Everytime i go to AMK i would definitely walk over to the coffeeshop to get the currypuffs. The currypuffs are all hand-made so most of the time, the currypuffs that you get are all warm and piping!
Crispy on the outside but soft and filling on the inside. The curry filling is also mixed with an adequate amount of chicken, so it's more satisfying than eating other types of currypuffs which only have potato as filling.
Indeed the prices have risen alot since the past, but I will still continue getting tip top currypuffs :p
Came here for dinner upon recommendation by one of my friends. But it was a first try for the rest of us in the group.
Reached at close to 730pm and realised that there was a super long queue outside. but since my friend wanted to eat there, we waited in queue. We only got a table of 4 at 9pm. By then, we were starving.
Hoping for a good dinner to make up for the waiting time, we started ordering. Main courses and sides first, wanting to be served quickly, before thinking about the drinks and desserts we wanted.
The dishes came relatively fast, about 15 min. But we were shocked by the servings.
The Tako,Ika & Mentai pasta (16.80) which came first, was only about 1/3 of the gigantic plate it came on (My friend finished her meal before mine even arrived). Next on were the Katsu Tamatoji pasta (15.80) and cream seafood pasta (16.80). Servings were equally small.
I ordered a Doria with scallop and cheese (baked rice, jap style). Mine looked most presentable out of the 4 dishes we had. However, it wasn't baked well enough such that i felt like i was eating half-cooked campbell soup with rice.
Not to forget the side dish we ordered - Salmon Cheese (8.80) which came in 4 half pieces. This tasted the best out of everything that night, but I feel that the portion was not really worth the price.
Of course, we did not stay for dessert here and subsequently asked for the bill. The bill came up to 86 bucks for 4, without any drinks or desserts. Not a price that I would be willing to pay for such food.
Final highlight of the night - they mixed up the bills and gave us the wrong bill/change back. Had to wait some time before they sorted out and came back with the right check.
Similar to the above review, my family ordered KFC delivery to celebrate on Fathers' Day. Since the tastes of KFC is rather known to all, i shall comment on their delivery hotline and service instead.
When I called up, I was faced with 2 choices, to make a new order or to enquire on past orders. Since I havent tried home delivery for some time, I proceeded to enquire on my previous order. After waiting on the line for quite some time, an operator picked up the call.
Upon enquiry, she told me that my previous order was not available anymore and the only 8 piece chicken meal available was their current promotion of 8 pieces of chicken, 1 medium whipped potato, 1 medium coleslaw and 1 regular popcorn chicken with a free gift of 4 cups of agar jelly. I was ok with it and wanted to proceed with the order. But was told that currently i was being transferred to an enquiry line and so i had to make a call to the delivery line again and choose the 1st option instead.
So i called again and waited again and finally made my order. However was told that the delivery would take an hr and a half.
Finally when the delivery came, the family was already quite hungry. But when we opened the box, we realised that they gave us 8 pieces of original flavoured chickens, prior to my order of 4 pieces of crispy and 4 pieces of original chicken :(
Perhaps the next time i should just walk down to the store instead of getting a delivery.
was walking pass the city hall area the other day and was attracted by the attractive posters of cheap japanese food on the walls of this restaurant so decided to try it out.
It's located at e basement of funan, and you can choose to sit around the revolving sushi or at the tables at the side. Initially we wanted to have sushi but there was not enough space around the revolving top, so we decided to take the side tables and try the set meals instead.
The menu had the usual sets, including jap and korean style food and also some unique ones like sushi pizza (sushi ingredients but on pizza base), which i really felt like trying.
In the end we ordered a katsu curry set, seafood/oyako don set and a beef teriyaki set, plus some gyozas. The sets were normal but one thing to note is that the seafood/oyako don was of a very big portion. It came with a platter of fried seafood including fish, prawns, squids... and a big bowl of rice with meat egg and other ingredients mixed together. A definite value for money, think the set was only bout $11.90 :)
As usual, we spent a long time in the shop, chatting after we finished our meal. The service was rather good with the staff refilling our cups quite efficiently. Overall, was a rather good experience.
After reading lots of great reviews on Komachi over at hardwarezone forums (yeah, salon reviews on an IT forum), I decided to give it a try. Guess I was in a crazy mood, as I usually don't get expensive haircuts. I also wanted to see what magic they could do to my hair for the high price they charge. Usually it's $65, but for first timers, there is a 20% discount which means I have to pay only $52. Still expensive!
My stylist was Mr. Maeda San. The service standard is excellent. The long hair wash and head massage was exactly what I needed to relax my mind. The shampoo used was some kind of milk shampoo, which smells absolutely heavenly! I was tempted to buy a bottle home. Fortunately, they are not pushy with their products, unlike many other salons.
As for the haircut, given my short hair length, it's needless to say that there is nothing magical he could do about it. It turns out to be rather normal, what I could get with my usual $18 haircut.
Conversing with the stylists can be tricky, as all of them are Japanese. Most of the time, I have difficulty making out anything other than "ne".
They are currently in the process of moving from Liat Towers to Liang Court. So this entry might need updating when they eventually move over, which I believe will be in June.
Chanced upon Just Acia when I was searching for a place to settle a late dinner, not wanting to eat or spend too much and also a place to chat with my friend. This cafe took up almost the whole of dhoby exchange? haha in my impression cos it had seating areas all around. Anyway, we were attracted by the free flow of drinks and ice cream so we settled on it.
I had the prawn roll (ngor hiang) noodles set and my friend had the spicy chicken. Both tasted quite good and were rather value for money, adding up to less than 10 bucks each.
Free flow of drinks made it a gd place for people who like to sit around and chat. However i didnt really like the ice cream cos it was too icey, rather than creamy to my liking. But oh wells, for the price we cant ask for much rite?
All in all, it's a rather good place to chill out :)
The infamous Gelare Tuesdays, the only time of the week when you get waffles at half price. Sounds good doesn't it? Except you can expect to wait for eons for your waffles to be served.
We waited for a good 40 minutes before our simple waffle with two scoops of ice-cream got served.
If they couldn't keep up with the service standard, or to train their staffs to politely inform us of a possible long wait, they might as well not try stunts like this. It only serves to stain their brand name.
And I totally agree with Polarbear above, no free water is a bad move. It's the little perks that keep customers coming back, and the little irks that keep them away.
Being one of those born in the "Strawberry Generation", film cameras aren't totally foreign. But by the time we grow up and start working, digital has taken over. So I never really got to own my very own film camera.
Digital is convenient and all, but somehow black & white photography in digital just seem to lack something. Or it simply feels unauthentic to me when you can easily convert that colour image to b&w in a single click.
So one faithful day, I saw this used camera shop at the ground floor of Peninsula Excelsior Hotel. Much to my surprise, not only do they have the pictured camera that I have been eyeing, they had two units. One of them was in pretty bad shape, while the other looked almost perfect. Amazing for a camera that is made in the 70s.
So without hesitation, I grabbed the good one at just $100, which is the typical price even if you buy one online. The owner of the shop was really experienced, as he patiently showed me every detail of the camera to the film-idiot me.
For his patience, his experience shown in handling the camera, and the good price he gave, I'm giving him a 4-star. Knocking off one star was due to the other unit that was in really bad shape. The lens was ridden with fungus, which I really do not think it should be sold at the same $100 price tag. So be sure to check meticulously if you choose to purchase a used camera here.
Read about this restaurant and felt that it was rather suitable to hold my friend's 21st celebration there. Located near Bugis, a rather convenient place and of nice ambience, we decided to head there.
When we reached, I realised that the place was nicely decorated and the shop space was of an adequate size ie. not too big such that customers will feel overwhelmed by the crowds. We sat down and was about to look through the menu when we were informed that there was a tertiary students special.
The special included soup of the day, a main course, choice of ice cream for dessert and a free mocktail. All this for only 25.90 If you top up 3.50, you will be able to upgrade to their house specialty desserts which was what we did. Apart from that, if you spend more than 50 bucks on the ala carte menu, you'll get an additional 10% discount. Haha quite a good deal which gave us a better start to the evening.
In the end, 2 of my friends ordered the set, whilst my friend and I ordered the beer battered fish from the ala carte menu. We also had brownies with ice cream and their house specialty earl grey panna. Not to forget mango lime cheesecake for our dear birthday girl. :)
The food was good and of a rather affordable price and the staff there were also very friendly (took a photo for us and even held the door open for every customer who left the shop). We had a really good time there and would definitely go back. :)
I tried quite a few Hong Kong Cafes before and cos I recently moved to Kovan, my friends and I decided to try out this outlet too.
When we reached there, it was already bustling with activity and people. Thankfully there was still sofa seats available by the window. ha i personally don't really like to sit at tables in the middle of the cafe, which will be noisier. Sofa seats have more privacy and will be easier to chat with your besties.
Anyway, we ordered the signature toast with peanut butter and condensed milk, dry wanton noodles, zha jiang mian, some seafood rice porridge, desserts and milk tea. The food was served rather quickly, didn't really have to wait.
My dry wanton noodles were quite good, though the wantons served were fried instead of the usual boiled wans but was good too. the char siew given was also adequate. haha one thing to note. the vegetables served here are in thick stalks! haha but they are crunchy so can just bite into them. haha no worries :)
my friend's zha jiang mian was not really the traditional type though. it was just noodles with some meat sauce on top? i dunno but not like the usual wans that we eat but i think it was ok too. The rice porridge had quite alot of ingredients in it and it came in a BIG bowl. very filling.
Toast i think i don't have to elaborate cos it's a signature dish at most HK cafes. haha and the surprise is the desserts come in super big portions! 1 bowl of soya beancurd i think was enough to fill 3 people? haha and the bowl of mango pudding was also huge. hahaha value for money and was quite delicious too. yup so if you all wanna try, be careful don't order too much dessert. haha :)
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I absolutely love the currypuffs here!
Everytime i go to AMK i would definitely walk over to the coffeeshop to get the currypuffs. The currypuffs are all hand-made so most of the time, the currypuffs that you get are all warm and piping!
Crispy on the outside but soft and filling on the inside. The curry filling is also mixed with an adequate amount of chicken, so it's more satisfying than eating other types of currypuffs which only have potato as filling.
Indeed the prices have risen alot since the past, but I will still continue getting tip top currypuffs :p
Rating given:
Came here for dinner upon recommendation by one of my friends. But it was a first try for the rest of us in the group.
Reached at close to 730pm and realised that there was a super long queue outside. but since my friend wanted to eat there, we waited in queue. We only got a table of 4 at 9pm. By then, we were starving.
Hoping for a good dinner to make up for the waiting time, we started ordering. Main courses and sides first, wanting to be served quickly, before thinking about the drinks and desserts we wanted.
The dishes came relatively fast, about 15 min. But we were shocked by the servings.
The Tako,Ika & Mentai pasta (16.80) which came first, was only about 1/3 of the gigantic plate it came on (My friend finished her meal before mine even arrived). Next on were the Katsu Tamatoji pasta (15.80) and cream seafood pasta (16.80). Servings were equally small.
I ordered a Doria with scallop and cheese (baked rice, jap style). Mine looked most presentable out of the 4 dishes we had. However, it wasn't baked well enough such that i felt like i was eating half-cooked campbell soup with rice.
Not to forget the side dish we ordered - Salmon Cheese (8.80) which came in 4 half pieces. This tasted the best out of everything that night, but I feel that the portion was not really worth the price.
Of course, we did not stay for dessert here and subsequently asked for the bill. The bill came up to 86 bucks for 4, without any drinks or desserts. Not a price that I would be willing to pay for such food.
Final highlight of the night - they mixed up the bills and gave us the wrong bill/change back. Had to wait some time before they sorted out and came back with the right check.
Will not eat here again.
Rating given:
Similar to the above review, my family ordered KFC delivery to celebrate on Fathers' Day. Since the tastes of KFC is rather known to all, i shall comment on their delivery hotline and service instead.
When I called up, I was faced with 2 choices, to make a new order or to enquire on past orders. Since I havent tried home delivery for some time, I proceeded to enquire on my previous order. After waiting on the line for quite some time, an operator picked up the call.
Upon enquiry, she told me that my previous order was not available anymore and the only 8 piece chicken meal available was their current promotion of 8 pieces of chicken, 1 medium whipped potato, 1 medium coleslaw and 1 regular popcorn chicken with a free gift of 4 cups of agar jelly. I was ok with it and wanted to proceed with the order. But was told that currently i was being transferred to an enquiry line and so i had to make a call to the delivery line again and choose the 1st option instead.
So i called again and waited again and finally made my order. However was told that the delivery would take an hr and a half.
Finally when the delivery came, the family was already quite hungry. But when we opened the box, we realised that they gave us 8 pieces of original flavoured chickens, prior to my order of 4 pieces of crispy and 4 pieces of original chicken :(
Perhaps the next time i should just walk down to the store instead of getting a delivery.
Rating given:
was walking pass the city hall area the other day and was attracted by the attractive posters of cheap japanese food on the walls of this restaurant so decided to try it out.
It's located at e basement of funan, and you can choose to sit around the revolving sushi or at the tables at the side. Initially we wanted to have sushi but there was not enough space around the revolving top, so we decided to take the side tables and try the set meals instead.
The menu had the usual sets, including jap and korean style food and also some unique ones like sushi pizza (sushi ingredients but on pizza base), which i really felt like trying.
In the end we ordered a katsu curry set, seafood/oyako don set and a beef teriyaki set, plus some gyozas. The sets were normal but one thing to note is that the seafood/oyako don was of a very big portion. It came with a platter of fried seafood including fish, prawns, squids... and a big bowl of rice with meat egg and other ingredients mixed together. A definite value for money, think the set was only bout $11.90 :)
As usual, we spent a long time in the shop, chatting after we finished our meal. The service was rather good with the staff refilling our cups quite efficiently. Overall, was a rather good experience.
Rating given:
After reading lots of great reviews on Komachi over at hardwarezone forums (yeah, salon reviews on an IT forum), I decided to give it a try. Guess I was in a crazy mood, as I usually don't get expensive haircuts. I also wanted to see what magic they could do to my hair for the high price they charge. Usually it's $65, but for first timers, there is a 20% discount which means I have to pay only $52. Still expensive!
My stylist was Mr. Maeda San. The service standard is excellent. The long hair wash and head massage was exactly what I needed to relax my mind. The shampoo used was some kind of milk shampoo, which smells absolutely heavenly! I was tempted to buy a bottle home. Fortunately, they are not pushy with their products, unlike many other salons.
As for the haircut, given my short hair length, it's needless to say that there is nothing magical he could do about it. It turns out to be rather normal, what I could get with my usual $18 haircut.
Conversing with the stylists can be tricky, as all of them are Japanese. Most of the time, I have difficulty making out anything other than "ne".
They are currently in the process of moving from Liat Towers to Liang Court. So this entry might need updating when they eventually move over, which I believe will be in June.
Rating given:
Chanced upon Just Acia when I was searching for a place to settle a late dinner, not wanting to eat or spend too much and also a place to chat with my friend. This cafe took up almost the whole of dhoby exchange? haha in my impression cos it had seating areas all around. Anyway, we were attracted by the free flow of drinks and ice cream so we settled on it.
I had the prawn roll (ngor hiang) noodles set and my friend had the spicy chicken. Both tasted quite good and were rather value for money, adding up to less than 10 bucks each.
Free flow of drinks made it a gd place for people who like to sit around and chat. However i didnt really like the ice cream cos it was too icey, rather than creamy to my liking. But oh wells, for the price we cant ask for much rite?
All in all, it's a rather good place to chill out :)
Rating given:
The infamous Gelare Tuesdays, the only time of the week when you get waffles at half price. Sounds good doesn't it? Except you can expect to wait for eons for your waffles to be served.
We waited for a good 40 minutes before our simple waffle with two scoops of ice-cream got served.
If they couldn't keep up with the service standard, or to train their staffs to politely inform us of a possible long wait, they might as well not try stunts like this. It only serves to stain their brand name.
And I totally agree with Polarbear above, no free water is a bad move. It's the little perks that keep customers coming back, and the little irks that keep them away.
Rating given:
Being one of those born in the "Strawberry Generation", film cameras aren't totally foreign. But by the time we grow up and start working, digital has taken over. So I never really got to own my very own film camera.
Digital is convenient and all, but somehow black & white photography in digital just seem to lack something. Or it simply feels unauthentic to me when you can easily convert that colour image to b&w in a single click.
So one faithful day, I saw this used camera shop at the ground floor of Peninsula Excelsior Hotel. Much to my surprise, not only do they have the pictured camera that I have been eyeing, they had two units. One of them was in pretty bad shape, while the other looked almost perfect. Amazing for a camera that is made in the 70s.
So without hesitation, I grabbed the good one at just $100, which is the typical price even if you buy one online. The owner of the shop was really experienced, as he patiently showed me every detail of the camera to the film-idiot me.
For his patience, his experience shown in handling the camera, and the good price he gave, I'm giving him a 4-star. Knocking off one star was due to the other unit that was in really bad shape. The lens was ridden with fungus, which I really do not think it should be sold at the same $100 price tag. So be sure to check meticulously if you choose to purchase a used camera here.
Rating given:
Read about this restaurant and felt that it was rather suitable to hold my friend's 21st celebration there. Located near Bugis, a rather convenient place and of nice ambience, we decided to head there.
When we reached, I realised that the place was nicely decorated and the shop space was of an adequate size ie. not too big such that customers will feel overwhelmed by the crowds. We sat down and was about to look through the menu when we were informed that there was a tertiary students special.
The special included soup of the day, a main course, choice of ice cream for dessert and a free mocktail. All this for only 25.90 If you top up 3.50, you will be able to upgrade to their house specialty desserts which was what we did. Apart from that, if you spend more than 50 bucks on the ala carte menu, you'll get an additional 10% discount. Haha quite a good deal which gave us a better start to the evening.
In the end, 2 of my friends ordered the set, whilst my friend and I ordered the beer battered fish from the ala carte menu. We also had brownies with ice cream and their house specialty earl grey panna. Not to forget mango lime cheesecake for our dear birthday girl. :)
The food was good and of a rather affordable price and the staff there were also very friendly (took a photo for us and even held the door open for every customer who left the shop). We had a really good time there and would definitely go back. :)
Rating given:
I tried quite a few Hong Kong Cafes before and cos I recently moved to Kovan, my friends and I decided to try out this outlet too.
When we reached there, it was already bustling with activity and people. Thankfully there was still sofa seats available by the window. ha i personally don't really like to sit at tables in the middle of the cafe, which will be noisier. Sofa seats have more privacy and will be easier to chat with your besties.
Anyway, we ordered the signature toast with peanut butter and condensed milk, dry wanton noodles, zha jiang mian, some seafood rice porridge, desserts and milk tea. The food was served rather quickly, didn't really have to wait.
My dry wanton noodles were quite good, though the wantons served were fried instead of the usual boiled wans but was good too. the char siew given was also adequate. haha one thing to note. the vegetables served here are in thick stalks! haha but they are crunchy so can just bite into them. haha no worries :)
my friend's zha jiang mian was not really the traditional type though. it was just noodles with some meat sauce on top? i dunno but not like the usual wans that we eat but i think it was ok too. The rice porridge had quite alot of ingredients in it and it came in a BIG bowl. very filling.
Toast i think i don't have to elaborate cos it's a signature dish at most HK cafes. haha and the surprise is the desserts come in super big portions! 1 bowl of soya beancurd i think was enough to fill 3 people? haha and the bowl of mango pudding was also huge. hahaha value for money and was quite delicious too. yup so if you all wanna try, be careful don't order too much dessert. haha :)
Rating given: