Welcome to Somerset.

I love a good bowl of samgyetang so I knew I had to tick MODU at Mandarin Gallery off my lengthy to-visit list! To avoid the notorious wait time, I had walked in for an early weekday dinner at around 5pm.

Presented with 6 unique flavours, I still prefer a more classic broth hence I got the Beauty SamGyeTang ($37) which is suppose to be cooked with added herbs. Comforting, light but not bland, the lip-smacking soup was soothing on the stomach (made use of the free soup refills), slightly herbaceous and had a balanced ginseng taste. However, the chicken was the best part for me as it was wonderfully tender and fell off easily from the bones. Every order comes on a tray with a small minari salad, a small cup of liquor, sauces, glutinous rice and radish kimchi. Very hearty and substantial portion. And you’ll find even more sticky rice stuffed inside the whole chicken.

Oh, this premium samgyetang specialty restaurant also serves up yummy Potato Pancake ($18/ 3pcs). A crowd-pleasing number, the crisp-crunchy snack was not too dry, greasy or cloying. Well-seasoned, the batter was moreish on its own but the added savoury parmesan cheese really gave it that oomph and pairing it with the umami truffle mayonnaise dip was simply perfect.

From Tirato Tiramisu (313 Somerset)
Great find in a food court!
The original tiramisu is a classic, creamy delight at just $7.80 per portion.
Definitely a must-try!

Not the best, but still very good sushi counter. Fish is very fresh. Service is not very pro active; they do not replenish our ginger. Overpriced, but not outrageously so.

Not the best, but still very good sushi counter. Fish is very fresh. Service is not very pro active; they do not replenish our ginger. Overpriced, but not outrageously so.

Not the best, but still very good sushi counter. Fish is very fresh. Service is not very pro active; they do not replenish our ginger. Overpriced, but not outrageously so.

The WTF (SGD $11.45), or 'What The Fish' burger has fluffy brioche burger buns, large tender flaky crisp battered dory fish fillet, gooey melted cheddar cheese, and a creamy tartar sauce.
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Luscious with mellow bready sweet savoury salty cheesy milky sour tangy flavour.
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Burger
Nothing But Cheese Burger (NBCB)
@ Orchard Central, 181 Orchard Road #04-23
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More details:
https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2024/11/best-of-singapore-hawkers-casual-burger.html

Selling 'vulgarly good cheeseburgers', this tongue-in-cheek brand was founded by Tommy Wong in February 2022, born out of a desire to satisfy his wife's Janice then-pregnancy cravings for cheeseburger.
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The DCB (SGD $24.60), or 'Double Cheese Burger' has fluffy brioche burger buns, dual tender juicy 110g minced beef patties, crisp lettuce, juicy tomato, gooey melted cheddar cheese, crisp white onions, crunchy dill pickles, and a creamy secret house sauce.
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Messy with big bready sweet meaty savoury cheesy salty vegetal sour tangy earthy flavour.
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Burger
Nothing But Cheese Burger (NBCB)
@ Orchard Central, 181 Orchard Road #04-23
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More details:
https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2024/11/best-of-singapore-hawkers-casual-burger.html

(Small Size - $6.80) I felt that their matcha was meh tbh (got weird vegetal taste and not much matcha taste tbh) as their cheese cloud was quite creamy and thick texture.

($13) it's quite milky, creamy texture and strong alcohol aftertaste.

($13) it's quite milky, creamy texture and nutty aftertaste

The dim sum selection is much smaller than CrysJa, ImpTreas, Paradise, EastOc, etc, and more expensive, so we went for the buy-1-get-1-free set menu. Except for the suckling pig which was a bit tough, other dishes were good. Good service. Not unique enough for us to want to come back.

The dim sum selection is much smaller than CrysJa, ImpTreas, Paradise, EastOc, etc, and more expensive, so we went for the buy-1-get-1-free set menu. Except for the suckling pig which was a bit tough, other dishes were good. Good service. Not unique enough for us to want to come back.