The Queen & Mangosteen

the restaurant has a tiny menu.i loved the goat cheese tart. looked small but was quite filling. the waitresses kept on coming to our table from time to time to say sorry for the delay in food which was irritating.  they provided free cold drink to us saying sorry for the delay which i liked :)..i noticed the waitresses were trying to be friendly with each and every customer(perhaps as per management instruction), which was really irritating. one dumb waitress even asked a regular lady customer(chinese), in front of her boyfriend(a westerner), why she broke up with her previous boyfriend!!! that must be so embarrassing for her.

Browsed through HGW and found this restaurant with decent ratings and a cute name so decided to give it a try with my girlfriends. Upon arrival I noticed they had reserved a table for me with my name on it. Restaurant was pretty quiet for a Sunday night and food came quickly. We had many sides - must try chips in chilli crab sauce and their oysters were better than I had expected! Their snapper with risotto and rib eye of beef was also pretty spectacular. The nice view and cozy ambience also made it a very lovely place to chill and hang out. A waitress was always ready at hand to help us. All in all a really good experience.

I came over to Queen and Mangosteen on 9th of February with my girlfriend. We just finish watching a movie and were damn hungry. We were greeted warmly at the door and we chose to sit by the bar, has we always do, but was later persuaded by the restaurant manager to have a table but we refused. We love to see the Barman works behind the bar while enjoying a better night view of Sentosa.

As we were so hungry we ask recommendation from the barman right away without even looking at the Menu. He recommended us Chicken Wings and Spicy Minced Beef to start off cos it wont take too much time preparing it and Magaritas. I had the mango and my girlfriend took strawberry. It was best mix by the Barman. We usually had magarita but isnt impressive as his. He prepare it well done with abit of flair added to his move and bright smile to end it. Thumbs up. Im impressed.

The food came by and everything when nice. Chicken wings was good, well cooked. The spicy minced beef was abit too spicy coz i think deres too much chili padi in it but we didnt left any bit behind. Our main course was recommended by the same Barman. He recommended me Fisherman's Pie and my girlfriend Bangers and Mash. Seems he knows well about the food and our taste buds. He got us drooling while awaiting for the food. He describe it and the turn out of the food were identical and every ingredients in the food were right. Not only he is master of mixology, his knowledge on food was good as well.

Our course was great. Though the food is expensive, we really enjoy our meals and a plus with the service given by the Barman. We were thinking to leave after our main course but was later prompted by him again if we would like to have a dessert followed by a fast recommendation from him "Warm Chocolate Pudding Guys?" 

We went for it and it definately complete our lovely dinner. We then ask for the bill and we cant get hold of the Barman by the name of Helmi. We left a tip suppose to be for him. The waiter that gave us the bill told us that its a shared tip policy here. We are really pleased with him and hope to thank him the next time we're back there.

Please pass on our thanks to him once again and I hope that the management will be able to offer him some kind of accolade for his tremendous efforts in making our dinner so enjoyable. We hope to return again in the not too distant future.

Sonny

Queen & Mangosteen was able to maintain a 7+ rating despite 30+ reviews. That is not an easy feat, definitely.

So, when we were at Vivocity wondering what to eat for lunch, we walked past Q&M. We took a look at the menu and asked  for recommendations from the hostess.

She recommended, unwillingly. Well, mayb i was wrong. So we gave it a miss and had lunch elsewhere before our movie.

Movie's done, time for dinner. Walked past Modesto and was ushered away "We're going to do our last order already". :/

As we were walked past Q&M for the 2nd time, the hostess was very receptive. And pretty of course :P

We asked for the operation hours, beer and food recommendations. She mentioned a number, willingly. Without much hesitation, we went in :)

We were seated right in the middle of indoor and alfresco seating, special! Haha.

I was recommended the Signature cocktail - Pimm's and Lemonade ($11). It has a mixture of Pimm's liquer, cucumber, lemonade, mint leaves, Mojito syrup and something else, + soda. It tasted refreshing and kinda Mojito. It is a wonderful ladies drink as the drink is very 'silent', not for the big boys.

My male friend ordered the Archipelago Citrus Wheat Ale (Samui, Award Winning)($10/half pint). It tasted plain. Just like soda water, with a beer-ry finish, thats all. If you like a light beer, this is it. My female friend ordered the Long Island Tea ($18). It was, once again, very silent despite being an Long Island Tea. It tasted more like Lime Juice. Not worth it for this drink, at this price, i say.

For food, we ordered 1 starter and 3 mains to share.

Onion Rings ($9) - Beer battered. Thick onion within.The sauce is da-bomb. No sauce, no good.

Fish N Chips ($14?) - Fish N Chip in beer batter, i think. This dish is rather mediocre to my point of view. First, it has the same batter as the onion rings. But, it does not come with the sauce that goes with the rings. So, as mentioned on the rings, the rings are 'nothing', w/o the sauce. Secondly, i would hope for a better fish, rather then a dory for $14. But, it is clearly stated on the menu, so no complains.

Blue Mussels ($28) - A plate of fresh mussels. Cooked with dunno what sauce :X The mussels were slimy and really, really soft when they were on our table. We did not reject, but neither did we enjoy it. Im not sure what was wrong. Over-cooked? Under-cooked? Not sure. So be alert when you order this dish in future. Not worth it but the sauce is really good :) Comes with 2 bread to dip.

Lamb Rack ($29) - Comes with 2-3 pcs of lamb. Doneness was perfect and confit potatoes were not frozen (hehe to the review below, im lucky :P) 5-6 stalks of asparagus to clear your palate after the rich lambs. Worth it!

Lastly, ordered 2 double scoops of Kapiti ice cream :P (Boston Cherry, Chocolate, Mango Sorbet and Espresso) Mango Sorbet and Espresso is a must-try! :):) Kapiti rocks!!


All in all, it was an enjoyable experience. Just a little disappointed we did not get a follow-up from the hostess. Afterall, i would be more then willing to share with her my point of view, but well.. Anyway, service is polite but not extremely attentive. Price is on the mid-high end. But will be back if im at Vivo again. :)

For a place that bills itself as serving "Gourmet Pub Food", it was sub-par. Beers are alright, since they serve archipelago stuff.

I had the grilled chicken with asian pesto - which was alright by itself. However, the baby potatoes which were served with it were cold. Some were even icy - a sure sign that these weren't "gourmet" potatoes, but came straight out of a freezer into an oven and were cooked as a batch. I was probably unfortunate to get the few potatoes which were in the middle of the baking tray...

I've had better pub food for much less in the UK. When I read the menu, I couldn't believe that bangers and mash were $26 per serving. Going by the potatoes I was served, their sausages are probably frozen as well and the mash would be made from powder.

The next time I have a dinner with friends, I would recommend brotzeit, which is just next door. Better food and beer - and you can't fake a pork knuckle.

Went for dinner on a sunday night, not very crowded except for a big group who was throwing a party there. Had beer and main courses, as we thought that the nibbles were a ripped off, with nuggets going at $10+! Beer was good, though my preference is still Brewerkz Lambchops and fisherman pie average..nothing to fault but nothing fantastic

Really enjoyed both meals we had at Q&M over the last few weeks. They've really nailed the design, food is excellent, service very friendly. I'll certainly be going back. Thank you Q&M team for your hard work.

Went on new year eve, 31 dec.
Made a reservation in the afternoon for table of 5 at 10pm. They even gave me a call
at 830pm to confirm the reservation.
Unfortunately when I arrived at 9.50pm with my gf, the reception refused to seat us despite claiming that our table was ready. Reason being is we need to have 4 people arrive first before they can give us the table....Unacceptable since we are already at the restaurant and even made and confirm the reservation....this left a really bad impression as I enjoyed my previous experience with them....

We left and went to another restaurant nearby...

While The Queen and Mangosteen may sound like a pub, and to many, it is a pub, it is actually more than a pub. Alright, if this does not make sense, just read on.

Recently, when I was looking for dinner, I decided to have something informal. It is with this in mind that I decided to seat at the outside area for a beer. Looking at the menu though, I realised that it was a full menu and proceeded to order a Mushroom Risotto ($22). The food was satisfactory, certainly better than what I would expect in a pub, but prices also tend to be on the higher side, closer to what a semi-fine dining restaurant charges.

I tried the Fish and Chips ($14) as well, and this would probably make more sense as beer food. It was quite well executed with crispy large chips and freshly fried fish.

Final recommendations: Stick to the pub grub, have a beer and you cannot go wrong. Service was quite good.

Where can 4 people go in Vivocity for dinner which is relatively quiet and serves good food? None of us had eaten at Queen & Mangosteen before but i had read a few good reviews of this place so i suggested it. First thing that hit us as we were seated outdoors but facing the speakers - quiet is not a word to describe this place on a Friday night. Well if the food was good we could always talk a little louder.... so, on to the menu. I wouldn't say it has variety compared to some of the other joints i've been to, but it ain't shabby. It had beer as well so that can't be too bad right? Well we placed our orders for the bangers and mash, crayfish, scampi and 1 more main i can't remember, with chicken wings as starters, and a beer. Beer came first (expected), proceeded by a long wait for the next (the starters, the wings). We talked a bit, till we noticed other tables who came later getting their mains, when we asked someone who looked like the Manager, about the status of our wings. He headed into the kitchen, came back out and asked us "Would you like the wings served with your mains?". Erm, shouldn't you have asked us at the point when you took our orders? In any case he said all the food would be served shortly, so we could do nothing but chat more and wait. Well the food finally arrived all at once, and we tucked in. Feedback was that the dishes were alright, but the service i must say is really something else. I have never been to a place where the waiter actually peels the crayfish for you! (It's not the big chinese crayfish, but several small ones, about the size of some big prawns) Then again, the waiter might have offered to do so only because the diner was a chick (he said he only offered it for people who looked like they might have trouble and are in a hurry). Still, credit where credit's due, he did a good job, with disposable gloves and all. Dessert was apple crumble, which i understand was quite delicious. The bill came up to $40 per person, which considering what i ate was a little expensive but the surroundings were nice enough. If there was a bigger credit card discount i might give this place a shot again, but i'm more likely to visit my fave HK dessert place which is gonna open soon next door!