Island Creamery, a place where I've read alot on it as well. After reading all the ravings about their unique ice creams and other stuff, I was really curious about this place.
Was it as good as these people mentioned it to be?
With my bf bringing me there as a surprise treat, I finally got to step in Island Creamery and take a look at this place for myself.
Stepping into Island Creamery, you'll notice the crowd inside being mostly students in uniforms, gathering around tables with tubs of ice cream. Seems like the place has become a place for students to gather after school, which reduced the marks on its ambience as it was quite noisy, making the place less attractive for a relaxing afternoon treat.
However, like what Claudia mentioned, the many pictures of the different people who have stepped into Island Creamery filled the walls. For me, I really like this concept. Sitting there and just staring at the photos-filled walls, it was a good feeling seeing the smiles and observing every one in the pictures. Serious ones, heartwarming ones, and of cuz, some hilarious ones as well.. =)
Due to the lack of seats, we settled ourselves at the children's corner at the side and..it was a really nice place to be in. :) With the photos filled with happy people on your left, and colourful drawings of animals & characters on your right, it was just like being in a bright and colourful world. :D
However, we weren't really in the mood for ice cream and chose to try their mudpie ($4.80) instead. Wow. The mudpie there is gooooood~ With the smooth texture of the ice cream between the toppings of crushed Oreo™ biscuits and a thin chocolate base, it was heavenly! ^^
A must-try! :)
The next time I go, I shall try their unique ice-cream flavours then. :)
When my parents heard that I've gotten a chance from Yebber to taste the tau sa piahs from 603 Tau Sa Piah @ Balestier, they were excited and raving about how good the tau sa piahs were.. Curious, I was also excited to taste them after I got it.
Locating 603 Tau Sa Piah was not at all difficult. I drove there and though there were many other shops offering tau sa piahs along the street as well, 603 Tau Sa Piah just stood out from the rest with it's signboard and easy location of being just at the corner, when I walked in from the carpark.
Arriving at the shop, the variety of items available just made my eyes blur while scanning around. Tau sa piahs of many flavours were available, and some of them were really creative flavours that you wouldn't expect to find in such a traditional treat like tau sa piahs. Haha..but seriously, their large apple pie caught most of my attention. At the same time, I was also wondering how on earth would that large apple pie taste like. Too bad I didn't get one to satisfy my curiosity. :(
Nevertheless, the lady at the shop was really friendly and generous. She was all smiles while serving me and telling me each of the flavours that she was putting into the box. Thus, I received tau sa piahs of flavours: Black Sesame, Salty, Durian, Coffee, Yam, Lotus, Original. Not only that, they have generously included their chicken pie, tuna puff and bbq cha siew bun for me to try as well! My supper that day was really fulfilling. :)
For me that day, I had their Chicken Pie, Durian & Salty filling tau sa piahs. The Chicken Pie was really delicious! :) The crust was thin and light, whereas the filling within the pie was generous. The creamy sauce within the pie made it even tantalising on the tastebuds. It was not at all dry like some other chicken pies, though I only ate it after a few hours after I got it from the shop. And with the generous sauce inside, I'm really surprised that the crust did not get soggy! Really, I wanted more after I had that one. :P
As for their tau sa piahs, the one with Durian filling was really nice. It was light and not at all sticky nor strong-flavoured. Refreshingly sweet and..it wouldn't make you feel sick of it after a few bites, despite the generous fillings. It was just..just nice. Appropriate amount and size, in my opinion. It...doesn't make you sick of eating it, yet it leaves you wanting more, in a way. xP
The Salty flavoured one was also the same. The saltiness was just nice and was just enough to make a delicious and lip smacking little treat. ;)
My bf had the Black Sesame and Coffee flavoured one and he commented that they were really good. With the thin crust and generous fillings, it really made it a good treat. The coffee had a sweet taste that was also just nice, and it left a really nice light coffee taste in the mouth after that. :)
As for the rest, it was shared between my parents and I, each trying a little of each. The Yam flavoured another one of my favourite as it was surprisingly lightly sweet and has a smooth texture. Usually, I'll find some yam fillings really sweet and..too sticky. But, this was an exception. Hence, I happily finished off the rest of the Yam tau sa piah all by myself in the end. :P
And more importantly, I do agree with Snowbringer that these tau sa piahs do taste as good even after keeping them for a few days before consumption. The crust still tasted great, being firm yet soft at the same time.
Overall, I'll greatly recommend the pastries and tau sa piah at 603 Tau Sa Piah to everyone! The quality of their stuff are really good. Every pastry and tau sa piah seemed to have been made to an appropriate level, where you won't get sick of their generosity (their fillings), and would want to have more of it instead! :)
I'll definitely go back to get more the next time, especially their large apple pies! :D
Went to Timbre once with my friends, and..it's really a nice place to hang out. ;)
With the great band and nice ambience, it's the perfect place for you to hang out and spend time with your friends. But..if there's a huge crowd and loud music, it's definitely not a place for chats. Just chilling and enjoying the music will be fine. :)
And..yeah, pray that it doesn't rain because it is mostly unsheltered. :P
Stepping into this elaborate restaurant, you'll feel as though you have went back into time and reached old Shanghai.
This time travel experience was due to the furnish & decorations within the restaurant, which even had singers in traditional chinese costumes, belting out Chinese oldies on a standing mike, like the old times. Honestly, the ambience was quite nice. :)
As for the food...
Like any other restaurants of fine dining, the portions of the food served was quite small, but the quality was good. Of all the dishes, I remembered the Steamed Egg with Shreded Scallop. It was smooth and had quite an interesting blend in the tastes. The cold dish served was also not bad.
Other than that, most of the dishes like Sharks' Fin or Steamed Fish, were quite normal and expected. Nothing interesting in the tastes.
Hmm. Overall, I think that the ambience probably is the best thing dining there. :P
My bf and I were randomly walking in Compass Point a few days ago, when we chanced across this hotdog place. Decided to try it out, and..we had their Chicago beef hotdog meal.
The hotdog took a while so we started on the mini bowl of potato salad first. And..to be honest, it was quite horrible. For me, it just tasted weird and..totally not what potato salad should taste like. I wouldn't even have guessed that it was potato salad if you didn't tell me. x(
For the orange juice? Sunkist Orange was the guess.
When the hotdog finally came, it was..actually quite okay. Not bad for the quality. However, with the small portion and lower-than-expected quality in the salad and drink, the amount paid for the meal was not really worth it. A meal from BK would be much better I guess, though it'll be more costly, of course..
But..just a sidenote: I think that the aunties serving there, had really nice and friendly attitude towards their customers, which made it..not that bad an experience. :)
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Was it as good as these people mentioned it to be?
With my bf bringing me there as a surprise treat, I finally got to step in Island Creamery and take a look at this place for myself.
Stepping into Island Creamery, you'll notice the crowd inside being mostly students in uniforms, gathering around tables with tubs of ice cream. Seems like the place has become a place for students to gather after school, which reduced the marks on its ambience as it was quite noisy, making the place less attractive for a relaxing afternoon treat.
However, like what Claudia mentioned, the many pictures of the different people who have stepped into Island Creamery filled the walls. For me, I really like this concept. Sitting there and just staring at the photos-filled walls, it was a good feeling seeing the smiles and observing every one in the pictures. Serious ones, heartwarming ones, and of cuz, some hilarious ones as well.. =)
Due to the lack of seats, we settled ourselves at the children's corner at the side and..it was a really nice place to be in. :) With the photos filled with happy people on your left, and colourful drawings of animals & characters on your right, it was just like being in a bright and colourful world. :D
However, we weren't really in the mood for ice cream and chose to try their mudpie ($4.80) instead. Wow. The mudpie there is gooooood~ With the smooth texture of the ice cream between the toppings of crushed Oreo™ biscuits and a thin chocolate base, it was heavenly! ^^
A must-try! :)
The next time I go, I shall try their unique ice-cream flavours then. :)
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Locating 603 Tau Sa Piah was not at all difficult. I drove there and though there were many other shops offering tau sa piahs along the street as well, 603 Tau Sa Piah just stood out from the rest with it's signboard and easy location of being just at the corner, when I walked in from the carpark.
Arriving at the shop, the variety of items available just made my eyes blur while scanning around. Tau sa piahs of many flavours were available, and some of them were really creative flavours that you wouldn't expect to find in such a traditional treat like tau sa piahs. Haha..but seriously, their large apple pie caught most of my attention. At the same time, I was also wondering how on earth would that large apple pie taste like. Too bad I didn't get one to satisfy my curiosity. :(
Nevertheless, the lady at the shop was really friendly and generous. She was all smiles while serving me and telling me each of the flavours that she was putting into the box. Thus, I received tau sa piahs of flavours: Black Sesame, Salty, Durian, Coffee, Yam, Lotus, Original. Not only that, they have generously included their chicken pie, tuna puff and bbq cha siew bun for me to try as well! My supper that day was really fulfilling. :)
For me that day, I had their Chicken Pie, Durian & Salty filling tau sa piahs. The Chicken Pie was really delicious! :) The crust was thin and light, whereas the filling within the pie was generous. The creamy sauce within the pie made it even tantalising on the tastebuds. It was not at all dry like some other chicken pies, though I only ate it after a few hours after I got it from the shop. And with the generous sauce inside, I'm really surprised that the crust did not get soggy! Really, I wanted more after I had that one. :P
As for their tau sa piahs, the one with Durian filling was really nice. It was light and not at all sticky nor strong-flavoured. Refreshingly sweet and..it wouldn't make you feel sick of it after a few bites, despite the generous fillings. It was just..just nice. Appropriate amount and size, in my opinion. It...doesn't make you sick of eating it, yet it leaves you wanting more, in a way. xP
The Salty flavoured one was also the same. The saltiness was just nice and was just enough to make a delicious and lip smacking little treat. ;)
My bf had the Black Sesame and Coffee flavoured one and he commented that they were really good. With the thin crust and generous fillings, it really made it a good treat. The coffee had a sweet taste that was also just nice, and it left a really nice light coffee taste in the mouth after that. :)
As for the rest, it was shared between my parents and I, each trying a little of each. The Yam flavoured another one of my favourite as it was surprisingly lightly sweet and has a smooth texture. Usually, I'll find some yam fillings really sweet and..too sticky. But, this was an exception. Hence, I happily finished off the rest of the Yam tau sa piah all by myself in the end. :P
And more importantly, I do agree with Snowbringer that these tau sa piahs do taste as good even after keeping them for a few days before consumption. The crust still tasted great, being firm yet soft at the same time.
Overall, I'll greatly recommend the pastries and tau sa piah at 603 Tau Sa Piah to everyone! The quality of their stuff are really good. Every pastry and tau sa piah seemed to have been made to an appropriate level, where you won't get sick of their generosity (their fillings), and would want to have more of it instead! :)
I'll definitely go back to get more the next time, especially their large apple pies! :D
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With the great band and nice ambience, it's the perfect place for you to hang out and spend time with your friends. But..if there's a huge crowd and loud music, it's definitely not a place for chats. Just chilling and enjoying the music will be fine. :)
And..yeah, pray that it doesn't rain because it is mostly unsheltered. :P
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This time travel experience was due to the furnish & decorations within the restaurant, which even had singers in traditional chinese costumes, belting out Chinese oldies on a standing mike, like the old times. Honestly, the ambience was quite nice. :)
As for the food...
Like any other restaurants of fine dining, the portions of the food served was quite small, but the quality was good. Of all the dishes, I remembered the Steamed Egg with Shreded Scallop. It was smooth and had quite an interesting blend in the tastes. The cold dish served was also not bad.
Other than that, most of the dishes like Sharks' Fin or Steamed Fish, were quite normal and expected. Nothing interesting in the tastes.
Hmm. Overall, I think that the ambience probably is the best thing dining there. :P
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The hotdog took a while so we started on the mini bowl of potato salad first. And..to be honest, it was quite horrible. For me, it just tasted weird and..totally not what potato salad should taste like. I wouldn't even have guessed that it was potato salad if you didn't tell me. x(
For the orange juice? Sunkist Orange was the guess.
When the hotdog finally came, it was..actually quite okay. Not bad for the quality. However, with the small portion and lower-than-expected quality in the salad and drink, the amount paid for the meal was not really worth it. A meal from BK would be much better I guess, though it'll be more costly, of course..
But..just a sidenote: I think that the aunties serving there, had really nice and friendly attitude towards their customers, which made it..not that bad an experience. :)
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