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to improve your blood circulation and allows for maximal absorption of the essential goodness of the medicine herbs". Wow.
And so we went but booked prior just to be safe. Most of the people sitting there was for the chinese doctor and we could go in almost immediately.
We both picked the slimming ones which is basic $20 $3 for the packet of (slimming) herbs.
The place was sparsely decked out and its actually individual steam chambers separated by curtains. No frills procedures: draw the curtains, take off everything, wear the disposable underwear, then sit into the chamber. The only part of your body that's exposed is your head so if you sit next to your friend its still possible to chat. The lady was also being very professional about things and gave us a towel and tried her best to make sure that we weren't uncomfortable.
The session is supposed to be for 20mins but after 15mins I could feel myself wanting to get out. It is VERY VERY hot. Plus you breathless just like in a sauna. But sweating buckets from that actually feels quite good.
You can stop the session anytime u feel unwell, and it being our 1st time, the lady stayed with us all the way and chatted to us to distract us. She said for return customers she doesnt do that.
You dry off with a towel after that, get dressed, then an area with basic plastic chairs is available for you to rest, as your heart rate will still be high. Water is also available as you'll be parched.
I seriously dont know if the extra $3 for the slimming herbs works but you actually feel very refreshed after that and I quite liked the feeling! You'll also smell of herbs and of lemongress and ginger more so no real nasty smell.
However, I feel the $20 is an indulgence although you do feel good. They have a package of course but only makes it out to being slightly cheaper per session.
Am unsure about a return visit.
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The staff at the reception didnt seem very professional at receiving customers and asked me to sit in a room, asked for my voucher, then brought it back to ask what certain words on the voucher means. Huh?
I was then brought o change to start the treatments and the stuff explained very briefly to me the procedures, which is as follow
- 15mins to improve blood circulation by lying on a bed with and a 'blanket' which looks like a giant blood pressure machine over your middle section (tummy and abs). It squeezes you then releases, then repeats for the next 15mins. I felt a little heat at the end of it but nothing else.
- 15mins to lie on a "vibrating" bed but I found out the bed doesnt really vibrate but more similar to shaking vigorously, and I didnt feel any real effects. There were heat emitted from the cover of the bed but they didnt explain what that does.
- 20mins for steam room. It an individual steam chamber and half glass window. I was supposed to be in there for 20mins and there was a timer which runs down from 20 to 0 mins. All throughout I can hear some staff who were free sitting outside and talking / bitching about the politics of the work which I thought was not very professional. After 20mins the steamer beeped and I heard someone walk over, and instead of opening the door, I heard her re-set the timer and walked off again, without checking if anyone (me) was inside! I pushed the door slightly ajar and asked them 'This should already be done, no?' and they responded in shock. One of them walked over, opened the door fully, and in front of me, turned her head to say to her colleagues "I didnt know anyone was inside!". Another said "I thought she had gone out!". All right in front of me. Then they started asking each other whose customer am I, and looked around looking confused. They finally got to their senses enough to ask me to sit down to rest while I guess they figure out who I belong to.
Lastly, wrapping to 'shape' the body - they used a giant cling wrap to wrap most of me, from upper arms to thighs. When I asked shouldnt some gel / cream be used before the wrapping, the response was oh no need, as the body is still warm from the steam and the wrapping alone will work.
Thankfully they didnt try to hardsell me any packages but I think it was because the staff who received me at the end was new.
The thing is I didnt feel welcomed at all as a customer. Different people directed me from room to room for the different treatments, and I had to ask some of them how long that segment will take because they didnt explain. And forgetting that someone is in the steam room is simply not forgivable - accidents can happen!
Not going to be a return visit for me.
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Park Hotel Orchard has somewhat been obscured from the public eye due to its strange positioning - smack behind KnightsBridge and lobby level being on the 4th floor. But perhaps it saved Open House from the usual maddening crowd too.
The buffet is publicized as having 4 live stations and you can eat all you want, but there's actually more stations. Its mostly local food peppered with some ang moh eats, and you order at the station with your table number and they'll bring the food to you, so its almost semi ala carte.
Station 1: roasted meat station - there's char siew, roasted pork, roast duck, and satay. I tried the char siew and they were quite good, very lean with almost no fatty bits, only that the sauce is a little too sweet. The satay was not bad too!
Station 2: noodle station - your choice of sze chuan spicy noodle soup, wantan noodle, laksa, sliced fish noodle, mee siam, mee rebus. I tried the sze chuan and the laksa. The sze chuan one was not really spicy and I felt the soup was too starchy. The lakas tasted a little watered down but still generally okay.
Station 3: dim sum - har gao siew mai, bbq pork buns, radish cake, and glutinous rice - I tried only the glutinous rice but it was not good, like something went bad in it. I hope the others are better!
Station 4: claypot - choice of claypot rice, assam fish, bak kut teh, kung po chicken, braised beef brisket, braised seafood with beancurd - The claypot rice was good and it had the burnt bits which was my favourite; the assam fish was nice with eggplant and ladyfingers thrown in, and the bak kut teh was comfort soup although they only give one piece of meat per claypot.
Station 5: pizza - 4-5 types of pizza ranging from the usual Hawaiian to strange ones like duck lychee pizza (eee). The teriyaki chicken we tried was thin crust and nice, although the sauce is a bit too sweet too.
Station 6: desserts - usual cakes and some kuehs, fruits, red bean soup, ice cream with a selection of ice cream. Nothing that a kid would not like. I only had the ice cream and whatever brand of ice cream it was, their triple chocolate was not bad actually!
On top of that they have a very small section of starters - vege sticks, cold cuts, potato salad but I thought they were very nice to offer that.
Service was surprisingly quick even though its really semi-service more than actual buffet style, but sometime too eager to want to clear your plates. But better than the opposite i guess.
This is not your international buffet and you will not get cold seafood or complicated eats here but for the value it offers (you get 20% with DBS cards), I would say this is quite a nice place to eat at and return to. Plus you do not need to feel like sardines to eat here~
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The place is decked out like a very old school chinese restaurant, complete with stoned-faced staff and 2 captains in black jackets and sometimes-grouchy faces.
Century Egg Porridge - this came in portions enough for 2pax per order. It was not the best I've tried but good enough for me, although some will find it a bit bland. The captain told us surly that "this one 2 people can eat. SHARE.". Er okay, instructions noted.
Peking Duck Roll - 6 small rolls neatly placed on a plate. The sauce was already part of the roll, and I suspect there were more meat than skin in it but quite tasty!
Chicken Feet - A little too soggy but flavour was good. Also more generous a portion than most places.
Char Siew Puff - very good! Small triangular puffs (which were still warm after leaving it out for a while) made freshly from the kitchen and lean char siew although can be a little too sweet for some people.
Har Gao -bigger sized than alot of places with fresh crunchy prawns, what's not to like?
Siew Mai - big sized too and extremely fresh. I dont usually like these but here, I actually do!
Fried Carrot Cake - Long-shaped ones fried with bean sprouts - a refreshing combi. The cake was superbly browned, not oily, some crispy. and the bean sprouts crunchy. I like!
Chee Chong Fun - thin flour skins complete with lean char siew fillings. Good~
Glutinous rice - it uses a mix of brown and white rice and I know its' supposed to be more healthy but somehow this combi made it lose its sinful taste.
Vegetable roll - this is served chilled and basically just a mix of beansprouts, carrots, beancurd etc, with some sort of plum sauce in them. Quite refreshing but a little soggy for me.
Peanut Mochi - Tasted like it was fresh from the kitchen, with just the right chew and plenty plenty peanuts. The insides are black saseme paste which I liked.
Almost all dishes were good and will definitely return, if I can ignore the service thingy. It was a treat so I don't know how much was each dish but I think it totalled up to about $120?
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The place can be quite hard to find if you're driving, least to say parking, but easier if you take the bus as it's located right behind the prominent bus stop near Eunos MRT.
The place was empty when we arrived at 12:15pm on a weekday but it slowly filled up around 1pm. The setting presents a very clean cut look with bench chairs and neat tables comfortably spaced out. The menu is a huge signboard behind the counter - you order, take a number, and wait for your burger to be served at the table. A selection of about 5 burgers plus their special (Rendang Burger) and a small selection of sides etc is available.
Smokey BBQ ($6.85 / $10.85 for set) - organic rye bread with wholemeal grains, oven baked mushroom patty, with tomato and alfalfa - the set came in a big mess tin sort of container with the accompanying fries. The bun was not toasted enough and still cold in the middle, the lettuce pieces were almost not green and I had the hard parts of the leaves which I didnt quite like. The alfalfa could have been more too. The patty was the only nice thing in it - very mushroomy and earthy.
Seaweed Fries - golden and fluffy, sprinkled with 100% organic seaweed flakes - its not fluffy at all, but golden yes. Its also the way that the fries are being packed into the side of the container that made it all soggy after a while. No seaweed taste too although the flakes were there. The sauce was also sorely lacking in smokey taste.
Spinach wheatgrass juice - I had the impression that this was freshly made, as its ala carte price was $3.50. Silly me. It was poured out from a dispenser and no taste of either greens - it in fact tasted like a a soft drink.
I think the novelty concept of a veg burger place attracts me more than the food. I had honestly expected much more taste and quality so am a a tad disappointed. But the place is still a good option for vegetarians of course.
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