Michel Lu and Yuan Oeij of The Prive Group have found yet another unique location to launch a brand new lifestyle concept - The University Club: Lounge & Dining Rooms.

In the tradition of western academies of higher learning, The University Club is both a prestigious and comfortable lodge to entertain guests with high quality meals synonymous with the Prive brand, or grab a casual after-work drink.

The University Club comprises two concepts - a casual open-concept bar, and a dining area suitable for both casual and formal meals. The University Club also has three private rooms that can be converted to a larger space with AV facilities for breakout sessions, full-day seminars or lunch meetings. Despite its "club" feel, The University Club is non-pretentious, and definitely not a place reserved only for special occasions or sombre meals, but has casual menus at affordable prices so guests can enjoy a hot and delicious meal any time of the day. This includes a repertoire of local favourites that change weekly, such as Malaysian-style Chicken Curry served with fresh baguettes and Fried Vermicelli, as well as more upmarket items such as the Crab Souffle in Lobster Bisque or Seared Black Angus Beef Tenderloin. All dishes were chosen for their high comfort factor, and so favourites such as Oven-Roasted Half Chicken, Crab Meat Fusili and desserts like Warm Chocolate Fondant and Cinnamon Apple Crumble have all found a place on the extensive menu.

Between the Lounge and Dining Room lies an impressive 600-bottle wine cellar that houses a collection of cult wines from the US, as well as favourites from Australia, France and Italy. A wide range of beers are available in the Lounge, including draught beers by craft brewery Archipelago and mainstream heavyweights Erdinger and Tiger. Bottled beers are internationally represented, from Japanese favourite Kirin, to Corona from Mexico and the Belgian Hoegaarden. To top it all off, a well-curated collection of single malts are also available from Glenmorangie Lasanta from Highland, Scotland, to Bowmore 12 Years from Islay Scotland, to Nikka Pure Malt from Yoichi, Japan.

In contrast to cliched images of dark wood panels and dusty libraries, this University Club has a beautiful modern finish, with bright pine shutters, Artemide light fixtures and structural sofas in soft leather. Located between the NUSS Guild House and the brand new Business School, the space on level 4 of the Shaw Foundation Alumni House offers ample sunlight, as well as a lovely shaded outdoor deck with a view of treetops and parks contrasted with the urban lines of a distant shipyard.

11 Kent Ridge Drive

Tel: +65 67798919