Onion Restaurant and Bar

My extended family celebrated my sister’s birthday last weekend at a new restaurant, Onion. Onion is contemporary Mediterranean Tapas restaurant found along Bukit Timah Road, located on a quiet row of shop houses before the junction of Sixth Avenue.

The restaurant is decked out in cool colors and contemporary furnishings, with a cosy upper floor seating for bigger groups of diners.

One of their best offerings have to be their seafood, specifically the seasonal oysters from France, USA, Australia and Chile, which were plump and fresh.

As for the Tapas offerings, we shared,

Cold steamed king prawn with mango salsa $12.80

The fresh and crunchy prawns was served with spring salad and balsamic vinaigrette.

Crisp Squid with Saffron and Green Apple Allioli $9.80

The succulent and tasty squid rings were sprinkled with saffron, a dash of lemon juice and green apple dice.

Little Meatball in Tomato Sauce with Herbs $8.80

The little boy finished this dish all by himself, which consisted of freshly made Iberico pork belly meatballs served with a toasted baguette.

Lobster Bisque $12.80

This is an item on any menu that hb will not miss, Onion’s lobster bisque was creamy and rich in taste.

As for mains, we went for,

Spicy crabmeat spaghetti with caviar – $16.80

In sweet and spicy tomato sauce with egg white topped with crab meat and black caviar. I liked the onion rings fried in batter which garnished the dish, but the tomato sauce was a tad sweet.

Panfried Salmon Fillet with Golden Onion Cake  $27.80

Which was served with lemon butter sauce and greens on the side. This was a safe choice generally.

While I shared this main with the little boy,

Veal Bratwurst with Onion Sauce $18.80

This dish was served with potato salad and fried onion rings, again the onion sauce was a tad sweet.

The overall experience at Onion was pleasant, as we were pleased with the tapas and oysters but I think the mains were average in taste. The chef should really lighten up on the sweetness of the sauces for a couple of the mains. As for service in general, there was an attentive wait staff who was assigned to the diners’ needs on the upper floor seating, so no complaints there.

Apparently, Onion has a different menu on Saturday and Sundays, which includes brunch selections in the mornings which my parents preferred over the mains for dinner. So it is still worth checking out Onion for their fresh oysters and tapas selections, and on the weekends for their morning and afternoon offerings.

791 Bukit Timah Road

#01-01

Singapore 269764

Opening Hours –

Mon – Thu:5:30 pm – 10:30 pm

Sat : 10:30 am – 3:00 pm  5:30 pm-11:00 pm

Sun:10:30 am-3:00 pm  5:30 pm-10:30 pm

Cost : $50++ per head (with wine and fresh oysters)

This review is based on my personal experience and opinion, I have not been compensated by the food establishment to write this review.