Bakerzin @ United Square

Bought Groupon's deal of $80 sometimes ago ... used it on one of the gathering with ex-colleagues! Always enjoy the pasta at Bakerzin!

Bratwurst Linguine Set

Le Chocolat Cafe

[Closed]
We went over to Le chocolat Cafe for cakes after dinner at Chowon Garden.  Le Chocolat is a dessert cafe located in The Club Hotel. Cosy ambience and a nice place to have a cup of tea and cake.  

Among all the cakes we had, the Ivory tart and green tea opera are the nicer ones. 

Kungfu Paradise

[Closed]
24 Jun 2011

I'm one of the 5 lucky winners to receive Kungfu Paradise $30 dining voucher from Sparklette giveaway! Kungfu Paradise is a casual dining tea cafe under Paradise Group serving a mixture of Western and Chinese cuisine. The restaurant ambiance is pretty cosy. A nice place to chill out with friends... however the food was not so fantastic!   

The Duo Master - S$12.90++

Very large serving portion of Chicken Chop &  Fish Fillet topped with mozzarella cheese and tomato sauce. A tad too dry and bland tasting for our liking. I think cream sauce will be a better choice.

Chill out at Ikea @ Tampines

23 Jun 2011

With bosses not in town, we can stay out longer for lunch! So we sneaked to Ikea @ Tampines for lunch! Had a great lunch chilling out at the cafe with fellow colleagues!

Meat Balls

A must order whenever we eat here...

Honeymoon Dessert

18 Mar 2011

We did some window shopping around 313 @ Somerset after dinner at Ootoya. Both of us were not in the mood for shopping so decided to have some dessert instead. We went to Honeymoon Dessert. A dessert cafe chain originated from Hong Kong.

Red Bean Soup with Grass Jelly & Green Tea Ice Cream

Quite weird combination but I like it though a bit too sweet.

Soup Broth Asia

8 Feb 2011

Soup Broth Asia located at Raffles City is under the same management as The Soup Spoon but specialised in Asian Soup where the later in Western soup. At Soup Broth Asia, all the soup are simmered for at least 8 hours and all are prepared naturally with no MSG and artifical flavouring. I always wanted to check out this place since it opened last year and finally got an opportunity when H asked me out for dinner at Raffles City. Of course I suggested to try Soup Broth Asia for some comfort food instead of going for our usual Japanese and Western cuisine.

There are 12 types of soup on the menu, prices range from S$7.20 to $10.20. Each soup comes with complimentary rice but there are Fried rice and Yam rice as an alternative with an additional S$1.00 charge. To make a more complete meal, just need to top up another S$3.80 for 2 side dishes or S$4.80 for 3 dishes to have a set meal that comes with drink. The sides dishes include appetizers, meat and vegetables dishes. Definitely there are somethings that you will like.

Fujian Fish Stew - S$9.20

H had this and she liked it. The soup was very flavourful and sweet tasting!

Sweet Spring @ Nex

11 Jan 2011

After dinner at Xian De lai, we continued our CNY shopping spree and ended the evening with dessert at Sweet Spring. Another place we wanted to try since the first visit to Nex! However, we were quite disappointed with the homemade soya beancurd, too curdy! Would prefer it to be smoother and softer! But we did enjoy the mango ice.

Homemade Soya Beancurb - S$4.90 (For 2)

Mango Ice

Sweet Spring @ Nex
23 Serangoon Central #B1-13/14
Singapore 556083

Dessertstory @ Nex

3 Jan 2011

Dessertstory is one of the popular dessert cafe at Nex. We went for some snow ice after shopping at Nex. Frankly I didn't find it really good just ordinary but seem to be selling like hotcakes. The cafe is always packed at anytime of the day, hot desserts are popular here too.

Black Sesame Snow Ice - S$4.20

Mango Snow Ice - S$4.20

Dessertstory
Nex
23 Serangoon Central
#03-17
Singapore 556083
Tel: 6634 2697

Ya Kun Kaya Toast @ HDB Hub

The most traditional and Singaporean style breakfast that most enjoy! Kaya & butter toast, half boiled egg and coffee! One of my favourite kind of breakfast though nowadays you can have them at any time of the day. Satisfying and yummy way to start the day with this. Don't you think so?

Set A - S$4.20

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Ya Kun Kaya Toast
HDB Hub
490 Lorong 6 Toa Payoh
#01-15 HDB Hub
Singapore 310490
Tel/Fax : 6397 2234
Opening Hours: Daily 7.30am to 10.30pm

Quiznos Sub @ Square 2

18th Nov 2010

My first Quiznos sub! Had a satisfying beef sandwich for dinner on a weekday night after grocery shopping at Sq 2. I think I like them more than Subway. They had a counter at the side for free flow of pickles and sauces to go with the sandwiches. The cafe was cosy with a few comfortable sofa sitting. Great place to chill out with friends.

Zesty Steak Sandwich

Flavourful and tender slice beef, sauteed mushroom and onion with melted cheddar cheese on well toasted parmesan bread! This is heavenly for beef and cheese lover!

Quiznos Sub
10 Sinaran Drive
#01-51/53 Novena Square 2
Singapore
Tel: 6397 2420
Opening Hours
Daily: 11am – 10pm

Xing Wang Hong Kong Cafe

16th Nov 2010

Had a quick and not very fantastic dinner at Xin Wang HK Cafe @ Marina Square before catching a movie - Due Date. A comedy that was quite ridiculous but rather entertaining.

Pork Chop Rice

Pretty ordinary, nothing to shout about. At least better than the hor fun that I had.


Fried Beef Hor Fun

Lack of 'wok hei' and the beef was a bit tough.

Xin Wang Hong Kong Cafe
Marina Square
No. 6 Raffles Boulevard
Marina Square #01-04
Singapore 039594
Tel: 6337 5297

Operating Hours:
Monday to Thursday – 11am to 2am
Friday – 11am to 4am
Saturday – 10am to 4am
Sunday – 10am to 2am

Coffee Bean @ Resort World

3rd Nov 2010

With few colleagues shared some sandwiches at Coffee Bean before attending E50 Dinner at the Resort World Convention Hall.

Roast Chicken with Focaccia Bread




Roast Turkey with Croissant




Snapper - One of my fav drink



The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf

The CaffeBar

29 May 2010

It's a Saturday afternoon after work and I was at Parkway Parade again. Planned to have a haircut but my hairstylist was fully booked and wanted me to come back an hour later. With an hour to spare and feeling very hungry so I popped into The CaffeBar which is just opposite the hair salon to have lunch. I chose the Gourmet lunch set which come with a soup, main and drink. To complete the meal and indulge myself, I also ordered a strawberry shortcake for dessert.

Gourmet Set - S$20.80++
Clam Chowder Soup

Quite nice and flavourful, glad that it was not too thick and creamy. The cafe serve free flow of ciabatta bread and french butter.

Ham Linguini Aglio Olio

For the main I had pasta, been craving for it for weeks. I made a right choice, the linguini was ala dente. Came with generous amount of ham and shitake mushroom. Every bite bursting with olive oil and garlic fragrant. Very delightful!

Strawberry Shortcake - S$6.50++

For S$6.50 only, it's a large slice of cake. The sponge was moist but not very soft and tasted buttery. The cream was just ordinary and overall more of a traditional kind of strawberry shortcake. Haha after the pasta, it's tough to finish off and I gave up halfway.

The CaffeBar
80 Marine Parade Road
#01-34E Parkway Parade
Singapore 449269
Tel: 6345 4345
Opening Hours
Daily: 10am to 10pm

The Palms @ S'pore Swimming Club

24 May 2010

One of my bosses brought a few of us to his club - Singapore Swimming Club for lunch. The Palms which only open to members is a coffeehouse that serves local and western cuisines. The food was not so fantastic but rather value for money as it's generally cheaper than outside. The serving portions are huge too for the price charged. The main course mostly priced less than $20 and local delights are under $10. The cakes though tasted ordinary are mostly at $3/slice which I think was really cheap. A great place for regular family gathering in a cosy ambiance. Too bad is not open to public as I was told.

Pork Chops

My choice -Grilled pork chop with brown sauce served with grilled asparagus, baby potatoes and button mushroom. The sauce was nice but the pork was overcooked as it was tough and dry.

Grilled Fish

Grilled fish with pumpkin puree served with grilled asparagus and mushrooms.

Roast Chicken

Roast Chicken with brown sauce served with roast vegetables and mushroom.

Grilled Salmon & Spaghetti in Cream Sauce

Grilled salmon with creamy spaghetti. I tried some and find that the pasta and salmon was overcooked. The cream sauce was quite bland too. I think was the worst dish of the day.

Laksa

My boss had this and commented that it was good as the sauce was really thick and fragrant.

Tiramisu

Strawberry Light Cheesecake

Chempadak Cake

The strawberry cheesecake was the best among the 3 cakes we shared. It was light and creamy.

The Palms
45 Tanjong Rhu Road
Singapore 436899
Tel: 6342 3679
Opening hour: 11am - 10pm daily

Some of the photos without my affixes are taken from Lily's DC.

Relax Bistro

[Closed]
21 May 2010

A night out with one of my colleague at 313@Somerset. A few months old new shopping centre in Orchard. This place is quite a hit as it's always crowded as compared to Orchard Central which is just beside it. Read a handful of reviews about the dining at 313@Somerset and one of them that I always wanted to try was Relax Bistro.

Relax Bistro is a great place to chill out with friends. The restaurant interior is very cosy and chic with a fantastic al-fresco dining area. Very charming especially in the night. However, the food was just average and not as impressive as the decor. We ordered 2 main course and share an appetizer, a soup and a dessert. Total bill was about S$67.00 which was not really value for money.

Crispy Oyster - S$12.80++

This was a great start for the meal. The batter was nicely seasoned and crispy, coated the plump and juicy oyster. Yummy and addictive.

Cream of Chicken Soup (SOD) - S$4.00++

The soup was a disappointment, probably taste slightly better than instant cup soup.

Vongole - S$14.80++

My favourite kind of pasta which I can cook it quite well myself. The one here can't meet my expectation. The broth was a bit bland and lack of clam flavour though many clams were added. The only plus was the linguine was al dente.

Grilled Chicken - S$15.80++

Not bad but not good enough to impress and portion was quite small. Honey grilled chicken thigh served with pumpkin puree and greens.

Tiramisu - S$9.80++

The tiramisu at least was quite satisfying. It was light, not overly sweet and the sponge finger was nicely soaked with coffee liquor.




Relax Bistro
313 Orchard Road
#02-38/39 313@Somerset
Singapore 238895
Tel: 6341 9978
Opening hours: 10am – 10pm daily

Prive Bakery Cafe

1st May 2010
(Finally manage to complete my Apr 2010 backlogs. May is coming to an end and I'm just starting my 1st May's post!)

Waking up early on Labour day just to have breakfast at Prive, located at Marina Keppel Bay. Is also one of the cafe in Singapore that serve all day breakfast menu. Brunch seem to be a trend in Singapore. We were surprised that the cafe were pretty packed already at 9am so we were not the only early riser...lol! Prive Baking Cafe is a wonderful al fresco dining place to relax and chill out with friends and family on weekends and holidays. For a moment, I felt like I was somewhere overseas. Probably for now nobody will want to dine outdoor with this kind of super humid & hot weather. If the weather starts to cool down I will definitely wish to go again for the ambiance and to try the dessert though not for the food.

There were many good reviews about them so we went with much expectation. I was disappointed to say that the food and service were not as expected. The wait for the food was too long. Our orders were taken at 9.15am but drinks were only served half an hour later. Then follow by another long wait for the food which came after several complaints. We waited more than 1 hour for the food though the waitress was apologetic. For the food, let the pictures speak for itself...

Egg Benedict - S$14.50++

Half of an English muffin, topped with bacon, poached eggs, and hollandaise sauce served with some salad. Is this how Egg Benedict should look like and taste like? Somehow it doesn't look quite right to me even though was my first encounter with EB as the hollandaise sauce was liked a baked layer of cheese instead of saucy and it actually tasted quite cheesy.


The muffin and bacon was too dry for my liking but at least the poached egg was nicely done that manage to salvage the whole dish.


Ultimate Breakfast - S$17.00++

Everything on this plate was ultimate but was ultimately dry and cold except for the baked bean. The sunny side up was overdone, the toast was cold, the bacon was over fried though very crispy and even the saute mushroom was dry too.


Cafe Latte & TWD French Earl Grey Tea - S$4.80++ ea

Looking at all those yachts while sipping our coffee and tea, we were wondering how much to rent one to go out to the sea one day with family and some close friends. If it is affordable that will be terrific. Dreamzzz....lol!




Prive Bakery Cafe
Marina at Keppel Bay
2 Keppel Bay Vista
Singapore 098382
Tel: 6776 0777
Opening hours: 9.00am to 12.00mn
(last order 11.00pm)