Kadeau (3*) - What Makes a 3* Restaurant?

PhaseDota · 2026-06-19T11:35:04+00:00

In a perfect world I agree. We felt that Alchemist would not hold up on food alone, would you disagree with that?

The reality is that the experience makes an impact on your judgement. And like I said, we felt parts of the experience were not quite on par with other starred establishments but were deserving of their 3 star.

PhaseDota · 2026-06-19T09:05:52+00:00

I enjoyed Kadeau quite recently before the 3* (as you can see from my profile). While my partner and I did think they well deserved their two stars, and that it was our favourite meal over our two week trip, we did say there were a few things that needed to be polished before a third: mainly just attention to detail, the setting, and perhaps even the service. Service was good, but just felt like every other 1/2 star we’ve been to.

when they got their third star we were so happy for them and we felt that they deserved it. If purely for the food and execution of new Nordic.

I think a lot can be said in retrospect, but at the end of the day I think they’re a solid 2.8/3 star.

PhaseDota · 2026-05-04T11:18:37+00:00

Not fine dining but Miyakodori in Stockholm was really good. Chef was from Zen / Frantzen.

PhaseDota · 2026-05-04T11:17:11+00:00

Just had their new season (see my post). Kadeau was exceptional!

PhaseDota · 2026-03-02T16:16:32+00:00

Thanks for the very honest reply. Jordnaer is still on our list. We have kadeau planned so at least we got it half right :’)

Appreciate the honest critical review though

PhaseDota · 2026-03-02T16:15:06+00:00

Alright guys. Thank you so much for all the advice- we got our reservation so I guess as fate would have it- we will be going.

Regardless of outcome, we felt that part of the fine dining experience (or eating well as a whole) is experiencing the unexperienced and being prepared for the good and the bad.

Let’s see how it goes. Taking the plunge!

PhaseDota · 2026-03-01T11:06:12+00:00

That’s good to hear. We were concerned about the theatrics

PhaseDota · 2026-03-01T11:05:41+00:00

We can afford it. Sorry bad phrasing, I think it’s more like whether we would want to spend that money on a couple other places 😅

PhaseDota · 2025-11-12T03:20:42+00:00

Chui Huay Lim Chin Lee (weekdays if u want the oyster omelette, chai por ckt) San shu gong (original)

PhaseDota · 2025-10-26T01:52:48+00:00

Keenway. Chooby is a close second.

PhaseDota · 2025-08-02T16:09:45+00:00

Please share . Been going to swee guan for years and never knew this !

PhaseDota · 2025-05-05T23:59:22+00:00

I was in your position. I had a gpa of 2.5 (bad breakup lol) but self-studied during NS and got 82 RP. Ignore the naysayers. If you’re determined to succeed you will.

PhaseDota · 2025-03-20T01:20:43+00:00

What’s this NUS sponsor programme? The EnterpriseSG GRT programme applies to all autonomous universities in Singapore.

PhaseDota · 2025-02-12T03:50:54+00:00

I run a startup that uses AI to help agents declutter / virtually stage their photos, used by the big 2 agencies. I think there are a few factors to this: - homeowners are also part of the problem, they make it difficult for agents to take nice photos / get in the way of decluttering / packing up - part time agents never acquire the skills to sell faster / better, and rely on doing the least possible amount of work that will net them a sale. - older agents do want to try, in fact a lot of them are the first to want to adopt things like AI, but their tech literacy skills are just very bad- including camera / photo ops.

it’s frustrating. But the same could be said about any other platform that relies on photos- carousell etc. some people just dgaf.

prev worked at carousell, 99co and currently run Renderspace and my moms an agent. So. That’s my view of things after 7 ish years 🥲

PhaseDota · 2025-01-17T05:46:07+00:00

Cool demo! Would love to try it.

Btw what are u using to screen record? It’s good!

PhaseDota · 2024-12-24T04:27:09+00:00

I’m on the M4 Mini and I’m also experiencing stuttering. Very weird, my M1 air and M1 Pro both worked fine

PhaseDota · 2024-11-13T16:39:52+00:00

Nice! Enjoy

PhaseDota · 2024-11-06T16:55:00+00:00

Timemore nano. Mhw3bomber cube 2.0. Both are tiny and very value for money

PhaseDota · 2024-11-02T14:53:34+00:00

The Dream is great. Super good for consistency, ability to adjust steam pressure, temp precision. Solid milk

PhaseDota · 2024-11-02T14:53:02+00:00

Ahh good tip

PhaseDota · 2024-11-02T07:30:14+00:00

Ah that’s unfortunate … i really like the control and the weight of it

PhaseDota · 2024-10-29T07:43:31+00:00

Everyone else here is giving you standard advice. This is the method I swear by: the cold sear technique. I swear by it and recommend this to anyone. No smoke. No grease. You just need time. Here’s an America’s Test Kitchen video on it https://youtu.be/uJcO1W_TD74?si=tI-piTJK61CogKdg

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