Forget the overrated and overcrowded Starbuck's. Like seriously.
Coffeebean is the less popular, yet not less delicious coffee shop. I always order their ice blended mocha and it's heavenly! The ingredients are just nice! And the taste is just nice. Not very sweet, not very bitter, just nice!
They also have cakes. Delicious cakes! I tried the mudpie once and it was very very good! It was also not expensive, priced for only about $4 a slice.
This branch has 2 computers with internet access if you need it. Well they don't have wi-fi but well... Wireless@SG is still available.
The place is also very cozy! Forget that overcrowded Starbucks! This place is rarely overcrowded so you can move freely as you want. Noise level is also not too high.
They also have nice breakfast sets! Croissants, Eggs, you name it. I used to live at Waterloo Street and everytime I was on my way to school I would pass this Coffeebean and they smelled utterly delicious! Should try their breakfast set sometime...
Was walking along Joo Chiat Road when I spotted this brightly lighted shop selling Paos and some other pastries. Saw an award (can't remember from where) for their Char Siew Pao, so thought I would buy a mini Char Siew Pao and Dao Sa Pao to try.
The Char Siew Pao's skin was nice and soft with just the right amount of bite. The Char Siew filling was not too sweet, which was a good thing, but I would have preferred less fatty meat in it. It also lacked the slightly roasted taste that good Char Siews should have.
As with the Char Siew Pao, the Dao Sa Pao's skin was nice and soft and the filling was rather smooth and not too sweet as well. I personally prefer this to the Char Siew Bao. It could do with an increase in size though, because both Paos are really small for the price. Stuffing 2 Paos at one go doesn't seem to be much of a problem.
This place is huge, occupying practically the whole 4th level of Plaza Singapura. It holds a extensive collection of art & crafts materials, household equipments, curtain & blinds, home decorations and bedroom items.
There are so much in this place. I am overwhelmed by the store layout. Everytime I go inside, I completely lose my sense of direction. The layout is messy to me, which I will never bother to memorise where the items are placed. This place is also, very messy as what other reviews has mentioned. You have to find high and hard in order to find the things you need. The staffs there are not very helpful either, their product knowledge is barely of great assistant. The items here are more expensive than the usual stores. I would rather go to Ikea for their price and the designs.
If you insist on purchasing here, do get their VIP card which is FOC. Whenever they have some member's item on sale, it's much cheaper. I bought a chair pad at 1/2 price, which is comparable to the usual pricing out there. You get the idea how's the pricing like.
I had a craving for cookies as of late. I decided to give this shop a try, which I pass by during lunch almost everyday.
I didn't really know this shop has various outlets elsewhere in Singapore too. Prolly I was too engrossed in Famous Amos or Mrs. Fields.
I couldn't make up my mind but resultantly, I bought the Double Chocolate Mint and Rainbow Joy. The Rainbow Joy comes in 2 flavours, namely chocolate and vanilla. The name comes from the M&Ms on top of this cookie.
I find their cookie is a bit crunchier than my liking. My colleagues and I felt that the cookies is albeit oily too. The double chocolate mint cookie is more unique and leaves a longer impression. On the other hand, the rainbow joy is one to forget.
The good for this place is the price. The pricing is slightly lower than the usual cookie joints I mentioned previously. But I feel that the quality does not match the price. There can be room for improvements.
I didn't know of this place till my friend told me about it. After trying the first time round, I went there on repeated occasions again. The food is not bad and priced very reasonably.
I went there yesterday, but this time tried some light items as I wasn't feeling hungry. I ordered their minced meat rice, not really fantastic but after pouring some sweet sauce (upon request) it tasted better. I also ordered the unagi hot stone rice, which tasted much better. The unagi is diced into small chunks and mixed with the rice, cooked in the stone bowl. The rice is quite fragrant, simply delicious.
If you do go there, don't expect their sushi or sashimi to be the best as it is not their forte. But what's a Japanese restaurant without them? But do try their macha ice cream with those small little dumpling inside. It's one of my favourite.
Just a note, there are quite a number of foreign staffs working when I visited yesterday. You may face some diffculty communicating but generally, they are alright with order taking and simple request.
Popped by Checkers for lunch with my ex colleagues from my previous company. I forgot to take a photo of their signage though. For those who are interested, Checkers used to be known as Dennys, which used to be situated at Holland Village (at least it was when I was a kid). It has since shifted and renamed itself to Checkers (the name change is only in Singapore. The other outlets in other countries are still called Dennys).
Situated along Shenton Way, Checkers now sits where Partyworld Shenton used to partially sit (I'm not sure if Partyworld is still operational though). The interior is simple and the crew friendly. The air conditioning could be upped a little though.
International Delight - I had a craving for breakfast items, so I had the International Delight, which was essentially French toast, waffles, eggs, bacon and sausages. Everything was as normal as they get, with the exception of the waffles, which had a rather odd aftertaste. But all in all, it did satisfy my cravings.
Apple Pie with Ice Cream - Decent tasting, but nothing close to good. The apple pie was not warm as I would have expected it to be and the ice cream was obviously from the supermarket.
Overall it wasn't too expensive and the food offered no surprises nor disappointments. The good thing about this place is that it opens 24hrs a day and only closes on Tuesdays, so if you need a place to chill out till the wee hours of the morning, this might just fit your bill.
Spotlight is huge! They sell loads of things, from art and craft needs to curtains and houseware. Whenever I'm supposed to wait for somebody to come to PS and I know that somebody will take quite a long time to arrive, I always go to Spotlight just to browse around.
Remember. Just browsing around.
Yes the place is always in a mess. I once needed to find some jewelry findings (for once I was not just browsing around) and I found that those jewelry findings are stored in different shelves. How annoying. I gotta walk back and forth just to find the ones I want. Worse still, some of the stuff are cracked or damaged. Staff is not helpful either. Well in fact I couldn't find any. Most of them are just sitting on the floor arranging stuff in the shelves.
And I think some items are simply overpriced. I wanted to buy some cross stitch patterns but my eyes popped out when I saw the price. No need to ask whether I finally bought it or not.
Repeating the stuff Bobo said in her review... Come to Spotlight IF you have the patience and time to find what you need.
After our dinner at Hong Kong Cafe, we proceeded to Ice³(Ice Cube) at Serangoon Gardens for some dessert. Ice³ is a trendy looking place with bar top tables affixed with blue neon lights below to give that hip and modern feel. We settled into a cozy sofa seat tucked right at the end of the cafe and hidden from the view of passers by. After much contemplation, we had a single Fondue set, a double Fondue set and a Waffle with Chocolate Syrup and Ice Cream.
We were very surprised by the size of the Fondues when they arrived. The single Fondue set was actually meant for 2 pax, whereas the double Fondue set was meant for 3-4 pax! And all the while, we thought a double set was only meant for 2! The variety of ingredients was much better than that of Max Brenners. However, only one type of Chocolate was given, as compared to three given by Max Brenners.There was Ice Cream, Bananas, Marsh mellows, Peaches, Crushed Nuts and Strawberries. The Chocolate was quite concentrated and sinfully sweet.
The Waffle was undoubtedly the star of the day. Crisp and decadent with the generous drizzle of Chocolate Syrup and the smooth home made Chocolate Ice Cream. Size is also not an issue here. The waffle is huge.
All in all, the desserts cost us to the tune of $44.75/-, which was a little on the high side. It is still slightly cheaper as compared to other outlets which offer similar products, but my main peeve is that service charge is levied when there is not much service to speak about. Not that the wait staff are unfriendly or what, but I had to pour and refill my iced water myself, walk up to the counter to order and make payment as well. So whereabouts does the service come from?
Had lunch at Rasa Sayang Western Food, a rather popular western food stall situated at the S11 coffeeshop just next to AMK Jubilee. Hoards of people used to patronise it for its fish & chips and chicken cutlet.
Chicken Chop - I didn't quite fancy eating something deep fried so I had the milder version - the humble chicken chop. Honestly, it was as good as it looked - average and flat tasting. The gravy wasn't rich nor was it tasty, even with the slices of mushroom in it. The coleslaw must have been the most outstanding item on the plate, which is rather sad isn't it?
Fish & Chips - Okay this dish fared slightly better. It was a little too heavily battered and lost quite a bit of the fish goodness with the over frying. The fish wasn't as good as Botak Jones's when served piping hot, but certainly didn't become unpalatable after turning cold like the latter.
Was in the mood for curry rice so my gf and I dropped by Jian Dao Jian along Jalan Besar for some whopping curry rice. Haven't been there for quite sometime so it felt good to be back. The old coffeeshop housing the sole stall was as I remembered it, old and dilapidated, with no effort to even spruce it up a little or add more tables to the existing meagre table count. There was a long snaking queue when we got there and to make things worse, it was drizzling. Surprisingly, we managed to get a table, albeit in a bad position, without much difficulty. For the uninformed, Jian Dao Jian is so called because of the hawker uses a pair of scissors to cut up your orders, which gives off a pretty distinctive "Tiak Tiak Tiak" sound.
I had deep fried chicken cutlet, pork cutlet, chup chye (mixed vegetables) and a sunny side up with my rice while my gf had beansprouts, chicken cutlet, egg and fishcake with hers. The ingredients were all pretty normal, with the exception of the chup chye which wasn't too mushy. The thing that made the whole experience wonderful was the gravy. The gravies, be it curry or "Ru Zi" (Braised gravy?) was thick and gelled everything together. Simply delicious!
2 plates cost us $7. Slightly more expensive than your usual Chup Chye Png stall, but worth the money. Do try it if you are in that area.
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Forget the overrated and overcrowded Starbuck's. Like seriously.
Coffeebean is the less popular, yet not less delicious coffee shop. I always order their ice blended mocha and it's heavenly! The ingredients are just nice! And the taste is just nice. Not very sweet, not very bitter, just nice!
They also have cakes. Delicious cakes! I tried the mudpie once and it was very very good! It was also not expensive, priced for only about $4 a slice.
This branch has 2 computers with internet access if you need it. Well they don't have wi-fi but well... Wireless@SG is still available.
The place is also very cozy! Forget that overcrowded Starbucks! This place is rarely overcrowded so you can move freely as you want. Noise level is also not too high.
They also have nice breakfast sets! Croissants, Eggs, you name it. I used to live at Waterloo Street and everytime I was on my way to school I would pass this Coffeebean and they smelled utterly delicious! Should try their breakfast set sometime...
All in all, a very good place to visit!
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Was walking along Joo Chiat Road when I spotted this brightly lighted shop selling Paos and some other pastries. Saw an award (can't remember from where) for their Char Siew Pao, so thought I would buy a mini Char Siew Pao and Dao Sa Pao to try.
The Char Siew Pao's skin was nice and soft with just the right amount of bite. The Char Siew filling was not too sweet, which was a good thing, but I would have preferred less fatty meat in it. It also lacked the slightly roasted taste that good Char Siews should have.
As with the Char Siew Pao, the Dao Sa Pao's skin was nice and soft and the filling was rather smooth and not too sweet as well. I personally prefer this to the Char Siew Bao. It could do with an increase in size though, because both Paos are really small for the price. Stuffing 2 Paos at one go doesn't seem to be much of a problem.
Rating given:
This place is huge, occupying practically the whole 4th level of Plaza Singapura. It holds a extensive collection of art & crafts materials, household equipments, curtain & blinds, home decorations and bedroom items.
There are so much in this place. I am overwhelmed by the store layout. Everytime I go inside, I completely lose my sense of direction. The layout is messy to me, which I will never bother to memorise where the items are placed. This place is also, very messy as what other reviews has mentioned. You have to find high and hard in order to find the things you need. The staffs there are not very helpful either, their product knowledge is barely of great assistant. The items here are more expensive than the usual stores. I would rather go to Ikea for their price and the designs.
If you insist on purchasing here, do get their VIP card which is FOC. Whenever they have some member's item on sale, it's much cheaper. I bought a chair pad at 1/2 price, which is comparable to the usual pricing out there. You get the idea how's the pricing like.
Rating given:
I had a craving for cookies as of late. I decided to give this shop a try, which I pass by during lunch almost everyday.
I didn't really know this shop has various outlets elsewhere in Singapore too. Prolly I was too engrossed in Famous Amos or Mrs. Fields.
I couldn't make up my mind but resultantly, I bought the Double Chocolate Mint and Rainbow Joy. The Rainbow Joy comes in 2 flavours, namely chocolate and vanilla. The name comes from the M&Ms on top of this cookie.
I find their cookie is a bit crunchier than my liking. My colleagues and I felt that the cookies is albeit oily too. The double chocolate mint cookie is more unique and leaves a longer impression. On the other hand, the rainbow joy is one to forget.
The good for this place is the price. The pricing is slightly lower than the usual cookie joints I mentioned previously. But I feel that the quality does not match the price. There can be room for improvements.
Rating given:
I didn't know of this place till my friend told me about it. After trying the first time round, I went there on repeated occasions again. The food is not bad and priced very reasonably.
I went there yesterday, but this time tried some light items as I wasn't feeling hungry. I ordered their minced meat rice, not really fantastic but after pouring some sweet sauce (upon request) it tasted better. I also ordered the unagi hot stone rice, which tasted much better. The unagi is diced into small chunks and mixed with the rice, cooked in the stone bowl. The rice is quite fragrant, simply delicious.
If you do go there, don't expect their sushi or sashimi to be the best as it is not their forte. But what's a Japanese restaurant without them? But do try their macha ice cream with those small little dumpling inside. It's one of my favourite.
Just a note, there are quite a number of foreign staffs working when I visited yesterday. You may face some diffculty communicating but generally, they are alright with order taking and simple request.
Rating given:
Popped by Checkers for lunch with my ex colleagues from my previous company. I forgot to take a photo of their signage though. For those who are interested, Checkers used to be known as Dennys, which used to be situated at Holland Village (at least it was when I was a kid). It has since shifted and renamed itself to Checkers (the name change is only in Singapore. The other outlets in other countries are still called Dennys).
Situated along Shenton Way, Checkers now sits where Partyworld Shenton used to partially sit (I'm not sure if Partyworld is still operational though). The interior is simple and the crew friendly. The air conditioning could be upped a little though.
International Delight - I had a craving for breakfast items, so I had the International Delight, which was essentially French toast, waffles, eggs, bacon and sausages. Everything was as normal as they get, with the exception of the waffles, which had a rather odd aftertaste. But all in all, it did satisfy my cravings.
Apple Pie with Ice Cream - Decent tasting, but nothing close to good. The apple pie was not warm as I would have expected it to be and the ice cream was obviously from the supermarket.
Overall it wasn't too expensive and the food offered no surprises nor disappointments. The good thing about this place is that it opens 24hrs a day and only closes on Tuesdays, so if you need a place to chill out till the wee hours of the morning, this might just fit your bill.
Rating given:
Spotlight is huge! They sell loads of things, from art and craft needs to curtains and houseware. Whenever I'm supposed to wait for somebody to come to PS and I know that somebody will take quite a long time to arrive, I always go to Spotlight just to browse around.
Remember. Just browsing around.
Yes the place is always in a mess. I once needed to find some jewelry findings (for once I was not just browsing around) and I found that those jewelry findings are stored in different shelves. How annoying. I gotta walk back and forth just to find the ones I want. Worse still, some of the stuff are cracked or damaged. Staff is not helpful either. Well in fact I couldn't find any. Most of them are just sitting on the floor arranging stuff in the shelves.
And I think some items are simply overpriced. I wanted to buy some cross stitch patterns but my eyes popped out when I saw the price. No need to ask whether I finally bought it or not.
Repeating the stuff Bobo said in her review... Come to Spotlight IF you have the patience and time to find what you need.
Rating given:
After our dinner at Hong Kong Cafe, we proceeded to Ice³(Ice Cube) at Serangoon Gardens for some dessert. Ice³ is a trendy looking place with bar top tables affixed with blue neon lights below to give that hip and modern feel. We settled into a cozy sofa seat tucked right at the end of the cafe and hidden from the view of passers by. After much contemplation, we had a single Fondue set, a double Fondue set and a Waffle with Chocolate Syrup and Ice Cream.
We were very surprised by the size of the Fondues when they arrived. The single Fondue set was actually meant for 2 pax, whereas the double Fondue set was meant for 3-4 pax! And all the while, we thought a double set was only meant for 2! The variety of ingredients was much better than that of Max Brenners. However, only one type of Chocolate was given, as compared to three given by Max Brenners.There was Ice Cream, Bananas, Marsh mellows, Peaches, Crushed Nuts and Strawberries. The Chocolate was quite concentrated and sinfully sweet.
The Waffle was undoubtedly the star of the day. Crisp and decadent with the generous drizzle of Chocolate Syrup and the smooth home made Chocolate Ice Cream. Size is also not an issue here. The waffle is huge.
All in all, the desserts cost us to the tune of $44.75/-, which was a little on the high side. It is still slightly cheaper as compared to other outlets which offer similar products, but my main peeve is that service charge is levied when there is not much service to speak about. Not that the wait staff are unfriendly or what, but I had to pour and refill my iced water myself, walk up to the counter to order and make payment as well. So whereabouts does the service come from?
Rating given:
Had lunch at Rasa Sayang Western Food, a rather popular western food stall situated at the S11 coffeeshop just next to AMK Jubilee. Hoards of people used to patronise it for its fish & chips and chicken cutlet.
Chicken Chop - I didn't quite fancy eating something deep fried so I had the milder version - the humble chicken chop. Honestly, it was as good as it looked - average and flat tasting. The gravy wasn't rich nor was it tasty, even with the slices of mushroom in it. The coleslaw must have been the most outstanding item on the plate, which is rather sad isn't it?
Fish & Chips - Okay this dish fared slightly better. It was a little too heavily battered and lost quite a bit of the fish goodness with the over frying. The fish wasn't as good as Botak Jones's when served piping hot, but certainly didn't become unpalatable after turning cold like the latter.
Rating given:
Was in the mood for curry rice so my gf and I dropped by Jian Dao Jian along Jalan Besar for some whopping curry rice. Haven't been there for quite sometime so it felt good to be back. The old coffeeshop housing the sole stall was as I remembered it, old and dilapidated, with no effort to even spruce it up a little or add more tables to the existing meagre table count. There was a long snaking queue when we got there and to make things worse, it was drizzling. Surprisingly, we managed to get a table, albeit in a bad position, without much difficulty. For the uninformed, Jian Dao Jian is so called because of the hawker uses a pair of scissors to cut up your orders, which gives off a pretty distinctive "Tiak Tiak Tiak" sound.
I had deep fried chicken cutlet, pork cutlet, chup chye (mixed vegetables) and a sunny side up with my rice while my gf had beansprouts, chicken cutlet, egg and fishcake with hers. The ingredients were all pretty normal, with the exception of the chup chye which wasn't too mushy. The thing that made the whole experience wonderful was the gravy. The gravies, be it curry or "Ru Zi" (Braised gravy?) was thick and gelled everything together. Simply delicious!
2 plates cost us $7. Slightly more expensive than your usual Chup Chye Png stall, but worth the money. Do try it if you are in that area.
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