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Heard from my friend that they have recently update their menu, so under the power of curiosity, we decided to give Swensen a try.
This particular Swensen outlet is pretty small in size (probably due to the structure of the outlet which is in L shaped). Tables and chairs were pretty limited but they still managed to input some comfortable sofa seats which i preferred. One good thing about this outlet is that you get to see a magnificant view from the dining area. Although the view is not some sea side view, its still pretty refreshing to see those vehicles (buses and cars) and people passing by.
The first difference that i have spot about the menu its the size. Yes, they have up the size of their menu and now it comprises more pictures and varieties of food.
They have included soups in their food menu too which i think its a good change. However, their soup variety that was introduced was pretty limited (only two types) and even lacks the most common mushroom flavour. sad.
We decide to order their burgers which looks appetising from the pictures in the menu. hahaha... was trying to decide between the two burgers -- one is the bbq mushroom chicken burger and the other is the sourdough sandwich. In the end, we settled for the sourdough as the chicken burger consist of eggplant! (which i strongly dislike) :P
The sourdough turns out to be quite normal. :( Bread was not toasted (oh well, the picture in the menu gave me the impression that its toasted, was rather disappointed when i found out later that it not) and the chicken meat was abit too salty for my taste.
Just how can we walk into swensen without tasting their famous ice cream??? But servings of ice cream in a cup is too ordinary, so we decided to try out something new --Their sizzing pans!
They have four types of sizzling pans -- the banana crumble, apple crumble, walnut pie and the white chocolate blondie.
Tried their apple crumble which i think its nice!!!
They bascially put a large piece of apple crumble on the hot pans and placed a single scope of vanilla ice cream (yummy!)right on top of it. Upon serving the dish, they would pour in apples cubes and also some milky cream sauce into the entire pan. (which consitute to the sizzling sound) One of the best dessert i have eaten so far.
I acutally quite like their service. Reason being their attentiveness to their customer. They will look into every small details of their customer. Take for example, when they see that our water is almost finish, they will top up our water without asking. Rather rare to find in today service line. :)
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Qi Ji restuarant basically sells its food at an afforable and reasonable price. Whats more? They also believes in providing their customers with a good place to enjoy their food. Thus, their resturant is airconditioned. However, please do not expect waitress to serve you as they are going by a self service basis.
One of the most famous food in their shop is definitely their nasi lemak. However their nasi lemak is not similar as those sold in hawkers where you get to choose the side from a wide varities of dishes.
Their nasi lemak are sold in sets where each sets have different side pre allocated to it. For example set 1 consists of ikan bilis, egg, fish fillet, sausage and otah. Set 2 will consist of different combination of sides. Altogether, they have four different sets of nasi lemak to choose from, definitely will have that will suit your taste.
Another must try food is their famous popiah. Why i call them famous? Because this popiah have been adveristed in various newspaper and magazines. This is a must try dish for me whenever i partonise qi ji.
I particularly like the 'just right' combination of the fillings. No, you will not only see muang kuang (turnips), you get to taste the a pretty decent portion of vege, peanuts and eggs.
One good thing about their popiah is that, the fillings will not soak thoroughly through the popiah skin and makes it soggy. Im also quite impressed by the way they roll the popiah, somehow it just managed to keep the fillings intact till they end it in my mouth.
Tried also their mee siam which i find it pretty normal, not too much of an exciting factor in it. I think the portion is abit too little, not very filling i can say.
Ohh, if you decided to try out their food one day, do remember to try out their chilli padi. One of the best chilli padi that i have ever tasted with nasi lemak, it has never failed to enhance the flavour of the food.
Login to add your comment. Or, Register for an account now. It's free!I love their nasi lemak, chu cheong fun and popiah! Best its they're halal certified!
09 Sep 2007 at 11:32 pm
When i actually see their signboard 'bao jin tian', the first thing that came to my mind is justice bao? (as their pronunication is rather similar). Funny right? Well, in actual fact they had really themed their shop based on justice bao legend.
Their shop setting is based on the looks of a chinese tea house. So, wooden tables and chairs has become a trade mark in this shop. However, no free tea is served. (you have to pay for the pot of tea)
Arrangement of the seats are pretty cramp. When i got a seat inside the shop, i almost regret it immediately as theres bascially no space for you to get into the seats. A word of advice: please get those seats along the walkway, they have better leg room space and you won't feel like sardines!
The uniqness of this shop is that they offer rather interesting baos. These interesting baos are actually named upon famous characters in the justice bao legend. One of them is Ma Han which has a dark coloured dough make by black sesame (resemble justic bao black face?) with chicken and asparagus as its fillings.
Another bao which i think its worth mentioning is defintely its half meat bun. This is actually my first time eating the half meat bun and its totally different from those normal baos. Its actually a piece of flour dough with fillings like chicken, mushroom, chinese sausage, salted egg yolk placed on top.
Rather difficult to eat them while ensuring that those fillings will not keep dropping off. However, i find that their flour dough is rather thick and dry. Well, perhaps its the way how a bao should taste like, but i guess its really not to my liking.
Tried some of their normal dim sum like the glutinous rics in lotus leaf which i find it abit too sticky (rather irritating when the rice keep sticking to my teeth). Tried also their shao mai with fish roe. Guess the interesting part in the additional fish roe placed on top of the shao mai but i still find them pretty normal.
Their shark fins dumplings are abit too dry to my liking and their deep fried mango and prawn roll is way too oily.
Overall, i feel that their dim sum is only at the ok range (not expectionally delicious kind). However, i am pretty impressed by the varities of dim sum available (more than 30 different types of dim sum). Try them out if you are tired of the normal kind of dim sum but just do not expect too much on their quality.
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Perhaps that is the reason why i will look out for extraordinary mooncakes every year. This year, i highly recommend the golden mooncakes from goodwood park hotel.
These golden mooncakes are entirely different (in both looks and taste) from the traditional mooncakes. Let us first talk about their skin, normal mooncakes are either baked or snowskin, but the golden mooncakes's skin is actually in layered form and its crispy! Can you imagine that?
Crispy golden brown layered skin is the signatory of these mooncakes. Whats more? These layered skin do not seem to drop off when i tasted them. (pretty impressed about that)
There are basically two types of fillings for the golden mooncakes. One is of course the usually seen yam paste and the other is... their famous D24 durian! Yes, you hear it right. Its durian!!!
I have long heard of their durian in puffs and cakes form. However, this is my very first time to have heard of durian mooncakes. Nevertheless, they did not fail to impress me. I simply loved their durian mooncakes.
The fillings in the mooncakes is made of real D24 durian paste. Usually durian paste are mixed with cream to make them into a paste form. But this filling in the mooncakes is durians and only durians (no white colour cream found).
Before i even taste it, the fragent (only if you are a durian lover) durian smell has already surfaced. The combination of smooth durian paste and crispy skin basically just melted in my mouth. Fantastic. Eventually, I polished down 2 mooncakes in one go with getting sick of it. hehe.
This is my highly recommended mooncake for this year. Although prices are slightly at the high range (what you expect when it come from famous hotel?), its really worth to try it. Moreover, mooncake festival only occurs once a year. :P
They have rather limited quantity sold in their outlet everyday. This is to ensure the freshness and quality of their mooncakes.So please be there early if you want to get them. Great offer for uob and hsbc credit card members as they are able to enjoy extra discount on the mooncakes. So why wait anymore? Try them out today.
Login to add your comment. Or, Register for an account now. It's free!Durians my favourite! Must go buy and try!
10 Sep 2007 at 9:52 am
But I don't really like the skin... =(
30 Sep 2007 at 5:23 pm
Then did i realise that they are not free seating space but actually a Cavana restuarant. This particular outlet is rather different from the rest of its outlets, probably due to its alfresco dining area. Well, thinking that it may be an interesting experience to have my dinner outdoor, i decided to check out this cavana.
Cavana is especially famous for its chicken dishes, from deep fried all the way to the stir fry kind. Interesting ya? Beside chicken, they also sells beef and fish but their varieities are pretty limited. Oh by the way, they are certified halal so sad to say, you won't be able to find any pork there.
Their menu are divided into 2 different category -- the classic and the hotplates. The classics consists of fried chicken wings, chicken culets, grilled chicken and curry chicken. As for their hotplates, its slightly more interesting with sichuan, teriyaki flavours and such.
I decided to try out their teriyaki chicken hotplate as the pictures on the menu looks pretty appetising. A rather big portion i can say, beside the main teriyaki chicken, it is also served with rice, side vegetable dish and egg. However, i did not find their chicken particually nice as what they have boast about.
Perhaps they are still afterall a western food outlet, thus i am not able to compare their teriyaki chicken with those from the japanese restuarant. hahaha... However, i must admit that their portion is rather filling.
They have also created their own drink -- lemongrass lemon drink. Heard from my friend that lemongrass can actually aids digestion. Do not know if this is true. But this drink can definitely make me feels less bloated after the huge servings of hotplate.
Overall, this shop provides huge serving of food at an ok price. Prices vary from what you order. Hot plates are generally much more expensive than classics. Just do not be too particular on their quality of food.
Login to add your comment. Or, Register for an account now. It's free!Next time you should try their curry chicken. It's my favorite at Cavana! Must eat when I'm around one!
07 Sep 2007 at 10:50 pm