I remember going to this place for a hair cut once, because a friend of mine told me that it's not bad. I spent some time trying to locate the shop at far east plaza level one, as this level is pretty much like a maze to me.
I was not very satisfied with the service as the hairdresser did not pay much attention to what I want. Instead, he did things based on what he felt was good, and not what I felt was good. In the end, I was not very satisfied with my hairstyle and felt very unwilling to part with my money.
Although it is quite a popular place for haircut, I don't think I will want to go back again.
They are toys distributor and supplier to alot of departmental store.
My Dear and I went to their showroom yesterday to search for mini car models. Surprised to see alot of new designs of samba vans and Ferrari! There is one cool black matt finished Ferrari. Very rare, and it can be consider cheap if you are a collector of Ferrari car models. It's price at around SGD150. Moreover, they are having storewide 20% sale now!
The boss told us that their car models are directly import from factory and they do not reproduce once the stock are sold out. So its limited edition! Their prices are definitely cheaper than the departmental store coz they are the distributor!
Like what genesis said its crowded and works like a canteen or food court. This place you need to grab a seat first before you queue up to buy your food. Frankly speaking, its like National Service style of serving food.
But.... I like the chicken wings! I always go there for their chicken wings. Their chicken rendang special menu on saturday taste better at Alexandra than Tampines. It has more gravy. :)
My Dear always go for his usual - meatballs. It's a pity that I do not take beef.
Happened to get a chance to try out the Hydrating Facial at a low cost there. The place is kinda small but the ambience is good. Service is GOOD too! Ok, maybe becoz I paid for the service - the facial cost SGD130, but its service is higher than what I expected.
I was given a foot bath, with shoulder massage. Yesh... it's so comfy that I feel asleep. After the facial, my face is clean, and I felt refresh! They served me with an option of tea or warm water together with some delicious biscuits. If I got extra cash, I will definitely go back there!
Been to the HQ in Shanghai. Been missing the taste of their famous Nanxiang Xiao long bao. So I thought of going to the local one at Bugis Junction to try it out.
I ordered the Xiao long bao, King size Crab roe bao, Glutinous rice xiu mai, Abalone and mushrooms la mien soup, while my Dear had Big braised pork la mien soup.
Xiao long bao - CANNOT MAKE IT. It only taste of ginger and nothing else. No sweetness of the pork. Maybe the ginger is used to cover the smell of the frozen pork.
King size Crab roe bao - its for people who likes the 'crabby' taste. I like, but my Dear hates it!
Glutinous rice xiu mai - its literally glutinous rice in wonton skin. No surprise. Hard to swallow though.
Abalone and mushrooms la mien soup - Soup base is clear and sweet. No strong taste. La mien is cooked just right. It really have 2/3 slices of abalone.
Big braised pork la mien - my Dear finds that its the best dish among the rest. The soups is clear and sweet with the light taste of braised sauce. The meat slightly tough.
The total cost for the dishes plus taxes is about $41. Not worth it. Especially the XIAO LONG BAO is a no-no. I saw other customers ordered the ala carte dishes. Maybe those are their speciality and not the Dim sum. Sigh....
I don't go to this place a lot, because of the large serving and slightly-higher-than-my-budget pricing. But nonetheless, I leave the place satisfied each time because the food is worth the price you pay.
I'm not that into the chicken when I go there, as compared to the side dishes, but I still think their meat is very nice and tender. It's not very hard to eat also, even if it's one half of the chicken or a plate of ribs. And that's because the meat is.. well tender! It makes it really easy to cut out the meat (or you can just use your hands). I like the side dish they have - corn, potato salad and that.. cheesy macaroni thing. I think the macaroni is a must try. Really good! (Unless you totally don't like cheese.)
But one thing bad about the shop is that it's really small. There isn't enough seats to cater to the overwhelming crowd they meet everyday. Because the shop is too small and there are more tables and chairs than they can take, it makes it hard to move around comfortably also. I think at the moment, they are undergoing renovations to improve on the place. So hopefully after renovating, the place would be able to accommodate more people!
Located at the basement, I thought it was quite a secluded area as there were not many people walking around, but I was surprised when I saw the place at least half full.
I like Han's because of the good price they offer, along with a reasonable amount of food that would fill my stomach. Of course this good price would apply more to the set meals they have, which comes with a drink, soup, main course and a dessert.
This place has a mixture of both chinese and western food, which I feel is good as it caters to most people's taste. So you can have a big group of people going there to eat, and everyone would probably be able to find something they like.
I just went there recently and I ordered a Black pepper chicken. I thought the meat was quite chewy, not over cooked but nothing too great but it was good enough. But one thing bad was that there was this whole layer of fat on the chicken and some at the side. Effectively, your chicken was only 3/4 the size. And the dessert that came with the set meal was just one slice of watermelon, whereas elsewhere serves one slice of cake instead. I was quite disappointed and decided to get something else as dessert. I ordered a peach tart and I must say their peach tart is GOOD!
The tart itself is not too hard, just right, and has a sweet taste to it. Then there's a really big piece of peach on top of the tart, with a layer of sweet cream below it. It would have been better though, if there were more cream in the tart. But other than that, the peach tart was really good!
eBlackboard is just a stall in a coffee shop. Don't be fooled by that cool name. It's not all that cool after all. Basically, this is a stall that sells western food. Only somehow, I don't know why, they chose to adopt this restaurant-like style. There are too many workers around, with more than 2 chefs, 1 cashier and at least 3 waitresses. It's not hard to spot them because they're all in uniform. I would say it's a good effort to try to be different from the others. Nonetheless, the (coffee shop) ambience just spoils the whole "restaurant" feel.
As mentioned above, they have too many workers. And when I say this, I really mean it. Why? Firstly, they do not really have a big restaurant to manage. With so many workers, what are they trying to improve on? Efficiency? No, because my second point would tell you, their service is bad. Perhaps it's because I expect them to be more efficient with so many workers around, thus end up being more disappointed.
I don't really think too highly of their food too. Their coleslaw tasted weird, along with some weird tasting sauce they had over the chicken that I ate. Maybe others would beg to differ. But this is not a place that I would recommend you to go too many times, because their food is not cheap. Fish and chips costs $6, when you can get it at around $4.50 at any hawker centre/ coffee shop. You can imagine the price of other things (they have a price range of about $6 to $15) . Though they have really good(-sounding) stuff like Salmon, the price of it is far more than anyone would be willing to pay when at a coffee shop.
I've heard that this place was really popular many many years ago. Unfortunately, now, it's not as popular as before. It is located at a pretty secluded place in Shaw Centre (the building near Lido, with that Macdonald's along the way to Pacific Plaza). However, when you manage to find the place, this "ulu" location might just serve as a good reason why people choose to go there. It has a nice and quiet (during weekend's dinner time at least) ambience, and quite a nice interior decor with interesting pictures around the place.
I've been to this place quite some time back, and I like it because the food were at quite a reasonable price and the service was good. This place sells not just western food, but some chinese food too. I was told that they sell pretty good chicken rice, and people working in the vicinity would go down during lunch hours for the pretty cheap set lunch.
I would suggest that those who intend to go, go during dinner time when it's less noisy (unless you don't mind).
After seeing the first review, I decided to drop by this place when I was at PS. I was totally fascinated by the large range of embellishments and cute little things they have there. I never thought of how someone could come up with things like that and I was totally amazed. Being a not-very-creative person, the whole range of paper and little decorative items allowed me to come up with many different ideas in mind to create a scrapbook of my own (not that I do though). You can find designs of all sorts of colours and different themes that you can come up with. Great place!
I like the way the things are displayed there too. It has quite an attractive interior with mirrors placed strategically to make the place look very creative. The items are mostly displayed in a position that makes it easy to browse through the items. Also, there is ample walking space in the shop and, as opposed to a cramp and crowded shop, it allows you to take your time looking for anything you want.
However, I thought some things there were really expensive and could be self-made. Perhaps these things are actually really expensive, I have no idea. But I just felt that some things could be cheaper, or would definitely be cheaper if you made it yourself by getting the materials from Bras Basah complex.
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I remember going to this place for a hair cut once, because a friend of mine told me that it's not bad. I spent some time trying to locate the shop at far east plaza level one, as this level is pretty much like a maze to me.
I was not very satisfied with the service as the hairdresser did not pay much attention to what I want. Instead, he did things based on what he felt was good, and not what I felt was good. In the end, I was not very satisfied with my hairstyle and felt very unwilling to part with my money.
Although it is quite a popular place for haircut, I don't think I will want to go back again.
Rating given:
They are toys distributor and supplier to alot of departmental store.
My Dear and I went to their showroom yesterday to search for mini car models. Surprised to see alot of new designs of samba vans and Ferrari! There is one cool black matt finished Ferrari. Very rare, and it can be consider cheap if you are a collector of Ferrari car models. It's price at around SGD150. Moreover, they are having storewide 20% sale now!
The boss told us that their car models are directly import from factory and they do not reproduce once the stock are sold out. So its limited edition! Their prices are definitely cheaper than the departmental store coz they are the distributor!
Rating given:
Like what genesis said its crowded and works like a canteen or food court. This place you need to grab a seat first before you queue up to buy your food. Frankly speaking, its like National Service style of serving food.
But.... I like the chicken wings! I always go there for their chicken wings. Their chicken rendang special menu on saturday taste better at Alexandra than Tampines. It has more gravy. :)
My Dear always go for his usual - meatballs. It's a pity that I do not take beef.
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Happened to get a chance to try out the Hydrating Facial at a low cost there. The place is kinda small but the ambience is good. Service is GOOD too! Ok, maybe becoz I paid for the service - the facial cost SGD130, but its service is higher than what I expected.
I was given a foot bath, with shoulder massage. Yesh... it's so comfy that I feel asleep. After the facial, my face is clean, and I felt refresh! They served me with an option of tea or warm water together with some delicious biscuits. If I got extra cash, I will definitely go back there!
It's money worth service!
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Been to the HQ in Shanghai. Been missing the taste of their famous Nanxiang Xiao long bao. So I thought of going to the local one at Bugis Junction to try it out.
I ordered the Xiao long bao, King size Crab roe bao, Glutinous rice xiu mai, Abalone and mushrooms la mien soup, while my Dear had Big braised pork la mien soup.
Xiao long bao - CANNOT MAKE IT. It only taste of ginger and nothing else. No sweetness of the pork. Maybe the ginger is used to cover the smell of the frozen pork.
King size Crab roe bao - its for people who likes the 'crabby' taste. I like, but my Dear hates it!
Glutinous rice xiu mai - its literally glutinous rice in wonton skin. No surprise. Hard to swallow though.
Abalone and mushrooms la mien soup - Soup base is clear and sweet. No strong taste. La mien is cooked just right. It really have 2/3 slices of abalone.
Big braised pork la mien - my Dear finds that its the best dish among the rest. The soups is clear and sweet with the light taste of braised sauce. The meat slightly tough.
The total cost for the dishes plus taxes is about $41. Not worth it. Especially the XIAO LONG BAO is a no-no. I saw other customers ordered the ala carte dishes. Maybe those are their speciality and not the Dim sum. Sigh....
Rating given:
I don't go to this place a lot, because of the large serving and slightly-higher-than-my-budget pricing. But nonetheless, I leave the place satisfied each time because the food is worth the price you pay.
I'm not that into the chicken when I go there, as compared to the side dishes, but I still think their meat is very nice and tender. It's not very hard to eat also, even if it's one half of the chicken or a plate of ribs. And that's because the meat is.. well tender! It makes it really easy to cut out the meat (or you can just use your hands). I like the side dish they have - corn, potato salad and that.. cheesy macaroni thing. I think the macaroni is a must try. Really good! (Unless you totally don't like cheese.)
But one thing bad about the shop is that it's really small. There isn't enough seats to cater to the overwhelming crowd they meet everyday. Because the shop is too small and there are more tables and chairs than they can take, it makes it hard to move around comfortably also. I think at the moment, they are undergoing renovations to improve on the place. So hopefully after renovating, the place would be able to accommodate more people!
Rating given:
Located at the basement, I thought it was quite a secluded area as there were not many people walking around, but I was surprised when I saw the place at least half full.
I like Han's because of the good price they offer, along with a reasonable amount of food that would fill my stomach. Of course this good price would apply more to the set meals they have, which comes with a drink, soup, main course and a dessert.
This place has a mixture of both chinese and western food, which I feel is good as it caters to most people's taste. So you can have a big group of people going there to eat, and everyone would probably be able to find something they like.
I just went there recently and I ordered a Black pepper chicken. I thought the meat was quite chewy, not over cooked but nothing too great but it was good enough. But one thing bad was that there was this whole layer of fat on the chicken and some at the side. Effectively, your chicken was only 3/4 the size. And the dessert that came with the set meal was just one slice of watermelon, whereas elsewhere serves one slice of cake instead. I was quite disappointed and decided to get something else as dessert. I ordered a peach tart and I must say their peach tart is GOOD!
The tart itself is not too hard, just right, and has a sweet taste to it. Then there's a really big piece of peach on top of the tart, with a layer of sweet cream below it. It would have been better though, if there were more cream in the tart. But other than that, the peach tart was really good!
Rating given:
eBlackboard is just a stall in a coffee shop. Don't be fooled by that cool name. It's not all that cool after all. Basically, this is a stall that sells western food. Only somehow, I don't know why, they chose to adopt this restaurant-like style. There are too many workers around, with more than 2 chefs, 1 cashier and at least 3 waitresses. It's not hard to spot them because they're all in uniform. I would say it's a good effort to try to be different from the others. Nonetheless, the (coffee shop) ambience just spoils the whole "restaurant" feel.
As mentioned above, they have too many workers. And when I say this, I really mean it. Why? Firstly, they do not really have a big restaurant to manage. With so many workers, what are they trying to improve on? Efficiency? No, because my second point would tell you, their service is bad. Perhaps it's because I expect them to be more efficient with so many workers around, thus end up being more disappointed.
I don't really think too highly of their food too. Their coleslaw tasted weird, along with some weird tasting sauce they had over the chicken that I ate. Maybe others would beg to differ. But this is not a place that I would recommend you to go too many times, because their food is not cheap. Fish and chips costs $6, when you can get it at around $4.50 at any hawker centre/ coffee shop. You can imagine the price of other things (they have a price range of about $6 to $15) . Though they have really good(-sounding) stuff like Salmon, the price of it is far more than anyone would be willing to pay when at a coffee shop.
Rating given:
I've heard that this place was really popular many many years ago. Unfortunately, now, it's not as popular as before. It is located at a pretty secluded place in Shaw Centre (the building near Lido, with that Macdonald's along the way to Pacific Plaza). However, when you manage to find the place, this "ulu" location might just serve as a good reason why people choose to go there. It has a nice and quiet (during weekend's dinner time at least) ambience, and quite a nice interior decor with interesting pictures around the place.
I've been to this place quite some time back, and I like it because the food were at quite a reasonable price and the service was good. This place sells not just western food, but some chinese food too. I was told that they sell pretty good chicken rice, and people working in the vicinity would go down during lunch hours for the pretty cheap set lunch.
I would suggest that those who intend to go, go during dinner time when it's less noisy (unless you don't mind).
Rating given:
After seeing the first review, I decided to drop by this place when I was at PS. I was totally fascinated by the large range of embellishments and cute little things they have there. I never thought of how someone could come up with things like that and I was totally amazed. Being a not-very-creative person, the whole range of paper and little decorative items allowed me to come up with many different ideas in mind to create a scrapbook of my own (not that I do though). You can find designs of all sorts of colours and different themes that you can come up with. Great place!
I like the way the things are displayed there too. It has quite an attractive interior with mirrors placed strategically to make the place look very creative. The items are mostly displayed in a position that makes it easy to browse through the items. Also, there is ample walking space in the shop and, as opposed to a cramp and crowded shop, it allows you to take your time looking for anything you want.
However, I thought some things there were really expensive and could be self-made. Perhaps these things are actually really expensive, I have no idea. But I just felt that some things could be cheaper, or would definitely be cheaper if you made it yourself by getting the materials from Bras Basah complex.
Rating given: