A nice beach pub hidden at the corner of Tanjong Beach. Away from the main crowd as well. Great place to bring dogs and roam around while lazing and suntanning on the beach chairs provided.
The drinks are decntly priced as well with finger food to go along.
The newest outlet for the PF @ Vivocity. Although it is not as big as compared to other outlets, it does have one of the best view overlooking the Sentosa and the future IR. Most of the machines are new and it is not crowded as well. Hope it maintains this way.
To begin with, I was totally amazed at how they charge! On their signboard you'd see that their noodles come in 2 prices, $2.50/$3. I wanted to order a bigger bowl, so I asked for $3 wanton mee, only to realize that $3 does not mean more noodles and char siew, but it means "do you want more noodles or more char siew?" I really cannot believe this actually happens! And from the noodles I ordered, it seems like a bowl of $3 noodles can fill up your tummy only as much as the $2.50 one.
Plus, their char siew is bad. It just tasted like pork and nothing else, with not even a single bit of that sweet-sauce-taste at all. From the meat itself, you can actually tell that the char siew was not very well marinated, if that's how you describe it. And there was really very minimal number of slices of meat..
The chilli was bad too. I don't quite know how to describe it but it didn't go with the noodles at all. I like my noodles spicy, but by adding that chilli I think I made my noodles less edible.
But there's one good thing about this place, that is the fried wanton they sell. It's very crispy and tasty and you actually can get a bowl of it as a side dish, at a price as much as a bowl of noodles..
But actually, I do suggest that if you’re nearby and are craving for noodles, you might wanna spend a bit more time queueing at the fishball noodles shop that’s diagonally opposite. It's more value for money, better quality and more filling.
This place sells more traditional Chinese food but cooked in a "modern" style. The dish they're most famous for is the Samsui Chicken! Of course we ordered that, and that definitely was the best dish at my table. I like the fact that the meat was soft and tender and the dish was not oily. Not even the skin! The skin has this smooth texture and feels very nice in your mouth. Because the dish isn't oily, it doesn't feel like you're actually eating fat (Yes, not like those that you get from chicken rice stalls outside)! The dish comes with this ginger sauce made by the restaurant which enhances the taste of the wonderful chicken!
Another good dish would be the Hometown Tofu. If I'm not wrong, it's one of the popular dishes there too. And I have only one word to say, good! The Tofu is slightly fried and so the skin on the outside is slightly crispy but when you put it in your mouth, the white soft Tofu literally melts in your mouth! I really like that. Plus the Tofu is complemented by this soyasauce-like gravy which is very tasty. It's somewhat like eating Agedashi Tofu. Haha!
On the whole, I enjoyed my meal but there is one dish that I feel is not very worth the money and that is the Dong Po Rou. It was a promotional item and cost $13.80. Promotion items always seem to look good right, and so we ordered that too. But I didn't quite like it. The only different is that they have to put in much effort to cut the meat into thin slices and roll it up to look nice. But at the end of the day, it was just 4 pathetic rolls of meat with 4 small fried buns, and it tasted very ordinary. like our home-cooked black soyasource port, only too sweet.
As for the interior, it it nicely decorated with the settings of an ancient China's restaurants. Quite interesting. Just that the place is rather cramp..
I'd give this place a 3.5 actually. But I guess I'd round it down..
I'm not exactly a vintage fan, but I was just exploring the shops in Haji Lane and when I went into this shop, I was actually pretty amazed, I must say. The common trend now is vintage, however the question is, how much are people into vintage now? And also, how vintage are those who are into it? I've seen a lot of people who dress in a pretty vintage manner, but I call that the "modern vintage". I think you'll really know what I mean when you actually step into this shop and see what vintage really is like!
The shop sells mainly vintage dresses that are brought in from places like Australia if I'm not wrong.
The sales people in the shop are quite friendly too. They actually offer their customers drinks! It's actually the first time I've seen that.
I can't quite comment on the quality of the designs of those dresses because I'm not into vintage stuff, but I do think that this would be a good place for people who are into vintage! (:
When you walk past this stall, you will almost certainly miss it. Not only do they not have any flashy signs, this stall also does not have a name. At one glance it might also look like a stall that sells the standard vegetarian fare (what is commonly called the "economical" food). However, do not be fooled by the external appearance. They have a special dish that would make you keep going back for more.
It is the Ginko nut, brown rice porridge.
With a generous serving of ginko nuts and other assortment of ingredients (including a topping of crispy condiment), this would make your porridge tasting experience a unique one.
The place has a nice and wide collection of beer and wine. For me, it will be Hoegarden by default.
The food selection is also very large. My fav are the pizza and the chicken wings, big and juicy!
Most of the time, I will be sitting at level one unless I wanna to hear he band on the 2nd level. However to go up on weekends, you better start queuing early! The two bands that plays there are really good! Worth the wait though. Hee...
This places serves the best Crab Bee Hoon I ever tasted. In order to eat their famous crab bee hoon. You need to have luck and patience! Lots of it! The dinner crowd will start to come in ard 5 plus 6 and it will contiune until 9 plus. You need to find your own table, unless you are in a big group.
However you are able to make reservation for table and crabs too.
The crab bee hoon comes in a large size crab (Remember to ask for a female crab ok!) and milky soup base. The crab is tender and sweet of cos fresh as well. The soup is sweet from the crab and yet has a flavour on its own. This dish is worth for the wait. Hee...
There is of cos other crab dishes like their creamy crab, chili crab, pepper crab also worth a try. Other dishes like their rojak chicken and seafood tofu!
The price is within reasonable range and it is the only place in a coffeeshop that accepts payment by credit card. Haa....
One thing, the auntie might be grouchy when she gets busy. Be careful. Haa....
Updated @ 17 Oct 07,
Went to have dinner with a grp of colleagues after taling about it for 3 months.
The queue still as long as ever, lucky we reach there early, no need to wait that long.
The total damage for the day is $190 ($130 on the crabs).
1. Crab Bee Hoon. There are 2 crabs inside, fairly large sized. Everything atill taste as good. One thing disappointing was the crabs are males and not females, therefore the soup might not be as sweet as it could be.
2. Creamy crab. Still taste as good. Jz loved the sauce!
3. Crispy Tofu. Light and crispy. Not to mention hot!
4. Rojak Chicken. Sweet and sour, with the rojak sauce. It is jz done the way I liked it!
Still order Thai chicken and samba kangkong, but I did not get to taste it as they finished it before I arrived.
Overall, all of us are very happy customers and not to mention FULL! It is definitely worth the wait and the money.
By the time we finished, there is still a steady and long queue of people waiting to be seated. Totally crazy!
1=SGD 0.0587
My fav brand of ice cream esp Chunky Monkey! It is my kind of happy food where I will cheer myself with their ice cream.
The best is can taste the different ice creams that they have before deciding on what I want to eat. Hee....
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A nice beach pub hidden at the corner of Tanjong Beach. Away from the main crowd as well. Great place to bring dogs and roam around while lazing and suntanning on the beach chairs provided.
The drinks are decntly priced as well with finger food to go along.
A good place to spend a lazy day by the beach.
Rating given:
The newest outlet for the PF @ Vivocity. Although it is not as big as compared to other outlets, it does have one of the best view overlooking the Sentosa and the future IR. Most of the machines are new and it is not crowded as well. Hope it maintains this way.
Rating given:
BAD.
To begin with, I was totally amazed at how they charge! On their signboard you'd see that their noodles come in 2 prices, $2.50/$3. I wanted to order a bigger bowl, so I asked for $3 wanton mee, only to realize that $3 does not mean more noodles and char siew, but it means "do you want more noodles or more char siew?" I really cannot believe this actually happens! And from the noodles I ordered, it seems like a bowl of $3 noodles can fill up your tummy only as much as the $2.50 one.
Plus, their char siew is bad. It just tasted like pork and nothing else, with not even a single bit of that sweet-sauce-taste at all. From the meat itself, you can actually tell that the char siew was not very well marinated, if that's how you describe it. And there was really very minimal number of slices of meat..
The chilli was bad too. I don't quite know how to describe it but it didn't go with the noodles at all. I like my noodles spicy, but by adding that chilli I think I made my noodles less edible.
But there's one good thing about this place, that is the fried wanton they sell. It's very crispy and tasty and you actually can get a bowl of it as a side dish, at a price as much as a bowl of noodles..
But actually, I do suggest that if you’re nearby and are craving for noodles, you might wanna spend a bit more time queueing at the fishball noodles shop that’s diagonally opposite. It's more value for money, better quality and more filling.
Rating given:
This place sells more traditional Chinese food but cooked in a "modern" style. The dish they're most famous for is the Samsui Chicken! Of course we ordered that, and that definitely was the best dish at my table. I like the fact that the meat was soft and tender and the dish was not oily. Not even the skin! The skin has this smooth texture and feels very nice in your mouth. Because the dish isn't oily, it doesn't feel like you're actually eating fat (Yes, not like those that you get from chicken rice stalls outside)! The dish comes with this ginger sauce made by the restaurant which enhances the taste of the wonderful chicken!
Another good dish would be the Hometown Tofu. If I'm not wrong, it's one of the popular dishes there too. And I have only one word to say, good! The Tofu is slightly fried and so the skin on the outside is slightly crispy but when you put it in your mouth, the white soft Tofu literally melts in your mouth! I really like that. Plus the Tofu is complemented by this soyasauce-like gravy which is very tasty. It's somewhat like eating Agedashi Tofu. Haha!
On the whole, I enjoyed my meal but there is one dish that I feel is not very worth the money and that is the Dong Po Rou. It was a promotional item and cost $13.80. Promotion items always seem to look good right, and so we ordered that too. But I didn't quite like it. The only different is that they have to put in much effort to cut the meat into thin slices and roll it up to look nice. But at the end of the day, it was just 4 pathetic rolls of meat with 4 small fried buns, and it tasted very ordinary. like our home-cooked black soyasource port, only too sweet.
As for the interior, it it nicely decorated with the settings of an ancient China's restaurants. Quite interesting. Just that the place is rather cramp..
I'd give this place a 3.5 actually. But I guess I'd round it down..
Rating given:
I'm not exactly a vintage fan, but I was just exploring the shops in Haji Lane and when I went into this shop, I was actually pretty amazed, I must say. The common trend now is vintage, however the question is, how much are people into vintage now? And also, how vintage are those who are into it? I've seen a lot of people who dress in a pretty vintage manner, but I call that the "modern vintage". I think you'll really know what I mean when you actually step into this shop and see what vintage really is like!
The shop sells mainly vintage dresses that are brought in from places like Australia if I'm not wrong.
The sales people in the shop are quite friendly too. They actually offer their customers drinks! It's actually the first time I've seen that.
I can't quite comment on the quality of the designs of those dresses because I'm not into vintage stuff, but I do think that this would be a good place for people who are into vintage! (:
Rating given:
When you walk past this stall, you will almost certainly miss it. Not only do they not have any flashy signs, this stall also does not have a name. At one glance it might also look like a stall that sells the standard vegetarian fare (what is commonly called the "economical" food). However, do not be fooled by the external appearance. They have a special dish that would make you keep going back for more.
It is the Ginko nut, brown rice porridge.
With a generous serving of ginko nuts and other assortment of ingredients (including a topping of crispy condiment), this would make your porridge tasting experience a unique one.
Rating given:
Nice cool place to hang out with friends.
The place has a nice and wide collection of beer and wine. For me, it will be Hoegarden by default.
The food selection is also very large. My fav are the pizza and the chicken wings, big and juicy!
Most of the time, I will be sitting at level one unless I wanna to hear he band on the 2nd level. However to go up on weekends, you better start queuing early! The two bands that plays there are really good! Worth the wait though. Hee...
Rating given:
This place is recommended by one of my relatives.
This places serves the best Crab Bee Hoon I ever tasted. In order to eat their famous crab bee hoon. You need to have luck and patience! Lots of it! The dinner crowd will start to come in ard 5 plus 6 and it will contiune until 9 plus. You need to find your own table, unless you are in a big group.
However you are able to make reservation for table and crabs too.
The crab bee hoon comes in a large size crab (Remember to ask for a female crab ok!) and milky soup base. The crab is tender and sweet of cos fresh as well. The soup is sweet from the crab and yet has a flavour on its own. This dish is worth for the wait. Hee...
There is of cos other crab dishes like their creamy crab, chili crab, pepper crab also worth a try. Other dishes like their rojak chicken and seafood tofu!
The price is within reasonable range and it is the only place in a coffeeshop that accepts payment by credit card. Haa....
One thing, the auntie might be grouchy when she gets busy. Be careful. Haa....
Updated @ 17 Oct 07,
Went to have dinner with a grp of colleagues after taling about it for 3 months.
The queue still as long as ever, lucky we reach there early, no need to wait that long.
The total damage for the day is $190 ($130 on the crabs).
1. Crab Bee Hoon. There are 2 crabs inside, fairly large sized. Everything atill taste as good. One thing disappointing was the crabs are males and not females, therefore the soup might not be as sweet as it could be.
2. Creamy crab. Still taste as good. Jz loved the sauce!
3. Crispy Tofu. Light and crispy. Not to mention hot!
4. Rojak Chicken. Sweet and sour, with the rojak sauce. It is jz done the way I liked it!
Still order Thai chicken and samba kangkong, but I did not get to taste it as they finished it before I arrived.
Overall, all of us are very happy customers and not to mention FULL! It is definitely worth the wait and the money.
By the time we finished, there is still a steady and long queue of people waiting to be seated. Totally crazy!
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It is a very poor copy of the Shihlin's snack. So much different from the orginal one back in Taiwan.
The XXL chicken is tough, tastless, salty and oily. For the rest of the snacks they are selling, is also a far cry from the real thing.
Dun think I will buy from them again, unless they bring the orginal receipe back here again.
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