Kid-Friendly: Osia

Kids and fine dining. You wouldn't think that they would go together, but at Osia, they manage to make it work.

I've written about Osia a couple of times -- see here for our first visit, and here in my birthday round-up - and that is because I really like the place. The food is wonderful, and the service is attentive and professional. It's not the kind of place you would usually expect to bring children, but yes, it is kid friendly too!

The fact that they welcome children is apparent from the fact that they have a children's menu. And unlike most restaurants I know where the children's menu consists of chicken nuggets and hot dogs, here they have real food on their children's menu. There is currently a choice of 3 starters and 3 mains:

Starters

Beef Skewers
$22

Mushroom Balls
$12

Salad
$10

Mains

Grilled Cod Fish with Mashed Potato
$25

Pasta with Tomato-Cream Sauce
$22

Grilled Chicken Breast with Parmesan Potatoes and Baby Vegetables
$23

Sounds really good right? Seriously, I don't understand why restaurants limit kids' choices to unhealthy processed foods like nuggets or pizza. I believe the children will eat healthy good food, when the food is done well. (Alright, some ketchup to ease the passage of food doesn't hurt either.)

A pregnant-faced me with 2.5 year old Noey, and the delicious Grilled Cod Fish. Yes, that's the kids-sized portion, and this is an old photo.  

We LOVE the flat bread here. Both kids can eat a lot of it. Too bad it isn't free! 

3.5 year old Noey enjoying the pasta during our recent visit. We order this with a tomato-based sauce and it was lovely. You know it's good when he attempts to feed himself!

I have realised that my son has expensive taste buds, because he eats really well here! It's not cheap, but the quality is quite top-notch.

Anyway, if you go for dinner any day between Sunday to Thursday, you can save money by going for Osia's Pre-Dinner Set Menu, where you get 4-courses for $68++ per person. That's a soup, a starter, a main (with 4 choices), and a dessert. The only catch is that you have to place your order between 6pm to 7.15pm. This is great when you're dining with kids anyway, since chances are, you'll want to eat early.

When you dine with kids, it makes things so much easier when the service is good, and that is certainly the case here. The wait staff came round regularly to check on us, top up our water, and ask if there was anything we needed. They also tried to engage the children, which I always appreciate. During our recent visit for my birthday dinner, they didn't serve DD's main, but instead took it back to keep it warm when they realised that he had left to bring the kids for a run-around. They ended up preparing him a fresh dish when the captain deemed the dish unpresentable when DD was ready for it. I guess things like this are what make the restaurant such a wonderful place to dine.

We also appreciate the fact that there is a lot of space for the kids to run around outside. The restaurant is situated at World Square near the Fountain of Dreams at RWS and during our last visit, the children had a field day checking out the area when they got bored of sitting down. I actually think it was quite impressive that we managed to keep them seated for a good 30-45 minutes till Noey finished his meal, Nomi finished her share of bread and her own fruit, before they were both restless and ready to go. Credit for this should also be given to the yummy food.

Off to go exploring! Meips leads the way.

All in all, highly recommended. It isn't cheap, but you do get what you pay for.

Osia
8 Sentosa Gateway
Level 2 Crockfords Tower
Resorts World Sentosa
Singapore 098269

*This post is 1 of 2 of my contributions to the Kid Friendly Eateries Blog Hop, which is being hosted by Sandra of Sanses.com, starting Wednesday, 1 August! Click the button below for more Kid-Friendly Eateries as recommended by Mums after 1 August. Stay tuned!