I was convinced by the overated comments of my dining pals to try out Serenity at vivocity and for a while I consider some comments to be true to the core, some areas i suppose needed some improvements.
Though you see a small entrance, this corner unit actually provides more space then you can imagine. I deep narrow walkway littered with plentiful of well arranged tables and chairs with colourful tiles and decoration just like the gleefully coloured Spanish culture. Stepping into the restaurant is like stepping into another world, while I was still getting over with the surprise factor of the sudden but good change in ambience, flamenco music filled the air and I was intrigued by the good three piece band and the upbeat oldies that brought back many good memories. We decided upon the alfresco seat as it was a cool evening with slight drizzling and made particularly romantic by the table candles dancing away with the cool breeze.
We were showed the menu which had many choices for mains, tapas, starters and drinks and while we ponder at the fanciful names and descriptions of the dishes, we decided to get ourselves some drinks, nachos and sautéed mushrooms. They have a good choice of cocktails, mocktails and wine by the bottle, yet for glasses aka housepours, there was only one type of white and one type of red, which is of a name that I simply couldn't catch, not because the music was loud yet... I just simply don't know what the hell the waiter was speaking.
I was shocked by the portion and the condiments of the nacho, it came plain with a small dish of nacho sauce and salsa. I expected a pretty sight of nachos topped with cheese, veg, salsa, more cheese and other yummy stuffs, but it was plain. Though the nacho sauce and salsa was pretty tasty, I was dismayed by the lack of colour and character to the food.
The Salteado de Setas which is a Sauteed mix mushrooms with garlic & extra virgin olive oil came sadly in a small bowl. The mushrooms were cut too finely and limp, portion felt much smaller than the picture description and I was embarrassed to have ordered that.
Though we were told the pork was good here, we didn't have much to stomach it, as such we ordered a Grilled Vegetarian Platter which consist of Eggplant, mushroom, zuchinni, capsicums, asparagus, pine nuts olive, onion, tomatoes grilled to perfection. The portion was okay for one and the veg nicely grilled. Presentation was good and veg sweet.
The overall ambience was good, music not ear blaring and we could chit chat without much difficulties. Love the alfresco dining and the choices on the menu but found it a little to pricey and portion small, on top of it, lack of presentation. So I guess its good for drinks but not good for meals. Great for romantic diners and big group gatherings.
Dropped by my favourite hangout yesterday evening and it totally felt like Christmas sitting on the comfy couches of coffee bean watching shoppers go by as though they were dancing to the ringing beat of " Jingle Bells Jingle Bells". The location of this outlet is very interesting. Love the indoor alfresco feel signature of many coffee places especially The Coffee Bean... The indoor alfresco is an outdoor sitting outside the shop premises by the corridor with just some fencing for a little privacy. You get to enjoy a private space at the same time watch the shoppers go by and does not look awkward in the middle of nowhere while you enjoy the air-conditioning and do not have to brave the fickle weather conditions of Singapore.
There are many seats here, warm and cosy is how I feel of the deco while the indoor sitting is just like you are by a fireplace. The choice of food for dining has improved through the years. Besides just cakes and cookies, they have included a great deal of all day breakfast like toast and sandwiches as well as hot food such as pasta, baked rice and other simple yet food the fills and warms your tummy.
We had dinner at this outlet and tried the mac and cheese. While I think about how cheesy and milky mundane this could be, the Mac & Cheese like a mud hole in the crevice of a plate. Hot and gooey, yet with a dash of pepper, i was astounded. The macaroni was cooked just right, not too soft and chewy and the mix of cheese, i guess loads of chedder with a mixture of other mild cheese was not too strong and easy to go with my creamy coffee concoction. We could also not finish a mac and cheese because half way through we usually grow sick of the cheese, while this time round, we finished this less licking the plate clean. It was good.
Next we had another cheesy dish which is the Penne mushroom. Its pasta in cream sauce with mushroom, capsicum and some veg, sprinkled with load of parmesan cheese for that extra punch. It was just alright, a little too creamy and plain.
We always loved the drinks and for this year's Christmas the Double Chocolate Peppermint Ice Blended was mine favourite. Chocolaty and minty not forgetting to add a good spray of light whipped cream for that extra calories.
The night ended well though i still spotted some unfriendly students studying during dinner hours as though blind to the sign that clearly states NO STUDYING DURING PEAK HOURS.. sometimes it just gets on people's nerves....
One of the biggest modernised shopping mall that is not only designed for sustainability, but also for lifestyle that inculcates nature, fun and relaxation.
Situated right next to JEM, this is another huge addition to the current already huge JEM Mall, however Westgate is something more upclass and interesting. Walking into it reminds me of THE STAR at buona vista, with the open concept non airconed corridors with huge glass enclosed glass retail shops and lots of greenery and lounging areas. But thats not all, at the ends of the long air con less corridors, you can walk through a large glass door and enjoy the cool breeze of man's greatest invention, the aircon. This mall is a mixture of many outdoor natural aired places and airconed walkways which also boost a huge wet and dry play ground at the higher levels.
I was glad to be able to see some really town exclusive labels opening their outlets here. Isetan is here, ROYCE, BORDERS and many other fanciful restaurants that used to reside only in town is now in the suburban JURONG. The walkways are huge, aircon strong and Interior Decorations beautiful and full of nature.
So if you are considering to explore this new mall, please do so before it is fully completed and the crowds will jam up the place just like JEM.
If you love succulent, crispy and generously portioned indian rojak, Habib's is the place to go. With mountain hips of various choices of batter fried yummys to choose from, you will be spoilt.
The portion is big, I mean i never felt so full from eating indian rojak all my life and here they have it all. Love the bean curds, they are so fresh and well prepared. Unlike the unfresh ones, they don't have a smell and is soft on the inside. Love the prawn fritters with so many prawns sticking out. Though some may love the crispy shells, I for one likes my prawn peeled. Here you get to choose both and they also have my favourite, the bean vadai.
Whats important about indian rojak is not just the freshly fried items to choose from but also the sauce you dunk your stuffs in. The one they had is chunky with ingredient and of the right spiciness and sweetness. It is appetizing and I always require more than 2 extra servings as I am the alot on sauce kinda person.
I must admit, the food is yummy and good but its a little pricey. For 5 items I paid about $8-$9. But I guess its worth it as the portion is big. So my advise, if you usually grab a good 5 items, perhaps at Habib's you grab 4, because the portion is larger then normal...
Applause for the yummy food, fast service and loads of cucumber and onions that came as extras on the side.
A quick lunch on a rainy day when you forgot your trusty umbrella turned out to be an interesting afternoon for me listening to the juicy gossips of a coffee shop's staff. This place has always intrigued me with its crowd of strangers sharing a small space while each minding their own business.
The selection of food is pretty good for a small space such as this. You get the always delicious chicken rice, a good mix of staples like fried noodles, bee hoon, fried rice and mee goreng with lots of add ons to have. Fish cakes, jap chicken roll, seafood roll, bean curds, etc. If you would like the standard runny egg and toast, they have that too to order at the drinks counter.
I ordered some fried rice with addons of fish cake and a hash brown. This cost me $3.50 which is more expensive then the other coffee shops around, a cup of hot milo cost me $1.30, wow the whole meal is about $4.80 at the precinct of the MRT Station. Well, its not so expensive judging by the air conditioned environment with glass windows to watch people going by. The food was so so, fried rice too hard and apparently tastless, all you get is salt and cold hard rice, hash brown cold and fish cake limp.. The food seriously is not nice!
I was surprised at the speed of the collection of finished plates and trays and the tables are cleaned promptly and was even more surprised to hear one staff telling a customer to bring her bubble tea cup from next door out when she leaves and she is not supposed to drink that here. There was not a scene but I was shocked because the lady was having her lunch from here and just brought her drink with her. Well, should there be more grace? If she cannot consume her drink here, she could have lunched elsewhere. The girl left shortly without finishing her food, I mean who would not after being embarrassed like that.
Beside me sat a staff and her apparent manager in which she bad mouthed her other colleague and when the manager refuse to agree with her, she actually threatened to quit! I was pretty entertained by the happenings more than anything else. Its a good place to catch a cuppa coffee but not a good place to dine.. AND REMEMBER.. no bubble tea or any drink from anywhere else, Less you get it shove up your face.... BAD LADY STAFF!
Lunch at Wee Nam Kee on a rainy sunday afternoon is one of the best choices we had made so far. Judging by the fact that the whole food court is packed to the brim with long queues at almost every stall, here at Wee Nam Kee, you could even sit at the nostalgia stone chairs and tables while waiting for the friendly staff to prepare your space for you.
Our Crowd of 11 fitted nicely on a large round table they had prepared for us. The restaurant is also pretty packed yet theres still ample space for staff to move around. Noisy like any typical chinese restaurant with orders hurled at each other at the top of their lungs and servers with large plates of yummy food swiveling around. I like the atmosphere as it goes well with the deco and the smell of cooked food. This is the kind of places I grow up with and I comfortable the way it is.... resembling an old chinese restaurant.
Food selection was good though they are famous for their chicken and chicken's spares, they do serve other zi char kinda food like fried omelate, squid, seafood, double boiled soup and much more. We ordered chicken both the normal white (steamed) and Roasted. I love the roasted chicken the best, the skin slightly crispy and meat tender yet not too oily. It goes well with the flavourful chicken rice and I must also mention the chicken soup that comes free was fantastically nice. So we actually need not order any other soup, the free flow soup was enough for us.
The other stuffs like the omelette was yummy, fluffy and has a generous amount of prawn that goes with it. I must say, the kids love this the best and the sambal squid was yummy. We also ordered a spicy kangkong with cutterfish which was of a good portion and tasty.
The overall experience was good with the food priced reasonably well. Portion is good except we would need more rice as the dishes were yummy. The chicken is exceptionally nice, one of the best i've tasted and service well typically chinese, rowdy and unorderly yet it is acceptable because its resembles the old chinese restaurant.
Looking for a nice spot to dine and chit-chat is not easy in this huge spanking new shopping mall. As we are hot on some gossips, we decided to have our dinner at LENAS because of its discreet looking cushy seats especially with privacy corners that looked like confession booths.
The staffs were a happy teenage bunch, full of energy and extremely jolly, well we kinda felt young too. Meanwhile, the menu was served and there were loads to choose from. You have pasta, pizza, sandwiches, rice, hot pots and all sorts of other mains to choose from. On top of the various courses, you also do have a good selection of colourful desserts.
We were actually planning on a light dinner to make sure we fit into the skimpy crowd on Zouk Out 2013 but we couldn't deny the licentious temptations of the sexy desserts and mouth watering mains.
We ended up with a smoked salmon all day pancake which is savoury and smoked salmon fresh yet blended extremely well with the pancakes, syrup, eggs and butter...
We also had a oriental spicy chicken with rice. The chicken was okay and the sauce slightly spicy yet the rice is a nice soft sticky and chewy mess. Really yummy flavored rice.
We needed a sweet finish and we ordered an apple caramel ice cream as well as a Crème brûlée with a scoop of chocolate fudge. The only thing that is not quite pleasant is that we had to pay $0.20 for a glass to ice water. I mean its only water, why do you have to charge for that? I completely don't comprehend the logic. I always feel that these little charges are illustrated as a scrimpling mouse. Restaurant owners... can't you just cost the free ice water into your courses? Charging for ice water just makes you look CHEAP!!!
The price is affordable yet the portion could be larger and menu a good selection, however charging for ice water is a big NO NO....
On our monthly gathering of the '38' aunties, we have decided a good buffet could soothe out all the exam fevers. For every stress there will be a dish to compensate the pain we were being put under. The deal is good. $33 per pax for buffet dinner at the chic location.
The restaurant is not difficult to find and the entrance to the hotel is right opposite the pick-up point of Paragon. Carpeted lushly with plush decorations of couches for the small bar area, the restaurant spanning about 1500 Sq Ft is fitted with a open concept kitchen directly located next to the buffet table and dining area of about 200 pax with huge glassed windows for the astounding view of night-time orchard road.
Its a mixture of ala cart buffet and self serve. The first booth i attacked would surely be the salad bar. It has a good array of various salad and their dressing, my favourite, the balsamic vinaigrette. Along with the veg, you can find sushi, smoked salmon, octopus salad and many more yummy stuffs to start of the delightful dinner.
Right next to it, you could custom order a pizza, handmade and baked on the spot. There were 4 flavors to choose from yet the highly recommended one which is a teriyaki pork one is too sweet for our liking. Down the road, you could find Dim Sum also, pick what you like and they will warm it up for you. The dumplings made with fresh crunchy prawns that are so tastily made. Not forgetting the laksa, mee siam and mee rubus, noodle section. The laksa is extremely delicious, not too spicy yet flavourful and yummy.
You could also order a combination plate of pork belly, char siew, duck meat and chicken. The pork belly is extremely yummy, soft yet extremely crispy on the skin. I must say the pork belly is super yummy. The charsiew was the most disappointing, its cold, hard and not flavorful. You could also order some claypot dishes. We had braised beef, tendons and also claypot rice with preserved sausages that was yummy.
The dessert counter was a pretty delight with a good choice of chocolate fudge cakes, strawberry cake, tiramisu, chocolate mousse, tarts and cut fruits of various types to choose from. Not forgetting Ice-cream and premium coffee to wash it all down.
Love the service, always friendly, quick and smiling the staff clears our plates so quickly and I kinda was impressed by this one thing. Thats if we didn't like something because its not yummy like the Char Siew, the staff asked us if we still wanted it and cleared it voluntarily without giving us a guilt treat over wasting. This is precious and extremely professional. I guess being educated with many buffet experiences we are more than willing to finish up all we have taken except if the food was un downable.
Great place to have dinner, excellent service and very good food. Reasonable price too
Situated on the nostalgia lane of a peaceful part of geylang leading towards the Aljunied MRT Station, amidst the aroma of Otah Otah and Steamed Dim Sum a most interesting restaurant humbly sits in the silent, serving its vegetarian customers meatless cuisines that is both healthy and refreshing.
Yes Natural Restaurant is one place that charms me with simplicity and serenity. Clean tinted glass door with down to earth interior deco. Simple menu with a whole page dedicated to brown rice dishes and descriptions so vivid, I could totally imagine how the dish could turn out. Yes, I had lunch here and I am sure I will come back for more.
We took not too long to decide what we would have as we were unfamiliar with vegetarian food yet the staff was friendly enough to give us a good introduction of what was yummy, as such we went forward to order and we were served pretty quickly.
We ordered a noodles with almond sauce which is quite a delight as it was pretty tasty and the sauce went well with the well cooked noodles and crunchy Dou Miao.
The korean stone wok brown rice with mushroom, chye sim and pumpkin was not so well done as the rice got a little over done with the hot stone pot, pumpkin not soft enough and dish not tasty enough, though we stirred it once it came to spread the heat evenly. Otherwise I think it could be pretty interesting.
The monkey head mushroom braised with cashew nuts were interesting. It kinda have the texture of Kung Pao Chicken Diced in dried chilli and this interesting mushroom had such a meaty texture, for a while i thought i was having chicken. The dish is well executed and taste strong which went well with the brown rice.
The advocado shake was just advocado with ice and shaked... like it says, i was half expecting milk shake kinda taste but it was not and the portion for this drink is a little small.
Service was prompt and it seemed to me that the staffs were all fair looking with almost flawless skin and that made me wonder.... If I should turn vegetarian... Seriously... that could save alot of SKII, Facials, Diamond Peels, Botok and beauty can truly come from within.
The meal for 2 set us back for about $39 in all, though the seats were not so comfy but the air inside the restaurant was clean and not greasy, pretty comfortable for some serene catchup with friends. Plenty of space but I realised we were all made to seat at one side.... Its a great experience I must agree, Will return with friends for a anti-meat date.
Asian Fusion Restaurant seemed confusing. Asia itself is a multicultural fusion of the chinese, indian, paranakan, malay and minority races and I can understand why the term fusion is used, we mean to mix a little western style into this eastern cuisines. Yes, you can find them here in Noodle Around.
First, they have free wifi, which is really good for students and those who wants to connect while they dine which is why we are here in the first place. The place is spacious with many seats available and we chose a nice corner which they kindly showed us to with ample space for our bulky bags. (Yes.... most ladies do carry their kitchen sink with them). The staffs were friendly and helpful to introduce to us what is yummy on the menu and were patient with the many questions our friends enquired.
We decided on some snacks and the good old prawn noodle with pork ribs dried that came with a bowl of noodles. The prawn noodles were delicious, though the portion came a little too small for even the appetite of girls, yet they kindly refilled our soup as it was sooo tasty we slurped them all up.
The porkchop we ordered arrived in dismay though the meat is yummy and well made, the portion again was too small. However we spyed our neighbour who were having the hot pots were enjoying themselves very much, as such, perhaps we should try the Hot Pots the next time round. Its not exactly worth the price though the ingredients looked fresh. The portion has to be improved on, otherwise, everything is good. The prawn soup really yummy.
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I was convinced by the overated comments of my dining pals to try out Serenity at vivocity and for a while I consider some comments to be true to the core, some areas i suppose needed some improvements.
Though you see a small entrance, this corner unit actually provides more space then you can imagine. I deep narrow walkway littered with plentiful of well arranged tables and chairs with colourful tiles and decoration just like the gleefully coloured Spanish culture. Stepping into the restaurant is like stepping into another world, while I was still getting over with the surprise factor of the sudden but good change in ambience, flamenco music filled the air and I was intrigued by the good three piece band and the upbeat oldies that brought back many good memories. We decided upon the alfresco seat as it was a cool evening with slight drizzling and made particularly romantic by the table candles dancing away with the cool breeze.
We were showed the menu which had many choices for mains, tapas, starters and drinks and while we ponder at the fanciful names and descriptions of the dishes, we decided to get ourselves some drinks, nachos and sautéed mushrooms. They have a good choice of cocktails, mocktails and wine by the bottle, yet for glasses aka housepours, there was only one type of white and one type of red, which is of a name that I simply couldn't catch, not because the music was loud yet... I just simply don't know what the hell the waiter was speaking.
I was shocked by the portion and the condiments of the nacho, it came plain with a small dish of nacho sauce and salsa. I expected a pretty sight of nachos topped with cheese, veg, salsa, more cheese and other yummy stuffs, but it was plain. Though the nacho sauce and salsa was pretty tasty, I was dismayed by the lack of colour and character to the food.
The Salteado de Setas which is a Sauteed mix mushrooms with garlic & extra virgin olive oil came sadly in a small bowl. The mushrooms were cut too finely and limp, portion felt much smaller than the picture description and I was embarrassed to have ordered that.
Though we were told the pork was good here, we didn't have much to stomach it, as such we ordered a Grilled Vegetarian Platter which consist of Eggplant, mushroom, zuchinni, capsicums, asparagus, pine nuts olive, onion, tomatoes grilled to perfection. The portion was okay for one and the veg nicely grilled. Presentation was good and veg sweet.
The overall ambience was good, music not ear blaring and we could chit chat without much difficulties. Love the alfresco dining and the choices on the menu but found it a little to pricey and portion small, on top of it, lack of presentation. So I guess its good for drinks but not good for meals. Great for romantic diners and big group gatherings.
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Dropped by my favourite hangout yesterday evening and it totally felt like Christmas sitting on the comfy couches of coffee bean watching shoppers go by as though they were dancing to the ringing beat of " Jingle Bells Jingle Bells". The location of this outlet is very interesting. Love the indoor alfresco feel signature of many coffee places especially The Coffee Bean... The indoor alfresco is an outdoor sitting outside the shop premises by the corridor with just some fencing for a little privacy. You get to enjoy a private space at the same time watch the shoppers go by and does not look awkward in the middle of nowhere while you enjoy the air-conditioning and do not have to brave the fickle weather conditions of Singapore.
There are many seats here, warm and cosy is how I feel of the deco while the indoor sitting is just like you are by a fireplace. The choice of food for dining has improved through the years. Besides just cakes and cookies, they have included a great deal of all day breakfast like toast and sandwiches as well as hot food such as pasta, baked rice and other simple yet food the fills and warms your tummy.
We had dinner at this outlet and tried the mac and cheese. While I think about how cheesy and milky mundane this could be, the Mac & Cheese like a mud hole in the crevice of a plate. Hot and gooey, yet with a dash of pepper, i was astounded. The macaroni was cooked just right, not too soft and chewy and the mix of cheese, i guess loads of chedder with a mixture of other mild cheese was not too strong and easy to go with my creamy coffee concoction. We could also not finish a mac and cheese because half way through we usually grow sick of the cheese, while this time round, we finished this less licking the plate clean. It was good.
Next we had another cheesy dish which is the Penne mushroom. Its pasta in cream sauce with mushroom, capsicum and some veg, sprinkled with load of parmesan cheese for that extra punch. It was just alright, a little too creamy and plain.
We always loved the drinks and for this year's Christmas the Double Chocolate Peppermint Ice Blended was mine favourite. Chocolaty and minty not forgetting to add a good spray of light whipped cream for that extra calories.
The night ended well though i still spotted some unfriendly students studying during dinner hours as though blind to the sign that clearly states NO STUDYING DURING PEAK HOURS.. sometimes it just gets on people's nerves....
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One of the biggest modernised shopping mall that is not only designed for sustainability, but also for lifestyle that inculcates nature, fun and relaxation.
Situated right next to JEM, this is another huge addition to the current already huge JEM Mall, however Westgate is something more upclass and interesting. Walking into it reminds me of THE STAR at buona vista, with the open concept non airconed corridors with huge glass enclosed glass retail shops and lots of greenery and lounging areas. But thats not all, at the ends of the long air con less corridors, you can walk through a large glass door and enjoy the cool breeze of man's greatest invention, the aircon. This mall is a mixture of many outdoor natural aired places and airconed walkways which also boost a huge wet and dry play ground at the higher levels.
I was glad to be able to see some really town exclusive labels opening their outlets here. Isetan is here, ROYCE, BORDERS and many other fanciful restaurants that used to reside only in town is now in the suburban JURONG. The walkways are huge, aircon strong and Interior Decorations beautiful and full of nature.
So if you are considering to explore this new mall, please do so before it is fully completed and the crowds will jam up the place just like JEM.
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If you love succulent, crispy and generously portioned indian rojak, Habib's is the place to go. With mountain hips of various choices of batter fried yummys to choose from, you will be spoilt.
The portion is big, I mean i never felt so full from eating indian rojak all my life and here they have it all. Love the bean curds, they are so fresh and well prepared. Unlike the unfresh ones, they don't have a smell and is soft on the inside. Love the prawn fritters with so many prawns sticking out. Though some may love the crispy shells, I for one likes my prawn peeled. Here you get to choose both and they also have my favourite, the bean vadai.
Whats important about indian rojak is not just the freshly fried items to choose from but also the sauce you dunk your stuffs in. The one they had is chunky with ingredient and of the right spiciness and sweetness. It is appetizing and I always require more than 2 extra servings as I am the alot on sauce kinda person.
I must admit, the food is yummy and good but its a little pricey. For 5 items I paid about $8-$9. But I guess its worth it as the portion is big. So my advise, if you usually grab a good 5 items, perhaps at Habib's you grab 4, because the portion is larger then normal...
Applause for the yummy food, fast service and loads of cucumber and onions that came as extras on the side.
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A quick lunch on a rainy day when you forgot your trusty umbrella turned out to be an interesting afternoon for me listening to the juicy gossips of a coffee shop's staff. This place has always intrigued me with its crowd of strangers sharing a small space while each minding their own business.
The selection of food is pretty good for a small space such as this. You get the always delicious chicken rice, a good mix of staples like fried noodles, bee hoon, fried rice and mee goreng with lots of add ons to have. Fish cakes, jap chicken roll, seafood roll, bean curds, etc. If you would like the standard runny egg and toast, they have that too to order at the drinks counter.
I ordered some fried rice with addons of fish cake and a hash brown. This cost me $3.50 which is more expensive then the other coffee shops around, a cup of hot milo cost me $1.30, wow the whole meal is about $4.80 at the precinct of the MRT Station. Well, its not so expensive judging by the air conditioned environment with glass windows to watch people going by. The food was so so, fried rice too hard and apparently tastless, all you get is salt and cold hard rice, hash brown cold and fish cake limp.. The food seriously is not nice!
I was surprised at the speed of the collection of finished plates and trays and the tables are cleaned promptly and was even more surprised to hear one staff telling a customer to bring her bubble tea cup from next door out when she leaves and she is not supposed to drink that here. There was not a scene but I was shocked because the lady was having her lunch from here and just brought her drink with her. Well, should there be more grace? If she cannot consume her drink here, she could have lunched elsewhere. The girl left shortly without finishing her food, I mean who would not after being embarrassed like that.
Beside me sat a staff and her apparent manager in which she bad mouthed her other colleague and when the manager refuse to agree with her, she actually threatened to quit! I was pretty entertained by the happenings more than anything else. Its a good place to catch a cuppa coffee but not a good place to dine.. AND REMEMBER.. no bubble tea or any drink from anywhere else, Less you get it shove up your face.... BAD LADY STAFF!
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Lunch at Wee Nam Kee on a rainy sunday afternoon is one of the best choices we had made so far. Judging by the fact that the whole food court is packed to the brim with long queues at almost every stall, here at Wee Nam Kee, you could even sit at the nostalgia stone chairs and tables while waiting for the friendly staff to prepare your space for you.
Our Crowd of 11 fitted nicely on a large round table they had prepared for us. The restaurant is also pretty packed yet theres still ample space for staff to move around. Noisy like any typical chinese restaurant with orders hurled at each other at the top of their lungs and servers with large plates of yummy food swiveling around. I like the atmosphere as it goes well with the deco and the smell of cooked food. This is the kind of places I grow up with and I comfortable the way it is.... resembling an old chinese restaurant.
Food selection was good though they are famous for their chicken and chicken's spares, they do serve other zi char kinda food like fried omelate, squid, seafood, double boiled soup and much more. We ordered chicken both the normal white (steamed) and Roasted. I love the roasted chicken the best, the skin slightly crispy and meat tender yet not too oily. It goes well with the flavourful chicken rice and I must also mention the chicken soup that comes free was fantastically nice. So we actually need not order any other soup, the free flow soup was enough for us.
The other stuffs like the omelette was yummy, fluffy and has a generous amount of prawn that goes with it. I must say, the kids love this the best and the sambal squid was yummy. We also ordered a spicy kangkong with cutterfish which was of a good portion and tasty.
The overall experience was good with the food priced reasonably well. Portion is good except we would need more rice as the dishes were yummy. The chicken is exceptionally nice, one of the best i've tasted and service well typically chinese, rowdy and unorderly yet it is acceptable because its resembles the old chinese restaurant.
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Looking for a nice spot to dine and chit-chat is not easy in this huge spanking new shopping mall. As we are hot on some gossips, we decided to have our dinner at LENAS because of its discreet looking cushy seats especially with privacy corners that looked like confession booths.
The staffs were a happy teenage bunch, full of energy and extremely jolly, well we kinda felt young too. Meanwhile, the menu was served and there were loads to choose from. You have pasta, pizza, sandwiches, rice, hot pots and all sorts of other mains to choose from. On top of the various courses, you also do have a good selection of colourful desserts.
We were actually planning on a light dinner to make sure we fit into the skimpy crowd on Zouk Out 2013 but we couldn't deny the licentious temptations of the sexy desserts and mouth watering mains.
We ended up with a smoked salmon all day pancake which is savoury and smoked salmon fresh yet blended extremely well with the pancakes, syrup, eggs and butter...
We also had a oriental spicy chicken with rice. The chicken was okay and the sauce slightly spicy yet the rice is a nice soft sticky and chewy mess. Really yummy flavored rice.
We needed a sweet finish and we ordered an apple caramel ice cream as well as a Crème brûlée with a scoop of chocolate fudge. The only thing that is not quite pleasant is that we had to pay $0.20 for a glass to ice water. I mean its only water, why do you have to charge for that? I completely don't comprehend the logic. I always feel that these little charges are illustrated as a scrimpling mouse. Restaurant owners... can't you just cost the free ice water into your courses? Charging for ice water just makes you look CHEAP!!!
The price is affordable yet the portion could be larger and menu a good selection, however charging for ice water is a big NO NO....
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On our monthly gathering of the '38' aunties, we have decided a good buffet could soothe out all the exam fevers. For every stress there will be a dish to compensate the pain we were being put under. The deal is good. $33 per pax for buffet dinner at the chic location.
The restaurant is not difficult to find and the entrance to the hotel is right opposite the pick-up point of Paragon. Carpeted lushly with plush decorations of couches for the small bar area, the restaurant spanning about 1500 Sq Ft is fitted with a open concept kitchen directly located next to the buffet table and dining area of about 200 pax with huge glassed windows for the astounding view of night-time orchard road.
Its a mixture of ala cart buffet and self serve. The first booth i attacked would surely be the salad bar. It has a good array of various salad and their dressing, my favourite, the balsamic vinaigrette. Along with the veg, you can find sushi, smoked salmon, octopus salad and many more yummy stuffs to start of the delightful dinner.
Right next to it, you could custom order a pizza, handmade and baked on the spot. There were 4 flavors to choose from yet the highly recommended one which is a teriyaki pork one is too sweet for our liking. Down the road, you could find Dim Sum also, pick what you like and they will warm it up for you. The dumplings made with fresh crunchy prawns that are so tastily made. Not forgetting the laksa, mee siam and mee rubus, noodle section. The laksa is extremely delicious, not too spicy yet flavourful and yummy.
You could also order a combination plate of pork belly, char siew, duck meat and chicken. The pork belly is extremely yummy, soft yet extremely crispy on the skin. I must say the pork belly is super yummy. The charsiew was the most disappointing, its cold, hard and not flavorful. You could also order some claypot dishes. We had braised beef, tendons and also claypot rice with preserved sausages that was yummy.
The dessert counter was a pretty delight with a good choice of chocolate fudge cakes, strawberry cake, tiramisu, chocolate mousse, tarts and cut fruits of various types to choose from. Not forgetting Ice-cream and premium coffee to wash it all down.
Love the service, always friendly, quick and smiling the staff clears our plates so quickly and I kinda was impressed by this one thing. Thats if we didn't like something because its not yummy like the Char Siew, the staff asked us if we still wanted it and cleared it voluntarily without giving us a guilt treat over wasting. This is precious and extremely professional. I guess being educated with many buffet experiences we are more than willing to finish up all we have taken except if the food was un downable.
Great place to have dinner, excellent service and very good food. Reasonable price too
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Situated on the nostalgia lane of a peaceful part of geylang leading towards the Aljunied MRT Station, amidst the aroma of Otah Otah and Steamed Dim Sum a most interesting restaurant humbly sits in the silent, serving its vegetarian customers meatless cuisines that is both healthy and refreshing.
Yes Natural Restaurant is one place that charms me with simplicity and serenity. Clean tinted glass door with down to earth interior deco. Simple menu with a whole page dedicated to brown rice dishes and descriptions so vivid, I could totally imagine how the dish could turn out. Yes, I had lunch here and I am sure I will come back for more.
We took not too long to decide what we would have as we were unfamiliar with vegetarian food yet the staff was friendly enough to give us a good introduction of what was yummy, as such we went forward to order and we were served pretty quickly.
We ordered a noodles with almond sauce which is quite a delight as it was pretty tasty and the sauce went well with the well cooked noodles and crunchy Dou Miao.
The korean stone wok brown rice with mushroom, chye sim and pumpkin was not so well done as the rice got a little over done with the hot stone pot, pumpkin not soft enough and dish not tasty enough, though we stirred it once it came to spread the heat evenly. Otherwise I think it could be pretty interesting.
The monkey head mushroom braised with cashew nuts were interesting. It kinda have the texture of Kung Pao Chicken Diced in dried chilli and this interesting mushroom had such a meaty texture, for a while i thought i was having chicken. The dish is well executed and taste strong which went well with the brown rice.
The advocado shake was just advocado with ice and shaked... like it says, i was half expecting milk shake kinda taste but it was not and the portion for this drink is a little small.
Service was prompt and it seemed to me that the staffs were all fair looking with almost flawless skin and that made me wonder.... If I should turn vegetarian... Seriously... that could save alot of SKII, Facials, Diamond Peels, Botok and beauty can truly come from within.
The meal for 2 set us back for about $39 in all, though the seats were not so comfy but the air inside the restaurant was clean and not greasy, pretty comfortable for some serene catchup with friends. Plenty of space but I realised we were all made to seat at one side.... Its a great experience I must agree, Will return with friends for a anti-meat date.
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Asian Fusion Restaurant seemed confusing. Asia itself is a multicultural fusion of the chinese, indian, paranakan, malay and minority races and I can understand why the term fusion is used, we mean to mix a little western style into this eastern cuisines. Yes, you can find them here in Noodle Around.
First, they have free wifi, which is really good for students and those who wants to connect while they dine which is why we are here in the first place. The place is spacious with many seats available and we chose a nice corner which they kindly showed us to with ample space for our bulky bags. (Yes.... most ladies do carry their kitchen sink with them). The staffs were friendly and helpful to introduce to us what is yummy on the menu and were patient with the many questions our friends enquired.
We decided on some snacks and the good old prawn noodle with pork ribs dried that came with a bowl of noodles. The prawn noodles were delicious, though the portion came a little too small for even the appetite of girls, yet they kindly refilled our soup as it was sooo tasty we slurped them all up.
The porkchop we ordered arrived in dismay though the meat is yummy and well made, the portion again was too small. However we spyed our neighbour who were having the hot pots were enjoying themselves very much, as such, perhaps we should try the Hot Pots the next time round. Its not exactly worth the price though the ingredients looked fresh. The portion has to be improved on, otherwise, everything is good. The prawn soup really yummy.
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