Though i am abit late to comment about the macaron craze from Laduree stores but i still hope my comments can benefits other readers out there smile
Knowing that i am a fan of dessert, my sister bought me macarons from laduree. HEard from her that there are 2 laduree stores at takashimaya and is it best to go to the main store rather then the take-away store since it has lesser queue ( not sure now if it still have queue ) but anyway, i got to try the blackcurrent, bergamot and coffee.
Among these three, i personally prefer the coffee macaron as it tastes good as though as you are drinking a coffee. The bergamot is lemon it tasted well too with abit of sour yet sweet lemon taste. Lastly, the macaroon of blackcurrent, perhap blackcurrent is quite a norm flavour , i will not try blackcurrent macaron the next time since they are so many other flavours waiting to be try!
My cousin from overseas just came back to singapore and since he has longheard about the fanciful cafes located around Singapore. I decided to bought him and the rest of our siblings to stranger's reunion
We ordered quite an amount of food which bills came up to $158.
Recommended drinks like 'Magic' , 'Latte', 'Piccolo Latte' and 'Cappuccino'.
And also seem most of the people recommended to try the waffles. we have ordered almost all the buttermilk waffles except for waffles with strawberry maceration and ice cream to try out.
Under the buttermilk waffles there are:
(1)- with artisan greek yogurt and fresh fruit
(2)- with vanilla ice cream and fresh fruit
(3)- with maple syrup and fresh fruit
(4)- with strawberry maceration and ice cream
My apology that not all waffles photos are here as all of us were simply gluttons by the time we have our seats and food being served to us. so only managed to snap a few photos
The waffles tasted the same for all, what's makes it different is the combination with different ingredient such as yogurt, maple syrup and ice-cream. After trying all four, i would feel that the one with ice cream is the best (2). Follow by (1) and (3).
For (1), as the waffles is not crispy but rather soft, when it goes with the liquid form yogurt, the whole mouth of waffles just turned out to be too liquefy inside and left no chance for chewing of biting ( kind of like swallowing the mouth is better than biting) hmm, the process is like biting one-mouth and the next mouth you know, you will need to swallow down fast.
As for the waffles with maple syrup (3), sadly to say that the maple syrup is just too much for the waffle. When taste, I could only feel the maple syrup taste with sweetness came overwhelming inside my mouth. Need to drink a couple cups of water just by eating probably 1/8 of it. Maybe it would be better if the maple syrup weren't that much amount. But anyway, if you are a sweet person maybe you would like it ;) cause personally i prefer more neutral flavour then too extreme on the taste.
The drinks (though sadly is not made by the Ryan ) still presented it to us well and pretty lol. Coffee lovers would love it as it taste very coffee (bitterness taste) cause even the cappuccino also tasted bitter when first tried. Really like how the way they made their coffees. Not too sweet, but if you find it too bitter you can also add some sugar, just request the cute little sugar jar ( as seen in the image above) from those good-looking and friendly staffs.
Apart from the coffees and waffles, we have also ordered the 'truffle fries with truffle aioli and parmesan cheese' is it a big bowl of fries but doesn't come cheap as it cost $12.90. The fries is addictive as we just keep on eat and eat non-stop >-< a must order i would say, if you like fries.
Above all, it is a nice experience to dine at Strangers' Reunion. It is a cozy place to hang out with friends, and also a hiding place to laze and read your favourite books. Would definitely be back again ! and perhaps maybe make some friends with the 'strangers'. haha.
I ordered the chocolate waffle at Pick and Bite Makan Place during my break time. I am a waffle lover however it is heaty hence I seldom have it. It has been a long time since I had any waffles, thus i decided to buy it. I even requested for more chocolate lol
The sweetness of the chocolate and the softness of the waffle, is super awesome! It costs about $1.10 which i find it pretty affordable for a student. I just could not resist the temptation, I ended up ordering another waffle lol ! As for the staff service, i found that they are polite with the customers. I will always observe the attitude of the staff whether are they polite or not. I feel that the attitude given by the staff should be in tip top standard. Even though most of the customers that patronise pick and bite are students, they should still give the basic respect by asking politely to the students whether they would like to make any order.
Most importantly i would recommended one of my favourite is the Chocolate waffles from pick and bite
Leenie Pigssaid: Do they have the toasted baguette with kaya and butter? I love that from the outlet at marina square.. crispy on the outside soft on the inside :) 12 Aug 2013 at 10:33 am
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Went to Bishan Subway after watching movie. There wasn't anyone at the queue up line, so the moment I stepped in I got to order straight away. The staff saw me and greeted me with a smile and asked me politely : " Miss, what would you like to have?" I replied, "Hearty Italian, tuna set meal."
One thing I love about subway is that it gave me the idea of "Want to eat something that is healthy, come over to Subway!" Sometimes, I get sick of eating noodles or rice, I would head over to Subway and grab a sandwich. I love to choose Hearty Italian as the bread is soft and crispy. After it is placed inside the oven, it became more crispier. It tastes super awesome when the cheese melted on the tuna.
When it comes to the vegetables section, I will always tell the staff i would like to have "fresh cut". Fresh cut refers to just cucumbers, tomatoes, lettuces, red onions and green (bell) peppers. So those who loves to eat veggies above in the fresh cut, you may like to try saying it to the staff and you don't have to say them one by one.
For the sauces, I will choose the 100% fat-free section which is red wine and honey mustard !
Went out have brunch with my parents. We wanted to head over to White Bee Hoon *opp of Chye Lye Restaurant* however it was filled with a lot of people. My parents did not like to wait for too long and so we headed over Chye Lye Restaurant Fish Head Curry. When I stepped into the restaurant, I saw a few newspaper articles pasted on the wall and near to the cashier area. At first I thought the food might be pretty tasty that is why it is being advertised in the newspapers. However, I guess it was only the Curry Fish Head that is nice but not other dishes.
I ordered Braised Assorted Vegetables, Luo Han Zai（罗汉斋）as this is one of my favourite dishes whenever I have my meals at zi char Restaurants.
First of all, the vegetables were not fresh, even though you can't tell from this picture. I believe the chef did not cook the vegetables long enough as some of it were tough to bite. I took a close up shot of the food and hence it looked rather big, but the portion was in fact very little.
Next up, my parents ordered Tofu Braised in Red Sauce, Hong Shao Tofu ( 红烧豆腐）. As the name suggests, the sauce is supposedly to be red. But as you can see from the pic, the sauce is just like the normal hot plate tofu sauce, nothing special, taste is just like normal tofu dishes with few pieces of braised meat. I don't see any uniqueness in it.
After this visit, I don't think I will be going back for the second time.
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Though i am abit late to comment about the macaron craze from Laduree stores but i still hope my comments can benefits other readers out there smile
Knowing that i am a fan of dessert, my sister bought me macarons from laduree. HEard from her that there are 2 laduree stores at takashimaya and is it best to go to the main store rather then the take-away store since it has lesser queue ( not sure now if it still have queue ) but anyway, i got to try the blackcurrent, bergamot and coffee.
Among these three, i personally prefer the coffee macaron as it tastes good as though as you are drinking a coffee. The bergamot is lemon it tasted well too with abit of sour yet sweet lemon taste. Lastly, the macaroon of blackcurrent, perhap blackcurrent is quite a norm flavour , i will not try blackcurrent macaron the next time since they are so many other flavours waiting to be try!
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We ordered quite an amount of food which bills came up to $158.
Recommended drinks like 'Magic' , 'Latte', 'Piccolo Latte' and 'Cappuccino'.
And also seem most of the people recommended to try the waffles. we have ordered almost all the buttermilk waffles except for waffles with strawberry maceration and ice cream to try out.
Under the buttermilk waffles there are:
(1)- with artisan greek yogurt and fresh fruit
(2)- with vanilla ice cream and fresh fruit
(3)- with maple syrup and fresh fruit
(4)- with strawberry maceration and ice cream
My apology that not all waffles photos are here as all of us were simply gluttons by the time we have our seats and food being served to us. so only managed to snap a few photos
The waffles tasted the same for all, what's makes it different is the combination with different ingredient such as yogurt, maple syrup and ice-cream. After trying all four, i would feel that the one with ice cream is the best (2). Follow by (1) and (3).
For (1), as the waffles is not crispy but rather soft, when it goes with the liquid form yogurt, the whole mouth of waffles just turned out to be too liquefy inside and left no chance for chewing of biting ( kind of like swallowing the mouth is better than biting) hmm, the process is like biting one-mouth and the next mouth you know, you will need to swallow down fast.
As for the waffles with maple syrup (3), sadly to say that the maple syrup is just too much for the waffle. When taste, I could only feel the maple syrup taste with sweetness came overwhelming inside my mouth. Need to drink a couple cups of water just by eating probably 1/8 of it. Maybe it would be better if the maple syrup weren't that much amount. But anyway, if you are a sweet person maybe you would like it ;) cause personally i prefer more neutral flavour then too extreme on the taste.
The drinks (though sadly is not made by the Ryan ) still presented it to us well and pretty lol. Coffee lovers would love it as it taste very coffee (bitterness taste) cause even the cappuccino also tasted bitter when first tried. Really like how the way they made their coffees. Not too sweet, but if you find it too bitter you can also add some sugar, just request the cute little sugar jar ( as seen in the image above) from those good-looking and friendly staffs.
Apart from the coffees and waffles, we have also ordered the 'truffle fries with truffle aioli and parmesan cheese' is it a big bowl of fries but doesn't come cheap as it cost $12.90. The fries is addictive as we just keep on eat and eat non-stop >-< a must order i would say, if you like fries.
Above all, it is a nice experience to dine at Strangers' Reunion. It is a cozy place to hang out with friends, and also a hiding place to laze and read your favourite books. Would definitely be back again ! and perhaps maybe make some friends with the 'strangers'. haha.
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The sweetness of the chocolate and the softness of the waffle, is super awesome! It costs about $1.10 which i find it pretty affordable for a student. I just could not resist the temptation, I ended up ordering another waffle lol ! As for the staff service, i found that they are polite with the customers. I will always observe the attitude of the staff whether are they polite or not. I feel that the attitude given by the staff should be in tip top standard. Even though most of the customers that patronise pick and bite are students, they should still give the basic respect by asking politely to the students whether they would like to make any order.
Most importantly i would recommended one of my favourite is the Chocolate waffles from pick and bite
Login to add your comment. Or, Register for an account now. It's free!Do they have the toasted baguette with kaya and butter? I love that from the outlet at marina square.. crispy on the outside soft on the inside :)
12 Aug 2013 at 10:33 am
One thing I love about subway is that it gave me the idea of "Want to eat something that is healthy, come over to Subway!" Sometimes, I get sick of eating noodles or rice, I would head over to Subway and grab a sandwich. I love to choose Hearty Italian as the bread is soft and crispy. After it is placed inside the oven, it became more crispier. It tastes super awesome when the cheese melted on the tuna.
When it comes to the vegetables section, I will always tell the staff i would like to have "fresh cut". Fresh cut refers to just cucumbers, tomatoes, lettuces, red onions and green (bell) peppers. So those who loves to eat veggies above in the fresh cut, you may like to try saying it to the staff and you don't have to say them one by one.
For the sauces, I will choose the 100% fat-free section which is red wine and honey mustard !
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I ordered Braised Assorted Vegetables, Luo Han Zai（罗汉斋）as this is one of my favourite dishes whenever I have my meals at zi char Restaurants.
First of all, the vegetables were not fresh, even though you can't tell from this picture. I believe the chef did not cook the vegetables long enough as some of it were tough to bite. I took a close up shot of the food and hence it looked rather big, but the portion was in fact very little.
Next up, my parents ordered Tofu Braised in Red Sauce, Hong Shao Tofu ( 红烧豆腐）. As the name suggests, the sauce is supposedly to be red. But as you can see from the pic, the sauce is just like the normal hot plate tofu sauce, nothing special, taste is just like normal tofu dishes with few pieces of braised meat. I don't see any uniqueness in it.
After this visit, I don't think I will be going back for the second time.
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