used burpple 1 for 1 for the mains - had the grilled salmon pasta (honestly 10/10 for us) & the steak pasta!

salmon pasta was such cheesy goodness i regretted not getting it for myself! was eyeing my friend's dinner the whole time 😆😆😆

the steak was not bad but the dish as a whole was js quite mediocre. the sauce was rly salty & the aglio olio js wasn't very fragrant. would not order again

total spent $28.80 for 2 dishes after discount - pretty worth !!!

baked rigatoni chorizo was the STAR 🌟 of the show that dinner!!! the pasta retained it's al dante texture (which alot of baked pastas don't) yet still had the dried, chewy exterior you get from baking. was such an easy eat 💗

in second place was the mafaladine slow cooked beef. again, super good pasta texture & flavour! the curvy wurly shape of the pasta was also so fun to slurp & helped to catch alot of sauce. 🍝🍝🍝

in last place & actually won't recommend - tagliatelle white pork ragu. the pasta was too thin & flat causing it to lose the good bite. also the white sauce was kind of clumpy and dried onto the pasta even after stirring. it wasn't terrible but you have so many better things on the menu!!!!

special mention for the pistachio tiramisu (not pictured). chicco actually has posters dubbing it as the tiktok viral tiramisu WHICH IT ACTUALLY DID LIVE UP TO THE HYPE 😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨 the mascarpone was incredibly light & flowy!!! still dreaming about this 1 week later

recommend score 8/10! total damage post tax $88.73 for 3 pastas & 1 dessert

most places in sg do lu rou fan with a little singaporean twist - the lu rou is cooked in dark soy sauce and comes as distinct drier pieces on top of rice (almost like black sauce minced pork/lean pork cooked in five spice).

i've been looking for a lu rou fan that recreates the one i had in taiwan - creamy, fatty without the sg black-sauce-five-spice flavour. and i incidentally found it at this bistro! highly recommend the lu rou fan i could NOT stop eating it!!!! 🤤🤤🤤🤤

the beef noodles were q clean tasting with a good bite to the noodles. enoki mushrooms were also a tasty snack to pair - came sufficiently crispy & not overly oily which made it easy to go for one after another 🍄‍🟫🍄‍🟫

if you're around the area, rly recommend u to check this out! and for the price point of $37.05 for these 3 items, i'd say it's a steal~

will def be back to try their bobba that was sold out the last time we went! 💗

went there for the truffle pasta but decided last min to try the crab linguine instead. wasn't expecting much for a "clean" pasta - thought it would just taste salty & maybe a little spicy but WOW the al dante texture... the flavour... a little sourish & sufficiently spicy... had me clearing out the whole dish so quickly!!! pasta had such a good bite.

the french toast was not bad too - thick enough and had abit of a custard-like consistency/flavour inside with slightly crispy edges (slightly crispy probably because we drenched it in the maple provided)

the highly raved about black sesame latte didn't disappoint either!!! sufficiently creamy and gao.

will definitely be back to try the other items! (my truffle pasta...) 🤍

nothing much to say except that it doesn't hit the spot 😪😪😪 zhangliang >>>>

🎀 miso cream salmon ($22) - cauliflower mash & spinach cream that came with? top notch. otherwise, salmon was a little fishy & kind of dry. 6/10 for the dish - gonna be a pass for us ☹️

💗 salmon mentaiko mac&cheese ($16) - an absolute smash. 10/10! definitely for sharing because the mentaiko + cheese pairing could definitely cause some jelak-ness 🙂‍↔️ still so yummy esp when warm. total flavour bomb

👛 matcha banana pancakes ($17) - HUGE serving! 3 entire pancakes, some bananas & strawberries + a huge scoop of matcha ice cream. ice cream had q a bitter note to it (means real matcha? 🤩) & pancakes had slight matcha+banana taste to it. 8/10! would be great if it came with a side of maple syrup to go w the leftover pancake once the toppings were finished 🤭

total bill $55, no ++, final bill $41.25 after burpple discount. could definitely feed 3 girlies w the portions above so super worth! v friendly staff, defo do give them a visit 👍🏻

pork collar barley risotto ($20++) - 3/5 💗
• fried vege was super yummy & sauce was
flavourful
• didn't really like the texture of the risotto (bec they use actual barley grains which didn't actl click for
me when ordering so that was my fault). however my friend q enjoyed it!
• found the pork collar a tad dry & tough. could use a little fats but you would like it if you're a fan of leaner cuts!

nachos tater tots ($12++) - 3/5 💗
• not soggy but wasn't super crispy
• generous serving of sauce & tater tots
• abit jelak after awhile
• nothing new

honey paprika wings ($13++) - 4/5 💗
• nicely fried & crispy
• honey was a great combi to the savoury dish. would have loved to have a honey dip on the side too!
• v generous portion, possible to split among 3-4 pax

lychee rosewater cake ($7.50++) - 4/5 💗
• sponge was a tad dense with a strong rose flavour
• i didn't fancy it too much because of the rose flavour & cream but my friend thought it was pretty yummy
• not too sweet! & had some refreshing bits of lychee flesh/pulp between the cake layers

overall bill $63 after ++; most dishes were abit of a miss for me this round, esp for the price.

hopefully i'd pick better next visit! 🎀

not sure if something's up with my tastebuds lately but i can't decide if i enjoyed the mazesoba today 🤨 found the flavour abit lacking although i liked that the texture of the soba was pretty bouncy & chewy! i had the tomyum soba which was pretty good on the first few bites but then kinda got boring after abit. the garlic mazesoba my friend had was not bad though. love the option to customise your bowl to have lesser noodles & more veges - good option for chive lovers.

the okonomiyaki though was rly 😍 w the sweetness of the charred cabbage. drinks during happy hour were all $6 but the yakut so chu was soooo watered down & mid. the yuzu highball was a good one though, definitely recommend.

anyway final rating for me is 6.5/10!!! good service though 💗

the matcha pistachio & caramel biscoff lattes were SO freaking good 😋😋😋😋 absolutely loved them!! & for only $7, they come with double expresso shots for your caffeine fix. the banana bread was only $4 but was incredibly chunky & huge. was served warm & was rly good except for a little but of a bread-y taste. other than that we also had the nutty donut (hazelnut) for ~$5.50 - was kinda mid but passable. would rly come again!

also would like to special mention the rly great service!!! young crowd~

if you're looking for decent japanese food in chinatown! we had the truffle chirashi don ($22) and aburi salmon don ($20). the truffle flavour was v present but not overpowering. portions of fish were decent & pretty fresh. the aburi salmon had yummy mentaiko that made the dish tasty. after 1 for 1 and ++, we paid about $28. recommend! 👍🏻

informed the staff upon entering that i would like to use burpple & asked which mains the deal is applicable to. sat down & ordered accordingly.

food - not too bad.
• the deep fried cauliflower in korean sauce ($11+) was done q well, no overly greasy taste, quite enjoyable.
• the pasta looked slightly limp but the crab flavour was not bad ($24+). the pasta was abit on the hard side rather than chewy - probably store bought pasta? other places definitely do it better, like eleven strands!

however, when it came to payment, i informed the staff that i would like to use burpple to which i heard an "i know". however, i wasn't sure if i heard correctly so i continued holding my redeemed deal
page out for him to look up. he immediately printed the receipt so i asked "you don't need the code or..?" but he just said $38.50.

he asked if i needed a receipt after i paid, to which i said yes. however, he only handed me the nets receipt. i realised that the 20% had not been applied so i asked him, to which he suddenly started denying me even informing him and even said i "flashed the screen so fast" that he couldn't even see. uh ok.

i then asked for a refund of the difference to which he checked & reverted saying the transaction had gone through, he couldn't refund me. gurl what.

told him i'd already redeemed the deal, was there really no way he could make things work for the both or us, and he said "you guys are coming back right? we can offer some discount the next round..." . like we would come back after being scammed 🙄👎🏻 and like you'd remember we have a discount when we actually return.

anyway he claimed he was new so we didn't say much. we spoke to another server who immediately helped us to initiate the refund. thought cannot refund?????? anyway, that server handed the task over to the initial person who said cannot refund who very begrudgingly processed the voiding of transaction & a new bill.

he then asked me if i have redeemed 2 deals (which confused me because the deal is 20% off mains, not 20% off ONE main) but whatever idm using all 4 deals here since i ain't gonna be back.

just sharing - can go for the food but you gotta be really loud & clear & ASK to check your bill BEFORE paying (because it's not reflected on the screen). if not, you might not get your $$ back. oh & also be prepared to redeem 1 deal per main :-)

have been wanting to try this place for a while now & finally went down to try today. was initially put off as it was a bar-type of place so i didn't know if it would really be good.

however!!!! i was so pleasantly surprised. first the staff were so attentive & helpful! and the star of the night for real. this bowl was $29.90 & each type of sashimi had FIVE SLICES (as opposed to 3-4 from most places). the sashimi was tasty although defo not like omakase/jap restaurants type of level but rly rly enjoyable! they had tuna, salmon, swordfish, scallop, octopus and tamago. my only feedback is that the wasabi could have been less artificial.

there was no ++ and after 1 for 1, we only paid $29.90 for TWO big bowls! 🙌🏻

ps: there's happy hour promos every single day w some days being soju night & housepour spirits night (1 for 1 too). had a look at their christmas cocktail menu which looked q yummy too! would defo be back to try their drinks on a non-weeknight 😉