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Service and system aside, we ordered some bites to share:
Lemon meringue tart - the lemon was not strong enough and the pastry dissappointedly dry.
Thick cut fries - it looked like it came from a frozen pack, sadly, although it was served piping hot. Came with a mustard dip that was quite addictive.
Long Black - Credits to a good long black. Nicely pressed and acidic.
Will seriously re-consider about dropping by again.
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This was the only place that was not closing during a weekday 10 pm so it was a good post-shopping fatigue break.
Done up in bright colours red, the place was dotted with eager wait staff, probably because it is a new place after all. Menu comprise of a good selection of Chinese desserts, alongside mains and bites as well. The mains and snacks did not seem to have a \'theme\' though, but I guess the focus should be on the desserts:
Hawthorne Jelly ($6) - a huge slab of the jelly served with smaller bits of Jap jelly. The rawness of the hawthorne, although is evidence of being home-made, was a little too tart for me. It was a refreshing taste I have to admit.
Almond cream with macha ice cream ($6) - very good quality almond cream with a big scoop of macha ice cream. It feels like a very heatlhy dessert and is a new combi to me, but such a combi also means I couldn\'t really taste the fagrance of the ice cream as it was overpowered by the cream.
Credits to the staff who took the touble to ask how was our desserts, and it was smiley and efficient service throughout. Nothing bad about the place so far, and I\'ll be back to try their other desserts!
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The plus about Dolly Kitchen is that its a convenient choice for pre-party dining. The place is in fact a full fledge restaurant with dedicated chefs and service staff but has a much smaller seating, perhaps at 60-70 pax, with the place dressed in mostly black. 3 couch seats provided a haven from possible large noisy crowds from Shanghai Dolly downstairs.
The menu is mostly local with a dab of western dishes to suit the crowd. Very quiet on a Thursday night, with us being the 3rd table occupied; 2 staff were quite sufficient to manage. Stuff that we had (no need to review the Yusheng la):
Crispy tofu topped with cucumber, onions and roasted peanut sauce ($8) - very innovative replacement for gado gado. Honestly, the fact that they were the same thing didnt connect until it came. The tofu was dissappointingly soggy and bland; the peanut sauce didnt offer any lift to the whole dish either.
Pork or chicken satay (1/2 dozen) ($8) - quite tasty actually, with the sides of the meat nicely charred.
Prawn noodle soup with pork belly, kang kong, beansprouts, fishcake and prawns ($10) - the larger than usual portion of noodles came in a concentrated stock, which was so good we asked for extra portions of the stock by itself, which they obliged at no charge. Nice.
Bak Kut Teh - braised pork spareribs in 5-spiced herbal stock ($12) - didnt try this at all but presentation was worth some points.
Cod with potatoes ($26) - The only western twist to the dinner turned out good. Sizeable portion of the fish in a teriyaki sort of sauce that came accompanied by 4 nicely browned potato medallions.
Other than the gado gaod, we liked most of what we had, although some will probably balk at paying $10 for a typical hawker fare. But hey, you\'re paying for the comfort and ambience too. Its also a good choice for post-party supper as it stays open til 3am, and it\'ll save you all that stumbling in and out of taxi from too much alcohol. I\'m tempted to try the other stuff next time.
We paid about $60 for 4 pax but only because we had a 50% discount. Plus we had Yusheng so to me, prices are still considered reasonable.
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Had the opportunity to dine here by invitation to review the place by SWW. 2 hungry ladies with a huge appetite :)
Spider Tempura ($14) – The soft shell crab was thankfully not oily but the batter was a little bland. The miso sauce was too sweet though, although unique. The side of salad was very well tossed with balsamic vinaigrette.
Baked stuffed Paris Mushroom with escargots ($14) – I do not take escargots but the mushrooms were very fresh and breadcrumbed very nicely. It was a big portion too, with 5 well-sized mushrooms and side of salad too.
Steak au Poivre ($30) – The order of medium rare was done quite well, with the crust nicely charred. No heavy ‘beef smell’ too. The accompanying side of petit vegetables (diced carrots, celery and zucchini) were well sautéed. The mashed truffle potatoes taste quite bland actually, with no hint of truffles at all.
Pan seared seabass ($26) – The seabass was very fresh and it came with the skin very nicely crisp. There were the sautéed vegetables too, and came with 3 potatoes medallions; simple but good. The accompanying apple cider sauce didn’t quite taste like apples although the apple bits in it helped with the identity.
Mahalo Sorbet ($12) – This pineapple sorbet was more sweet than sour / tart, but was very dense unlike the usual sorbet which I liked. Serving it in an actual pineapple was a unique touch though.
Apple Crumble ($12) – The tart and crumble tasted freshly baked and thankfully not cloyingly sweet as typically others. The apple was diced too finely and too cooked though; couldn’t quite taste the crunch in it. The accompanying vanilla ice cream was Haagen Daz so nothing to complain about.
Coffee – Good and thick coffee.
Grapefruit Juice – disappointingly, it was not made from fresh grapefruit but instead from a can, and it came with a dead ant in it. They offered to replace it but we felt we could finish it so we declined.
The presentation of the food was better than expected to be honest, as the place looked more like it was for drinks than actual dinner.
When we arrived and wanted to order our starters, we were told that out of the 4 choices offered, 2 were not available. I felt they should have told me in advance, perhaps at my point of reservation. Only after asking were we offered the option to select other starters from the rest of the menu (as we don’t take foie gras and didn’t want mushroom soup).
A few of the other starters were not available as well, which quite surprised us. It was only after the MD Victor Tan explained that they were in the process of changing their chef that we understood. The staff could have been better trained to explain the situation to diners, otherwise people would not possible have understood why 4 out of 9 items were not available from a single section alone.
They should also have steak knives as we had some trying time with the steak. Other than that, service was quite okay as the place was hardly full on a Thursday night.
It’s a nice quiet place which makes it very suitable for chilling out and romantic dates. Perhaps it helped that it was a cool night when we were there. Live performances by a solo singer provided some good music too.
There were no direction signs when you reach Bukit Timah Road, so you just have to ask the guard. understood the intent is to avoid
overpublicising the place and rather for word to be spread through the smaller but more effective word of mouth.
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I see this as a good alternative for me as the air-conditioned food court has been taken over by Sushi Tei - comfort wise, but not the food.
I have to admit I only picked this place as I was seeking refuge from the afternoon heat on a weekday. I remembered very vaguely about trying their ipoh hor fun so decided to try something else this time:
Dumpling hor fun ($4.50) - I chose to have it dry instead of soup. A relatively good-sized portion of hor fun, 5 mid-sized dumplings, and a handful of kailan pieces came in a thick blanket of dark sauce. It looked quite good but unfortunately the taste didnt quite make it.
The sauce was ultra bland. Not sure what was in it but whatever it was, it was just really really bland, not even a slight tinch of saltiness. Suspected the hor fun was not dipped in cold water before it was served, thus it was just stuck in one lump which made eating it tricky. The dumplings were the best part of the dish, tightly-packed with fresh pork and vegetables which added a much needed crunch to the entire dish.
If they use the same bland sauce for all their dry dishes, then I struggle to understand what's the fuss about the place?
The sambal sauce they provided on the table provided a little relief from the blandness, so good for that. Service was okay, with 1 staff taking care of the few filled tables around. Prices are good if you're looking at non-expensive food in comfort.
I will come here again, but just to escape the heat.
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