After many months of passing-by the shop and promising to try out "next time", hubby and I finally decide to eat at Bosses one late night.
Maybe because it's near closing or because they didn't have enough staffs, we stood outside the shop for quite sometime before someone spotted us.
We ordered tea, congee and some side dishes.
The food arrived first and I was slightly pissed that they forgot about our tea. We had to remind them that they have yet to serve us our tea, but after that "reminder", they kept refilling our teapot. lol.
Hubby love the food and we both think it's somewhat better than Crystal Jade. I felt that it's rather expensive but hubby thinks it's worth the price we pay. :)
I like the tea cups with handles because I'm not very good at holding hot tea cups. Hubby likes the 3-button "remote" that's placed on every table. He thinks it's very useful since we can easily get assistance for bill, water and help. At first I was quite skeptical about this remote, but after "testing" it, sure am I impressed with their speed. :)
Had dinner at Stiff Chilli, a chain of 4 restaurants in Bali and a sole one in Singapore. Owned by Rodney Holt, an Italian - Australian chef, it is so named because Holt liked the offbeat sound of it.
Complimentary Bread - I honestly don't remember much about the bread except that it came served with a mini platter of sauces, namely olive oil, vinegar and chilli sauce. I remember it didn't come warm and that it was rather dry.
Burrata Parma Ham - Stiff Chilli flies in the Burrata, a fresh cheese, from southern Italy every week. I personally didn't quite take to it as it was rather bland and akin to eating cold tofu with a milky texture. The parma ham balanced out the blandness, but unfortunately there wasn't enough to go around.
Pasta all'Inchiostro - The squid ink pasta was actually quite good, lightly sweet and al dente without the light smoky cream sauce being overpowering. It could seriously do with more ingredients, but for the price I can hardly complain.
Cassata - From what I understand, Cassata is a traditional dessert from Sicily which is essentially a layered cake, with sponge, ricotta cheese and candied peel. Stiff Chilli's rendition was all ice cream and tasted like the mudpies from Burger King. And it certainly didn't look home made or freshly made for that matter. Fresh from a box in the freezer more like it. $6 for this dessert is really pushing it in my humble opinion.
A sweaty dinner with 1 appetiser, 1 main and 1 dessert cost about $45, which isn't exactly cheap given the quality of food and the whole dining in a crumbly shophouse experience. Once is enough.
Sin Bee Hiong Lo Mee at Old Airport Road Hawker Center, I've to say this is the best lo mee that I've tasted in Singapore.
Because of the lo mee gravy, it's thick and tasted great, that's explain why there's always a long queue. However the standard of the gravy is not maintain but still good enough when compared to other lo mee stalls, thus it's my number one choice food that I'll order whenever I go to Old Aiport Hawker Centre.
I guess this stall at New Lai Lai Hong Yun Food Centre needs no introduction at all, many Singaporean would know about it. Anyway as it's my favourite despite the long waiting hours during standard dining and supper hours, I would order it whenever I'm in Geylang.
I always order the Gong Bao frog porridge because it's the one with the most flavour, I would never ordered the plain frog porridge where the frog are placed inside the claypot of porridge, the taste just isn't right for me. Whenever I order my Gong Bao frog porridge, I would always asked for more sauce so that I would not run out of sauce for the porridge.
Not to mention, in the same place there's also nice fried oyster and iced barley water to go with the frog porridge.
Tiong Bahru Hokkien Prawn Mee at Tiong Bahru Market & Food Centre. This stall has a long history, it's signboard reads since 1951, my father was just a mere 1-year-old when this stall started to operate. My favourite is 'mee kia' (the thin yellow noodle) dry with chilli, the noodle are cooked quite nice and all the lean meat, fish cakes, prawns and veggie are great. At times, you'll be surprise to find an additional pig skin which will be added randomly by the stall cook which I heard from my mum that it help enhance skin.
The soup is also nice, at times we went back for a second helping. I followed this stall for a long time, from the very old and crampy Tiong Bahru Market to the temporary market till the current new double-storey market.
Jin Hua Fish-head Bee Hoon at Maxwell Road Food Center, well what I can said is that this is one of the best fish-head been hoon that I've tasted.
Of course I would not order fish head as most of the time I'll be ordering the fried fish meat bee hoon lor, it's more worth the price. Why would I consider it one of the best?
Because of the soup, the soup is thick and the proportion of the milk added into the soup is just nice, the fish is good as it would be soaked by the soup to an extreme level that it's so soft, everything tasted so well and that explains why there's a queue whenever you're there.
In addition, it's always like a local "celebrity" cooking the food for you, just be observant as the boss who's cooking resemble MediaCorp actor Rayson Tan, husband of Chen Liping!
Mint (Moment of Imagination and Nostalgia with Toys) Museum of Toys @ 26 Seah Street is the world's first purpose-built museum for toys. Showcasing an extensive collection of vintage toys, including rare and unique one-of-a-kind toys, that spans more than 25 countries over 100 years.
Although I had heard and read of this place but can't didn't find time to visit it, maybe also due to the ticket price. Since I was invited for the Yebber party thus I went ahead to attend the party, visit the museum for FREE!
I have a quick tour of the museum because the party had yet started. I paid a visit to level 2 - 4 to check out the many antique and retro toys which includes Popeye, Batman & Robin, Ultraman, Mickey Mouse, Felix the Cat, Tintin, Flinestone, Snoopy, Inspector Gadget, Dennis, Beatles, Darkies, Matchbox car collectibles and other kampung toys!
China Street Fritters in Maxwell Road Food Center, the main reason that you're not going to miss this 'wu xiang' stall is its fried egg, which is the rectangular deep-fried item, it's crispy and fully egg flavour, anyway it's egg afterall. Although this is a regular item in most 'wu xiang' stalls, but none of them tasted as good as this stall. The other items are also tasty and yummy, so is their sweet and chilli sauces.
When you order, you also need no use the tongs to pick your choices as a menu checklist with a display of the available items that you could use your finger to pin-point which item you want and the stall owner will do the selection pending on what you ordered.
Went to try Nihon Mura - one of the newest sushi conveyer belt player in Singapore - Nihon Mura which happens to be a subsidiary of Suki Sushi!
I find the decoration is rather nice. It is rather spacious too as one would not have problem walking in the wide walking space. We were directed to a lucky table number, table number 88!! As it was our first visit to Nihon Mura, the waiter took some time to explain how Nihon Mura functions, there is no menu but one can walk around the restaurant and look at the display photos and price of the food, if interested you could take one of the marked ice-cream stick from the respective food and return to your table.
Placing the ice-cream sticks into the ice-cream stick holder, the waiters or waitresses will take your orders by taking over the marked ice-cream sticks. When your order is ready, the food would be served to your table by the waiters or waitresses. Quite innovative and troublesome to walk around. Nevertheless, you could still take your favorite sushi from the conveyer belt at $0.99 each! Woah, cheap but it seems that these sushi had been on the conveyer belt for quite some time, thus they are not really fresh but they do taste good!
When come to the food that we ordered via the ice-cream sticks, they were not bad lor, comparable to Sakae Sushi and Yuki Sushi, prices are close too but some item's price can be quite a huge difference.
It was yet another fulfilling dinner ..... sashimi yummy, wasabi shiok shiok!
I chanced upon this place a while ago but visited it on a Monday when it was closed *just my dumb luck* Anyway then I caught it on Sunday Plus and decided that I should definitely try it. So I dragged my friend along that lazy rainy Sunday.
I loved the interior. No doubt it can only seat 15 and it's a little cramped but I love the peranakan style stuff and they actually sell peranakan clothing behind too! There were little knick knacks all over but I didn't take a look at the prices...
Food ordered:
Pan Fried Radish Cake & Yam Cake - $4.80 (4 slices) Let me explain this one. On its menu, Radish cake and Yam cake are listed separately at $3.80 for 3 slices. But as there are only two of us, the lady offered to let us try both, giving us 2 slices of each at $4.80 which I agreed. I liked the radish cake more than the yam cake but both are smooth enough for me. I enjoyed them but I did find the portion too small for the price.
Grandma Rayna’s Roast Chicken - $10.80 YUMMY! I normally will not order roast chicken but this time I didn't have to cut it up myself so I was happily gobbling away at the chicken bits. The meat was well marinated and juicy. The potato that came with it reminded me of my pri sch canteen food though. I loved this dish (the chicken) but it was really expensive as there was little meat.
Gingko Silky Bean - $3 One word - Regret. I was turned off after two scoops but I still finished it... cos it isn't cheap. :P
Waffle with Ice Cream - $6.60 The waffle looked a little burnt at the sides and there was a slight sourish taste but it didn't bother me much. The ice cream is probably the sort you could get at supermarkets at half price.
We spent $25.20 for the two of us. but the food was basically a one-person's share. There wasn't much choice in desserts. The place is a nice place for people to chit chat (like we saw three other groups doing) but not quite a dessert place. But I would go back for the radish cake and chicken, just when my pocket feels heavier. :P
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After many months of passing-by the shop and promising to try out "next time", hubby and I finally decide to eat at Bosses one late night.
Maybe because it's near closing or because they didn't have enough staffs, we stood outside the shop for quite sometime before someone spotted us.
We ordered tea, congee and some side dishes.
The food arrived first and I was slightly pissed that they forgot about our tea. We had to remind them that they have yet to serve us our tea, but after that "reminder", they kept refilling our teapot. lol.
Hubby love the food and we both think it's somewhat better than Crystal Jade. I felt that it's rather expensive but hubby thinks it's worth the price we pay. :)
I like the tea cups with handles because I'm not very good at holding hot tea cups. Hubby likes the 3-button "remote" that's placed on every table. He thinks it's very useful since we can easily get assistance for bill, water and help. At first I was quite skeptical about this remote, but after "testing" it, sure am I impressed with their speed. :)
Rating given:
Had dinner at Stiff Chilli, a chain of 4 restaurants in Bali and a sole one in Singapore. Owned by Rodney Holt, an Italian - Australian chef, it is so named because Holt liked the offbeat sound of it.
Complimentary Bread - I honestly don't remember much about the bread except that it came served with a mini platter of sauces, namely olive oil, vinegar and chilli sauce. I remember it didn't come warm and that it was rather dry.
Burrata Parma Ham - Stiff Chilli flies in the Burrata, a fresh cheese, from southern Italy every week. I personally didn't quite take to it as it was rather bland and akin to eating cold tofu with a milky texture. The parma ham balanced out the blandness, but unfortunately there wasn't enough to go around.
Pasta all'Inchiostro - The squid ink pasta was actually quite good, lightly sweet and al dente without the light smoky cream sauce being overpowering. It could seriously do with more ingredients, but for the price I can hardly complain.
Cassata - From what I understand, Cassata is a traditional dessert from Sicily which is essentially a layered cake, with sponge, ricotta cheese and candied peel. Stiff Chilli's rendition was all ice cream and tasted like the mudpies from Burger King. And it certainly didn't look home made or freshly made for that matter. Fresh from a box in the freezer more like it. $6 for this dessert is really pushing it in my humble opinion.
A sweaty dinner with 1 appetiser, 1 main and 1 dessert cost about $45, which isn't exactly cheap given the quality of food and the whole dining in a crumbly shophouse experience. Once is enough.
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Rating given:
Sin Bee Hiong Lo Mee at Old Airport Road Hawker Center, I've to say this is the best lo mee that I've tasted in Singapore.
Because of the lo mee gravy, it's thick and tasted great, that's explain why there's always a long queue. However the standard of the gravy is not maintain but still good enough when compared to other lo mee stalls, thus it's my number one choice food that I'll order whenever I go to Old Aiport Hawker Centre.
Rating given:
Shi Chen Frog Porridge at Geylang Road Lorong 9.
I guess this stall at New Lai Lai Hong Yun Food Centre needs no introduction at all, many Singaporean would know about it. Anyway as it's my favourite despite the long waiting hours during standard dining and supper hours, I would order it whenever I'm in Geylang.
I always order the Gong Bao frog porridge because it's the one with the most flavour, I would never ordered the plain frog porridge where the frog are placed inside the claypot of porridge, the taste just isn't right for me. Whenever I order my Gong Bao frog porridge, I would always asked for more sauce so that I would not run out of sauce for the porridge.
Not to mention, in the same place there's also nice fried oyster and iced barley water to go with the frog porridge.
Rating given:
Tiong Bahru Hokkien Prawn Mee at Tiong Bahru Market & Food Centre. This stall has a long history, it's signboard reads since 1951, my father was just a mere 1-year-old when this stall started to operate. My favourite is 'mee kia' (the thin yellow noodle) dry with chilli, the noodle are cooked quite nice and all the lean meat, fish cakes, prawns and veggie are great. At times, you'll be surprise to find an additional pig skin which will be added randomly by the stall cook which I heard from my mum that it help enhance skin.
The soup is also nice, at times we went back for a second helping. I followed this stall for a long time, from the very old and crampy Tiong Bahru Market to the temporary market till the current new double-storey market.
Rating given:
Jin Hua Fish-head Bee Hoon at Maxwell Road Food Center, well what I can said is that this is one of the best fish-head been hoon that I've tasted.
Of course I would not order fish head as most of the time I'll be ordering the fried fish meat bee hoon lor, it's more worth the price. Why would I consider it one of the best?
Because of the soup, the soup is thick and the proportion of the milk added into the soup is just nice, the fish is good as it would be soaked by the soup to an extreme level that it's so soft, everything tasted so well and that explains why there's a queue whenever you're there.
In addition, it's always like a local "celebrity" cooking the food for you, just be observant as the boss who's cooking resemble MediaCorp actor Rayson Tan, husband of Chen Liping!
Rating given:
Mint (Moment of Imagination and Nostalgia with Toys) Museum of Toys @ 26 Seah Street is the world's first purpose-built museum for toys. Showcasing an extensive collection of vintage toys, including rare and unique one-of-a-kind toys, that spans more than 25 countries over 100 years.
Although I had heard and read of this place but can't didn't find time to visit it, maybe also due to the ticket price. Since I was invited for the Yebber party thus I went ahead to attend the party, visit the museum for FREE!
I have a quick tour of the museum because the party had yet started. I paid a visit to level 2 - 4 to check out the many antique and retro toys which includes Popeye, Batman & Robin, Ultraman, Mickey Mouse, Felix the Cat, Tintin, Flinestone, Snoopy, Inspector Gadget, Dennis, Beatles, Darkies, Matchbox car collectibles and other kampung toys!
Bring back many fond memories!
Rating given:
China Street Fritters in Maxwell Road Food Center, the main reason that you're not going to miss this 'wu xiang' stall is its fried egg, which is the rectangular deep-fried item, it's crispy and fully egg flavour, anyway it's egg afterall. Although this is a regular item in most 'wu xiang' stalls, but none of them tasted as good as this stall. The other items are also tasty and yummy, so is their sweet and chilli sauces.
When you order, you also need no use the tongs to pick your choices as a menu checklist with a display of the available items that you could use your finger to pin-point which item you want and the stall owner will do the selection pending on what you ordered.
Rating given:
Went to try Nihon Mura - one of the newest sushi conveyer belt player in Singapore - Nihon Mura which happens to be a subsidiary of Suki Sushi!
I find the decoration is rather nice. It is rather spacious too as one would not have problem walking in the wide walking space. We were directed to a lucky table number, table number 88!! As it was our first visit to Nihon Mura, the waiter took some time to explain how Nihon Mura functions, there is no menu but one can walk around the restaurant and look at the display photos and price of the food, if interested you could take one of the marked ice-cream stick from the respective food and return to your table.
Placing the ice-cream sticks into the ice-cream stick holder, the waiters or waitresses will take your orders by taking over the marked ice-cream sticks. When your order is ready, the food would be served to your table by the waiters or waitresses. Quite innovative and troublesome to walk around. Nevertheless, you could still take your favorite sushi from the conveyer belt at $0.99 each! Woah, cheap but it seems that these sushi had been on the conveyer belt for quite some time, thus they are not really fresh but they do taste good!
When come to the food that we ordered via the ice-cream sticks, they were not bad lor, comparable to Sakae Sushi and Yuki Sushi, prices are close too but some item's price can be quite a huge difference.
It was yet another fulfilling dinner ..... sashimi yummy, wasabi shiok shiok!
Rating given:
I chanced upon this place a while ago but visited it on a Monday when it was closed *just my dumb luck* Anyway then I caught it on Sunday Plus and decided that I should definitely try it. So I dragged my friend along that lazy rainy Sunday.
I loved the interior. No doubt it can only seat 15 and it's a little cramped but I love the peranakan style stuff and they actually sell peranakan clothing behind too! There were little knick knacks all over but I didn't take a look at the prices...
Food ordered:
Pan Fried Radish Cake & Yam Cake - $4.80 (4 slices)
Let me explain this one. On its menu, Radish cake and Yam cake are listed separately at $3.80 for 3 slices. But as there are only two of us, the lady offered to let us try both, giving us 2 slices of each at $4.80 which I agreed. I liked the radish cake more than the yam cake but both are smooth enough for me. I enjoyed them but I did find the portion too small for the price.
Grandma Rayna’s Roast Chicken - $10.80
YUMMY! I normally will not order roast chicken but this time I didn't have to cut it up myself so I was happily gobbling away at the chicken bits. The meat was well marinated and juicy. The potato that came with it reminded me of my pri sch canteen food though. I loved this dish (the chicken) but it was really expensive as there was little meat.
Gingko Silky Bean - $3
One word - Regret. I was turned off after two scoops but I still finished it... cos it isn't cheap. :P
Waffle with Ice Cream - $6.60
The waffle looked a little burnt at the sides and there was a slight sourish taste but it didn't bother me much. The ice cream is probably the sort you could get at supermarkets at half price.
We spent $25.20 for the two of us. but the food was basically a one-person's share. There wasn't much choice in desserts. The place is a nice place for people to chit chat (like we saw three other groups doing) but not quite a dessert place. But I would go back for the radish cake and chicken, just when my pocket feels heavier. :P
Rating given: