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This was in impromptu choice on a busy weekday 12:30pm. The place was packed and it is really useful to find a seat before you queue to order. It a queue system to order and pay, get a receipt with a number, then wait at the adjacent counter for your number to be called. When called, choose your sides.
Us 3 ladies went for the following:
Half chicken ($14) - good! Nicely tender and very lean (in fact you can eat the skin if you want to) and comes with a dollop of some sauce. The half chicken portion was good enough for sharing but we did see some others eating this by themselves.
You'll get a chioice of either salad or chips or vegetables with this order, plus choice of 2sides. Any additional order of sides is considered 'salad' under the menu and costs $7.50, but you can mix and match for that one portion. Which we did.
Chips - Thick cut fries with a almost cajun-like sprinkle. Pity it was cold when served but I guess its due to trying to catch up with crowd so probably pre-prepared. A surprisingly huge portion for a side too.
Choice of 2 sides:
Rocket salad - No dressing but fresh clean leaves.
Coleslaw - not drowning in a soggy mess and actually quite good!
Additional order of 'salad':
Potato salad - too generous on the mayo for me, although the sprinkle of crushed black pepper was a nice touch.
Quinoa & some other stuff salad - it was my 1st time having quinoa and I quite liked it, but I forgot what was the other stuff in it.
Chicken salad - no dressing too but fresh baby spinach, green peas, and asparagus topped with a few pieces of roast chicken. Good!
Its self service concept but you have a counter to go to for iced water and plenty of dips: mustard, ketchup, tomato, salt vinegar, bbq etc. Tables are cleared quite quickly to maximize the lunch crowd turnover and the inside seating can get quite noisy I imagine so grab a outside seat which is out of the sun.
Pricing is good too, cheaper than the classic Kenny Rogers. I'll be back!
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For a place like Peony Jade, I would have expected my first visit to be wow, but unfortunately it was not. The excellent company made up for it though~ I arrived only after ordering so I am just basing the dishes based on what it literally is as I have no idea what fancy names they are:
Fragrant camphor-and-tea-smoked duck accompanied by steamed Chinese flower buns ($68) - I saw this dish on their website and decided that this was what we had yesterday. Didnt have too much of the fragrance and the duck itself was quite dry for me, even though it came with a sweet sauce. It was serviced peking duck style with the buns actually quite nice but no longer when left out cold for too long. This was the only dish we couldnt finish and unfortunately also the priciest dish of the night.
Braised tofu with golden straw mushrooms - the tofu tasted homemade and the mushrooms overlaying it in a nice gooey sauce but nothing too special.
Hong Kong Kailan with minced garlic - usual veg and I liked that it retained the natural crunch, although some said it tasted abit strange.
Deep fried curry prawns - I liked this one! A good portion of big prawns slathered in curry sauce (think) with bits of curry leaves on top. The sauce didnt cause the sauce to go soggy which was excellent and probably means they served it quite immediately after it was done.
Char Siew - this was really just okay for me, although they were quite lean.
I have no issues with the service except the almost non-existent clearing of plates, which happened only once and it was after we've finished with the last course.
The plus point is that they are very quick in refilling of hot tea.
The total cost of about $215 is not worth the deal for me. Too bad.
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This was a natural post-meal chill out after The Glass House and it was also empty when we went. A lone ang moh was watching his laptop on one of the bar seats and turned out he was the staff.
During Happy Hour from 4-9pm you get a 30% off Stella Artois and 1-for-1 off selected cocktails (can't remember the prices). No other promotions unfortunately.
Tiramisu ($14) - Decided on this as dessert and at $14 a portion, I was certainly not expecting a whole tray of it! It was huge and we couldnt finish it at all. Its a pity that it was not really chilled and the sponge fingers not thoroughly soaked, although the hint of coffee and alcohol was just nice.
They also serve a smallish portion of bar nuts plus a few focaccia crisps which is very addictive.
The place is really good for a chill out; dont know if they have wireless but if they do, perfect! Natural sunlight from the glass doors and windows provide good enough lighting too.
Will not mind coming back if I have a car!
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Saw some newspaper / online reviews on this which made the place seemingly quite intriguing, so I decided this should be a good spot for an early Father's Day's lunch / tea, plus Dad drives so all the more perfect to get to this ulu hotel.
The place was empty when we arrived at 3pm, and in fact, it was my first time being asked 'who are you looking for' when I enter a restaurant instead of something more welcoming, especially when I have already done my reservation.
Satay ($10 for 6 sticks) - Terribly nice! We had chicken among the choice of beef or pork and it was all lean and tender with just the right amount of grill-ness. But it adds up to about $1.60per stick, it better be.
Fried Mee Siam with Lobster ($24) - My main of the day, after reading that this is the apparent signature dish. The portion of mee siam was a little oily although fragrant. The lobster was M-size and rather fresh and sweet. But I had expected more wow from a signature dish.
Dishes below are other mains that I didnt try but have pictures to show for~
Thai Prawn Pizza ($15) - thin crust and a good size although there was a comment that it tasted a bit strange, maybe it was the thai herbs?
Hawaiian Pizza ($12) - Looked average but I guess quite hard to do this dish differently!
Seafood Spaghetti ($18) - Looked substantial
Hokkien Mee ($14) - Looked moist and heaving with noodles
Penang Kway Teow ($14) - Didnt look as spicy as I though
Teh Tarik ($4) - Supposed to be somewhat the must-order and not on the menu (you have to ask for it) and while it was not too bad, I wasn't swept off my feet. They should also serve it in another glass / cup for aesthetic purposes.
Service was fast and efficient, in particular a very chirpy and friendly auntie who left an impression on us. I also had a 10% for DBS / POSB cards but not sure when it goes on until.
I honestly will not mind paying these prices for good local food in air conditioned comfort without having to squeeze with the mad weekend crowd but the quality of the above doesn't entice me to come back.
Its a nice place and a nice hotel though which is always a bonus.
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I used to to think that Soup Spoon is a place for a light meal, but no longer so. It only applies if you order just the soup which comes with a smallish but usually nicely warm bun. For me and rest of friends, the top up to a meal usually works better.
For any soup of any size, you add $4.80 for a half salad / wrap (add another $1 for premium items which are indicated on the menu), plus a drink or small pack of chips. I think the prices has slightly gone up if I'm not wrong.
Tokyo chicken stew ($6.30 for small) - this is my default order, and yes I know its abit strange to pair clear soup with bread but you see, they have calorie count against each type of soup, and my other only choices are pumpkin and tomato which I don't fancy. A bowl of this is almost equivalent to 2.5 time of clam chowder too, which is very helpful knowledge for me! The stew is served hot, with the chicken pieces quite lean and the lotus roots and celery bits in the soup still retaining abit of their natural crunch. I like.
Nann ($1.50 to replace the regular bun with this) - the carbo-fetish in me did, and while their naans are freshly made and really quite good, I could only finish half of it. There's a choice of garlic or cheese too if you're adventurous.
Thai chicken vermicelli - comes with a few strands of sprouts and 3 cherry tomatoes which was the best part of the salad. Also saw some bits of celery and carrots in it. The vermicelli itself didn't taste thai and instead was too salty, very strange. Think you're better off with the asian tofu salad.
Ice lemon tea - I actually quite like their ice tea which is not too sweet.
It also pays to apply for a Soupaholic card, their reward system. No discounts but you accumulate points to redeem or subsidize your next meal there. Good enough for me~
The raffles city outlet is crazy packed so be prepared.
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Finally had the chance to take a 4.5hr ride to Shanghai on SQ biz class but only for 1-way which is better than having none.
I was frankly a little disappointed at the biz class seats as I had expected partitioned seats like what I saw in their ads but than again it was my fault for not checking out the plane model to verify that.
Service was obviously alot better flying at this category, right from check in, luggage limited, and the Krisflyer Silver Lounge at the airport which provided free food and drinks. They even have Tiger on tap, but then again not so good an idea to be tipsy on board.
You are greeted by first name when you are identified as a Biz class passenger which always seem to have that special personal touch. You are invited to look at the biz class menu and choice of drinks - couldn't resist having a glass of bubbly.
The lunch itself was so much more elaborate, with starters, main course, desserts. The starter of satay was impressively good, and main course of fish was average actually, and dessert being a dark chocolate ice cream with mango thingy was very good.
I am terribly impressed at their efforts to clean my mum's entertainment screen - she asked for help as it was marked quite badly and she couldn't see the screen properly. 2 different stewardness came with first a dry cloth, then a wet cloth, and still the stubborn stain refused to go away. At this stage we were abit embarrassed at how hard they were trying and said its okay, never mind. 5mins later, a senior stewardess came with a bottle of perfume and cloth, and voila, the screen was clean! Kudos to their excellent service!
The biz class seat would have set me back by about 2k but this was sponsored so I was lucky. If I were to pay, perhaps I will not and instead choose a longer flight time no doubt more expensive but you know, just so you can enjoy the experience a little more. But check the airplane model.
Oh, and this model that I unfortunately took has this annoying silly system of running their movies on auto-pilot one after another (interjected with commercials etc) with no option to start a movie from afresh if you want to. So you either have to be very lucky to catch the beginning of a movie you like, or end up watching 2 halves of 2 movies.
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Dropped by for a quick drink on a leisure Sunday afternoon as had wanted to do so after passing by so many times. Ambience itself was quite nice, with the alfresco seatings being very Balinese so expect the usual crowd.
Weizen Beer ($9.50 for 0.3l) - lovely fruit fragrance and foamy texture - one of their best selling house beer apparently. Its served in a chilled mug and indeed very light and fruity; a very nice ladies' beer. However, I feel they are overpriced and yes I know it is brewed in-house but still, it is one of the more expensive ones around.
Rice noodle roll with shrimp ($14) - Definitely overpriced. Serving is average but there is no noodle in the roll - I think they meant to say 'rice paper'. Can be quite 'raw' in taste for some people because of the greens in the roll. Served with a potent wasabi sauce.
Service was a little sloppy except for a relatively new staff who was generally okay although hands were a bit unstable when serving the drinks and food. I also got an extra 'bug' in my beer and they changed a fresh one for me. We on one occasion wanted to ask for thai chilli sauce for the roll and 1 staff saw us raise our hands. But instead of coming over, he gestured to another staff who was preparing our iced water and waited for him to eventually understand what his gestures mean and come over to help. Now, it could have been easier to walk the maybe 5 steps to us to attend to us, isnt it?
Nothing attractive for me to make a return visit. There is live music in the evenings too. A more reasonable option for home-brewed draft beer will be Queen and Mangosteen at Vivo.
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Medz had a string of aggressive advertising everywhere and that probably explains the crowd at the basement of the usually relatively deserted Orchard Central.
I was lured there by their shout-out of 1-for-1 beer, wine, champagne all day, 11am-11pm *(until. June 2011). Plus a 25% off total bill using DBS cards (until Aug 2011).
I didn't expect it to be a marche style kind of place actually, and it turned out to be a nice option to the real Marche which I always thought was overpriced. Their stalls serves mostly Mediterranean stuff: spanish, the ever popular rosti, spanish, italian rotisserie and grill. They also have a separate bar area and a huge showcase of the variety of drinks they serve. The crowd I saw was more a students and families crowd; nice and vibrant.
They also have this system of issuing a buzzer thingy which you get when you get your ordered keyed in, and you pick up your food when your buzzer sounds. This save the hassle of loitering around the stall while waiting for your orders.
Chicken pancake ($6) - This is actually a wrap (there's also a choice of beef). It comes with a very mini portion of salad but with a nice tangy dressing. The wrap itself was a tad thick and tough but the chicken was tender and nicely marinated without the confusion of too ingredients. Makes a nice light meal.
Rosti with parma ham ($4 and extra $2 for parma ham) - the portion is far more generous than marche and also a much thicker one. The top of it are crispy brown although I wish it was less moist. But the parma ham was incredulously small for the $2 we paid for and we gave feedback to the floor manager about this although they admitted that it was supposed to be like that. We know that parma ham is expensive but still, it could have been better presented.
James Boag's Premium Lager ($12) - Decided this amongst their huge list of beer and it came out crisp and indeed very light, good! They also give you chilled glasses which came as a nice surprise as not even proper restaurants do that sometimes.
There's also plenty of sauces / dips to choose from at the different stalls: Dijon mustard, english mustard, pesto, chilli, ketchup, and other stuff I didn't try.
I would like to particularly commend Emman for his outstanding service, which made our first visit memorable. He is all smiles and always efficient, friendly and still polite to a fault. He runs around quite a bit but takes time to recommend the drinks promotion to other tables, takes our orders for our beer and serving it to us, and obliges to request to take photos. He is a gem for his top-notch service and attitude in this (sometimes very) glum service industry.
Fantastic promotion with great prices and relatively nice food to boot; I'll surely come back! Doesn't feel as cramped as Marche too :D
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Decided that this is a nice place for a leisurely lunch with colleagues after a meeting nearby. The place wasn't crowded at 1pm although most of the booth seats were already taken. Seemingly understaffed though, with just 3 staff in the whole place.
Fisherman Toss ($14.90) - an ocean of fresh seafood engulfed in an intense smoked tomato cream sauce - this is done with penne al dente, which was a nice surprise. Small serving of seafood though, though the sauce was just nice wasn't very creamy; the smoked flavour was apparent and added a nice touch to the dish. The only gripe was that it was a bit heavy on the sodium and the dish was served just lukewarm.
Chicken Lagsane ($12.50) - A much smaller serving than expected. While it looked nice, I think even I wont be filled if I'm eating only that.
Swiss Mushroom Melt ($10.80) - Ciabatta seemed to go with this quite well; and according to my colleague was not bad. Came with a very small serving of fries which was nicely crispy.
Coffee ($4.20) - Credit to this, which was almost more than 2x the average serving of an americano, good for big drinkers but too much for me. Avergae quality coffe.
Service was a bit lacklustre, with staff spacing out and us trying to catch their attention a few times. The manager was much more attentive but he couldn't possibly manage the whole place with staff like that.
They're having a 21% of all main course, pastas, and sandwiches until 30 June so worth a shot if you've never tried the food. But I still will not pick this as my first option for food. Coffee Club card holders don't get additional discounts though (rebates still applicable).
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Popped by at 7:30pm dinner on a Saturday night and the place was almost empty. Perhaps the complex is associated more with partying than dining, which is quite a pity as I think the food is not bad for a place not associated with proper dining.
The ambiance is deliberately kept warm and cozy, almost dark but just bright enough to see what you're eating. Generously spread out table and chairs with some one-sided booth seats and some high seats. The small but adequate space for their resident pianist cum singer is smack in the middle of the indoor dining, just in front of their open concept kitchen.
Come before 9pm for 50% all drinks which is a draw for me. With 1.5 pint of Erdinger, we 2 ladies had the following bites:
Tasty wings served with spicy cumin pepper sauce ($10) - these are really drumlets instead of wings, a little misleading. The cumin sauce provided a very unique twist to this usual pub grub and was served hot from the fryer with no or little oil. If only they served wings instead of drumlets.
Kebab of marinated chicken cubes over fresh lettuce, tomatoes, telegraphic cucumber, green peppers and home made dressing ($13) - surprisingly big portion of chicken with a portion of vegetables which could have been more generous. A sour sweet dressing served the veges well and was a good tart contrast to all the meat we were having. The chicken itself was well marinated and very tender, and with very little skin which I like. Its healthier!
Bavarian grilled sausages served with sauerkraut and choice of djon / french / sweet mustard ($12) - Again a surprisingly big portion of 4 types of sausages and all quite nice except for one which tasted abit chao sng. Maybe its just me. The sauerkraut tasted like it was just soaked in vinegar though and didnt do the name 'pickled cabbage' justice.
Service was rather efficient with the few tables occupied. The crowd only started to trickle in at about 8pm or so.
Prices are decent for better than average food and wouldn't mind returning to try their main courses, before 9pm of course.
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