While jogging, a youngster approached us with a coupon pamphlet. He was promoting food items having discounted prices because of newly established outlet near our friend’s block of flats. We just need to pay $10 for the pamphlet but get to order main dish like whole roasted chicken at 50% discount upon presenting the voucher. On top of that, we can order any side dishes at $1 only. Glancing at the price list, a half chicken cost about $15 and side dishes like cheesy fries, salads or soup are at least $3. We found it worth to buy since the outlet is within walking distance and the expiry of this offer is end of May.
We happily walked to this outlet the next day and flashed the pamphlet at the cashier. To our astonishment, we were told that there was no such offer by them. They are also not aware that the marketing company that they have engaged to promote this outlet has created such offers. Neither have they returned the money collected from sales of this coupon pamphlet too. They were equally shocked when customers turned up in the afternoon to demand that they honour the promo price.
We were too hungry to be angry after hearing several apologies from the staff. Upon noticing that we are not happy, the manager offered to give us 20% discount and again apologised that the Management did not handle this matter well.
The chicken took about 45 mins to be roasted. When served piping hot, the aroma from the herbs and spices was so tempting that we cut it immediately. The meat was juicy and tender with the chicken skin deeply marinated in the spices. For the price of the chicken, the size looked bigger than what we have expected. It was a satisfying meal coupled with a bottle of cream soda that tasted more like root beer.
Although the staff welcomed us to try their burgers and side dishes on our next visit, we were not sure after this incident.
I had read about W39's awesome burger in the various (un)conventional media outlets and eagerly made my way down with my colleagues one weekday afternoon to partake in the consumption of one of my favourite dishes.
The Place & Menu - Nestled within the quiet private estate stretch of Jalan Mas Puteh and playing neighbour to KFC, W39 stands out with its cosy yet rather quirky interior with a nostalgic nod to yesteryear. Think bare floors, brightly coloured chairs, and knick knacks from my childhood (okay I'm old).
Wagyu Burger - The main reason why I was here, the much raved about wagyu burger. I should had known better. For starters, it was relatively tiny (think McD's new Big Mac size but without the middle slice of muffin) and the bun was dry and insipid though crisp in some parts. Instead of medium rare as per my request, the patty came medium well but looked like it had hemorrhaged just before service (check out the amount of blood soaked up by the bun). Taste wise, it was rather similar to McD's Quarter Pounder patty, albeit coming across as slightly thicker. And the cheese atop tasted almost non existent. In my humble opinion, this burger doesn't even meet the mark for a normal, non fast food beef burger, much less a wagyu beef burger. How it is so highly raved about honestly confounds me.
Mister Chocolate - Apparently the best selling dessert at W39 (according to a placard in the display fridge), the Mister Chocolate did manage to provide a wee bit of redemption after the less than satisfactory burger experience. Smooth and rich chocolate fudge covering and flowing through the moist sponge whose texture was strangely similar to huat kueh (Chinese steamed cake). Top up $2 for a scoop of average quality vanilla ice cream. Overall still a decent dessert.
Rainbow Cake - As vibrant and appetising as the rainbow cake looked, it was actually pretty bad. The buttercream was stodgy and eating it was akin to chomping straight down into a cube of butter. Dry sponge layers definitely didn't help one bit. It was so bad that there was quite a bit left over.
Lunch for the 3 of us cost almost $87, which was pricey considering the quality of food. Service was alright but it will take more than service and a cosy ambience to get me to return.
My extravagantly pleasing Dinner at the Oscar's authentic home cooked Italian buffet by Executive Chef Michele Mingozzi was an extensive spread of delectable seafood and freshly flown poultry, carefully prepared and immeasurably enjoyed.
I was surprised by the considerable size of the buffet spread, which kinda made me feel terribly skinny in my overgrown body and yet i still didn't manage to try every dish in the spread. When I finally crawled to the Beautiful finishing point, bountifully filled with colourful sweets, the infamous EAT ALL YOU WANT dessert spread, I could only weakly manage to grab a few ganaches squares and the highly adored tiramisu, vowing to return for this food galore with a spare tank in my belly.
1) Great choices of home-made breads I have always loved warm bread with balsamic vinaigrette and olive oil however the bakery section consist of many other lovely bakes like olive infused focaccia, bread sticks, Sesame Crisp and plenty of other herb infused choices which delighted me visually and satiated my hunger for carbs.
I spied a bowl of fried olives next to the breads and fell in love with the juicy and savoury taste of these breaded fruits bursting in my mouth.
2) Love the cheese spread A good choice of various exotic cheeses available from the easy to eat Taleggio to the strong Gorgonzola, however the lime light is on the wooden bucket full of mozzarella littered with olives, tomato and loaded with a good choice of sauces to drizzle on. Apparently the lack of taste of this fantastically textured Mozzarellas are great taste enhancers of their partners... It liberates the taste of their partner and compliments with great texture thus making it great to pair with exotic tasting sauces and fruits.
I simple love the variety of sauces, dried fruits, nuts and biscuits that were carefully placed with each cheese platter and I appreciated the recommendations as sometimes we ain't so sure what is supposed to go with what.
3) Caesar Salad in a cheese bowl Yes the salad here is mixed in a huge cut-out chunk of cheese bowl which is beyond coolness...
4) SEAFOOD IS AMAZING The spread of seafood was beyond my imagination. First there were cooked and concocted seafood salad (eg. prawns in chilli oil) served in shots or scotch glasses and then there was the sashimi counter that served freshly sliced raw fish and sushi (the salmon belly sushi had its belly melting in my mouth), and then there were buckets full of COLD SEAFOOD of many kinds (Spider Crab, Sri Lankan Crab, Mussels, Scallops, Prawns, crayfish), Cooked chilled and ready to eat. The crab was sweet, mussels fresh and scallops chunky and juicy, what more could you ask for seriously....
BUCKETS AND BUCKETS full of fresh OYSTERS from 5 different locations, each bearing a different distinctive taste of the sea they live in. Extremely fresh, nicely cleaned and I kinda felt like tearing up while I indulge in them. Yes, it was sweet and tasted like the sea and I felt honoured getting to eat them here without having to visit the USA or Canada or Ireland or France.
5) More than 30 Varieties of Pasta and Cooked food Space utilization is at its all time high here with every available space on the buffet table filled in with a dish. Yes... applaud the efficiency of the one organizing the display of the buffet spread...
Pork Porchetta - Was not an easy dish to make especially with a a huge limb yet it was executed with such skill and expertise; skin was crispy and thin and lightly separated from the tender and well flavoured flesh. The meat lightly coated with some fats melted in my mouth was puuur-fect...
Another traditional home cooked Italian dish that was unique was the gnocchi (potato balls) in a creme sauce that was chewy and reminded me of small tang yuan however in a savoury creme sauce.
You have to also try the braised Veal Tongue in a brown sauce which I took quite some boldness to try and it tasted just like extremely tender veal. Was quite pleasant actually.
6) Don't forget the noodle bar at the outdoor dining area
Loved the idea of an outdoor lounge area and what more, 2 friendly noodle sifu cooking up yummy Laksa, wanton noodles and TomYum seafood soup to warm the belly. Lots of ingredients like succulent juicy prawns and mushrooms with some kick in that tomyum soup...
7) The Never-Ending Dessert Spread Was indeed the largest dessert spread i've ever seen, beautifully decorated and made me hungry for sweets just thinking about it.
You might want to start with some fruits, marshmallows and pretty little things to soak up the elegant chocolate fountain and then order a waffle from the dessert chef that could be paired with (5 unique flavoured) balls of home made ice-creams. Topped with hundred and one toppings of all kinds... (never seen so many different toppings in my life).
You could also end up with some banana froyo drizzled with a huge selection of flavoured syrups otherwise some dried fruits... (i'm only halfway down the dessert aisle). Otherwise ask for some ice-cream in a cup and i personally find 'Balsamic Ice Cream a tad sour which is quite pleasing and 'Stracciatelia'- uniquely sweet with bits of something that was lovely.
And then you have arrived to the cake, tarts, tiramisu, meringue cookie, chocolate square area, in which I just didn't know where to start...
The Tiramisu is an absolute winner, served in a beautiful martini glass, the creme was smooth and cake well liquored which made everything wonderful.
I'm astonished with the Earl Grey Ganache firstly because I've never been to a dinner buffet with so many flavours for chocolate squares to choose from and the taste of the ganache was exquisite. Fit for the Earl himself, the Earl Grey was aromatic with bits of tea immersed by quality smooth bitter chocolate carefully concocted to melt in my mouth , leaving an aromatic fragrant after-taste.
The spread was extremely worth its price of (S$69 / weekday dinner) as the ingredients were fresh and spread well executed. Sitting areas were spacious, chic, comfortable and service is friendly and prompt. We relish even the lovely decorations on the buffet spread as we were in awe that a buffet spread could be so stylishly decorated. What impressed me had to be the variety of this decadent spread and the effort in sourcing these fresh and sometimes hard to obtain ingredients. The passionate chefs that made these delectable traditional dishes gave me a good glimpse of the traditional Italian culture and is somewhat memorable.
While cruising along Neo Tiew Road, we came across this place called D’Kranji Resort Farm. It is more like a chalet type of resort but comes with additional facilities like spa, prawn fishing and locally planted fruits & vegetables farm. There is a beer garden where you could chill out for the evening or an in-house Chinese restaurant which serves pretty good food.
With chalets of different sizes, it caters to families who needed some quality bonding time and discover the kampong spirit of picking up fruits and vegetables from the nearby farm. We understand that the Family Suite consisted of 2 bedrooms and a separate kitchen & dining area. There is also a barbeque pit provided at the backyard. Although the leaftlet mentioned that there is a karoke system in each room, we didn’t hear anybody singing while we were having dinner.
Occasionally, the resort will hold organic farm fairs and even have mini fun fairs showcasing eating, cooking and planting of vegetables and snacks.
Our choice of food came piping hot and we decided to dine outside the restaurant as it was more breezy. Our main dish was the Sri Lanka crabs which was cooked in two ways - chillie gravy and freshly steamed in chopped garlic. Both dishes were delicious.
The fried rice and sambal kangkong were equally tasty. The yam ring basket was rather small but the generous servings of items like mushrooms, chestnuts, cashews and colourful capsicums were spilled over from the centre of the ring basket.
During the whole session of dining, we were entertained by music and singers from nearby beer garden. Indeed, the atmosphere was relaxing and with the cool wind blowing, we have truly enjoyed our dinner.
Karoke has been our past time hobby as it is one of the ways to relax and mingle with our friends. We have also brought our families along as our nieces and nephews also like to sing.
Our friends recommended this outlet as we had our dinner earlier at the food center. Since it is located within walking distance, we decided to take a slow walk to digest our heavy dinner.
When we entered the reception area, it was already freezing cold. We asked the staff whether the rooms will be equally cold, she said yes as this is central air conditioning system.
Before we were shown to our room, the staff handed us a holder containing a few plastic mugs. As they explained, it came to us as a bonus that drinks are free flow. Which means you can help yourself to hot beverage vending machine with cups of freshly brewed teh tarik, cappuccino, latte, etc. There was also a soft drink vending machine located on the same table counter.
The rooms are rather small but clean and decent. It looked like it was recently renovated as the sofa and wall coverings seem to be very new.
As we are familiar with the touch screen panel for searching songs, our friends were happily singing while we took turns to select ours.
Although we enjoyed ourselves, we just couldn’t stand the cold temperature and decided to end our singing session earlier.
The Kitchen is one of my favourite food court as I love the large spacious sitting and huge glass panels that allowed me to gaze out at the greenery outside.
Mala Xiang Guo was one of the later added stalls right opposite the Yong Tau Foo stall and well I was attracted by the large variety of options available, half spurred by curiousity.
So i picked up a metal bowl and started to pick the ingredients which comprises of vegetables, root vegetables, meat, some fishball/meat ball kinda processed seafood and bean curd skins in which some varieties are not commonly seen in Singapore's wet market. After picking i passed the entire metal bowl to the lady and she measured each categories of ingredients separately while using a calculator to add on the cost. The meat is most expensive i suppose and told me a lump sum of about $15 for a bowl of ingredients... She asked how spicy i wanted and of course i asked for the lowest of the lowest. I paid and as I looked at the bill i realised that there is a POT BASE charge of $2.50 on top of the open price ingredients that i picked.
After about 5 mins i picked up my bowl of delight, nicely cooked ingredients cut to a good mouthful size mixed up in a bowl of spicy, sneezy mala base with a good dose of peanuts. The mala was spicy and numbing yet savoury and good to go with a bowl of plain rice.
Love the taste of the mala and it made me sweat and leak from the nose. Well I must not say its pricey yet its worth every cent... All the ingredients tasted yummy and well the experience is something I will return for more...
Enjoy the concept and puts the fun back into eating sizzling food from a hot plate. The portion is decently good and well food is yummy though you tend to smell like grilled food when you step out of the restaurant.
Enjoy this spacious restaurant tremendously, with plenty of seats and prompt service. So what we did was to queue up to order and make payment and while in the queue, a staff approached us to ask how many seats we needed and proceeded to reserve that for us. While we made the order, we gave our table card to the staff so to ensure food promptly delivered.
We sat next to a pillar which is not exactly very comfy however this pillar is fixed using real red bricks (hard to see this nowadays) and the table is tight when all the food arrived leaving no space for anything else except food and trays.
Love the concept of the salad in a shaker cup. All you do is to add the sauces and shake to mix it all up. We also love the plenty of sauces to top up as and when you like at your table for your sizzling platter.
My favourite, the sirloin steak... Good portion and tasty...
Will be sure to return and bring friends, mostly for dinner as the after meal smell of my clothes makes me wanna go home immediately.
A cosy cafe that serves super-delicious (macau styled) fast food situated conveniently between the bus interchange and the NEX shopping mall.
The beautiful Neon signboard coupled by the aroma of fried pork attracted us into this all new cafe. I fell in love with the interior deco which made it looked like a cafe by the street of macau and they even had lamp post for lighting. Like any fast food joints, you may sit freely and ordering can be done at the counter yet food is served by friendly staff and you don't have to pay for service charges. The place is pretty clean and seats are cosy, especially for butt-warmers like me who liked to chat away.
Ordering was simple and quick with the easy to read sign-board menu and we ordered quite a few signature items which arrived quickly and I must say of a good portion.
1)Curry FishBall - $4.90 are chewy fresh fishballs soaked in a bowl of curry which i find is more nonya styled curry. I love the milky and tangy taste of the curry and well fish balls are a good pairing.
2) 猪扒包 (Signature PorkChop Bun) - $6.90 is a good serving of carefully marinated porkchops cooked to its best sandwiched between 2 crispy buns. Tasted like what I ever had in Macau yet not as salty and while i chew on the soft pork chop, the aroma of spices and herbs lingered around even after I've finished. One good porkchop bun i must say...
3) Polo Pork Chop Bun - $6.90 is as good as the pork chop bun however the sweetish and super soft polo bun made the difference to the entire experience. Interesting combination of savoury and sweet.. delectable....
4) Macau Chicken Wing Noodles - $7.90 is a combination of specially made chewy noodles with a generous spread of marinated well executed mid part of the chicken wings. I find this dish the best value as its rather filling and have got loads of side ingredients (matter of fact i couldn't quite see the noodles beneath)
5) SawDust Cake - $3.50 with 2 flavours to choose from, this made an ultimate sweet ending to our lunch. The cake was more ice-creamy then anything with biscuit dust in various layers. Extremely interesting and not too sweet. Its a must try dessert...
The drinks selection was also good with HongKong styled Milk Teas and coffee and of course a variety of soft drinks. Its a pretty nice place to hang out with friends or if you are looking for a quick meal, this place serves delectable food in a fast pace.
We love the concept and the food was of good value, not to mention the good taste involved. Staff was attentive and gave good recommendations on our orders. Falling in love with it and will return to enjoy more of these macau styled yummy delights. Really affordable and worth it...
One of my favourite all new restaurants in Jurong Point, simply because the food is yummy, generous portions and lovely interior design that reminded of a similar jap - western fusion cafe that i loved to hang whenever I am in taichung, taiwan.
Wall papers that mimick red bricks and wooden furniture that age beautifully with time coupled by wooden booth seats with a menu drawer at the opening end that houses the menus simply made me fall in love with the place. Great for groups of friends to gather for a chit chat while noise containment was pretty okay though I could eves drop on my neighbours, please practice social etiquette by not speaking too rowdily.
The selection on the menu was really my kind as every dish seemed to appeal to me especially all day breakfast that appeared in an old fashioned plate/bowl with delectable pastries and poached eggs for some however for dinner we decided on the house pasta, a potato salad, cheese fondue and fried chicken.
The Kabe Pasta was amazingly yummy. Filled up to the brim with spaghetti and loads and loads of ingredient such as egg, sausage, minced meat with tomato based sauce and topped with a ball of cream, it is value for money and had an interestingly big taste.
The cheese fondue came in a candled pot of melted cheese sauce with a variety of breads to dip in. The melted cheese is a little diluted for my delight however tasted balance and delicious.
The potato salad is really yummy, cool and refreshing.
Fried chicken was crispy and of a good size, would recommend to order as you eat, though you have to wait for food preparation because I didn't stick to this rule and had always over ordered because everything on the menu is super yummy and the portion is always generous. You could also make your main a set by adding on a selection of sides like soup and salad, coffee or dessert or even additional noodles for a small fee.
I was always too ambitious, as such didn't managed to try any desserts which looked mouth watering from the display cabinet next to the counter.
I had heard about the rather exclusive (served in limited quantities on a first come first serve basis and only during lunch) but delicious lobster rolls at The Naked Finn and decided to try my luck one weekday afternoon.
But first, getting a table. Strolling into the place at 12pm sharp got me the very last counter seat. And boy was I grateful. The place is tiny, with approximately 10 counter seats and another 10 table seats inside the seemingly make shift premises. Outside there are probably another 10 seats but unfortunately those are not open during lunch.
Lobster Roll With Homemade Mayonnaise - 90g of warm, sweetly succulent lobster chunks wedged between a crisp on the outside yet soft on the inside, pan fried brioche that boasted a smooth butteriness. The dollop of homemade mayonnaise imbued a smooth and creamy finish with a nice piquant aftertaste. Very good! Only gripe I had was pertaining to the fries, which were double fried till extremely dry and in some cases, burnt. Good fries should retain a certain degree of moisture beneath a crisp surface in my humble opinion.
Lobster Roll With Crème Fraîche - As I was still hungry after my first lobster roll, I had a go at another one but this time opting for the other alternative on the menu; Lobster roll with crème fraîche instead of homemade mayonnaise. And the verdict? The crème fraîche was noticeably lighter on the palate but it killed the butteriness of the brioche and dulled the crustacean sweetness of the lobster. Homemade mayonnaise is definitely the way to go in my humble opinion. Did I also mention that shortly after my order was sent to the kitchen, the place ran out of lobster rolls for the day? And it was barely past 1pm!
ps: I skipped the fries, naturally.
A cholesterol level busting lunch cost just shy of $70, which isn't expensive for lobster rolls, especially in Singapore. Quality was very good and just a wee bit below that of Burger & Lobster in London but marginally better than Luke's Lobster in New York. Service was good and I liked that sky juice was served free of charge as well. There were other things on the menu that seemed interesting as well but somehow I can't quite reconcile paying almost $30 for a bowl of prawn noodles vis-à-vis topping up a few dollars more for a lobster roll. I'll definitely be back!
Update - And I went back 3 times in the space of 3 weeks, with varying degrees of quality in the fries (twice burnt and once perfectly fried with a touch of salt. Quality control issues?). The lobster rolls remained delicious though but during my third visit, the buns seemed to have lost a bit of their butteriness and came across as a tad dry.
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While jogging, a youngster approached us with a coupon pamphlet. He was promoting food items having discounted prices because of newly established outlet near our friend’s block of flats. We just need to pay $10 for the pamphlet but get to order main dish like whole roasted chicken at 50% discount upon presenting the voucher. On top of that, we can order any side dishes at $1 only. Glancing at the price list, a half chicken cost about $15 and side dishes like cheesy fries, salads or soup are at least $3. We found it worth to buy since the outlet is within walking distance and the expiry of this offer is end of May.
We happily walked to this outlet the next day and flashed the pamphlet at the cashier. To our astonishment, we were told that there was no such offer by them. They are also not aware that the marketing company that they have engaged to promote this outlet has created such offers. Neither have they returned the money collected from sales of this coupon pamphlet too. They were equally shocked when customers turned up in the afternoon to demand that they honour the promo price.
We were too hungry to be angry after hearing several apologies from the staff. Upon noticing that we are not happy, the manager offered to give us 20% discount and again apologised that the Management did not handle this matter well.
The chicken took about 45 mins to be roasted. When served piping hot, the aroma from the herbs and spices was so tempting that we cut it immediately. The meat was juicy and tender with the chicken skin deeply marinated in the spices. For the price of the chicken, the size looked bigger than what we have expected. It was a satisfying meal coupled with a bottle of cream soda that tasted more like root beer.
Although the staff welcomed us to try their burgers and side dishes on our next visit, we were not sure after this incident.
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I had read about W39's awesome burger in the various (un)conventional media outlets and eagerly made my way down with my colleagues one weekday afternoon to partake in the consumption of one of my favourite dishes.
The Place & Menu - Nestled within the quiet private estate stretch of Jalan Mas Puteh and playing neighbour to KFC, W39 stands out with its cosy yet rather quirky interior with a nostalgic nod to yesteryear. Think bare floors, brightly coloured chairs, and knick knacks from my childhood (okay I'm old).
Wagyu Burger - The main reason why I was here, the much raved about wagyu burger. I should had known better. For starters, it was relatively tiny (think McD's new Big Mac size but without the middle slice of muffin) and the bun was dry and insipid though crisp in some parts. Instead of medium rare as per my request, the patty came medium well but looked like it had hemorrhaged just before service (check out the amount of blood soaked up by the bun). Taste wise, it was rather similar to McD's Quarter Pounder patty, albeit coming across as slightly thicker. And the cheese atop tasted almost non existent. In my humble opinion, this burger doesn't even meet the mark for a normal, non fast food beef burger, much less a wagyu beef burger. How it is so highly raved about honestly confounds me.
Mister Chocolate - Apparently the best selling dessert at W39 (according to a placard in the display fridge), the Mister Chocolate did manage to provide a wee bit of redemption after the less than satisfactory burger experience. Smooth and rich chocolate fudge covering and flowing through the moist sponge whose texture was strangely similar to huat kueh (Chinese steamed cake). Top up $2 for a scoop of average quality vanilla ice cream. Overall still a decent dessert.
Rainbow Cake - As vibrant and appetising as the rainbow cake looked, it was actually pretty bad. The buttercream was stodgy and eating it was akin to chomping straight down into a cube of butter. Dry sponge layers definitely didn't help one bit. It was so bad that there was quite a bit left over.
Lunch for the 3 of us cost almost $87, which was pricey considering the quality of food. Service was alright but it will take more than service and a cosy ambience to get me to return.
See all my pictures here.
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My extravagantly pleasing Dinner at the Oscar's authentic home cooked Italian buffet by Executive Chef Michele Mingozzi was an extensive spread of delectable seafood and freshly flown poultry, carefully prepared and immeasurably enjoyed.
I was surprised by the considerable size of the buffet spread, which kinda made me feel terribly skinny in my overgrown body and yet i still didn't manage to try every dish in the spread. When I finally crawled to the Beautiful finishing point, bountifully filled with colourful sweets, the infamous EAT ALL YOU WANT dessert spread, I could only weakly manage to grab a few ganaches squares and the highly adored tiramisu, vowing to return for this food galore with a spare tank in my belly.
1) Great choices of home-made breads
I have always loved warm bread with balsamic vinaigrette and olive oil however the bakery section consist of many other lovely bakes like olive infused focaccia, bread sticks, Sesame Crisp and plenty of other herb infused choices which delighted me visually and satiated my hunger for carbs.
I spied a bowl of fried olives next to the breads and fell in love with the juicy and savoury taste of these breaded fruits bursting in my mouth.
2) Love the cheese spread
A good choice of various exotic cheeses available from the easy to eat Taleggio to the strong Gorgonzola, however the lime light is on the wooden bucket full of mozzarella littered with olives, tomato and loaded with a good choice of sauces to drizzle on. Apparently the lack of taste of this fantastically textured Mozzarellas are great taste enhancers of their partners... It liberates the taste of their partner and compliments with great texture thus making it great to pair with exotic tasting sauces and fruits.
I simple love the variety of sauces, dried fruits, nuts and biscuits that were carefully placed with each cheese platter and I appreciated the recommendations as sometimes we ain't so sure what is supposed to go with what.
3) Caesar Salad in a cheese bowl
Yes the salad here is mixed in a huge cut-out chunk of cheese bowl which is beyond coolness...
4) SEAFOOD IS AMAZING
The spread of seafood was beyond my imagination.
First there were cooked and concocted seafood salad (eg. prawns in chilli oil) served in shots or scotch glasses and then there was the sashimi counter that served freshly sliced raw fish and sushi (the salmon belly sushi had its belly melting in my mouth), and then there were buckets full of COLD SEAFOOD of many kinds (Spider Crab, Sri Lankan Crab, Mussels, Scallops, Prawns, crayfish), Cooked chilled and ready to eat. The crab was sweet, mussels fresh and scallops chunky and juicy, what more could you ask for seriously....
BUCKETS AND BUCKETS full of fresh OYSTERS from 5 different locations, each bearing a different distinctive taste of the sea they live in. Extremely fresh, nicely cleaned and I kinda felt like tearing up while I indulge in them. Yes, it was sweet and tasted like the sea and I felt honoured getting to eat them here without having to visit the USA or Canada or Ireland or France.
5) More than 30 Varieties of Pasta and Cooked food
Space utilization is at its all time high here with every available space on the buffet table filled in with a dish. Yes... applaud the efficiency of the one organizing the display of the buffet spread...
Pork Porchetta - Was not an easy dish to make especially with a a huge limb yet it was executed with such skill and expertise; skin was crispy and thin and lightly separated from the tender and well flavoured flesh. The meat lightly coated with some fats melted in my mouth was puuur-fect...
Another traditional home cooked Italian dish that was unique was the gnocchi (potato balls) in a creme sauce that was chewy and reminded me of small tang yuan however in a savoury creme sauce.
You have to also try the braised Veal Tongue in a brown sauce which I took quite some boldness to try and it tasted just like extremely tender veal. Was quite pleasant actually.
6) Don't forget the noodle bar at the outdoor dining area
Loved the idea of an outdoor lounge area and what more, 2 friendly noodle sifu cooking up yummy Laksa, wanton noodles and TomYum seafood soup to warm the belly. Lots of ingredients like succulent juicy prawns and mushrooms with some kick in that tomyum soup...
7) The Never-Ending Dessert Spread
Was indeed the largest dessert spread i've ever seen, beautifully decorated and made me hungry for sweets just thinking about it.
You might want to start with some fruits, marshmallows and pretty little things to soak up the elegant chocolate fountain and then order a waffle from the dessert chef that could be paired with (5 unique flavoured) balls of home made ice-creams. Topped with hundred and one toppings of all kinds... (never seen so many different toppings in my life).
You could also end up with some banana froyo drizzled with a huge selection of flavoured syrups otherwise some dried fruits... (i'm only halfway down the dessert aisle). Otherwise ask for some ice-cream in a cup and i personally find 'Balsamic Ice Cream a tad sour which is quite pleasing and 'Stracciatelia'- uniquely sweet with bits of something that was lovely.
And then you have arrived to the cake, tarts, tiramisu, meringue cookie, chocolate square area, in which I just didn't know where to start...
The Tiramisu is an absolute winner, served in a beautiful martini glass, the creme was smooth and cake well liquored which made everything wonderful.
I'm astonished with the Earl Grey Ganache firstly because I've never been to a dinner buffet with so many flavours for chocolate squares to choose from and the taste of the ganache was exquisite. Fit for the Earl himself, the Earl Grey was aromatic with bits of tea immersed by quality smooth bitter chocolate carefully concocted to melt in my mouth , leaving an aromatic fragrant after-taste.
The spread was extremely worth its price of (S$69 / weekday dinner) as the ingredients were fresh and spread well executed. Sitting areas were spacious, chic, comfortable and service is friendly and prompt. We relish even the lovely decorations on the buffet spread as we were in awe that a buffet spread could be so stylishly decorated. What impressed me had to be the variety of this decadent spread and the effort in sourcing these fresh and sometimes hard to obtain ingredients. The passionate chefs that made these delectable traditional dishes gave me a good glimpse of the traditional Italian culture and is somewhat memorable.
Rating given:
While cruising along Neo Tiew Road, we came across this place called D’Kranji Resort Farm. It is more like a chalet type of resort but comes with additional facilities like spa, prawn fishing and locally planted fruits & vegetables farm. There is a beer garden where you could chill out for the evening or an in-house Chinese restaurant which serves pretty good food.
With chalets of different sizes, it caters to families who needed some quality bonding time and discover the kampong spirit of picking up fruits and vegetables from the nearby farm. We understand that the Family Suite consisted of 2 bedrooms and a separate kitchen & dining area. There is also a barbeque pit provided at the backyard. Although the leaftlet mentioned that there is a karoke system in each room, we didn’t hear anybody singing while we were having dinner.
Occasionally, the resort will hold organic farm fairs and even have mini fun fairs showcasing eating, cooking and planting of vegetables and snacks.
Our choice of food came piping hot and we decided to dine outside the restaurant as it was more breezy. Our main dish was the Sri Lanka crabs which was cooked in two ways - chillie gravy and freshly steamed in chopped garlic. Both dishes were delicious.
The fried rice and sambal kangkong were equally tasty. The yam ring basket was rather small but the generous servings of items like mushrooms, chestnuts, cashews and colourful capsicums were spilled over from the centre of the ring basket.
During the whole session of dining, we were entertained by music and singers from nearby beer garden. Indeed, the atmosphere was relaxing and with the cool wind blowing, we have truly enjoyed our dinner.
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Karoke has been our past time hobby as it is one of the ways to relax and mingle with our friends. We have also brought our families along as our nieces and nephews also like to sing.
Our friends recommended this outlet as we had our dinner earlier at the food center. Since it is located within walking distance, we decided to take a slow walk to digest our heavy dinner.
When we entered the reception area, it was already freezing cold. We asked the staff whether the rooms will be equally cold, she said yes as this is central air conditioning system.
Before we were shown to our room, the staff handed us a holder containing a few plastic mugs. As they explained, it came to us as a bonus that drinks are free flow. Which means you can help yourself to hot beverage vending machine with cups of freshly brewed teh tarik, cappuccino, latte, etc. There was also a soft drink vending machine located on the same table counter.
The rooms are rather small but clean and decent. It looked like it was recently renovated as the sofa and wall coverings seem to be very new.
As we are familiar with the touch screen panel for searching songs, our friends were happily singing while we took turns to select ours.
Although we enjoyed ourselves, we just couldn’t stand the cold temperature and decided to end our singing session earlier.
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The Kitchen is one of my favourite food court as I love the large spacious sitting and huge glass panels that allowed me to gaze out at the greenery outside.
Mala Xiang Guo was one of the later added stalls right opposite the Yong Tau Foo stall and well I was attracted by the large variety of options available, half spurred by curiousity.
So i picked up a metal bowl and started to pick the ingredients which comprises of vegetables, root vegetables, meat, some fishball/meat ball kinda processed seafood and bean curd skins in which some varieties are not commonly seen in Singapore's wet market. After picking i passed the entire metal bowl to the lady and she measured each categories of ingredients separately while using a calculator to add on the cost. The meat is most expensive i suppose and told me a lump sum of about $15 for a bowl of ingredients... She asked how spicy i wanted and of course i asked for the lowest of the lowest. I paid and as I looked at the bill i realised that there is a POT BASE charge of $2.50 on top of the open price ingredients that i picked.
After about 5 mins i picked up my bowl of delight, nicely cooked ingredients cut to a good mouthful size mixed up in a bowl of spicy, sneezy mala base with a good dose of peanuts. The mala was spicy and numbing yet savoury and good to go with a bowl of plain rice.
Love the taste of the mala and it made me sweat and leak from the nose. Well I must not say its pricey yet its worth every cent... All the ingredients tasted yummy and well the experience is something I will return for more...
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Enjoy the concept and puts the fun back into eating sizzling food from a hot plate. The portion is decently good and well food is yummy though you tend to smell like grilled food when you step out of the restaurant.
Enjoy this spacious restaurant tremendously, with plenty of seats and prompt service. So what we did was to queue up to order and make payment and while in the queue, a staff approached us to ask how many seats we needed and proceeded to reserve that for us. While we made the order, we gave our table card to the staff so to ensure food promptly delivered.
We sat next to a pillar which is not exactly very comfy however this pillar is fixed using real red bricks (hard to see this nowadays) and the table is tight when all the food arrived leaving no space for anything else except food and trays.
Love the concept of the salad in a shaker cup. All you do is to add the sauces and shake to mix it all up. We also love the plenty of sauces to top up as and when you like at your table for your sizzling platter.
My favourite, the sirloin steak... Good portion and tasty...
Will be sure to return and bring friends, mostly for dinner as the after meal smell of my clothes makes me wanna go home immediately.
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A cosy cafe that serves super-delicious (macau styled) fast food situated conveniently between the bus interchange and the NEX shopping mall.
The beautiful Neon signboard coupled by the aroma of fried pork attracted us into this all new cafe. I fell in love with the interior deco which made it looked like a cafe by the street of macau and they even had lamp post for lighting. Like any fast food joints, you may sit freely and ordering can be done at the counter yet food is served by friendly staff and you don't have to pay for service charges. The place is pretty clean and seats are cosy, especially for butt-warmers like me who liked to chat away.
Ordering was simple and quick with the easy to read sign-board menu and we ordered quite a few signature items which arrived quickly and I must say of a good portion.
1)Curry FishBall - $4.90 are chewy fresh fishballs soaked in a bowl of curry which i find is more nonya styled curry. I love the milky and tangy taste of the curry and well fish balls are a good pairing.
2) 猪扒包 (Signature PorkChop Bun) - $6.90 is a good serving of carefully marinated porkchops cooked to its best sandwiched between 2 crispy buns. Tasted like what I ever had in Macau yet not as salty and while i chew on the soft pork chop, the aroma of spices and herbs lingered around even after I've finished. One good porkchop bun i must say...
3) Polo Pork Chop Bun - $6.90 is as good as the pork chop bun however the sweetish and super soft polo bun made the difference to the entire experience. Interesting combination of savoury and sweet.. delectable....
4) Macau Chicken Wing Noodles - $7.90 is a combination of specially made chewy noodles with a generous spread of marinated well executed mid part of the chicken wings. I find this dish the best value as its rather filling and have got loads of side ingredients (matter of fact i couldn't quite see the noodles beneath)
5) SawDust Cake - $3.50 with 2 flavours to choose from, this made an ultimate sweet ending to our lunch. The cake was more ice-creamy then anything with biscuit dust in various layers. Extremely interesting and not too sweet. Its a must try dessert...
The drinks selection was also good with HongKong styled Milk Teas and coffee and of course a variety of soft drinks. Its a pretty nice place to hang out with friends or if you are looking for a quick meal, this place serves delectable food in a fast pace.
We love the concept and the food was of good value, not to mention the good taste involved. Staff was attentive and gave good recommendations on our orders. Falling in love with it and will return to enjoy more of these macau styled yummy delights. Really affordable and worth it...
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One of my favourite all new restaurants in Jurong Point, simply because the food is yummy, generous portions and lovely interior design that reminded of a similar jap - western fusion cafe that i loved to hang whenever I am in taichung, taiwan.
Wall papers that mimick red bricks and wooden furniture that age beautifully with time coupled by wooden booth seats with a menu drawer at the opening end that houses the menus simply made me fall in love with the place. Great for groups of friends to gather for a chit chat while noise containment was pretty okay though I could eves drop on my neighbours, please practice social etiquette by not speaking too rowdily.
The selection on the menu was really my kind as every dish seemed to appeal to me especially all day breakfast that appeared in an old fashioned plate/bowl with delectable pastries and poached eggs for some however for dinner we decided on the house pasta, a potato salad, cheese fondue and fried chicken.
The Kabe Pasta was amazingly yummy. Filled up to the brim with spaghetti and loads and loads of ingredient such as egg, sausage, minced meat with tomato based sauce and topped with a ball of cream, it is value for money and had an interestingly big taste.
The cheese fondue came in a candled pot of melted cheese sauce with a variety of breads to dip in. The melted cheese is a little diluted for my delight however tasted balance and delicious.
The potato salad is really yummy, cool and refreshing.
Fried chicken was crispy and of a good size, would recommend to order as you eat, though you have to wait for food preparation because I didn't stick to this rule and had always over ordered because everything on the menu is super yummy and the portion is always generous. You could also make your main a set by adding on a selection of sides like soup and salad, coffee or dessert or even additional noodles for a small fee.
I was always too ambitious, as such didn't managed to try any desserts which looked mouth watering from the display cabinet next to the counter.
Service is good, friendly and prompt.
Will sure to return with or without friends....
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I had heard about the rather exclusive (served in limited quantities on a first come first serve basis and only during lunch) but delicious lobster rolls at The Naked Finn and decided to try my luck one weekday afternoon.
But first, getting a table. Strolling into the place at 12pm sharp got me the very last counter seat. And boy was I grateful. The place is tiny, with approximately 10 counter seats and another 10 table seats inside the seemingly make shift premises. Outside there are probably another 10 seats but unfortunately those are not open during lunch.
Lobster Roll With Homemade Mayonnaise - 90g of warm, sweetly succulent lobster chunks wedged between a crisp on the outside yet soft on the inside, pan fried brioche that boasted a smooth butteriness. The dollop of homemade mayonnaise imbued a smooth and creamy finish with a nice piquant aftertaste. Very good! Only gripe I had was pertaining to the fries, which were double fried till extremely dry and in some cases, burnt. Good fries should retain a certain degree of moisture beneath a crisp surface in my humble opinion.
Lobster Roll With Crème Fraîche - As I was still hungry after my first lobster roll, I had a go at another one but this time opting for the other alternative on the menu; Lobster roll with crème fraîche instead of homemade mayonnaise. And the verdict? The crème fraîche was noticeably lighter on the palate but it killed the butteriness of the brioche and dulled the crustacean sweetness of the lobster. Homemade mayonnaise is definitely the way to go in my humble opinion. Did I also mention that shortly after my order was sent to the kitchen, the place ran out of lobster rolls for the day? And it was barely past 1pm!
ps: I skipped the fries, naturally.
A cholesterol level busting lunch cost just shy of $70, which isn't expensive for lobster rolls, especially in Singapore. Quality was very good and just a wee bit below that of Burger & Lobster in London but marginally better than Luke's Lobster in New York. Service was good and I liked that sky juice was served free of charge as well. There were other things on the menu that seemed interesting as well but somehow I can't quite reconcile paying almost $30 for a bowl of prawn noodles vis-à-vis topping up a few dollars more for a lobster roll. I'll definitely be back!
Update - And I went back 3 times in the space of 3 weeks, with varying degrees of quality in the fries (twice burnt and once perfectly fried with a touch of salt. Quality control issues?). The lobster rolls remained delicious though but during my third visit, the buns seemed to have lost a bit of their butteriness and came across as a tad dry.
See all my pictures here.
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