Looking for something to satisfy that hunger pang and sweet tooth?
Look no further then Beard Papa.
Personally, i've only tried their Beard Papa cream puff one day out of curiousity and i'm glad to report. It tastes excellent!
Sweet and milky cream adorns the inside of the puff while the outer covering of dough is surprisingly fragrant, hard and yet, easily penetrated with your teeth. One taste is simply not enough.
I do have slight complaints about the choice of sprinkling those icing on the puff though. No doubt it adds to the aesthetics of the item but its so light and so easily inhaled that its a choking hazard. I've not once but 3 times choked on the aforementioned icing.
All said and done, the puff is still a must try and i'm hungering to try out their molten lava cake as well. A good dessert and snack for any occasion.
eemlsaid: i love their cream puffs to death... the cream is so light and yet creamy.... they use real vanilla bean to make the cream unlike those cheap bakeries who use fresh cream 23 Sep 2008 at 9:18 am
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Decoders cafe is a name that hints at its intentions, more to the point, its about games, fun and most importantly about friends. I happened to have the pleasure of being invited to one such gathering with our beloved Yebber and boss, Claudia for her XX birthday. It was a nice gathering and meeting of new people. Thanks Claudia!
Cheese Sausage Spaghetti - I didn't get to try this but the birthday girl did. Not too sure how it tasted but somehow it looks normal to me.
Crackers - This was actually the best item that night in terms of food. Not that it was special or anything but it was at least decent.
Potato Wedges - It wasn't defrosted well. Thats the reason behind why the wedges, though thick and golden brown, were hot and yet soggy. Probably some items they got from the nearby minimart or NTUC by the taste of it as well.
Chicken Soup - Most definately and without a doubt, this has to be campbell's soup. Watery, salty and thinly flavored with very little chicken meat will sum this up pretty well.
Spicy Drumlets - Probably the next most decent item but thats not saying much. Also most possibly an NTUC purchase since i could have sworn i've eaten it before. Sadly, it was not defrosted well as usual and comes with all the usual sogginess.
Chicken Cubes - Absolutely no idea what they meant by cubes but its the usual items you'd find in NTUC fairprice again. Except that is badly defrosted and fried with so much oil you can practically see it in the picture. Pretty much losing all confidence in the cafe's cooking by now.
Chicken Burger with Cheese, Fries and Baked Beans - The same horrible wedges accompanied the burger which looked huge when served until you realize its the burger (bread) that is huge while the chicken patty was a miserably small piece. For what its worth, it wasn't too bad.
Seafood Pasta - Soggy seems to be the in thing in this cafe. So is this pasta. The squid, shrimp and other items were sprinkled sparingly with the watery sauce having minimal taste.
Cheesy Potato Wedges - A small upgrade from the wedges before it. This time with cheese. Its acceptable but still far from good.
Bite Sized Ham and Cheese Sandwiches - They couldn't go wrong with this one now could they? Apparently yes and no. Each bite contained no taste whatsoever so usually, you're just left wondering why you are eating it in the first place.
Brownie with Vanilla Ice Cream - The brownie was hard but thankfully had the taste of chocolate. The vanilla ice cream was normal but at least this combination went well.
Games and services - Now if i reviewed this place only on the food, it would fail quite miserably. What would you expect from a place designed to let guys play board games? On the selection of games and service of the staff, this place definitely lives up to mark. The staff will gladly spend time to teach the games recommended and they make nice recommendations to suit the players. Sometimes demonstrating and teaching till the gang gets the hang of the games. There are hundreds of board games to choose from and each is unique in its own way. Pretty well done.
Having heard much good things about the Indulge from online forums and websites, i decided to make a trip down that same day i had my anniversary with my gf. In fact, this came after Braise and was an early dinner for us. Touted as a reasonably priced and good gourmet food restaurant, it had alot to live up to. Did it meet expectations though?
Indulge Yourself ($6.50) - Indulge Special ($7.50) - The interior is decorated with art pieces, soft lighting and simple chairs for a simplistic yet comfortable touch. Fronting the door is the bar were drinks are prepared while the restaurant has a seating capacity of about 30 people. The drinks were recommended by the waiter who informed that the drinks were made using real juice. The Indulge Yourself drink is made of half mango and half strawberry juice which was actually decent but the novelty wears off after a while. The Indulge special has mango, watermelon and a blue coral mix which was also cooling but extremely sweet.
Crispy Prawn Tossed with garlic mayo and sunflower seeds - Quite a mouthful in terms of a name but in actuality, it has much in common with the wasabi prawn. The batter is thin and crispy while the mayo is decidedly fragrant enough to warrant a taste. I did find the prawns a tad too small and the serving size too little but thats also testament to me wanting to have more of the dish.
Szechuan Sweet and Spicy Soup - Having not gotten the mild pumpkin soup ready in the kitchen, the chef nicely told us of the alternative of having a special szechuan soup which i feel is actually pretty good. Sweet, sour and spicy, it has some of the Szechuan flavor one might come to expect. Its not very strong though so it comes across as just right. I could have a second bowl of this easily.
Pan Seared Salmon in Kung Po Sauce - We asked to change the lemon sauce salmon for the pan seared kung po salmon as it was one of the winning dishes this restaurant has produced for the Singapore excellent food awards. Alas, i beg to understand how this dish could ever win? The salmon was pan fried too dry with the meat being dry, hard and lacking taste. No doubt the kung po sauce is excellent but the salmon itself totally disappointed me and my gf. Not to mention the size of the salmon was decidedly small. Its quite a let down actually.
Grilled Ribeye With Braised Mushroom - Another award winning dish for excellent food awards, i was also disappointed as the meat was tasteless and could only pass for average at best. The presentation is pretty good but tastewise, it leaves much to be desired. In fact, i was constantly given the impression that these dishes were sold short as they were included in a budget set dinner menu but thats just me i suppose.
Passion Fruit Panna Cotta With Chocolate Ice Cream - The panna cotta is blurred off in the back of the picture. The ice cream is average at best. Supermarket quality if i'm not wrong but the panna cotta tasted fresh, sweet and smooth enough to recommend. Now if they could give a full cup of it instead of 1/3 cup, that would be great
The final bill clocked in at $72.75 for 2 people. Its a real mixed bag but to me, my hopes were built too high and the drop too steep to feel the meal justified.
If anything, i hate buying clothes. Being a food blogger has taught me that mixing lots of rich food and trying to keep fit simply don't go together. However, today, i did somehow manage to get few nice clothes for myself and was accompanying my gf to get her stuff when we saw G2000 Black Label having a "Up to 50%" sale. So we went for it.
Now, the interior was black as per the namesake and much of the clothes were the usual business dressing stuff, there were however some nice bargains for about $20 to 30 after discount and we were trying to get sizes for the items. The female staff in the shop seemed rather busy but that was due to weekend rush i suppose.
After trying, we tried to get sizes but were promptly told that there were no sizes for purchase. Asking for colors netted a black faced attendent who had every other color but black....in a black label shop. Well.....thats weird. And asking any further questions all met with black faces...and it wasn't just one of the serving staff either, it was all the female serving staff on duty. Thus, i duno, my money not good enough for them or something? I'm spending and it would be good to get a smile from them when i ask something.
Either way, their black faces ruined the day and i honestly think that if they want good business and service. The company should start off by firing these 3 ladies on duty today 3rd August 2008.
If management from G2000 reads this. Please educate your staff or fire them so they get the idea. We (consumers) spend to be happy, if you don't want our money, don't come to work. Period.
Helmetsaid: Theme black label include black interior and black face, haha. 03 Aug 2008 at 10:20 pm
$money$said: Is this "Black Label" a new sub brand of G2000? Haven't being to Raffles City for some time... did they add a store to their original G2000 or was that same outlet? 10 Aug 2008 at 6:57 pm
Lucardiasaid: I believe its the same one 11 Aug 2008 at 1:56 pm
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Mosburger. Somewhere i would gladly patronize whenever i have a pang for fast food. This branch in compass point exhibits a rather homely feeling with it being rather small. Seating capacity is probably around 20 -30 people when totally full.
Like all Mos burger joints, my favorite items are the fishburger and the teriyaki chicken burger. Both are excellent imho.
The set meals come with huge fries which look like wedges and nice chili and tomato ketchup which are more sweet then spicy.
The fishburger is great with the small gripe being that its been getting smaller and smaller over the years. This branch thankfully, serves the burgers hot unlike others which i've eaten at, for example, tampines central branch. The sauce is still the star of the day and if the fish patty is hot, this burger is just awesome.
The teriyaki chicken burger is equally good with crispy crunchy lettuce and a well marinated chicken patty which remains juicy and tender and sweet with each bite. Another winner.
Overall, the Compasspoint branch does pretty well if the seating capacity can increase a little. I hate waiting in line for seats when i'm hungry.
1=SGD 0.0587
Look no further then Beard Papa.
Personally, i've only tried their Beard Papa cream puff one day out of curiousity and i'm glad to report. It tastes excellent!
Sweet and milky cream adorns the inside of the puff while the outer covering of dough is surprisingly fragrant, hard and yet, easily penetrated with your teeth. One taste is simply not enough.
I do have slight complaints about the choice of sprinkling those icing on the puff though. No doubt it adds to the aesthetics of the item but its so light and so easily inhaled that its a choking hazard. I've not once but 3 times choked on the aforementioned icing.
All said and done, the puff is still a must try and i'm hungering to try out their molten lava cake as well. A good dessert and snack for any occasion.
Login to add your comment. Or, Register for an account now. It's free!i love their cream puffs to death... the cream is so light and yet creamy.... they use real vanilla bean to make the cream unlike those cheap bakeries who use fresh cream
23 Sep 2008 at 9:18 am
Cheese Sausage Spaghetti - I didn't get to try this but the birthday girl did. Not too sure how it tasted but somehow it looks normal to me.
Crackers - This was actually the best item that night in terms of food. Not that it was special or anything but it was at least decent.
Potato Wedges - It wasn't defrosted well. Thats the reason behind why the wedges, though thick and golden brown, were hot and yet soggy. Probably some items they got from the nearby minimart or NTUC by the taste of it as well.
Chicken Soup - Most definately and without a doubt, this has to be campbell's soup. Watery, salty and thinly flavored with very little chicken meat will sum this up pretty well.
Spicy Drumlets - Probably the next most decent item but thats not saying much. Also most possibly an NTUC purchase since i could have sworn i've eaten it before. Sadly, it was not defrosted well as usual and comes with all the usual sogginess.
Chicken Cubes - Absolutely no idea what they meant by cubes but its the usual items you'd find in NTUC fairprice again. Except that is badly defrosted and fried with so much oil you can practically see it in the picture. Pretty much losing all confidence in the cafe's cooking by now.
Chicken Burger with Cheese, Fries and Baked Beans - The same horrible wedges accompanied the burger which looked huge when served until you realize its the burger (bread) that is huge while the chicken patty was a miserably small piece. For what its worth, it wasn't too bad.
Seafood Pasta - Soggy seems to be the in thing in this cafe. So is this pasta. The squid, shrimp and other items were sprinkled sparingly with the watery sauce having minimal taste.
Cheesy Potato Wedges - A small upgrade from the wedges before it. This time with cheese. Its acceptable but still far from good.
Bite Sized Ham and Cheese Sandwiches - They couldn't go wrong with this one now could they? Apparently yes and no. Each bite contained no taste whatsoever so usually, you're just left wondering why you are eating it in the first place.
Brownie with Vanilla Ice Cream - The brownie was hard but thankfully had the taste of chocolate. The vanilla ice cream was normal but at least this combination went well.
Games and services - Now if i reviewed this place only on the food, it would fail quite miserably. What would you expect from a place designed to let guys play board games? On the selection of games and service of the staff, this place definitely lives up to mark. The staff will gladly spend time to teach the games recommended and they make nice recommendations to suit the players. Sometimes demonstrating and teaching till the gang gets the hang of the games. There are hundreds of board games to choose from and each is unique in its own way. Pretty well done.
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Indulge Yourself ($6.50) - Indulge Special ($7.50) - The interior is decorated with art pieces, soft lighting and simple chairs for a simplistic yet comfortable touch. Fronting the door is the bar were drinks are prepared while the restaurant has a seating capacity of about 30 people. The drinks were recommended by the waiter who informed that the drinks were made using real juice. The Indulge Yourself drink is made of half mango and half strawberry juice which was actually decent but the novelty wears off after a while. The Indulge special has mango, watermelon and a blue coral mix which was also cooling but extremely sweet.
Crispy Prawn Tossed with garlic mayo and sunflower seeds - Quite a mouthful in terms of a name but in actuality, it has much in common with the wasabi prawn. The batter is thin and crispy while the mayo is decidedly fragrant enough to warrant a taste. I did find the prawns a tad too small and the serving size too little but thats also testament to me wanting to have more of the dish.
Szechuan Sweet and Spicy Soup - Having not gotten the mild pumpkin soup ready in the kitchen, the chef nicely told us of the alternative of having a special szechuan soup which i feel is actually pretty good. Sweet, sour and spicy, it has some of the Szechuan flavor one might come to expect. Its not very strong though so it comes across as just right. I could have a second bowl of this easily.
Pan Seared Salmon in Kung Po Sauce - We asked to change the lemon sauce salmon for the pan seared kung po salmon as it was one of the winning dishes this restaurant has produced for the Singapore excellent food awards. Alas, i beg to understand how this dish could ever win? The salmon was pan fried too dry with the meat being dry, hard and lacking taste. No doubt the kung po sauce is excellent but the salmon itself totally disappointed me and my gf. Not to mention the size of the salmon was decidedly small. Its quite a let down actually.
Grilled Ribeye With Braised Mushroom - Another award winning dish for excellent food awards, i was also disappointed as the meat was tasteless and could only pass for average at best. The presentation is pretty good but tastewise, it leaves much to be desired. In fact, i was constantly given the impression that these dishes were sold short as they were included in a budget set dinner menu but thats just me i suppose.
Passion Fruit Panna Cotta With Chocolate Ice Cream - The panna cotta is blurred off in the back of the picture. The ice cream is average at best. Supermarket quality if i'm not wrong but the panna cotta tasted fresh, sweet and smooth enough to recommend. Now if they could give a full cup of it instead of 1/3 cup, that would be great
The final bill clocked in at $72.75 for 2 people. Its a real mixed bag but to me, my hopes were built too high and the drop too steep to feel the meal justified.
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Now, the interior was black as per the namesake and much of the clothes were the usual business dressing stuff, there were however some nice bargains for about $20 to 30 after discount and we were trying to get sizes for the items. The female staff in the shop seemed rather busy but that was due to weekend rush i suppose.
After trying, we tried to get sizes but were promptly told that there were no sizes for purchase. Asking for colors netted a black faced attendent who had every other color but black....in a black label shop. Well.....thats weird. And asking any further questions all met with black faces...and it wasn't just one of the serving staff either, it was all the female serving staff on duty. Thus, i duno, my money not good enough for them or something? I'm spending and it would be good to get a smile from them when i ask something.
Either way, their black faces ruined the day and i honestly think that if they want good business and service. The company should start off by firing these 3 ladies on duty today 3rd August 2008.
If management from G2000 reads this. Please educate your staff or fire them so they get the idea. We (consumers) spend to be happy, if you don't want our money, don't come to work. Period.
Login to add your comment. Or, Register for an account now. It's free!Theme black label include black interior and black face, haha.
03 Aug 2008 at 10:20 pm
Is this "Black Label" a new sub brand of G2000? Haven't being to Raffles City for some time... did they add a store to their original G2000 or was that same outlet?
10 Aug 2008 at 6:57 pm
I believe its the same one
11 Aug 2008 at 1:56 pm
Like all Mos burger joints, my favorite items are the fishburger and the teriyaki chicken burger. Both are excellent imho.
The set meals come with huge fries which look like wedges and nice chili and tomato ketchup which are more sweet then spicy.
The fishburger is great with the small gripe being that its been getting smaller and smaller over the years. This branch thankfully, serves the burgers hot unlike others which i've eaten at, for example, tampines central branch. The sauce is still the star of the day and if the fish patty is hot, this burger is just awesome.
The teriyaki chicken burger is equally good with crispy crunchy lettuce and a well marinated chicken patty which remains juicy and tender and sweet with each bite. Another winner.
Overall, the Compasspoint branch does pretty well if the seating capacity can increase a little. I hate waiting in line for seats when i'm hungry.
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