hburn10's Reviews
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My appointment was for 6pm on a Saturday and I was surprised to see that it was not crowded. The spa is located a quiet corner of level 2 but I guess being away from the crowd was good for me.
I had to take the foot reflexology due to bad timing and I have to admit the masseur was not bad, or either that she was bored enough to be very precise about the service. Chair lied on was bright red and cheery and they provide magazines too - lighting can be adjusted if you want to read or rest. But day spas usually wash your feet first before a foot massage but this doesnt.
Overall experience was not bad BUT i will not return without any promotion because the foot reflex prices are mad - $54 for 40mins and $98 for 90mins. I paid $18 because of the promotion but otherwise stay away unless you feel like a carrot.
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Was surprised to see that at about 915am, there were people already queuing outside waiting for it to open. And I have to admit I didnt know about the social enterprise part of this place then (but I do now!) and was intrigued by the little items on sale while waiting for the food.
Full works ($18) - scrambled eggs, bacon, garlic mushrooms, chunky chicken sausage, hash brown, toasted brioche with thyme tomato salad - decided to be greedy and reward myself after the run, which on hindsight probably meant overcompensating the calories. It was a huge portion - and everything was good! The only struggle was to eat most of everything before it got cold, and of course that was not possible. Worth mentioning are the garlic mushrooms which came sauteed very nicely and the little balls of hash brown - cute!
Banana Walnut pancake ($10.80) - Delicious~ We realized why this took the longest to come - the banana and walnuts are actually blended into the batter which makes it so dense but so tasty. A tedious way of doing it sure, but it won me over.
Coffee ($4) - Nice and strong, served with a dense chocolate cookie.
Service was okay with a young team, and the place was not that big to begin with so all is good. The full works is not exactly cheap but its a good choice to spoil yourself every now and then :)
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The seatings are split into 2 level: ground floor and 2nd floor. The first floor is where they have a bar seating too, and upstairs are where all the barbeque happens, plus private rooms available.
We were seated on the 2nd level - the tables are thankfully not placed elbow to elbow. BUT oh my, the smoke is crazy. You can see and smell the barbeque anywhere you sit as the place is not equipped with even 1 of those thingy that sucks up the smoke instead of letting them drift all over (are they called smoke inhalers?).
Bimbimbob ($18) - (dont know why its spelled this way) we decided to each order a main instead of the bbq after all. This is what I always order at a Korean place and was keen to see if there was any difference in how an authentic korean restaurant does it. Not too much difference I must admit although the stonepot was piping hot and created the burnt bits of rice I've always had a fetish for. It was served with the sauce on the side and soup which was cabbage I think.
Side dishes (complimentary) - The sides dishes were nice but not wow. We had ikan bilis, boiled veg tossed with sesame oil, lotus root chips, radishes, kimchi etc. Any of them is refillable and there'll be new ones if any of the above runs out.
Raspberry wine ($28) - We tried something similar at Bibigo (Raffles City) once but this is not as nice, a bit too acidic for me.
While the good was average, the service is seriously amusing. It was almost non existent if you end up sitting at one of the corner tables like us - and it almost felt like they were trained to not see waving hands. Requests for more of the side dishes had to be repeated several times to different staff, and our order of dumplings were forgotten. We waited very long for the wine and decided to ask what is happening to it - then it came soon after that.
But when the bill came, they had charged us for the dumplings which never came, and 2 bottles of the wine. We brought this up to one staff who seemed to be hesitant, then the bill was brought to another staff, we saw them discussing it, and the staff who took over the bill looked at us suspiciously before turning to the cashier to take off the items we never had.
I'll not come back. While food is nothing to complain about, having to deal with the experience is not okay for me.
(sorry for the blurred pics - must be all that smoke)
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We picked the indoor seats and had good cushy seats for all of us. We had varying choices but I can only comment on what I had:
Crumbed Mushroom Patty with Wild Mushroom Glaze ($20) - this was a tough choice against the pastas but ultimately I picked this as it looked interesting. And it was...sort of.. The 2 big patties had enough diced mushrooms in them but I felt the mushroom glaze could have been served on the side as it makes the patty soggy. The accompanying roasted potatoes were alright, but the greens were sadly lacking a dressing - any dressing would have been good. The marinated tomato was good though.
Service was okay, nothing to complain about. Good while its still for 1-4-1 :)
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26 Jun 2012 at 11:11 am
The place is located at the 3rd floor of Broadway Centre which houses K-box - now the 1st floor of the building is all in construction and very messy and so can be hard to convince anyone that a quality healthcare centre is located there.
The premise looks spanking new. I was greeted by a smiling receptionist and was ushered into a waiting area very quickly. A staff then brought me into the proper treatment area where there's the daybeds section and resting chairs, procedure rooms etc. From the point of me being brought in to the post-procedure resting time, most staff I encountered were very polite and more importantly, informative and assuring. I did feel very well taken care of throughout.
Kudos to the facilities and staff at 1-Health
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