Sofitel Singapore City Centre has refreshed its weekend flagship, and the new look leans hard into surf and turf. The Racines Turf & Tide brunch runs every Saturday from 5 September to 31 October 2026, swapping the restaurant’s previous themes for a spread that puts premium barbecue and a seafood-forward line-up side by side on level five in Tanjong Pagar.
From the Land: grill-first and generous
The land half of the menu is built around the grill. Expect Angus beef striploin, Indonesian-style grilled chicken, and charred lamb ribs seasoned with cumin. The showpiece is a slow-roasted Australian Macka’s beef striploin, seasoned and finished over the grill for a caramelised crust, then served with a rich port wine reduction.
From the Sea: a seafood-forward spread
The tide side is where Racines nods to Sofitel’s French heritage. A grilled red snapper is served bouillabaisse-style, inspired by the seafood stew of Marseille, with a saffron-infused broth simmered from fish bones, shellfish and aromatics. Alongside it sit classic seafood otak-otak, kam heong seafood, and a smoked mussel salad, plus a seafood-on-ice station of fresh oysters, poached prawns and salmon sashimi.
Local favourites and a couple of showpieces
Between the two halves, the kitchen threads in dishes you rarely see on a hotel buffet line. There is itek tim, the Peranakan salted-vegetable duck soup simmered for hours with preserved mustard greens, and a Nyonya fish maw soup. A signature Remy Martin XO fish soup, exclusive to this brunch, folds a touch of cognac into a premium white-fish broth. Save room for dessert: a burnt butter pandan cake finished with gula melaka and sea salt, a Kopi O Gao opera cake, bubur cha cha, and a live ice kacang station.
Racines Turf & Tide brunch: the details
The brunch runs every Saturday from 5 September to 31 October 2026, 12.30pm to 3pm, at Racines on level five of Sofitel Singapore City Centre, 9 Wallich Street. Pricing is $108++ per adult and $54++ per child.
There are two ways to bring the bill down. Cardholders with DBS, OCBC, CITI, JCB or Maybank enjoy 40 per cent off adult prices for up to eight diners, while ALL Accor+ Explorer members get one-for-one on adult prices, also for up to eight. Reservations go through +65 6428 5000, [email protected], or the booking page at bit.ly/urbb-turf-tide.
If you are mapping out weekend dining, it is worth comparing this against Racines’ earlier outings, including its National Day brunch and the Straits edition that launched the Ultimate Buffet Brunch series. For a lighter weekend sitting, our guide to two Fullerton afternoon teas is a gentler alternative to a full brunch spread.
