IMO, botak jones is kinda over-rated. Not that I don't like it, but I've heard so many people talking about it and how much they enjoy it and all, but then, are the food really that good?
Yeah, the serving is huge and thus its kinda value for money. The thing I enjoy when I'm at Botak Jones (twice) is reading the menu! Have to give credit to the creator of the not-so-elegant-but-fun-to-read-menu. Bring one home if you want. They have lots! And I'm sure they'll photocopy new copies when the old ones wear off.
If you're hungry for beef patty or huge sausages, you can give botak jones a try. As they say, "They really don't care."
This is one of my favourite indian food store for roti prata and teh tarik! Mainly because it is near me and my buddy's home and the roti prata here is pretty nice. But it is usually very crowded and smokers probably won't like this place, as there are only two smoking tables out of the many tables there.
Went to have dinner at this outlet this evening. Sadly, we went home w/o any food... just liquid...
Here's the story why.... We placed our order with the waitress - lobster bisque, prawn salad and bread pudding for dessert. (The bread pudding was our reason for being there.)
After checking with the kitchen, the waitress came back to inform us that the bread pudding was sold out. Disappointed, but we decided to stay for the soup and the salad.
Our table, no. 13, was next to the kitchen and we have see every order that came out. There were a couple of orders before us (all main courses) so it took quite a while for our simple soup to arrive. (45 mins to be exact. cos we were in a rush so I was eyeing my watch the entire wait.)
We drank our soup and thought our salad will come soon... however, after 10 mins, we still didn't see anything served. Then the waitress came and asked if we can change our order cause the kitchen ran out of prawns!!! WHAT?!?!?! After so long than they realised they've ran out of prawns??? We were very upset. We told her to cancel our order. When I asked for a pen from the waitress to fill up the customers feedback form, than the manager started to panic. He checked with the kitchen, and they started searching for prawns around the kitchen!
Well, it's either the kitchen staff were lazy or they didn't bother to check, cos the manager came back while I'm already 2/3 through writing my feedback on the form, saying that the can serve the prawn salad if we still want it as they've found prawns in their kitchen store!... funny isn't it?
We all hear so much about the Swedish meatballs and, well basically Ikea Tampines' restaurant. What about it being bigger, with more tables and food and stuff. Well, I really don't know if it really is that great after all.
To begin with, I must say that they put their creativity into good use when thinking of how to make dining more convenient. As it happens for many when ordering food, usually one tray is not enough to hold all our plates and Ikea has a solution to this. If we can use trolley when shopping for groceries, why not the same for food? With it being my first time there, I was really impressed by the three-tier trolley.
To make dining more enjoyable, Ikea has kindly offered to push your trolleys back for you after you've ordered your food. However, I feel that the place is shorthanded and there are constantly trolleys around that gets in the way.
So, after getting a table, I went to order my food. Despite the horribly long queue, I was surprised to be out of it real soon. The concept of taking your own food and having to make minimum orders was quite a smart idea as the queue moves faster this way.
I ordered their Spaghetti with meatballs ($7 ) and a poached salmon ($6.50). Price sounds fine, but I must say the servings are really small and the quality of the food is not that great after all. The meatballs are actually.. no big deal. It does not go well with the spaghetti, and it does not have any unique taste (or so I was expecting). Kinda overrated I'd say. The side dish for the salmon was bad, literally. The broccoli looked like some withering old plant (you won't want to see it, what more eat it); the potato was really hard.
Having to wait 20min for a table just for this (apart from the free flow of drinks that could be a plus point).. nah, not worth it..
I finally got the chance to try this! Let me tell you, their curry puffs are really like nothing I've ever tasted. Regular curry puffs' fillings are "dry", while 1A Crispy Puffs' are filled with real curry! And the crust is absolutely fantastic!
I was never a fan of curry puffs until I tried theirs.
Ramen! My favourite noodles! And so great to have it Halal certified! So everyone can enjoy their yummy and spicy ramen!
My favourite must be their ultra spicy ramen soup base! Always makes me sweat and my nose blocked when I drink it. But its just super shiok! And when I'm hungry, I'll make it a big bowl (extra ramen) in my order.
And his favourite is the dry ramen. For those who don't like soupy noodles, their dry ramen is very nice too! Give their Tom Yam Dry Ramen a try. You'll sure want to go back for more!
Ramen Ten is also available at Jubilee AMK, and I'm sure few more places... look out for their red interior and big green signboard spelt out Ramen Ten!
Give it a try! And share what you like/ don't like about Ramen Ten!
If you're looking for something new, trendy, unique and absolutely stylish! Visit LiMEds|gn.com! All accessories are handmade and designed by Claudia! (aka me! *lol*)
This super cool idea came about when I was packing my stash of things in my room, and hey! the idea of using those stash came to mind!
LiMEds|gn mades special see-through charms that you can wear as necklaces, bracelets or use as bag charms! New designs are constantly being created! So check out LiMEds|gn blog regularly for our latest creations! (Every piece of accessories is unique, so there's no #2 in the world!)
I was there last Saturday with my girlfriends. I've been wanting to check out any one of the boardgames cafe in Singapore for the longest time! But never had the chance till last Saturday. And now, I think I'm hooked!! Thanks to my friend!
Pitstop Cafe is a homely and friendly boardgame cafe. Located on the 3rd level of 14B Circular Road (within clark quay), players first challenge was to climb that scary looking stairs leading up to the cafe. (I'm afraid of stairs you see... actually its not that scary lah!)
You'll be welcomed by this unique looking door that most people will find it rather familiar (aka the push and pull toilet door) and upon entering, you'll see the entire wall filled with photos and graffiti! Great place for those who loves doodling on walls and photos! (Please keep to you own little space on the wall and photos only.)
Free-flow of sky juice (aka plain water) in cute little pitchers. And I love love the cheese balls! But only got 8 pieces, which were shared among the 5 of us... next time I go (which is on Saturday!) I'll sure buy a whole plate for my own consumption! Wahahaha!!
People at Pitstop Cafe are very friendly, fun and helpful. Need help with the games, just raise your hands and they'll come to you! (But pls understand that there's only couple of them and so many guests, so give them a little time to attend to you ya.)
This is a great place to hangout with your friends and family! I'm definetly going to visit them very often for lots of fun and games and food!
A little bit of everything.
That's what I'd use to describe this place. They have a little bit of many different styles of food.
From outside, this place looks like a Western dining place. Something like.. Breeks!. But when you take a look at the menu, they have different types of dishes. Very much like a fusion of Italian, Indonesian, Western etc.
I really like their Calamari rings. It is served with a Thai sauce that is sweet and a little spicy, and has a fragrance that comes from, I think, lemongrass. And better still, it cost only $3.90! I thought that was a really good price!
But other than that, I thought that the other things that I tried, such as the Belado Chicken and the Chilli Crab pizza, were not that great. You could make the pizza yourself and the Belado Chicken seemed like a $10 Nasi Lemak..
Being a calamari-fan, I would definitely be extremely biased if I said that this place was good and definitely worth going..
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IMO, botak jones is kinda over-rated. Not that I don't like it, but I've heard so many people talking about it and how much they enjoy it and all, but then, are the food really that good?
Yeah, the serving is huge and thus its kinda value for money. The thing I enjoy when I'm at Botak Jones (twice) is reading the menu! Have to give credit to the creator of the not-so-elegant-but-fun-to-read-menu. Bring one home if you want. They have lots! And I'm sure they'll photocopy new copies when the old ones wear off.
If you're hungry for beef patty or huge sausages, you can give botak jones a try. As they say, "They really don't care."
Rating given:
This is one of my favourite indian food store for roti prata and teh tarik! Mainly because it is near me and my buddy's home and the roti prata here is pretty nice. But it is usually very crowded and smokers probably won't like this place, as there are only two smoking tables out of the many tables there.
In fact, I'm heading there right now! :D
Rating given:
Went to have dinner at this outlet this evening. Sadly, we went home w/o any food... just liquid...
Here's the story why....
We placed our order with the waitress - lobster bisque, prawn salad and bread pudding for dessert. (The bread pudding was our reason for being there.)
After checking with the kitchen, the waitress came back to inform us that the bread pudding was sold out. Disappointed, but we decided to stay for the soup and the salad.
Our table, no. 13, was next to the kitchen and we have see every order that came out. There were a couple of orders before us (all main courses) so it took quite a while for our simple soup to arrive. (45 mins to be exact. cos we were in a rush so I was eyeing my watch the entire wait.)
We drank our soup and thought our salad will come soon... however, after 10 mins, we still didn't see anything served. Then the waitress came and asked if we can change our order cause the kitchen ran out of prawns!!! WHAT?!?!?! After so long than they realised they've ran out of prawns??? We were very upset. We told her to cancel our order. When I asked for a pen from the waitress to fill up the customers feedback form, than the manager started to panic. He checked with the kitchen, and they started searching for prawns around the kitchen!
Well, it's either the kitchen staff were lazy or they didn't bother to check, cos the manager came back while I'm already 2/3 through writing my feedback on the form, saying that the can serve the prawn salad if we still want it as they've found prawns in their kitchen store!... funny isn't it?
Rating given:
We all hear so much about the Swedish meatballs and, well basically Ikea Tampines' restaurant. What about it being bigger, with more tables and food and stuff. Well, I really don't know if it really is that great after all.
To begin with, I must say that they put their creativity into good use when thinking of how to make dining more convenient. As it happens for many when ordering food, usually one tray is not enough to hold all our plates and Ikea has a solution to this. If we can use trolley when shopping for groceries, why not the same for food? With it being my first time there, I was really impressed by the three-tier trolley.
To make dining more enjoyable, Ikea has kindly offered to push your trolleys back for you after you've ordered your food. However, I feel that the place is shorthanded and there are constantly trolleys around that gets in the way.
So, after getting a table, I went to order my food. Despite the horribly long queue, I was surprised to be out of it real soon. The concept of taking your own food and having to make minimum orders was quite a smart idea as the queue moves faster this way.
I ordered their Spaghetti with meatballs ($7 ) and a poached salmon ($6.50). Price sounds fine, but I must say the servings are really small and the quality of the food is not that great after all. The meatballs are actually.. no big deal. It does not go well with the spaghetti, and it does not have any unique taste (or so I was expecting). Kinda overrated I'd say. The side dish for the salmon was bad, literally. The broccoli looked like some withering old plant (you won't want to see it, what more eat it); the potato was really hard.
Having to wait 20min for a table just for this (apart from the free flow of drinks that could be a plus point).. nah, not worth it..
Rating given:
I finally got the chance to try this! Let me tell you, their curry puffs are really like nothing I've ever tasted. Regular curry puffs' fillings are "dry", while 1A Crispy Puffs' are filled with real curry! And the crust is absolutely fantastic!
I was never a fan of curry puffs until I tried theirs.
It is a must-try!
Rating given:
Newly set-up place for Yogurt goers. They have quite a wide variety of flavors to choose from.
Tried the mango flavor yogurt last week. It was nice. But not fantastic.
Lots more room for improvement for them I have to say.
They also have another outlet at Downtown East (opposit Pizza Hut). Give it a try and let us know what you think.
Personally, I would probably give it a miss the next time.
Rating given:
Ramen! My favourite noodles! And so great to have it Halal certified! So everyone can enjoy their yummy and spicy ramen!
My favourite must be their ultra spicy ramen soup base! Always makes me sweat and my nose blocked when I drink it. But its just super shiok! And when I'm hungry, I'll make it a big bowl (extra ramen) in my order.
And his favourite is the dry ramen. For those who don't like soupy noodles, their dry ramen is very nice too! Give their Tom Yam Dry Ramen a try. You'll sure want to go back for more!
Ramen Ten is also available at Jubilee AMK, and I'm sure few more places... look out for their red interior and big green signboard spelt out Ramen Ten!
Give it a try! And share what you like/ don't like about Ramen Ten!
Rating given:
If you're looking for something new, trendy, unique and absolutely stylish! Visit LiMEds|gn.com! All accessories are handmade and designed by Claudia! (aka me! *lol*)
This super cool idea came about when I was packing my stash of things in my room, and hey! the idea of using those stash came to mind!
LiMEds|gn mades special see-through charms that you can wear as necklaces, bracelets or use as bag charms! New designs are constantly being created! So check out LiMEds|gn blog regularly for our latest creations! (Every piece of accessories is unique, so there's no #2 in the world!)
Rating given:
I was there last Saturday with my girlfriends. I've been wanting to check out any one of the boardgames cafe in Singapore for the longest time! But never had the chance till last Saturday. And now, I think I'm hooked!! Thanks to my friend!
Pitstop Cafe is a homely and friendly boardgame cafe. Located on the 3rd level of 14B Circular Road (within clark quay), players first challenge was to climb that scary looking stairs leading up to the cafe. (I'm afraid of stairs you see... actually its not that scary lah!)
You'll be welcomed by this unique looking door that most people will find it rather familiar (aka the push and pull toilet door) and upon entering, you'll see the entire wall filled with photos and graffiti! Great place for those who loves doodling on walls and photos! (Please keep to you own little space on the wall and photos only.)
Free-flow of sky juice (aka plain water) in cute little pitchers. And I love love the cheese balls! But only got 8 pieces, which were shared among the 5 of us... next time I go (which is on Saturday!) I'll sure buy a whole plate for my own consumption! Wahahaha!!
People at Pitstop Cafe are very friendly, fun and helpful. Need help with the games, just raise your hands and they'll come to you! (But pls understand that there's only couple of them and so many guests, so give them a little time to attend to you ya.)
This is a great place to hangout with your friends and family! I'm definetly going to visit them very often for lots of fun and games and food!
Rating given:
A little bit of everything.
That's what I'd use to describe this place. They have a little bit of many different styles of food.
From outside, this place looks like a Western dining place. Something like.. Breeks!. But when you take a look at the menu, they have different types of dishes. Very much like a fusion of Italian, Indonesian, Western etc.
I really like their Calamari rings. It is served with a Thai sauce that is sweet and a little spicy, and has a fragrance that comes from, I think, lemongrass. And better still, it cost only $3.90! I thought that was a really good price!
But other than that, I thought that the other things that I tried, such as the Belado Chicken and the Chilli Crab pizza, were not that great. You could make the pizza yourself and the Belado Chicken seemed like a $10 Nasi Lemak..
Being a calamari-fan, I would definitely be extremely biased if I said that this place was good and definitely worth going..
Rating given: