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       25 Mar 2012 at 9:29 pm
    Category: Japanese
       Wall decor   Tomato soup   Salmon carparccio   Curry katsu udon   Hokkai curry ramen
    Finally tried this - have been curious about this one. Armed with a $10 voucher which can be used with minimum spending of $50 before taxes, me and my friend trooped down on a Sat evening to find it surprisingly not full.

    Tomato soup ($5.80) - surprisingly, not too bad! I've never been inclined towards tomato soup as they've always been sourish and nothing else. But this was quite light and had bits of tomatoes in it which provided a bite.

    Salmon Caparccio ($8.80)
    - Good! Fresh slices of salmon with diced onions and dressed with some sesame oil thingy.

    Curry katsu udon ($15.80) - Average unfortunately, with the katsu already soggy when served. and the meat very tough to bite into. Not worth the price for me.

    Hokkai curry ramen ($15.80) - This fared a bit better and ramen went well with the curry soup. The scallops and salmon in it made it a better value choice than the katsu udon.

    Service leaves much to be desired with all very young staff acting clueless. I asked for a Heineken and was met with a confused slow drawl repeating "Hein....e...ken?".

    I find some items overpriced and suspect people are here because they are curious more than wanting to eat good food. Prob will not return.
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         25 Mar 2012 at 9:10 pm
      Category: Italian
         Menu   Interior   White wine   Grilled lobster   Black cod
      I had the luck to be given their member card, the Granton card, as the buyer of the card didnt want to go so I made a booking for 2pax on a Friday night to try out the 1-4-1 main course and also redeem the bottle of wine which the card entitles me to.

      Layers of sliced eggplant filled with mozzarella cheese, tomatoes, and basil ($12.90) - this was really really good. The eggplant was in generous slices and not overcooked, the fillings were all good, and it came sort of in a tomato base which mixed very well with the melted cheese. I miss this already! (there's an option to have this as your main for $19)

      Grilled green shell lobster with extra virgin olive oil served with pasta ($39.90) - the lobster was surprisingly of a good size and came with baked cheese on top - simple and nice! The pasta serving was almost too generous as a 'side' and came perfectly al dente but was overly doused in cracked pepper for me. Still good though, just that I needed plenty of water to go with it.

      Oven baked black cod crusted with herbs and served with garden greens ($36.90)
      - I had a bite of the black cod and it was firm and fresh without the need for any over-seasoning.

      Redeemed white wine
      - came chilled and was refreshingly fruity and extremely easy to drink.

      Service was poor as the place was obviously understaffed for a Fri evening although the seating capacity was not big. Staff hurried to take orders, pour wine, serve, and present bills and sometimes can be quite curt. Most of the crowd had the Granton card too and were obviously enjoying the deal as I was. Guests were turned away or asked to wait starting from about 8pm onwards so make reservations if you plan to come.

      The prices reflected were after the 1-4-1 so it will obviously be alot pricier if you're dining without the Granton card.

      Pardon me for the very dark photos - blame my iphone and the fact that I felt camera flashes there didnt do very well for the almost too cosy atmosphere.
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        88. 10 Scotts   
           25 Mar 2012 at 8:40 pm
        Category: Buffet, Fusion, Hotels
           Entrance   Inside   Tier   Buffet   Parma ham and cheese
        Was scouting for a nice place for a leisure high tea with friends and decided to take a shot at 10Scotts since I've never been there before (Goodwood was full and just recently been to Rose Veranda too).

        10Scotts replaces the previous Scotts Lounge and what a welcome refurbishment it was. The dark and moody place was replaced by warm lightings and cosy furniture. The middle buffet area is set up to resemble a someone's kitchen which I thought was a cute touch.

        The ambience was super cosy and was bustling with people but chit-chatting doesnt get drowned out. They have library seats (big sofa / cushion) on top of the normal dining tables which makes for more choices. They also have a private room that can sit maybe 14 in one long table.

        The high tea is $48 without champagne; $78 with champagne. I liked that the items on the tray are all refillable and also have a mini buffet line to bulk up your choices.

        On the 2-tier tray:

        Egg mayo roll / salmon & cucumber roll - cucumber sandwich was quite classically nice and the salmon nice too, but the best was the egg mayo sandwich roll was very soft and the blend of mayo just nice and not too salty.

        Curry puff - A little oily but the short crust pastry was stuffed with potatoes and (cant remember if there was chicken in it) and tasty. But 1 is enough.

        Crab cake - read too much about it which may have led me to feeling a little disappointed. Nice and crispy and chokeful of crab meat but it was slightly bland for me.

        Vietnamese spring roll - Disappointingly soggy rice skin and vege sticks not crispy.

        Popiah - I dont have a preference for popiah so this was alright for me.

        Buffet line

        Items on offer were duck roll, dim sum, salad, desserts, freshly shaved parma ham and melon, cheese - while the items did bulk up the choices, most were not bad but non had that wow factor.

        Service was good and the tea and coffee were all good. But they could have a system to leave at least 1 copy of the menu at each table instead of clearing all of them after each order, which made ordering your 2nd (and onwards) pot of teas a tedious process.

        I like this place and would definitely return, although some of the items were misses. While one of my friends commented that the items on the tier was too asian, I welcome the difference. But I still think this place offers strikes a good balance between a tier and a high tea buffet.

        Hyatt Gold Passport members can also earn dining points here - a bonus!
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          89. Jean Yip Loft   
             14 Feb 2012 at 5:40 pm
          Category: Spas
          I am reviewing this after my treatment on Sat 11 Feb and realized that actually I did not get what I paid for on Groupon. The deal I purchased was: "$35 for 90 min Antioxidant Blackberry Body Polish Full Body Massage at Jean Yip Loft in Outram (Worth $249). Ginger Treatment Option Available." but I did not recall any body polish done. I received only a body massage plus the ginger treatment on my tummy.

          I did not reconfirm the deal when I passed the voucher to the staff who attended to us because I trusted their staff to be professional, plus Jean Yip has a good reputation, so I did not worry too much.

          I know there are 2 options to the voucher as below:
          90 min Antioxidant Blackberry Polish Full Body Massage or 75 min Special Healing Ginger Remedy Full Body Massage.

          When I asked the staff, I was informed that my treatment was for 90mins which had to mean the one with the antioxidant, isnt it?

          Although the massage was generally quite good, it did not mean the staff can shortchange me like this. I am disappointed at this how they can inform that the treatment is 90mins but instead did the 2nd option and hoping we won't find out.

          I already emailed to the loft - let's see what happens.
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               13 Feb 2012 at 6:03 pm
               Place   Premium seafood fried koay teow   Prawn mee   Grilled sotong   Grilled stingray
            Tried this for a late lunch with family before they left to go back to China and it was not a bad choice after all! 4 adults and 1 baby had the following:

            Penang hokkien prawn mee ($6.20) - traditional yellow noodles simmered to perfection with succulent big prawns, pork ribs, fish cake, bean sprouts, and kang kong in special prawn-based soup made from our chef's secret recipe - for all its hype, I expected more. I expected the stock to be no short than excellent but I was actually a bit disappointed as it was nice but really an 'okay-nice' level. The prawns were big, and so was the pork ribs.

            Premium seafood fried koay teow ($9.90) - our popular penang fried koay teow with added prawns, squids and cockles - nothing premium about this I felt, and with only 4 small prawns, I wonder what the normal version is like. Tasty though but a tad oily.

            Grilled Stingray ($7.90) - succulent stingray grilled with special homemade sauce - very small portion for the price but thankfully it was grilled just nice and the sauce slightly spicy which was very appetizing.

            Grilled sotong ($6.90)
            - grilled tender sotong cooked in tasty special sauce that is chef's own creation! - fresh sotong but they could have been more grilled. The sauce was alright too.

            Service was nothing to complain about, and the prices are really good too for a pre-departure hawker meal. The aircondition and the comfort more than made up for the price difference compared to a hawker centre. Would return to try their other things.
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