*Please look at my reveiw on Browhaus (raffles city)*
I was around the area with my girlfriend... And it's abt 2 weeks since my last eyebrow threading... Hence I went to the Wheelock Branch...
As comapred to Raffles City, this is a much smaller branch... The whole place is not as spacious as Raffles City Branch... But the people here are more friendly...
As it was a very very last minute decision... I juz walked in... They were almost fully booked... But they tried their best to sqeeuze in for me... While waiting, i was served hot ginger tea... That was so nice of them...
Normally only spa/beauty saloons offer their customer giner tea... So... It's really the extra efforts their touches customers heart!
I went there for a gathering... One of my girlfriend recomented this place... Knowing the place will be full and there were 10 of us , we made a reservation 1 week ago....
The decor is nice... very pink and I like...
But for food wise... Most of us, find it so-so only... Nothing fanastic...
And the place is superb crowded therefore superb nosiy... definately not a place for gathering... And the waiting for the food arrive was abt 30 mins?
We finished our food quickly and change to a near by cafe where it is quieter...
During the sep holidays... I specailly set aside 1 day to queue for the well.. famous... donut factory... I reached around 2pm... By the time I finally recieved my donut... it's around 5pm... The waiting time was expected.... So... Nothing to complain about.... I'm a willing party...
But... After tasting the donuts... I can only say it's a total waste of time queueing....
I tried almost all the flavours... And none was nice... It's tooooooo sweet... I think it's as good as eating sugar....
The only one that taste alright was the cheese one... But it taste like fillet-o-fish... the bread and the cheese... without the fish... So why should I queue for 3 hours to get a 'fish burger'?
Sometime last month, I was at this particular outlet of Secret Recipe at VivoCity and their service leaves much to be desired. I was there around 8 plus, walking around doing some window shopping with my gf. As I was feeling a bit hungry, we decided to have a cake or two and some coffee.
The number of patrons then were nt that many. So after being shown our seats and our order taken, we waited for our food to arrive. We had ordered two slices of cake and two cups of black coffee.
The first piece of cake came and we started eating away. Normally the coffee should come together or at least right after that. But no, it didn't and we were already halfway done with our first slice when I decided to call the waiter to check things out. In my mind I was thinking, it was just two cups of pain black coffe, how long do you need to prepare it?
So after our enquiry, the coffee finally came but then where was our 2nd slice of cake? Again, I had to ask the waiter to check and then only was our 2nd slice of cake brought to us.
All this while, the waiter didn't bother to so much as make an apology for the delay in the serving of our drinks and food. And I saw that people who came in later than us were already having their food served and eating away. And theirs was a main course like pasta and not cakes which could be easily whipped out form the counter.
That really turned me off. So we finished up our food and drinks promptly instead of slowly sipping our coffee and enjoying our cakes and called for the bill.
To me, that experience was really bad and I will definitely not be going back there again.
Had eaten at this outlet a couple of times after catching a movie or a meal for some desserts and coffee.
Firstly, I must say that the serving of each slice of cake was really huge as compared to other places such as TCC, Coffebean and Starbucks. Nt to mention that the price of each slice is fixed at $4.90, irregardless of the type of cake.
So far I have tried Mocha Walnut, Moist Chocolate Cake, Almond Coffee,Black Forest, Tiramisu, Chocolate Indulgence,Cappucino Cheese, and Chocolate Fudge. All of them tasted really good and I must say that the cakes though creamy, weren't as sweet as one may think and goes down really well with a cup of black coffee. Thinking of the cakes really makes me drool and wanna rush to have them right now. (",)
So do go and give it a try and I am sure that you will love the cakes.
Was in Hong Kong during the last few days of December last year with my family and girlfriend. During our stay there, one of the places of interest that we visited was of course Disneyland.
Prior to that, I had never been to any other Disneyland around the world. So to me this was my first experience at a Disney Theme Park.
Disneyland was located on Lantau Island and we took a catered bus by the travel agency to get there instead of the MTR (Mass Transit Railway). However, later we found out that we should have taken the MTR instead as it was said that the Disney characters would actually be onboard the train to allow passengers to take pictures. Nevertheless, we did manage to take pictures with characters such as Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Pluto, Chip and Dale,and a couple others as well in the theme park.
Coming back to the theme park, it is basically split into four areas namely Main Street USA, AdventureLand, FantasyLand and TomorrowLand. For a more in-depth description of each section, you can visit the official website for details as well as the map of the theme park.
Most of the games there were catered mostly for kids and young children. Therefore for adults going there, there are only a couple of games or activities which is more suitable. A few of them are the Space Mountain (indoor roller coaster), Autopia ( Future Car Driving), Jungle River Cruise and Tarzan Island.
Of course, there are also several shows such as Festival of the Lion King, Stitch Encounter and the best of them all The Golden Mickeys at Disney's Storybook Theater. It was really fun hearing Mickey and gang talking in Cantonese on stage.
The main attraction at the theme park was of course the Disney On Parade, whereby all the characters will take to the streets for a grand parade, quite similar to that of the Chingay Parade in Singapore. Lastly, not to be missed would be the fireworks in the evening, where the
amazing fireworks explode to the masterfully choreographed sounds of classic Disney music to round off the whole visit to DisneyLand.
Overall, the experience was a good one and as the park is really quite small as compared to the rest of the other Disneylands around the world, a one day visit pass would more than suffice. Do check out the official website for more information and on-going promotions too.
This is something that I think everyone should try. I was there recently (well not so recent) and we went to Thailand first. After which we took a train to cross the border to Siem Reap. Here's how it goes.
1) In Bangkok, take a cab or tutuk to Hualamphong Train Station. should take more than 150 baht by cab.
2)You have to take the 5.55am train to Aranyaprathet, the train station at the Eastern border of Thailand. Please be early and reach about 5.30am. This is so that you can get a seat which faces the front of the train. There are actually two train times for this train travelling to the border but you have to take this one if want to make it to the border before the office closes. (yes it closes) It's a 6 hour train ride, so buy some food stuffs to eat on board. You wouldn't want to buy from the hawkers peddling up and down the train. Trust me.
3) On the train you will pass by many many towns... and it will get crowded along the way especially if it's close to a public holiday and people travel back to their villages. You'll even get to see train stations which are just ONE POLE in the middle of nowhere. The train master will come on much later in the trip. Pretty near Aranyaprathet...
4) Here's the tough part. When you get out you need to take a tutuk to the real border. Rem, this is just the train station near the border. You need to get to immigration at the border. It'll only take 30 baht. Don't settle for anything more. They will hustle for up to 100baht just for that 5-10 min ride. Also, here you will find people wear official uniforms tell you that you need a visa. Singaporeans DON'T NEED. So don't get scared and pay them the money. This would be the first of scams along the way, which makes it exciting isn't it?
5) The tutuk will bring you to the border where you might meet more persistant "officials". Remember to be polite with rejected these scammers. Even if you do not have a Singaporean Passport and require a visa, it's only 25 baht at the Cambodian Border and can be done immediately. These "officials" claim that it takes 3 days and they want 30-50baht.
6) Here you will get your passport stamped to prove that you are leaving Thailand. then you walk. And walk. and walk. you will pass hawkers, magazines stands, hotels and even casinos before you reach the Cambodian immigration to enter Cambodia for real. It's warped. But really fun. It'll be good to make a couple of friends here now. But of cos if you have money to spend then it's not a problem.
7) once out of the Cambodian immigration, some people will tell you that you need to take a FREE shuttle to the bus station, where you will find buses and cabs to Siem Reap. This is where we got scammed. The right way : Just out of the immigration, you just need to walk a little further on, don't board the shuttle. You'll find cabs waiting a little further up. One entire cab costs 60USD to Siem Reap, each cab can take 4 passengers. If you're all Asian you can probably tell them 5. But if there's a european or American amongst you, they'll tell you 4 only. It's the way things go there. This is a 3-4 hour ride all the way to Siem Reap. The wrong way: we boarded the shuttle, went to the bus station and were surrounded by all their people. They insisted on 90USD per cab at first. After some bargaining 80USD... and they started to surround us. We and two friends we made at the immigration agreed then. So if you don't mind that 20USD then... it doesn't matter.
(** they deal in USD there. their own currency is used as "coins")
8) The ride into Siem Reap The 3 hour ride is super bumpy, thanks to the roads which weren't maintained... you could actually fly off the road. haha And it was fun riding on a road with no lane markings and no traffic lights at junctions. Very exciting when you see a huge lorry charging right at you and your cabbie drives out onto the grass.
9) You'll reach Siem Reap at about 6pm. We stayed at a Guesthouse called Rosy Guest House and Western Bar. It's run by Aussies. Very clean, very friendly. I've heard of people having their stuff stolen at other places. Or overcharged even after they'd agreed on the price. So be careful where you go.
One of the places we ate was at Siem Reap Cafe. Prices are ok, the food was nice and the service was fantastic. The day we left, we had to wake up in the wee hours of the morning and wanted to buy sandwiches the night before as breakfast the next morning. The owner wouldn't allow it. He prepared our breakfast at 5 am in the morning in time for our flight and made sure we had it fresh. He usually opens at 10am....
One little thing before you head up to Ang Kor Watt, get a guidebook and read a little before you go. :) you'll enjoy it much more.
Been to this place for a couple of times in the past and my last visit there was maybe around a month or two ago. Their signature dishes are the chicken wings, chicken drumsticks (which were really huge) and the crispy ikan bilis (which had a sweet and spicy flavour).
The nasi lemak rice was also quite fragrant and the serving was quite ok as well.
However as there are limited parking lots nearby, most people tend to park their cars illegally on the roadside. So if you are driving, do be prepared to watch out for that auntie minah while you are enjoying your meal.
For those taking buses, buses like 167, 980, 800 (feeder bus from Yishun Interchange) are available but you need to cross a overhead bridge to get there. Therefore, it would be best that you drive there even though lots are limited.
The stall normally opens around 5pm and you can expect a queue there but not to worry as the service is quite fast and you can get to enjoy ur meal in around 10 minutes or so.
Endoh would be referring to me. yes. We visited Earle's together with Feizhu and Claudia on that fateful Sunday.
Ambience - pretty nice. A bright place overlooking the sea. Of course you'll see many of PSA's cranes at the side but it doesn't really spoil the view. They have jazz playing in the background. It's more of a family place. Looks better than the normal deary-looking Swensen's though.
Food - Cajun Salmon Fillet and Chocolate Fondue (For the other items, please read the other reviews)
The Cajun Salmon Fillet was a had a slice of FRIED salmon in a sweet chilli sauce. The salmon was dry and the frying made the salmon lose its taste. So the inside was virtually tasteless. The sweet sauce wasn't fantastic either. It was strangely sweet with no chilli taste. The mashed potato it came with was too watery and mashy.
The Chocolate Fondue which we ordered (no thanks to me) was pretty normal really. We didn't get to choose the flavours of the ice cream though, which was a downer. It came with the standard five flavours - chocolate, strawberry, Choc mint, Mocha and cookies and cream. There was enough for 3 people to share.
The service was a little too slow for my liking. There weren't many people. The servers would walk a huge round to get to our table instead of walking here directly. I have no idea why but I caught them doing it twice.
Have tried queuing up to buy a box of donuts from this branch a couple of times, but everytime the waiting was sooo long till I gave up. In the end, I decided to join the queue at the cafe instead, whereby each customer is only allowed to buy any two flavours. Since I was with my girlfriend, we bought 4 different flavours : Peanut Butter Glazed, Lotus Mocha, Coffe Roasted Almond and Double Chocolate.
The taste wasn't really that special. Yes the donuts were much softer than the traditional ones we used to buy from the confectionaries. But I found them to be a bit too sweet for my liking though I do have a sweet tooth. Therefore, It may be good to perhaps get a cuppa of coffee black (kosong) to go along when you are eating the donuts. Of course, that's a personal preference.
To conclude, I would say that the variety given are quite alplenty, 16 different flavours in total. However, the quality service leaves much to be desired as the waiting time is far too long and one has to be prepared to be not gettg anything at all in the end when their turn arrives. Therefore, I would strongly recommend that you queue up at the cafe counter instead to just get hold of a few flavours.
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*Please look at my reveiw on Browhaus (raffles city)*
I was around the area with my girlfriend... And it's abt 2 weeks since my last eyebrow threading... Hence I went to the Wheelock Branch...
As comapred to Raffles City, this is a much smaller branch... The whole place is not as spacious as Raffles City Branch... But the people here are more friendly...
As it was a very very last minute decision... I juz walked in... They were almost fully booked... But they tried their best to sqeeuze in for me... While waiting, i was served hot ginger tea... That was so nice of them...
Normally only spa/beauty saloons offer their customer giner tea... So... It's really the extra efforts their touches customers heart!
Rating given:
I went there for a gathering... One of my girlfriend recomented this place... Knowing the place will be full and there were 10 of us , we made a reservation 1 week ago....
The decor is nice... very pink and I like...
But for food wise... Most of us, find it so-so only... Nothing fanastic...
And the place is superb crowded therefore superb nosiy... definately not a place for gathering... And the waiting for the food arrive was abt 30 mins?
We finished our food quickly and change to a near by cafe where it is quieter...
Rating given:
During the sep holidays... I specailly set aside 1 day to queue for the well.. famous... donut factory... I reached around 2pm... By the time I finally recieved my donut... it's around 5pm... The waiting time was expected.... So... Nothing to complain about.... I'm a willing party...
But... After tasting the donuts... I can only say it's a total waste of time queueing....
I tried almost all the flavours... And none was nice... It's tooooooo sweet... I think it's as good as eating sugar....
The only one that taste alright was the cheese one... But it taste like fillet-o-fish... the bread and the cheese... without the fish... So why should I queue for 3 hours to get a 'fish burger'?
Rating given:
Sometime last month, I was at this particular outlet of Secret Recipe at VivoCity and their service leaves much to be desired. I was there around 8 plus, walking around doing some window shopping with my gf. As I was feeling a bit hungry, we decided to have a cake or two and some coffee.
The number of patrons then were nt that many. So after being shown our seats and our order taken, we waited for our food to arrive. We had ordered two slices of cake and two cups of black coffee.
The first piece of cake came and we started eating away. Normally the coffee should come together or at least right after that. But no, it didn't and we were already halfway done with our first slice when I decided to call the waiter to check things out. In my mind I was thinking, it was just two cups of pain black coffe, how long do you need to prepare it?
So after our enquiry, the coffee finally came but then where was our 2nd slice of cake? Again, I had to ask the waiter to check and then only was our 2nd slice of cake brought to us.
All this while, the waiter didn't bother to so much as make an apology for the delay in the serving of our drinks and food. And I saw that people who came in later than us were already having their food served and eating away. And theirs was a main course like pasta and not cakes which could be easily whipped out form the counter.
That really turned me off. So we finished up our food and drinks promptly instead of slowly sipping our coffee and enjoying our cakes and called for the bill.
To me, that experience was really bad and I will definitely not be going back there again.
Rating given:
Had eaten at this outlet a couple of times after catching a movie or a meal for some desserts and coffee.
Firstly, I must say that the serving of each slice of cake was really huge as compared to other places such as TCC, Coffebean and Starbucks. Nt to mention that the price of each slice is fixed at $4.90, irregardless of the type of cake.
So far I have tried Mocha Walnut, Moist Chocolate Cake, Almond Coffee,Black Forest, Tiramisu, Chocolate Indulgence,Cappucino Cheese, and Chocolate Fudge. All of them tasted really good and I must say that the cakes though creamy, weren't as sweet as one may think and goes down really well with a cup of black coffee. Thinking of the cakes really makes me drool and wanna rush to have them right now. (",)
So do go and give it a try and I am sure that you will love the cakes.
Rating given:
Was in Hong Kong during the last few days of December last year with my family and girlfriend. During our stay there, one of the places of interest that we visited was of course Disneyland.
Prior to that, I had never been to any other Disneyland around the world. So to me this was my first experience at a Disney Theme Park.
Disneyland was located on Lantau Island and we took a catered bus by the travel agency to get there instead of the MTR (Mass Transit Railway). However, later we found out that we should have taken the MTR instead as it was said that the Disney characters would actually be onboard the train to allow passengers to take pictures. Nevertheless, we did manage to take pictures with characters such as Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Pluto, Chip and Dale,and a couple others as well in the theme park.
Coming back to the theme park, it is basically split into four areas namely Main Street USA, AdventureLand, FantasyLand and TomorrowLand. For a more in-depth description of each section, you can visit the official website for details as well as the map of the theme park.
Most of the games there were catered mostly for kids and young children. Therefore for adults going there, there are only a couple of games or activities which is more suitable. A few of them are the Space Mountain (indoor roller coaster), Autopia ( Future Car Driving), Jungle River Cruise and Tarzan Island.
Of course, there are also several shows such as Festival of the Lion King, Stitch Encounter and the best of them all The Golden Mickeys at Disney's Storybook Theater. It was really fun hearing Mickey and gang talking in Cantonese on stage.
The main attraction at the theme park was of course the Disney On Parade, whereby all the characters will take to the streets for a grand parade, quite similar to that of the Chingay Parade in Singapore. Lastly, not to be missed would be the fireworks in the evening, where the
amazing fireworks explode to the masterfully choreographed sounds of classic Disney music to round off the whole visit to DisneyLand.
Overall, the experience was a good one and as the park is really quite small as compared to the rest of the other Disneylands around the world, a one day visit pass would more than suffice. Do check out the official website for more information and on-going promotions too.
Rating given:
Oo Siem Reap with its famous Ang Kor Wat
This is something that I think everyone should try. I was there recently (well not so recent) and we went to Thailand first. After which we took a train to cross the border to Siem Reap. Here's how it goes.
1) In Bangkok, take a cab or tutuk to Hualamphong Train Station. should take more than 150 baht by cab.
2)You have to take the 5.55am train to Aranyaprathet, the train station at the Eastern border of Thailand. Please be early and reach about 5.30am. This is so that you can get a seat which faces the front of the train. There are actually two train times for this train travelling to the border but you have to take this one if want to make it to the border before the office closes. (yes it closes) It's a 6 hour train ride, so buy some food stuffs to eat on board. You wouldn't want to buy from the hawkers peddling up and down the train. Trust me.
3) On the train you will pass by many many towns... and it will get crowded along the way especially if it's close to a public holiday and people travel back to their villages. You'll even get to see train stations which are just ONE POLE in the middle of nowhere. The train master will come on much later in the trip. Pretty near Aranyaprathet...
4) Here's the tough part. When you get out you need to take a tutuk to the real border. Rem, this is just the train station near the border. You need to get to immigration at the border. It'll only take 30 baht. Don't settle for anything more. They will hustle for up to 100baht just for that 5-10 min ride. Also, here you will find people wear official uniforms tell you that you need a visa. Singaporeans DON'T NEED. So don't get scared and pay them the money. This would be the first of scams along the way, which makes it exciting isn't it?
5) The tutuk will bring you to the border where you might meet more persistant "officials". Remember to be polite with rejected these scammers. Even if you do not have a Singaporean Passport and require a visa, it's only 25 baht at the Cambodian Border and can be done immediately. These "officials" claim that it takes 3 days and they want 30-50baht.
6) Here you will get your passport stamped to prove that you are leaving Thailand. then you walk. And walk. and walk. you will pass hawkers, magazines stands, hotels and even casinos before you reach the Cambodian immigration to enter Cambodia for real. It's warped. But really fun. It'll be good to make a couple of friends here now. But of cos if you have money to spend then it's not a problem.
7) once out of the Cambodian immigration, some people will tell you that you need to take a FREE shuttle to the bus station, where you will find buses and cabs to Siem Reap. This is where we got scammed.
The right way : Just out of the immigration, you just need to walk a little further on, don't board the shuttle. You'll find cabs waiting a little further up. One entire cab costs 60USD to Siem Reap, each cab can take 4 passengers. If you're all Asian you can probably tell them 5. But if there's a european or American amongst you, they'll tell you 4 only. It's the way things go there. This is a 3-4 hour ride all the way to Siem Reap.
The wrong way: we boarded the shuttle, went to the bus station and were surrounded by all their people. They insisted on 90USD per cab at first. After some bargaining 80USD... and they started to surround us. We and two friends we made at the immigration agreed then. So if you don't mind that 20USD then... it doesn't matter.
(** they deal in USD there. their own currency is used as "coins")
8) The ride into Siem Reap
The 3 hour ride is super bumpy, thanks to the roads which weren't maintained... you could actually fly off the road. haha And it was fun riding on a road with no lane markings and no traffic lights at junctions. Very exciting when you see a huge lorry charging right at you and your cabbie drives out onto the grass.
9) You'll reach Siem Reap at about 6pm. We stayed at a Guesthouse called Rosy Guest House and Western Bar. It's run by Aussies. Very clean, very friendly. I've heard of people having their stuff stolen at other places. Or overcharged even after they'd agreed on the price. So be careful where you go.
One of the places we ate was at Siem Reap Cafe. Prices are ok, the food was nice and the service was fantastic. The day we left, we had to wake up in the wee hours of the morning and wanted to buy sandwiches the night before as breakfast the next morning. The owner wouldn't allow it. He prepared our breakfast at 5 am in the morning in time for our flight and made sure we had it fresh. He usually opens at 10am....
One little thing before you head up to Ang Kor Watt, get a guidebook and read a little before you go. :) you'll enjoy it much more.
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Rating given:
Been to this place for a couple of times in the past and my last visit there was maybe around a month or two ago. Their signature dishes are the chicken wings, chicken drumsticks (which were really huge) and the crispy ikan bilis (which had a sweet and spicy flavour).
The nasi lemak rice was also quite fragrant and the serving was quite ok as well.
However as there are limited parking lots nearby, most people tend to park their cars illegally on the roadside. So if you are driving, do be prepared to watch out for that auntie minah while you are enjoying your meal.
For those taking buses, buses like 167, 980, 800 (feeder bus from Yishun Interchange) are available but you need to cross a overhead bridge to get there. Therefore, it would be best that you drive there even though lots are limited.
The stall normally opens around 5pm and you can expect a queue there but not to worry as the service is quite fast and you can get to enjoy ur meal in around 10 minutes or so.
Rating given:
Endoh would be referring to me. yes. We visited Earle's together with Feizhu and Claudia on that fateful Sunday.
Ambience - pretty nice. A bright place overlooking the sea. Of course you'll see many of PSA's cranes at the side but it doesn't really spoil the view. They have jazz playing in the background. It's more of a family place. Looks better than the normal deary-looking Swensen's though.
Food - Cajun Salmon Fillet and Chocolate Fondue
(For the other items, please read the other reviews)
The Cajun Salmon Fillet was a had a slice of FRIED salmon in a sweet chilli sauce. The salmon was dry and the frying made the salmon lose its taste. So the inside was virtually tasteless. The sweet sauce wasn't fantastic either. It was strangely sweet with no chilli taste. The mashed potato it came with was too watery and mashy.
The Chocolate Fondue which we ordered (no thanks to me) was pretty normal really. We didn't get to choose the flavours of the ice cream though, which was a downer. It came with the standard five flavours - chocolate, strawberry, Choc mint, Mocha and cookies and cream. There was enough for 3 people to share.
The service was a little too slow for my liking. There weren't many people. The servers would walk a huge round to get to our table instead of walking here directly. I have no idea why but I caught them doing it twice.
Not worth the buck, in my opinion.
Rating given:
Have tried queuing up to buy a box of donuts from this branch a couple of times, but everytime the waiting was sooo long till I gave up. In the end, I decided to join the queue at the cafe instead, whereby each customer is only allowed to buy any two flavours. Since I was with my girlfriend, we bought 4 different flavours : Peanut Butter Glazed, Lotus Mocha, Coffe Roasted Almond and Double Chocolate.
The taste wasn't really that special. Yes the donuts were much softer than the traditional ones we used to buy from the confectionaries. But I found them to be a bit too sweet for my liking though I do have a sweet tooth. Therefore, It may be good to perhaps get a cuppa of coffee black (kosong) to go along when you are eating the donuts. Of course, that's a personal preference.
To conclude, I would say that the variety given are quite alplenty, 16 different flavours in total. However, the quality service leaves much to be desired as the waiting time is far too long and one has to be prepared to be not gettg anything at all in the end when their turn arrives. Therefore, I would strongly recommend that you queue up at the cafe counter instead to just get hold of a few flavours.
Rating given: