The Tent.

The Tent, Mongolian Fresh Grill and Bar, located in Block D of Clarke Quay. We had a team dinner there on Friday night, fully sponsored by The Company of course hence will definitely go, saying no to free food is a serious crime, must be executed chop-head style. Maybe its just me, but I see no connection at all between Mongolian food and the items that they serve there, except for some spices which bear the name "Mongolian something or something and something". I was expecting more like grilled mutton and bordzig (deep fried pastry), bread and such. And they serve sake and vodka. O_0" Perhaps its due to the restaurant being part Bar.

The Tent in Clarke Quay, you can either dine indoor (to soak in the ambience) or outdoor (to soak in cigarette smoke)

The salad bar. 2nd from left is a pineapple dish they mixed with some unknown sauce but its delicious, yums.

Browsing through their menu initially, I found nothing but alcohol based drinks, which was surprising. I thought they would be serving the same set of food for all customer, grilled meat and flat bread for all, yums. Nevertheless, I requested for a food menu, only to be told by the BDM that its buffet style, fingers pointing inside to the food area. *aaiiihhhhh*

While the variety is nothing to shout about, I find their concept quite interesting, something out of the usual stuff. You start by taking one large bowl and a smaller one on a tray, then proceed to the variety of food items laid out, from rice and noodles, to vegetables, meat and some seafood. Just grab all you want and place them on the larger bowl, you choose what you eat. Next proceed to recipe section where you can either choose to create a new flavour type or go by what they already have. From pepper to curry powder, oyster sauce to olive oil, they have it all, you can probably even mix teriyaki sauce with chopped garlic and cinnamon powder.

Noodles and rice, then vegetables.

A closer look at the vegetables/plants section. Shitake mushrooms, dried tofu and corns were available as well. There's a cooling mechanism to keep the food items fresh.

Meat and seafood section. Squids, prawns, fish, lamb, chicken, beef, mussels, clams. Quite limited I would say.

This is the final phase of the "you choose and create what you eat" concept in the Tent. Hanging on the top would be some recipes that they have prepared which you can follow, or else, just whip up something new and extraordinary.

The food will then be cooked accordingly, from what I can see, its just like teppanyaki, the exception being everything grilled together in one shot. Your masterpiece will then be delivered to your seat and you can begin munching, good or bad, it was selected entirely by you and no one but you, no complains here. You can go for as many rounds as you want, perhaps you can even perfect your secret grilled chicken recipe along the way. If interested, The Tent is located at #01-02, Block 3D, Clarke Quay, River Valley Road, reachable @ +65 6339 0200. Just head to the middle of Clarke Quay and you'll see the restaurant at one of the blocks, since its a corner lot. I'm not really sure about the price per person, inclusive of GST and service charges, the bill amounted to about 390 for 7 of us, that's around 55 per person.

The cooking area, prisoners of culinary, ahahha. okay, not funny.

My masterpiece, Seafood Fried Noodle with chicken meat and shitake mushroom, a little spicy. Turns out pretty good. As it was quite dark, I had to use the light my k700i's flash for this picture.

Overall, I would conclude that if I'm ever heading back here for a meal again, it would be its concept rather than the spread that's making me return. Also, only if its a free meal. 55 SGD could probably get me a dinner with a wider spread and more exquisite food. This one is more like a one time thingy.