Ah ma Bday

Ah ma's 80th Birthday is super grand. With traditional birthday wishes and giving of red packet before we set out for dinner.



Dinner is at a neighbourhood chinese restaurant. Ah ma with strong teeth can still chew chew chew... The set dinner was expensive. More than $1000 per table for ten pax. We had 3 full tables.



The appetizers for us was set nicely with each individual getting 1 each.

The braised peanuts were so well done each of them was bursting with flavour and rich aroma of the 卤味. They even added the beancurd. A little less salt would make this perfect.

The setting of the tables was great! Classy with wine glasses.

The first dish is definitely the 寿桃. Its longevity buns. Its was served warm, with fluffy outer skins and sweet lotus paste. Not too big to make you feel full.

Ah ma's bun was extra large. In comparison to our, she had to use a knife to cut it up! But its not edible!

The first dish is cold crab. Lovely crabs instantly froze after steaming to lock the juicy seafood taste.

It was of considerable size and each of the legs and pincers were filled with the flesh to the brim.

The 蟹膏was thick and filled the shells. Even the other parts of the body had the paste on it. The aroma fills up your mouth making you want to eat it non stop.

The body had the "gao" on it too.

The traditional 冷盘we usually have in wedding dinners is this huge plate of assorted canapes.

This is served individually and it was so delicate we had to eat this gently.

First up in smoked duck confetti. The duck meat was so heavily smoked it tasted more like bacon and ham than duck meat. The jelly fish thing is hidden underneath the meat. It was too spicy for my liking. But the QQ ness was the best i've eaten.

Wasabi prawn was crispy but the wasabi taste was too mild to have the kick. Batter was not too thick, prawns were crispy and huge.

Heard of Buddha Jump over the Wall? Yes, meet the real buddha.

Loaded with all the sea gems, from shark's fin to abalone, you name it they'll have it.

The shark's fin huge and large, streaky and Q. A pity the air con was blasting, when we were served it was already lukewarm.

Abalone how to describe? Chewy and cannot bite? The sides were soft and tender. The sauce laid over was great.

The rest of it? I should say i don't know how to appreciate. The sea cucumber was thick and super chewy, the rest i dont even know wad are they......

Next up Miss piggy....

Skin was super crispy and had a thin layer of fats attached for the smooth texture.

Steamed promfet in Teochew style. Nice and yummy sauce cooked with plum and tomatoes for the tinge of sour taste. The fish was not too soft. Its considered quite a big fish and normally meat is slightly tough. But it was just nice for a table of 10 to devour this fish.

The thick thick fleshy meat.

Next up is roast chicken. Not too dry unlike many other roast chicken. The skin was crispy and sprinkled with garlic fried till golden brown.

Scallop noodles with handmade noodles. Was too full by the time the dish came. Noodles had a weird texture, its was not like Chinese Ramen, not like maggi mee, not like japanese ramen, not like indian mee goreng. Texture was like Kang Kong. Slightly hollow. But the scallop was too little though.

Bird nest as dessert, who can resist it. With rock sugar, white fungus, Gingko nut, and some fruits, the bird nest was sweet and light. Great after a heavy meal. A piece of sugar cane also seen to add on to the flavour. Bird nest could have been more generous though.

Auntie note: Loads of people patronage the restaurant so please make reservations. The cold crab is to die for but please call to enquire if its available for the day.

Chin Lee Restaurant 深利美食馆

Blk 115 Bedok North Road #01-285 Singapore

Tel: +65 6444 5554

Timbre? Disappointment

Me and boy exhausted and tired after whole day of work, so whats better than home?
I wanted to give boy a surprise by ordering his favourite pizza from timbre but because of lack of cash had to ask him to help in deciding.

This service is actually by Hungrygowhere. Simply enter your postal code to let the website calculate your delivery charge based on distance away from the desired restaurant. There is quite a range of restaurants for you to choose from.

Delivery charge for us is the 2nd most expensive range of $8.50. But compared to taking cab, this is quite worthy. A $5 surcharge is applicable for orders under $40 (exclude delivery charges), so we ying ying also wan to hit $40.

We ordered a pizza! Chose the half half pizza because its $2 more expensive, and can hit our $40! We had half roasted garlic shrimp and the other half spicy Cajun chicken and basil.


This is goodness. But more than half is for the prawn, i like the chicken more!
The pizza crust is good, not too soft for my ah ma teeth. The dough tasted a little sweet, and is perfect with all the wonderful ingredients. The chicken is breast meat, not oily at all.

Next up is the all time favourits, Buffalo wings..... at $8.60 you get 5 pieces, and because its 2 jointed, meaning 10 pieces..... The sauce was delivered seperately so that it wouldn't be mushy...


A pity is the extra thick batter. The buffalo wings served at timbre doesn't taste like this. But the strong tumeric smell of the wings is still good.

My complain: Hot and spicy seafood platter for $12.90.

The portion was small till beyond imagination. 3 medium size prawns, 2 mussles, about 5 sotong rings. The hot and spicy sauce is merely the same sauce as the buffalo wings fried with some garlic. Superbly cheated.

Auntie note: You don't have to pay 10% service charge for delivery.

Kuishinbo

My treat, because i was in a good mood and felt that a full stomach will be comfortable.


And the best place to satisfy the never ending appetite will be to fill it up with snow crabs. Where the hell to get them in Singapore? I think Isetan sells frozen ones. But why go thru the hassle when you can get them at KUISHINBO at half the price?????








Snow crabs wait first because i have to eat some sashimi as appetizer.


Sashimi will always be the first on the list in any buffet because if you have it with a full stomach you no longer can taste the light, fresh and fishyness of the sashimi. Kuishinbo has a variety of fresh sashimi that is cut right in front of you. The fish was tender yet still QQ, look at the picture and you can see the gloss over the fish. They not only have salmon, but also maguro and hamachi. Plus some fresh scallops, and also cold prawns( sorry no pics). All these tasted sweet and as thou right from the ocean.





The exciting part comes. Snow crab the length of your chop sticks. Eat with scissors and cut it right open. Pulling out the flesh in one whole chunk and popping it right into your mouth. Luxury? yes, it sure is.


The snow crabs melts in your mouth, with the texture of a sharkfins but in a solid piece. The sweetness of seafood jus ooze out when you bite thru it. Plus the crab meat is juicy and smooth.


Kuishinbo surprises their customers and continued with their tradition of the hourly special to make you remain alert thru out the meal. Hourly specials are for the first 20 on first come first serve basis. The specials are not dishes you find in the buffet spread.





The auntie spirit motivated me to get 3 out of 4 hourly specials. The first and third is lobster with garlic and white wine sauce. Lobster was very meaty, sweet and fresh, very bouncy, plus the garlic brought out the taste with the help of italian spices. Lobster was crunchy with juice spurting out every mouth you bite thru it.








2nd was this. Frozen strawberry with white chocolate. Yummy. This particular desert is sold in mos burger, quite exp k.... the icy frozen strawberry gives you a brain freeze. Sour on the outside, sweet on the inside.

i am moving on to the cakes section now. My fav part of the buffet is always on the cakes. however, kuishinbo's emphasis is more on seafood and not on pastries!

Cakes clockwise:

Mango cake: taste ok, mango taste not artificial but seems like too much gelatine, the cake's density was more like jelly.

Pistacio cake: very fragrant. Had a little after taste of macha.

Oreo cheesecake: very salty, covered the sweetness of the cake. Saved by the mini oreo on top.

Blackforest cake: very disappointing. The base or rather the whole cake was dry and rough. Not a little bit of moisture in the cake. I had a bite and left the rest.

Overly dense strawberry cake: the whole cake was like a piece of solid with little taste. You need like 3 mouths to tell u that you give up trying to guess what flavour it is.

Tiramisu: Taste like chocolate cake.

Blueberry cake: Good. not too sweet, the topping on top is like blueberry jam.

Newyork cheese cake: Not too salty unlike the oreo cheese cake. The cake was not very dense so you can finish it up easily.

The rest of them here:

The black cup: its choco shavings, with mint in the 2nd tier and choco syrup as the base. Best desert. The mint was refreshing and a perfect combi with the choco shavings. Sweet yet not over powering.

Danish with blueberry jam: pastry is not crispy but quite xiang.

Strawberry cake again: the base is actually some nuts. but not cruchy. so wads the point?

Fruit tart: the filling is custard. But again too much gelatine. The fruit on top too small to make any difference to the taste.

Strawberry cup: another thumbs up. Rich and creamy milky substance over strawberry essence. The cream and strawberry on top also makes the desert attractive and oh-so-love-it.

Alright, back to food. This is pipping hot soup. Tts actually some japanese soup with chicken meat balls. I took it cos it resembles shark's fin. I have to say it does, they even add imitation shark's fin in it but the ginger taste was too over powering i gave up.

They are currently having a seafood feast special so they have more special stuff such as black pepper mud crab and steamed promfet. But so sorry, it ended the day i went.

I didn't eat the black pepper crab cos my braces can't really bite. But boy said it was good. He had 5 of the gong.

This is also another special item. its another kind of snow crab i think. The meat is slightly more salty but it was tender and juicy.

Yakitori. Sweet and soft. Well marinated and juicy. the yakitori sauce was good and it blends well with the chicken. The meat can be easily detached from the stick.

A whole plate of tempura, breaded prawn and soft shell crab.

Tempura was good, prawns were crunchy and well marinated. The batter used was fragrant and stuck well to the prawn not falling off when you bite. Plus tempura sauce was dispensed from a hot water flask so it was pipping hot.

Breaded prawn on the other hand lost the fight. Prawns were barely seen. Tiny and most probaby mashed up. The breaded batter was normal not very tasty.

Soft shell crab was not crispy, i had one cos the crab was a bit soft already.

Chawamushi, right from the steamer. Goodness smooth and the dashi stock used was perfect. The presentation is good and if you do notice, there is a hidden piece of hotate! Plus a prawn! that's like scoring 101 over 100!

The deep fried prawns were not crispy enough for you to chomp down the whole prawn. Nothing special with the batter.

The drumlets on the other hand was good. Comparable to mcwings. It was fragrant, only regret was that it wasn't served hot.

Auntie note for the day is:

Prices vary daily so you can check out their website for the pricing.

Tea bags selection is huge, i think perhaps 30 kinds to choose from. Drink to your fill.

3 Temasek Boulevard#03-002 Suntec City Tower 1

Tel: +65 6238 7088

Lunch11.30am – 3.00pm Dinner5.30pm – 10.00pm

happy birthday to you....

EAT OUT FOR MS QUEK’S BDAY!!!!

Another outing to celebrate the 21st birthday of our LPY (lao peng you) gang. Hahaha.
Sometimes I wonder why the celebration of the 21st is so important. Anyway, I won have a post of my 21st bday cos most of the time I was running ard, and my fav desert which is the crème brule wasn’t the desert of that day. (turns out to be some sio ba looking thing)

anyway, location wise the place seems to be not very accessible. the nearest MRT station will be bugis stn. approx 15 minutes walk in the direction of the mosque. located at the corner of the street where neon lights are brightly lited in the dimmed restuarant. i would say this is a great chill-out place for u and ur girl frens.

wide range of alcohol available. from housepours to hard liquor, whiskey to mojito, wine to cocktails. you name it, they serve it. looking at the menu out of 20 pages, 15 are beverages. but yet, don be surprise by the food they do serve, plain jane.

the best recommendation, seafood platter.

i went back for a sec visit with boy to let him taste the soft springy rice filled with moisture, smelled of melted butter, and taste out of the world. it may sound like as thou this is an advertorial but i dont like to boast. it is the best butter rice i've eaten. perhaps many will criticise the "ordinaryness" of butter rice. but come try it, and you'll understand how i fell in love with THIS butter rice to let me patronise them again and again.

alright, wads seafood platter without seafood?

the seafood had a wide selection, pan fried dory, sotong, and one giant prawn. the prawn was fresh but not the crunchy kind that is cooked to perfection. the dory was a bit over done turning a bit dry and tough. the sotong was good, QQ. there was some kind of sauce over the seafood and the fish somehow got soaked in it and turned softer. thus overall the seafood was UPS to a certain standard again.

Next up we have the very ordinary chicken chop that everyone laughed when ls ordered them. but it turned out well done. its not the pan grilled chicken chop that hawker centres or coffee shops sell. it tasted different. very much more fragrant and the sauce that accompanied the chicken brought out the taste of the tender and juicy chicken thigh. At a closer look, the vegetables that was served looks nua nua and yucky, but when i tasted them it was great. the brinjal (eggplant) tasted good (i don even eat brinjal that my mummy cooks) and when i realise it, it was one after another!!!!

this was my main. somehow it pales in comparison with the rest of the meaty stuff. spag was al dente, prawns were fresh, crisp and tasted well marinated. i have to say served with courtesy but fail to produce the right oomph. will be better if it had better presentation? or perhaps some chilli padi to add to the colour.

i went for a return trip and had the seafood platter again. it did amazed me again with the butter rice. however the only regret was the small portion of rice served. thus i ordered extra butter rice to go along and it only cost me a dollar more!!!!

ordered another chicke dish, forgot its name. i think its chicken with some sauce, not bad. shall not talk much abt it cos it doesn;t come with a pic. :(

before i end, many of u would have guessed. the place of all drinks and food is blu jazz cafe located at haji lane.

Auntie note: the place serves goood alcohol as jugs are served with shooter glasses of hard liqour. so you won be disappointed with diluted alcohol thats normally served in clubs. $35/jug of vodka redbull will be my best pick.

address: 11 Bali Lane

tel: 6292 3800