Went there for another business lunch that day, turned out to be a nice surprise! We had a special set lunch:
1. Steamed Dim Sum(Steamed Chicken Dumpling with Sharks Fin,Steamed Vegetarian Dumpling "Teochew Style", Steamed Abalone Dumpling with Asparagus,Steamed Prawn Dumpling) 2. Peking Duck 3. Poached Spinach with Fresh Lily Bulb and Wolf berries in Sharkâs Bone Stock 4. Summer Palace Fried Rice 5. Baked Egg Tart and Custard Bun 6. Mixed Fruits Platter Complimentry)
For $297.97 for 11 ladies, I think the selection is excellent.
I've never gotten food in a Chinese restaurant which excels in all I've ordered, let alone one in a hotel (I've always thought they are overpriced for the quality they give), but was happy to re-adjust my thinking after the lunch.
Everything was good. It might seem a bit light on the palette but we thought we might as well veer on the healthier side since we going to eat anyway. The peking duck (the skin) came with too much fat for me, but perhaps others prefer it this way. The soup was delightfully refreshing, and the egg tart was one of the best I've ever tasted.
Someone in the group sang high praises of its Chinese dessert selection so we had to try it, even though we were pretty stuffed from the set. I had this excellent concoction of almond cream with white fungus, steamed in a whole young coconut. The aroma of the coconut blends in surprisingly well with the almond taste, not to mention that it is terribly good for complexion!
Didn't know if being in their private room made a difference but the service was excellent. Good job!
I think Summer Palace beats a whole host of other places like Tung Lok, Wan Hao, or even Summer Pavilion. Don't know if they offer the set on a regular basis, but it is extremely value for $ I feel. Go there!
Went for coffee last night with family, the whole 7 of us. Heard so much about the coffee so was quite excited to finally try it.
Maybe my expectations were raised by the hype surrounding it, but my old town white coffee tasted like, well, your coffeeshop kopi, no doubt a good one. This normal version was also quite thick, so I can't imagine how their 'gao' version would taste. Stay away people sensitive to caffeine!
My bro had the hazelnut coffee which he said was okay, but looked really cute with the heart-shaped foam on top.
Post dinner for us, so we only ordered the garlic bread and ice-cream toast to share. The ice cream toast was done up nicely in a small tower, which I thought was a nice effort by them to dress it up despite the coffee-shop theme.
It was nicely packed on a weekday night, but I think it's thronged with families on weekends, so come on weekdays if you can. Also less noisy than Ya Kun or Toast Box, but then again maybe it's due to the relatively ulu location.
Would probably pop by if I'm in the vicinity or are with friends who drives~
I kind of like this place for tea and munchies rather than proper meals. Its the nearest "coffee place" to my home so I guess also not much choice~
I also like it for the fact that it is 24-hours on fridays and saturdays; makes it alot easier when deciding on places to have a post-meal chat without having to worry about the staff chasing you away upon closing.
Their special HK Milk Tea is not bad, both hot and cold versions. It can a tad bland if you're used to the local teh, but then again I can do with less sugar. Tried also their thick toast with peanut butter, it was terribly messy to eat although quite nice. A tall block of carbs topped with thick gooey peanut better on it (I would have preferred the crunchy kind instead of smooth though). Even with fork and knife, it was quite unglam to eat the bread as was too crusty and crumbs kept falling all over the place and the peanut butter had the sludge kind of consistency that you need to fight with. Taste wise, not bad :D
Tried a couple of their dim sums, it was okay. For desserts, they have a nice mochi thing sprinkled with crushed peanuts, it was delicious! Ice lovers can try their ice desserts, but you have to know they are humongous, so order to share.
Cutlery and napkins are laid out on table, so DIY. Service wise, its really your basic service. Can get quite noisy on weekends and it gets filled up by 9pm so go slightly early. Even better, so slightly early in a group of 4 and grab their comfy booth seats :D
Made a bad choice to come here for dinner under the recommendation of a friend's friend. Bad friend :(
Was hankering after noodles, and saw that their udon selection is quite unique as they serve it flat, like kway chap. Decided on the very light soup udon, and my friend ordered teriyaki chicken set.
The udon soup was very bland (but hot though), and came with the pieces of kway chap with leeks, mushrooms, and 2 pieces of very strange things. Looks like soggy fried beancurd but was utterly tasteless and painstakingly chewy. Like boiled mua chee with no peanuts.
My friend couldnt finish his teriyaki chicken because it was served lukewarm and tasteless too. Looks not bad but didnt score in the taste department at all. Perhaps the chef ran out of soy sauce that day.
Had been eyeing their green tea ice cream whenever I walk past, so I had to try it since I was there. Ordered the dessert duo: green tea ice cream moochi. The ice cream was not too bad, but moochi bland as well. Ugh.
The other thing we tried was this vanilla ice cream with red beans and baked puffs served in a bowl. Not too bad actually because there was a nice contrast of hot and cold, and vanilla ice cream tasted homemade.
Maybe the desserts was not bad because the mains were terrible. Service was nothing to complain about, and price was average, although I did spot their green tea ice cream on a cone being priced as $8.80 on the menu.
Maybe worth buying ice cream to go when you have the cravings, but dont come here for dinner. You'd be better off at the food square :D
Wanted to go to Original Sin for a weekday lunch but they were closed for Mondays:(. Choose Micheangelo's over Au Petite Bistro in the end. Went for the Amex 1-for-1 set lunch, which gives you a soup of the day (fish chowder) or a salad (mushrooms with greens), a main (penne with beef and mushrooms in saffron cream sauce or a grilled chicken), a dessert (tiramisu) and coffee/tea.
Salad was unexpectedly of good portion and tasted quite good. The chowder was a bit watered-down for me, not as thick as I would have liked it. Pasta was nicely al dente, and kudos to them for changing the beef (I don't usually take red meat) to chicken for me :D. They did a pesto pasta for my vegetarian friend, which was excellent! Tiramisu was disappointing though, it tasted more like a nicely chilled chocolate sponge cake than really tiramisu. Coffee was run of the mill for me. Oh, and they don't serve bread :(
I stil have to say their indoor sitting is still quite dark, because they dont switch on the lights and have a candle in each table instead. Makes it very hard to read the menu unless your sitting back facing the door, where you can try your luck at catching the daylight.
Service was nicely efficient with the small seating.
My friend wanted so much to go there, so we did. Queued for half an hour just to take the orders, then another 45mins for our food. Had heard the cajun chicken is their speciality so I took that. The chicken was okay, although really thick as compared to what you'd get at a normal hawker western food stall. The fries were disappointing, served lukewarm and tastd really just normal.
It is actually good western food, but taste for price, I really think it is really overhyped and overpriced.
I'm a sucker for food cooked in wood-y things eg. claypot rice, korean bimbibab, firewood pizza etc, so when the choice of dinner venue was up to me, I thought "Finally!!".
Strangely quiet at 7pm on a Saturday night, and a little overwhelmed by the quietness actually. Not sure if it is because its tucked right at a corner of Vivo and not visible to the weekend browsing crowd. We were offered the booth seat, which was fabulously comfortable and provided loads of privacy. Call ahead to get one~
I loved the ambience, as its quite hard to find a cosy place for a quiet dinner without the stiffness and intimidation of fine dining. If you get a seat in the open tables, you can actually see the action going on in the kitchen.
Bread was served complimentary, which was quite good. Didn't quite know what it was but tasted like herb toasted pita slices, very good as a starter. Comes with normal olive oil for dip but tasted good on its own. Refilling of bread is also quick so beware not to OD on it~
Warm wood smoked scallops with leek puree and salted black beans ($19)- very good. Nicely smoked taste and scallops were tender and incredibly fresh. Leek puree was excellent, and so were the side salad with vinegrette that came with it.
Hot pan seafood spaghetti with wood roasted manila clams, squid, ang ka prawns ($28) - Excellent, if you're like me who prefers your pasta done the simple alio olio way. Again, seafood were incredibly fresh and was a rather light combination with the pasta. I have no idea what are "ang ka" is, but the prawns were large! Generous quantity of clams made the whole dish rather value for money~
Grilled sakura chicken with lemongrass, shallots and parsley ($25) - didn't actually taste it, but it came nicely grilled and apparently quite good too. Supposedly free of antibiotics (or so I remember), so healthnuts can try it. Wasn't too filling a portion for guys, maybe because there's no carbs (the 2 chicken pieces were served with side salad), so my friend had to fill up with the bread~
Their drinks, cocktails and wine selection are apparently a big thing there, as the menu is much much bigger than that of the food. The wine cellar is the first thing you see when you walk in...impressive~ Shall try it next time.
Service was very good too, very efficient and many smiling faces (which you don't see very much of nowadays).
Went there with my family for a Friday dinner; not too crowdeded :D
The seating inside is more comfortable as the outside seats are arranged in such a way that you'll be elbowed by fellow diners going to the tables past you and service staff serving the said tables.
Soup of the day ($12) - the medium size one, more than enough for 4 pax. That day was pork ribs and lotus root, which was not bad and tasted quite full bodied (although my mum said its full of MSG but I just can't taste it).
French beans with minced meat ($10) - wok-fried nicely with the beans still crunchy. Plus, not too oily, a crime that other places tend to commit.
Salad prawn ($16) - a little expensive for the portions. Still,the prawns were fresh and came with a nicely deep fried batter, mixed with some mayo. I would have preferred they drizzle the mayo on top rather than mix it in though.
Yang Chow fried rice ($10) - I have to admit I have no idea what's "Yang Chow" anymore because restaurants like to name their 'chap-ba-lang" rice Yang Chow Fried Rice. This one was just normal with usual mix veg and egg, and a tad oily for my liking, although it had a faint 'wok hei'.
Samsui chicken ($12) - medium size too. I've never really fancy this signature dish of theirs actually, but my sis loves it. That said, it is a healthy dish, good for low-carb fans. Its cold lean chicken meat served with sliced cucumber, lettuce, and a ginger / garlic mix. You're supposed to wrap the chicken in lettuce, add cucumber, and top it off with the ginger-garlic mix. The strange sounding combination actually tastes quite nice together, and it is very light on the palette. Reminds me of Peking duck but this is much healthier.
Being in the heartland makes this place a bit pricey in comparison but good for special dinners with mums and dads. Beware though, if you're unlucky, you might get grouchy rude China-national service staff. Also, food quality is not consistent as my last visit was much worse off. Depends on the chef or mood of the chef I guess.
Was at Yishun for my gf's friend's baby's one month party yesterday (01112009) and chanced upon this outlet hidden in the newly opened Northpoint wing.
The decor looks better then usual with wide open spaces and was bristling with customers and activity which thus also lead to me consenting to give it a try.
My gf had a coupon for $10 of a main dish with the Xin Wang card and our orders are as follows:
HK Cheese Baked Pork chop spagghetti - This wasn't too bad. The tomato is more sourish then sweet while the pork chop was a little hard. Spaggheti was plentiful however and this was actually quite overwhelming after a while.
Shrimp Dumplings - I found this rather good actually. Fresh, crunchy and sweet prawns basically make this dish good.
Pork Pastry - This was average as the pastry is not fragrant. The pork within is alright however, warm and sweet.
Pork Chop burger - I found this to be the least worthwhile item we ordered. The pork chop had a big layer of fats but was thankfully tender while the "burger" was made using toasted white bread. Overall, get rid of the fats and its acceptable but hardly worth $4.90. Mcdonalds fare better for the price.
Overall bill came to $12.90 after the $10 discount.
Honestly, this branch is better then the others i've tried but i still find it overpriced for the simple fare they provide. Our conclusion for why this is better is because, being a new branch, we theorised that probably the executive chef was on the location which thus resulted in the difference in quality.
Its great to see Manhattan Fish Market in a less centralized area like Pasir Ris because first of all, i'm nearer to the East and second of all, this was one of the first restaurants i tried when i started out.
Straight to the point, the restaurants main competitor will be Fish and Co. Their generally a little different in terms of preparation and so far, my impression of MFM is that it has more fried items.
Fried country mushrooms ($9.90) - 6 button mushrooms covered in batter and deep fried. Its as good as ever but i did find that this time, it cooled a lot faster as well. Probably due to peak hour and the fact that lots of people were there. Which led to it being prepared earlier to meet the demand.
Main Platter for 2($33.90) - The platter for 2 used to go for $29.90 but has since increased their prices since then. You get the usual HUGE piece of fish, fries, garlic rice, flaming prawns, calamari and mussels. Its actually a pretty big portion to be honest and big eaters need apply to finish it. The fish is still one of the better ones, thick, sweet and lightly battered. I could have 2 pieces if given the choice. The prawns are average but the mayo like sauce is excellent with the rice. mussels and calamari were equally well done. To me, this is still a good platter of food.
Overall billed clocked in at $46.40.
A hefty sum to be sure but still under the acceptable range.
However, if it continues its upward trend in pricing, i'd find it hard pressed to find an excuse to return before long.
1=SGD 0.0587
Good food excellent service
Went there for another business lunch that day, turned out to be a nice surprise! We had a special set lunch:
1. Steamed Dim Sum(Steamed Chicken Dumpling with Sharks Fin,Steamed
Vegetarian Dumpling "Teochew Style", Steamed Abalone Dumpling with
Asparagus,Steamed Prawn Dumpling)
2. Peking Duck
3. Poached Spinach with Fresh Lily Bulb and Wolf berries in Sharkâs
Bone Stock
4. Summer Palace Fried Rice
5. Baked Egg Tart and Custard Bun
6. Mixed Fruits Platter Complimentry)
For $297.97 for 11 ladies, I think the selection is excellent.
I've never gotten food in a Chinese restaurant which excels in all I've ordered, let alone one in a hotel (I've always thought they are overpriced for the quality they give), but was happy to re-adjust my thinking after the lunch.
Everything was good. It might seem a bit light on the palette but we thought we might as well veer on the healthier side since we going to eat anyway. The peking duck (the skin) came with too much fat for me, but perhaps others prefer it this way. The soup was delightfully refreshing, and the egg tart was one of the best I've ever tasted.
Someone in the group sang high praises of its Chinese dessert selection so we had to try it, even though we were pretty stuffed from the set. I had this excellent concoction of almond cream with white fungus, steamed in a whole young coconut. The aroma of the coconut blends in surprisingly well with the almond taste, not to mention that it is terribly good for complexion!
Didn't know if being in their private room made a difference but the service was excellent. Good job!
I think Summer Palace beats a whole host of other places like Tung Lok, Wan Hao, or even Summer Pavilion. Don't know if they offer the set on a regular basis, but it is extremely value for $ I feel. Go there!
Rating given:
Nice place to chill out~
Went for coffee last night with family, the whole 7 of us. Heard so much about the coffee so was quite excited to finally try it.
Maybe my expectations were raised by the hype surrounding it, but my old town white coffee tasted like, well, your coffeeshop kopi, no doubt a good one. This normal version was also quite thick, so I can't imagine how their 'gao' version would taste. Stay away people sensitive to caffeine!
My bro had the hazelnut coffee which he said was okay, but looked really cute with the heart-shaped foam on top.
Post dinner for us, so we only ordered the garlic bread and ice-cream toast to share. The ice cream toast was done up nicely in a small tower, which I thought was a nice effort by them to dress it up despite the coffee-shop theme.
It was nicely packed on a weekday night, but I think it's thronged with families on weekends, so come on weekdays if you can. Also less noisy than Ya Kun or Toast Box, but then again maybe it's due to the relatively ulu location.
Would probably pop by if I'm in the vicinity or are with friends who drives~
Rating given:
Rather nice spot for tea
I kind of like this place for tea and munchies rather than proper meals. Its the nearest "coffee place" to my home so I guess also not much choice~
I also like it for the fact that it is 24-hours on fridays and saturdays; makes it alot easier when deciding on places to have a post-meal chat without having to worry about the staff chasing you away upon closing.
Their special HK Milk Tea is not bad, both hot and cold versions. It can a tad bland if you're used to the local teh, but then again I can do with less sugar. Tried also their thick toast with peanut butter, it was terribly messy to eat although quite nice. A tall block of carbs topped with thick gooey peanut better on it (I would have preferred the crunchy kind instead of smooth though). Even with fork and knife, it was quite unglam to eat the bread as was too crusty and crumbs kept falling all over the place and the peanut butter had the sludge kind of consistency that you need to fight with. Taste wise, not bad :D
Tried a couple of their dim sums, it was okay. For desserts, they have a nice mochi thing sprinkled with crushed peanuts, it was delicious! Ice lovers can try their ice desserts, but you have to know they are humongous, so order to share.
Cutlery and napkins are laid out on table, so DIY. Service wise, its really your basic service. Can get quite noisy on weekends and it gets filled up by 9pm so go slightly early. Even better, so slightly early in a group of 4 and grab their comfy booth seats :D
Rating given:
Not worth it.
Made a bad choice to come here for dinner under the recommendation of a friend's friend. Bad friend :(
Was hankering after noodles, and saw that their udon selection is quite unique as they serve it flat, like kway chap. Decided on the very light soup udon, and my friend ordered teriyaki chicken set.
The udon soup was very bland (but hot though), and came with the pieces of kway chap with leeks, mushrooms, and 2 pieces of very strange things. Looks like soggy fried beancurd but was utterly tasteless and painstakingly chewy. Like boiled mua chee with no peanuts.
My friend couldnt finish his teriyaki chicken because it was served lukewarm and tasteless too. Looks not bad but didnt score in the taste department at all. Perhaps the chef ran out of soy sauce that day.
Had been eyeing their green tea ice cream whenever I walk past, so I had to try it since I was there. Ordered the dessert duo: green tea ice cream moochi. The ice cream was not too bad, but moochi bland as well. Ugh.
The other thing we tried was this vanilla ice cream with red beans and baked puffs served in a bowl. Not too bad actually because there was a nice contrast of hot and cold, and vanilla ice cream tasted homemade.
Maybe the desserts was not bad because the mains were terrible. Service was nothing to complain about, and price was average, although I did spot their green tea ice cream on a cone being priced as $8.80 on the menu.
Maybe worth buying ice cream to go when you have the cravings, but dont come here for dinner. You'd be better off at the food square :D
Rating given:
Nice set lunch
Wanted to go to Original Sin for a weekday lunch but they were closed for Mondays:(. Choose Micheangelo's over Au Petite Bistro in the end. Went for the Amex 1-for-1 set lunch, which gives you a soup of the day (fish chowder) or a salad (mushrooms with greens), a main (penne with beef and mushrooms in saffron cream sauce or a grilled chicken), a dessert (tiramisu) and coffee/tea.
Salad was unexpectedly of good portion and tasted quite good. The chowder was a bit watered-down for me, not as thick as I would have liked it. Pasta was nicely al dente, and kudos to them for changing the beef (I don't usually take red meat) to chicken for me :D. They did a pesto pasta for my vegetarian friend, which was excellent! Tiramisu was disappointing though, it tasted more like a nicely chilled chocolate sponge cake than really tiramisu. Coffee was run of the mill for me. Oh, and they don't serve bread :(
I stil have to say their indoor sitting is still quite dark, because they dont switch on the lights and have a candle in each table instead. Makes it very hard to read the menu unless your sitting back facing the door, where you can try your luck at catching the daylight.
Service was nicely efficient with the small seating.
Rating given:
Overhyped
Botak Jones is overhyped.
My friend wanted so much to go there, so we did. Queued for half an hour just to take the orders, then another 45mins for our food. Had heard the cajun chicken is their speciality so I took that. The chicken was okay, although really thick as compared to what you'd get at a normal hawker western food stall. The fries were disappointing, served lukewarm and tastd really just normal.
It is actually good western food, but taste for price, I really think it is really overhyped and overpriced.
My personal views I guess.
Rating given:
Good Wood~~
I finally had a chance to try Wood after so long~
I'm a sucker for food cooked in wood-y things eg. claypot rice, korean bimbibab, firewood pizza etc, so when the choice of dinner venue was up to me, I thought "Finally!!".
Strangely quiet at 7pm on a Saturday night, and a little overwhelmed by the quietness actually. Not sure if it is because its tucked right at a corner of Vivo and not visible to the weekend browsing crowd. We were offered the booth seat, which was fabulously comfortable and provided loads of privacy. Call ahead to get one~
I loved the ambience, as its quite hard to find a cosy place for a quiet dinner without the stiffness and intimidation of fine dining. If you get a seat in the open tables, you can actually see the action going on in the kitchen.
Bread was served complimentary, which was quite good. Didn't quite know what it was but tasted like herb toasted pita slices, very good as a starter. Comes with normal olive oil for dip but tasted good on its own. Refilling of bread is also quick so beware not to OD on it~
Warm wood smoked scallops with leek puree and salted black beans ($19)- very good. Nicely smoked taste and scallops were tender and incredibly fresh. Leek puree was excellent, and so were the side salad with vinegrette that came with it.
Hot pan seafood spaghetti with wood roasted manila clams, squid, ang ka prawns ($28) - Excellent, if you're like me who prefers your pasta done the simple alio olio way. Again, seafood were incredibly fresh and was a rather light combination with the pasta. I have no idea what are "ang ka" is, but the prawns were large! Generous quantity of clams made the whole dish rather value for money~
Grilled sakura chicken with lemongrass, shallots and parsley ($25) - didn't actually taste it, but it came nicely grilled and apparently quite good too. Supposedly free of antibiotics (or so I remember), so healthnuts can try it. Wasn't too filling a portion for guys, maybe because there's no carbs (the 2 chicken pieces were served with side salad), so my friend had to fill up with the bread~
Their drinks, cocktails and wine selection are apparently a big thing there, as the menu is much much bigger than that of the food. The wine cellar is the first thing you see when you walk in...impressive~ Shall try it next time.
Service was very good too, very efficient and many smiling faces (which you don't see very much of nowadays).
Definitely worth a second visit for me!!
Rating given:
Not bad~
Went there with my family for a Friday dinner; not too crowdeded :D
The seating inside is more comfortable as the outside seats are arranged in such a way that you'll be elbowed by fellow diners going to the tables past you and service staff serving the said tables.
Soup of the day ($12) - the medium size one, more than enough for 4 pax. That day was pork ribs and lotus root, which was not bad and tasted quite full bodied (although my mum said its full of MSG but I just can't taste it).
French beans with minced meat ($10) - wok-fried nicely with the beans still crunchy. Plus, not too oily, a crime that other places tend to commit.
Salad prawn ($16) - a little expensive for the portions. Still,the prawns were fresh and came with a nicely deep fried batter, mixed with some mayo. I would have preferred they drizzle the mayo on top rather than mix it in though.
Yang Chow fried rice ($10) - I have to admit I have no idea what's "Yang Chow" anymore because restaurants like to name their 'chap-ba-lang" rice Yang Chow Fried Rice. This one was just normal with usual mix veg and egg, and a tad oily for my liking, although it had a faint 'wok hei'.
Samsui chicken ($12) - medium size too. I've never really fancy this signature dish of theirs actually, but my sis loves it. That said, it is a healthy dish, good for low-carb fans. Its cold lean chicken meat served with sliced cucumber, lettuce, and a ginger / garlic mix. You're supposed to wrap the chicken in lettuce, add cucumber, and top it off with the ginger-garlic mix. The strange sounding combination actually tastes quite nice together, and it is very light on the palette. Reminds me of Peking duck but this is much healthier.
Being in the heartland makes this place a bit pricey in comparison but good for special dinners with mums and dads. Beware though, if you're unlucky, you might get grouchy rude China-national service staff. Also, food quality is not consistent as my last visit was much worse off. Depends on the chef or mood of the chef I guess.
Rating given:
Was at Yishun for my gf's friend's baby's one month party yesterday (01112009) and chanced upon this outlet hidden in the newly opened Northpoint wing.
The decor looks better then usual with wide open spaces and was bristling with customers and activity which thus also lead to me consenting to give it a try.
My gf had a coupon for $10 of a main dish with the Xin Wang card and our orders are as follows:
HK Cheese Baked Pork chop spagghetti - This wasn't too bad. The tomato is more sourish then sweet while the pork chop was a little hard. Spaggheti was plentiful however and this was actually quite overwhelming after a while.
Shrimp Dumplings - I found this rather good actually. Fresh, crunchy and sweet prawns basically make this dish good.
Pork Pastry - This was average as the pastry is not fragrant. The pork within is alright however, warm and sweet.
Pork Chop burger - I found this to be the least worthwhile item we ordered. The pork chop had a big layer of fats but was thankfully tender while the "burger" was made using toasted white bread. Overall, get rid of the fats and its acceptable but hardly worth $4.90. Mcdonalds fare better for the price.
Overall bill came to $12.90 after the $10 discount.
Honestly, this branch is better then the others i've tried but i still find it overpriced for the simple fare they provide. Our conclusion for why this is better is because, being a new branch, we theorised that probably the executive chef was on the location which thus resulted in the difference in quality.
Rating given:
Its great to see Manhattan Fish Market in a less centralized area like Pasir Ris because first of all, i'm nearer to the East and second of all, this was one of the first restaurants i tried when i started out.
Straight to the point, the restaurants main competitor will be Fish and Co. Their generally a little different in terms of preparation and so far, my impression of MFM is that it has more fried items.
Fried country mushrooms ($9.90) - 6 button mushrooms covered in batter and deep fried. Its as good as ever but i did find that this time, it cooled a lot faster as well. Probably due to peak hour and the fact that lots of people were there. Which led to it being prepared earlier to meet the demand.
Main Platter for 2($33.90) - The platter for 2 used to go for $29.90 but has since increased their prices since then. You get the usual HUGE piece of fish, fries, garlic rice, flaming prawns, calamari and mussels. Its actually a pretty big portion to be honest and big eaters need apply to finish it. The fish is still one of the better ones, thick, sweet and lightly battered. I could have 2 pieces if given the choice. The prawns are average but the mayo like sauce is excellent with the rice. mussels and calamari were equally well done. To me, this is still a good platter of food.
Overall billed clocked in at $46.40.
A hefty sum to be sure but still under the acceptable range.
However, if it continues its upward trend in pricing, i'd find it hard pressed to find an excuse to return before long.
Rating given: