A perfect brioche bun- toasted on the outside, soft and buttery on the inside, and adequately stuffed with lobster chunks (at $40 I think they could try stuffing more😂). What made it stand out was the tobiko in the sauce that popped delightfully with every bite of this moorish roll.
Well technically an aubergine is a fruit. Another winner in my books. Char grilled onions, red peppers and fresh blackberries elevated the potentially bland tasting fried eggplant.
Our first appetiser at this quirky establishment that prides itself on fresh oysters flown in from Seattle. Too bad we aren't fans of the shellfish, what a waste. This,however, was up my alley. cold and creamy burrata precariously sitting atop a small sourdough, complemented by a spicy salsa verde. Can't speak on behalf of my boyfriend though, who prefers his cheese warm!
Your meal starts off with a cold appetizer of pickled sliced radish that's nothing special followed by a serving of salad. The piece de resistance arrives soon after and it really is quite a pretty sight for sore eyes. Fresh ingredients combine to make a decent don. But perhaps the small cubes didn't satisfy that sashimi craving I had (think full-on thick slabs). Our meal finished off with a trio of desserts- soft and smooth mochi, banana ice cream and a strawberry jelly of sort.
Lamb and mint- a timeless pairing. Each bite was bursting with flavour, must-try!
Deep fried fish fillets (not dory!!) wrapped in a warm soft corn tortilla. Comes with a pretty hefty price tag of $11 for one though..
Grilled corn coated with a delicious concoction of (parmesan?) cheese paprika and other goodness😍
Hmm I'm not usually one for cafe food, especially if it serves the same ole eggs Benedict, scrambled eggs, "big breakfast"... You know the drill. But we were in the area so we decided to try this one out. To be honest, their big breakfast was quite short of greatness. Overcooked scrambled eggs, served with skimpy slivers of bacon, 4 (maybe 5??) mushrooms, a typical sausage and half (yes, half) a brioche, I think there's much left to be desired. Their Mac and cheese was okay, edible but nothing worth mentioning. Tasted like only one type of cheese was used. I guess these honey wings were their saving grace. Battered nicely and well fried with a sticky sweet sauce, you can't really go wrong. Probably not going to make a return trip here though.
Sigh....my all time favourite muffins😌. If I were a muffin, I'd want to be a chocolat n spize muffin. It doesn't matter if I have a muffin top that overflows far beyond my waistband, or that I don't have pretty frosting to cover up my blemishes, unlike my cupcake cousins. But I am perfect in every other way possible🙆🏻.
I've been meaning to try these for the longest time- twice I've been in the area and both times they were closed. So nothing's better than coming home to see these three beauties sitting pretty in my fridge 🙈. The family was impressed by the quality and flavours of all three. Each of them had its own unique personality, but cradled by the same thin and crisp shell. The pistachio was my personal favourite, just look at that envious green! Followed closely by the orange which was a surprise because I wasn't expecting such a lovely lemony filling beneath. I love me a good ole lemon tart, the more tart the better (pun intended 😉). The strawberry was as perfect as a strawberry tart can get, but somehow it didn't have any "oomph" factor. Does that even make sense? Haha I wonder as I type this, do readers get what I'm trying to convey with my word vomit. Or are there even readers at all... 🙃
I came across this Japanese bakery this morning while surfing Instagram (should've been studying but I was bored out of my mind) and took a screenshot as I always do. I have a whole album of places to try but hardly ever get down to actually checking them out. So I surprised myself when we actually went down to this lil hole-in-the-wall cake shop right after a Two Wings dinner nearby. As we approached it from a distance, the sign said it was closed and they were packing up. But lucky for us, one of the girls gestured for me to come in (she could probably see the sadness and tears welling up in my eyes). Okay back to the food, cos that's what we're all here for, right? The Mount Fuji Cake (what a cutie name☺️) was light and fluffy, with whole chestnuts buried in the cream between the layers of chocolate sponge. A crisp thin puff pastry in the centre was a nice surprise. I preferred this to the strawberry Mille feuille which had too thick a layer of cream for my liking, but I suppose the layers of puff pastry were a nice juxtaposition to it. Would I come back? Hm, if I'm in the area. I did see my favourite muffin shop nearby 😉
Was brought here by an overly enthusiastic Thomson-dwelling friend of mine, who insisted that their Chirashi don is fresh and value for money. She's usually one to rave about run-of-the-mill catered food, but she was right this time. For $10.80, you get a decent amount of salmon coated with a marinade that's neither too cloying nor overpowering. And they got their liao : rice ratio right. I'm not a sushi rice connoisseur so the bed of rice was fine by me. I guess I could always do with thicker slabs of sashimi but at 10.80 nett, I can't complain. Sweet waitress as well! Only downside is the squeezy quarters, so I won't recommend this for groups.
