First they wrap your tired feet in warm towels... 2nd they wipe your feet clean. 3rd they put their massage cream on your feet... 4th if you are lucky you meet some who can tell you your walking posture is wrong 5th if you are luckier you get someone who tells you that you have clots in which parts of your legs. 6th they lightly pound your legs 7th they always observe your facial expression for hints on strength exertion. 8th they clean your legs of the lubricant 9th they ask if you are satisfied 10th they serve you with a glass of water.
This shop was shown in "Snack Attack!" on TCS 8 for its well-known kaya bun on 9 Aug 2007. I visited the shop on 11 Aug 2007. The bun supposed to be toasted before spreading butter and kaya, but due to overcrowding at the shop, the staff simply spread butter and kaya over the bread without toasting. You feel like eating raw & cold butter with bread, very awful! Each bun cost $1.00 and you hv to wait long for your turn. Poor service n low standard. Not worth trying again.
I'm a regular there and i don't go chalet anymore cos of this.
Slightly more expensive than a regular NTUC chalet, 10x more serene than a regular NTUC chalet, near town, near newton food center, and many other pubs along Balmoral. Clean Swimming pool and rooms that are larger than a regular twin room chalet.
They count per head...so you can say it's for one person, and sneak your other 5-9 friends in one by one. As long as you don't make too much noise, they wont barge in. I mean, they WONT barge in anyway lol.
Just that you can't bbq here ;)
It's nice for young people for a weekend getaway from their house with their lovers and not to forget the place is clean with a bath tub.
But remember to book in advance or you will have trouble getting a slot!
What I like about it: Chic cushioned seats, Sexy black chandeliers, fuming wasabi chips and the vodka extra extra lime for me :) Not forgetting the cheeky waiters and friendly bartenders, and a supervisor on platform boots. Small Plasma TVs broadcasts Fashion TV which is entertaining to me because the fashion sometimes get ridiculous and functions as an art piece instead.
Cat walk music and dim lights...a place to relax after your woes, and see some celebrities and well garbed dolls.
What I don't like about it: Unisex toilet with a frosted glass door. Not my kinda thing :) unless I have perfect Barbie figure.
My VERDICT: If you hit MOS so often, why not hop in Fbar for a different pace? Where the crowd is more sophisticated and more likely to be free of teeny boppers?
I don't know if they are the cheapest but they are certainly cheap.
Situated at the old Cinema along New Upper Changi Road, they share the premises with a Gaming shop/Arcade. It's hard to miss with all the posters and such pasted all over the front. Outside it may look a little sleazy and run-down. But they've done up the inside and it's pretty neat. Although they don't have large comfy sofas but it's just comfortable enough with air-conditioning.
The food tasted: Chicken teriyaki set served with rice @ $4.90 Cold Soba Noodles served with Mixed tempura @ $5.90 Unagi Set with rice @ $8.90
The food tastes much like Singaporean homecooked Jap food made with all those condiments you see at NTUC. Just minus the hassle of cooking. It's pretty good if you don't think about all the preservatives you're eating. Most importantly it's very fast. Occasionally the cook will be too generous with the sauces, but it's better than tasteless.
Sets are pretty good value as they also include fruit, appetizer and free flow green tea.
Good if you're gathering with a small group of friends... but not for impressing girls. :)
*******This outlet has closed down. I went twice last week and all the posters have been taken down, etc. Do visit them at other outlets stated at their website!
Finally got a chance to have a meal at TM's Din Tai Fung! Went there on a weekday evening with a friend. No long queue surprisingly, we got shown to our seat after about 5 minutes of waiting.
As we had late lunch, we ordered only 3 items to share! We ordered the Xiao Long Baos (a must at DTF!), a plate of Fried Rice with Pork Chop and their Dou Sha (Red Bean Paste) Bao.
The XLBs were reall tasty when eaten with vinegar and ginger. No wonder they are the signature dish of DTF all over the world!
The fried rice was nicely fried till every grain was oily and shiny. Really good. The pork chop was so-so, didn't had much taste and was abit tough.
The red bean paste bao was nice! The paste was genorously given and the bao was really soft.
Overall, this meal was a very pleasant experience. The furnish of the restaurant is very traditional chinese and the service crew were all very polite and friendly.
Paid a little less than $30 for the meal for 2 pax. A little on the expensive side but I wouldn't mind going back to try their other dishes again!
||Provence Bakery||
This is no ordinary bakery shop, it has successfully combined japanese and french flavours into their breads. Provence Bakery has a bakery cum cafe concept, which i find it quite good. Whether you need some quick take away or a relaxing afternoon tea, you can definitely find it there.
Located in a quiet corner of holland village, it took me really some time to finally locate this bakery shop. But, its really worth my effort cause their breads are really amazing.
The definitely must try will have to be their wansat. It comes in two flavours -- chocolate and custard. Both are really nice (although i prefer the chocolate one). ha.
Shaped like a small croissant with inter layers of chocolate or custard filled in between. Whats more? Their texture is really really soft, one bite and it will melt in your mouth. Simply heavenly.
They are usually sold in a pack of 10s with either a mixed combination (custard and chocolate) or chocolate only and custard only. Really nice of them to pack in this way. So, if you wish to try both of the flavours, you can choose the mixed combination without having to buy 2 packs. hee.
Milk and cheese is the next bread that i would like to recommend. A fan shaped alike crispy crust, has milk and cheese combination filled up right in the middle. This slightly sweet bread has a very strong milky after taste which i loved it very much.
Overall, their breads are really good. However, if you want to try out wansats, my advice is to go there early cause their wansat are usually sold out by late noon.
||The Cheesecake Cafe||
Being a cheese lover, i simply loved anything contains cheesy. So when i heard of this cheesecake cafe, i told myself i got to try it!!!
The cheesecake cafe is located in the eastern part of singapore and only opens during the evening - night time. Glad that i did not went there early in the morning, if not guess i will miss these cheesy cakes. hee.
They have only a few parking lots just outside the cafe, but they are usually full so do come early if you do not wish to search for a carpark space (which is rather difficult in that area).
My very first step into the cafe really surprised me. For i nearly thought i have stepped in to a bar instead. ha. It is dimly lighted with some soft backgroup music, combined with big comfortable sofas, it is a perfect cosy place for you to relax.
However, didnt really like the height of their tables (which is rather low). Perhaps it is to complement their sofas, but i find it quite hard to eat a main course.
How can i not order cheesecake when i am in the cheesecake cafe??? Their range of cheesecake is very special as you will not be able to find most of them in the normal cafe. From the normal new york cheesecakes to peanut butter cheesecake. ha.
I ordered their recommendation -- peach jelly cheesecake. Every mouth of the cheesecake proved to be a surprise for me. Small diced pieces of peach is found in the cheesecake and whats more, a thick slice of peach jelly is hidden in between the cheesecake.
This peach jelly cheesecake tasted wonderfully nice. Now then i realised that peach can actually go very well with cheese. hee.
Overall, its a nice ambience cafe with warm staffs always ready to give you recommendation on their food. However, their cheesecakes are priced slightly higher than those normal cafe, but guess the surprise that you find in their cheesecake will worth the price you pay.
||Manhattan Fish Market||
Knew of two MFM locations in Singapore, one is at clarke quay and the other is at plaza singapura. Both offered the same menu but the one at clarke quay has something more.
Yes and the something is called the ambience!!! ha. Well, MFM at clarke quay has a balcony section whereby you get to view really surperb scenary with river, hills and best of all -- sunset. Sounds like a fanastic place to propose. ha.
As this is bascially a outdoor concept, you will not get to enjoy any air conditioning there. So, you can get pretty warm during certain part of the day. Good advice is to be there when the sun has set.
Thumbs up for their food!!! They have been said to serve the best fish and chips, and i guess this is very true. Deep fried golden brown crispy batter wraps the thick piece of dory fish, and the crispiness will actually last you till the last mouth. Their chips are really fanastic too. Really wonder how they can make every single fries to be crispy on the outside and soft on the inside? Does it has something to do with the potato?
Another must try has to be their mushroom soup!!! Their mushroom soup is not super thicky kind where you actually find them lump together. Whats more, it has a really strong taste of fresh mushrooms which is good.
Overall, a wonderful place to enjoy your meal. However, be prepared to wait for a while before being served as the servers are mainly located inside the main dining area and they may not be able to see your waving hand.
||Prima Deli||
Prima Deli has quite abit of outlets all over the north, east , west and central zone of singapore. Defintely one of the major contributor to the bakery industry in Singapore. This particular Prima Deli lies in the corner of ang mo kio central. One would have easily missed it with soo many bakery shops available in the amk central.
Well, you may ask me wat its soo worth mentioning about this bakery. Firstly, their breads are not fanciful at all, be it the appearance of their breads or even the name they called for their breads. This is what i like as you do not need to take time trying to decode the name of the bread in order to know what is the filling inside the bread. ha.
I particularly like their deluxe vegetable bun. Although this is considered a simple bread which poses some similiarity of soon kueh, i like it cause you can hardly find it at other bakery stores anymore. Will defintely get one whenever i pass by prima deli store.
Secondly, i need to mentioned is defintely their pandan pancakes. These pancakes has definitely become one of their signatory food. You can choose to have the pancakes plain or with the varieties of fillings that they have. It includes cheese, blueberry, redbean and even chocolate. Yummy.
Not forgetting, their pancakes are always piping hot and will stay crispy even after sometime. Wonder what did they add in their flour to have these result. ha. Im pretty impressed.
Thirdly, their have recently added in a new series of bakery stuff, that is their puff pastries and muffins. Looks pretty delicious. And you get a pretty good deal promotion if you get their puff pastries and muffin this month. Guess now its really a perfect time to try out their stuff.
1=SGD 0.0587
First they wrap your tired feet in warm towels...
2nd they wipe your feet clean.
3rd they put their massage cream on your feet...
4th if you are lucky you meet some who can tell you your walking posture is wrong
5th if you are luckier you get someone who tells you that you have clots in which parts of your legs.
6th they lightly pound your legs
7th they always observe your facial expression for hints on strength exertion.
8th they clean your legs of the lubricant
9th they ask if you are satisfied
10th they serve you with a glass of water.
and they're spot on.
Enough said :)
Rating given:
This shop was shown in "Snack Attack!" on TCS 8 for its well-known kaya bun on 9 Aug 2007. I visited the shop on 11 Aug 2007. The bun supposed to be toasted before spreading butter and kaya, but due to overcrowding at the shop, the staff simply spread butter and kaya over the bread without toasting. You feel like eating raw & cold butter with bread, very awful! Each bun cost $1.00 and you hv to wait long for your turn. Poor service n low standard. Not worth trying again.
Rating given:
I'm a regular there and i don't go chalet anymore cos of this.
Slightly more expensive than a regular NTUC chalet, 10x more serene than a regular NTUC chalet, near town, near newton food center, and many other pubs along Balmoral. Clean Swimming pool and rooms that are larger than a regular twin room chalet.
They count per head...so you can say it's for one person, and sneak your other 5-9 friends in one by one. As long as you don't make too much noise, they wont barge in. I mean, they WONT barge in anyway lol.
Just that you can't bbq here ;)
It's nice for young people for a weekend getaway from their house with their lovers and not to forget the place is clean with a bath tub.
But remember to book in advance or you will have trouble getting a slot!
20% for online booking.
Rating given:
FASHION BAR
What I like about it:
Chic cushioned seats, Sexy black chandeliers, fuming wasabi chips and the vodka extra extra lime for me :) Not forgetting the cheeky waiters and friendly bartenders, and a supervisor on platform boots. Small Plasma TVs broadcasts Fashion TV which is entertaining to me because the fashion sometimes get ridiculous and functions as an art piece instead.
Cat walk music and dim lights...a place to relax after your woes, and see some celebrities and well garbed dolls.
What I don't like about it:
Unisex toilet with a frosted glass door. Not my kinda thing :) unless I have perfect Barbie figure.
My VERDICT:
If you hit MOS so often, why not hop in Fbar for a different pace? Where the crowd is more sophisticated and more likely to be free of teeny boppers?
Rating given:
Sumo House Cheapest Japanese Food in Singapore
I don't know if they are the cheapest but they are certainly cheap.
Situated at the old Cinema along New Upper Changi Road, they share the premises with a Gaming shop/Arcade. It's hard to miss with all the posters and such pasted all over the front. Outside it may look a little sleazy and run-down. But they've done up the inside and it's pretty neat. Although they don't have large comfy sofas but it's just comfortable enough with air-conditioning.
The food tasted:
Chicken teriyaki set served with rice @ $4.90
Cold Soba Noodles served with Mixed tempura @ $5.90
Unagi Set with rice @ $8.90
The food tastes much like Singaporean homecooked Jap food made with all those condiments you see at NTUC. Just minus the hassle of cooking. It's pretty good if you don't think about all the preservatives you're eating. Most importantly it's very fast. Occasionally the cook will be too generous with the sauces, but it's better than tasteless.
Sets are pretty good value as they also include fruit, appetizer and free flow green tea.
Good if you're gathering with a small group of friends... but not for impressing girls. :)
*******This outlet has closed down. I went twice last week and all the posters have been taken down, etc. Do visit them at other outlets stated at their website!
Rating given:
Finally got a chance to have a meal at TM's Din Tai Fung! Went there on a weekday evening with a friend. No long queue surprisingly, we got shown to our seat after about 5 minutes of waiting.
As we had late lunch, we ordered only 3 items to share! We ordered the Xiao Long Baos (a must at DTF!), a plate of Fried Rice with Pork Chop and their Dou Sha (Red Bean Paste) Bao.
The XLBs were reall tasty when eaten with vinegar and ginger. No wonder they are the signature dish of DTF all over the world!
The fried rice was nicely fried till every grain was oily and shiny. Really good. The pork chop was so-so, didn't had much taste and was abit tough.
The red bean paste bao was nice! The paste was genorously given and the bao was really soft.
Overall, this meal was a very pleasant experience. The furnish of the restaurant is very traditional chinese and the service crew were all very polite and friendly.
Paid a little less than $30 for the meal for 2 pax. A little on the expensive side but I wouldn't mind going back to try their other dishes again!
Rating given:
||Provence Bakery||
This is no ordinary bakery shop, it has successfully combined japanese and french flavours into their breads. Provence Bakery has a bakery cum cafe concept, which i find it quite good. Whether you need some quick take away or a relaxing afternoon tea, you can definitely find it there.
Located in a quiet corner of holland village, it took me really some time to finally locate this bakery shop. But, its really worth my effort cause their breads are really amazing.
The definitely must try will have to be their wansat. It comes in two flavours -- chocolate and custard. Both are really nice (although i prefer the chocolate one). ha.
Shaped like a small croissant with inter layers of chocolate or custard filled in between. Whats more? Their texture is really really soft, one bite and it will melt in your mouth. Simply heavenly.
They are usually sold in a pack of 10s with either a mixed combination (custard and chocolate) or chocolate only and custard only. Really nice of them to pack in this way. So, if you wish to try both of the flavours, you can choose the mixed combination without having to buy 2 packs. hee.
Milk and cheese is the next bread that i would like to recommend. A fan shaped alike crispy crust, has milk and cheese combination filled up right in the middle. This slightly sweet bread has a very strong milky after taste which i loved it very much.
Overall, their breads are really good. However, if you want to try out wansats, my advice is to go there early cause their wansat are usually sold out by late noon.
Rating given:
||The Cheesecake Cafe||
Being a cheese lover, i simply loved anything contains cheesy. So when i heard of this cheesecake cafe, i told myself i got to try it!!!
The cheesecake cafe is located in the eastern part of singapore and only opens during the evening - night time. Glad that i did not went there early in the morning, if not guess i will miss these cheesy cakes. hee.
They have only a few parking lots just outside the cafe, but they are usually full so do come early if you do not wish to search for a carpark space (which is rather difficult in that area).
My very first step into the cafe really surprised me. For i nearly thought i have stepped in to a bar instead. ha. It is dimly lighted with some soft backgroup music, combined with big comfortable sofas, it is a perfect cosy place for you to relax.
However, didnt really like the height of their tables (which is rather low). Perhaps it is to complement their sofas, but i find it quite hard to eat a main course.
How can i not order cheesecake when i am in the cheesecake cafe??? Their range of cheesecake is very special as you will not be able to find most of them in the normal cafe. From the normal new york cheesecakes to peanut butter cheesecake. ha.
I ordered their recommendation -- peach jelly cheesecake. Every mouth of the cheesecake proved to be a surprise for me. Small diced pieces of peach is found in the cheesecake and whats more, a thick slice of peach jelly is hidden in between the cheesecake.
This peach jelly cheesecake tasted wonderfully nice. Now then i realised that peach can actually go very well with cheese. hee.
Overall, its a nice ambience cafe with warm staffs always ready to give you recommendation on their food. However, their cheesecakes are priced slightly higher than those normal cafe, but guess the surprise that you find in their cheesecake will worth the price you pay.
Rating given:
||Manhattan Fish Market||
Knew of two MFM locations in Singapore, one is at clarke quay and the other is at plaza singapura. Both offered the same menu but the one at clarke quay has something more.
Yes and the something is called the ambience!!! ha. Well, MFM at clarke quay has a balcony section whereby you get to view really surperb scenary with river, hills and best of all -- sunset. Sounds like a fanastic place to propose. ha.
As this is bascially a outdoor concept, you will not get to enjoy any air conditioning there. So, you can get pretty warm during certain part of the day. Good advice is to be there when the sun has set.
Thumbs up for their food!!! They have been said to serve the best fish and chips, and i guess this is very true. Deep fried golden brown crispy batter wraps the thick piece of dory fish, and the crispiness will actually last you till the last mouth. Their chips are really fanastic too. Really wonder how they can make every single fries to be crispy on the outside and soft on the inside? Does it has something to do with the potato?
Another must try has to be their mushroom soup!!! Their mushroom soup is not super thicky kind where you actually find them lump together. Whats more, it has a really strong taste of fresh mushrooms which is good.
Overall, a wonderful place to enjoy your meal. However, be prepared to wait for a while before being served as the servers are mainly located inside the main dining area and they may not be able to see your waving hand.
Rating given:
||Prima Deli||
Prima Deli has quite abit of outlets all over the north, east , west and central zone of singapore. Defintely one of the major contributor to the bakery industry in Singapore. This particular Prima Deli lies in the corner of ang mo kio central. One would have easily missed it with soo many bakery shops available in the amk central.
Well, you may ask me wat its soo worth mentioning about this bakery. Firstly, their breads are not fanciful at all, be it the appearance of their breads or even the name they called for their breads. This is what i like as you do not need to take time trying to decode the name of the bread in order to know what is the filling inside the bread. ha.
I particularly like their deluxe vegetable bun. Although this is considered a simple bread which poses some similiarity of soon kueh, i like it cause you can hardly find it at other bakery stores anymore. Will defintely get one whenever i pass by prima deli store.
Secondly, i need to mentioned is defintely their pandan pancakes. These pancakes has definitely become one of their signatory food. You can choose to have the pancakes plain or with the varieties of fillings that they have. It includes cheese, blueberry, redbean and even chocolate. Yummy.
Not forgetting, their pancakes are always piping hot and will stay crispy even after sometime. Wonder what did they add in their flour to have these result. ha. Im pretty impressed.
Thirdly, their have recently added in a new series of bakery stuff, that is their puff pastries and muffins. Looks pretty delicious. And you get a pretty good deal promotion if you get their puff pastries and muffin this month. Guess now its really a perfect time to try out their stuff.
Rating given: