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Yes i finally FINALLY tried Relish.
Another new craving in my list(of Sashimi and fish n chips).
Burger. Ok well Wagyu Burger but relish can also
Liked how its located nxt to a antique furniture store..or sumthing. Its on the 2nd story and i like how its concept is like. very cool
I was torn between the Ramlee- Wild rocket burger and the new Blue Cheese & William Pear Burger. So the bf got Ramlee and I got the Blue Cheese. Upsized my fries to onion rings and we ordered the deconstructed Strawberry chezcake for dessert..
The burgers were alright. I wasnt wowed by my selection . Liked the walnut butter and thepear but it seemed abit too dry. But the Ramlee was gooood. Esp with the egg and the chili and mayo. calorie overdose but heck it.
Fries were nicce. Crunchy n not too salty. Didnt get too jerlak or full. But the onion rings were a dispointment. Not gonna go much into it.
according to ice, citibank cardmembers have a promo where we can get the molten cake if we spend over 50(wic we so did). but when i asked the manager he responded that there werent any promo-i accepted it. but when i asked again specifically qouting the citibank he then confirmed there was that promo but reminded that we have to spend more than $50. in a way i was like (uh u took our orders and we so spent more than 50.heck we spent more than 60!!!). but ok..nvm..gettin the cake although to me molten cake is molten cake.kinda over it.
Cheesecake was intresting. bf enjoyed it, i was just eating it. i like the cheesecake part esp the biscuit base but sumhow lost my apetite by then and molten cake i ate just to get my chocolate fix. I left feeling full but not really satisfied. Overall it was not abig deal and i would rather pay more and go for my wagyu burger at Brown Sugar
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I think this is the only place where I wouldnt mind splurging on when dining in Tampines.
Only tried their sample appetizer platter last New Years eve and due to my recent Fish n Chips cravings, me and fren decided to try out this place.
I love the decor, u can either sit at the normal dining tables or a table for 4 but seated on 2 sofas. i loved that but abit hard to eat cos the table is like a standard coffee table and only reaches to my knees.
The drinks selection looked good too but will try it another day.
I had my fish and chips duh and my fren had the chicken snitzel with the brown sauce. Both came with salad and fries.
My fish and chips were super yummy!!!The batter was light and didnt look like it was drowned in oil*phew*. oh n did i mention it was HUUUGE!!! it was like they used an entire fish!well one that is as long or even longer than a small ruler. And for like 14.90 i tink.
But its a good thing though, if not my fren wouldnt have gotten to try the fish. Yes i actually had a hard time finishing it.(at first)
The chicken snitzel was well just like a chicken cutlet. Only drowned in brown sauce. Which was not bad but well it can be gotten at a food court. Although the size just makes up for it. For 11.90 it is another huge serving.
Drinks was bit ridiculously priced thou. One canned drink at 5 a pop. abit like roadkill rite. Maybe making up for the low price of the food.
Service was oryt. The place wasnt too crowded so staff were attentive. Wonder how if its packed.
One gripe though. Its just behind the taxi stand and entrance of Century square so people passing by will be looking through like they havnt seen other people eating before. Sometimes its just so darn iritating. Even fish tanks have this concept when people can see in but the fish cant see out i tink. Restaurants shuld use that glass.
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Had been meaning to try out Nanbantei and the chance presented itself one evening when I happened to be at Orchard with my gf. Located on the 5th floor of the hip Far East Plaza, Nanbantei, which specialises in Yakitori, has garnered many accolades and rave reviews including that of Tatler's Singapore's Best Restaurant.
The interior of Nanbantei is rather tiny and cramp and the bulk of the seating comes in the form of counter seats (there are a few tables that can accomodate 4 though), which offer a live view of the chef grilling your orders. When I say cramp, it means almost shoulder to shoulder with the person beside you at the counter, which is really disconcerting to say the least.
The scallop was quite a size and came very well seasoned and grilled. A nice smokey taste lingered, complementing the fibrous texture of the scallop. I did find the salt a little too heavy though.
Asparagus Maki & Nikuzume Shiitake - If I may say, the asparagus maki was nothing short of excellent. It really surpassed all expectations. Soft asparagus covered with a layer of pork grilled till crisp and a sprinkling of salt for that extra flavour. If not for the price($5.70), I would have ordered more.
The Shiitake mushroom stuffed with chicken was average really. The chicken taste overwhelmed the mushroom and it was a tad too salty.
Ebi - At $7 per relatively large prawn, its honestly quite expensive especially when there was no marination or anything, save for the dash of salt sprinkled whilst grilling. To give it credit, the prawns were sweet with a nice grilled taste. But believe me, take away the shells and the meat is minimal.
Tokusei Tsukune - Nanbantei's Tokusei Tsukune or house special meatballs, was essentially 2 skewers of meat merged into one huge and rather unsightly chunk and came served with a single raw quail's egg sliced off at the top. The meat was nicely minced with bits of uneveness but I did find the dish to be very salty probably due to the sauce. A decent dish, but not fantastic.
Shiitake - Yet another overly salty dish, the shiitake didn't come across as too dry though due to the sauce. Not something I would order again for just over $5.
Yaki Onigiri - A Japanese speciality according to the waitress, the Yaki Onigiri was rather interesting and looked very much like a corn cob. Grilled to charred and hard on the outside yet a little soft and sticky on the inside. The flavours were a mix and match of salty and spicy, which honestly was a terrible end to the meal. It definitely didn't help that bits of the charred rice were very prone to getting lodged in between my teeth.
$68 for a meal with such meagre portions is ridiculously expensive in my opinion, even though the food is fairly decent. To be fair, Nanbantei does offer set meals at $32 for 8 sticks of yakitori which does seem a better deal, but going ala carte is definitely a big no no. Drinks are expensive as well and no complimentary iced water is served.
See all my pictures here.
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There are so many stalls in one hawker centre alone, so how do you make your choice which one to order from? This is especially a problem when you want to order a particular food, say for example char kuay teow but found yourself staring at a few similar stalls. Which one do you order from? Being Singaporeans the first thought will be to see which stall has the longest Q, well if so many others like their food, it can’t be that bad right?
So usually i’ll go and look around the tables, to see which plates dominate the area, and its a good gauge how popular a stall is. Of course, you can’t judge a stall by its queue, or you ain’t the type that will bother to queue a good fifteen to twenty minutes just for food. So what’s next? Through word-of-mouth recommendations, “stall B at that hawker centre is very good, must-try!” Alternatively, continue your blog-reading at ladyironchef to find out more!
Anyway, one of the common methods will be to look at the stall for any media recognition, there are so many TV food programs which recommend on food, and very often they will issue their own “certificate” to acknowledge that hawker stall is good. Again, this method can also be flaw as the stalls that they recommended might not be that good sometimes, but usually the sales at that particular stall will go up after featured on TV, Singaporeans are Singaporeans after all.
Nevertheless, this is one method that i use quite often when i don’t have no idea which stall to order from. And i decided to order from Teng Yu chee cheong fun porridge stall after i saw their “media recognition”, coming in the form of a video recording showing on the TV no less.
Char siew cheong fun ($2.30)
Teng Yu stall offers four different types of cheong fun, prawn, turnip, char siew and one more. All of them come with the option of having your cheong fun with porridge. And they have quite a few selections if you just want porridge alone, century egg, sliced fish, fish head, and seafood porridge.
The skin of the char siew cheong fun was smooth and easy on the palate, topped with plenty of sesame seeds, it came with light sauce. However, the char siew meat were all in very small bits and pieces, and i would prefer them to come in bigger pieces even if there were less of them in that way.
The char siew bites were rather soft, in fact too soft for my liking, and it did not have the sweet and juicy taste that’s in good char siew. Furthermore, they added in some vegetables in it which i did not like. Don’t get me wrong, I love to eat greens, but cheong fun with greens simply did not work out.
The overall taste is quite weak, as in not much flavour in the chee cheong fun, maybe its lighter in flavour because it’s suppose to go together with the porridge, or maybe it’s just me. So you have to try out for yourself to try out. I missed out on the previous post for Mr Avocado, the Alexandra Village hawker centre is opposite the Queensway shopping centre, don’t mistake it with ABC food centre which is nearby.
You are always welcome to visit ladyironchef for a full-up on this trip. Whatever written herein are my genuine feelings expressed in words. Food, my dear, is what they call an adventure!
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I know what you are thinking of when i mentioned hawker centre stalls, plain, boring, unfanciful, the run-of-the-mill look! But recently food lovers are spoil with more options as more food & beverage owners look to “attack” the heartlands, the place where you and I grew up in. Botak Jones, Cilantro are some of the better-known names to “invade” our familiar neighbourhood.
Putting that aside, Mr Avocado isn’t exactly “new”, they have been around since 1990, and participated in the Singapore Food Festival 2003, 2004. Well just that last time i didn’t really keep an eye for good food, so i only came to know its existence after a friend recommended me there.
Avocado ($2)
They are not called Mr Avocado for nothing, the avocado being their signature drink is surely a must-order drink when you are here. Although i am not a fan of avocado, but Mr Avocado’s rendition win me over with its smooth, creamy and milky interpretation.
Avocado fruits contain a high concentration of dietary fiber, vitamins and potassium. And definitely makes a good drink on a hot day. Mr Avocado’s tagline is “exotic fruit juice”. With some of their specialty like dragon fruit, wintermelon, waterchestnut, loh han kuo, soursop, aloe vera, white fungus definitely sounds more exotic than your usual watermelon, apple, orange.
And i noticed the fact that within Alexandra village hawker centre there are at least four fruit drink stalls selling almost identical drinks. My guess is the hawker centre is always crowded with the office folks working nearby coming in for lunch, and you know fruit juice is always a pleaser for the ladies.
You are always welcome to visit ladyironchef for a full-up on this trip. Whatever written herein are my genuine feelings expressed in words. Food, my dear, is what they call an adventure!
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Small but cosy cafe.
Have past by this little cafe tuck at the corner of Marina Square several times. Over the weekend, we decided to give it a try.
As we weren't that hungry, and it was already pretty late, we decided to have some finger food. Ordered half dozen of NZ Greenlip Mussels and a Seafood Basket.
You can choose how you want your mussels to be done. We settled with White wine and garlic. This half dozen mussels was pretty alright. The wine was relatively mild and could taste more of the garlic than the wine.
The Seafood Basket took quite awhile to come. We were shocked to see it served in a bucket instead of the usual basket. There was a piece of fish, 2 prawns, 2 scallops, 2 fish nuggets and bunch of fries. All quite well battered and fried. Except for the prawns, which we both felt was too tiny and too much batter. Fish was crispy and crunch. Like the texture of the way it was cooked.
Overall quite a nice and simple meal. The place is pretty cool at night, we the lightings hanging from the ceiling of Marina Square and cosy ambience of Fin Cafe. (Check out the attached video and you'll know what I mean.) :)
And well, looks like they've started charging GST already! Its hard to survive without this these days.
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Read some good reviews and had some good recommendation from friend. We were warned that the place will be damn full and sure enough even when we wanted to make reservations, the reservation was full.
We were greeted by the friendly and sunshine waitress and their very polite manager. We did not had a long wait... at most 15 mins and we were led to our seats.
Ordered steak lunch set, curry udon (with rice), seafood platter and spaghetti bolognaise (don't know how to spell)
After many good reviews and the full reservations, the full house, I was quite disappointed with the place.
Steak: Although they mentioned their sauce is very special etc etc... the portion I ate wasn't that very special. Very salty and tasted like soy sauce to me. The saltiness of the sauce also covered the taste of the beef However the tenderness of the steak is just right and the set is quite valued.
Curry Udon : Came with rice too. This seems to be the best among all the dishes. A tad too sweet for me though most Jap curry are like that.
Seafood Platter: Rice wasn't that great... taste doesn't seem to be there. I feel like I'm just biting something. The person who ordered this mentioned that the combination of the taste of oyster, prawns and the rice is strange.
Not much comments about the spaghetti just that its oily and nothing special.
Atmosphere was rather good and service staffs there friendly, fast and commendable.
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Just had our "dessert" here before our movie is dued. We bought Choco and Oreo Mash mellow, I had Strawberry Choco, Chocolate rice, blueberry flavours (Paisei I don't remember their names) Apart from the lack of facial expression crew, we love our yogurts~!
Definitely a change from the normal yogurt, mine was a refreshing and delicious blend of strawberry and chocolate fudge though a little too milky for me.
Dar's chocolate and oreo mash mellow was nice but a bit to the sour side.
Blueberry and chocolate rice are definite must try~!
We were wondering whether the yogurt is the same for all the flavors as I tasted them to be different but Claire said they tasted different because of the sides e.g strawberry sauce.
Definitely must try. There are still many flavors to choose from~!
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I just realised. I havnt written a review yet!!Gasps.
Ok. Well like the Ninja Turtles, Im a total pizza feind. I love love love pizza especially thin crust ones and light ones without an overload of the dough. Before da Mario, the only pizza's i had were from Pizza Hut, Dominos, Canadian piza and the other 2 for 1 pizza places. So my first time here was like *doinks* whoa. Pizza hut who??
Problem is i do not like tomato base. Yes most places use tomato base(usually i ask for the pizza without the tomato) so i did ask if it was possible to get the pizza sans the tomato base but using the cream based. Mario kindly obliged and whipped up the seafood pizza for me with cream sauce instead. So in the entire table only mua had the unique white pizza while everyone els had tomato base pizza.
Before this i did try the calamari. Which while i found was easily chewable and light, liked the batter but found it abit salty. DIdnt try the parma ham for obvious reasons(yes its weird that im ok with drinking but when eating pork or other non halal meat is concerned im not).
Then came the pasta with black truffle. it was my first time trying it too. And oh yum. Didnt know how delicious it was. It was creamy and yet not jerlak or too thick like some cream based pasta are. I happily ate my pasta and finished it before my much awaited pizza came.
When it did, mamamia, the pizza was like the way i wanted. Light, chewy yet crispy. Ok abit salty also but still good. Plenty of prawns and squids and scallops wic im not a big fan of. But i ate it all. Was feeling quite full after that. But cmon. As if i wouldnt have dessert. Did get to try the different dessert options but liked the tiramisu. Is was not too drenched in alcohol and not too dry and i savoured it bit by bit. It was actually the first time i tried a tiramisu i liked.
we sat outside and it was nice.near to the waterfront(ok not too near but ok enuf) and from the outside i could see the cosy homey interior or the shop. Staff had slight problems communicating(english not that good) but they tried and i applaud that compared to certain supposedly Halal establishment in Simpang which employ staff who dont speak a word of english.
Since i heard they have a new menu, im so going there again. this time with boyfriend in tow and no im not sharing the tiramisu.
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Met up with my best fren on a quest for pizza. N no not pizza hut ok. That is just wrong. After a long day climbing up and down a plane and doing a mans job(which I still dont know why I love it so much), I really didnt wanna go far from a MRT station so we chose Raffles City as the place to meet. I was dead set on having my white pizza and The Pizza Place was here so obviously we decided to dine here. The concept is like Pastamania. Order and pay at counter. They will send the food.
Our orders were as follows.
Salad(around $6)-typical salad, greenz, tomato, other veges that slipped my mind with balsamic vinegar.
Chicken Royale Pizza with Added Prawns personal size-(about $10) i liked it. The crust was not super thick or thin and was crispy outside and soft and not too heavy. Cream sauce was very not jerlak and the chicken and prawns were well chicken and prawns. I liked it.
Chicken Lasagne(around $10)- the chicken n musroom baked rice was not available so my best fren settled on this. He liked it and knowin full well how im such a cheese feind gave me sum of his cheese. Yumm...It was cooked just rite. Not too long till the cheese became hard yet not too short. I liked it. But can make a chilli sauce or cream based lasagne??since i hate2 tomato based(yes im strange ok i know)
We also ordered a side of the hot wings($7). Good. Crunchy, mildly spicy and not super dripping with oil.
Total damage done not sure cos i didnt pay ('',)..it was a birthday treat..A late one..but still ('',)
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