Delicious tonkatsu located in the middle of town. Crispy flavourful pork cutlet, with fresh salad, creamy mashed potatoes, rice (with roasted sesame seeds) and even a slice of brownie to end off the meal. Affordable and satisfying meal at a convenient location!
Tip #1: Promo alert, one for one Tonkatsu!
Tip #2: Add $3 to make each tonkatsu a set (rice, mashed potato, dessert, miso soup)
Tip #3: Download the app and stand to win some treats (we got a bowl of edamame). Yay！
Located at a slightly hidden corner in JB City Square Mall, you know'll you've found it when you see the queue outside this restaurant.
We queued for about 20min before we were seated, but once we're in, the side dishes (Kim Chi, pickled raddish, seaweed soup) were served quickly. Another 10min while the food cooked on the pan right in front of us. The serving was quite generous, and an interesting meal overall.
Located in the least expected of places, this cafe is truly a hidden gem.
Coffee was excellent, deep and robust. The Smoked Salmon was also delicious, complemented with diced tomatoes, a brilliant sauce, and beautifully done poached eggs. Only wished it opens on Sundays too!
Beautiful cafe located by the Hilton Hotel pool, it was a great afternoon spent with good food and loved ones
The highlight of this dish was the sauce. Unassuming at first sight, I particularly enjoyed the fresh and tangy sauce - from the fresh tomatoes I suppose! Great ambience, good food, a great place to chillax and catch up.
Situated atop Hilton Hotel along Orchard road, the restaurant is a fine cosy place to enjoy a relaxing afternoon.
The chicken is of a tougher variety, with well seasoned and extremely fresh vegetables; we really enjoyed our meal here. Thought it was quite worthwhile as well considering that the set meal included a starter and a main course. There was also a small basket of bread and crackers (provided FOC), but I only realised later that the water cost $12 (hahah). Nevertheless, really loved the ambience here, 'twas great to spend the afternoon in the armchair overlooking the blue sky and sparkling pool, sipping my coffee (part of set meal) while engaged in great conversation.
Lunch time and in need of a quick and comforting meal.
It may be simple stuff like fried rice, fried beehoon/kwayteow, or hor fun. But don't underestimate the mere half a dozen items on its menu - the magic is that each item is cooked on the spot. Warm and eggy, fresh from the wok, this unassuming stall produces a kick-ass plate of bee hoon.
I'll admit it. I enjoy Cedele's cakes, especially their carrot cake, yums. But since there was an on-going tea time promo, we took the chance to try the slightly pricier Chocolate Matcha Cake (hahah).
The cake did not disappoint. Strong moist matcha cake that complements well with the dark chocolate layers, not too sweet, nicely balanced overall. Iced mocha was thick, and had the taste of both chocolate and coffee. Together with the comfy seats and relaxing ambience, it's a good teatime escapade.
Another escapade into Star Vista during lunch one fine day. There must be something about that open, bright, and sunny environment that keeps drawing us back - hard to say no to the wider variety of food in a nice ambience!
For lunch today, we chose this slightly hidden cafe serving sushi rolls and poke bowls. Beachcomber is a pretty good sushi roll, crispy soft shelled crab, topped off with sweet and tangy strawberries. Wild about Wasabi is their latest poke bowl, loved the generous amount of tuna and salmon with avocado and salmon roe. Great place to chill during lunch, enjoying conversations about anything under the sun.
We always enjoy thai food. Hence we stopped at Lerk Thai for our meal when we were in the Woodlands area. Hence we kinda over-ordered, hahaha.
Fish Fillet was surpringly spicy, tender and with a good kick. Tom yum soup was also really fresh, enjoyed the prawns especially! :) We took our own sweet time to finish as much of the food as possible, and were absolutely stuffed at the end.
Post work, craving for dim sum, considered the few restaurants in the area, and finally settled for Victor's Kitchen.
Every item ordered was fresh, skillfully made, tasted and looked absolutely on point. Har kow was fresh, prawns were 'Q'. XLBs were so juicy, the amt of soup inside almost filled up my entire spoon. The siew mai has both prawns and meat, complementing each other well. Carrot cake was also unique - instead of the usual fried paste-like material, the radish was shredded and served steamed. The liu sha bao was definitely good too - liquid gold.
All in all, for sure there's more to this place than just its liu sha baos!
It always begins in the office. Just after 11am, with a silent sideward nod, we quickly finish up what we're doing, log off and head towards the lift. That's all it takes for us to get the hint.
This fish soup is amazing. So what if it doesn't have a signboard, and the soup is a mess of fish and veg? The soup is so savoury, so thick, with chunks of fish and vegs. It goes exceptionally well with the e-mee (not in picture), but the yam rice is a popular choice too. The chilli (not in picture) is a must try; spicy, but shioks. Ah, this does bring joy even to the most mundane of office days.
Night festival 2016 brought us into town on a fine Saturday evening, ready to experience a different Singapore from the one we grew up in. First stop, saveur.
Saveur was the restaurant that introduced me to Duck confit (and probably even French food) years ago. Because of this, I guess I will always expect something different from each dish served here.
Once again i was not disappointed - I was for sure pleasantly surprised with the seabass. Tender, with a crispy skin, matched with deliciously roasted potatoes/carrots, I throughly enjoyed the dish. A great start for our adventure that evening, but also a great place to hang out and enjoy any weekend.
