The Place Opened just this month along Mohamed Sultan Road, I checked out The Curry Club Signature, a new contemporary casual-fine dining Indian restaurant by a local South Indian family. The restaurant is spacious and occupies a shophouse unit on the same row as Esora and Meta. The interior of The Curry Club Signature takes on a dark tone with black titled flooring contrasted with orange seats, along with a bar counter in the centre of the restaurant.  

The Food The ala carte menu combines traditional Indian flavours with modern touches, and the bar does make interesting mocktails or cocktails.  

A refreshing start to my meal is the Watermelon Rasam, a South Indian-styled soup infused with watermelon which is essentially a tamarind soup. This is like an amuse bouche and is served to every diner, which varies in terms of flavour.  

A snack to start the meal where I had the Rollin’ Dosas (S$13) with the dosa cones triplets prepared with mini homemade dosa batter, stuffed with chicken chukka, braised curry fish and podi masala. It is served with a trio of gravies – cashew, spinach and coconut – where the coconut gravy is the best for me!  

Next up is the Patti Poppers (S$$25), a bite-size sea bream potato patties served with truffle hollandaise. There is a tinge of spice towards the end, though the texture of the patty is a tad dry for me and it could do with a little more sauce. 

My favourite dish of the meal is the Fire Kissed Aubergine (S$21), a Japanese inspired Indian dish where the burnt baby aubergine is served on a bed of miso curry cream. The most unique part about the eggplant is that it is also coated in tempura batter, so you do get that hit of crunchy texture. The eggplant is also topped with chives and furikake. 

For mains, the FGRO Biryani (S$37) is branded as a first-of-its-kind biryani experience in Singapore which features the not so commonly seen frog legs. The flavourful rice here is prepared with a myriad of spices including cumin and cinnamon and infused with apple wood smoke, though the rice is not at all spicy.

Served by the side to go with the biryani is a beetroot raita, the FGRO Biryani is infused with apple wood smoke, so you get that tinge of smokiness in the rice.  

For dessert, I had the Smouldering Sweetness (S$15), a burnt house made cheesecake with blueberry compote, accompanied by a frozen paan delight. The combination of ingredients here unfortunately does not resonate with me that much.  

Rants Hits and misses for me in terms of what I tried, which hopefully the kitchen team is able to tweak the flavours in time to come to make it better.

Will I Return Again? I think The Curry Club Signature does have potential in Singapore’s dining scene context and I do want to try more curry-ish dishes here by virture of its name. Some tweaks and fine-tuning of the flavours would be great, as the kitchen has the potential to create a good dish such as the Fire Kissed Aubergine I had. If you are looking for a modern Indian restaurant to dine comfortably without breaking the bank, this is one to consider.  

This was an invited tasting, though all opinions expressed are our own.

TheRantingPanda says:
Taste bud: 3.5/5
Hole in the pocket: 3.5/5
Ambience: 3.5/5
Overall Experience: 3.5/5

The Curry Club Signature 
11 Mohamed Sultan Road 
Singapore 239010 
Tel: +65 8616 1490 

Opening Hours 
Tuesday to Sunday: 5pm to 11pm 
Closed on Monday 

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