just went to this restaurant to celebrate my dad's birthdae. When we gt there, the place was already crowded, but luckily, I had made a reservation. Else, I guess I would have to wait for some time.
So after we settled down, we decided to order the dishes. They were Cereal Prawns, Tofu in a claypot mixed with seafood, Duck, Deep fried Soon Hock, Scallops fried with Yam and Hong Kong Style Noodles. Writing this review makes me hungry again!!!! Bring me the food!! Haha...(",)
The 1st dish was promptly served within 10-15 minutes and the delivery of the remaining dishes also were quite swift. I was quite amazed as given the crowd there then, I would have expected the service to be a bit slow.
Coming to the food, the taste was quite good. The prawns were fresh and the cereal was nice as well. The claypot tofu was smooth and the gravy thick and yummy. The deep fried Soon Hock was fresh and nt very oily. As for the duck, it was presented in two styles : Bejing Style,which was wrapping the crispy skin with the egg wrap and slices of the meat stir fried.
Though Jumbo is famous for its crabs, I did not order that as my family members ain't really fans of crabs. But still, i must say that the food was really good though the price may be slightly high. ( the bill was slightly over $200)
So if you do not mind the price and like to try this restaurant out, I would recommend you go on a weekday or make a reservation prior to going on a weekend.
Had always liked to eat at this samll eatery near Bugis Junction. For me, I would always choose the set C of the nasi lemak meal, which comes with rice, one chicjen wing, otah and egg (either omlette or those fried eggs). ANd normally without fail, I would always order an extra chicken wing to go along cos the chicken wings are really so nice!!! SEDAP!!!!
Especially if they are freshly fried, the taste is just so shiok!!! And the best thing is that the wings ain't that oily, which is good.
In addition, sometimes I would like to order one serving of the popiah. I like eating theirs cos' the skin will not break when you use your chopsticks to pick it up, and that will kee the ingredients in place. I have eaten popiah from pther places, whereby the skin breaks easily and ingredients just fall out.
Once in a while, I would also takeaway the popiah for my parents when I happened to pop by. So do go eat their popiah an dorder that extra chicken wing!!! You will not regret!!!
Was at this restaurant abt 3 months back. Went there with gf and her family for the dad's birthday. As my gf had previously eaten the dinner buffet there with her colleagues and found it to be good, we decided to go there.
The decor of the restaurant was quite unique and abit on the 复古 style. The buffet spread consisted of 52 items including Mini Buddha Jump Over The Wall aka 迷你佛跳墙(Limited to one serving per person), which was indeed nice and very tasty.
There was also the Live Prawns (Limited to 100g per person) (which was quite little in my opinion) with a choice of being cooked in 3 different ways, namely poached, deep fry with almond flakes and fry with marmite sauce. We opted for the first two styles and the dishes were quite nice.
Also available was Salmon Sashimi, Grilled Teriyaki Salmon Fish Head, Beijing Roasted Duck, Sliced Pork Trotter with Jelly Fish, Crispy Soft Shell Crab with Salted Pepper, Sautéed Scallops with Celery in X.O Sauce and many many more..
As for desserts, there were the usual Chilled Sago Cream with Honey Dew,Herbal Jelly Served with Honey, Red Bean Pan Cake, Ice Cream Puff and a couple more.
Of course, we didn't order all 52 items. But those That I have mentioned above we have tried all of them and all were really tasty. The desserts were not too sweet which was good for people who cannot take sweet stuff.
As for the prices, its quite reasonable as well. The prices and opening hours are as follows:
Monday to Sunday
Adult @ S$33.80
Child (Below 10 yrs) @ S$23.80
最少四位 Minimum Four Persons
• Lunch : 11.30 am to 2.00 pm
• Dinner : 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
However, do note that the prices are subject to change on the eves of and on Public Holidays as well as on special occassions like Father's Day.
Overall, I would say that the food is great and the ambience is nice. But perhaps going there without a car may be slightly inconvenient. One way to go there is of course by taxi or you can take bus 31, 197, 16 and alight at the bus stop opposite Parkway Parade Shopping Centre and walk there, which is only about 10 mins away.
Had eaten a couple of times at this outlet in the past before its recent renovation. So far, I would say that my experiences there had been quite pleasant.
When I am there, I always like to go for the Quarter Chicken, coupled with mashed potato (I like the gravy!!), the Macroni and Cheese and either corn nibblets or the muffins. But sometimes the muffins may be slightly off standard, too sweet for my liking. So I guess it depends on luck. haha.
Neverthless, I think the size of the serving is value for money. However, one thing bad is that perhaps a queue can be formed up quite easily since everything is self-service. So when I see that a queue is forming up, I would turn back cos' I noe that to get a table may not be that easy during those peak hours.
And I must say that after the renovation is done, it does seem to be more spacious and more trendy in a way. Will find one day to try out this revamped Kenny Rogers
Recently they had some renovation and change their image to a more modern look. What did not change is the food, of course good food no need to change.
Even though there is one incident where a customer found a cockroach inside the colesaw (I think), but I think they will be more caution from then now, so it did not stop me from going. Also with the new look, they looked more brighter and cleaner now as well.
Should go and try the few things that I mentioned about especially the corn muffins! Simple great! Soft and fluffy inside yet crispy outside.
The price is average and the sets are worth its price as well. The portions that they give are also huge.
The service there is prompt as well, eve though it is self service. The queue tends to built up when someone is there standing and thinking what side dish he/she wants. I hate it when it happens!
Had seen the transformation of this flea market from the early 1980's to the present days. I remembered vividly when I was young, there were a lot of shophouses in the places where it is all being fenced up now.
And the reason why this place was known as the Thieves' Market was that in the beginning most of the goods sold here were acquired through illegitimate means. The name also had a double meaning as the items purchased here were considered a great steal. Probably because of the abundant choice of goods, the thieves market was colloquially referred to as Robinson petang, meaning "evening Robinson", a cheeky reference to the large Robinson Departmental Store, except this market catered to the poor man.
In the past, alot of shops were selling things like second hand audio systems, video players, cassette tape players, cassette tapes, those big black music discs ( I think its called 黑胶带）that were played on a gramaphone, etc. There were also a lot of people selling clothes, "masak" (toys), shoes, housewares such as bamboo poles and stuff.
But then in the mid 1980's or early 1990's, all the shophouses had been demolished and the shop owners had to either wind up their businesses or continue peddling their goods by the roadside, which is what we see nowadays.
And nowadays, the variety of goods had also changed quite a fair bit. While some things like the big black music discs still can be found, you can also find people selling those rings having huge gemstones or jade, for the uncles. There are also ppl selling old notes and coins, second hand bicycles (which are still in good condition), handphones (no contract but nt really that cheap either thou u can bargain over here), old clothes, CDs and VCDs of those old shows and songs (be it Chinese,English or other lanaguages).
Not forgetting also are keyboards, printers, home use phones, clothings, fans and the fans' blades,etc.
Of course now, I think most of the items sold here wouldnt be stolen goods, but rather discarded by people whom have deemed them to be useless and have been refurbished by the peddlers here and resold them for a small sum of money.
This place is a favourite sight of interest for tourists and you can always see tourists riding on trishaws coming from the Rocher Centre and taking a tour veryday, though they dnt normally go into the lanes cos' its simply too crowded.
So even though I have already shifted house, I still go back and walk around whenever I am popping by Sim Lim Sq, just to reminisce the old times, where a part of history still is evident. And I can see some familiar faces whom have been there for the past one to two decades.
So do go down and take a look. Who knows you can get a good bargain there for something that you have been searching high and low for? But if you are planning to go on a Saturday or Sunday, do note that the crowd can be quite packed. Especially on Sundays, where there will also a mini food bazzar for the Indian community nearby.
And to end off your trip there, you can just take another 5-10 mins walk to Blk 27 for the famous laksa. (",)
Well I was living in Kelantan Road for the past 26 yrs before I shifted house. As such, I had tasted this famous laksa since young I would say. It started from a push cart stall, which was probably before I was born, then shifted to a coffee shop in a shophouse (just opposite Stamford Primary, where now people collect and sell old cardboard), which had since been demolished, then to blk 31 under the Multi-Storey Car Park to the present location. But before I shifted hse, they were still operating two stalls in both blk 31 and blk 27. So perhaps now to cut costs,they have only one left at blk 27.
From only 50 cents a bowl to the present 2 dollars per bowl, I would say that the flavour of the gravy is still the same, though the quantity also more or less remained, perhaps with a couple more cockles.
This laksa I guess was even more famous than Katong laksa during its mayhem days in the past. It was known then as "kor Kor" laksa. The reason was that the bowls used were those chinaware type of bowls having the picture of a cockerel on it I was told. Nt sure if that's the truth though.
Eating the laksa requires nothing more than a soup. WIth each scoop of the laksa, you will find a mixture of cockles, thick bee hoon, gravy, beansprouts and corriander. That taste was simply superb. And even though I am not one who has a particular crave for laksa, I nvr fail to empty the whole bowl, gravy included whenever I eat at the stall or packet home.
So do give it a try and you will see the difference between it and Katong laksa
Had been to this eatery twice in the past one month. The first time round, I was there with a fren. We were looking for something to eat when we walked past this place. As we were in the mood for pizzas, we decided to take our meal there.
There were 3 sizes of pizzas available: Regular, medium and large. The small was cut into 4 slices, medium 6 slices and large 8 slices. The best thing was that for the medium and large-sized pizzas, you could actually order 2 different flavours in one pizza. This was good as it allowed patrons to have a taste of different flavours in just one pizza instead of two. So me and my fren ordered two flavours: Chicken Royale & The Carnivore.
The Chicken Royale ingredients consisted of Creamy sauce, chicken, onions, green capsicum, pineapples, mozzarella, cheddar while The Carnivore ingredients were BBQ sauce, chicken, ground beef, beef bacon, turkey ham, beef pepperoni, prawns, squid, mozzarella.
The taste was quite good, and the crust was thin and crispy and we left the shop feeling quite satisfied.
The 2nd time round, I decided to bring my gf to eat at the same place as I felt that she would like it. So again we ordered the same combination for the pizza as well as a seafood platter as an appetizer. The pizza was still as good as the previous time while the platter was good but nothing fantastic to comment abt.
Therefore, I would say that the place is well worth the money and do be mindful that cos' the place is quite small, you may have to wait a while before getting a seat. Reservations can be made, but as I did nt get a namecard from the shop, it is nt reflected in the biz info as yet. Will try to update it soonest possible. Meanwhile do drop by and check out the place.
Dr Grace Heng is a very patient and sincere vet. She would not rush you off to see the next customer like some other vets. She will spend time understanding the pet's condition and diagnose the problem in detail and not jump into conclusions.
Dr Heng managed to diagnose and pick out the main problem of my dog. She did a skin scrap test at the correct spot and found mange. Whereas the previous vet did not manage to find anything with a skin scrap test.
The receptionists are always friendly and polite too. Every new patient will get a colour photo ID card. Very cute! Like an IC for them. And also, they will give u a file your consultation details. I like it the way they break down the consultation charge, services and the medication name they give! The only down side was.. the vet cleaned my dog's ear, and it was charged as a ear cleaning fee!
Although waiting times are long, especially when you missed your appt, try to be early! Else just walk in and be prepared to wait like 1 hr, for a thorough and detailed diagnosis.
Hmm... I got a bad experience once there. I was waiting to watch a midnight show so decided to hang out there before the show starts.
Once seated, the waiter took the order and at the point they serve the food, he mentioned that they are closing in 10 mins time. So we got to leave in 10 mins time!
How come they cannot say this out when they brought us to our seats or when taking our order? Felt so cheated!
So service bad..... so bad that I dun wanna to back again!
1=SGD 0.0587
just went to this restaurant to celebrate my dad's birthdae. When we gt there, the place was already crowded, but luckily, I had made a reservation. Else, I guess I would have to wait for some time.
So after we settled down, we decided to order the dishes. They were Cereal Prawns, Tofu in a claypot mixed with seafood, Duck, Deep fried Soon Hock, Scallops fried with Yam and Hong Kong Style Noodles. Writing this review makes me hungry again!!!! Bring me the food!! Haha...(",)
The 1st dish was promptly served within 10-15 minutes and the delivery of the remaining dishes also were quite swift. I was quite amazed as given the crowd there then, I would have expected the service to be a bit slow.
Coming to the food, the taste was quite good. The prawns were fresh and the cereal was nice as well. The claypot tofu was smooth and the gravy thick and yummy. The deep fried Soon Hock was fresh and nt very oily. As for the duck, it was presented in two styles : Bejing Style,which was wrapping the crispy skin with the egg wrap and slices of the meat stir fried.
Though Jumbo is famous for its crabs, I did not order that as my family members ain't really fans of crabs. But still, i must say that the food was really good though the price may be slightly high. ( the bill was slightly over $200)
So if you do not mind the price and like to try this restaurant out, I would recommend you go on a weekday or make a reservation prior to going on a weekend.
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Had always liked to eat at this samll eatery near Bugis Junction. For me, I would always choose the set C of the nasi lemak meal, which comes with rice, one chicjen wing, otah and egg (either omlette or those fried eggs). ANd normally without fail, I would always order an extra chicken wing to go along cos the chicken wings are really so nice!!! SEDAP!!!!
Especially if they are freshly fried, the taste is just so shiok!!! And the best thing is that the wings ain't that oily, which is good.
In addition, sometimes I would like to order one serving of the popiah. I like eating theirs cos' the skin will not break when you use your chopsticks to pick it up, and that will kee the ingredients in place. I have eaten popiah from pther places, whereby the skin breaks easily and ingredients just fall out.
Once in a while, I would also takeaway the popiah for my parents when I happened to pop by. So do go eat their popiah an dorder that extra chicken wing!!! You will not regret!!!
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Was at this restaurant abt 3 months back. Went there with gf and her family for the dad's birthday. As my gf had previously eaten the dinner buffet there with her colleagues and found it to be good, we decided to go there.
The decor of the restaurant was quite unique and abit on the 复古 style. The buffet spread consisted of 52 items including Mini Buddha Jump Over The Wall aka 迷你佛跳墙(Limited to one serving per person), which was indeed nice and very tasty.
There was also the Live Prawns (Limited to 100g per person) (which was quite little in my opinion) with a choice of being cooked in 3 different ways, namely poached, deep fry with almond flakes and fry with marmite sauce. We opted for the first two styles and the dishes were quite nice.
Also available was Salmon Sashimi, Grilled Teriyaki Salmon Fish Head, Beijing Roasted Duck, Sliced Pork Trotter with Jelly Fish, Crispy Soft Shell Crab with Salted Pepper, Sautéed Scallops with Celery in X.O Sauce and many many more..
As for desserts, there were the usual Chilled Sago Cream with Honey Dew,Herbal Jelly Served with Honey, Red Bean Pan Cake, Ice Cream Puff and a couple more.
Of course, we didn't order all 52 items. But those That I have mentioned above we have tried all of them and all were really tasty. The desserts were not too sweet which was good for people who cannot take sweet stuff.
As for the prices, its quite reasonable as well. The prices and opening hours are as follows:
Monday to Sunday
Adult @ S$33.80
Child (Below 10 yrs) @ S$23.80
最少四位 Minimum Four Persons
• Lunch : 11.30 am to 2.00 pm
• Dinner : 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
However, do note that the prices are subject to change on the eves of and on Public Holidays as well as on special occassions like Father's Day.
Overall, I would say that the food is great and the ambience is nice. But perhaps going there without a car may be slightly inconvenient. One way to go there is of course by taxi or you can take bus 31, 197, 16 and alight at the bus stop opposite Parkway Parade Shopping Centre and walk there, which is only about 10 mins away.
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Had eaten a couple of times at this outlet in the past before its recent renovation. So far, I would say that my experiences there had been quite pleasant.
When I am there, I always like to go for the Quarter Chicken, coupled with mashed potato (I like the gravy!!), the Macroni and Cheese and either corn nibblets or the muffins. But sometimes the muffins may be slightly off standard, too sweet for my liking. So I guess it depends on luck. haha.
Neverthless, I think the size of the serving is value for money. However, one thing bad is that perhaps a queue can be formed up quite easily since everything is self-service. So when I see that a queue is forming up, I would turn back cos' I noe that to get a table may not be that easy during those peak hours.
And I must say that after the renovation is done, it does seem to be more spacious and more trendy in a way. Will find one day to try out this revamped Kenny Rogers
Rating given:
Recently they had some renovation and change their image to a more modern look. What did not change is the food, of course good food no need to change.
I always like a few things from them mainly:
1. Chicken
2. Colesaw
3. Macaroni and Cheese
4. Corn nibblets
5. Corn muffins (My FAV!)
Even though there is one incident where a customer found a cockroach inside the colesaw (I think), but I think they will be more caution from then now, so it did not stop me from going. Also with the new look, they looked more brighter and cleaner now as well.
Should go and try the few things that I mentioned about especially the corn muffins! Simple great! Soft and fluffy inside yet crispy outside.
The price is average and the sets are worth its price as well. The portions that they give are also huge.
The service there is prompt as well, eve though it is self service. The queue tends to built up when someone is there standing and thinking what side dish he/she wants. I hate it when it happens!
Rating given:
Had seen the transformation of this flea market from the early 1980's to the present days. I remembered vividly when I was young, there were a lot of shophouses in the places where it is all being fenced up now.
And the reason why this place was known as the Thieves' Market was that in the beginning most of the goods sold here were acquired through illegitimate means. The name also had a double meaning as the items purchased here were considered a great steal. Probably because of the abundant choice of goods, the thieves market was colloquially referred to as Robinson petang, meaning "evening Robinson", a cheeky reference to the large Robinson Departmental Store, except this market catered to the poor man.
In the past, alot of shops were selling things like second hand audio systems, video players, cassette tape players, cassette tapes, those big black music discs ( I think its called 黑胶带）that were played on a gramaphone, etc. There were also a lot of people selling clothes, "masak" (toys), shoes, housewares such as bamboo poles and stuff.
But then in the mid 1980's or early 1990's, all the shophouses had been demolished and the shop owners had to either wind up their businesses or continue peddling their goods by the roadside, which is what we see nowadays.
And nowadays, the variety of goods had also changed quite a fair bit. While some things like the big black music discs still can be found, you can also find people selling those rings having huge gemstones or jade, for the uncles. There are also ppl selling old notes and coins, second hand bicycles (which are still in good condition), handphones (no contract but nt really that cheap either thou u can bargain over here), old clothes, CDs and VCDs of those old shows and songs (be it Chinese,English or other lanaguages).
Not forgetting also are keyboards, printers, home use phones, clothings, fans and the fans' blades,etc.
Of course now, I think most of the items sold here wouldnt be stolen goods, but rather discarded by people whom have deemed them to be useless and have been refurbished by the peddlers here and resold them for a small sum of money.
This place is a favourite sight of interest for tourists and you can always see tourists riding on trishaws coming from the Rocher Centre and taking a tour veryday, though they dnt normally go into the lanes cos' its simply too crowded.
So even though I have already shifted house, I still go back and walk around whenever I am popping by Sim Lim Sq, just to reminisce the old times, where a part of history still is evident. And I can see some familiar faces whom have been there for the past one to two decades.
So do go down and take a look. Who knows you can get a good bargain there for something that you have been searching high and low for? But if you are planning to go on a Saturday or Sunday, do note that the crowd can be quite packed. Especially on Sundays, where there will also a mini food bazzar for the Indian community nearby.
And to end off your trip there, you can just take another 5-10 mins walk to Blk 27 for the famous laksa. (",)
Rating given:
Well I was living in Kelantan Road for the past 26 yrs before I shifted house. As such, I had tasted this famous laksa since young I would say. It started from a push cart stall, which was probably before I was born, then shifted to a coffee shop in a shophouse (just opposite Stamford Primary, where now people collect and sell old cardboard), which had since been demolished, then to blk 31 under the Multi-Storey Car Park to the present location. But before I shifted hse, they were still operating two stalls in both blk 31 and blk 27. So perhaps now to cut costs,they have only one left at blk 27.
From only 50 cents a bowl to the present 2 dollars per bowl, I would say that the flavour of the gravy is still the same, though the quantity also more or less remained, perhaps with a couple more cockles.
This laksa I guess was even more famous than Katong laksa during its mayhem days in the past. It was known then as "kor Kor" laksa. The reason was that the bowls used were those chinaware type of bowls having the picture of a cockerel on it I was told. Nt sure if that's the truth though.
Eating the laksa requires nothing more than a soup. WIth each scoop of the laksa, you will find a mixture of cockles, thick bee hoon, gravy, beansprouts and corriander. That taste was simply superb. And even though I am not one who has a particular crave for laksa, I nvr fail to empty the whole bowl, gravy included whenever I eat at the stall or packet home.
So do give it a try and you will see the difference between it and Katong laksa
Rating given:
Had been to this eatery twice in the past one month. The first time round, I was there with a fren. We were looking for something to eat when we walked past this place. As we were in the mood for pizzas, we decided to take our meal there.
There were 3 sizes of pizzas available: Regular, medium and large. The small was cut into 4 slices, medium 6 slices and large 8 slices. The best thing was that for the medium and large-sized pizzas, you could actually order 2 different flavours in one pizza. This was good as it allowed patrons to have a taste of different flavours in just one pizza instead of two. So me and my fren ordered two flavours: Chicken Royale & The Carnivore.
The Chicken Royale ingredients consisted of Creamy sauce, chicken, onions, green capsicum, pineapples, mozzarella, cheddar while The Carnivore ingredients were BBQ sauce, chicken, ground beef, beef bacon, turkey ham, beef pepperoni, prawns, squid, mozzarella.
The taste was quite good, and the crust was thin and crispy and we left the shop feeling quite satisfied.
The 2nd time round, I decided to bring my gf to eat at the same place as I felt that she would like it. So again we ordered the same combination for the pizza as well as a seafood platter as an appetizer. The pizza was still as good as the previous time while the platter was good but nothing fantastic to comment abt.
Therefore, I would say that the place is well worth the money and do be mindful that cos' the place is quite small, you may have to wait a while before getting a seat. Reservations can be made, but as I did nt get a namecard from the shop, it is nt reflected in the biz info as yet. Will try to update it soonest possible. Meanwhile do drop by and check out the place.
Rating given:
Dr Grace Heng is a very patient and sincere vet. She would not rush you off to see the next customer like some other vets. She will spend time understanding the pet's condition and diagnose the problem in detail and not jump into conclusions.
Dr Heng managed to diagnose and pick out the main problem of my dog. She did a skin scrap test at the correct spot and found mange. Whereas the previous vet did not manage to find anything with a skin scrap test.
The receptionists are always friendly and polite too. Every new patient will get a colour photo ID card. Very cute! Like an IC for them. And also, they will give u a file your consultation details. I like it the way they break down the consultation charge, services and the medication name they give! The only down side was.. the vet cleaned my dog's ear, and it was charged as a ear cleaning fee!
Although waiting times are long, especially when you missed your appt, try to be early! Else just walk in and be prepared to wait like 1 hr, for a thorough and detailed diagnosis.
Rating given:
Hmm... I got a bad experience once there. I was waiting to watch a midnight show so decided to hang out there before the show starts.
Once seated, the waiter took the order and at the point they serve the food, he mentioned that they are closing in 10 mins time. So we got to leave in 10 mins time!
How come they cannot say this out when they brought us to our seats or when taking our order? Felt so cheated!
So service bad..... so bad that I dun wanna to back again!
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