Sin Bee Hiong Lo Mee at Old Airport Road Hawker Center, I've to say this is the best lo mee that I've tasted in Singapore.
Because of the lo mee gravy, it's thick and tasted great, that's explain why there's always a long queue. However the standard of the gravy is not maintain but still good enough when compared to other lo mee stalls, thus it's my number one choice food that I'll order whenever I go to Old Aiport Hawker Centre.
I guess this stall at New Lai Lai Hong Yun Food Centre needs no introduction at all, many Singaporean would know about it. Anyway as it's my favourite despite the long waiting hours during standard dining and supper hours, I would order it whenever I'm in Geylang.
I always order the Gong Bao frog porridge because it's the one with the most flavour, I would never ordered the plain frog porridge where the frog are placed inside the claypot of porridge, the taste just isn't right for me. Whenever I order my Gong Bao frog porridge, I would always asked for more sauce so that I would not run out of sauce for the porridge.
Not to mention, in the same place there's also nice fried oyster and iced barley water to go with the frog porridge.
Tiong Bahru Hokkien Prawn Mee at Tiong Bahru Market & Food Centre. This stall has a long history, it's signboard reads since 1951, my father was just a mere 1-year-old when this stall started to operate. My favourite is 'mee kia' (the thin yellow noodle) dry with chilli, the noodle are cooked quite nice and all the lean meat, fish cakes, prawns and veggie are great. At times, you'll be surprise to find an additional pig skin which will be added randomly by the stall cook which I heard from my mum that it help enhance skin.
The soup is also nice, at times we went back for a second helping. I followed this stall for a long time, from the very old and crampy Tiong Bahru Market to the temporary market till the current new double-storey market.
Jin Hua Fish-head Bee Hoon at Maxwell Road Food Center, well what I can said is that this is one of the best fish-head been hoon that I've tasted.
Of course I would not order fish head as most of the time I'll be ordering the fried fish meat bee hoon lor, it's more worth the price. Why would I consider it one of the best?
Because of the soup, the soup is thick and the proportion of the milk added into the soup is just nice, the fish is good as it would be soaked by the soup to an extreme level that it's so soft, everything tasted so well and that explains why there's a queue whenever you're there.
In addition, it's always like a local "celebrity" cooking the food for you, just be observant as the boss who's cooking resemble MediaCorp actor Rayson Tan, husband of Chen Liping!
Mint (Moment of Imagination and Nostalgia with Toys) Museum of Toys @ 26 Seah Street is the world's first purpose-built museum for toys. Showcasing an extensive collection of vintage toys, including rare and unique one-of-a-kind toys, that spans more than 25 countries over 100 years.
Although I had heard and read of this place but can't didn't find time to visit it, maybe also due to the ticket price. Since I was invited for the Yebber party thus I went ahead to attend the party, visit the museum for FREE!
I have a quick tour of the museum because the party had yet started. I paid a visit to level 2 - 4 to check out the many antique and retro toys which includes Popeye, Batman & Robin, Ultraman, Mickey Mouse, Felix the Cat, Tintin, Flinestone, Snoopy, Inspector Gadget, Dennis, Beatles, Darkies, Matchbox car collectibles and other kampung toys!
China Street Fritters in Maxwell Road Food Center, the main reason that you're not going to miss this 'wu xiang' stall is its fried egg, which is the rectangular deep-fried item, it's crispy and fully egg flavour, anyway it's egg afterall. Although this is a regular item in most 'wu xiang' stalls, but none of them tasted as good as this stall. The other items are also tasty and yummy, so is their sweet and chilli sauces.
When you order, you also need no use the tongs to pick your choices as a menu checklist with a display of the available items that you could use your finger to pin-point which item you want and the stall owner will do the selection pending on what you ordered.
Went to try Nihon Mura - one of the newest sushi conveyer belt player in Singapore - Nihon Mura which happens to be a subsidiary of Suki Sushi!
I find the decoration is rather nice. It is rather spacious too as one would not have problem walking in the wide walking space. We were directed to a lucky table number, table number 88!! As it was our first visit to Nihon Mura, the waiter took some time to explain how Nihon Mura functions, there is no menu but one can walk around the restaurant and look at the display photos and price of the food, if interested you could take one of the marked ice-cream stick from the respective food and return to your table.
Placing the ice-cream sticks into the ice-cream stick holder, the waiters or waitresses will take your orders by taking over the marked ice-cream sticks. When your order is ready, the food would be served to your table by the waiters or waitresses. Quite innovative and troublesome to walk around. Nevertheless, you could still take your favorite sushi from the conveyer belt at $0.99 each! Woah, cheap but it seems that these sushi had been on the conveyer belt for quite some time, thus they are not really fresh but they do taste good!
When come to the food that we ordered via the ice-cream sticks, they were not bad lor, comparable to Sakae Sushi and Yuki Sushi, prices are close too but some item's price can be quite a huge difference.
It was yet another fulfilling dinner ..... sashimi yummy, wasabi shiok shiok!
I chanced upon this place a while ago but visited it on a Monday when it was closed *just my dumb luck* Anyway then I caught it on Sunday Plus and decided that I should definitely try it. So I dragged my friend along that lazy rainy Sunday.
I loved the interior. No doubt it can only seat 15 and it's a little cramped but I love the peranakan style stuff and they actually sell peranakan clothing behind too! There were little knick knacks all over but I didn't take a look at the prices...
Food ordered:
Pan Fried Radish Cake & Yam Cake - $4.80 (4 slices) Let me explain this one. On its menu, Radish cake and Yam cake are listed separately at $3.80 for 3 slices. But as there are only two of us, the lady offered to let us try both, giving us 2 slices of each at $4.80 which I agreed. I liked the radish cake more than the yam cake but both are smooth enough for me. I enjoyed them but I did find the portion too small for the price.
Grandma Rayna’s Roast Chicken - $10.80 YUMMY! I normally will not order roast chicken but this time I didn't have to cut it up myself so I was happily gobbling away at the chicken bits. The meat was well marinated and juicy. The potato that came with it reminded me of my pri sch canteen food though. I loved this dish (the chicken) but it was really expensive as there was little meat.
Gingko Silky Bean - $3 One word - Regret. I was turned off after two scoops but I still finished it... cos it isn't cheap. :P
Waffle with Ice Cream - $6.60 The waffle looked a little burnt at the sides and there was a slight sourish taste but it didn't bother me much. The ice cream is probably the sort you could get at supermarkets at half price.
We spent $25.20 for the two of us. but the food was basically a one-person's share. There wasn't much choice in desserts. The place is a nice place for people to chit chat (like we saw three other groups doing) but not quite a dessert place. But I would go back for the radish cake and chicken, just when my pocket feels heavier. :P
Yes my comrades, i'm back and the posts from here on will be from Singapore unless i get to go overseas again. (I'm aiming Aussie next.) First up, a long overdue post which has been sitting in the shadows awaiting its turn to be aired. This was during my birthday this year and the treat was given by my lovely colleagues and boss which i'm forever thankful for. Thank you guys!
Ahhhh......Swenson's is a nostalgic topic indeed. I remember a time long ago when my idea of good food brought me to Swenson's....well, thats a long long time ago. And now, they've come up with a new property. Earl @ Swenson's belong to their upmarket version of the tried and old Swenson's formula, but upmarket doesn't mean its expensive though, simply that it seems expensive. Established a year and a half ago, I've tried Earl @ Swenson's twice, this being the second time and i can say this, it has changed for the better.
The glorious salad bar at T3 Earl's. This deserves a write up quite simply because it happened to be the best thing about the place. The myriad of choices available ranges from simple salads, tortilla chips and fruits to thai style vermicelli, potatoes, pumpkins and clams in shooters with lime juice. Of special notice is the vermicelli which was surprisingly well done and a definite item not to be missed. Fresh salads, pumpkins and other greens serve to balance the oil intake from the main dishes. Oh, did i mention? Everything on the salad counter is for your taking no matter however many rounds you can handle and its absolutely free! (with any main course) Sadly however, the salad counter was also about the only thing good about the place.
Stuffed Chicken Quesadillas ($15.90) - My boss had this item. It came as a shock because quesadillas are supposed to come with melted cheese....lots of melted cheese but this was not the case. The chicken, she commented, was rather dry and the wrap tough to chew on. The end result was that this was left mostly untouched so thats saying a lot.
Charbroiled Beef Tenderloin With Mushroom Sauce ($19.90) - Beef is always my favorite meat so that's what i usually order when trying things out. This was done medium rare as i ordered but was strangely cold when eaten. The thick layer of fat also meant that edible meat was kept to a minimum and the mushroom sauce was definitely too salty for my tastes. Portion size was small as well.
Pan Fried Dory Fillet ($16.40) - I got to try a piece of this fish which was probably the best order of the day comparing everything else that has been ordered. Crispy on the outside and moist on the inside, the dory was also mildly sweet and easily stomached.
Herb Sausages With Mustard ($15.90) - Presentation wise, i'm not sure if this looks aesthetically pleasing or downright....unappetizing. I did manage to have a go at it and found the mustard mostly tasteless while the sausage reeked of too much pepper. The meat texture was also a little on the squishy side which was nausea inducing.
The ice cream was below average basically. Mine was the mint flavored ice cream which was toothpaste in disguise. Definitely not made in house. Thank goodness i love the taste of toothpaste so i managed to finish it. Otherwise, this is something they need to improve real quick.
Total bill for 7 worked out at $142.77 with everything in. Not too expensive i should say but the quality of the mains definitely need improvement.
Definitely improved on the salad bar concept because previously, you had to pay to eat it to being free with a main. Value for money in this case but the mains are something that should be looked upon for improvements. To its credit however, the website revealed a new menu for mains which hopefully means better quality. Until then, i'm keeping my money away and waiting for better reasons before i visit it again.
I have to compliment the owners of the cafe. I really like the whole cosplay concept, it's really quite unique. However, the only key attraction seems to only be the waitresses, cosplaying in maid's costumes.
I can't comment much on the food, as I didn't try any. However I did order a glass Mocha Latte and as a Mocha lover, sad to say, the Mocha isn't appealing.
The question still comes down to, 'will I go back to support?' Well, if I had a friend that have yet visited the place, I would recommend and accompany him/her down. It's like in your whole life you have to at least visit the zoo once right? But it isn't that appealing till the extend that I would want to go back every weekend to have a taste of the food or a feel of the environment.
Yes the waitresses look damn kewl and very cute. The concept is really unique and I love it. But, I just don't have that strong pull towards the place.
Here's my theory...
At this point of time, as the idea is still somewhat fresh, with the publicity and the unique concept, people are attracted to the place. However, these factors eventually lose its flavor, and the curiosity in humans' mind would eventually be satisfied and thus die off.
Hopefully the owners of the cafe would be able to come up with ideas to continue creating that curiosity within the minds of us humans, so we'd continue going back to cafe. Otherwise, sad to say, it'll probably just become another passing trend...
But of cause, there are still the die-hard anime/cosplaying fans that would continue supporting the cafe. But you can't be depended on just regulars all the time. Can you?
Cosafe Maid Cafe Chijmes #01-11, 30 Victoria Street Singapore 187996 Tel: 65 6339 2276 Service Rating: 7 / 10
Operating Hours: Tuesdays to Sundays - 12noon to 2am (Closed on Mondays)
1=SGD 0.0587
Sin Bee Hiong Lo Mee at Old Airport Road Hawker Center, I've to say this is the best lo mee that I've tasted in Singapore.
Because of the lo mee gravy, it's thick and tasted great, that's explain why there's always a long queue. However the standard of the gravy is not maintain but still good enough when compared to other lo mee stalls, thus it's my number one choice food that I'll order whenever I go to Old Aiport Hawker Centre.
Rating given:
Shi Chen Frog Porridge at Geylang Road Lorong 9.
I guess this stall at New Lai Lai Hong Yun Food Centre needs no introduction at all, many Singaporean would know about it. Anyway as it's my favourite despite the long waiting hours during standard dining and supper hours, I would order it whenever I'm in Geylang.
I always order the Gong Bao frog porridge because it's the one with the most flavour, I would never ordered the plain frog porridge where the frog are placed inside the claypot of porridge, the taste just isn't right for me. Whenever I order my Gong Bao frog porridge, I would always asked for more sauce so that I would not run out of sauce for the porridge.
Not to mention, in the same place there's also nice fried oyster and iced barley water to go with the frog porridge.
Rating given:
Tiong Bahru Hokkien Prawn Mee at Tiong Bahru Market & Food Centre. This stall has a long history, it's signboard reads since 1951, my father was just a mere 1-year-old when this stall started to operate. My favourite is 'mee kia' (the thin yellow noodle) dry with chilli, the noodle are cooked quite nice and all the lean meat, fish cakes, prawns and veggie are great. At times, you'll be surprise to find an additional pig skin which will be added randomly by the stall cook which I heard from my mum that it help enhance skin.
The soup is also nice, at times we went back for a second helping. I followed this stall for a long time, from the very old and crampy Tiong Bahru Market to the temporary market till the current new double-storey market.
Rating given:
Jin Hua Fish-head Bee Hoon at Maxwell Road Food Center, well what I can said is that this is one of the best fish-head been hoon that I've tasted.
Of course I would not order fish head as most of the time I'll be ordering the fried fish meat bee hoon lor, it's more worth the price. Why would I consider it one of the best?
Because of the soup, the soup is thick and the proportion of the milk added into the soup is just nice, the fish is good as it would be soaked by the soup to an extreme level that it's so soft, everything tasted so well and that explains why there's a queue whenever you're there.
In addition, it's always like a local "celebrity" cooking the food for you, just be observant as the boss who's cooking resemble MediaCorp actor Rayson Tan, husband of Chen Liping!
Rating given:
Mint (Moment of Imagination and Nostalgia with Toys) Museum of Toys @ 26 Seah Street is the world's first purpose-built museum for toys. Showcasing an extensive collection of vintage toys, including rare and unique one-of-a-kind toys, that spans more than 25 countries over 100 years.
Although I had heard and read of this place but can't didn't find time to visit it, maybe also due to the ticket price. Since I was invited for the Yebber party thus I went ahead to attend the party, visit the museum for FREE!
I have a quick tour of the museum because the party had yet started. I paid a visit to level 2 - 4 to check out the many antique and retro toys which includes Popeye, Batman & Robin, Ultraman, Mickey Mouse, Felix the Cat, Tintin, Flinestone, Snoopy, Inspector Gadget, Dennis, Beatles, Darkies, Matchbox car collectibles and other kampung toys!
Bring back many fond memories!
Rating given:
China Street Fritters in Maxwell Road Food Center, the main reason that you're not going to miss this 'wu xiang' stall is its fried egg, which is the rectangular deep-fried item, it's crispy and fully egg flavour, anyway it's egg afterall. Although this is a regular item in most 'wu xiang' stalls, but none of them tasted as good as this stall. The other items are also tasty and yummy, so is their sweet and chilli sauces.
When you order, you also need no use the tongs to pick your choices as a menu checklist with a display of the available items that you could use your finger to pin-point which item you want and the stall owner will do the selection pending on what you ordered.
Rating given:
Went to try Nihon Mura - one of the newest sushi conveyer belt player in Singapore - Nihon Mura which happens to be a subsidiary of Suki Sushi!
I find the decoration is rather nice. It is rather spacious too as one would not have problem walking in the wide walking space. We were directed to a lucky table number, table number 88!! As it was our first visit to Nihon Mura, the waiter took some time to explain how Nihon Mura functions, there is no menu but one can walk around the restaurant and look at the display photos and price of the food, if interested you could take one of the marked ice-cream stick from the respective food and return to your table.
Placing the ice-cream sticks into the ice-cream stick holder, the waiters or waitresses will take your orders by taking over the marked ice-cream sticks. When your order is ready, the food would be served to your table by the waiters or waitresses. Quite innovative and troublesome to walk around. Nevertheless, you could still take your favorite sushi from the conveyer belt at $0.99 each! Woah, cheap but it seems that these sushi had been on the conveyer belt for quite some time, thus they are not really fresh but they do taste good!
When come to the food that we ordered via the ice-cream sticks, they were not bad lor, comparable to Sakae Sushi and Yuki Sushi, prices are close too but some item's price can be quite a huge difference.
It was yet another fulfilling dinner ..... sashimi yummy, wasabi shiok shiok!
Rating given:
I chanced upon this place a while ago but visited it on a Monday when it was closed *just my dumb luck* Anyway then I caught it on Sunday Plus and decided that I should definitely try it. So I dragged my friend along that lazy rainy Sunday.
I loved the interior. No doubt it can only seat 15 and it's a little cramped but I love the peranakan style stuff and they actually sell peranakan clothing behind too! There were little knick knacks all over but I didn't take a look at the prices...
Food ordered:
Pan Fried Radish Cake & Yam Cake - $4.80 (4 slices)
Let me explain this one. On its menu, Radish cake and Yam cake are listed separately at $3.80 for 3 slices. But as there are only two of us, the lady offered to let us try both, giving us 2 slices of each at $4.80 which I agreed. I liked the radish cake more than the yam cake but both are smooth enough for me. I enjoyed them but I did find the portion too small for the price.
Grandma Rayna’s Roast Chicken - $10.80
YUMMY! I normally will not order roast chicken but this time I didn't have to cut it up myself so I was happily gobbling away at the chicken bits. The meat was well marinated and juicy. The potato that came with it reminded me of my pri sch canteen food though. I loved this dish (the chicken) but it was really expensive as there was little meat.
Gingko Silky Bean - $3
One word - Regret. I was turned off after two scoops but I still finished it... cos it isn't cheap. :P
Waffle with Ice Cream - $6.60
The waffle looked a little burnt at the sides and there was a slight sourish taste but it didn't bother me much. The ice cream is probably the sort you could get at supermarkets at half price.
We spent $25.20 for the two of us. but the food was basically a one-person's share. There wasn't much choice in desserts. The place is a nice place for people to chit chat (like we saw three other groups doing) but not quite a dessert place. But I would go back for the radish cake and chicken, just when my pocket feels heavier. :P
Rating given:
Yes my comrades, i'm back and the posts from here on will be from Singapore unless i get to go overseas again. (I'm aiming Aussie next.) First up, a long overdue post which has been sitting in the shadows awaiting its turn to be aired. This was during my birthday this year and the treat was given by my lovely colleagues and boss which i'm forever thankful for. Thank you guys!
Ahhhh......Swenson's is a nostalgic topic indeed. I remember a time long ago when my idea of good food brought me to Swenson's....well, thats a long long time ago. And now, they've come up with a new property. Earl @ Swenson's belong to their upmarket version of the tried and old Swenson's formula, but upmarket doesn't mean its expensive though, simply that it seems expensive. Established a year and a half ago, I've tried Earl @ Swenson's twice, this being the second time and i can say this, it has changed for the better.
The glorious salad bar at T3 Earl's. This deserves a write up quite simply because it happened to be the best thing about the place. The myriad of choices available ranges from simple salads, tortilla chips and fruits to thai style vermicelli, potatoes, pumpkins and clams in shooters with lime juice. Of special notice is the vermicelli which was surprisingly well done and a definite item not to be missed. Fresh salads, pumpkins and other greens serve to balance the oil intake from the main dishes. Oh, did i mention? Everything on the salad counter is for your taking no matter however many rounds you can handle and its absolutely free! (with any main course) Sadly however, the salad counter was also about the only thing good about the place.
Stuffed Chicken Quesadillas ($15.90) - My boss had this item. It came as a shock because quesadillas are supposed to come with melted cheese....lots of melted cheese but this was not the case. The chicken, she commented, was rather dry and the wrap tough to chew on. The end result was that this was left mostly untouched so thats saying a lot.
Charbroiled Beef Tenderloin With Mushroom Sauce ($19.90) - Beef is always my favorite meat so that's what i usually order when trying things out. This was done medium rare as i ordered but was strangely cold when eaten. The thick layer of fat also meant that edible meat was kept to a minimum and the mushroom sauce was definitely too salty for my tastes. Portion size was small as well.
Pan Fried Dory Fillet ($16.40) - I got to try a piece of this fish which was probably the best order of the day comparing everything else that has been ordered. Crispy on the outside and moist on the inside, the dory was also mildly sweet and easily stomached.
Herb Sausages With Mustard ($15.90) - Presentation wise, i'm not sure if this looks aesthetically pleasing or downright....unappetizing. I did manage to have a go at it and found the mustard mostly tasteless while the sausage reeked of too much pepper. The meat texture was also a little on the squishy side which was nausea inducing.
The ice cream was below average basically. Mine was the mint flavored ice cream which was toothpaste in disguise. Definitely not made in house. Thank goodness i love the taste of toothpaste so i managed to finish it. Otherwise, this is something they need to improve real quick.
Total bill for 7 worked out at $142.77 with everything in. Not too expensive i should say but the quality of the mains definitely need improvement.
Definitely improved on the salad bar concept because previously, you had to pay to eat it to being free with a main. Value for money in this case but the mains are something that should be looked upon for improvements. To its credit however, the website revealed a new menu for mains which hopefully means better quality. Until then, i'm keeping my money away and waiting for better reasons before i visit it again.
Rating given:
I have to compliment the owners of the cafe. I really like the whole cosplay concept, it's really quite unique. However, the only key attraction seems to only be the waitresses, cosplaying in maid's costumes.
I can't comment much on the food, as I didn't try any. However I did order a glass Mocha Latte and as a Mocha lover, sad to say, the Mocha isn't appealing.
The question still comes down to, 'will I go back to support?' Well, if I had a friend that have yet visited the place, I would recommend and accompany him/her down. It's like in your whole life you have to at least visit the zoo once right? But it isn't that appealing till the extend that I would want to go back every weekend to have a taste of the food or a feel of the environment.
Yes the waitresses look damn kewl and very cute. The concept is really unique and I love it. But, I just don't have that strong pull towards the place.
Here's my theory...
At this point of time, as the idea is still somewhat fresh, with the publicity and the unique concept, people are attracted to the place. However, these factors eventually lose its flavor, and the curiosity in humans' mind would eventually be satisfied and thus die off.
Hopefully the owners of the cafe would be able to come up with ideas to continue creating that curiosity within the minds of us humans, so we'd continue going back to cafe. Otherwise, sad to say, it'll probably just become another passing trend...
But of cause, there are still the die-hard anime/cosplaying fans that would continue supporting the cafe. But you can't be depended on just regulars all the time. Can you?
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