I went there for lunch the other and it was AWESOME.. Though the ambience is just so so, but i love the food they dish out.
I had seafood for one and my friend had Fish and Chips. We shared the food and i simply love the rice. Well flavoured yellow rice with bits or raisin all over. It was simply delectable and very appetizing. I love the hints of spices invading my tastebuds as i chew on the rice slowly in my mouth. The fries were great also, especially sizzled with spicy powders, it sure did ZEST things up. Prawns and fish is ok, fresh with no seafood stench and the fried calemari was FAB.... I love it with extra tar tar sauce.... whom which the waiter gladly provided us.
You must also try the passion fruit soda. I love the funcky popping taste with the glamourous passion fruit. It was indeed a fabulous lunch, perhaps too heavy for lunch but i'm sure its good for dinner.
The ambience is so so, not glam but casual. They have the alfresco sits as well, but it faces the road and fumes from the industrial park in tuas makes it not so nice.... The waiters gave us pretty good attention, though as it happens to most waiters and waitresses, We really wonder if they are overly concerned over lizards on the ceiling or zealous with their own shoes. They seemed to look up into the ceiling or look down to their shoes but never to the custiomers asking for bill, more water or to order........
Its indeed a pretty nice place to bring your family along though this outlet is not too huge, you could call first to reserve a table. Also avoid sitting near to the side railings unless you wanna pissed the shoppers using the escalators with your OH SO DELECTABLE food and throw them a prawn head or two.. heh heh!
While making payment, they gave us some candy.... and GOODNESS GRACIOUS ME... the candy was so so so so sooo........ YUMMY....... and so watching me go all ecstatic over the small white candy the waitress kindly mentioned that they do sell it if i want. AND i went home happily with ONE KG of that delectable CANDY.... AND ITS made in AFRICA....
Passed by this place one day sometime back while doing some shopping at Suntec City. As it was near meal time and seeing that there wasn't a queue, my gf and I decided to give it a try.
The restaurant itself was quite spacious and the seats were quite comfy. We were given seats near the entrance and we then proceeded to take a look at the menu.
As the name implies, their main specialities are the seafood and steak. Here, diners can enjoy the best of both worlds with their fantastic Surf & Turf Combos- featuring nine scrumptious combinations of steaks, chicken, salmon, prawns, and crayfish. We were quite impressed by the number of combinations made available to the patrons indeed.
Premium tenderloin steaks are prepared in a choice of 3 different styles – the classic New York, Fillet Mignon wrapped with bacon or Carpetbagger stuffed with oysters. All are served with grilled corn, steamed vegetables and your choice of baked potato or fries. The sirloin steaks are equally impressive, have it in “Bordeaux” red wine style or “Bourbon” marinated.
As for the seafood , there is the garlic or grilled Jumbo Prawns, which you can try. As for the soups, besides traditional Clam Chowder, another house specialty is the Oyster Chowder – a delicious, creamy broth cooked with fresh oysters. Other highly recommended starters include Prawn Quesadillas and the original Surf ‘n’ Turf Salad.
As my gf and I are not really fans of prawns or oysters, we didn't order the Jumbo prawns or oyster chowder. So we decided to order a classic New York tenderloin steak, as well as the Clam Chowder and a half seafood platter for starters.
I must say that the steak was quite succulent and very tender. The chowder soup was nice and thick and not diluted like some places, whereby they used Campbell's soup and the clams were quite chewy too. As for the seafood platter, the quanity was just nice for two ppl and the variety was quite good too (Sorry I can't rememebr thou what the exact spread was).
However, one thing that was slightly disappointing was the service there. You had to call a couple of times before the waiter would come over to check out ur requests.
As for the pricing, I guess it was reasonable enough. So do give it a try if you happen to be in Suntec and can't decide what to eat.
Was at this outlet of Soup Restaurant a couple of months back after my graduation ceremony in NTU. Reached there close to 8.30pm, with my parents, gf and one of our good gal friend.
We ordered a number of dishes including the famous Samsui Ginger Chicken where the chicken comes fully deboned, placed around a huge round platter with a bowl of the ginger dip in the middle. A stack of nicely trimmed lettuce leaves accompanies it. You simply pick, dip, wrap and eat. The taste is simply awesome I must say. You must really try this dish if you are dining at Soup Restaurant.
We also ordered the Ribs in a Beggar's Bowl, which was a bit too sweet for us, though the meat itself was juicy and nice.
On top of that we ordered a soup of the day, which was 老黄瓜炖排骨。 The soup was served piping hot and extremely delicious, makes me wonder if it had been boiled for hours ( or just MSG at work??). But in any case, the soup was definitely shiok and the quantity was more than enough to let every one have at least 3 servings, which made it quite worthwhile. Lastly, we had sambal potato leaves that went down very well with just white rice.
And the service of the staff were pretty good too, being there promptly when you needed them, thou partly it was also near to cloing time and there weren't many customers already. LOL.
All in all, I would say that the food there was nice and the prices being reasonable. For a couple, I guess if you had ordered a couple of dishes and a soup, it would likely set you back by approximately $40 bucks or so, depending on ur orders. Would definitely go back and try the other specialities like the Black Olive Rice & Braised Doufu.
Happened to be at Bugis Junction with my gf and chanced upon this Nanxiang Steamed Bun Restaurant. Actually it was the only restaurant that didn't have a queue at 730pm on a weekday evening. They are supposedly a very well known outfit in Shanghai, so expectations were rather high.
The interior was rather cramp, evidently with the restaurant trying to squeeze as many tables as possible in the relatively small room, resulting in a less than comfortable boxy looking dining area. I could easily overhear the adjourning table's conversation, not that I wanted to though. I guess that gives you an idea how close the tables were.
Have you ever tried pork rib noodles that were sweet? I for one, have not. Thats why Nanxiang's rendition came as quite a surprise (or was it shock?). The broth was sweet, not the MSG kind of sweet but literally sugar sweet. The pork ribs were sweet as well, which was rather weird, considering that I had expected the entire dish to be salty. The noodles were rather springy though and appeared to be the only thing that was "normal". Sorry but sweet broth and pork ribs just don't cut it for me.
For $8.50, I had expected better. The Yang Zhou Fried Rice was a joke and I'm not kidding. Served in a rounded symmetrical form, the rice looked like it had been pre-prepared and scooped from a container using a bowl (I'm just guessing). The de facto Char Siew was replaced by luncheon meat which is a poor substitute in my humble opinion. The rice lacked taste and came across as rather bland. Probably the only thing that I liked about this dish was the homogeneity of colours.
The Fried Prawns with Salted Egg came piping hot, with the gravy still bubbling and frothing. The relatively fresh prawns were of average size and overall tasted decent with the gravy buttery and a little coarse, probably due to the bits of egg yolk. However, this dish is best eaten hot as the gravy tends to harden as it cools and things get really gross from there.
The baked mini puffs looked like your normal curry puff, but break it open to find pork, mushroom and bamboo. Supposedly of course. Truth is, I only found pathetic bits of mushroom in it with what seemed to be scrap morsels of minced meat. It was like eating the pastry more than anything else. Not that it tasted good by the way.
Steamed Soup Bun with Crab Roe and Pork Filling - Purportedly Nanxiang's signature dish - the Xiao Long Bao (XLB). I honestly wasn't the least bit impressed. The skin was way too thick and I had to literally tear it apart before I could take a snapshot of the filling. And there is something about the QC of their XLB. Some had loads of fluids contained within, some had minimal. Talk about consistency.
I have never tried Pan Fried Pumpkin Cake before and I don't think I ever want to try it again, at least not at Nanxiang. The cake was soaking in oil but tasted decent though, a little sweet and crispy on the outside.
$59 for such mediocre quality food is plain absurd. The only redeeming factor was the reasonably good service but I don't think thats enough to make me go back.
Had tried this place a couple of times before and ytd I went there again for my dinner before going for the Kumar show at the Esplanade.
Had noticed that they had now combined the once famous roti prata seats with that of the steamboat buffet. So I guess the roti prata outlet is now defunct. Likely due to the new Food Republic opening just at the other end of the same location at the Convention Centre.
Over there, each person has their own mini steamboat instead of the conventional one big pot of soup for everyone. They have 3 soup bases, namely tom yam, spicy herbs and chicken with herbs to choose from. And normally, I go for the tom yam and chicken with herbs.
Anyway, I think that the food variety there is just so so. Nthg very fantastic, except that perhaps they offer chicken rice, rojak and some fried vegetables and deserts and ice-cream, which you may not get at those normal 重庆火锅 stalls. Other than that, everything else would be the same and also this place does not come with unlimited free drinks. They only offer plain iced water. So you have to pay for the can drinks and such, which will add on to your bill.
I had tried once their taiwanese porridge buffet and the varityof food was quite similar to that of the steamboat buffet,except that all the food were already cooked.haha..
Overall, I would say that the food is okie but the pricing is a bit high thou. The pricing for the steamboat is set at $25.80 for adults. Cant really remember the prices for kids as I nvr had brot kids there to eat.haha. You can also call up to chk out the prices.
Had a leisurely set lunch with LSD at Jaan, one of the few well known French restaurants in Singapore. Perched at the peak of Raffles City Tower on the 70th floor, it is one level above the much talked about, but totally undeserving Equinox Restaurant. Reservations were a breeze, but the person on the other line sounded rather fake with her inclination to vary her voice pitch.
Take the ear popping but rather cheaply finished lift up to the 69th floor and walk the remaining flight of steps up to the 70th floor where you are ushered into a small dining area aka Jaan. And here you are in for a big surprise. The pictures of Jaan in food magazines show grandeur and finesse. What greets you is a tiny room which seats probably about 30 pax and done up with cheap looking wavy lights that scream bad taste. Well to be fair, the lights do look a lot better at night, almost mysterious. But in the day, they are better left off. View wise, its better I leave the talking to the photos. This is definitely Jaan's trump card and words just do not do any justification.
I had gotten this starter because I was sick of eating the scallops which I usually have when I go to Jaan. I guess bad choice sums it all up. The Crabmeat and Shrimps Ceviche was pretty normal but the Bloody Mary Granite was a total disaster. When was the last time you tried a tomato which was extremely salty yet cold? I'm sorry, but I just can't accept ice which tastes like tomato and yet be so salty. I was literally grimacing in my futile attempts to finish it.
The Red Port Jus was a recommended sauce for my medium rare steak and kudos to the waitress for the great recommendation. It hinted subtly of red wine without being artificially sweet. The steak came almost medium well, but still packed in a punch with its tenderness, juiciness and sweetness. A pity about the size of it though. It can hardly feed a 12 year old kid, much less a greedy slob like me. Probably a comparison is in order between this and Buko Nero's offering. No prizes for guessing which was the better of the two.
Jivara Mille-Feuille - Poached Rhubarb In Sangria, Chestnut Ice Cream - Now with such an interesting name, one would expect an equally interesting dish to go along with it. Sadly, that wasn't the case. The Chestnut Ice Cream didn't quite taste like Chestnut. I can't really put a finger to what it actually tastes like, but it wasn't very sweet and left a pleasant aftertaste. Not bad actually. What can I say about poached rhubarb except that it tastes like soft apple? The tiered chocolate piece by the side (I don't think it appears in the name of the dish) was chocolate mousse and the only good thing about it that I can think of is its light and not too sweet. Again, portions are smaller than small. Oh and one interesting thing to note. Sangria is a Spanish recipe, so whats it doing in a French dessert?
We went to Jaan hungry and left hungry(at least for myself). And it didn't come cheap at about $82 for 2 pax. I had to resort to eating MacDonalds after that, so imagine that. The only draw of this place, to me at least, is the respectable mains and panoramic view. Service, though reasonably good, seems rather biased towards Caucasians and well dressed customers and serving time is slow. I might probably do lunch again, but only lunch. Dinner is criminally expensive and I would be better off eating elsewhere.
This is the fast food place that I will go, as it serves only the freshest sandwich around.
Below are the steps when ordering your sandwhich:
1. First you got to choose your bread. They got lots of bread to choose from! I loved Hearty Italian bread! So much so that if they ran out of the bread, I will move off tot he next branch. Of cos there are still others like Italian, Wheat, Parmesan Oregano, Honey Oat.
2. Next you got to choose, you wanna 6 inch or a foot long sandwich!
3. Choose which sub you wanna to go for. There are sandwiches which only have 6 gram of fats or the normal tuna, steak, chicken etc. Tons of choices to choose from. My fav will be Turkey Breast, Ham and Subway Melt.
4. Choose if you wanna to toast ur bread. (Toast it! Melted chesse taste nicer. Hee....)
5. Choose what veges you wanna. They are very generous with their vege. So much so that in the end, you will not see the meat but only vege in the sandwich. I like! Hee....
6. Dressing. Again a few dressing to choose from. Even they match certain dressing to certain sandwich. My fav is always Sweet onion sauce for all sandwiches.
7. Choose if you wanna to upgrade a meal, means to complete your subway sandwich with a drink and either cookies / chips. Go for the cookies. My fav will be white chocolate mac nut cookie!
8. Lastly, enjoy ur sandwich!
For service wise most of the sandwich artists (Yes they are called sandwich artist! Nice right!) are very friendly also. They are also fast with their hands as well
They also got membership card where you can get it from the website FOC! They got promotions and discounts from time to time!
I guess signing up a bridal package will always make a woman smile and a man cry.
I love to glue my eyes on beautiful gowns from the bridal studio's window displays, letting my mind wonder how nice if I would be to be the mannequin. However, I guess the guy would feel a pinch of stress, how much does the package cost? That will be the first question that came to their mind.
I was shopping along Bugis when we saw a bridal roadshow event. A stupid move to walk-in out of curiousity, cause us to walk-out with $1,500 poorer.
With no homework done on any Bridal Studio, we signed up with Feline Bridal, as we were attracted to their pretty gowns, photography skill and reasonable price package, and the salesperson made us feel so comfortable chatting with them. They seem to have promise us the sky.
However, things did not turn out as promised for our throw-in ROM package. Then when I was at the verge of forfieting my deposit, I decided to gave Feline Bridal another one last chance. So we went ahead with my MTM gown and photoshoot discussion. To our surprise, their service had much improved. I hope it will continue to provide better services and meet up to client's expectation.
Over the past few mths, I have been surfing online for beautiful ideals for my photoshoot and looking around for photographer for my wedding day.
I found lovely pictures that I loved very much by Kelvin Koh.
I think he is superb! He is fantastic! He is such a amazing photographer who captures not only memories and emotions, he brings pictures to life.
Of cos it does comes with a price. Wedding day package from $2800 onwards. It's towards the pricy side.
A normal photographer recommended by Bridal Shop is around at $600 to $900.
I think I am dead. After looking at his pics, I have set a kind of dream standard for my photoshoot and wedding day pictures. No No No WAY! I have to lower down my expectation if not I am afraid my disappointment will get greater.
Well, nonetheless I still love to admire those beautiful pictures!
I'm pretty sure everyone knows Killiney Kopitiam. They have a few outlets around Singapore and most people would have been to one or the other.
Anyway this particular one in Siglap is always busy. They are never empty and I wonder why.
Coffee at Killiney's ain't different from the 70 cents one you find at your regular coffeeshop. not to mention it's more expensive here. In fact, it's more diluted if they're really busy. It's a little wierd since they supposedly make each cup as they are ordered.
They also have local foodfare like Mee siam and Nasi Lemak. Taste-wise is pretty average. Nothing special, thus it doesn't quite justify that $1 or $2 more....
I like the toast though, but again it's nothing extraordinary.
Nonetheless this small outlet is always bustling. Only try if you really have no other place to go for breakfast.
1=SGD 0.0587
I went there for lunch the other and it was AWESOME.. Though the ambience is just so so, but i love the food they dish out.
I had seafood for one and my friend had Fish and Chips. We shared the food and i simply love the rice. Well flavoured yellow rice with bits or raisin all over. It was simply delectable and very appetizing. I love the hints of spices invading my tastebuds as i chew on the rice slowly in my mouth. The fries were great also, especially sizzled with spicy powders, it sure did ZEST things up. Prawns and fish is ok, fresh with no seafood stench and the fried calemari was FAB.... I love it with extra tar tar sauce.... whom which the waiter gladly provided us.
You must also try the passion fruit soda. I love the funcky popping taste with the glamourous passion fruit. It was indeed a fabulous lunch, perhaps too heavy for lunch but i'm sure its good for dinner.
The ambience is so so, not glam but casual. They have the alfresco sits as well, but it faces the road and fumes from the industrial park in tuas makes it not so nice.... The waiters gave us pretty good attention, though as it happens to most waiters and waitresses, We really wonder if they are overly concerned over lizards on the ceiling or zealous with their own shoes. They seemed to look up into the ceiling or look down to their shoes but never to the custiomers asking for bill, more water or to order........
Its indeed a pretty nice place to bring your family along though this outlet is not too huge, you could call first to reserve a table. Also avoid sitting near to the side railings unless you wanna pissed the shoppers using the escalators with your OH SO DELECTABLE food and throw them a prawn head or two.. heh heh!
While making payment, they gave us some candy.... and GOODNESS GRACIOUS ME... the candy was so so so so sooo........ YUMMY....... and so watching me go all ecstatic over the small white candy the waitress kindly mentioned that they do sell it if i want. AND i went home happily with ONE KG of that delectable CANDY.... AND ITS made in AFRICA....
Why is it white candy? Hm............
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Passed by this place one day sometime back while doing some shopping at Suntec City. As it was near meal time and seeing that there wasn't a queue, my gf and I decided to give it a try.
The restaurant itself was quite spacious and the seats were quite comfy. We were given seats near the entrance and we then proceeded to take a look at the menu.
As the name implies, their main specialities are the seafood and steak. Here, diners can enjoy the best of both worlds with their fantastic Surf & Turf Combos- featuring nine scrumptious combinations of steaks, chicken, salmon, prawns, and crayfish. We were quite impressed by the number of combinations made available to the patrons indeed.
Premium tenderloin steaks are prepared in a choice of 3 different styles – the classic New York, Fillet Mignon wrapped with bacon or Carpetbagger stuffed with oysters. All are served with grilled corn, steamed vegetables and your choice of baked potato or fries. The sirloin steaks are equally impressive, have it in “Bordeaux” red wine style or “Bourbon” marinated.
As for the seafood , there is the garlic or grilled Jumbo Prawns, which you can try. As for the soups, besides traditional Clam Chowder, another house specialty is the Oyster Chowder – a delicious, creamy broth cooked with fresh oysters. Other highly recommended starters include Prawn Quesadillas and the original Surf ‘n’ Turf Salad.
As my gf and I are not really fans of prawns or oysters, we didn't order the Jumbo prawns or oyster chowder. So we decided to order a classic New York tenderloin steak, as well as the Clam Chowder and a half seafood platter for starters.
I must say that the steak was quite succulent and very tender. The chowder soup was nice and thick and not diluted like some places, whereby they used Campbell's soup and the clams were quite chewy too. As for the seafood platter, the quanity was just nice for two ppl and the variety was quite good too (Sorry I can't rememebr thou what the exact spread was).
However, one thing that was slightly disappointing was the service there. You had to call a couple of times before the waiter would come over to check out ur requests.
As for the pricing, I guess it was reasonable enough. So do give it a try if you happen to be in Suntec and can't decide what to eat.
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Was at this outlet of Soup Restaurant a couple of months back after my graduation ceremony in NTU. Reached there close to 8.30pm, with my parents, gf and one of our good gal friend.
We ordered a number of dishes including the famous Samsui Ginger Chicken where the chicken comes fully deboned, placed around a huge round platter with a bowl of the ginger dip in the middle. A stack of nicely trimmed lettuce leaves accompanies it. You simply pick, dip, wrap and eat. The taste is simply awesome I must say. You must really try this dish if you are dining at Soup Restaurant.
We also ordered the Ribs in a Beggar's Bowl, which was a bit too sweet for us, though the meat itself was juicy and nice.
On top of that we ordered a soup of the day, which was 老黄瓜炖排骨。 The soup was served piping hot and extremely delicious, makes me wonder if it had been boiled for hours ( or just MSG at work??). But in any case, the soup was definitely shiok and the quantity was more than enough to let every one have at least 3 servings, which made it quite worthwhile. Lastly, we had sambal potato leaves that went down very well with just white rice.
And the service of the staff were pretty good too, being there promptly when you needed them, thou partly it was also near to cloing time and there weren't many customers already. LOL.
All in all, I would say that the food there was nice and the prices being reasonable. For a couple, I guess if you had ordered a couple of dishes and a soup, it would likely set you back by approximately $40 bucks or so, depending on ur orders. Would definitely go back and try the other specialities like the Black Olive Rice & Braised Doufu.
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Happened to be at Bugis Junction with my gf and chanced upon this Nanxiang Steamed Bun Restaurant. Actually it was the only restaurant that didn't have a queue at 730pm on a weekday evening. They are supposedly a very well known outfit in Shanghai, so expectations were rather high.
The interior was rather cramp, evidently with the restaurant trying to squeeze as many tables as possible in the relatively small room, resulting in a less than comfortable boxy looking dining area. I could easily overhear the adjourning table's conversation, not that I wanted to though. I guess that gives you an idea how close the tables were.
Have you ever tried pork rib noodles that were sweet? I for one, have not. Thats why Nanxiang's rendition came as quite a surprise (or was it shock?). The broth was sweet, not the MSG kind of sweet but literally sugar sweet. The pork ribs were sweet as well, which was rather weird, considering that I had expected the entire dish to be salty. The noodles were rather springy though and appeared to be the only thing that was "normal". Sorry but sweet broth and pork ribs just don't cut it for me.
For $8.50, I had expected better. The Yang Zhou Fried Rice was a joke and I'm not kidding. Served in a rounded symmetrical form, the rice looked like it had been pre-prepared and scooped from a container using a bowl (I'm just guessing). The de facto Char Siew was replaced by luncheon meat which is a poor substitute in my humble opinion. The rice lacked taste and came across as rather bland. Probably the only thing that I liked about this dish was the homogeneity of colours.
The Fried Prawns with Salted Egg came piping hot, with the gravy still bubbling and frothing. The relatively fresh prawns were of average size and overall tasted decent with the gravy buttery and a little coarse, probably due to the bits of egg yolk. However, this dish is best eaten hot as the gravy tends to harden as it cools and things get really gross from there.
The baked mini puffs looked like your normal curry puff, but break it open to find pork, mushroom and bamboo. Supposedly of course. Truth is, I only found pathetic bits of mushroom in it with what seemed to be scrap morsels of minced meat. It was like eating the pastry more than anything else. Not that it tasted good by the way.
Steamed Soup Bun with Crab Roe and Pork Filling - Purportedly Nanxiang's signature dish - the Xiao Long Bao (XLB). I honestly wasn't the least bit impressed. The skin was way too thick and I had to literally tear it apart before I could take a snapshot of the filling. And there is something about the QC of their XLB. Some had loads of fluids contained within, some had minimal. Talk about consistency.
I have never tried Pan Fried Pumpkin Cake before and I don't think I ever want to try it again, at least not at Nanxiang. The cake was soaking in oil but tasted decent though, a little sweet and crispy on the outside.
$59 for such mediocre quality food is plain absurd. The only redeeming factor was the reasonably good service but I don't think thats enough to make me go back.
See all my pictures here
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Had tried this place a couple of times before and ytd I went there again for my dinner before going for the Kumar show at the Esplanade.
Had noticed that they had now combined the once famous roti prata seats with that of the steamboat buffet. So I guess the roti prata outlet is now defunct. Likely due to the new Food Republic opening just at the other end of the same location at the Convention Centre.
Over there, each person has their own mini steamboat instead of the conventional one big pot of soup for everyone. They have 3 soup bases, namely tom yam, spicy herbs and chicken with herbs to choose from. And normally, I go for the tom yam and chicken with herbs.
Anyway, I think that the food variety there is just so so. Nthg very fantastic, except that perhaps they offer chicken rice, rojak and some fried vegetables and deserts and ice-cream, which you may not get at those normal 重庆火锅 stalls. Other than that, everything else would be the same and also this place does not come with unlimited free drinks. They only offer plain iced water. So you have to pay for the can drinks and such, which will add on to your bill.
I had tried once their taiwanese porridge buffet and the varityof food was quite similar to that of the steamboat buffet,except that all the food were already cooked.haha..
Overall, I would say that the food is okie but the pricing is a bit high thou. The pricing for the steamboat is set at $25.80 for adults. Cant really remember the prices for kids as I nvr had brot kids there to eat.haha. You can also call up to chk out the prices.
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Had a leisurely set lunch with LSD at Jaan, one of the few well known French restaurants in Singapore. Perched at the peak of Raffles City Tower on the 70th floor, it is one level above the much talked about, but totally undeserving Equinox Restaurant. Reservations were a breeze, but the person on the other line sounded rather fake with her inclination to vary her voice pitch.
Take the ear popping but rather cheaply finished lift up to the 69th floor and walk the remaining flight of steps up to the 70th floor where you are ushered into a small dining area aka Jaan. And here you are in for a big surprise. The pictures of Jaan in food magazines show grandeur and finesse. What greets you is a tiny room which seats probably about 30 pax and done up with cheap looking wavy lights that scream bad taste. Well to be fair, the lights do look a lot better at night, almost mysterious. But in the day, they are better left off. View wise, its better I leave the talking to the photos. This is definitely Jaan's trump card and words just do not do any justification.
I had gotten this starter because I was sick of eating the scallops which I usually have when I go to Jaan. I guess bad choice sums it all up. The Crabmeat and Shrimps Ceviche was pretty normal but the Bloody Mary Granite was a total disaster. When was the last time you tried a tomato which was extremely salty yet cold? I'm sorry, but I just can't accept ice which tastes like tomato and yet be so salty. I was literally grimacing in my futile attempts to finish it.
The Red Port Jus was a recommended sauce for my medium rare steak and kudos to the waitress for the great recommendation. It hinted subtly of red wine without being artificially sweet. The steak came almost medium well, but still packed in a punch with its tenderness, juiciness and sweetness. A pity about the size of it though. It can hardly feed a 12 year old kid, much less a greedy slob like me. Probably a comparison is in order between this and Buko Nero's offering. No prizes for guessing which was the better of the two.
Jivara Mille-Feuille - Poached Rhubarb In Sangria, Chestnut Ice Cream - Now with such an interesting name, one would expect an equally interesting dish to go along with it. Sadly, that wasn't the case. The Chestnut Ice Cream didn't quite taste like Chestnut. I can't really put a finger to what it actually tastes like, but it wasn't very sweet and left a pleasant aftertaste. Not bad actually. What can I say about poached rhubarb except that it tastes like soft apple? The tiered chocolate piece by the side (I don't think it appears in the name of the dish) was chocolate mousse and the only good thing about it that I can think of is its light and not too sweet. Again, portions are smaller than small. Oh and one interesting thing to note. Sangria is a Spanish recipe, so whats it doing in a French dessert?
We went to Jaan hungry and left hungry(at least for myself). And it didn't come cheap at about $82 for 2 pax. I had to resort to eating MacDonalds after that, so imagine that. The only draw of this place, to me at least, is the respectable mains and panoramic view. Service, though reasonably good, seems rather biased towards Caucasians and well dressed customers and serving time is slow. I might probably do lunch again, but only lunch. Dinner is criminally expensive and I would be better off eating elsewhere.
See all my pictures here
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This is the fast food place that I will go, as it serves only the freshest sandwich around.
Below are the steps when ordering your sandwhich:
1. First you got to choose your bread. They got lots of bread to choose from! I loved Hearty Italian bread! So much so that if they ran out of the bread, I will move off tot he next branch. Of cos there are still others like Italian, Wheat, Parmesan Oregano, Honey Oat.
2. Next you got to choose, you wanna 6 inch or a foot long sandwich!
3. Choose which sub you wanna to go for. There are sandwiches which only have 6 gram of fats or the normal tuna, steak, chicken etc. Tons of choices to choose from. My fav will be Turkey Breast, Ham and Subway Melt.
4. Choose if you wanna to toast ur bread. (Toast it! Melted chesse taste nicer. Hee....)
5. Choose what veges you wanna. They are very generous with their vege. So much so that in the end, you will not see the meat but only vege in the sandwich. I like! Hee....
6. Dressing. Again a few dressing to choose from. Even they match certain dressing to certain sandwich. My fav is always Sweet onion sauce for all sandwiches.
7. Choose if you wanna to upgrade a meal, means to complete your subway sandwich with a drink and either cookies / chips. Go for the cookies. My fav will be white chocolate mac nut cookie!
8. Lastly, enjoy ur sandwich!
For service wise most of the sandwich artists (Yes they are called sandwich artist! Nice right!) are very friendly also. They are also fast with their hands as well
They also got membership card where you can get it from the website FOC! They got promotions and discounts from time to time!
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I guess signing up a bridal package will always make a woman smile and a man cry.
I love to glue my eyes on beautiful gowns from the bridal studio's window displays, letting my mind wonder how nice if I would be to be the mannequin. However, I guess the guy would feel a pinch of stress, how much does the package cost? That will be the first question that came to their mind.
I was shopping along Bugis when we saw a bridal roadshow event. A stupid move to walk-in out of curiousity, cause us to walk-out with $1,500 poorer.
With no homework done on any Bridal Studio, we signed up with Feline Bridal, as we were attracted to their pretty gowns, photography skill and reasonable price package, and the salesperson made us feel so comfortable chatting with them. They seem to have promise us the sky.
However, things did not turn out as promised for our throw-in ROM package. Then when I was at the verge of forfieting my deposit, I decided to gave Feline Bridal another one last chance. So we went ahead with my MTM gown and photoshoot discussion. To our surprise, their service had much improved. I hope it will continue to provide better services and meet up to client's expectation.
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Over the past few mths, I have been surfing online for beautiful ideals for my photoshoot and looking around for photographer for my wedding day.
I found lovely pictures that I loved very much by Kelvin Koh.
I think he is superb! He is fantastic! He is such a amazing photographer who captures not only memories and emotions, he brings pictures to life.
Of cos it does comes with a price. Wedding day package from $2800 onwards. It's towards the pricy side.
A normal photographer recommended by Bridal Shop is around at $600 to $900.
I think I am dead. After looking at his pics, I have set a kind of dream standard for my photoshoot and wedding day pictures. No No No WAY! I have to lower down my expectation if not I am afraid my disappointment will get greater.
Well, nonetheless I still love to admire those beautiful pictures!
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I'm pretty sure everyone knows Killiney Kopitiam. They have a few outlets around Singapore and most people would have been to one or the other.
Anyway this particular one in Siglap is always busy. They are never empty and I wonder why.
Coffee at Killiney's ain't different from the 70 cents one you find at your regular coffeeshop. not to mention it's more expensive here. In fact, it's more diluted if they're really busy. It's a little wierd since they supposedly make each cup as they are ordered.
They also have local foodfare like Mee siam and Nasi Lemak. Taste-wise is pretty average. Nothing special, thus it doesn't quite justify that $1 or $2 more....
I like the toast though, but again it's nothing extraordinary.
Nonetheless this small outlet is always bustling. Only try if you really have no other place to go for breakfast.
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