American Express Love Dining guide: 2021 Restaurants

Above Image: Lobster at Lawry’s Prime Rib

This is the 2021 guide to the Amex Love Dining benefits for Restaurants.

Update: there is a new updated 2023 February version. Please check out this post for the latest information.

(If you want to see the history – for the  previous 2020 version, check out this post right here.

For information regarding the overall benefits of the American Express Platinum Charge card (as of Feb 2023), please check this other post instead:

Amex Love Dining: Restaurant Guide

I have written separately about the *Hotel Dining* Guide version for the American Express Love Dining Programme.

Since then, many have suggested that a *Restaurant* guide be written as well – so here it is!

I’ve mentioned countless times that – The Love Dining programme is a benefit that comes with the following American Express credit cards: The Platinum Card (also known as the Platinum Charge card), The Platinum Credit Credit card, and the Platinum Reserve card.

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However, I personally own the Platinum Charge card and absolutely love it for all its benefits – read about it right here:

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Benefits Explained

Card holders can receive up to 50% discount when they (i) Dine at participating restaurants, and (ii) Each diner orders at least one qualifying item from the menu. E.g. if there are two diners, there should order a total of two qualifying items.

The total discount varies depending on the number of diners

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_{* Note: the benefits for AMEX Love Dining in Restaurants (up to 20 pax) are slighty different than the benefits for AMEX Love Dining in Hotels (up to 10 pax only)}

In Summary, the Benefits are as follows:

• 1 diner: cardholder alone – 15% off
• 2 diners: 1 cardholder + 1 other – 50% off
• 3 diners: 1 cardholder + 2 others – 33% off
• 4 diners: 1 cardholder + 3 others – 25% off
• 5 or more diners (Hotel category) 1 cardolder + 4-9 others – 20% off*
• 5 or more diners (Restaurant category) 1 cardolder + 4-19 others (20% off)*

*Long-time owners of American Express may recall that in the past, the love dining benefits only accomodated up to 10 people per visit. However, in January 2020 – American Express amended the terms and conditions so that a party of up to 20 people can enjoy the benefits.

Do note that this allowance of up to 20 people only applies to Restaurants. For participating Hotels, the benefits still extends only to a maximum of 10 people.

For more information on Love Dining at Hotels, check out my guide to hotel dining right here.

General notes on Children’s Dining Policy
For À la Carte and Set Menu: Children aged 7 and above are counted as 1 adult diner. Children between 1-6 years old are counted according to the communal dining concept:

2 children =1 adult headcount,
3-4 children =2 adult headcount.

Buffet: Children’s dining policy applies and varies across different buffets. For each restaurant’s children’s dining policy, kindly contact the outlet for the most up-to-date information.

Blackout Dates for All Restaurants

• Eve of Public Holidays and Public Holidays
• Special Occasions: Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day
• Additional Blackout Dates for All Chinese Restaurants: Eve of Chinese New Year, and 15 Days of Chinese New Year

Participating Restaurants in the Love Dining Programme

American Express has divided the restaurant types into five broad categories: Asian, International, Western, Italian, and Contemporary.

~ ASIAN

Address: 3A River Valley Road, #01-05, Singapore 179020 (Tel: +65 6337 0144)

• Love Dining Privileges are not applicable to promotional menus.

Hutong (new in 2021)

Address: 3D River Valley Road, #01-07 Block D, Singapore 179023 (Tel: +65 6336 0212)

• Love Dining Privileges are not applicable to promotional menus.

Indocafe (new in 2021)

Address: 35 Scotts Road, Singapore 228227 (Tel: +65 6733 2656)

• Love Dining Privileges are not applicable to promotional menus and set menus.

• As the capacity of the restaurant is limited, prior reservation is required.

RENNThai (new in 2021)

Address: 3D River Valley Road, #01-05 Block D, Singapore 179023 (Tel: +65 6338 7200)

• Love Dining Privileges are not applicable to promotional menus.

Peach Garden at OCBC Centre

Address: 65 Chulia Street, #33-01 OCBC Centre, Singapore 049513  (Tel: +65 6535 7833)

• Love Dining Privileges are not applicable to promotional menus and set menus.

• But are applicable during lunch and dinner service.

Sen of Japan

Address: 10 Bayfront Avenue #01-86 Singapore 018972  (Tel: +65 6688 7426)

• Love Dining Privileges are not applicable to promotional menus and set menus. Also not applicable to weekday set lunch menus.

• Order at least one À la carte main dish per adult. À la carte main course includes food items from the following menus: Tempura, Meats, Seafood, Special Rolls, Cold Noodles.

Si Chuan Dou Hua Restaurant

Address: 80 Raffles Place UOB Plaza 1, #60-01 Singapore 048624

Tel: +65 6535 6006

• Note: Si Chuan Dou Hua does have a few outlets in Singapore – but the Love Dining benefits only applies to the UOB Plaza outlet

• Love Dining Privileges are not applicable to promotional menus.

• Enjoy a complimentary bottle of wine when four or more diner use the Love Dining benefit @ Si Chuan Dou Hua.

The Song of India

Address: 33 Scotts Road Singapore 228226  (Tel: +65 6836 0055)

• Love Dining Privileges are not applicable to promotional menus.

Xin Cuisine Chinese Restaurant

Address: Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium, Level 4, 317 Outram Road Singapore 169075  (Tel: +65 6731 7173)

• For a party of two (2) or more, the varying savings are only applicable when a minimum order of two (2) à la carte main course food items are ordered. (In Summary: order at least one À la carte main dish per adult)

~ INTERNATIONAL

Address: Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium, Level 4, 317 Outram Road Singapore 169075  (Tel: +65 6731 7172)

• This restaurant is Halal Certified

• Love Dining Privileges are applicable to Buffets only and not applicable to promotional menus or à la carte menu.

Sky 22

Address: Courtyard by Marriott Singapore Novena, 99 Irrawaddy Road, Singapore 329568  (Tel: +65 6378 2040)

• Love Dining Privileges are not applicable to semi-buffet, buffet and promotional menus.

~ WESTERN

Address: 3E River Valley Road, #01-05/06, Singapore 179024 (Tel: +65 6337 1838)

• Love Dining Privileges are not applicable to promotional menus.

FYR

Address: 19 Boon Tat St Singapore 069619  (Tel: +65 6221 3703)

• Love Dining Privileges are not applicable to promotional menus

• No Love Dining Benefits on Fridays. Benefits are from Mondays to Thursdays, and Saturdays (restaurant is closed on Sundays)

Harry’s

There are 20 outlets at various locations all over Singapore. See full list of Harry’s location here

• Love Dining Privileges are not applicable to promotional menus.

Hot Stones Steak and Seafood Restaurant (new in 2021)

Address: 3D River Valley Road, #01-06 Block D, Singapore 179023 (Tel: +65 6333 4868)

• Love Dining Privileges are not applicable to promotional menus.

Lawry’s Prime Rib

Address: 333A Orchard Road #04-01/31 Mandarin Gallery Singapore 238897  (Tel: +65 6836 3333)

• Love Dining Privileges are not applicable to promotional menus.

Masons

Address: 8 Lock Road, Gillman Barracks, Singapore 108936  (Tel: +65 6694 2216)

• Love Dining Privileges are not applicable to promotional menus.

Praelum Wine Bistro

Address: 4 Duxton Hill Singapore 089590  (Tel: +65 6238 5287)

• Love Dining Privileges are not applicable to promotional menus.

Paulaner Bräuhaus

Address: 9 Raffles Boulevard #01-01 Millenia Walk Singapore 039596  (Tel: +65 6883 2572)

• Love Dining Privileges are not applicable to promotional menus.

• À la carte main course includes food items from the following menus: Classics, Signatures, Sausages, Schnitzel, vegetarian.

Vineyard at HortPark

Address: 33 Hyderabad Road, #02-02 Hort
Park, Singapore 119578  (Tel: +65 6479 7977)

• Love Dining Privileges are not applicable to promotional menus.

Wooloomooloo Steakhouse

Address: 2 Stamford Rd, Level 3, Swissôtel The Stamford, Singapore 178882  (Tel: +65 6338 0261)

• Love Dining Privileges are not applicable to promotional menus or à la carte food items. Privileges apply to Amex Menu only.

• Savings are applicable only to Wooloomooloo’s American Express Exclusive 4-course menu ($150++), American Express Exclusive 6-course menu ($178++), and American Express Exclusive 6-course menu ($198++).

~ ITALIAN

Address: 26/26B Lorong Mambong Singapore 277685  (Tel: +65 6468 1982)

• Love Dining Privileges are not applicable to promotional and seasonal menus.

Spizza

Addresses: 271 Bukit Timah Road Balmoral Plaza #01-09  (Tel: +65 6333 8148)  OR 269 Jalan Kayu  (Tel: +65 6481 2453)

• Love Dining Privileges are not applicable to promotional menus

• Love Dining Privileges are applicable for dine-in only.

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~ CONTEMPORARY

Address: 206 Telok Ayer Street Singapore 068641  (Tel: +65 6221 9282)

• Love Dining Privileges are not applicable to promotional menus.

(Note: I’ve dined here before and absolutely love the food here. This place is totally worth visiting, especially with AMEX love dining benefits! Check out my review)

Lè Fusion

Address: 80 Mohamed Sultan Rd, #01-7 8/9, Singapore 239013. (Tel:+65 6363 9966)

• Love Dining Privileges are not applicable to promotional menus.

~ Restaurants that departed from Love Dining

It is worth mentioning that a number of previous participants of the Love Dining programme have departed and will no longer offer Love Dining benefits. These places are:

Addresses: 2 Stamford Road, Singapore 178882 OR Takashimaya Singapore 391 Orchard Road Level 2 Singapore 238873 OR The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands, 2 Bayfront Avenue B2-65/68A and B1-122/125 Singapore 018972

2) Element

Address: Amara Singapore 165 Tanjong Pagar Road, Singapore 088539  (Tel: +65 6879 2555)

3) Burlamacco Ristorante

Address: 30 Stanley Street Singapore 068739  (Tel: +65 6220 1763)

4) Mad for Garlic 

Address: Suntec City Mall 3 Temasek Boulevard #02-300/301 Singapore 038983  (Tel: +65 6238 1930)

Personal thoughts: Lovin’ AMEX Love Dining

Of course, there is no denying that dining with one other person yields the best discount of 50%. I have used the Love Dining benefits in both hotels and restaurants, and the experiences have been mostly positive.

A tip if you’ve got young kids: children under certain ages (it varies depending on location – it could be between 3, 4, or 5 years old) are not considered as a ‘guest’. This is especially true for places with BUFFETS – there is always a fine print that kids under a certain age get to eat for free, a long as there is 1 accompanying parent.

This means that if my husband, child, and myself all go for a hotel buffet under the Love Dining programme – the adults get 50% off, and our kids (3 years old and under 1 year old at the time of writing) eat free – so our bill is basically the cost of ONE ADULT – for all FOUR of us to dine.

Do I recommend Love Dining? Hands down, YES. 

Update – As of February 2023, there is a new Love Dining @ Restaurants Guide. Please check out this post for the latest information on Love Dining at Restaurants. 

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