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Its been ages since I've KTVed again.. and on this exciting evening, we decided to Sing Till our Eyes pop out again!!! Well this time, we hope we don't dance around like the past.... "the young ones... Oh darling we're the young ones...."
My pals RAVE about this PARTY WORLD chain of KTVs.. and I always wondered why. with the dangerously reducing prices of the growing sizes LCD screen and booming sound systems that can blast your ears out of your head.. I cannot imagine how much more exciting can a KTV get... But i was sorely wrong.... and at the end of the night.. I swear.. I will come back again, bringing my huge family and external families along.
When we reached the lobby, I was pretty surprised at the comfort level of the place. There were nice comfy leather couches as well as a massage chair... I really don't mind waiting.....
We were issued a room shortly.. Well, Its friday night and peak hour, but we still get a room and the prices of the rooms are great.. We managed to block 4 hours at $57 which i think is a great price for 3.... While being led to our room prepared.... I could feel the excitement of this places.. Many waitresses and waiters providing ample attention and the place was clean, no sticky or soggy carpets on the floor...
The room was beautiful.. Deco fantastically fun to be in with LED and Disco lights everywhere creating excitement and fun. The selection of songs were great and there are other stuffs to place as well as instead of just singing.. There are dices, a cheese boards and some party stuffs for us to clown around with.
We ordered a bottle of red wine.. but to our dismay, the wine totally sucks and is very pricey.. So a word of warning... stick to the nomalities... if you want to drink... drink at the drinking places..... However, its a KTV, and alcohol hurts your throat, so if you don't want to squeal and shreek while singing your favourite song, stick to the non-alc drinks.
The toilet is great too... at least there are toilet paper... they refill them frequent enough.. and that is important for me. While walking to the toilet, i actually saw a smoking room... Like a fish tank.... its cute, innovative and friendly... All in all, this a wonderful place to PARTY.. not just for singing only:)
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Not as wow as expected...
Ventured here again afer dropping by on the 3rd day of CNY only to see that its not opened. At 6pm on a Saturday evening, the outdoor seats were all reserved, so we settled for the indoor. The seats by the sides were probably a better choice as the middle seat we got was right smack in front of the cake counter and doorway to the washroom.
Rotisserie chicken - this came in the form of 2 chicken drumsticks perched on top on a pool of mashed potatos and something else I cant' remember. The chicken looked quite good at first but we later realised the it was not probably not season enough as once we took off the skin, the meat itself was quite tasteless. The potatos were not wow either. Plus the order came about 10mins after they took our order, which leads me to conclude the chicken was pre-cooked. And so it was even more strange that the inner bits of the chicken was still red.
Squid salad - small squid rings that came tossed with a bunch of rocket leaves and seasoned with a lemony-dressing, and accompanied by silvers of cooked capsicums. The squid felt a tad too 'soft', and while the dressing was a nice change from your usual creamy fare, I would have preferred the capsicums to not be so cooked and retained more crunch.
I have to admit the ambience is really quite nice, sort of like a semi private lush dining. I walked from Tanglin Mall to get there and it was a good 15mins walk, but still better to have your own transport, evident in how we were stuck when leaving because it was raining. The staff offered to call for a taxi for us which I thought was a nice touch even though we didnt take up the offer.
The rest of the menu looks interesting enough for me to be back; maybe I just ordered the wrong things??
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It was a mad rush trying to find a nice restaurant back in December for Christmas Eve dinner since most places were already packed. Rather than having traditional Christmas food like turkey, log-cake and ham, we decided to go for some exotic Vietnamese food instead.
Located at Orchard Central’s Sky Garden, NUOC is a relatively new Vietnamese restaurant in the Singapore food scene. It’s positioned as a semi-fine dining Vietnamese restaurant, and naturally prices are slightly steeper.
I always have problems when it comes to ordering. It was a hard decision trying to choose from the deep-fried and the Fresh Vietnamese Spring roll ($18 for 4 rolls), so we went for the easy way out and ordered both.
Fresh prawns, sliced pork, lettuce, Vietnamese herbs & vermicelli rolled with traditional Vietnamese rice paper. That’s what inside the spring roll. Or rather, that’s what the menu says. And there’s mint inside too. The mint was somewhat like the final touch to enhance the freshness of the rolls. Crisp, and sharp, every bite was delightful – unless you don’t like mint.
Which is better? The Fresh Spring roll or the Deep-fried Vietnamese Spring Roll ($12 for 8 pieces)? I’m a sucker for deep-fried food. As much as I know that deep-fried food is unhealthy, but it always makes the food taste so much better.
We also ordered the Egg plant ($12) and Stir-fried lemon grass and ginger chicken ($16). The former was mashy, and it kinds of resembled fish rather than egg plant, while the latter was mediocre.
When it comes to soup, I only like hot soup. Somehow I never like cold soup, I mean, soup should always be hot, otherwise it’s not soup right? At least, that’s my definition of soup. Even when it’s hot soup, I only like home-cooked Chinese soup. Which is why, you seldom see me ordering soup in restaurants. I’m not against soup, but I’d rather spend the money having another appetizer, or even better – an extra dessert. The intriguing name of Fresh Prawn in young coconut ($20 for 6 pieces) caught our attention, and the soup base was probably prepared for hours; it was rich, and intense and sweet.
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NUOC is a very new restaurant, and they are still sorting out all the teething problems. When we went in December, the signature Vietnamese Pho (I remembered it as fur) was not even offered on the menu, I mean how can a Vietnamese restaurant not serve Pho right? Hopefully they should be serving Pho by now. Anyway, the view is gorgeous, if you want Vietnamese food in a nice ambience and do not mind paying more, NUOC might just be the place.
Long story short, if you like my review please do come by ladyironchef . . . for the delicious in you
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Improved~
I came here almost 4 years ago and never revisited as I actually feel it is a bit pricey for crepes and at that time what I tasted was not spectacular, so the only reason I walked in on a Monday night was because I saw that they are having a 1-for-1 savoury crepes (promo is valid until end Mar from Monday to Thursday).
Tables alongside the fountain are taken up quite quickly, so we were assigned a 2-seater right beside the escalator. Tables are packed quite tightly perhaps to maximise the space, so good for evesdropping. Service was abit haphazard, with blur-ish staff looking spaced out sometimes.
Peking Duck (whole wheat crepe) - although I couldnt understand what 'sambal olek' sauce was and why lychees appeared in the description, it acutally turned out nice! The crepes were packed quite firmly with the meat and the sauce was very distinctively Peking duck without being too salty. My only fault with it was the fatty duck skin in the mix of onions; which I ate without knowing that it was there, then saw my friend painstakingly remove them from her plate.
Seafood (sun dried tomato crepe) - the menu says its spicy youghurt sauce but whatever I tasted was not really spicy but more of a tinge of spice to dress up the sauce itself. Actually I could only taste the prawns and the oranges in the crepes but overall taste was good too.
Each crepe came with a side of salad in a dressing which reminded me of orange vinegrette. Not too bad.
I'll come again for the offer but not without as I still think it is pricey. Quality of the crepes have improved from what I remember, so good for them.
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Everything here seems to be done with macha, drinks, shakes, lattes, ice creams, etc. A tad quiet on a Monday night and maybe that's why the air conditioning seemed to be a little too strong for me.
Hot macha latte - friend ordered the unsweetened version for me but maybe it was the wrong choice. It was terribly bitter and consistency was so thick it didnt taste like a 'latte' at all. I added some hot milk to dilute it but didnt turn out too different. Had to add a pack of sugar to make it bearable in the end. Lesson learnt - take the sweetened version.
Macha black saseme ice cream - ordering 2 scoops instead of 1 by 1 was a mistake, even though it was cheaper comparatively. The macha ice cream dissolved into a green puddle too quickly under the black saseme, the black saseme overpowered whatever macha taste I could find. I'm sure they taste great separately.
The place is semi-self service: write your orders on an order chit on the table, bring it to the counter, pay, and wait for your food / drinks. Prices are very reasonable for $6 per person too.
For macha lovers~
Most seats are low-back cushy seats but the layout of the seats don't really offer any privacy for chit chatting, unless you're lucky enough to snag 1 of their 2 booth seats, one of which unfortuantely was taken up by ONE lady during my visit. Sigh.
We got hit by a flying piece of porcelain when one of the staff broke something near the kitchen but maybe that's just bad timing for us.
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Sorely disappointed
All 7 of us went there happily craving dim sum but there wasn't any. It was the last day of the CNY and they didnt serve dim sum. So we settled for whatever they were offering ala carte.
Deep fried silver fish - I thoght this was the best dish of the day. Crunchy fish tossed with a tangy sauce that reminded me of what you get with a Thai salad. Quite a refreshingbite.
Fried carrot cake - didnt know where this came from as it wasn't on the menu and they said the dim sum dishes are not available. The fragrance was really nice but the taste didnt up to it. Too bland.
Roasted meat - 9 tiny cubes of pork. Warned by lunch mates, I lifted a piece to my nose and make the clever decision not to eat it. It smelt like a whole pig has been condensed into the tiny cube, resulting in a terribly overwhelming porky smell (and taste). Bravo to the 2 gentlemen at the table who ate more than one cube. One spat it out right after putting it into her mouth.
Peking Duck - Very nice presentation but taste didnt match up, again. The skin was not crispy enough and the sauce was overly watery. The crackers that came with it tasted bland too.
Fish done in two ways stired fried with asparagus - We were told this was only available that day. It essentially was garoupa sliced and stired fried, with the more bony parts of the fish deep fried to add to the volumne of the dish. Other than the fact that the fish was fresh, nothing special.
Prawn done in 2 ways - 2 deep fried prawns in wasabi and laksa sauce. Nicely presented in a glass and wasabi was okay, but what laksa????
Tofu with crab meat sauce and brocolli - bland tofu covered in bland roe-colpured crab meat sauce. The only saviour of the dish are the brocolli which added a nice crunch.
Fried rice with duck meat - we chose for the duck meat to be done this way. Was much more flavourful than the previous dishes but couldnt finish the single portion; a tad too oily.
Service was not too bad, although the lady who served us a few times had a perpetual frown on her face. We never found out why. Tea was refilled efficiently. Ambience felt Chinese grandeur in warm brownish tones.
Be warned that some dishes and tea are charged at per pax. Bill came up to $50 per pax, which was really not justified for the quality we got. For the same price we could have had many other options that will result a satisfying lunch. If they deliver this quality of food at their supposedly up-market outlet, I dread to think what the other outlets serve. Oh, and we were not told the fish was $80 which was pricer than the duck at $68.
The conclusion was maybe their dim sum is worth another shot, but I'm not sure.
Taste Paradise: please buck up.
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Right on the heels of a romantic dinner at Forlino, I had another amazing Italian feast – the following day. The original plan was to have a simple lunch somewhere else.
“Why don’t we go to Valentino?” I asked jokingly.
Apparently, my lunch date took it very seriously. To cut the story short, we ended up at Valentino’s after calling to confirm a table. Stepping inside Ristorante Da Valentino, it feels like we are in our charming Italian neighbours’ house for dinner.
Most squid ink pasta, or at least the ones that I’ve tried, had the quirky and murky flavor. This one tasted like squid ink. It tasted like fresh ink extracted on the spot.
Like the one that I’ve at Forlino the night before, the Fettucine al Granchio ($23.9) here was also infused with squid ink. Huge chunks of crab meat with the fettucine, tossed with the creamy tomato sauce – it was absolutely wicked!
Now we have a problem. I want every slurp of the pasta. No, I do not want to share.
Option A: Finish everything and re-order before my partner returns from the washroom. Option B: Try to convince her that the mushroom risotto is better than the squid ink pasta. I could see no Option C, even though I was secretly praying that she’d not like the pasta.
Unfortunately not. In case you are wondering, we wiped the plate clean. I’d die for the squid ink pasta, or less dramatically, save up and come here every week – just for this.
I want Risotto. My dear Seafood linguine, it doesn’t mean I don’t like you anymore. It just means right now, I’m craving for risotto more.
Mushroom risotto has a very important place in my heart. I don’t always order it, but when I do – it has to be good. Maybe subconsciously, we wanted more of the squid ink pasta, or maybe we had small appetite that day. Either way, just a word of caution: see the plate of Porcini Mushroom Risotto ($23.9) up there? It might not look like a lot, but trust me, both of us couldn’t finish it.
Sweetie, it’s desserts, and Perla’s Pastry Boutique is calling!
Right beside the restaurant, there is Perla’s patisserie by Valentino’s sister. There’s no dine-in area for the patisserie, but the desserts are available if you are dining in the restaurant. It was an agonizing choice between the tiramisu, panna cotta, frutti bosco and their signature chantilly cake. But the sight of the gorgeous mixed berries were simply irresistible.
There’s a wise saying that goes like this: never trust a beautiful woman, and if I can add on to it, never trust the beautiful berries to taste sweet. Call me shallow, but I actually fall for it. Oh well, what to do, I’m superficial. Anyway I believe there’s blackberries, raspberries and strawberries in the Frutti Bosco ($8.80).
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A romantic dinner for two is not necessary just about fantastic view or fanciful cuisine. Lovely, lovely place. Valentino is my definition of a romantic restaurant, it is all about us having good food in a cozy ambiance. Here’s a restaurant for Valentine’s day, reservations are definitely a must for dinner.
I’m going to bring all my friends to Ristorante Da Valentino for their homely, authentic Italian food. Rifle range road is directly opposite King’s Albert Park & Bukit Timah Plaza. Pick up your phone, and dial the eight digit numbers. Get on with it.
Long story short, if you like my review please do come by ladyironchef . . . for the delicious in you
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Dated property and freezing shophouse room
The hotel was having a good deal of 2nd night being free so we had a 3d2n staycation over the Hari Raya long weekend. Check in was 2pm but was informed at 3pm that the room was not ready. I had the choice of waiting or 'upgraded' to a shophouse room which was on the 2nd floor; I picked the latter.
It was highlighted that the room was in another wing would be quite a walk, but it turned out to be about 5mins walk which was not too bad. When I entered the room, I wondered if I had really been upgraded.
'Shophouse' meant stark wooden furnishings and non-carpeted floors (I'm a carpet person), definitely not as special as I thought it would be. On closer inspection, the carpet that was in front of the TV set was littered with hair and dust, something the housekeeping had obviously missed out on. The rest of the room was just that, and to be honest, I felt the room was not deserving of 5-star rating at all, even though it is quite spacious (it had plenty of space even after adding 2 extra beds). The 'upgrade' was overhyped; perhaps the normal rooms would be even better?
For some reason the temperare of my room seemed to be stuck at a freezing level and refused to warm up even a little even though I tried to set it at the lowest fan speed and warmest temperature available. We were all absolutely freezing inside. I mentioned to the front desk on my way out and were told the technician will take a look. When I came back, I enquired and was told the technician had gone into and left the room already. I asked if then he mentioned there was anything wrong or did he rectify anything, I was given no answer because " the technician usually doesn't tell us or report to us after checking". So erm, what was the purpose of the visit then?? We decided to freeze our brains for the rest of the stay since the hotel couldnt do anything about it.
Didnt have the chance to try the breakfast, but the high tea at the lobby lounge was pricey at $40 per person but little variety and taste too. Don't go for that.
I came with high expectation because this is a 5-star property but was rather disappointed at how the 'upgrade' turned out to be and the apparent lack of going the extra mile for in-house guests, and maintaince of the property. The outside and common areas of the hotel looks good though so maybe they're just really neglecting the rooms. Will post the pictures when I get them from my friends.
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Mostly enjoyable~
We couldnt resist the excellent offer of having 50% off weekends from their Jan10 sale so it was a stayacation for us from 19-21 Feb (3d2n). It was also nice of the reservation team to offer to upgrade us to the Executive floor after I made some feedback about the room rates, so kudos to that.
Our classic twin-bedded room was on the 30th floor, offering views of Suntec City. The room at 40sm felt smaller than most as the bathroom occupied a sizeable portion of the room. Beddings and furniture were all very well maintained, although am not sure it was because we were on the Executive floor. Bathroom amenities were more than sufficient and the conrad bear was a quite signature touch for guests. The only thing is I didnt quite understand the layout of the TV as it was placed adjacent to the beds, which made watching TV quite tricky. The beds were terribly comfortable too!
Requests for extra bottled water, towels, and ice buckets were met with quickly, and I had 2 pieces of laundry pressed as part of the perks of the Exe floor, which was returned very efficiently as well.
We spent most of our time at the Executive Lounge as the aim of the trip was really to just relax and enjoy. I would recommend anyone to take the Executive floor rooms as the Lounge has complimentary breakfast, afternoon tea from 2:30pm - 5pm, then evening tapas from 5:30pm - 8pm. And its free flow of coffee, tea, soft drinks, wine, and sparkling wine, and housepours all day until 11pm. Basically you can have all your meals there if you want.
Quality of food was also excellent given that it was offered complimentry. I had sandwiches, dim sum, chips, sweets, pralines, cheese platter etc and all were very good. They even have a nespresso machine for you to make your own coffee.
In particular, Roy from the Executive Lounge represented the hotel magnificantly. Throughout my stays and travels, I have never ever experienced such a high level of service from any hotel. He was courteous, attentive without being intrusive, and indeed efficient. He made us feel totally welcomed at the lounge, despite the fact that we were probably one of the youngest group at the lounge. He went out of his way to ensure our needs were met, and always had a smile on his face even during busy periods. We observed that he delivered the same level of service to the other guests at the Lounge.
The above, does also come with a slight comparison to a lady staff at the same Lounge during the stay unfortunately. We might have been mistaken as she may have been in a bad mood that day, but we encountered disdain in her eyes when we first entered the Lounge on 19 Feb, and throughout the afternoon she never served us at all nor smiled. At that time, the Lounge was slightly occupied with a few groups of non-locals, so we were the only local (and younger in age) group that afternoon. Regardless of what was the cause behind her attitude, it should not have happened, especially at the Lounge. And we caught her a few times slouching against the Lounge walls when not serving guests, which looked quite unsightly.
But otherwise, the stay was most enjoyable. Good location for shopping as the hotel is right next to Suntec, Marina Square and Millenia Walk which offers multiple choices. I am watching out for new promotions and am coming back again if so!
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Remember the times when you were a kid, and blew soap bubbles into the air, making you go ‘aww..’ inside, I have the same feeling when it comes to ice cream too. In this world, not many things can give you that type of feeling and I believe, ice cream is one of them.
You do not need an excuse to eat ice cream.
Whenever I feel happy, I will indulge in ice cream as it makes me even happier. And besides having a patissier to cheer me up when I’m feeling down, ice cream practically does the same thing as it always chase the blues away.
How good can a good ice cream be?
I mean ice cream, being ice cream, is already perfect. How do the ice cream places in Singapore reinvent and continue the trend for something that is already done to death and found everywhere? Well, they either come up with all sorts of fanciful flavors, throw in some exotic toppings, hire pretty girls, let you mix-and-match your own ingredients, reinvent ice cream in the form of sundaes, or this case, milkshakes. Yes, milkshakes.
Ice cream, can never be bad. Even an exceptional ordinary ice cream will taste good when you are craving for it. Unike the other ice cream parlours in Singapore that scramble to compete on the varieties of flavor, the folks behind Once Upon A Milk Shake (OUAM) are a smart bunch; they keep things simple to just a couple of flavor, and package everything nicely.
What’s there not to like when it a) has a catchy name, b) sports a clean and yet bold color in white & purple, c) gives you choices of either ice cream, milkshake, or both, d) comes up with whimsical names like Agent Strawberry and Nutty Peanut Butler.
On the two occasions that I went there, I had the Chocolate Truffle Castle, Sir Cookies & Cream, Vainillapot, and Nutty Peanut Butler. The Chocolate truffle ice cream was awfully good. Thick and chocolaty, there’s no way any chocolate lover can resist this. But it was not my favorite pick, don’t get me wrong, I like chocolate, but I never really fancy chocolate ice cream; chocolate on its own, is already divine.
The Cookies & Cream milkshake, is oh-so-good. There are some renditions of the cookies and cream that are too dense and heavy, while there are others that are too light and hardly have any cookie texture. I like the lush vanilla base that has rich Oreo cookies bits, and at the same time, it’s also not cloyingly sweet. All in one cookie – this is a keeper.
Recently I’m hooked on Vanilla ice cream. Since there’s a huge supply of Ben & Jerry ice cream in my fridge, I’ve been having vanilla ice cream almost every day for the past week. Vanilla, is perhaps the simplest flavor there is, and yet the hardest to attain perfection. I think it’s the nature of vanilla, the subtle, yet sweetly-flavored, distinct elegant taste that appeals to me. Vanilla milkshake, anyone?
Peanut butter can perhaps, be mentioned in the same legendary status like Nutella. Peanut butter, I’m sure, was invented for the sole purpose of satisfying the wildest desire of the human species. Oh yes, there is the lovely strawberry jam, those are great, but it pales in comparison when you put it side by side with peanut butter. The richness of the thick and creamy peanut butter milkshake simply makes anything ordinary, taste delicious. It’s so addictive that you will eat it straight from the jar.
Which makes it a pity when my friend claimed that she had tasted better Peanut butter milkshake elsewhere before. Perhaps the one here, is still not the one to beat.
The milkshakes are available in 2 sizes (mini @ $3.30 and regular @ $5.50). The mini ones are really tiny, but I’d go for mini and try different flavors. Best ice cream and milkshake in Singapore? Maybe, maybe not. But does it really matter?
Among all the ice cream parlours in Singapore, Once Upon A Milkshake (OUAM) is all about gimmicks, but I love it! You know what? It’s like a guy knowing that the girl is lying to him, and yet, is willing to be deceived. I know I’m superficial. Whatever, I’m a sucker for all things pretty.
Long story short, if you like my review please do come by ladyironchef . . . for the delicious in you
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