Wine Connection

I’ve eaten here maybe 10 times, I am very familiar with the service, the place, the menu ect. This review is probably one of those that people will read as «well it’s an outlier, you always get those when you own a restaurant». Well my response would be that a restaurant is only tested through their handing of issues, and their interaction with their customers, not when someone rates 5 starts for ordering a glass of wine, which requires no thought, I don’t feel this is representational of the restaurants ability to serve, and thus earn their 5 star rating. Let me explain what happened and you can judge for yourself.
Typical night out to dinner and drinks, a few bottles of cheap wine and some apps and mains. My wife orders spaghetti, and it was too spicy for her taste. Easy enough, right? We asked the waiter if we could order something else, we told him that the dish was too spicy, he said ok and we ordered something else. Like any normal restaurant, with any normal level of service, you would expect the spaghetti removed from the bill, replaced with the new item, right? Wrong.
I thought they forgot, so I reminded them. This is where their true colors came out. «Sir, as stated on the menu, we only allow a switch if there is exactly one bite, but your wife had more then one bit.» Well I guess I can’t say that I am surprised as in Singapore if there is a rule, there is no exception. After explaining that the spaghetti probably cost them under $ 1, and that any normal restaurant would remove the $ 12 item from a $ 300 bill, they insisted that a $ 300 bill is their normal check value and my wife «ordered incorrectly» as it states spicy on the menu. So after refusing to remove the item, spending 5 minutes explaining their one bite policy, and accusing my wife of ordering incorrectly, I admittedly lost it. I could not comprehend what was going on, it turned into a scene and ruined our night. I’ll add that finally they removed the item, as I think they knew by that time I was not going to back down.
You, as a restaurant, are not selling me $ 12 spaghetti, you are selling me the experience of a nice night out, you are selling me your customer experience and in turn I am spending my night, filling your seat.
Well here is the ultimate lesson for you, if, by me writing this review, it is preventing at least 1 person from spending $ 12 at your restaurant, then your one bite policy, and your disrespect for the customer has lost you money, and I have succeeded.

I met a dear Friend who recently moved to Singapore for a glass of wine at Wine Connection. If I have said it once, I have said it 1,000 times, «Alcohol is expensive in Singapore!» We all know this and unfortunately I feel like I am becoming slightly numb to it (that is actually scary by the way!). Wine Connection is a breath of fresh air. They have an extensive list of house pours, none of which break the bank. My favourite type of wine is a nice, robust Red Zinfandel. I have found that Red Zins are difficult to find in Asia. Typically if you do find one it is only by the bottle and ridiculously expensive. Wind Connection offers a glass of 7 Deadly Zins at $ 11 SGD a glass! For that reason alone they are FIVE stars in my book! In addition to a great menu the service was excellent. The atmosphere is also great! Needless to say, I will be back!

Lively bar with excellent wine choices. Staff are friendly and accommodating. Had the Cuvée Raphael with a cheese platter. Delicious. Great prices and ambience. This will become a regular place for me!

Best value for money for a drinks and a food place in Singapore. Ambience is great as well. And the crowd is trendy.
Love the tapas options at $ 5 each and the house wine options too. Huge restaurant but still difficult to get a place on a weekend. Shows the popularity.
I think we need more options like these in Singapore.

Went there on Friday evening was packed. Though packed the service staffs were still helpful and service was good. Wines were very reasonable. Good cheese selections.

Généralement bondé en fin de journée/​soirée, j’y suis allée pour le déjeuner donc l’endroit était beaucoup plus calme que ce qu’on m’en avait dit. J’ai pris une formule à S$ 18 (+10% service tax) entrée+plat ou plat+dessert. Mon choix s’est arrêté sur Beef Sirloin (cuisson: rare, medium, well done) et entrée Greek Salad. La qualité du boeuf n’était pas trop mauvaise (quelques morceaux de gras que certains n’aimeront peut-​être pas, moi j’adore!) même si j’ai connu plus goûteux. Le boeuf est accompagné de potatoes (rien d’exceptionnel mais pas mauvais) et d’une sauce au choix (j’ai goûté grâce à mes amis: blue cheese –passable, black pepper –A EVITER! Bien trop forte et j’ai vraiment pas aimé le goût, red wine –passable) mais aucune de celle que j’ai pu goûter né m’a convaincue, ce qui est bien dommage pour accompagner le boeuf! Mention rapide pour la salade: c’est une salade simple, j’ai été un peu déçue car toutes celles que j’ai mangées dans un restaurant avait une sauce qui le rendait vraiment bonne, et là j’ai pas trop senti de sauce (peut-​être un peu d’huile d’olive). Bref, niveau nourriture, c’était pas mauvais mais pas non plus fantastique, et j’ai connu bien meilleur à Paris. Cependant, pour le prix (environ 12euros), ça reste une bonne affaire, surtout à Singapour! Un dernier point négatif (mais peut-​être car nous étions venus en large groupe), le service! Se faire servir le plat principal avant d’avoir fini son entrée (et donc l’entamer quand il a refroidi), les serveurs qui né sont pas toujours des plus attentifs et donc la difficulté de les interpeller quand le plat n’est pas le bon ou demander pourquoi on est servis après des gens qui ont commandé après…
Je n’ai pas eu l’occasion de tester les boissons mais d’après les retours que j’ai eus (et le nom de l’endroit), le lieu est surtout conseillé pour son vin (voire sa bière pression, pas si chère pour un resto), pas trop mal et à prix très raisonnable.

Right — first thing’s first, Singapore is RIDICULANT expensive. I emailed my ex-​pat brother about bring cash out there, innocently wondering whether £100 would be sufficient for four days visiting. «It’s Singapore, not a students’ union, KB,» was the reply.
And my God, he was right. It’s actually a union for ridiculously well-​paid bankers and brokers with money to burn and alcohol to drink.
The Wine Connection is therefore a glittering prize in a city where you’re lucky if £7 gets you a vodka and coke. It’s also bizarrely like an outpost of Borough Market in Asia — yes, it might seem a bit redundant to eat Italian and French food on holiday, but a really good place is a really good place is a really good place.
They do the most delicious platters of cold cuts, cheeses and dips: the Thai beef is exceptional, pink and thin as a whisper, it’s sweet and succulent. The liver and mushroom pâté is even better, and usually accompanied by sounds like «Ahh!» «Aaaah!» «Wow.» and «Jeeezus.» The wine is also fairly well-​priced, and you can get a nice Prosecco for £15 (this is as cheap as you’ll get in Singers, sorry). Our favourite though is a rose called Cep D’Or, which is utterly scrumptious. If you book an outdoor table, you might be lucky enough to get one of the ones based around barrels — these have corks laid into the tops, with a glass plate on top. Last night was Valentine’s Day and they’d also sprinkled rose petals inside. Too cute!
Wine, cheese etc are not cheap in Singapore given the import duties, but WC is also a wholesaler, which means their wares are significantly more inexpensive than anywhere else. It’s reasonably priced and a lovely place to pass an evening.
I went straight to Wine Connection from my 12 hour flight out here and was instantly lifted by beautiful surroundings and great food and drink. I’ve since been here twice with my family, discovering en route that my mother is hilarious when legless on rose. Glorious. Enjoy!