Creative Indian fine-dining restaurant Revolver launches S$38 set lunch & new a la carte menu

Discerning diners would have noticed one prevailing trend in 2024, a year when business has slowed and consumers are growing more prudent with how they spend their coin.

Many upscale restaurants have looked to lower prices and some have looked to move away from the usual course-menu fine dining experience.

While course menus have their place in the scene, we can’t help but rejoice at new developments — for example, Revolver’s new a la carte menu launch in September. 

The restaurant also introduced a new S$38 two-course lunch set, which is a tad more wallet-friendly.

For fans of a more modern style of Indian cooking, it’s great news: The Michelin-recommended Revolver is one of Singapore’s most lauded Indian restaurants, known for its bold and creative interpretation of Indian flavours.

Alas, the Tanjong Pagar restaurant had always only offered course menus which would all require a three-figure investment — but this new menu includes a la carte options, which start from S$12.

Finally, an a la carte menu

If you had to describe Revolver’s cooking with one word, it would be: “fire”.

Yes, the food is pretty fire (in the Gen Z vernacular sense, which means awesome) but the restaurant also has an open-fire grill concept. Most of its dishes are usually prepared over a wood-fire grill or within its special handmade tandoor oven.

So, what can you find on Revolver’s new a la carte menu? 

Pretty much all the classics including its most iconic wagyu Scotch egg (S$22) and kulchette flatbread (from S$16), which is inspired by the Indian kulcha (disc-shaped bread), Turkish pide (flatbread), and Napolitan pizza.

If you’re spoilt for choice, a good dish to start would be its burrata tartlets (S$18) which feature burrata and tomatoes stuffed into a tartlet, then lavishly topped with truffle.

This is a one-mouth flavour bomb that’s creamy and fragrant — burrata fans would relish this.

On the other end of the cheese spectrum are the fresh Delhi paneer (S$18) dishes, where the paneer (a type of cheese of South Asian origin) is grilled and served over sauce.

The tomato espuma rendition is addictively tangy whereas the winter spinach version is grassy and comforting — but both versions complement the light and bouncy paneer very well.

For heartier stuff, Revolver’s signature wagyu Scotch egg (S$24) is an all-time crowd pleaser that would satisfy most.

Each Scotch egg comes with silky, jammy yolk and flavourful minced beef and encased within an airy batter and is perched atop a mound of crispy fried potato shavings.

Bold modern-Indian flavours

Speaking of signatures, every visit ought to have at least one order of the kulchette, an original creation by Revolver.

The restaurant’s flatbread creations come in seven different variations, with toppings ranging from scrambled paneer (S$18) to winter truffle (S$35).

If you are the type who’s prone to decision paralysis, Revolver’s butter chicken (S$22) kulchette would be the safest bet.

Rich and creamy butter chicken and melted parmesan cheese atop the super fluffy and airy flatbread base? So much oomph.

If you’re looking for a robust dish in the protein department, the hamachi collar (S$48) is a solid choice. While hamachi collar is more commonly seen in izakaya settings, Revolver puts an interesting Indian-inspired twist on the classic with South-Asian spices.

The collar is immaculately tender and smoky, while the chilli dust adds a delectable touch of heat and spice complexity.

Lamb lovers should also order the Stag Valley farms lamb chops (S$58) with rogan josh (a type of meat curry) that adds a nice piquancy to the chops.

Revolver nails the lamb with the most succulent and tender texture and keeps the gameyness to a minimum, while perfuming it with an intoxicating smokiness. This rendition is as good as it gets for lamb.

Wallet-friendly lunch sets & accessibly priced dinner menus 

If you want more value, Revolver’s discovery lunch set (available on weekdays, from S$38) is pretty solid. It includes two courses, starting with a charred fennel appetiser, followed by a choice between mains such as the charred barramundi and half baby chicken. 

You can also add on S$10 to supplement the meal with a kulchette (either chickpea or butter chicken) or a dessert. Considering the previous lunch menu was priced at S$99, this new lunch menu is quite a steal.

If you’re still interested in the dinner tasting menu experience, Revolver has also introduced a more accessibly priced five-course discovery menu (S$129) on top of the seven-course experience menu (S$199), compared to the previous menu when the cheapest was priced at S$169.

So, in case you were always eyeing a meal at Revolver but weren’t ready to shell out big money, here’s your chance — swing by for a casual meal and order some of its classics!

This was an invited tasting.

For more ideas on what to eat, read our stories on how She Sells Seashells’s founder launched Singapore’s first madeleine and financier cafe or the definitive guide on Tanjong Pagar’s best food haunts!

You can make a reservation at Revolver via Chope.

You can also book a ride to Tanjong Pagar to try the new a la carte menu