pleased to say this dish passed with flying colours – served with smoked oyster aioli, ponzu jelly, pickled red onion, wasabi zuke, egg yolk and crisp bread, he would have asked for more if I had let him!
Time for the mains and our eyes almost popped out of our heads as two grill plates arrived laden with 600g of Australian Premium 50-day Dry Aged Porterhouse ($138++) and 300g of Australian Full Blood Wagyu Ribeye MS7/8 ($98++). We would need big appetites here – the porterhouse could easily feed two to three and even the ribeye would be suitable to share. Thanks to the Josper Oven, our medium rare meat was perfectly pink and tender inside contrasting with the brown, flavoursome charry crust on the outside. Just divine.
A third dish graced our table, the Ōra King Salmon “The Wagyu of Salmon” ($35++) – a delectably juicy portion of New Zealand King Salmon, smoked romesco, grilled broccolini and yuzu beurre blanc with Ikura (fish roe). Dessert tantalised our tastebuds with the Jasmine Infused Smoked Fig Mochi Cake ($18++) a delicious combination of of jasmine white chocolate ganache, passion fruit gel and fig mochi cake infused in jasmine smoke. My personal favourite was the Frozen Dark Chocolate Whisky Soufflé ($18++), with fresh berries, chocolate pearls and spiced crumble.
Next time you’re visiting Vivo City this is one restaurant to add to your list and in fact with the food comparable to many high end steak houses but without the exorbitant price tag, I would definitely recommend Barossa Bar & Grill for those seeking a premium meat experience in an unpretentious, casual atmosphere.
Be sure to check out their incredible lunch specials as well – with weekday two and three course lunch sets starting from $22++ it’s incredibly good value for the quality of the meals they produce.
A recent outing to Vivo City had me eager to try the newly opened Barossa Bar & Grill, would it be a casual steak outlet suitable for a quick bite like the Barossa Gastrobar in Esplanade? Or was something else in store?
Let me tell you this is an entirely different experience altogether – and I was absolutely impressed.
First up the compact restaurant is designed more like a modern, American style steakhouse – with cosy booths, a stocked bar and an impressive display of their fine Australian dry aged beef cuts. Premium meat is most definitely the focus here and they source all their beef from four renowned Australian producers. There is also an alfresco terrace which overlooks the tranquil water leading to Sentosa Island, making it an ideal locale for a casual evening of drinks and tapas.
The service is professional and attentive while still being friendly and not at all stuffy. We started with a couple of their signature cocktails – comparable to ones you’d fine in a trendy inner city bar – the Paloma mixed with Jagermeister, agave, grapefruit and lime and a Dear Rosemary – blending vodka, elderflower, vanilla and grapefruit.
Onto the food and this is where Barossa Bar & Grill is offering something quite unique – the use of the Josper Oven to perfectly grill all its beef, chicken, lamb, pork and seafood dishes. The Josper Oven is an internationally-recognised charcoal oven, which enables the chef to achieve the perfect Maillard reaction - juicy and flavourful with golden-brown crust each and every time. We were certainly excited to see the result.
Our appetisers began with Ah Hua Kelong’s Tiger Prawn ($26++) – three enormous and perfectly grilled tiger prawns served with charred Kale, shio kombu, garlic beurre noisette and pickled onion. The prawns were pump and delicious and I was instantly addicted to the kale – it was oh so mouth-wateringly crunchy and bursting with flavour. Next up was the Barossa Steak Tartare ($26++) – now this is always a hard dish to impress my French hubby as it is one of his all-time favourites. But we are pleased to say this dish passed with flying colours – served with smoked oyster aioli, ponzu jelly, pickled red onion, wasabi zuke, egg yolk and crisp bread, he would have asked for more if I had let him!
Time for the mains and our eyes almost popped out of our heads as two grill plates arrived laden with 600g of Australian Premium 50-day Dry Aged Porterhouse ($138++) and 300g of Australian Full Blood Wagyu Ribeye MS7/8 ($98++). We would need big appetites here – the porterhouse could easily feed two to three and even the ribeye would be suitable to share. Thanks to the Josper Oven, our medium rare meat was perfectly pink and tender inside contrasting with the brown, flavoursome charry crust on the outside. Just divine.
A third dish graced our table, the Ōra King Salmon “The Wagyu of Salmon” ($35++) – a delectably juicy portion of New Zealand King Salmon, smoked romesco, grilled broccolini and yuzu beurre blanc with Ikura (fish roe). Dessert tantalised our tastebuds with the Jasmine Infused Smoked Fig Mochi Cake ($18++) a delicious combination of of jasmine white chocolate ganache, passion fruit gel and fig mochi cake infused in jasmine smoke. My personal favourite was the Frozen Dark Chocolate Whisky Soufflé ($18++), with fresh berries, chocolate pearls and spiced crumble.
Next time you’re visiting Vivo City this is one restaurant to add to your list and in fact with the food comparable to many high end steak houses but without the exorbitant price tag, I would definitely recommend Barossa Bar & Grill for those seeking a premium meat experience in an unpretentious, casual atmosphere.
Be sure to check out their incredible lunch specials as well – with weekday two and three course lunch sets starting from $22++ it’s incredibly good value for the quality of the meals they produce.
Barossa specially curates its selection of Australian beef from four renowned brands. The Bass Strait range showcases 100% grass-fed beef — the cattle are raised on natural rye grasses and clover. Wanderer’s free-range beef offerings come from cattle that roam freely in paddocks and feed on barley. Josdale is an Australian pioneer of 100% grass-fed black angus; its cattle roam the verdant pastures of Gippsland in Victoria and are antibiotic- and hormones-free.
