located near dempsey, PS cafe indeed provide a very different experience from other restaurants in town. it has nice ambience, near to nature and actually quite hard to find the place on my first trip.
special menu, i was asked if id like to try kangeroo thigh when i first sit down. sounds like fear factor when my friend heard that.
we chose not to be that adventurous and ordered mushroom pasta with truffle oil. bad move for someone who havent tried truffle before, coz i really think the pasta taste like some puke. no offence. but i cant accept the taste.
chilled out at the outdoor area with nice tea lights illuminating the place making it a really beautiful and relaxing place.
however, base on my first trip there, i really hated it. it was a whimsical decision that me and my friend wanted to have a dinner there and we dropped by. it was pretty early like 6pm and there werent much people. BUT, we had to stand there for quite a while when a staff finally decided to attend to us. and when we asked for a table for two, the waitress, quite in black face, asked if we have made any reservations. no, we said and she gave us a 'tsk'
she then look around the area, (which was obviously very empty) and gave us the impression its really difficult to give us a table without reservation. it was a tuesday evening and its still quite early, how difficult can it be? urgh.
it was till later i realise the crowd that followed are mostly expats or some tai tais. but they didnt fill up all the tables too.
so its a high class place and not being tai tai or expat means we cant have a table is it? well at least thats the impression given.
alright, complains aside, conclusion: really nice environment. okay food, rooms for improvement on its services.
Located right beside the fountain at basement one of raffles city shopping centre, aerin's quickly caught my attention with their nice ambience and chic decorations.
i thought its gonna be pretty expensive, but to my surprise its actually quite affordable with special set lunch offered during weekday afternoons.
id say their food are quite special even though i cant remember the whole menu :P things like minced duck with mushroom wrapped in bacon or something like that. sounds weird but it definitely taste good!
it was a set dinner i ordered. about $30 for the most expensive main course choosen. it comes along with starter, drink and dessert.
well at least to me, desserts in a set meal are usually not as nice as those you ordered ala carte. but to my surprise, the dessert is the oh so yummy chocolate pudding. comes along with ice cream and hot fudge, sinful yet irresistable!
very nice service too. all the staff there greeted us very politely when we first went into the place. efficient too, just that i do not have any clue where is their kitchen since the restaurant is located right in the middle of that place. nope, no visible kitchen like the crepe place.
their theme is like casual fine dining, and indeed the ambience and food does matches the theme :) good for a romantic dinner date that doesnt burn a hole in your pocket.
seems like there are lotsa fans of soup spoon here but frankly im not very impressed with my first visit. hope i dont offend anyone :P
hmm i ordered a mushroom soup, a ham n cheese sandwich and something like a garlic pita.
had the grande size soup, which is no doubt a pretty big bowl. shared it with my boyfriend and heh both of us cant really finish, along with the sandwich and pita bread.
the soup is not as creamy as i expected but its real thick, with lotsa mushroom. definitely not stingy with their ingredients. along with the pita bread, its actually quite filling already.
and just one sidenote, their ice lemon tea is pretty tasteless. hah! that aside, the sandwich itself is pretty normal to me even though my boyfriend commented its nice.
spageddies is a good place for a satisfying italian meal.
firstly, their food are pretty nice. love their lasagne. very cheesy. one of the best lasagne ive tried. too bad for me i do not take seafood, but my friend commented that their crayfish pasta is really good.
always served hot, or too hot for me at times i take awhile for the food to cool down. well, this proves that their services are efficient i guess.
secondly, generous portion, really bloat me when i finish their food. not for those who are on diet :)
and thirdly, i love their tiramisu. again, a very big piece with nice brandy. not those fake tiramisu outside that uses other substitutes like coffee or artificial flavouring. but beware while eating, coz the coco powder always choke me.
frequently having discounts with some credit cards. so make sure you check with them before paying the bills!
I really love ma maison since the first day ive been there.
it was quite awhile back when it first started. it was pretty quiet in the past but to my surprise, its actually very packed nowadays you can see the long queue outside as early as 4.30.
i really like the environment. as the name suggested, ma maison means my home if im not wrong. and the furnishing inside is mainly using wood furniture with very homely decoration, cozy and nice!
one of my favourite food there will be the italian hame burger steak. its actually one of the better ones ive tried. very tender beef.
another favorite of mine will be their cream of mushroom. very creamy with lots of mushrooms. however, if i am not wrong, its not available everyday. its usually serve as the soup of the day.
their service is fine. but there was a japanese lady. some supervisor i guess, who is real nice and funny. she'll always check with us if the food is up to our expectations at the end of the meal.
very nice ambience, good food. but its pretty expensive, a usual 2 person meal usually cost about $60 - $70 for me. it didnt stop me from going back tho :)
Just happened to pass by this stall at Bugis Junction which was featured in the Straits Times sometime back about its fries so decided to give it a shot, especially since this is probably the only place in Singapore that sells poutine (to my limited knowledge).
Poutine - $4.90 gets you a medium size serving of thick cut fries with the skin still intact, covered in a sporadic layer of cheese curds and drizzled with beef gravy. I personally felt that the fries were too thickly cut, which resulted in some parts being overly hard while some parts were soft. The gravy wasn't hot enough( it was at room temperature!) to melt the cheese curds, unlike that of New York Fries, which pours hot/warm gravy over the curds to melt them onto the fries for a absolutely delicious experience. I also thought that the salt content was a little too excessive as good fries, in my humble opinion, only require minimal salt.
Seems like many of others experience is pretty similar to mine.
i went to bakerzin at paragon one weekday afternoon and man it was really pretty crowded.
their food are nice but its really the services they have to buck up with.
Firstly, it took the staff very long to get us the menus when we requested for it. which means, when we were sitted, they did not even gave us the menu.
Secondly, it also took pretty long for us to get the waitress attention to take our order.
Thirdly, food were served without utensils. when requested, the staff acknowledge but continue to do other things. so we had to ask another staff to get us the utensils but she got us the wrong one, something like fork for soup?
frankly speaking, pretty terrible services but nice food. think ill just have to choose another outlet next time
Its origins dated back to the nineteenth century of Qing Dynasty – affectionately known as Bamboo Noodles, or 竹升面, it is highly regarded for its smooth and tangy texture. The secret to its delectable taste and texture lies in the rigorous production process.
Traditionally hand-made, it is rubbed, kneaded and mixed into dough before being pressed with a long and thick bamboo pole. Using his whole body weight, the master chef will skillfully maneuver the pole back and forth to achieve the springy bite of the noodles.
However, at 大吃の喜, thanks to the ingenious engineering brain of Mr John See and the support from his wife, Amy, one no longer needs to travel all the way to Guangzhou, China (where John first discovered the dish) to sample this appetising noodles – he spent 18 months to invent his very own bamboo noodles production machine! What used to painstakingly take 2 hours to produce this wonderful chow is now reduced to a mere 45 minutes!!! Located in one of the refurbished shophouses along Joo Chiat, at the corner of Koon Send Road, 大吃の喜, or Tai Shek Hei, is a noodle specialist that produces their own palatable noodles with the freshest ingredients.
The verdict: This was probably one of most “Q” or springy noodles HFB has ever tried in his life (The trick is to slurp the noodles, as quickly as Japanese eating ramen, when served, and not wait too long, especially the soup version, as the texture will start to turn soggy).
And unlike the typical noodles one finds in Singapore, there’s none of the lye water taste or “Kee”, in dialect, presented in the noodles. Like how the old Gardenia Bread Ad that goes “It is so good that you can eat it’s on its own”.
Price ranges from $6.50 to $6.80 and comes with choices of Dumplings, Roast Duck, Soy Chicken, Char Siew and even Mushroom and Curry Pork! And that is not to say there’s nothing else good to eat at this restaurant – the appetiser dish of Deep-fried Enoki Mushrooms with Mayonaise (off-menu item) was simple but delightful. It was well fried without the greasy aftertaste and every bite produces an enjoyable crunch.
Another off-menu item of Marinated Chilled Chicken Wings was said to be Amy’s favourite dish in China. Marinated and slightly coloured yellow, it was served chilled for consumption. Slightly salty on it’s own, this would probably go along better with the noodles – however, HFB’s intolerance for cold food means he didn’t appreciate it fully.
The Fried Tobiko Dumpling ($4.00 for 4 pcs) was excellent in its own right. The skin, also home-produced by John’s machine, came with an excellent taste and texture that gave one a perfect crunch. Bountiful with ingredients, the dumplings were full with meat and prawn, and the extra dash of Tobiko, or Flying Fish Roe, freshly imported from Japan gave one an extra dimension to the dish.
However, the same astonishingly couldn’t be said about their soup version ($8.00 for 8pcs). Perhaps soaked in the soup for quite awhile, the skin just wasn’t as enjoyable as the deep-fried ones, and HFB found them a tad salty. Initially HFB thought it was the tobiko, but John confirmed that it was the meat instead that was intentionally marinated saltier to compensate for the clear soup.
The Roast Combination dish of Roast Duck and Char Siew ($10.00 for small serving) was another hit and misses. Everyone knows it is the skin that rates the duck, and 大吃の喜’s version is pretty good. Health conscious eaters would be happy to discover that the duck didn't come with much fat at the bottom of the skin, but yet the thinly strips of skin was so scrumptious and crispy. However, the char siew didn’t exactly wow HFB. He felt the char siew was under-flavoured and could be roasted slightly longer and make do with stronger marinates. Also, the lacked of fats also means it was slightly on the tougher side.
The Chives & Egg Pancake ($3.50 for small serving), shaped like mini curry-puffs, was another healthy option. However, HFB believed that the strong flavour of chives would probably turn many people off from it, although he himself thought the dish was not too bad.
Lunch was rounded off with a dessert of Fungus with Red Dates ($3.00) served chilled. Double-boiled with plenty of ingredients, the pleasant surprise was the inclusion of thinly strips of orange peel that gave a lovely zesty vigor to this otherwise straight forward dessert. On the other hand, HFB thought that the chef was pretty generous with the rock sugar.
You can view the all photos and the production process of the noodles @ His Food Blog.
BonGoût, which means “Good Taste” in French, is surprisingly a Japanese second-hand bookstore and a café located at the cosy and tranquil corner of Robertson Quay since 2000.
First started out in UE Square, one can enjoy their freshly brewed coffee or daily special menu and indulge in Japanese publications like books, magazines and Manga (Japanese comic books) at your own leisure.
This is an absolute haven for all “Otakus” wannabe!!! And fret not if you do not read the Japanese language, for there are tons of Japanese fashion magazines to refer for the latest trend and style.
With rows and rows of publications, along with simplistic décor, what HFB like about this place is the unpretentious character it oozed. Did HFB also mention that Robertson Quay is one of the perfect spot for a peaceful and quiet lunch?
As always, one of the speciality home-styled Japanese cuisines would be their curry rice. As such, HFB ordered a small portion of Beef Curry Rice ($9.00) – and leave to regret it somehow.
Serving wise, it was definitely diminutive – HFB counted a total of 3 bite-sized pieces of beef plus a few tiny bits on his plate along with heaps of Japanese sweet curry and rice. Taste wise it was above average but price wise, HFB thought it was over-the-top for the amount of meat one gets.
If HFB had known, he would be paying an additional dollar for the big portion (but then again, he wonders how many more insignificant pieces of meat he might get for that?).
You can view the all photos and other reviews @ His Food Blog.
Was in the mood for some thin crust pizza so the glutton in me opted for Peperoni Pizzeria, which is owned and operated by fine dining chain Les Amis and boasts a never seen elsewhere in Singapore XXXL family size pizza, measuring 21 inches in diameter. Compare that with the 12-14 inches that is offered by other pizza joints and Peperoni easily takes the cake in terms of size.
Located in the upmarket and reclusive residential enclave of Greenwood Ave, Peperoni Pizzeria sits along a row of tiny shophouses that play host to various renowned F&B establishments such as Punggol Seafood, Lana, Greenwood Fish Market, just to name a few. The air conditioned area exudes a nice warmth through the use of pastel colours and various artworks by professional artists and school children alike. You can even follow the process of your pizza being made and then baked in the oven. There is also a small al fresco area behind which is reminiscent of a mini courtyard, complete with vines. If you need a pass time while waiting for your food or an aspiring artist, just ask for crayons and you can doodle on the paper tablecloths.
XXXL Pizza - If you order the large pizza (12 inches) and above, you can request to split your pizza into 2 totally different flavours, which allows for more variety. We had the Hawaii (tomato sauce, mozzarella, pineapple, cooked ham, bell peppers) and the Suprema (tomato sauce, mozzarella, shitake mushroom, chicken, sausage, onions and red chilli). The pizza crust was relatively thin but a tad too burnt along the edges. The base did seem a little too soggy from all the sauces as well. Ingredients didn't come across as plentiful but adequate nevertheless. Personally I thought that the Hawaii portion tasted better as it came across as more flavourful then that of the Suprema.
Creme Brulee - Ending our high carbohydrate meal on a sweet note was the creme brulee, which was quite good but certainly not the best I've had. Made from real vanilla beans, the pudding wasn't too sweet but the overly soft texture didn't exactly sit well with me. The sugar layer was thin and broke easily under pressure. Peperoni's rendition is comparable to the one at FRE(N)SH, just 1.5 times the size and double the price.
A lunch of gigantic proportions set the 2 of us back by about $55, which is still reasonable considering that the amount of food could have fed at least 3 people. In case you are wondering, no, we didn't finish the food. I surrendered at the halfway mark while my gf ate a quarter of it. The remaining quarter was doggy bagged. Service was slow and spotty and it was quite difficult to catch the wait staff's attention at times. They weren't rude or anything, probably just inattentive or not around.
1=SGD 0.0587
located near dempsey, PS cafe indeed provide a very different experience from other restaurants in town. it has nice ambience, near to nature and actually quite hard to find the place on my first trip.
special menu, i was asked if id like to try kangeroo thigh when i first sit down. sounds like fear factor when my friend heard that.
we chose not to be that adventurous and ordered mushroom pasta with truffle oil. bad move for someone who havent tried truffle before, coz i really think the pasta taste like some puke. no offence. but i cant accept the taste.
chilled out at the outdoor area with nice tea lights illuminating the place making it a really beautiful and relaxing place.
however, base on my first trip there, i really hated it. it was a whimsical decision that me and my friend wanted to have a dinner there and we dropped by. it was pretty early like 6pm and there werent much people. BUT, we had to stand there for quite a while when a staff finally decided to attend to us. and when we asked for a table for two, the waitress, quite in black face, asked if we have made any reservations. no, we said and she gave us a 'tsk'
she then look around the area, (which was obviously very empty) and gave us the impression its really difficult to give us a table without reservation. it was a tuesday evening and its still quite early, how difficult can it be? urgh.
it was till later i realise the crowd that followed are mostly expats or some tai tais. but they didnt fill up all the tables too.
so its a high class place and not being tai tai or expat means we cant have a table is it? well at least thats the impression given.
alright, complains aside, conclusion: really nice environment. okay food, rooms for improvement on its services.
Rating given:
Located right beside the fountain at basement one of raffles city shopping centre, aerin's quickly caught my attention with their nice ambience and chic decorations.
i thought its gonna be pretty expensive, but to my surprise its actually quite affordable with special set lunch offered during weekday afternoons.
id say their food are quite special even though i cant remember the whole menu :P things like minced duck with mushroom wrapped in bacon or something like that. sounds weird but it definitely taste good!
it was a set dinner i ordered. about $30 for the most expensive main course choosen. it comes along with starter, drink and dessert.
well at least to me, desserts in a set meal are usually not as nice as those you ordered ala carte. but to my surprise, the dessert is the oh so yummy chocolate pudding. comes along with ice cream and hot fudge, sinful yet irresistable!
very nice service too. all the staff there greeted us very politely when we first went into the place. efficient too, just that i do not have any clue where is their kitchen since the restaurant is located right in the middle of that place. nope, no visible kitchen like the crepe place.
their theme is like casual fine dining, and indeed the ambience and food does matches the theme :) good for a romantic dinner date that doesnt burn a hole in your pocket.
Rating given:
seems like there are lotsa fans of soup spoon here but frankly im not very impressed with my first visit. hope i dont offend anyone :P
hmm i ordered a mushroom soup, a ham n cheese sandwich and something like a garlic pita.
had the grande size soup, which is no doubt a pretty big bowl. shared it with my boyfriend and heh both of us cant really finish, along with the sandwich and pita bread.
the soup is not as creamy as i expected but its real thick, with lotsa mushroom. definitely not stingy with their ingredients. along with the pita bread, its actually quite filling already.
and just one sidenote, their ice lemon tea is pretty tasteless. hah! that aside, the sandwich itself is pretty normal to me even though my boyfriend commented its nice.
spent about $15 for a meal shared by two.
Rating given:
spageddies is a good place for a satisfying italian meal.
firstly, their food are pretty nice. love their lasagne. very cheesy. one of the best lasagne ive tried. too bad for me i do not take seafood, but my friend commented that their crayfish pasta is really good.
always served hot, or too hot for me at times i take awhile for the food to cool down. well, this proves that their services are efficient i guess.
secondly, generous portion, really bloat me when i finish their food. not for those who are on diet :)
and thirdly, i love their tiramisu. again, a very big piece with nice brandy. not those fake tiramisu outside that uses other substitutes like coffee or artificial flavouring. but beware while eating, coz the coco powder always choke me.
frequently having discounts with some credit cards. so make sure you check with them before paying the bills!
Rating given:
I really love ma maison since the first day ive been there.
it was quite awhile back when it first started. it was pretty quiet in the past but to my surprise, its actually very packed nowadays you can see the long queue outside as early as 4.30.
i really like the environment. as the name suggested, ma maison means my home if im not wrong. and the furnishing inside is mainly using wood furniture with very homely decoration, cozy and nice!
one of my favourite food there will be the italian hame burger steak. its actually one of the better ones ive tried. very tender beef.
another favorite of mine will be their cream of mushroom. very creamy with lots of mushrooms. however, if i am not wrong, its not available everyday. its usually serve as the soup of the day.
their service is fine. but there was a japanese lady. some supervisor i guess, who is real nice and funny. she'll always check with us if the food is up to our expectations at the end of the meal.
very nice ambience, good food. but its pretty expensive, a usual 2 person meal usually cost about $60 - $70 for me. it didnt stop me from going back tho :)
Rating given:
Just happened to pass by this stall at Bugis Junction which was featured in the Straits Times sometime back about its fries so decided to give it a shot, especially since this is probably the only place in Singapore that sells poutine (to my limited knowledge).
Poutine - $4.90 gets you a medium size serving of thick cut fries with the skin still intact, covered in a sporadic layer of cheese curds and drizzled with beef gravy. I personally felt that the fries were too thickly cut, which resulted in some parts being overly hard while some parts were soft. The gravy wasn't hot enough( it was at room temperature!) to melt the cheese curds, unlike that of New York Fries, which pours hot/warm gravy over the curds to melt them onto the fries for a absolutely delicious experience. I also thought that the salt content was a little too excessive as good fries, in my humble opinion, only require minimal salt.
See all my pictures here.
Rating given:
Seems like many of others experience is pretty similar to mine.
i went to bakerzin at paragon one weekday afternoon and man it was really pretty crowded.
their food are nice but its really the services they have to buck up with.
Firstly, it took the staff very long to get us the menus when we requested for it. which means, when we were sitted, they did not even gave us the menu.
Secondly, it also took pretty long for us to get the waitress attention to take our order.
Thirdly, food were served without utensils. when requested, the staff acknowledge but continue to do other things. so we had to ask another staff to get us the utensils but she got us the wrong one, something like fork for soup?
frankly speaking, pretty terrible services but nice food. think ill just have to choose another outlet next time
Rating given:
Its origins dated back to the nineteenth century of Qing Dynasty – affectionately known as Bamboo Noodles, or 竹升面, it is highly regarded for its smooth and tangy texture. The secret to its delectable taste and texture lies in the rigorous production process.
Traditionally hand-made, it is rubbed, kneaded and mixed into dough before being pressed with a long and thick bamboo pole. Using his whole body weight, the master chef will skillfully maneuver the pole back and forth to achieve the springy bite of the noodles.
However, at 大吃の喜, thanks to the ingenious engineering brain of Mr John See and the support from his wife, Amy, one no longer needs to travel all the way to Guangzhou, China (where John first discovered the dish) to sample this appetising noodles – he spent 18 months to invent his very own bamboo noodles production machine! What used to painstakingly take 2 hours to produce this wonderful chow is now reduced to a mere 45 minutes!!! Located in one of the refurbished shophouses along Joo Chiat, at the corner of Koon Send Road, 大吃の喜, or Tai Shek Hei, is a noodle specialist that produces their own palatable noodles with the freshest ingredients.
The verdict: This was probably one of most “Q” or springy noodles HFB has ever tried in his life (The trick is to slurp the noodles, as quickly as Japanese eating ramen, when served, and not wait too long, especially the soup version, as the texture will start to turn soggy).
And unlike the typical noodles one finds in Singapore, there’s none of the lye water taste or “Kee”, in dialect, presented in the noodles. Like how the old Gardenia Bread Ad that goes “It is so good that you can eat it’s on its own”.
Price ranges from $6.50 to $6.80 and comes with choices of Dumplings, Roast Duck, Soy Chicken, Char Siew and even Mushroom and Curry Pork! And that is not to say there’s nothing else good to eat at this restaurant – the appetiser dish of Deep-fried Enoki Mushrooms with Mayonaise (off-menu item) was simple but delightful. It was well fried without the greasy aftertaste and every bite produces an enjoyable crunch.
Another off-menu item of Marinated Chilled Chicken Wings was said to be Amy’s favourite dish in China. Marinated and slightly coloured yellow, it was served chilled for consumption. Slightly salty on it’s own, this would probably go along better with the noodles – however, HFB’s intolerance for cold food means he didn’t appreciate it fully.
The Fried Tobiko Dumpling ($4.00 for 4 pcs) was excellent in its own right. The skin, also home-produced by John’s machine, came with an excellent taste and texture that gave one a perfect crunch. Bountiful with ingredients, the dumplings were full with meat and prawn, and the extra dash of Tobiko, or Flying Fish Roe, freshly imported from Japan gave one an extra dimension to the dish.
However, the same astonishingly couldn’t be said about their soup version ($8.00 for 8pcs). Perhaps soaked in the soup for quite awhile, the skin just wasn’t as enjoyable as the deep-fried ones, and HFB found them a tad salty. Initially HFB thought it was the tobiko, but John confirmed that it was the meat instead that was intentionally marinated saltier to compensate for the clear soup.
The Roast Combination dish of Roast Duck and Char Siew ($10.00 for small serving) was another hit and misses. Everyone knows it is the skin that rates the duck, and 大吃の喜’s version is pretty good. Health conscious eaters would be happy to discover that the duck didn't come with much fat at the bottom of the skin, but yet the thinly strips of skin was so scrumptious and crispy. However, the char siew didn’t exactly wow HFB. He felt the char siew was under-flavoured and could be roasted slightly longer and make do with stronger marinates. Also, the lacked of fats also means it was slightly on the tougher side.
The Chives & Egg Pancake ($3.50 for small serving), shaped like mini curry-puffs, was another healthy option. However, HFB believed that the strong flavour of chives would probably turn many people off from it, although he himself thought the dish was not too bad.
Lunch was rounded off with a dessert of Fungus with Red Dates ($3.00) served chilled. Double-boiled with plenty of ingredients, the pleasant surprise was the inclusion of thinly strips of orange peel that gave a lovely zesty vigor to this otherwise straight forward dessert. On the other hand, HFB thought that the chef was pretty generous with the rock sugar.
You can view the all photos and the production process of the noodles @ His Food Blog.
Rating given:
BonGoût, which means “Good Taste” in French, is surprisingly a Japanese second-hand bookstore and a café located at the cosy and tranquil corner of Robertson Quay since 2000.
First started out in UE Square, one can enjoy their freshly brewed coffee or daily special menu and indulge in Japanese publications like books, magazines and Manga (Japanese comic books) at your own leisure.
This is an absolute haven for all “Otakus” wannabe!!! And fret not if you do not read the Japanese language, for there are tons of Japanese fashion magazines to refer for the latest trend and style.
With rows and rows of publications, along with simplistic décor, what HFB like about this place is the unpretentious character it oozed. Did HFB also mention that Robertson Quay is one of the perfect spot for a peaceful and quiet lunch?
As always, one of the speciality home-styled Japanese cuisines would be their curry rice. As such, HFB ordered a small portion of Beef Curry Rice ($9.00) – and leave to regret it somehow.
Serving wise, it was definitely diminutive – HFB counted a total of 3 bite-sized pieces of beef plus a few tiny bits on his plate along with heaps of Japanese sweet curry and rice. Taste wise it was above average but price wise, HFB thought it was over-the-top for the amount of meat one gets.
If HFB had known, he would be paying an additional dollar for the big portion (but then again, he wonders how many more insignificant pieces of meat he might get for that?).
You can view the all photos and other reviews @ His Food Blog.
Rating given:
Was in the mood for some thin crust pizza so the glutton in me opted for Peperoni Pizzeria, which is owned and operated by fine dining chain Les Amis and boasts a never seen elsewhere in Singapore XXXL family size pizza, measuring 21 inches in diameter. Compare that with the 12-14 inches that is offered by other pizza joints and Peperoni easily takes the cake in terms of size.
Located in the upmarket and reclusive residential enclave of Greenwood Ave, Peperoni Pizzeria sits along a row of tiny shophouses that play host to various renowned F&B establishments such as Punggol Seafood, Lana, Greenwood Fish Market, just to name a few. The air conditioned area exudes a nice warmth through the use of pastel colours and various artworks by professional artists and school children alike. You can even follow the process of your pizza being made and then baked in the oven. There is also a small al fresco area behind which is reminiscent of a mini courtyard, complete with vines. If you need a pass time while waiting for your food or an aspiring artist, just ask for crayons and you can doodle on the paper tablecloths.
XXXL Pizza - If you order the large pizza (12 inches) and above, you can request to split your pizza into 2 totally different flavours, which allows for more variety. We had the Hawaii (tomato sauce, mozzarella, pineapple, cooked ham, bell peppers) and the Suprema (tomato sauce, mozzarella, shitake mushroom, chicken, sausage, onions and red chilli). The pizza crust was relatively thin but a tad too burnt along the edges. The base did seem a little too soggy from all the sauces as well. Ingredients didn't come across as plentiful but adequate nevertheless. Personally I thought that the Hawaii portion tasted better as it came across as more flavourful then that of the Suprema.
Creme Brulee - Ending our high carbohydrate meal on a sweet note was the creme brulee, which was quite good but certainly not the best I've had. Made from real vanilla beans, the pudding wasn't too sweet but the overly soft texture didn't exactly sit well with me. The sugar layer was thin and broke easily under pressure. Peperoni's rendition is comparable to the one at FRE(N)SH, just 1.5 times the size and double the price.
A lunch of gigantic proportions set the 2 of us back by about $55, which is still reasonable considering that the amount of food could have fed at least 3 people. In case you are wondering, no, we didn't finish the food. I surrendered at the halfway mark while my gf ate a quarter of it. The remaining quarter was doggy bagged. Service was slow and spotty and it was quite difficult to catch the wait staff's attention at times. They weren't rude or anything, probably just inattentive or not around.
See all my pictures here.
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