Burnt Ends is an amazing restaurant. For sure the cost will make your eyes water, but it's a special experience place The staff are amazing and the food is top notch We sat in the bar and enjoyed the Classics menu, $250 for 2 people...plus drinks. Enjoy the whole experience, we certainly didMore
I've been to top-end restaurants over the years like Zen, Jaan, Waku Ghin etc but my experience at Burnt Ends last night [10/11/23] has pushed me to write a restaurant review for the first time in my life. The wine dinner was a cool $550++...per pax. The food was good but the service was very poor. The waiters would reach over your shoulder to clear plates, cutlery, empty glasses, refill wine and water and replace cutlery- all in silence. No 'excuse me' or 'may i clear your glass/plate'. Near the end, a waiter took away my wife's glass with some wine in it. When questioned, instead of apologizing, he uttered just one word 'sediment'! In the dimly-lit private room, from his standing position, how did he spot sediment in a glass of deep-red shiraz? And since all the wines were decanted, why would he serve wine with sediment? My wife confirmed that there was no sediment in her glass. At the start of dinner, a waiter also removed my first glass of the 2006 vintage without asking if i wanted a refill when he'd offered almost everybody else one. The 16 of us were tightly packed at the long table, sitting shoulder to shoulder literally. For this high price, one expects to sit in comfort with ample space between seats so that if you needed to move out, you do not have to move your chair back way beyond your neighbour's chair in order to get out. One, even two, chairs should have been removed from each length of the table for greater guest comfort. In comparison. i went to a wine dinner at New Ubin Seafood at Stevens Road the night before. The service there was just the opposite- friendly and enthusiastic. For every plate and empty glass that the waiter removed, he/she would ask permission first. They also asked whether you wanted a wine refill. The service was so good that i gave them a nice tip. The wait staff in the private room at Burnt Ends need to go for retraining. Whenever wine was poured, i'd look at the waiter and say 'thank you'. Only once, i got a reply: 'you're welcome'. The other times, i was rewarded with a stony silence. If the service standard continues to be lackadaisical, it's on the way to losing it's only 1 Michelin star. In fact, i asked the owner 'how did you guys get the Michelin star in the first place?. This is the ONLY restaurant in my decades of patronizing thousands of restaurants which served sparkling water without asking for my consent and then charged for it. At $550++ per pax, the sparkling water should have been served gratis, as many good restaurants do. Burnt Ends allowed singing [of the Happy Birthday song] which no other Michelin-starred restaurant does. There was not one but TWO groups that sang. To make matters worse, one group was allowed to sing it THREE times during the night! Top restaurants promote their restaurants as giving a total EXPERIENCE and not just great service and great food. It is cheesy to allow customers to sing in your restaurant and spoil the experience of other customers who expect to wine and dine in a quiet and relaxing environment. There are some 'low-end' restaurants that forbid singing: in the basement of Great World City is a small Japanese restaurants. It has a notice that prohibits customers from singing etc. Burnt Ends could learn a thing or two from it. I've patronized Burnt Ends before but this will be my last visit there.More
Have been to their old shop in Tanjong Pagar & was pretty impressed with the quality of their food so we tried very hard to book a table in their new location in Dempsey. The whole concept was quite different. The ambience & service was...good. Think they are now more focused on the one bite appetizers and the smaller dishes & the taste of hanger steak & striploin were just average. The bone marrow & the sauce on the hanger steak made the taste too strong for our liking. In addition, the recommended one bite appetizers were way more expensive than those on the menu so do check their price before ordering otherwise expect an unpleasant surprise.More
I had the pleasure of dining at Burnt Ends recently, and it was truly an exceptional experience. The ambiance was charming, and the decor added to the overall atmosphere. The food was outstanding, especially the King Crab with garlic butter, which was a delightful culinary...masterpiece. The service was impeccable, with a staff named Makoto that was both personable and attentive. I can't wait to return and explore more of their menu. Thank you, Burnt Ends, for a memorable evening.More
What a dining experience. We highly recommend trying the chef's menu. Different dishes each with its own personality. What to say about the sensational wines to pair with the dishes.
Sat at the bar (separate food menu from the restaurant). Beautiful space, excellent food and cocktails that were both creative without being over the top. Good service. A bit pricy, but a really fun experience.
Everything on the tasting menu was tasty! Crab and Pork Grill Stickers was the best. It was like western-style gyoza and of-course, the Burnt Ends' Sanger was the tastiest and juiciest of them all. They also have good music and perfect for having dinner with...friends! Valentino was very accommodating and explained to us the drinks we ordered!More
AMAZING!! We sat at the bar and enjoyed Burnt Ends Classics bar menu and cocktails. The food was delicious and just the right amount! The pickled jalapeño adds the perfect kick to Burnt Ends Sanger. Each bite is thoughtfully prepared and a happy combination in...your mouth. The ambiance of the bar is what truly amplifies the experience. The decor is well thought out, a true visual experience! I’m sure eating in the restaurant is divine but we were last minute reservations so just happy to be there. A really shout out to the staff from the bartenders to the servers who went above and beyond. At the end of the night we were able to have a tour of the dining room and wine cellar. My apologies for not getting the name of the lovely woman who gave us the tour, but THANK YOU! It is those small things that make you walk away grateful to have had an opportunity to experience your restaurant.More
Exceptional food and exceptional service. We had what I think is the best table in the house, with a great view of the kitchen and counter. The food was fantastic, everything really flavourful and cooked to perfection. My favourite was the pulled pork Sanger’s and...pickle back shots. Dessert - the marshmallow I could eat all day and the berry pie is also out of this word.More
Amazing reviews for Burnt Ends and a feeling of "exclusivity" with bookings made well in advance. My experience of Burnt Ends is up there with the most underwhelming and over rated. We were seated at the kitchen bench, which is great if you don't want...to chat to the others in your group, but the kitchen bench is really designed for couples. Wonderful to watch the chefs at work - I loved the precision and skills. Our group of 3 shared everything and we had: * Grilled Crab & Pork Sticker (tiny, tiny portion, one stick, not worth the money) - 15SGD per person * Jamaican chicken and lime crema - nice - 6SGD per person * Karubi Ssamjang - wow, wow, wow - the best dish of the night (beef) and good value - 20SGD - and a portion enough for 3 to share * Roasted chicken - okay - 70SGD * Beef tenderloin 285g, burnt onion and bone marrow - delicious and I'd recommend as the best value and taste of the beef cuts - 114SGD * Japanese A5 Kagoshima Striploin 210g - quite tasteless (and definitely not as good as the tenderloin) - 221SGD Desserts were expensive for the portion size. As with all alcohol in Singapore, expensive. No wines less than 200SGD. Sadly, the most underwhelming meal I've had in probably 20 years - and dropping 340SGD per person is just outrageous.More
I recently dined at Burnt End in Singapore and was excited to try their highly sought-after set menu. While the service was good and the first few dishes were tasty, the experience left me feeling a bit unsatisfied. The portion sizes for the first few...dishes were disappointingly small, and by the time I finished the meal, I wasn't feeling full. In fact, I had to go home and eat noodles to feel satiated. The last two dishes were also quite mediocre, which was a letdown. Furthermore, despite having a reservation and a two-hour time limit, the restaurant seemed to be rushing us through our meal, which detracted from the overall experience. It felt like we were eating at a fast food restaurant instead of a high-end establishment. The restaurant was also quite dark, making it difficult to appreciate the presentation of the dishes. Overall, while the food was decent, the experience didn't feel extraordinary, and I left feeling like it was just another fancy restaurant. Given my experience, I would hesitate to recommend Burnt End to others, especially considering how difficult it was to secure a reservation. There are likely better dining options in Singapore that offer more satisfying portions and a more memorable experience.More
Tried the Bar Classic Menu. Food portions were really miniscule, one mouthful type of portions generally (9 dishes I reckon in total). Jamaican chicken was rather bland and tasteless, worst dish of the night. Essentially 1 mid wing shared between 2 people. Pork Sanger burger...didnt taste any different from usual pulled pork, perhaps my less cultured tastebuds fail me. At least the portion was fair and they didnt make 2 of us share half a burger each. Standout dishes were the Beef marmalade, Grissini, Steak Frites. We were given a single slice of their berry tart to share between 2 people! Talk about being stingy with the portions... No complimentary drink/dessert for my wife's birthday but I understand no restaurant is obliged to do so for their customers. All in all an underwhelming and disappointing experience for a fine dining establishment. Finished off my night with a packet of maggi noodles at home to stave off the hunger. Saving grace was the excellent and friendly service by the manager and waiting staff as well as the exquisitely designed interior (we were seated in the bar section, Study). Unfortunate to say but we wont be back, particularly not at this exorbitant price point ($250 pre GST/service tax for 2pax). As with many things in Singapore (sad to say), overpriced and overrated...More
Sublime! A definite “must do” if you are visiting Singapore. Indulge in the Chef’s Select - you will not be disappointed. Our waiter, Harveidz, ensured our experience at Burnt Ends was a delight - so attentive and fabulous knowledge of the menu. Thank you 🙌🏼
We visited the Cocktail Bar next to the restaurant. First impression was WOW ! The bar area looked amazing. But then we were seated in a side room, on high stools, with zero ambience and you couldn't even see the bar. We asked straight away...if we could sit in the room with the bar and we were we would have to wait and see. We waited quite a while and observed that people at the back of the bar area were asking to be moved either because it was too cold or because the seats were too low. We went to have a look and there were now several spare tables in the bar so we asked again to move into the bar. This should have been a straightforward request but we had to ask several times before it finally happened. At least the ambience was better and we ordered food which we enjoyed. We did have an issue with one of our cocktails as there was some mould floating on the top from a liqueur. The drink was taken away and the bottle on the shelf was 'sniffed' and then replaced with a new one. The cocktail was re-made and for this unpleasant experience we received a credit for the cheapest item on our bill which was S$8 for Butterhead lettuce!! This was too ridiculous for words. Be careful too with those giant blocks of ice. I had a Long Island Iced Tea as I didn't really warm to any of the signature cocktails. 2 slurps for S$30 and it was gone and it tasted awful as it just didn't have the right measurements. I didn't have the energy to complain. I should have chosen wine :) I hope to venture back sometime - hopefully the seating will be improved and the temperature turned up!More
Food was delicious and had variety, staff were friendly, chef was conscientious of our dietary restrictions. Will definitely visit again.
