Food for thought

This post is at least 3 months post dated. :) But fret not because pictures shall do the talking.
Was out with the girls for a small short gathering. Chose this place because some filming took place here and i super like the show.

Food for thought. Located right opposite the new dblo. Who would have known its also a hidden gem?

Menu was slighly skimpy though.

Fast Food Style? So that dont have to clean the tables?


Tables look simple but good enough. A pity cos no back rest. The whole colour theme of the restaurant was well integrated and matching.

The pasta section was ok ok.... I ordered Garlic Prawns with Corriander Linguine.

Min ordered the Prawn and Calamari Risotto

Ok, this is jus about the girls

SOrry hui, this is not edited.

Ok, this will agar tell you how long ago this gathering was.

But the main focus is the menu k....

Had English Breakfast.

Here comes my pasta.

The pasta was al dente, topped with corriander rather than cooked with it. Hardly tasted any corriander. Garlic strong was well balanced with the olive oil fragrance.

Prawns were big and crunchy.

This is hui's half breakfast. Eggs were runny and slightly on the buttery side. Bacon was crispy and had all the oil off from it. I like it but its not her type of bacon.

Mel had this wonderful thing. Pancake with gula melaka, topped with chocolate chips and whipped cream. The gula melaka melted and soaked the pancakes sweet while the choco chips provided the aromatic cocoa fragrance and the cream adding another layer of texture. Yummy.

Min's Risotto. Was ok, not too thick nor runny. Ingredients were generous.

Potato gratin for hui was yummy, serving was a bit too big for her to finish. topped with cheese that filled to the brim and the creamy potato. A recommendation to share if not it'll be slightly too thick to finish.

The only concern i had was the amount of oil left over from my pasta. Towards the last few mouths oil starting coating my mouth. Didnt like the feeling.

Auntie note: Tea can be refilled with hot water over and over again. Good choice if you are not after their fatty milk shakes.

8 Queen Street

T: +65 6338 9887

F: +65 6338 1080

E: (reservations and enquiries)

E: (programmes and events)
Opening Hours: Mon - Sat 9am - 10pm(Last orders from kitchen 8.50pm)Sun 9am - 9pm(Last orders from kitchen 7.30pm)

Not G6 but G7

Alright, the lazy saturday afternoon reminded me that its march. I know i didnt post as promised. So as a form of apology, shall do some real intro of good food.

G7 Sim Ma Seafood Tze Char

Was with boy there for new year's eve. The quatity of food is for 2. First up, salted egg crabs. Crabs are deep fried before stirring in the salted eggs but i think its slightly over fried making it too dry. Meat is slightly dry and compacted. Salted eggs on the other hand was thick, not too salty but can do better if its slightly more buttery. I guess if there were less customers on that day, chef will definitely do a thumbs up salted egg crab for me.

Yummy frogs.
What is special is the sauce. Gong Bao sauce that is thick enough to stir in your porridge. Slightly on the spicy side to wet your appetite. The meat is soft and tender, dropping off its bone without trying too hard.

French beans with shrimps.
Yummy to the max. Super crunchy and juicy.
The shrimps is even fried till crispy together with lard and garlic.
A perfect blend as the slightly salty dried shrimps give the natural flavour to the dish without much effort.

Home made tofu.
Tofu was soft and tender. The slight eggy taste melts in your mouth and doesnt leave a squeaky after taste. The sauce was of the right thickness and is meat sauce was super tasty with the mushrooms marinated in. Boy was saying the sauce will definitely taste good stirred with rice.
Overall this place is definitely worth visiting. Reasonably priced and good food.
A low point would be the location, although it is quite accessible by bus its is located at the middle of no where.
Auntie note: There is a promotion where you can get free frogs if you order more than 2 frogs.
This sounds odd. The promotion is something like buy 2 get 1 free. Buy 3 get 2 free.
So get more people to go eat together!
G7 Sin Ma Live Seafood Restaurant
Address: 161 Geylang Road Lorong 3, #01-01/02 Geylang Conservation Area, Singapore Tel: 6743 2201

Apologetic.

Looks like blog is kind of dead. It speaks a lot about the owner.
I shall publish a post by next week.
Because the passion hasn't died down.
Sometimes life goes through changes.
The other day i went to a Japanese Ramen shop for lunch.
It was a disappointment.
It used to be one of the better rated ones.
I excitedly took a photo before eating but felt how unworthy it was to post it.

Till i'm back to reality. I hope readers can bear with me.

Ramen is love

Top 10 ramen bar in HGW webbie. And off we go to try it!

Location.... In Mandarin gallery, shop is recognised by long queues and the atas looking shop front.

approximately 4-5 different kind of soup base and 3 different combi for each soup.
1. with tamago
2. with simmered pork belly
3. with simmered pork cubes

What is best is....... EXTRA SERVING OF NOODLES! for just $2!

Some special dishes that i didnt try becos noodles is the best thing there

Special miso paste and fragrant garlic soup, with pork cubes. Plus extra tamago on the side.

See the miso paste? Looks like chilli but its not. The dark sauce is mysteriously tasty and i got no idea what is it. The spring onions from Japan is also different from those we get in Singapore, its not as strong but still the onions goes well and blended with the garlic to be a perfect match!

Boy had spicy miso soup with tamago, i prefered mine better. He's lacked the garlic fragrance but had an extra tinge of spice and more onions to lift the taste.

Generous portions of pork belly and pork cubes. Very well marinated and soft, pork belly has balanced ratio of fats and meat, making it melt in your mouth with the oil infused into the meat.

Pork cubes is tender and moist, the size is just nice to absorb all the juicy marinate.

Noodles for the two kinds of noodles is different. Mine is thicker and softer while boy's is thinner more chewy and a bit curly.... For all noodles, you can choose the "doneness" of your noodles. Hard, medium and soft. I chose medium. It was good.

Tamago can be slightly better. Even thou it was well marinated the yolk can be more runny.

This is not comparable to Marutama ramen even though it is as authentic. The origin and tradition of this ramen is different from Marutama's. So it is dependent on your taste buds to make a choice.

Auntie note: Please be prepared to queue up for about half an hour at least. Ramen is slightly expensive but they do offer ice water. Desert was expensive. Saw the table beside us ordering mini sized desert. For the price, there are better choices out there.

Ippudo

333A Orchard RoadSingapore 238897

Mandarin Gallery

6235 2797
Open Mon-Sat 11am-11pm; Sun 11am-10pm

24 hours Bah Kut Teh

Sin Heng Claypot Bah Kut Teh 24 hours but closed on mondays.

Conclusions?

Best for supper and value for money.

Huge variety and refillable soup.

bad and limited parking system.



Prawn omelette

for a $8 value it can be much bigger.

Eggs was smooth and quite thick for the texture but left overs on the plate was shiny and gives you a shock.

More prawns could have been better.



Ma you and ginger chicken.

Sauce is thick and goes super well with rice.

chicken wings is chopped up into smaller pieces to soak up the sauce.


Bah Kut Teh soup is the peppery kind more than the herbal soup kind. It is always served boiling. Pork ribs are served generously and we always share a large bowl even when we have 8 of us. Refillable right?

Baby Kailan used to be better in the past. Now it is harder and less flavourful. Plus we once found a vege worm in the plate. But was given an exchange.

Oats prawn was also better last time. Now its not as crispy, the head is too hard to be eaten. Less Oats. But overall prices are reasonable and if going with a group of friends it is value for money.

Aunty note: Food is value for money, no Gst and service charge. but charged for towels. Parking is free, but be prepared to move your vehicle half way whenever there is a free slot.

Sin Heng Bak Koot Teh439 Joo Chiat RoadTel: +65 6345 8754
Open 24 hours
Closed Mondays

TCC!

The new love, whats more? It opens till late. Friday night chill out location.


The all time favourite. Baked rice with lobster bisque. The rice is not wet and mushy but moist soaked with the lobster bisque. The cheese manage to blend well with the special sauce and give a fine chewy texture. The seafood taste was overwhelming and is suitable for those who like seafood. Plus the 2 huge clams was succulent but would make you ask for more.
The garnishing however was bitter. Anyone knows the name for the vege?




The menu manage to carefully describe the dish so perfectly. But I felt the dish fell short of my expectations. Pasta did not soak up the sauce which was too runny had little texture. It was tomato sauce with water. Not much taste. Jus some garlic to lift the taste. The soft shell crab was normal but turned soggy very quickly.

Some parts of the crab was slightly burnt. :(

Pan fried dory with penne. This was better. Dory was fried crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. Additional bread crumbs on the outside for the extra crunchy feel. I didnt like penne because it was not the traditional noodles shape and size but each time i tried penne it was a surprise.

Hawaiian like seafood baked pasta was well done as well. Slightly on the wet juicy side, the fail proof combo or ham, pineapple and cheese placed on pasta couldn't be better. Plus the bonus prawns and mushrooms, texture was further enhanced.

Last but not least, the legendary mudpie is yums. For a non coffee lover like me, the slight coffee taste was an enhancer for the chocolately mudpie, the base was rather hard but chewy enough to let another layer of mudpie get stirred up in the mouth. Plus the generous oreo shavings, was more than sinful. A very wise advise, please do not attempt to swallow this alone. You wont want to end up with a sore throat the next day.

Aunty note: Free membership, please do apply

I received a call from TCC Tamp 1 outlet informing that i am the top 10 spenders for the month and is lucky to receive 2 cathay movie tickets. I'm LOVING it.

Wendy's

It was rainy day when i first tried Wendy's. Newly opened fast food chain in Singapore is invading into the forever crowded Jurong Point. There isn't shelter linking to the restaurant, but staff was helpful to lend an umbrella.


Its kind of overated. Wendy's came in a surge but their food are not comparative to the other fast food. Had baked potato, the sauce was good, piping hot. BUT! look at the cheese? not baked at all.....


Burgers for meal. Fries was normal, nothing to comment.

The variety was just right, some seafood burgers available.

Small meat patty. No lettuce at all....

The burger i had was dry, batter was rough and the peppery patty wasn't satisfying at all.

Disappointment.

Wendy's

Jurong point