Culina @ COMO Dempsey

Culina at COMO Dempsey-Bistro serves the best Brussel Sprouts! Or in Culina Bistro’s case, Brussel Sprouts Salad. OMG it’s so good! It completely reversed my dislike for this nutritious vegetable. Sorry for the spoiler alert 🤤

Reset.

Dempsey. It’s been a while. I was here more than 5 years ago, enjoying India food at Samy’s Curry. Those were the times…memories~ Same location. Different cuisine. Different ambience. Samy’s Curry is still at Dempsey. But I’m visiting Culina @ COMO Dempsey this time round

I noticed that dishes were served in a specific sequence. And learnt that Culina Bistro do not bring out new dishes until diners finished their current dish. Just in case you were wondering about the speed of their service, it’s dependent on your eating speed! 🤭

And to start things off, we had this amazing bread, served with butter and olive oil. For this meal, I’m happy with just this bread and the Brussel Sprots Salad. So good! Vinegar is available upon request 👍

As we finished our bread, an impressive platter of David Hervé Spéciale Oyster N°2 was served. Fresh & plump. Good with just lemon. Pretty filling I must say 👍

If you are a mushroom lover, Culina Bistro’s Mushroom Soup is for you. It is very mushroom. Super intense mushroom tones, and infused with the similarly intense truffle 🤭 Good for sharing!

Culina’s steaming hot Japanese Asari Clams are very fresh. No traces of sand too 👍 It’s okay by itself. But when taken with too much broth, it’s too salty for me. Caveat: I have very low tolerance for salt. So the salt level may be ok for you.

Highlight of the meal (for me): Culina Bistro’s AMAZING Brussel Sprouts Salad, consisting of “Brussels sprouts crispy fried, pine nut hummus, parmesan, sage, truffle honey”. So good! 👍👍

I enjoyed Culina’s side of Mushrooms with parsley and garlic butter. Just the right flavors. Bouncy & juicy 👍

No complains towards Culina’s Truffle Fries. Have to be eaten fresh. Don’t leave it unattended for too long. It will become soggy. And of course, more truffle is always welcome 👍

I am neutral towards Culina’s side of Baby spinach sautéed with garlic chips. But it was thoroughly enjoyed by my fellow diners 👍

While Culina’s Brussel Sprouts Salad is my highlight, this Wild Caught Dover Sole is the highlight of the meal for most diners. This fish’s texture is unlike any fish I’ve eaten before 👍

This is prepared under Culina at COMO Dempsey’s “Fish & Seafood” category. You can choose anything from their daily selection at the fish counter. And Culina will plancha grill it for you.

As we all rubbed our round tummies, it’s time to wind things down with some cheese & crackers: All Mimolette Tendre and Maison De La Truffe Brie De Meaux. I prefer the former 👍