Em By The River
1 Nanson Road
#01-05 Gallery Hotel
63%
24 Votes

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Suitable for
- Breakfast7 votes
- Alfresco/Outdoor Dining7 votes
- Brunch6 votes
- View/Scenery5 votes
- Lunch5 votes
- Children/Family4 votes
- Quiet4 votes
- Chillout4 votes
- People Watching4 votes
- Waterfront4 votes
- Girls Night Out3 votes
- Business Breakfast3 votes
- Dinner2 votes
- Live Band2 votes
- Boys Night Out2 votes
- Romance/First Dates2 votes
- Corporate Events1 votes
- Business Dining1 votes
- Supper1 votes
- Cheap Eat/Budget1 votes
- Large Groups/Gathering1 votes
- After Work1 votes
- Wine Lists1 votes
- Hidden Find1 votes
Top Must Try Dishes
- spaghetti aglio olio1 votes
- Fish and chip1 votes
Reviews
cozy place to hang out...
13 May 2013I love this place at the first sight before I even step into the store. The place is cozy and layback with many magazines for you to read and enjoy the breeze. We had the egg florentine and big breakfast. The portion of Egg florentine is not big but very yum. The big breakfast comes with a glass of fresh juice or coffee. The only drawback would be limited selcetion of non-alcoholic drinks. Overrall, it's an excellent place to hang out!
I also recommend this place for:
Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch

soulrecluse
does not recommend this place.
Appalling service
25 Mar 2013I went there with my girl friends hoping to enjoy a nice Sunday brunch - it was anything but.
To be fair, the food is decent and the ambience is lovely given that it is by the river at Robertson Quay, but these are about the only things that are good about the restaurant as the service was completely non-existent.
When we walked in, it took us a very long while to get the attention of a waiter to direct us to an available table, even though there were many waiters walking around looking busy with no food on their hands, and who were steadily averting our gaze. When told that we could not decide between an indoor seat and outdoor seat, the waiter gave us a blase look and had a take-it-or-leave-it attitude. Worst still, when we were finally seated, it took us a grand total of 10 minutes to get the attention of the waiters to take our orders. I was flailing my arms wildly trying to signal to the waiters, a bespectacled waiter saw it, promptly walked away, only to re-emerge later talking to another waiter, as if I was transparent.
After great lengths at finally making an order for a coffee while waiting for the rest of my girl friends to come, a disgruntled waiter came with the coffee spilt all over the cup. I was completely shocked, as I could have made a better effort if I poured the coffee and carry it over to our table myself.
To make matters worse, no one bothered to inform us that we had to get water ourselves from the dispenser at a corner, and even when our cups were empty, the tons of waiters who were pretending to be busy did not once bother to help us refill our water.
I like Gallery Hotel and Robertson Quay, but the service is eM is by far the worst I have seen in Singapore, and not an experience I want to repeat ever again.
To be fair, the food is decent and the ambience is lovely given that it is by the river at Robertson Quay, but these are about the only things that are good about the restaurant as the service was completely non-existent.
When we walked in, it took us a very long while to get the attention of a waiter to direct us to an available table, even though there were many waiters walking around looking busy with no food on their hands, and who were steadily averting our gaze. When told that we could not decide between an indoor seat and outdoor seat, the waiter gave us a blase look and had a take-it-or-leave-it attitude. Worst still, when we were finally seated, it took us a grand total of 10 minutes to get the attention of the waiters to take our orders. I was flailing my arms wildly trying to signal to the waiters, a bespectacled waiter saw it, promptly walked away, only to re-emerge later talking to another waiter, as if I was transparent.
After great lengths at finally making an order for a coffee while waiting for the rest of my girl friends to come, a disgruntled waiter came with the coffee spilt all over the cup. I was completely shocked, as I could have made a better effort if I poured the coffee and carry it over to our table myself.
To make matters worse, no one bothered to inform us that we had to get water ourselves from the dispenser at a corner, and even when our cups were empty, the tons of waiters who were pretending to be busy did not once bother to help us refill our water.
I like Gallery Hotel and Robertson Quay, but the service is eM is by far the worst I have seen in Singapore, and not an experience I want to repeat ever again.

Brendanm
does not recommend this place.
Terrible service, bad food, decent ambience
10 Mar 2013Ok so the location and seating is nice. That is the only thing going for this place.
Appalling service - felt like we had to fight for everything, even to get a menu.
Apparently they have zero idea how to make a coffee. I think the guy made my latte by just extracting a shot and then pouring milk in it. Then proceeded to argue with me when I insisted it wasn't a latte.
Food was c*** too, I could have made a far better eggs benedict by staying at home.
Appalling service - felt like we had to fight for everything, even to get a menu.
Apparently they have zero idea how to make a coffee. I think the guy made my latte by just extracting a shot and then pouring milk in it. Then proceeded to argue with me when I insisted it wasn't a latte.
Food was c*** too, I could have made a far better eggs benedict by staying at home.

