10 Best Restaurants to Treat Dad in Singapore (2026): Steakhouses, Hotel Buffets and Cantonese Set Menus

The unfussy steakhouse pick, and the one most guides put in the wrong place. Fat Belly is at Serene Centre, #01-04, 10 Jalan Serene in Bukit Timah, and the nearest MRT is Botanic Gardens rather than Tanjong Pagar as older listings claim. Open since 2017, its reputation is built on working with less-fashionable cuts and dry-ageing them properly, which is how the pricing stays well under the CBD names. Best for a dad who wants a serious steak without a tasting-menu ritual around it. Two things to know before you go: the kitchen also trades under the name FBG, so reviews under either name refer to the same place, and a temporary-closure flag that several aggregator listings carried through 2025 is now out of date. The official site is taking reservations and delivery orders as normal, and it accepts bookings only through its own online portal. Phone 6314 2247. The correct website is fatbellysg.com; fatbelly.com.sg no longer resolves.

The safest premium booking on this list. Meadesmoore sits on Level 2 of 21A Boon Tat Street (S069620), a short walk from Telok Ayer and Raffles Place MRT, and runs a modern steakhouse format with a full wine list and service standards that match the price. Wagyu and dry-aged cuts anchor the menu, with steak-frites-style options at the lower end if you want the room without the top-tier bill. The scheduling catch matters here more than at any other entry: the kitchen serves lunch from 11.30am to 3pm on Monday to Friday only, then dinner from 5.30pm to 10pm Monday to Thursday, to 11pm on Friday and Saturday, and to 10pm on Sunday. Saturday and Sunday are dinner service only. Since Father's Day is always a Sunday, a lunch booking on the day itself is not an option, so treat this as a weekday-lunch or an evening pick. Reserve by phone on 6227 2247 or through the website; the dining room is compact and weekend evenings go early.

The best-value Chinese sit-down for a multi-generational table. Dian Xiao Er runs 19 outlets islandwide, including NEX, Jewel Changi, VivoCity, Great World, Jurong Point, City Square Mall, Parkway Parade, Lot One and Downtown East, so there's almost always one near where the family already is. The signature is the Daling Lake herbal roast duck; the wider menu leans on claypot mushrooms, passion fruit prawns and golden corn prawns. Set menus are sized for groups rather than couples, which is the point: it's easy to scale a booking up or down as relatives confirm. Two promos are currently on the brand's own promotions page. The Early Bird Promo gives 20% off from Monday to Friday in two windows, 11am to 12pm and 4.30pm to 6pm (raised to 30% at City Square Mall, Downtown East, Great World, Lot One and Parkway Parade, on a separate poster that names those five outlets exclusively), and 15% off on Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 12pm and 3pm to 4.30pm; it covers dine-in and takeaway on regular-priced à la carte food only (no dessert, beverage or alcohol), carries a 60-minute dining limit, is void on public holidays and their eves, and does not stack with other discounts or membership privileges. Separately, paying with a Trust card earns a S$8 return voucher with any spend, redeemable on a later visit with a minimum S$60 subtotal before GST and service charge, dine-in only, one per table, and explicitly not valid on Father's Day itself.

The cheapest proper sit-down here, and it stopped being a limited-time promo. What ran as a Parent's Day buffet became a permanent weekend offering from 3 July 2026: every Saturday and Sunday, 2.30pm to 6pm, with a 90-minute seating limit. Pricing is S$15.90++ per adult and S$7.90++ per child aged 4 to 12, with children 3 and under free, so call it roughly S$19 nett for an adult after service and GST. The brand's own poster limits the buffet to three outlets, Novena Square Velocity, Westgate and Changi Airport Terminal 3, and notes that menu items rotate weekly, so the spread you read about is not necessarily the one you get. The current line-up covers braised bee hoon, DIY kueh pie tee, prata, curry chicken, a mini fish burger, kopi and teh, cheng tng, honey lemongrass, cake, fried wanton, onion rings and cheese tofu. If a full buffet is more than you want, the separate Tea Break Set Menu on the same promotions page starts at S$3.00 nett per set with a hot kopi or tea included, runs 2.30pm to 5pm daily excluding public holidays. Its poster says all outlets, though the promotions page caption lists only Novena Square, Westgate and T3. Best treated as a long afternoon tea with Dad rather than a substitute dinner, since the 2.30pm start pairs well with an evening activity after.

The landmark-hotel option, useful when different family members want different cuisines under one roof. Pan Pacific Singapore at 7 Raffles Boulevard, Marina Square houses three restaurants that each stand on their own: Hai Tien Lo for Cantonese fine dining, Edge for the international buffet, and Keyaki for Japanese in a teahouse-garden setting. Being connected to Marina Square and a covered walk from Promenade MRT matters more than it sounds if you're bringing older parents along in the rain. The live offer worth planning around is at Edge, where the hotel's 40th anniversary prices a weekday lunch buffet at S$40++ per person against a usual price of up to S$72++. It runs until 15 November 2026, needs a minimum of four adult diners, and is capped at the first 40 guests per lunch period, so it rewards booking early with a full family table. Edge's own hours are lunch 12pm to 2.30pm Monday to Friday, brunch 12pm to 3pm on Saturday and 12pm to 3.30pm on Sunday, and dinner 6pm to 10pm daily. Pan Pacific Privileges members get a further 10% off (Premium) or 15% off (Prestige) on lunch and dinner, though that cannot be combined with an ongoing promotion. Note that the hotel's old Gastronomic Delights for Dad page is a long-expired archive listing and should not be used to plan.

The premium Cantonese pick, and the strongest fine-dining room on this list. Cherry Garden sits on Level 5 of Mandarin Oriental, Singapore at 5 Raffles Avenue, and was awarded One MICHELIN Star in the MICHELIN Guide Singapore 2026. It is worth being precise about the accolade, because plenty of write-ups round it up: the two-star record belongs to Chef Fei's Guangzhou restaurant, Jiang by Chef Fei, which has held two MICHELIN stars for seven consecutive years. Chef Fei was born and raised in Chaoshan, Guangdong, began cooking at 16 and was an executive chef by 20, and his style leans Cantonese with Teochew accents: restrained, ingredient-led, heavy on properly executed classics rather than novelty. Roast meats, dried seafood and abalone dishes are where the kitchen shows off. Weekend dim sum is the gentler way in if a full dinner feels like too much occasion; dinner is where the à la carte and set menus do the real work. Service and pacing are genuinely top-tier, which is the reason to spend here rather than the ingredient list. Book 10 to 14 days ahead for prime weekend slots.

The heritage counterpart to Cherry Garden, and the better choice if Dad would rather look at the building than the Marina Bay skyline. Jade sits inside The Fullerton Hotel at 1 Fullerton Square, a gazetted National Monument that served as Singapore's General Post Office, in a 120-seat dining room done in jade tones under the original Doric columns. Chinese Executive Chef Leong Chee Yeng runs the kitchen, and there are two private rooms plus two partitioned areas for larger bookings. Read the hours carefully, because they differ by day: à la carte and set-menu lunch runs 11.30am to 3pm on Monday to Friday only, and dinner runs 6.30pm to 10.30pm every day of the week. At weekends, the midday service is instead the Weekend Yum Cha, at S$68++ per person with a minimum of two to dine, in two seatings at 11.30am and 1.30pm. That is the format you will be booking on a Father's Day Sunday. Practical advantages: it's a short covered walk from Raffles Place MRT, the crowd skews local and business rather than tour groups, and parking is complimentary with a minimum spend of S$100 in a single bill. Dress code is semi-casual, with shorts, activewear and slippers not permitted.

The international-buffet pick, and the entry that changed most this year. The Level 32 room at 12 Marina View, Asia Square Tower 2 (S018961) closed for a refurbishment from 18 May to 31 August 2026, and reopened taking reservations from 1 September 2026, with new interiors, an expanded dining space, seafood on ice, interactive live stations and collaborations with local names. The Cook & Brew pop-up that replaced it during the works has ended, and so has the SG61 offer that let anyone born in 1965 eat for S$6.10++; both stopped in August 2026, so ignore any roundup still quoting them. The reopened rate card reads: Lunchtastic Buffet, 12pm to 2.30pm, S$68++ per adult from Monday to Thursday and S$78++ from Friday to Sunday, with children aged 4 to 12 at S$34++; and the Seafood Dinner Buffet, 6pm to 10pm, at S$128++ per adult and S$55++ per child. The dinner is S$20 above the old pop-up weekend price, so this is no longer the bargain it briefly was. What softens it is the standing card offer: every second diner gets 50% off with a DBS, POSB, OCBC, UOB, Citibank, Bank of China, Maybank, American Express or JCB debit or credit card, which brings a seafood dinner for two down to about S$96++ each. Through September 2026 only, LiveWell members and their guests also get a complimentary glass of house wine with any lunch or dinner buffet. Book early if the Marina Bay view is the point of the meal.

The pick for a dad who drinks whisky, and the listing where most guides are still wrong, including an earlier version of this one. The Auld Alliance holds one of the world's largest whisky collections, with over 1,500 references plus Armagnac, Cognac, rum and Calvados, and was founded by Emmanuel Dron in 2010. After stints at CHIJMES and then the Rendezvous Hotel, the bar moved in December 2025 to 15 Stamford Road, #01-62, in the Arcade at The Capitol Kempinski. Both the bar's own About page and the Capitol Singapore directory list that address. The 13 Stamford Road version that circulates widely is Capitol Singapore's own corporate address from its site footer, not the bar's unit, and anything still directing you to a Bras Basah hotel basement is a full address generation out of date. The room seats up to 60. Opening hours are Monday to Sunday except Tuesday, 5pm to midnight. Drams are ordered à la carte across the list rather than as a fixed flight, which is the appeal: you can start somewhere approachable and let the staff walk you up to a serious vintage bottling at whatever pace suits. Best for the dad who has drunk whisky for years but never strays past his usual two brands. Book ahead, because weekend walk-ins are a gamble.

The practical middle ground when the group is too big for Dian Xiao Er's sets and a hotel restaurant feels excessive. Crystal Jade Golden Palace is at #05-22 Paragon, 290 Orchard Road (S238859), serving Cantonese with Teochew dishes in a room that handles larger family bookings without feeling like a banquet hall. Kitchen hours are 11am to 3pm (last order 2.30pm) and 6pm to 10pm (last order 9.30pm) on weekdays, opening earlier at 10.30am and running to 3.30pm (last order 3pm) on weekends and public holidays for the dim sum crowd. That earlier weekend opening is the reason it beats both Meadesmoore and Jade's à la carte service if you specifically want a Sunday lunch. Reservations go through +65 9177 2091. If Orchard is inconvenient, the wider Crystal Jade group runs different formats across the island, and the La Mian Xiao Long Bao outlets are the cheaper, faster option for the same broad cuisine. Off-peak weekday lunches often take walk-ins; weekend evenings want 5 to 7 days' notice.