10 Delicious Dishes To Try From Open Door Policy's New Menu

Sensing a gap in the overcrowded Singaporean F&B scene, chefs Ryan Clift and Daniele Sperindio of Open Door Policy thought long and hard about the challenges faced by gluten and lactose-intolerant bons-vivants. Not ones to do things by half-measures, the pair concocted a menu free of gluten or dairy products (and where possible, low in fat and salt content as well). They then set about revamping their restaurant’s entire concept, incorporating sister restaurant Open Farm Community’s environmentally conscious urban farming values at the same time: micrograins and herbs used in the dishes are grown in vertical planters within the dining premises.

The result is a winning menu that doesn’t compensate for what is  supposedly missing, but instead uses both innovative and traditional processes to tease out unexpected flavours in familiar ingredients. So abandon all your pre-conceptions of the gluten/dairy-free ‘bandwagon’, and book a table at ODP ASAP. We promise you won’t regret it.

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By Ryan Sng

Dessert: Date and Walnut Cheesecake

Served with fresh red apple Photo: Courtesy of Open Door Policy

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Dessert: Light Almond Milk Custard/Panna Cotta

A light almond panna cotta served with minty poached strawberries, fresh, tangy sorbet, and a chocolate tuille Photo: Courtesy of Open Door Policy

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Dessert: Why Sundae?

A soy and palm sugar gelato with peanut butter brittle and honeycomb. Served with a gluten and dairy-free chocolate brownie and chocolate custard, topped off with a chocolate snap and wild flowers from ODP's garden. Photo: Courtesy of Open Door Policy

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Inside Open Door Policy

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Main: Braised Veal Ossobuco

A fork-tender braised veal ossobuco with a full-bodied carrot risotto and smoked paprika, and watercress (harvested in-house). Photo: Courtesy of Open Door Policy

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Main: King Crab Orecchiette

King crab orecchiette pasta served with a thick saffron and corn sauce. Topped off with sugar snap peas and fresh basil. The sweetness of the crab is paired with earthy pea flavours. Photo: Courtesy of Open Door Policy

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Main: Pan-seared Crispy Quail

Pan-seared crispy quail served with pickled turnips, a nutty chickpea casserole and banana shallots Photo: Courtesy of Open Door Policy

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Main: Vegan Maccheroni Pasta

Macaroni pasta topped with a Portobello Bolognese gratin. Served with a béchamel that is prepared with inactive yeast and nutmeg, finished off with wild mustard. Photo: Courtesy of Open Door Policy

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Starter: Celery and Almond Soup

A rich, nutty celery and almond soup served with seared Hokkaido scallop and cauliflower. Photo: Courtesy of Open Door Policy

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Starter: Quinoa Salad

Fermented root vegetables e.g. carrot, turnip, golden and purple beets paired with quinoa, garlic soil and garden herbs Photo: Courtesy of Open Door Policy

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Starter: Slow-Cooked Celeriac

A fresh, earthy sweet celeriac from Genting, salt-baked in a salt crust. Lightly grilled and slow-cooked in a puree of wild watercress, olive oil and dutch radish, balanced with the savoury flavours of swiss cured ham “Speck” and smoky bacon. Photo: Courtesy of Open Door Policy

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