This was my first time at Fish & Co.'s Changi Airport branch and I was thoroughly impressed when I first stepped in.
The ambience of the restaurant was soothing, with dim lighting and soft sofa seats. There was no queue when I went there on a Sunday afternoon and there were less than 10 occupied tables.
We were approached by several different waiters while waiting for our seats. They were friendly and approached us with a smile. We requested for a table we wanted and we were given it after they cleared it.
My friends and I took quite some time to look at the menu as it was filled with a vast variety of seafood and cooking styles. From their signature Fish & Chips to seafood platters and grilled salmon, we were spoilt for choice!
After much consideration, we ordered:
- Seafood Platter For 1
- Tuna Salad
- Pasta & Shrimp Salad
- Swordfish Collar
The food was served in 20 minutes which the waiter politely informed us while taking our orders.
I had no complains about all the dishes that we ordered!
Seafood Platter For 1:
My favourite dish for the day! This platter contained all their specialities - Grilled Calamari, Grilled Prawns, Grilled Dory Fish and Mussels were served with a big portion of fragrant butter rice and fries! All were fresh, huge and tasted perfect with Fish & Co.'s tartare sauce and chilli.
Pasta & Shrimp Salad:
A generous amount of medium size crunchy shrimp with cold pasta and a variety of greens. The sauce was abit too little for me though as I like my greens soaked in salad sauce. However, the shrimp did manage to pull up the points for this dish.
Tuna Salad:
Huge chunks of tuna that looked like beef to us were placed on top of a portion of greens and cherry tomatoes.
Swordfish Collar:
We were amazed by the size of the swordfish! It was the size of both my palms, and what more.. we had TWO pieces! The collar was deep fried till perfect golden brown and there was a crunch to the meat. Fries were genorously piled at the side. The mango vinaigrette tasted so refreshing and yummy that we asked for a refill!
Service:
Our waiter was polite and friendly, apologising for the 20 minutes wait and smiled at all times when serving us. Our ice water were refilled without prompting and plates were cleared after we finished every dish.
Overall, this was such a pleasant dining experience! Our tourists would surely get a good impression of our service quality if they visit this Fish & Co. branch!
A little bit of everything.
That's what I'd use to describe this place. They have a little bit of many different styles of food.
From outside, this place looks like a Western dining place. Something like.. Breeks!. But when you take a look at the menu, they have different types of dishes. Very much like a fusion of Italian, Indonesian, Western etc.
I really like their Calamari rings. It is served with a Thai sauce that is sweet and a little spicy, and has a fragrance that comes from, I think, lemongrass. And better still, it cost only $3.90! I thought that was a really good price!
But other than that, I thought that the other things that I tried, such as the Belado Chicken and the Chilli Crab pizza, were not that great. You could make the pizza yourself and the Belado Chicken seemed like a $10 Nasi Lemak..
Being a calamari-fan, I would definitely be extremely biased if I said that this place was good and definitely worth going..
Ding Tai Fung here has a long queue during lunch and dinner times. It seems like the food there is really good, plus all the things that you've heard about Ding Tai Fung, you'd be tempted to go and try the food. Likewise, I was tempted too.
I've been to Ding Tai Fung quite a few times already. I feel that this place is more of a place to go during tea time than for a proper meal, although they do have things like fried rice or noodles. But I would strongly recommend their buns instead, such as the sesame paste and red bean buns. I've not tried their crystal bun, but from what I see, the crystal bun there seems to be better than other place's as it is not too thick but yet it is able to contain the fillings in it well. Of course I won't talk about how it tastes, but from what I see, it is important that crystal buns should have a strong layer of skin so that it does not break easily.
I feel that their Fried Rice is nothing special. In addition, it is really oily (along with quite a few other dishes like their vegetables). Having fried rice anywhere else could be the same..
Apart from the buns, I don't think there's anything special about the place.
I used to think that along East Coast Road near Katong Mall has only restaurants or some other shops that people won't go to unless they have a reason. While waiting for a friend, I was just walking around and saw this shop.
It's a little shop that displays many little accessories such as bracelets, necklaces and earrings. The materials they use consist of sterling silver, semi-precious stones, crystal beads as well as fused art glass (or something like that).
There's a wide variety of choice, with almost every item coming in different colours. Take your time walking, I'm sure anyone would definitely find something to your liking. Furthermore, the things there are of reasonable price! That's what I was quite surprised but really glad about. I would have thought that they'd sell those dangling earrings at an exorbitant price of average $20, but it was around $15. If you look at their designs, it's actually quite a reasonable price.
It's a great place to go gift-shopping for your girlfriends too!
Also, if you're interested in learning how to do your own jewellery or making fused art glass, they actually have lessons conducted there too! Materials all provided. Or if you're looking for materials to make your own accessories, they have it there too!
Mybeadpoint is a online store selling DIY jewellery making supplies.
Tabitha the owner of this shop used to sell her stuff on Yahoo Auctions but moved to this website some time back.
She has quite an array of stuff but not comparable to the shops in Chinatown of cause. But what she can provide is personalised service. She would email you with information that you need like whether her product is suitable for a certain project etc. And she has Beads Sales at her home. Just register at her website and she will email you updates of some sales where you can go to her condo in Simei to view and buy the items at discounts. She even has books for you to view and you have copies of the pages you like.
The best service she provides would be that if you have a design which you don't know how to do, just let her have it and she'll figure it out then teach you! That's one service you will not get at the stores outside.
The only drawback is that she sells in smaller quantities and so it might be a little pricier than if you buy wholesale. Also the website is a little laggy at times.
Din Tai Fung at Tampines Mall had the initial long queues... They still have them but Saturday dinnertimes only.
I've been here twice but I seriously don't know why I went the second time after the first experience.
After hearing so much about this place from my colleagues, my friends and I head down to the place. It was a weekday afternoon so it was quite empty. We had some fried rice, the widely acclaimed crystal buns and the crystal buns with crabmeat.
The fried rice was a little oily but tasted normal. The crystal buns are alright too, but a tad too flimsy so we couldn't drink that much soup cos it spilled. The highlight was the crabmeat ones. There were 10 and I ate 2.... both had crab shells. Well if you want to think positively, they are pretty fresh in that sense... but seriously when you only eat 2 out of 10 and both have your teeth crunching down on the shells? BLAH. And the waitress didn't do anything when we told her about it.
The second time I went it was with my family. We ordered some crystal buns and some noodles and rice. All went fine. One crystal bun was already broken when it arrived but they changed it immediately. So that was ok.
They don't have much variety. And the crystal buns are the only exceptional items. If the crab shell incident didn't happen I'll probably give it 4 stars.
Parking can be a headache at Tampines Mall though.
If you like Crystal Jade's 小笼包, I'm sure you'll like 鼎泰豐's too. Feels like heaven as the soup seeps out from within with every bite!
I tried their noodles too, which is really nice. 色 - The noodles looks really appetizing and they come nicely arranged. 香 - Smells great when the bowl was served! 味 - And the taste is of course nothing but great. The noodles are smooth and the soup just perfect.
You HAVE to drop by this branch to try out their 小笼包!
The attractive exterior design of this restaurant attracted me to give it a try. It was their peak period with quite a large crowd. We were lucky to have a table for two without having to wait even there is a long queue at the door.
After deciding what to order, I looked and waved around hoping to catch the attention of one of the waitresses. But it took a long time before they attend to us. Can't really blame them right, it's the peak hour. Nonetheless, I couldn't wait for my food to be served as the food from neighbouring tables looked really good!
After taking our orders, it was only quite some time later did I realize that my food was taking awfully long to come. Even customers that came later than us had their drinks served already. So I called for the waitress to hurry them. The moment I did so, all my dishes came!
I was quite unhappy with the fact that they almost forgot our order. I understand that it was the peak hour, but if they could remember other people's order, why not mine?
After waiting for so long, I thought "OK! Time to eat!!" But to my disappointment, the food wasn't that good. The famous Peranakan Ayam Bua Kuluak had a distinct sour flavour which covered the original taste of the chicken; the Beef rendang was full of fats and there was virtually only half a pot of meet.
So much for all the "suspension" in there, I don't think I'll go back there again..
This shop sells little pastries/ cake/ chocolate. I don’t know what’s it called but yea, it’s somewhere there. What makes this shop stand out from others is their miniature dessert pieces that are bite size, and extremely creatively designed! One look and you know how much effort has been put in to making the desserts, and it’s “disturbing” to look at those pretty little things and not bear to eat it.. I really compliment them for their creativity.
But it’s quite a different thing after you put it into your mouth. They have very unique-flavoured desserts but I think it’s a little too bold. The over-emphasis on the little nuts in one of their chocolate totally covers the taste of the chocolate itself. Also, the chestnut embedded in the chocolate added to the "unusual" taste of the chocolate. The combination of coconut-based cream between sweet biscuit layers for another of their dessert also has quite a weird taste which kind of caught me of guard.
They do have some chocolates that are quite good though. Coffee or cheese flavoured chocolates. I think the chocolates there are worth a try.
I must say, initially, I had quite a good impression on their desserts, but I think it looks better than it tastes. I guess it’s up to you to decide if it’s “disturbing” or “delightful”.
Lastly, a note to those who intend to buy but are not going home immediately: Do ensure that you or the receiver has access to a fridge or the desserts would melt very quickly (probably because for some items, it’s cream in it and not chocolate. I guess creams tend to melt faster?) and end up looking quite bad.
(or at least mine could not wait till I got home about 40 min later.. :s)
I was at Joo Jiat road and came across this Fei Fei Wanton noodle. I thought I saw someone wrote about them and decided to give it a try. But there are a few Fei Fei wanton noodle, which is better?
I selected one near where I park my car. It is a coffee shop and I believe this is the correct address because I saw the same article '3 generation..' imprinted on the table too.
When the noodle is served, the first thing I did was to look around for the Wonton and Char Siew because I can't see any of them. It is just a bowl of plain noodle ( Like pasta ) with a spoonful of chilli. I was puzzled until the coffee lady look at me and told me that the wanton is at the bottom.
I was a little confused, but common sense told me that I should just stir it. Finally, I saw the wonton and char siew, only then I realise it is really wanton noodle. The noodle is quite a lot, but the wanton and char siew are very little. I don't find it that special. All I can say is that the noodle used is different from others and the wanton is really nice.
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This was my first time at Fish & Co.'s Changi Airport branch and I was thoroughly impressed when I first stepped in.
The ambience of the restaurant was soothing, with dim lighting and soft sofa seats. There was no queue when I went there on a Sunday afternoon and there were less than 10 occupied tables.
We were approached by several different waiters while waiting for our seats. They were friendly and approached us with a smile. We requested for a table we wanted and we were given it after they cleared it.
My friends and I took quite some time to look at the menu as it was filled with a vast variety of seafood and cooking styles. From their signature Fish & Chips to seafood platters and grilled salmon, we were spoilt for choice!
After much consideration, we ordered:
- Seafood Platter For 1
- Tuna Salad
- Pasta & Shrimp Salad
- Swordfish Collar
The food was served in 20 minutes which the waiter politely informed us while taking our orders.
I had no complains about all the dishes that we ordered!
Seafood Platter For 1:
My favourite dish for the day! This platter contained all their specialities - Grilled Calamari, Grilled Prawns, Grilled Dory Fish and Mussels were served with a big portion of fragrant butter rice and fries! All were fresh, huge and tasted perfect with Fish & Co.'s tartare sauce and chilli.
Pasta & Shrimp Salad:
A generous amount of medium size crunchy shrimp with cold pasta and a variety of greens. The sauce was abit too little for me though as I like my greens soaked in salad sauce. However, the shrimp did manage to pull up the points for this dish.
Tuna Salad:
Huge chunks of tuna that looked like beef to us were placed on top of a portion of greens and cherry tomatoes.
Swordfish Collar:
We were amazed by the size of the swordfish! It was the size of both my palms, and what more.. we had TWO pieces! The collar was deep fried till perfect golden brown and there was a crunch to the meat. Fries were genorously piled at the side. The mango vinaigrette tasted so refreshing and yummy that we asked for a refill!
Service:
Our waiter was polite and friendly, apologising for the 20 minutes wait and smiled at all times when serving us. Our ice water were refilled without prompting and plates were cleared after we finished every dish.
Overall, this was such a pleasant dining experience! Our tourists would surely get a good impression of our service quality if they visit this Fish & Co. branch!
Rating given:
A little bit of everything.
That's what I'd use to describe this place. They have a little bit of many different styles of food.
From outside, this place looks like a Western dining place. Something like.. Breeks!. But when you take a look at the menu, they have different types of dishes. Very much like a fusion of Italian, Indonesian, Western etc.
I really like their Calamari rings. It is served with a Thai sauce that is sweet and a little spicy, and has a fragrance that comes from, I think, lemongrass. And better still, it cost only $3.90! I thought that was a really good price!
But other than that, I thought that the other things that I tried, such as the Belado Chicken and the Chilli Crab pizza, were not that great. You could make the pizza yourself and the Belado Chicken seemed like a $10 Nasi Lemak..
Being a calamari-fan, I would definitely be extremely biased if I said that this place was good and definitely worth going..
Rating given:
Ding Tai Fung here has a long queue during lunch and dinner times. It seems like the food there is really good, plus all the things that you've heard about Ding Tai Fung, you'd be tempted to go and try the food. Likewise, I was tempted too.
I've been to Ding Tai Fung quite a few times already. I feel that this place is more of a place to go during tea time than for a proper meal, although they do have things like fried rice or noodles. But I would strongly recommend their buns instead, such as the sesame paste and red bean buns. I've not tried their crystal bun, but from what I see, the crystal bun there seems to be better than other place's as it is not too thick but yet it is able to contain the fillings in it well. Of course I won't talk about how it tastes, but from what I see, it is important that crystal buns should have a strong layer of skin so that it does not break easily.
I feel that their Fried Rice is nothing special. In addition, it is really oily (along with quite a few other dishes like their vegetables). Having fried rice anywhere else could be the same..
Apart from the buns, I don't think there's anything special about the place.
Rating given:
I used to think that along East Coast Road near Katong Mall has only restaurants or some other shops that people won't go to unless they have a reason. While waiting for a friend, I was just walking around and saw this shop.
It's a little shop that displays many little accessories such as bracelets, necklaces and earrings. The materials they use consist of sterling silver, semi-precious stones, crystal beads as well as fused art glass (or something like that).
There's a wide variety of choice, with almost every item coming in different colours. Take your time walking, I'm sure anyone would definitely find something to your liking. Furthermore, the things there are of reasonable price! That's what I was quite surprised but really glad about. I would have thought that they'd sell those dangling earrings at an exorbitant price of average $20, but it was around $15. If you look at their designs, it's actually quite a reasonable price.
It's a great place to go gift-shopping for your girlfriends too!
Also, if you're interested in learning how to do your own jewellery or making fused art glass, they actually have lessons conducted there too! Materials all provided. Or if you're looking for materials to make your own accessories, they have it there too!
Go take a look if you like these stuff! :)
Rating given:
Mybeadpoint is a online store selling DIY jewellery making supplies.
Tabitha the owner of this shop used to sell her stuff on Yahoo Auctions but moved to this website some time back.
She has quite an array of stuff but not comparable to the shops in Chinatown of cause. But what she can provide is personalised service. She would email you with information that you need like whether her product is suitable for a certain project etc. And she has Beads Sales at her home. Just register at her website and she will email you updates of some sales where you can go to her condo in Simei to view and buy the items at discounts. She even has books for you to view and you have copies of the pages you like.
The best service she provides would be that if you have a design which you don't know how to do, just let her have it and she'll figure it out then teach you! That's one service you will not get at the stores outside.
The only drawback is that she sells in smaller quantities and so it might be a little pricier than if you buy wholesale. Also the website is a little laggy at times.
Rating given:
Din Tai Fung at Tampines Mall had the initial long queues... They still have them but Saturday dinnertimes only.
I've been here twice but I seriously don't know why I went the second time after the first experience.
After hearing so much about this place from my colleagues, my friends and I head down to the place. It was a weekday afternoon so it was quite empty. We had some fried rice, the widely acclaimed crystal buns and the crystal buns with crabmeat.
The fried rice was a little oily but tasted normal. The crystal buns are alright too, but a tad too flimsy so we couldn't drink that much soup cos it spilled. The highlight was the crabmeat ones. There were 10 and I ate 2.... both had crab shells. Well if you want to think positively, they are pretty fresh in that sense... but seriously when you only eat 2 out of 10 and both have your teeth crunching down on the shells? BLAH. And the waitress didn't do anything when we told her about it.
The second time I went it was with my family. We ordered some crystal buns and some noodles and rice. All went fine. One crystal bun was already broken when it arrived but they changed it immediately. So that was ok.
They don't have much variety. And the crystal buns are the only exceptional items. If the crab shell incident didn't happen I'll probably give it 4 stars.
Parking can be a headache at Tampines Mall though.
Rating given:
If you like Crystal Jade's 小笼包, I'm sure you'll like 鼎泰豐's too. Feels like heaven as the soup seeps out from within with every bite!
I tried their noodles too, which is really nice.
色 - The noodles looks really appetizing and they come nicely arranged.
香 - Smells great when the bowl was served!
味 - And the taste is of course nothing but great. The noodles are smooth and the soup just perfect.
You HAVE to drop by this branch to try out their 小笼包!
Rating given:
The attractive exterior design of this restaurant attracted me to give it a try. It was their peak period with quite a large crowd. We were lucky to have a table for two without having to wait even there is a long queue at the door.
After deciding what to order, I looked and waved around hoping to catch the attention of one of the waitresses. But it took a long time before they attend to us. Can't really blame them right, it's the peak hour. Nonetheless, I couldn't wait for my food to be served as the food from neighbouring tables looked really good!
After taking our orders, it was only quite some time later did I realize that my food was taking awfully long to come. Even customers that came later than us had their drinks served already. So I called for the waitress to hurry them. The moment I did so, all my dishes came!
I was quite unhappy with the fact that they almost forgot our order. I understand that it was the peak hour, but if they could remember other people's order, why not mine?
After waiting for so long, I thought "OK! Time to eat!!" But to my disappointment, the food wasn't that good. The famous Peranakan Ayam Bua Kuluak had a distinct sour flavour which covered the original taste of the chicken; the Beef rendang was full of fats and there was virtually only half a pot of meet.
So much for all the "suspension" in there, I don't think I'll go back there again..
Rating given:
This shop sells little pastries/ cake/ chocolate. I don’t know what’s it called but yea, it’s somewhere there. What makes this shop stand out from others is their miniature dessert pieces that are bite size, and extremely creatively designed! One look and you know how much effort has been put in to making the desserts, and it’s “disturbing” to look at those pretty little things and not bear to eat it.. I really compliment them for their creativity.
But it’s quite a different thing after you put it into your mouth. They have very unique-flavoured desserts but I think it’s a little too bold. The over-emphasis on the little nuts in one of their chocolate totally covers the taste of the chocolate itself. Also, the chestnut embedded in the chocolate added to the "unusual" taste of the chocolate. The combination of coconut-based cream between sweet biscuit layers for another of their dessert also has quite a weird taste which kind of caught me of guard.
They do have some chocolates that are quite good though. Coffee or cheese flavoured chocolates. I think the chocolates there are worth a try.
I must say, initially, I had quite a good impression on their desserts, but I think it looks better than it tastes. I guess it’s up to you to decide if it’s “disturbing” or “delightful”.
Lastly, a note to those who intend to buy but are not going home immediately: Do ensure that you or the receiver has access to a fridge or the desserts would melt very quickly (probably because for some items, it’s cream in it and not chocolate. I guess creams tend to melt faster?) and end up looking quite bad.
(or at least mine could not wait till I got home about 40 min later.. :s)
Rating given:
I was at Joo Jiat road and came across this Fei Fei Wanton noodle. I thought I saw someone wrote about them and decided to give it a try. But there are a few Fei Fei wanton noodle, which is better?
I selected one near where I park my car. It is a coffee shop and I believe this is the correct address because I saw the same article '3 generation..' imprinted on the table too.
When the noodle is served, the first thing I did was to look around for the Wonton and Char Siew because I can't see any of them. It is just a bowl of plain noodle ( Like pasta ) with a spoonful of chilli. I was puzzled until the coffee lady look at me and told me that the wanton is at the bottom.
I was a little confused, but common sense told me that I should just stir it. Finally, I saw the wonton and char siew, only then I realise it is really wanton noodle. The noodle is quite a lot, but the wanton and char siew are very little. I don't find it that special. All I can say is that the noodle used is different from others and the wanton is really nice.
Rating given: