Balzac Brasserie
Chef Jean-Charles' three-course brunch menu ($68++) includes coffee or tea and has a second option with free flow Lenoble Champagne ($128++). Expect hot favorites such as the Oeuf cocotte with lobster emulsion, roasted Wagyu beef steak and a dessert buffet. All fathers also get a free glass of beer.

Barnacles Restaurant
If dad's a beer guzzler, check out the restaurant's Father's Day 2012 Garden Party by the Sea on June 17, 12-3pm. At $128++ per adult, this seafood buffet features Fine de Claire oysters and activities for the kids.

Buyan
Enjoy an exotic brunch (June 17, 11am-3pm; $55++ per person) featuring blinis (a thin Russian breakfast pancake) with assorted fillings such as pirozhki, pelmeni, vareniki or beef stroganoff. Dad will get to enjoy a complimentary Abrau Durso Sparkling. 

Café Brio
Specially for Father's Day 2012, the cafe has introduced a lunch slash high tea buffet (June 16-17, 12-4:30pm; $52++ per person, $92++ with free flow of sparkling wine, house wine, beer, juice or soft drinks). Highlights include turkey émincé with button mushrooms and heart-shaped raspberry passion cake for dessert.

Carousel
If the family gets hungry whilst shopping along Orchard Road this Father’s Day, drop by this buffet for some rotisserie Prime rib and seafood. Lunch ($58++, 12-2pm), dinner ($68++, 6:30-10:30pm) and high tea ($40++, 3:30-5:30pm) are available. Dad will get a complimentary Troika keyring and the chance to win a Calvin Klein watch.

Charly T's
Head down for their signature beef burger from June 11-17 and watch the old man enjoy his free Budweiser (and yours too, if you're nice).

Chinois
A family of four can opt for this Chinese restaurant, which infuse a bit of Western influence into their offerings. Their Father’s Day 2012 menu ($60-80 per person), for example, features crispy kurobuta pork and braised chicken with black truffle and lotus leaf. Available from June 1-17.

The Cliff
Enjoy some boozy bonding time with your dad at their Father’s Day 2012 Beer Pairing six-course set dinner on June 17 (6:30-12am, last order at 9:30pm) for $180++. Belgian beers with intriguing names (heard of La Trappe Double or Delirium Nocturnum anyone?) will be paired with delectables such as pan-seared foie gras and an 80% Guanaja Black Forest mud cake.

Fat Cow
Voted Best New Restaurant at our Reader’s Choice Awards 2012, Fat Cow is offering a six-course degustation menu at $180++ from June 11-16, 6 -10:30pm, specially for Father's Day 2012. The star item here is Wagyu, which features in dishes such as their ox tendon with foie gras and charcoal grilled Snake River farms ribeye. 

My Humble House
This establishment offers a fine dining Chinese experience with their Father's Day 2012 menu (available up till June 17; $288-368 per person), which includes winter melon braised with Bird’s Nest and ‘Jin Hua’ ham or claypot braised pork belly with baby potatoes.

il Lido
From June 16-17, large families of 10-24 people can enjoy an Italian luncheon in one of their private rooms. At $88++ per person for their four-course Father’s Day 2012 weekend lunch menu, start off with a complimentary glass of Italian sparkling Lambrusco before moving on to goose liver with butternut cake and marsala wine. Their mains feature a crab cappelletti with prosecco and basil foam or a Wagyu beef cheek with truffle mousseline.

Osia
A decadent Dad will be well satisfied with this award-winning restaurant's set menus (three-course for $95++, four-course for $125++, five-course for $150++) and wine pairings ($75++ per person) created just for June 17. The menu includes polenta crumbled foie gras, grainge black angus beef tenderloin and Valrhona hot chocolate soup.

Palio
Palio does a mean 1.2kg flame-grilled Tomahawk steak for their Father’s Day 2012 a la carte menu (as well as other items ranging from $16-180++). Some Birra Moretti Italian beer would go nicely with that, plus a side of deep fried potato risotto dumplings.

Pantry at The Stables
If dad's a nature lover, a Father's Day lunch amidst lush greenery may be a good idea. Try their three-course dinner set menu from June 12-17 ($49++, 6-10:30pm), which includes items like linguine Aglio Olio with crispy pork belly.

Princess Terrace Café
Their Penang buffet rarely disappoints, with delights such as double-boiled whole duck with Ten Treasures herbal soup and duck thigh mee sua. Available on June 9, 10, 16 and 27 for both lunch and dinner at up to $58++ per adult and $38++ per child.

Spices Café
Available June 16-17 are their weekend afternoon tea buffet (12-4:30pm; $48++ per adult, $24++ per child) and international seafood buffet dinner (6:30-10:00pm, $60++ per adult, $30++ per child). If you like what you see (or have), make sure to participate in their Father's Day 2012 lucky draw, where you can win buffet vouchers worth up to $96++. 

Sque Rotisserie & Alehouse
Fans of the rotisserie should definitely reserve a spot at their weekend Father's Day 2012 buffet (12-3pm, $38++ per adult, $18++ per child). Sque also offers happy hour prices on all draught beers from 11:30am-7pm and 9-11pm—get on that.

In the commercial money-making machine masquerading as holidays, it’s often the men that get lost in the stampede. Well, this year we’re making it a real point to ensure your old man gets his. We narrow down the top spots in our book for manly grub this Father’s Day (Jun 19).

BAITS
#01-217/222 The Forum, Resorts World Sentosa, 26 Sentosa Gateway, 6686-3565.
If your father’s a big seafood fan (and let’s be honest, all the best dads are), then take him to Baits, where they have a vast assortment of fresh seafood including geoduck, live prawns, crabs and fresh water fish such as tiger grouper, marble goby (soon hock) and spotted grouper. A sure bet is the zesty chili crab (based on market price). Large and meaty Sri Lankan crabs are cooked in a sweet and spicy secret recipe chili sauce with egg. Or have your crustaceans prepared with black or white pepper or ginger and scallion. Dad’s going to feel very masculine indeed cracking open crab claws. The assam style fish (different prices for different fishes), cooked in an intense tamarind gravy with eggplant, pineapple, ladies fingers, ginger flowers, kaffir lime leaves and tomatoes, is to die for.

BEDROCK BAR & GRILL
#01-05 Pan Pacific Serviced Suites, 96 Somerset Rd., 6238-0054.
You don’t have to be Fred Flintstone to appreciate the offerings at this spot. If your dad’s all man (and dying to prove it), then look no further than their legendary tomahawk. But be warned, this isn’t for amateurs. Brace yourself for a gargantuan long bone ribeye 400-day grain-fed F1 Wagyu steak that weighs in at a minimum of 1.6kg and up to a hefty 2.5kg. Cooked to perfection over a mesquite wood-fired grill, this impressive hunk of meat comes with a choice of sauce: Hot whisky mustard, Pinor Noir reduction, classic béarnaise, stone mill mustard sauce or homemade Bedrock chili oil. As a bonus, fathers will get a free three-course set lunch so long as someone else also orders it on Jun 18.

CAROUSEL
G/F Royal Plaza on Scotts, 25 Scotts Rd., 6589-7799.
We reckon it’s hard to go wrong with an international buffet spread. That way, your dad can chow down with wild abandon. With everything from braised oxtail with rosemary bordelaise and slow-roasted prime ribs with Yorkshire pudding, to Irish lamb stew and one-meter-long sausages, there’s bound to be something to whet his appetite. After all, what’s more fun (or more manly) than stuffing your face till you’re about ready to burst at the seams? Head down for lunch ($50) or dinner ($62) and get ready to roll yourself, and daddy dearest, out of the place.

SMOKEY’S BBQ
73 Joo Chiat Place, 6345-6914.
There’s quite possibly nothing more satisfying than digging into some tasty grub and getting your hands dirty. This down-to-earth, family-style eatery serves up fantastic food that’s honest and done well. An ideal choice for the man of the house is the smoked baby back ribs ($21 for regular size, $29 for a full slab), which are seasoned with their special house rub, slow-roasted and slatherd with homemade barbeque sauce, resulting in an irresistible smoky flavor. Or get him to take on the family-sized St Louis spare ribs ($42), smoked with hickory and mesquite wood. It’s messy as hell, but so darn good. Smokey’s also does burgers, such as Grandpa Joe’s Backyard Burger and Black & Blue (both $16). There’s also a range of Archipelago craft beers on tap including Bohemian Lager, Irish Ale and Belgian Wit ($8.50/350ml, $13.50/550ml) if your dad’s in the mood for some boozing.