We chanced upon this cosy cafe while window shopping at Toa Payoh Central. Situated on the quiet side of the heartland, this cafe serves quite a range of items.
Oven Roasted BBQ Chicken ( $16.00 ) - The marinated chicken leg was tender and moist. Unlike some places where the meat turned out tough and dry, theirs was easy to cut and can be shared among friends. The chilled salad and generous fries was a bonus as both were served freshly.
Sirloin Steak ( $19.00 ) - The meat was juicy and topped with red wine sauce, thus making this dish very flavourful.
Pulled Pork Sandwich ( $16.00 ) - It was originally stated as burger but we find it difficult to share among ourselves, so we requested this item to be made into sandwich. The shredded BBQ meat was mixed with mayo and some other sauces. It has a slight taste of BBQ sauce and was indeed unique.
Dowager's Fingers ( $10.00 ) - Upon first bite, we could taste the succulent prawns that were wrapped by wanton skin. When dipped into the honey sesame mayo sauce, it seem to be a good formula.
Charcoal Waffle With Double Scoop Ice Cream ( $15.00 ) - Not sure whether it is eatable charcoal but the waffle was freshly served with 2 different types of ice cream and a small bowl of chocolate sauce.
We were satisfied with the food as well as the service crew. Although food may be a bit pricey (considered their location in a heartland), it comes without GST and service charge.
We will definitely patronize again as we are confident that the rest of their menu will not disappoint us.
Upon landing on Bandung, we took a cab to The Valley Resort Hotel which was located on a hill top. As the taxi travelled up the slope, we could feel the chilled fresh air as we unwind the windows to appreciate what nature has created.
Our rooms offered spectacular view of Bandung and each unit is 2-storey high where the upper floor has this big and spacious bed. The accessories on lower floor bathroom were installed with frog theme design.
This resort also cater to families with children as there are adventure park, playground with pony riding and karaoke singing for the adults. The hotel also provide complimentary vouchers for those keen to play golf at nearby golf course.
Their Bistro Cafe also serve authentic Indonesian food and prices are reasonable with excellent service provided by the staff.
Although it was a short stay, we have truly enjoyed ourselves especially the shopping and the delicious food that were recommended by the taxi driver which we have booked for his services since day one.
We have tried numerous food outlets on this dish and by far, this is one of the places that served food way below our expectations.
Pig Stomach Soup ( $6.00 ) - The soup was not even hot and there was no peppery taste. It also do not have any sweetness or flavour. In actual fact, it was a diluted version of the pork ribs soup. The pig stomach was hard to chew and tasted like rubber band.
Dried Bak Kut Teh ( $12.00 ) - there was a burnt smell when the staff served this dish. As seen from the photo, there were hardly any meat on each pork rib. The texture was so hard that one of the ribs actually flew off from the plate as we were trying to figure out the meaty portion.
Baby Cabbage ( $6.00 ) - At least this dish is decent enough for us to eat with the white rice.
We have left the place with the pig stomach soup and dried bak kut teh half eaten. In our honest opinion, it is not worth coming back to try the rest of their food items if they cannot even cook simple and basic dishes.
As it is known to be one of the oldest Chinese restaurants, we have patronised this place since our younger days holding birthday and wedding celebrations. When this restaurant moved to Chinatown, we hardly dine here as the place is squeezed and it was very hard to hold any conversations in this compact and noisy environment.
Spring Court Popiah ( $7.50 per roll ) – At this price, we expected the ingredients to be more unique or different but unfortunately, it tasted the same as those found in hawker centres or food stalls. Although the fresh prawns are bigger in size, we felt it could not justify the price being charged.
Roasted Chicken Stuffed With Minced Prawns ( $22.00 ) – We noticed that the name sound interesting but when this dish was presented, we were quite disappointed as we could not see, taste or find any minced prawns. Instead, it looked more like prawn paste mixture. The chicken meat also tasted bland with no seasonings at all. Since Spring Court was well known for their roasted spring chicken, we were expecting this dish to be at par or even better than their roasted plain chicken.
Fried Mee Sua ( $19.00 ) – One of the items that we were quite satisfied as the mee sua ( vermicelli ) was fried with the right “ wok hei “ and it tasted delicious with the numerous ingredients like pepper corns, squids, juicy prawns and crunchy beansprouts.
As the above dishes were recommended by the manager, we felt that it was highly priced including one pot of Chinese tea, towels and a small plate of pickled vegetable cost $13.20 for 4 of us. Total bill ( including 10% service charge and GST ) was $81.45.
Heard from some bloggers that this is one of the best fried hokkien noodles. Beside this location. there seem to be another stall sharing similar name at East Coast.
Most people mentioned that the noodles are fried using charcoal but we couldnt see much of the cooking area as it is board up. We also noticed that although there is a long line of customers (about 12 people queuing) the noodles seem really fragrant. However we found that the quality is not consistent. Sometimes it is wet and mushy but other visits, the noodles are stir fried quite dry.
There is also no standard portion for the price paid. We have paid for small and medium sized but both looked the same.
But based on the price paid, $6 for small plate is rather expensive for a non air-condition coffee shop. On top of it, you need to queue for almost half hour before collecting the noodles from the old uncle.
Oven Roasted BBQ Chicken ( $16.00 ) - The marinated chicken leg was tender and moist. Unlike some places where the meat turned out tough and dry, theirs was easy to cut and can be shared among friends. The chilled salad and generous fries was a bonus as both were served freshly.
Sirloin Steak ( $19.00 ) - The meat was juicy and topped with red wine sauce, thus making this dish very flavourful.
Pulled Pork Sandwich ( $16.00 ) - It was originally stated as burger but we find it difficult to share among ourselves, so we requested this item to be made into sandwich. The shredded BBQ meat was mixed with mayo and some other sauces. It has a slight taste of BBQ sauce and was indeed unique.
Dowager's Fingers ( $10.00 ) - Upon first bite, we could taste the succulent prawns that were wrapped by wanton skin. When dipped into the honey sesame mayo sauce, it seem to be a good formula.
Charcoal Waffle With Double Scoop Ice Cream ( $15.00 ) - Not sure whether it is eatable charcoal but the waffle was freshly served with 2 different types of ice cream and a small bowl of chocolate sauce.
We were satisfied with the food as well as the service crew. Although food may be a bit pricey (considered their location in a heartland), it comes without GST and service charge.
We will definitely patronize again as we are confident that the rest of their menu will not disappoint us.
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Our rooms offered spectacular view of Bandung and each unit is 2-storey high where the upper floor has this big and spacious bed. The accessories on lower floor bathroom were installed with frog theme design.
This resort also cater to families with children as there are adventure park, playground with pony riding and karaoke singing for the adults. The hotel also provide complimentary vouchers for those keen to play golf at nearby golf course.
Their Bistro Cafe also serve authentic Indonesian food and prices are reasonable with excellent service provided by the staff.
Although it was a short stay, we have truly enjoyed ourselves especially the shopping and the delicious food that were recommended by the taxi driver which we have booked for his services since day one.
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Pig Stomach Soup ( $6.00 ) - The soup was not even hot and there was no peppery taste. It also do not have any sweetness or flavour. In actual fact, it was a diluted version of the pork ribs soup. The pig stomach was hard to chew and tasted like rubber band.
Dried Bak Kut Teh ( $12.00 ) - there was a burnt smell when the staff served this dish. As seen from the photo, there were hardly any meat on each pork rib. The texture was so hard that one of the ribs actually flew off from the plate as we were trying to figure out the meaty portion.
Baby Cabbage ( $6.00 ) - At least this dish is decent enough for us to eat with the white rice.
We have left the place with the pig stomach soup and dried bak kut teh half eaten. In our honest opinion, it is not worth coming back to try the rest of their food items if they cannot even cook simple and basic dishes.
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Spring Court Popiah ( $7.50 per roll ) – At this price, we expected the ingredients to be more unique or different but unfortunately, it tasted the same as those found in hawker centres or food stalls. Although the fresh prawns are bigger in size, we felt it could not justify the price being charged.
Roasted Chicken Stuffed With Minced Prawns ( $22.00 ) – We noticed that the name sound interesting but when this dish was presented, we were quite disappointed as we could not see, taste or find any minced prawns. Instead, it looked more like prawn paste mixture. The chicken meat also tasted bland with no seasonings at all. Since Spring Court was well known for their roasted spring chicken, we were expecting this dish to be at par or even better than their roasted plain chicken.
Fried Mee Sua ( $19.00 ) – One of the items that we were quite satisfied as the mee sua ( vermicelli ) was fried with the right “ wok hei “ and it tasted delicious with the numerous ingredients like pepper corns, squids, juicy prawns and crunchy beansprouts.
As the above dishes were recommended by the manager, we felt that it was highly priced including one pot of Chinese tea, towels and a small plate of pickled vegetable cost $13.20 for 4 of us. Total bill ( including 10% service charge and GST ) was $81.45.
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Most people mentioned that the noodles are fried using charcoal but we couldnt see much of the cooking area as it is board up. We also noticed that although there is a long line of customers (about 12 people queuing) the noodles seem really fragrant. However we found that the quality is not consistent. Sometimes it is wet and mushy but other visits, the noodles are stir fried quite dry.
There is also no standard portion for the price paid. We have paid for small and medium sized but both looked the same.
But based on the price paid, $6 for small plate is rather expensive for a non air-condition coffee shop. On top of it, you need to queue for almost half hour before collecting the noodles from the old uncle.
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