$18 Wagyu Burger Or $120 Steak Dinner For Dad On Father's Day? 

This charming two-year-old bake house and restaurant at East Coast prides itself on its various wood oven baked sourdough bread (we love the fruit loaf stuffed with juicy apricots), plus also charcoal-grilled meat and seafood dishes.

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Nothing beats a good ol’ cheeseburger and these folks know it. They've launched a Wagyu Cheese burger last week for brunch and lunch, but just for this Sunday (16 June only), pops can dig into this baby for dinner. House-made sourdough potato flour buns sandwich a thick charcoal-grilled Aussie wagyu beef patty, pickled onions and a double whammy of melted cheeses: cheddar plus Grana Padano (similar to Parmesan). A rich red Greek sauce called pastitsada, which comprises beef stock, wine, tomatoes and spices like paprika, cumin, bay leaf and nutmeg, adds savouriness to the creation. Unfortunately the burger doesn’t come with fries, but you can add on sides from $10, such as mashed potatoes with extra virgin olive oil.

To go with the burger is Firebake’s one-for-one a la carte drinks promotion on 16 June, which includes wine (a glass of house red or white starts from $12), beer (from $14 for a bottle of original pilsner) and soft drinks.

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Wagyu cheeseburger and one-for-one drinks deal available for dinner Sun 16 Jun. Firebake - Woodfired Bakehouse & Restaurant, 237 East Coast Rd, S428930. Tel: 6440-1228 or reserve at https://www.facebook.com/firebakesg/. ​​​​​​​Reservations recommended.

Hailing from Louisiana is the elegant Ruth’s Chris Steak House that’s been quietly operating in Singapore for almost seven years. Its Midwestern beef, mostly from Nebraska and Illinois, is USDA Prime graded and wet aged. The cows are first fed with grass then switched to corn for a better flavour. For the month of June, the steakhouse is offering an exclusive dinner set menu in collaboration with classic menswear brand Brooks Brothers, where each order of the four-course meal entitles you to a $20 Brooks Brothers shopping voucher, a Ruth’s Chris Stress Cow toy and Ruth’s Chris Mardi Gras Beads.

Start with your choice of either a Lobster Bisque, Caesar Salad or Crab Cakes. The latter is Ruth’s signature appetiser: sweet jumbo lump crab meat sizzled with butter and herbs.

For the main course there’s either a tender, lean 8 oz (226g) Petite Filet Steak, a marbled 12 oz (340g) Prime Rib-Eye cut, or a 12 oz (340g) New York cut (pictured) from the shorter side of the beef loin. If fish is dad’s thing, there’s also Norwegian Salmon with Thai Chilli Butter Sauce, or Stuffed Chicken Breast filled with garlic herb cheese and served with lemon thyme butter. All mains come with a side dish, such as Creamed Spinach, Potatoes Au Gratin, Lyonnaise Potatoes or Grilled Asparagus.

To top it all off, a Mini Cheesecake with Fresh Berries (a larger version is pictured above) ends the dinner on a sweet note.

If you’re planning for lunch instead, Ruth’s Chris Steak House serves up the more affordable Australian Wagyu Burger ($32) and the Ruth’s Tenderloin Rolls ($32; pictured above) — both come with a side of fries. The Australian Wagyu Burger holds the usual minced beef patty at 8 oz (226 g), while the tenderloin sarnies comprise two mini buns, each stuffed with a piece of tenderloin weighing 2 oz (57g). Both are available for lunch daily.

The Brooks Brothers x Ruth’s Chris Steak House Father’s Day Menu is available for dinner daily till 30 June. Ruth Chris Steakhouse. Level 4, Marina Mandarin Hotel, 6 Raffles Blvd, S039594. Opens daily 11.30am-3pm; 5.30pm-11pm. Last orders 10.30pm. Tel: 6336-9093. https://www.facebook.com/RuthsChrisSteakHouseSG/