Song Garden is the Cantonese restaurant at Mercure Singapore Bugis, located on Level 2 of the hotel at 122 Middle Road. The restaurant recently unveiled a revamped menu under Executive Chinese Chef Kenneth Eng, rooted in traditional Cantonese cooking but shaped with creativity, premium ingredients and imaginative pairings.
Chef Kenneth's arrival marked a new chapter for Song Garden, bringing signature new dishes to the table alongside the restaurant's existing à la carte, dim sum and set menus. Before turning to the culinary arts, Chef Kenneth was a songwriter — he co-wrote the hit song "嫁給我" for Alex To (杜德偉) — and remains a guitar enthusiast, with his passion for cooking inspired by his mother's cooking at home. That background shows in his approach of blending traditional Cantonese flavours with a modern touch.
As part of a hotel dining offering, Song Garden also runs seasonal promotions, such as a National Day menu, and accepts reservations by phone, WhatsApp or email for diners looking to book ahead.
Song Garden, the Cantonese restaurant on Level 2 of Mercure Singapore Bugis, has entered a new chapter with the appointment of Kenneth Eng as Executive Chinese Chef. His arrival brought a revamped menu that stays rooted in traditional Cantonese cuisine while introducing creativity, premium ingredients and imaginative flavour pairings.
Before stepping into the kitchen, Chef Kenneth had a career as a songwriter, co-writing the hit song "嫁給我" for Alex To (杜德偉), and he remains a guitar enthusiast today. His path into cooking was shaped by his mother's remarkable home cooking, and that personal connection to food carries through into his approach at Song Garden — blending traditional Cantonese flavours with a modern touch rather than reinventing the cuisine from scratch.
Chef Kenneth's new menu includes dishes like Shanghai Cold Noodle with Black Truffle Abalone, Ginger Candy Prawns, and Lion Head with Crab Meat in Golden Broth — a reworking of the classic lion's head meatball dish. Sweet Corn with Purple Sweet Potato served in Young Coconut offers a lighter, more playful addition to the menu, while heartier dishes include Stir-fried US Marbled Beef with Morel Mushroom in Black Pepper Sauce, Stir-fried Pork Collar with Guilin Chilli Sauce, Sautéed Australian Lobster with Black Truffle Essence, and Crispy Duck with Calamansi Barbecue Sauce.
Beyond these signature additions, Song Garden maintains a full à la carte menu, a dedicated dim sum menu, and a set menu, giving diners a range of ways to experience the restaurant, from a casual dim sum lunch to a fuller multi-course meal.
Song Garden also runs seasonal promotions tied to the calendar. Its National Day menu, for instance, has featured dishes such as Roasted Peking Duck, Brown-marbled Grouper, Braised 2-Head South African Abalone in Abalone Sauce, Braised Oxtail with Chinese Angelica served in a claypot, and Scallion Oil Chicken — reflecting the kind of celebratory, shareable dishes suited to festive dining.
As part of a hotel dining offering, Song Garden operates with a structured lunch and dinner service. On weekdays, lunch runs from 11:30am to 3:00pm (last order 2:30pm) and dinner from 6:00pm to 10:00pm (last order 9:30pm). On weekends and public holidays, lunch opens earlier, from 10:00am to 3:00pm, with dinner service unchanged.
Diners can reserve a table by phone, WhatsApp or email, and select credit and debit cardholders (UOB, DBS/POSB, Citibank, Maybank and OCBC) can enjoy a discount on à la carte food and beverage orders, excluding Chinese tea, set menu, suckling pig and dim sum orders. For anyone in the Bugis area looking for Cantonese cuisine with a modern, chef-driven edge, Song Garden offers a dining experience shaped by both tradition and a genuinely unusual creative background.