I’ve been meaning to check out Oso for a long time. In fact, I think the one I heard rave reviews about was Oso but I mistakenly went to Otto at Red Dot instead. So when I saw Oso up for grabs, I booked a table for 8.
The guys at Oso were really nice to have offered my group of guests and I the wine cellar which was private, intimate and personally, I think we got the best table in the room. Although we were cut off from the rest of the restaurant, we were not neglected at all. Service was impeccable and attentive. We were very pleased with the presentation of our food, the speed and pace of the food served and the quality despite it being a full house and the discounted price due to it being restaurant week.
Our starting dish was very impressive. We basically had a mixture of antipasti but the presentation was lovely. And each individual item tasted magnificent. Perfectly executed with a lingering after taste that just made you wonder how the next one would taste. The portions were just enough for you to enjoy it and yet whet your appetite, craving for more. Well done!
Personally, I found the main courses less outstanding and less impressive. They were not bad, in fact, they tasted great. But I guess they lacked the WOW factor after the splendid starter dish. In all fairness, my pasta was fabulous and it was extremely palatable. My colleagues loved their fish and steak too. Excellent food!
The dessert was nice too, and by the end of it, we were all full and satisfied. My colleagues were pretty impressed by the dinner and said they would definitely return. Needless to say, I made the same mental note! 
Thumbs up from me!
http://www.oso.sg/home.html
Capella itself, for anyone who has been there, is a lovely hotel. I love the space around it and the colonial design, perched up on a hill. The hotel is grand and has a certain elegance about it. I have only been to Capella for wedding dinners and each time I am rushing to beat the bride and groom so I never really wandered around the hotel to take it all in. The circular ballroom with its high ceiling definitely had its splendour and the traveling to Sentosa made those weddings memorable in its own way. But for the first time, I was here for a casual dinner and so I took my time to walk around some parts of the premises. It’s really quite beautiful and I like the open air lounge that overlooks the pool and the vast greenery surrounding it.Quaint and just what one needs away from the city. 
The Knolls itself has a very modern interior design, using pine wood as its base. There is a somewhat Balinese feel to it, and I know I may not make sense saying this, but it’s almost like a modern resort feel. Kinda like an in-between. It didn’t have the pretentiousness of a fine dining restaurant yet it wasn’t entirely a warm family restaurant.
As a whole, I thought the place was good for a casual dinner with a group of friends on a weekend. Just to chill and enjoy each others’ company. I’d imagine it would be perfect for a Sunday brunch, followed by a relaxing afternoon at the open air lounge, sipping champs or drinking tea whilst listening to the live band. Really quite the luxury….mmm…maybe I should give that thought a try.
The food is pretty good. Nothing distinctively outstanding yet nothing bad either. The breadsticks were good and the presentation of the food was inviting. Every dish was tasty and well executed. The best part for me had to be the pricing. I took a look at the regular ala carte menu and I was impressed with how everything seemed so reasonably priced. Given the 6-star standing of the restaurant and the fine furnishings, Imust say I expected the food to be more expensive. I was pleasantly surprised and in fact, that is probably the pulling factor for me. It is in Sentosa afterall, so if I am thinking of an afternoon with the girls or perhaps with the man (when that happens), this would be quite the perfect way to laze a Sunday afternoon.
