The executive set lunch ($33) here starts with a visit to the Ploughman’s Table, an appetizer buffet including a wide range of charcuterie. Then, tuck into generous but standard mains (think fish and chips and a hulking burger) and return to the buffet for dessert.

For $39, not only do you get a three-course set lunch (including coffee/tea) comprising dishes by celeb chef Bruno Ménard, you also enjoy it in a swanky space with elegant furnishings such as pale wood flooring and chairs, alongside quirky elements like inverted rooster lights hanging from the ceiling. 

There are Bento sets with a vegetarian option priced at $38++ for diners who are looking to have a fancy and quick lunch. For diners with the luxury of time, we recommend the Mini Tasting menu which features stunning dishes from our a la carte menu in tasting portions over 4 courses and priced at $58++ per person. 

Indulge in some fine Italian cuisine as you enjoy the view of the waterfront. Begin with items like lobster bisque with crab raviolini, followed by beef cheek with 100 percent chocolate and herb polenta. Finish with delicate petit four morsels. Three courses will set you back $38, including coffee or tea.

Celeb chef Daniel Boulud’s casual yet chic establishment dishes out well-executed fare, which you can sample with two- ($42) or three-course ($52) set lunches. There’s country duck terrine to begin with, as well as more filling options like pork schnitzel with glazed potatoes and flourless chocolate cake to close.

Aside from nice surrounds and well-trained staff, the grub’s also consistently good. Set lunch offerings like their Peony set ($78) include their la mien soup with shredded duck and Sichuan vegetables and oven-baked lobster in spicy XO-cheese sauce. Strapped for time? Order the Lily business set ($58) which includes the Cherry Garden trio (cherry wood-charcoal-roasted duck, Cantonese-style roasted pork belly and crisp wasabi-aioli prawn).

The deal: This stalwart Cantonese establishment has been dishing out scrumptious Chinese plates since 1995. It’s won a slew of awards and is a regular haunt of society’s elite. With its glitzy rep and prime location on Orchard Road in the Marriot Hotel, dinners here can be pretty pricy. So going for the $68 (seven courses) and $88 (six courses) executive lunch sets is a great way for plebs to get a taste their fine fare.

Starting at $60, set lunches here don’t come cheap but are a steal compared with dinner prices which run to $450. The most basic set will get you six pieces of sushi, an appetizer, miso soup, and dessert. It doesn’t sound like much but all of it is exquisitely prepared right before your eyes by skilled Japanese masters. 

Sets start at $19 (for salmon don with pickles and soup) but go up to $92 for the Wagyu course with six appetizers, sashimi, Wagyu sukiyaki, rice, and dessert at this home-style Japanese joint. 

The menu here is modern Australian, accented with Asian flavors. Expect to shell out $40 for two courses: an entrée, and a main. Some of Aussie Luke Mangan’s signatures make an appearance in the set meal, including the “glass” Sydney crab omelet in a mild white miso-mustard broth.