VUE

VUE is a rooftop restaurant and bar on level 19 of OUE Bayfront, at 50 Collyer Quay. It opened in 2019 and serves modern European food cooked on a Japanese binchotan charcoal grill. Steak is the main draw, but the menu also covers seafood, risotto and vegetarian dishes.

Executive Chef Sam Chin runs the kitchen. His menus mix European cooking with Japanese and other Asian touches, and they change with the seasons. Head sommelier Alan Au, who won the Singapore Best Sommelier Competition in 2011, looks after a cellar of more than 1,000 bottles.

What to order

Start with the steak list. Every cut is cooked over binchotan, a dense Japanese white charcoal that burns very hot. The current list runs from USDA Prime filet mignon, butter-aged for over 60 days, to Irish F1 wagyu from Veire and full-blood Stone Axe wagyu from Australia. At the top sits A5 Kokuou wagyu from Kumamoto in Japan, the restaurant's signature beef. It comes as tenderloin, sirloin, ribeye or a slow-cooked brisket.

Beyond the steaks, look for hand-cut tartares of Kochi bluefin tuna or A5 wagyu, Irish oysters, and risottos with mushroom, sea urchin or langoustine. Larger dishes to share include grilled Spanish octopus, a whole grilled Murray cod and a seafood platter. Sauces and sides, such as truffle fries and grilled asparagus, are ordered separately.

If you would rather not choose, there are set menus. The chef's tasting menu comes in three, four or five courses, and a six-course seasonal discovery menu is also offered. An early-evening sunset deal brings the price of the set menu down. Lunch has its own separate menu.

The setting

The main dining room has floor-to-ceiling windows under a high, arched ceiling. Tables look across Marina Bay to Marina Bay Sands and the Singapore Flyer, with the Fullerton Bay Hotel and Raffles Place close by. If the view matters to you, ask for a window table when you book.

Outside, an open-air deck wraps around the dining room. Here you will find what VUE calls Singapore's first rooftop spritz bar, serving spritzes, cocktails and wine in a more casual setting. After dark, you may also catch the nightly light and water show at Marina Bay Sands across the water. It also hosts private events, from company dinners to weddings.

Good to know before you go

• Reservations: book online through TableCheck from the VUE website, or call or send a WhatsApp message.
• Set menus: the six-course discovery menu must be ordered by everyone at the table.
• Allow time: the menu warns that steaks cooked medium rare can take up to 45 minutes.
• Diet: vegetarian and gluten-free choices are marked on the menu, such as a cauliflower steak and a wild mushroom risotto.
• What to wear: read our rooftop bar dress code guide if you are unsure.

Nearby

OUE Bayfront stands on the Marina Bay waterfront, a short walk from Merlion Park. Our guide to things to do in Marina Bay has ideas for the afternoon before dinner. The Fullerton Bay Hotel is on the same stretch of Collyer Quay. For more meals with a view, browse rooftop and sky dining in Singapore, our steakhouses and grills, or all restaurants in Marina Bay and the CBD.