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搵到食 Wen Dao Shi

2013-04-29T22:11:00.000+08:00

I'm not sure if you have been queuing for the latest craze in town for Tim Ho Wan, but Wen Dao Shi at Sims Avenue definitely is the best substitute for late night dim sum supper.

Great place for late night bites especially since they are open 24 hours. This shop never sleeps.

Ordered most of their signature dishes and it actually took some time for the dim sum to come popping in one after another. Wen Dao Shi offer many unique chinese local delicacies and have a variety to choose from.

One of the best 猪肠粉 Rice noodle roll I had.

Signature Crispy Tofu with homemade sauce

搵到食 Wen Dao Shi
Address: 126 Sims Ave
Tel: 67464757

Opens 24 hours

Canton Paradise

2013-04-14T19:16:00.001+08:00

Canton Paradise spells oriental chic with vibrant chirpy interiors akin to the bustling activity present in Cantonese eateries. A show kitchen lets diners take a peek at the chefs’ deftness at carving the roasted meats, a classic Cantonese treat amongst other all-day dim sum delights.

In addition, Canton Paradise offers other traditional favorites like wanton noodles, congee, rice dishes and roast meat – an amazing assortment bound to please!

Roasted Duck Noodle: $7.80

Chee Cheong Fun/BBQ Pork: $4.50

Tofu with Shrimp Roe: $10

Canton Paradise
2 Jurong East Central 1 #02-09, JCube Singapore 609731
Tel: 66845080 (Do not accept reservations)
Fax: 6684 5170

Open from Mon - Fri: 11.00am – 10.00pm (last order at 9.30pm), Sat, Sun & PH 10.30am – 10.00pm (last order at 9.30pm)

Hoshino Coffee

2013-04-14T19:10:00.002+08:00

Hoshino Coffee, a popular Japanese café chain that has more than 40 cafés across Japan, opened late last year at the newly expanded Plaza Singapura. The queue is ever exaggerating, every time we pass by, there bound to have a long list of crowd waiting to be served.

Singaporean just love to queue, don't they?

Fuwa-Fuwa: $15.80

Hand Drip Blended Coffee: $5.80

A great afternoon spent on a crowded Saturday.

Hoshino Coffee

Address: 68 Orchard Road #03-84 Plaza Singapura Singapore 238839
Tel: 63383277

Starbucks

2013-04-14T18:38:00.000+08:00

I know, you probably been to Starbucks many a time. And the purpose of this post is really redundant? Well, hold your horses as I'm probably going to tell you more about Starbucks. This was one of the cases, my examination question that pop up in year 2012. They are just as successful as other food chain around the world. MacDonald's, Subway, etc etc.. I know you have some others in mind but that's okay.

Starbucks is green in colour, the fact that Starbucks is portraying an image to the rest of the world that they are an eco-green, environment friendly concept cafe. That surely wins some votes worldwide.

One of the Starbucks, at Plaza Singapura

Starbucks have always been small. And there is a reason behind it. You probably know now that Starbucks isn't just a cafe selling coffee and desserts and what have you. Anyone can mi-mick the same concept by selling food. Hence, the way the chairs and tables are fitted well in the small, concentrated area of Starbucks, basically brings out an extra dimensions.

Indeed, Starbucks is creating a lifestyle. Go down to your favorite coffee-shop and order a coffee and try to spend an afternoon there with aunties and uncles. That's $1

Ok. Now picture yourself sitting down at a cosy, air-conditioned cafe, the aroma of the coffee beans being brewed right at the next instant and having a laptop/notebook in front of you. Surrounding you are those that are just as alike you and spend an afternoon there. Easy! That's $6

See the difference?

The next time you have a cup of coffee at Starbucks, ponder yourself with this question. Are you here for the coffee or for a lifestyle? Only you, knows the answer.

Chocolate Molten Cake: $6.50

White Chocolate Mocha Frap: $6.60

Starbucks @ Plaza Singapura
Address: 68 Orchard Road #01-34 Plaza Singapura Singapore 238839
Tel: 68370501
Open 24 hours

Penang Place Buffet

2013-04-14T18:18:00.000+08:00

Penang Place Buffet bring you the authentic flavours of Penang cooked by our Penang chefs, where the ingredients used are fresh and of a high quality.

Our first time to an all-asian buffet spread. Here's some sneak preview of what you could expect:

Adult: $22.90++ (Lunch), $25.90++ (Dinner), $28.90++ (Fri, Weekend, Eve of PH & PH)

The End

Call 64677008 for reservations now!

Penang Place Buffet
Address: 1 Fusionopolis Way, Connexis #B1-20/24, Singapore 138632
Tel: 64677003

Skinny Pizza

2013-04-14T18:11:00.000+08:00

What a crack!

1/4 Sausage Beef: $6

English Breakfast Pizza: $24

Skinny Pizza
Address: Plaza Singapura 68 Orchard Road #03-79/83, Singapore 238839
Tel: 68848381
Opens Daily 11:00am - 10:00pm
(Last Order at 9:30pm)

The Old Malaya Cafe

2013-03-30T10:37:00.000+08:00

Located at 313@Somerset, we found this hidden Malaysia-style cafe for a quick lunch before our movie on a messy crowded weekend. Don't you guy feel the squeeze these days? There isn't this personal space between yourself and the one next to you anymore. Talking about 6.9million in the future is really unbelievable.

So anyway, this small little cafe is situated at Basement 3. The interior has those vintage kind of feel again. Yes again, I mean, we have visited The Coastal Settlement, The Central@Star Vista, Old school Delights, as well as Biscuit King.

Look at those vintage tin box.

Vintage Malaysian-style Chair

The menu are on the billboard at the counter

You probably feel like you are out at some coffeeshop ("Kopitiam") but once you step out of the place, you are being placed back into the highly-stress moving crowd again. We are not talking about Orchard area being condensed, make a trip down to Vivocity on a Saturday and you probably know what I'm talking about.

We ordered the Pontian Noodles and the famous Popiah, so here it is.

The Old Malaya Cafe

Pontian Noodles

Popiah

The Old Malaya Cafe
Address: 313@Somerset #B3-10, Singapore 238895
Tel: 66341123

Old School Delights

2013-03-29T21:38:00.000+08:00

When is the last time you walk into a cafe and found memories of your childhood? Old School Delight, located at Upper Thomson Road is one which served old school Singaporean delicacies such as Mee Siam, Laksa, Nasi Lemak and etc.

Memory lane

Food is to eat, not to frame & hang on walls.

50s to 80s.

If you are wondering, I'm not that old anyway. I didn't live through from the 50s to the 80s but I'm sure some of the customers would have deep memories kept within after looking at these. It is not easy to find it anymore and I'm lucky that they are still available.

Blackboard

The last time I use a chalk to white on a blackboard was in my primary school days. In case if you didn't know what a chalk is (advancement of technology these-days' alarming), it is actually one long, white piece of pencil-like rock used to write or draw. Similar to that of a marker if you like. And this is where we sat down for some sinfulicious supper.

P/S: In Laos, Students are still writing on a blackboard in a village school.

TV in those days.

Clearly, I didn't live in a Kampung Village either. The last Kampung in Singapore, Kampong Buangkok in the north eastern region of Singapore in the 21st century, is unfortunately going to be abolished very soon. This piece of land apparently trigger much hype at one point attracting unwanted attention from tourists and sparks controversial floodgates of argument. Now, lets leave that for now.

Menu

Games

These are some of the games I used to play during my childhood. The eraser which is not meant for schoolwork is my favorite game. I remember how I conquer my friends eraser collection by winning every single piece of it. Those were really the days.

Ask any of the kid now their favorite past time, many will replied: Candy crush. Yes. Or probably Angry Bird. They will not or might not even have played Five Stones, Snake & Ladder before and the once popular Donkey Card/Heart attack game are being replaced by Monopoly Deal.

The ordering procedure

I love how the cafe make use of whiteboard and marker for the customer to place their order. How many of us are guilty of wasting papers in this era? Don't worry, I'm one of those. Anyway, here is our orders... And we actually wanted to come in and try out their Chendol. But then again, another diet plan failed.

Iced Kopi: $2.80

Bandung Dinosauress: $4.50

Chendol: $3.80

Chendol, is one of the hottest favorite during Summer vacation. The ingredient seems a tad lesser than that of restaurant offering but it is one of the best we had tried so far.

Laksa D'lite: $6.50, Tuckshop Wings: $5.50, Pulut: $2.20

Tuckshop Wings, one of the tuckshop favourite here. Always a good nibbling snack that leaves you satisfied, a second serving of this is only at $2.50 instead of the usual price of $5.50. I'm starting to feel hungry while blogging. Laksa D'Lite is comparable to that of the renown Katong Laksa and the soup is really heavenlicious. Yummy! Pulut looks abit too oily for liking but it's good as well.

Chicken Macroni: $5.90

Complimentary cake on the house

As we are the last customer of the cafe, we were given a free cake, on the house. Service was exceptionally good for a cafe, maybe It's a public holiday and everyone is doubly happy but nonetheless, I would definitely be back for more supper!

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Old School Delights
Address: 215M Upper Thomson Road, Singapore, Singapore 574349
Tel: 64584518

Scoopz

2013-03-29T20:30:00.000+08:00

Founded in 1996, Scoopz opened its first outlet at Parkway Parade and has been serving up the best of local ice cream flavours ever since. They have since opened the second outlet at Upper Thomson.

Scoopz Handmade Ice-Cream

We went cafe-hopping on a Good Friday, skipping the crowd in town and landed up at Upper Thomson. This is our first time to Scoopz and were attracted by the colours combination.

Promotion

The way the Polaroids being hung on the wall is what stands out in the cafe; a homey ambiance where teenagers gather for a good chill out session. It was not really crowded at the time when we entered.

The chef

Recognition & Awards

Scoopz Lava Cake

Boardgames

The board games are available free for customers while they hang around the cafe just a little while more. There aren't alot of selection to choose from but what is there to complain when they provided it for free? There are some which they do charge you for these.

Giant 5: $7.50

Here comes our dessert. We ordered the Giant 5, 5 mini scoops of handmade ice-cream. The durian is one of the must-try flavor in the shop. We had peanut butter, strawberry shortcake, salted caramel and chocolate as well.

Give it a try if you must, as a dessert/ice-cream lover. Scoopz definitely give you an edge over the sticky chewy-ness of the ice cream they offered, and the portion is not really stingy. They are open from 12pm to 12am from Sun - Thur and 12pm to 2am for Fri, Sat & Eve of PH.

Scoopz Ice Cream
Address: Upper Thomson 222 Upper Thomson Road Singapore 574354
Tel: 64568698

Pancake King

2013-03-26T21:55:00.000+08:00

Pancake King, Located at Bishan Street 11, Nu Sing Eating House specialize in local snacks like egg tarts, muffins, apple pie and pancakes. I'm sure many of us would be familiar with Mad Jack Cafe, and Pancake King is actually run by the Mad Jack Group. They currently have a total of 19 outlets all over in Singapore.

The friendly auntie behind the stall

Assorted snacks for sale

Chocolate Walnut Cake: $2.20

Muffins (Chocolate, Blueberry & Walnut)

Famous Egg tart: $1.20 each

The buttery crust at the side of the egg tart and the silky-smooth texture of the filling makes it look different from the other egg tart that is available in the market. Unique characteristics might be one of the reason why they are so popular within Bishan Estate.

If you are nearby and are looking for some local snacks, why not give it a try?

Pancake King
Address: Nu Sing Eating House, Blk 509, Bishan Street 11, #01-382
Tel: 83176212

Saybons

2013-03-26T21:19:00.000+08:00

To all my vegetarian friends out there, Saybons @ Junction 8 offers affordable French food for everyone.

Saybons is inspired from the French phrase- C'est Bon which means 'it's good' in French. To make it a little easier and unique, we anglicized the phrase and added a 's' at the back. Most people should be able to pronounce this one we guess.

Back view of the Restaurant

The Interior

Saybons adopted the light blue colour for their decorations, wall color, and plastic cups to represent a lighter feeling when you enter the restaurant. It's a rather small one comfortable for less than 20 persons.

The menu are attached right outside the restaurant and one on top of the counter. They basically served from toast bread to soups to savoury crepes as well as dessert crepes. They also offered one of the French favourite, the escargots.

Garlic Herb Butter, Tomato Toast, Pumpkin Soup, Ice Lemon Tea: $7.80

I had the promotion of ordering the Pumpkin soup at $3.90 and additional add-on of two toast and a drink at $3.90. To be honest, I'm not a fan of the Pumpkin soup but it's really not that bad. It's not those watery cheapo soup you get at foodcourt, although the price is affordable.

The toast is neither too hard, crispy nor soft, crunchy and I would come back from their crepes in the near future. It was no doubt a healthy breakfast to start off the day. French-cuisine lovers, fall in now! They have two other outlets at Plaza Singapura and Aljunied.

Saybons - French Food Factory
Address: 9 Bishan Place, Junction 8 Shopping Center #02-27A Singapore 579837
Tel: 62583138

Mongkok Dimsum 旺角點心

2013-03-25T23:09:00.001+08:00

While Lifestyle Asia picks it's top five dim sum restaurant in Singapore, there should be a post catered for the masses, where anyone can just drop by and have some dimsum anytime, anywhere.

URL: http://sg.lifestyleasia.com/features/wine-and-dine/best-dim-sum-restaurants-in-singapore-2012

Don't get me wrong, they are not as cheap as you think. We just realise that it shouldn't revolve to just the restaurant. Mongkok Dimsum 旺角點心, located at Geylang, is a popular hangout place for teenagers and young adults.

Chee Cheong Fun 猪肠粉

Chinese Gyoza (Guo Tie, 锅贴)

Prawn Fritters

Fried Tofu

Mango Prawn Salad

Xiao Long Bao

Siew Mai

Geylang, infamous for Singapore's red light district, actually do have a few restaurant that served up some of the best food in Singapore. If you do not mind those glaring eyes staring at you, head down and give it a try!

Mongkok Dimsum
Address: 214 Geylang Road Lorong 18
Tel: 68415133

Bbuble K

2013-03-25T22:54:00.002+08:00

Taiwan has taken over many parts of the world with its entertaining variety shows, addictive street food and Mandopop iconic figures. There has been a similarly dramatic rise in the food bank and an increasingly hype of new cafe and eatery in town.

Located in the heartland, at Bbuble K, Sample Delicious Taiwanese street food and drinks such as Ji Dan Zai 鸡蛋仔 and customizable Bubble Teas.

Bbuble K Menu

Counter with friendly staff

Bbuble offers sodas from $4.60, milkshakes from $4.60 and tea-based drinks (from $4) which can be semi-customized in terms of tea flavours, additional ingredients and sugar leveal.

Complete your meal with snacks such as a basket of Popcorn Chicken at $3, Cheesy K Fries at $3.50 or the ever popular Ji Dan Zai from $2. They have cheese and chocolate flavor to choose from!

Bbuble K, Hangout Cafe

Address: 684 Hougang Ave 8, #01-987, Singapore 530684

Tel: 98731987

B@Rochester

2013-03-25T22:18:00.002+08:00

Back dated post, this is an invitation to the opening of B@Rochester at 8 Rochester Park.

B@Rochester is a contemporary restaurant and bar featuring modern Japanese cuisine by Executive Chef Joseph and innovative signature cocktails. Set in a charming and nostalgic bungalow surrounded by lush greenery in Rochester Park, B@Rochester aims to the preferred out-of-city destination, encompassing quality yet affordable food, innovative beverages and excellent service standards.

Crispy Chicken Wings

Pork Cutlet

Scallop to die for. This is one of the best side dishes served for the night. We had a second serving all thanks to Chris Lam, the owner of B@Rochester.

Chessy Fried Chicken Karaage

From time to time, they would be changing their menu to satisfy the taste bud of their customer. Interested to have a peek at their menu? Do email them at b@rochester.com.sg and they will send you the latest culinary treats!

B@Rochester

Address: No. 8 Rochester Park Singapore 139219

Tel: 67781788

Au Chocolat

2013-03-25T22:01:00.003+08:00

Located at level 1 at The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands, Au Chocolat is a restaurant offering French cuisine and specialize in chocolate and candy. Beside the dining bistro, this confiserie is filled to every corner with goodies for young and old.

Chocolate and candy wonderland

Be treated to the colourful combinations of the exterior and you would be tempted to buy some and try. I swear the tarts and pastries in France is amazingly good. For a start, we were here for their brunch following reviews of the much-hype of Au Chocolat.

The Menu

Meet Danielle, an 8 year old French girl

Danielle and two other dog companions is the main characters of Au Chocolat. Together they embark on special adventures filled with joy and hoping that all it's customer would experience the same excitement during their visit here.

Quite interesting concept isn't it? This definitely set those children thinking somehow. Here comes our food...

Ultimate Benedict $22

Don't be deceived by the small portion of this Ultimate Benedict. It sure look small from the picture but it's adequate portion to share for two. The crispy bacon is really unique and the combination consist of eibeye steak, roasted chicken and scramble egg. (We actually request for scramble egg instead of 2 poached egg!) The hollandaise sauce completes the meal for two hungry people in the afternoon!

Pardon me I actually forgot the name of the mushroom crepe. It's heavenly good as well. We couldn't finish the portion because the portion of the mushroom is just way too much. The cream sauce match perfectly with the crepe. Writing this post makes me hungry already.

If you haven't been to Au Chocolat, head down and give it a try!

Au Chocolat

Address: Bay Level L1-03, The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands Singapore, Singapore 018972

Tel: 66887227

Daebak Korean BBQ Restaurant

2013-03-24T22:24:00.000+08:00

It's been awhile and I probably have to try one of the few Korean BBQ restaurant in Singapore. Mind you, although the culture might be similar to that of the Japanese, they are actually very different. In terms of food, they like garlic, radish, cabbage and salad (health-conscious bunch of people isn't)

The hype of the much viral video of the Gangnam-style and the popular variety show "Running man", together with some of the popular boyband/girl group, K-pop has sure been dominating the shores of Singapore over the past few months.

Running Man

One of my favourite past time is to watch Running Man and they're just simply addictive. Anyhow, I've have decided to try out Daebak Korean BBQ Restaurant. They are known to have high standard level of service and drawn alot of comments from the customers (both negative & positive)

This is how an authentic way of eating in a Korean restaurant

This is how I eat!

The Spread

I love how they pour the egg at the side of the hotplate. It's really good and the good thing is, it's free of charge! The egg itself would be enough to sustain your hungry stomach while the meat are still cooking. They are very particular about how the meat is cook so occasionally the server will come and disturb you while you are enjoying ur food! :/

On the other hand, their service is really good, too extreme i should say. Here's how it look like before the aftermath.

There are a number of Korean restaurant down the lane of Amoy Street. Take your pick and settle down for some authentic BBQ.

Daebak Korean BBQ Restaurant

Address: 98 Amoy Street.

Tel: 62260450

211 Marsiling Crescent

2013-03-23T11:14:00.000+08:00

Heads up! If you are a Northlanders/Woodlanders, head over to 211 Marsiling Crescent for some hidden gem in Singapore.

One of the stall situated at Lucky Star Eating House in 211 Marsiling Crescent Woodlands is famous for their Roasted Duck, Chicken, Char Siew and Roast Pork.

Sweet Chili Thai-Style Fried Tofu: $3

Roasted Duck: $5

Tender and juicy char siew (Recommended): $5

Lucky Star Eating House in 211 Marsiling Crescent

Address: 211 Marsiling Crescent, Singapore 730211

Tel: 63622183

Windowsill Pies

2013-02-14T23:38:00.000+08:00

A new couple finds it easy to express love. But people who have been in a relationship for long may find it difficult to articulate themselves. Valentine's Day is the perfect occasion to reignite the dying embers of love.

Today, I'm going to avoid the crowd at Orchard road. Heading over to a small cafe near Lavendar, I'm heading to Windowsill Pies for some picnic in the woods.

From the 14th to the 17th of February, Windowsill Pies will be serving a picnic for two with two slices of pie (a pot of tea to go with), a potato starter of your choice, a velvety corn and leek clam chowder and a main of your choice. All rounded off with a cute caraffe of juice or a couple glasses of wine! Priced at $65 for 2 people and an additional $10 for wine.

Velvety corn and leek clam chowder

The specially made clam chowder served with crispy samosa look-alike puff is the starter of this 3-course Valentine's Set. The portion is big enough for two to share. I'm not kidding, this is really some good clam chowder, one of the best I've had.

Latkes with French Onion Jalepeno Dip, Bacon waffles with Egg salad

The homemade recipe for the Jalepeno Dip is also one of my favourite because I personally do not like Jalepeno but I only know the dip is made from it after the meal. Amazing isn't? The Latkes with French Onion or Rösti (if you will), dip in the sauce is the perfect main course, although it look like some breakfast set that we are having.

Bacon waffles with egg salad is ok, thou i prefer the egg salad to be in bigger portion. Here comes the dessert, an icing on the cake. Full of robust flavours and exciting textures, their pies are crafted with honest ingredients and a close attention to detail. They normally had their cakes sold out pretty fast.

That's already saliva swallowing :)

Strawberry and Lemon Tart

Windowsill Pies is already famous for their cake. I've tried one of those at Manicurious. (3-in-1 Nail salon, retail and cafe)

Tea - Muscato Blanc

We had previously chose Muscato Blanc tea leaves to go with after the meal and strawberry, lemon tarts. Easily one of the simple yet perfect Valentine's date I had with my girlfriend and I'm pretty sure we would be back for more reviews.

Windowsill Pies

Address: 78 Horne Road, Singapore 209078

Tel: 90047827

d' Good Café

2013-01-18T16:47:00.000+08:00

Chanced upon a newly set up coffee house at the premises of Holland Village. It's been awhile ever since we set foot to explore new cafe within the area; Lorong Mambong, Lorong Liput.

The Entrance

You might not have notice them because they operate on the second level and the third level with very unique coffee experience. d'Good Cafe actually offers 4 different settings with two levels accommodating up to 95 people.

That fine day, the attic and the balcony were closed for a private event so we didn't have a chance to take some picture but we will definitely be back again. We chose the lawn because of the grassy patch and the swing in front of the window panel. It really feels very relax and comfy as time passed by.

The Lawn

We ordered the lava cake, the macarons and the blueberry white tea. I was supposed to be on a diet but you know, food blogger have no control over nice cafe settings and cheap and good dessert.

Blueberry White Tea (Healthy drink)

Lava cake and macarons

While the lava cake was good, the macarons was nothing to shout out for. We had better macarons in Paris and they definitely doesn't serve the best macarons in Singapore either. I have seen reviews of the breakfast here and we will be back to update you further. This restaurant doesn't charge GST and service charge at the moment.

They are open from daily. Drop by and say Hi!

d'Good Cafe

273 Holland Avenue #02-01/02 Singapore 278992
Tel: +65 2199807

Morganfield's

2013-01-18T16:20:00.002+08:00

As we explored deeper into The Star Vista, rarely, during a lunch visit, we found the catchy promotion board of the Morganfield's rather good and cost-saving. Offering a fresh approach to the old American diner concept, Morganfield's serves a wide array of American-style fare including steaks, pork and lamb chops.

Top Value Set Lunch from $9.90++ (Mon - Fri)

There wasn't any lunch time crowd judging by the fact that there are way too many options to eat at The Star Vista and so we didn't have to queue.

Interior of the restaurant

I ordered the 1/4 Honey Stung Chicken that comes with either the Salad or the Soup of the day and bottomless soft drinks (with a number of variety to choose from). Service was good and efficient and shortly salad was served, accompanied by the main course.

Salad

1/4 Honey Stung Chicken

The main course wasn't that oily afterall and I do appreciate the chef who took time to evenly fried the chicken. The meat's juicy and not really that dry compared to the normal way it's fried. Although, you probably might want to switch to a more healthier dish, this could be one of the option to try out the next time you visit Morganfield's.

THE STAR VISTA 1 Vista Exchange Green,
Unit #02-23, The Star Vista, Singapore 138617.
Tel: 66943635
Fax: 66943651

Manicurious

2012-11-27T12:23:00.000+08:00

Many Curious? It's Manicurious. Let me solve the mystery.

Manicurious is a newly setup nail salon, in conjunction with a cafe and as well as a retail space. This little hyper happening near beach road has their appointments for mani/pedicure almost fully booked during the weekends. We wouldn't able to do it on our first visit, so it's better to give them a call to make an appointment.

Outlook of Manicurious

Unique Menu

Interior of the Cafe

Lemon Tart

Promotion

Retail Space

So they say picture speaks a thousand words. Windowsill Pies serves freshly-made banana almond brittle pie, s’mores pie, strawberry lemon tart and sum it up with a cup of Cappuccino or Mocha for your lovely weekend afternoon.

Here's a sneak preview of the other side of the shop, the mini-nail salon. If you are bringing a companion along, coffee is on the house. How sweet right? They are having the mustache nail art for this month's promotion (November).

$30 Express Manicure with 4 nail art

Manicurious

41 Beach Road,

Singapore 189680

Owl Cafe

2012-11-22T16:40:00.000+08:00

We decided to check out the first-ever cafe from Singapore's Famous Owl Coffee brand and we are a tad disappointed at the lack of service even before we stepped in. There were almost 7-8 staffs including those in the small kitchen making some coffee and amazingly, there wasn't any crowd. We have to wander around if this cafe is a self-service one to start with.

Entrance of the Cafe

The café will offer various blends of authentic Straits Asian-inspired coffee with Straits Asian food and desserts. Hence we ordered, Iced Gula Melaka Kopi (Chef Recommendation), Crème brûlée and Soya Bean Curd. To our surprised, Soya Bean Curd was out of stock on a weekday at 4pm! What?

The Menu (Barely open, and Menu's almost destroyed)

Crème brûlée @ $2.80++ (Not recommended)

I do not know what i'm eating. Charred and smelled accompany by shallow dessert can only sum up my collective memories of such an awful dessert. Definitely not recommended and not going back anymore.

Iced Gula Melaka Kopi @ $5.00++ (Not recommended)

I suppose if i were to dine in at the cafe, i would probably be getting anything less than a take-away cup? Owl Cafe totally spoiled my afternoon. This Gula Melaka Kopi took probably more than 15mins to prepared and taste amazingly sweet. It's like drinking honey coffee. Definitely not recommended and not going back anymore.

Owl Café
1 Vista Exchange Green #02-10&11
The Star Vista Singapore 138617

Canton Paradise

2012-11-22T15:57:00.000+08:00

I'm a big fan of the paradise group because they cater to different concepts ranging from Chinese cuisine to western cuisine to tea-time favorites as well as seafood lovers. Canton Paradise, opened their latest outlet @ The Star Vista offers Cantonese treat and other traditional favorites like wanton noodles, congee, rice dishes and roast meat.

The Menu

The queue wasn't that bad during the weekday but however the wait can be quite torturing on a busy weekend, especially Sunday. Services were indeed lacking at this outlet, many of the staffs avoided eye contact with customers who would like to place an order and only continuously topping up tea and acting busy. We managed to make our order after 15 minutes of waiting.

The Plain Congee @ $1.80++ (Recommended)

I usually don't favor congee but this plain congee is really a surprised. Milky and with the crispy fried dough combination, this big bowl of Congee can be rather filling.

Crisp-Fried Tofu with Salt and Pepper @ $5.80++

Healthy selection but not as tasty. There are no surprises with the use of Tofu. Ordinary, whereas the Carrot Cake (Below) is really delicious, thou oily and fattening. The Carrot cake are dish into small cube, evenly fried and mixed with shrimp. Small in portion and not expensive for a appetizer.

Fried Carrot Cake in XO Sauce @ $6.80++ (Recommended)

Crispy BBQ Honey Pork Bun (3pcs) @ $4.80++

Good for sharing with friends. BBQ honey pork is well cooked and stuffed in the crispy bun, and taste just as good with it. However this is rather oily as well.

Crisp-fried Fish Skin tossed with salt and pepper @ $6.80++ (Recommended)

Ordered this to accompany with the plain congee. Never go wrong with the crispy fried fish skin! Delicious and recommended.

Signature Canton Jumbo Prawn Wanton Noodle Soup @ $7.80

Group Executive Congee/Noodle Chef Yau Chi Kong is responsible for the making of both delicious Congee and Noodle for Canton Paradise. I would prefer the congee than the noodle soup probably because the soup's too plain and lacking in taste. Nothing really special about the noodle as well as the Jumbo Prawn (it isn't really big afterall)

Crispy Prawn and Mango Salad Fritters (3pcs) @ $5.20++ (Recommended)

So i think you probably had guessed i'm a deep fried person? Well nothing could really goes wrong with food being deep fried i guess unless it turn charred. Prawn and Mango salad fritters is the number one favorite dim-sum "must-order" here right?

Steamed Scallop and Scrambled egg white dumpling @ $4.80++

Scallop was nowhere to see (probably too insignificant), Scrambled egg were tasteless, Dumpling skin's too thick. Not Recommended!

Steamed Cheong-Fun with Honey BBQ Pork Filling @ $4.50++

Last dish of the day and very generous with the filling for this popular dim sum "Must-order" dish. Sauces are not as salty and worth the try for if you do like to eat "Chee-Cheong-Fun".

Canton Paradise at The Star Vista
1 Vista Exchange Green #B1-45/46,

The Star Vista Singapore 138617

PUTIEN Restaurant

2012-11-19T23:55:00.000+08:00

Another list to be added on to Resorts World Sentosa, we had a family gathering dinner on a Sunday. PUTIEN, one of the Chinese restaurant offered within Resorts World Sentosa were fully packed, crowds are still in the waiting list. We were offered a big table but with a condition, to return them the table by 8.30pm. Also, before i forget, they do not allow picture taking within the Restaurant itself.

Adopted from the website, PUTIEN restaurant, a modest eatery specializing in Heng Hwa cuisine, offers an oasis of simple indulgences amid one’s daily bustle.

The entrance

Braised Pig Intestine @ $9.90++

Deep Fried Tenggiri Fish @ $12.90++

PUTIEN Lor Mee @ $15.90++ (Medium)

Chili Live Clam (Also known as "La-la") @ $12.90

Fried Heng Hwa Bee Hoon @ $15.90++ (Medium)

Seafood Fried Rice @ $15.90++ (Medium)

Homemade Beancurd @ $8.90

Everything we ordered were small in quantity unless otherwise stated. Mediocre standard in terms of food quality, there are nothing special in these dishes to bring out the Heng Hwa style. From Fried Rice, to Lor Mee to Heng Hwa Bee Hoon, they are basically the same dish except the different ways of cooking/methods. Fried Rice in this case stands out apart from others, Heng Hwa Bee Hoon's too dry and Lor Mee's too thick in texture.

However, the deep fried Tenggiri fish's evenly cooked and it comes with a special sauce to dip in. Homemade beancurd's smooth in texture. Braised Pig Intestine and Chili Live Clam looked pretty normal as well.

PUTIEN Restaurant

Resorts World Sentosa
26, Sentosa Gateway, #01-203/204,
The Forum Singapore 098138

Ramen Play

2012-11-19T23:30:00.002+08:00

We had a weekend stayover at the Hard Rock Hotel, Resort World Sentosa, and decided to give this Japanese Restaurant a go. Logically, there isn't much crowd on a Monday, thus we have no problem with finding seats.

Ramen Play Menu "Sanpou Ramen"

We were rather surprised that the Signature dish of Ramen Play is the rice instead of their Ramen. Nonetheless, we ordered the Chashu Tonkotsu Ramen and the popular Bamboo chicken (Waiting time said to be 15mins on the menu)

Sauce to go with your dishes

Chashu Tonkotsu Ramen @$13.80++ (5 Slices of Chashu)

The Ramen is going for $11.80++ for 3 slices of Chashu but i would recommend you to choose 5 slices instead because the meat is so tender that it melts in your mouth. Try it yourself!

Bamboo Chicken @ $3.50++

Tactically, restaurant generally charged with a premium prices at tourist location such as the Resort World Sentosa. I'm unable to comment if Ramen Play's Ramen would be cheaper elsewhere, however the price might be a little too steep for a Ramen to cost around $15. Toastbox, just opposite, already cost $8.80 for a set of Laksa or Curry Chicken.

Ramen Play
Resorts World Sentosa
26 Sentosa Gateway #B1-219
Singapore 098138