The BetterField

Start off with the Wagyu Tartare ($25) of A5 wagyu beef paired with parmesan crisps and gherkin capers before cutting straight into The BetterField’s signature French Duck Confit ($28), duck leg that has been slow cooked till tender and juicy before being seared for a crispy skin. Complemented with a berry compote to cut through the richness, it is also served alongside potatoes, sautéed spinach and mushrooms to give a nice earthy flavour to the overall dish.

Finished table side, the River Prawn Alio Olio ($30) is torched to give a nice smoky flavour and eaten with pasta that has been tossed in a garlic and spicy olive oil mixture. This is definitely luxury maximus as the meaty river prawn is cooked perfectly with a nice tender bite. To finish off the meal, Ms Durian has a range of durian treats from the Classic Mao Shan Wang Durian Cake to Durian Ice Cream.
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🍽️ The BetterField x Ms Durian
📍 11 Kelantan Road, Singapore 208604

With more people heading back to the office now, the restaurant, which is in the CBD area, is a great place to chill and unwind after a long day’s work. To go along the drinks, there is the launch of their French Japanese Fusion Dinner Set Menu, priced at $48 for 3 courses and $58 for 4 courses.

You can select entrees such as Freshly Shucked Japanese Hyogo Oysters served with mentaiko and truffle cream, Truffle Scented Angel Hair Pasta with chives, fresh lemon juice and Sakura ebi or the Pan-seared French Foie Gras on a brioche bun and topped with berry compote (additional $8 supplement). Thereafter, you can transition to the mains with options such as Steak & Frites with truffle mustard and mesclun salad (additional $10 for aged steak, $20 for wagyu), Pan-seared Salmon with beetroot puree and maple mustard with a side of broccoli and Seafood Marinara with tiger prawns, scallops and squid. End the meal with a sweet treat of Belgian Chocolate Fondant that is made in-house with a bittersweet chocolate or the Azuki Bean Coconut Cream, a refreshing treat garnished with fresh fruits.
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✨ The BetterField
📍 140 Robinson Road, Crown at Robinson, Unit 01-02, Singapore 068907
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I really don't recommend this place. Food is average and service is very very poor. I ordered the duck confit. It's slightly better than Cedele. And Cedele's duck confit is pretty mehhh. Poor service. Signage says open at 5pm. I was seated at 6pm and had my order taken at 6.03pm. Was told that chef is stuck somewhere and coming over in 15 minutes. Waited for 25 minutes with zero updates in between. Staff doesn't even bother to serve water or anything to make it up for this awful experience. 20 minutes later then staff asks if I want water. 25 minutes later the chef finally arrives. The staff tries to justify that the chef has to work at another kitchen in the area hence the wait. This is my first and last time here. Would never recommend anyone to this place. Extremely disappointing :(

As they are in their soft launch phase, the restaurant will be officially opened in June. When they first started in early 2015 at their previous Waterloo location before moving to The Treasury, one thing is for certain, the food standard and quality by Chef Shaun is always up to expectations. The restaurant received all the hype from then on, and I believe that when it’s officially opened again, the crowd will start pouring in.

I have many favourites in their previous menu, from the originals to the modified versions and for my first trip back, we got the Ribeye Steak ($24), Furikake Prawn Pasta ($21) and Roasted Duck Fat Potatoes ($16). The steak was a 200g heavy of a New Zealand ribeye, seared to a medium rare and served with truffle mustard and Mesclun salad while the duck fat potatoes is another memorable dish that is topped with crispy duck, cheese sauce and truffle mayonnaise. Each of this dish brings back so many fond memories and I can’t wait to be back soon for more.
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✨ The Betterfield
📍 140 Robinson Road, Crown at Robinson, Unit 01-02, Singapore 068907
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If The Betterfield sounds all familiar to you — that’s because they had existed in the F&B scene some time back; from their founding several years ago at the foot of a HDB block at Waterloo Street and to their move and subsequent closure at The Treasury, they have also moved on to other F&B concepts such as The Bettership at The Cathay, and Steakville at Sunshine Plaza. So we were pretty glad to hear of their return as The Betterfield — bringing back all the old favourites from the menu since their inception at Waterloo Street such as the Ultimate Truffle Fries, Classical Duck Confit, Pulled Duck Burger and even the mocktails such as Bear on the Ledge back at their new location at 140 Robinson Road, taking over the former premises of Wolf.

Was a bit adamant to order something else apart from the Classical Duck Confit, but finally persuaded myself to go with the Mentaiko Scallop Pasta so that I could get to try something new; the pasta came with elements such as Japanese scallops, Mentaiko Pasta and parsley. A dish bound to capture the hearts of those who love slightly more savoury notes for their mains, the al-dente pasta comes tossed with a sauce laced with mentaiko; comes slightly saltish and further enhanced with the savouriness of the parmesan added. Liked how there is this light, herb-y note that was carried throughout from the mixed herbs which is tossed with the pasta, while the scallops were reasonably fresh and plump to provide a slightly briny hint with a slight chew.

Probably just something that strikes me, but I am a sucker for how they seemed to have use the same dining wares that they have used previously at the Waterloo Street location (also the location which I had visited them the most; don’t ever recall having headed down to their The Treasury location) — brings some sense of nostalgia that brings me back to carefree days where I was still in serving my NS. Nonetheless, it’s pretty comforting to know that The Betterfield is back; can’t say for sure how they were at The Treasury, but probably still looking forward to having the Classical Duck Confit just like how I did for the first time when I visited their Waterloo Street location — something likely to invoke some memories that may lurk at the back of the head.

We went back for the last time yesterday to bid farewell and tried their special Omakase menu ($80 for 4 courses). 😰
Featuring the main course - A5 Wagyu Beef as part of the Omakase! The marbling of the beef was intensive and the tender meat simply gives you the melt-in-your-mouth texture 🤩
Friendship was forged and bonded at The Betterfield ever since Bras Besar times. 有不舍的感觉! Till then, wishing you all da best @chef_sig!