Naked Finn

Naked Finn has been on my radar for a while now, so when Christie suggested dinner there, I immediately signed us up. I hadn't managed to make it to The Curious Teepee, a pop-up joint also opened by these same guys (who were also behind the now-defunct Klee) but I heard good reviews. Located in the middle of Gilman Barracks, the restaurant had a major rustic and chill vibe going on there - great to wind down in after a hard week's work. Would have preferred indoor seating though, mosquitos alert!  

2 of our party of 6 were running late so the 4 of  us decided to go ahead and order the set for 4 ($288) first. The set included:

Mesclun salad
Chilled blanched kangkong 
Chilled piquant vermicelli

Grilled lie pod razor clams
Flambe live Japanese littlenecks
Grilled baby india squids
Flambe live giat tiger prawn
Pan fried barramundi
Grilled african lobsters

Creme brulee

The "NAKED" theme here refers to pure unadulterated seafood freshness. Everything was simply prepared and dressed only with sea salt and butter/oil. Flavours of the sea were exploding in my mouth many times over - SWEET. 

Some food porn here (lovely pictures courtesy of Ah Roy)

My favorite among the seafood served was the grilled baby squid. Deliciously smoky! Least favorite, the clams - I think because I cook them at home all the time (and yes I will shamelessly say mine tastes better). I liked their interesting take on the kangkong - blanching and tossing it in kalamansi juice and shallot oil. The chilled vermicelli was genius too (we ordered 2 more servings). 

We couldn't NOT order cocktails. Unfortunately they ran out of the signature Kyoho grape +calpico +vodka cocktail. The fresh coconut + rum cocktail was quite impressive though, as was the sour plum+vodka concoction. Korean pear+gin was so-so. 

Verdict - If you've never been here before, I think it's definitely worth a visit. Personally, I'd return to try the grape cocktail and to just have the baby squid but that's all. The seafood here is awesome but it was pricey. The 6 of us ordered a few other items on top of the set and including a cocktail each, the bill came up to about $100 per pax.