Santa Fe @ Riverboat is a most interesting venue to enjoy a meal as it offers the dining on a ship experience without actually having to charter the entire ship. Docked at the Marina South Pier, its history goes back to 2001 when it first berthed at Sentosa from 2001 - 2006.
The sight of a lone brightly lighted steam ship is hard to miss and staff greet you amicably at the door. The interior is simple and exudes homely comfort through the use of wood and a low ceiling. There is even a piano at one corner for proficient/aspiring pianists to tinker with whilst waiting for your food.
The soup of the day was cream of mushroom and it came across as too salty and starchy. However there were copious amounts of sliced button mushrooms in it which upped the value factor a notch. The garlic bread was unremarkable though.
Caesar Salad - Nothing out of the ordinary here. The vegetables were fresh and juicy but how exciting can Caesar salad get? I would have preferred it with bacon bits though.
Tex Mex Grilled Chicken - First bite, the chicken was juicy and succulent even though it was breast meat. Nicely grilled and topped with a layer of cheese, the meat was slightly salty with a hint of BBQ sauce. However the strips of bacon didn't seem salty enough. I found the side of mash potatoes a little lacking in texture but still decent with its buttery overtones.
The above 3 course meal with an alcoholic drink came up to about $61. Portions are more than sufficient for a large eater or perhaps 2 small eaters. I wouldn't say the price is reasonable but I guess the novelty of dining on board a ship in a homely environment makes up for it.
Wing Kee is a popular stall selling Ipoh Horfun and Ba Chor Mee in the Changi Village Food Centre. It is the one with the red signboard and has been there for a long time, way before its rival sprung up next to it.
Well-known in the area, they have served many soldiers at the nearby camps well by providing a delivery service to the camps. Although they often have a queue in front of their stall, but they are fast and the customers don't have to queue very long. Also, they've not gotten my orders before, despite the large volume and the numerous times I've been there.
Food I always order: Chicken Cutlet Hor Fun / Mee ($3) YUMMY! My favourite food. I would prefer this to any posh restaurant fare any day. The crisp chicken pieces are delicious. The sauce is very tasty too and the serving is pretty reasonable.
Ba Chor Mee ($3) Lots of minced meat in this dish unlike the tiny portions of meat found in other places. Even the meatball is handmade and more chewy with no fatty bits.
My only grievance is that the stalls in the area produce a lot of smoke which makes me gag when I'm in the food centre. My eyes tear occasionally too so it's a little irritating. but I'm willing to put up with that little discomfort. a MUST TRY!
Pretty handmade accessories can be found in this blogshop!
I'm not sure whether or not its true, but personally, i feel that the owner of this blogshop specializes in designing necklaces. The pendant designs are unique and intricate, and are well-made.
I had a love-at-first-sight experience with one piece (out of 2) of necklace which i purchased from this blog. It didn't look as heavenly and fantastic as it did in the pictures (thanks to photoshop), but nevertheless, it was very pretty and well-made, and i didn't regret my purchase.
The necklaces were very well packed (in bubble wrap) in the mail and i even had difficulties trying to pry the wrap apart! Very secure!
Could put in more effort on other accessories, perhaps? Only a few are captivating. The rest aren't exceptional.
The blogshop owner's replies aren't very prompt too. Maybe once every 2 or 3 days, unlike others whom i've encountered. They reply very promptly on the same day!
All in all, this blogshop is definitely still worth checking out. Especially the necklaces! However, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder so you got to check it out to determine for yourself!
Not much can be seen from this blogshop. I have no idea when this blogshop was started but there's only ONE spree going and there's only ONE thing for anyone to click.
Disclaimer and instructions for potential buyers are stated by clearly, good job.
Oh yes, and the only current spree links to a website that displays in CHINESE only. What happens if shoppers of other races who don't understand mandarin chance upon it and are interested in purchasing some items?
Great job on neatness on the site though. It visually pleasing to see and with some sprucing up, it could really be a pleasure to scour! Very unlike other blogshops which are too cluttered and lack explanations on how to order etc., or leave those information right to the very end at the far far bottom of the page.
Went there for the first time on Valentine's Day because my boyfriend made a reservation there.
I believe they are best known for their pastries, so i went there with an expectation.
My boyfriend and i had a couples set dinner and it consisted of 6 courses. Generally, the presentation of the food was simple and clean-cut. Adequate, but not visually very enticing. The main course came in a rather small portion. It filled me up nicely (because i'm a small eater who is never able to finish my food!) and i enjoyed it thoroughly!
The desert was the best, in my opinion. Chocolate love pastries. It was basically chocolate mousse contained in a white chocolate "tube" which had colourful pictures printed on the walls. Very simple, yet very pretty! In the middle was a cavity that held raspberry sauce! It was a little too sweet, but i liked it alot nevertheless, given my sweet tooth!
The service of Ricciotti is also great. As my boyfriend and i chose to sit outdoors, it was very windy and our candle kept going out! The staff who was on duty outside was consistently very prompt in relighting the candle, even though i'd expect it to be rather tiresome having to do so ever so often! It just goes to show that they will do their best to uphold the image of Ricciotti.
Furthermore, the staff provided a special polaroid-taking service on that day for couples! I thought that was a very nice touch on top of everything else.
Ricciotti is situated at Riverwalk, next to Home Club. Do drop by and visit it!
My virgin trip to Hotpot Culture was with a bunch of mad Yebbers! The company certainly made the entire experience a great one. That aside... let's take a look at the restaurant itself.
Not too hard to realise that this is a steamboat restaurant but they give each patron their own little pots and soup of choice. There are 5 to pick from and I picked Chicken Soup. Sadly the Kimchi one seemed nicer but my throat was acting up again so Chicken it was for me. But the Chicken stock had very little taste and only started having some taste after I threw some chicken bits in.
For the steamboat there was enough variety for me though more would have been nice. But there was quite a bit of cooked items though. I thought it's quite special for a steamboat place to have so many cooked items. I liked the cooked items, especially the rojak chicken!! haha but it was a terror on my weak throat. Nonetheless i had a good share of that!
I think the best part was the chocolate fondue which they also have! Usually such places only serve fruit for dessert so this is a really nice conclusion to the dinner. :)
We dropped by at Charles Stefano at parkway after recommendations from another friend. It’s in a prominent area, right in the centre of near the escalator so there’s no way you can miss it.
It’s one of the few places (if not the only one) that sells stainless steel jewellery. I’m sure everyone’s heard of gold and silver… but this one is stainless steel. It feels more solid and nice to hold in comparison to silver. And it doesn’t tarnish like silver does. However, the designs are much chunkier. But some of the designs have Cubic Xirconia and diamonds on them which is a nice touch to the more expensive range.
We were very undecided when we got there as we didn’t even planned to get a pair of rings. But the lady was very patient with us, letting us try 10 designs and different sizes before we chose the ones we wanted. She also patiently offered advice on what sizes we should take to avoid discomfort.
We paid $40 for our pair of stainless steel rings.
I was very satisfied with the service and will probably head there to buy if I had to get a gift for my younger, funkier friends.
The cakes are of huge potion. These was 4 of us and we share 2 cakes which was enough to fill our 4 stomach…
Food Ordered: Carrot Carrot One of the best carrot cakes I have had. The texture was just right. It wasn’t hard like some but soft and spongy enough with the cream (whatever u call it ) on top. Highly recommended.
Mashmallow chocolate cake It is a just another dessert cake. Nothing special about it but it is rich.It is very rich in chocolate.I can’t really taste the sweetness of the mashmallows which is really weird. Pasta Pasta had lotsa of rockets on top..which I like. I thought it was quite unique as one wouldn’t normally find that much veg on a pasta
Ambience is good. We had chosen to sit outside the café instead of in the shop. The lighting is brighter. Although u are sitting in the midst of all shop, surprising it was not noisy. Maybe because we had gone on a weekday instead of the ends. The service was excellent with a little pot of water to refill our glasses of water.
Da Dong is a traditional Cantonese Restaurant suitably situated in the heart of Chinatown. A part of the Fatty Weng group, this restaurant has been operating for many decades.
There was some attempt to design the place like a old teahouse but I do think it looks like they are on a tight budget. They also tried to maximize seating space by having the tables quite close to each other. Occasionally when you stand your seat might just bump into the guy behind you which was quite irritating at times.
Food we ordered: Raw Fish Salad extra fish ($28) Quite obviously this is a seasonal dish – the Yu Sheng. It wasn’t very special, tasted the same, though it wasn’t overly sweet which was good. The staff said all the well wishes while preparing the dish which was a nice gesture. The additional plate of fish was quite pathetic (in terms of quantity).
Soon Hock Fish ($42 – seasonal) According to my dad, the fish-lover, it’s about 600g which is pretty small but reasonable for 5 people who have other dishes also. It was fried so I couldn’t really tell the freshness. The sauce it was doused in was regular. Nothing special and doesn’t quite justify the price.
Salad Prawns ($20 – s) There were only a few. It was quite nice but there was too much mayo on some which made it disgustingly sweet.
Peking Duck ($33) It was very small. They cut it up in front of us and served us the skin wrapped in the Popiah skin. There were only 7 pieces of those and there weren’t very big. The plate of duck meat that came after that was quite substantial tough.
Har Gao – Prawn dumpling ($2.50) The skin was a little too thick and dry. The prawn was quite fresh though. Reasonably good I guess. Chicken feet ($3.20) I didn’t taste this dish so I can’t say for sure. But my mom enjoyed it very much.
Including Chinese tea, rice, peanuts and towels, the total came up to $165 for the 5 of us. I think it was a tad ex, considering we didn’t eat much at all.
Unless necessary I don’t think I will be back at all.
Montreux Bistro is newly open about 1 month ago. It was a cake house along East coast road. I have always been an avid fan of their Chocolate Truffle cake. It is a must for any of my family members’ birthday. Now that this bakery has opened a café, nothing could stop us from trying it out. It’s a small café in black and white decor. A café that you could have a simple afternoon weekend lunch in.
We had :
Montreux Steak Sandwich ($14.90) Marinated Sirloin on Toasted Ciabatta with mustard, lettuce, tomatoes, onions and melted cheese. Served with Wedges We had changed the beef to chicken. They were very flexible and did the change without fuss. Thus, there might be a change in the actual taste of the recommended dish . We were told that if it were beef then it would taste spicier. In this case, it was sweeter. Your average dish really. It had relatively good taste but wasn’t exceptional in any other ways.
Cilantro Prawns Cesar salad ($8.90) Romaine lettuce Cesar dressings topped with cilantro pesto infused tiger prawns. Served with garlic bread Good combination of the pesto with the tiger prawns. The crunchy succulent prawns goes very well. The bread is too bland in taste for my liking. But I will definitely come back for more salad.
Mango Tofu (s$7.50) This was one of the recommended desserts. It had a very refreshing taste with the citrus sauce. At first I was quite skeptical about this recommended dessert as I am not a fan of Mango desserts. I think it is hard to find good mango desserts, as they always taste very artificial. That said, this is a fantastic dessert. Really very good. The raspberry and the blueberry brings out the taste of the tofu very well. I would come back for more. Brandy Cherry Black Forest (s$4.50) Just your average black forest cake. I would say the amount of cherry u find in the small portion is generous.
Service was excellent. We were there on a sat afternoon. Inclusive of a latte and a peach soda, we paid s$50.05 in total. I found it reasonable, taking into consideration the food and service. I would recommended for desserts. Because they are so well presented and it taste good..
1=SGD 0.0587
Santa Fe @ Riverboat is a most interesting venue to enjoy a meal as it offers the dining on a ship experience without actually having to charter the entire ship. Docked at the Marina South Pier, its history goes back to 2001 when it first berthed at Sentosa from 2001 - 2006.
The sight of a lone brightly lighted steam ship is hard to miss and staff greet you amicably at the door. The interior is simple and exudes homely comfort through the use of wood and a low ceiling. There is even a piano at one corner for proficient/aspiring pianists to tinker with whilst waiting for your food.
The soup of the day was cream of mushroom and it came across as too salty and starchy. However there were copious amounts of sliced button mushrooms in it which upped the value factor a notch. The garlic bread was unremarkable though.
Caesar Salad - Nothing out of the ordinary here. The vegetables were fresh and juicy but how exciting can Caesar salad get? I would have preferred it with bacon bits though.
Tex Mex Grilled Chicken - First bite, the chicken was juicy and succulent even though it was breast meat. Nicely grilled and topped with a layer of cheese, the meat was slightly salty with a hint of BBQ sauce. However the strips of bacon didn't seem salty enough. I found the side of mash potatoes a little lacking in texture but still decent with its buttery overtones.
The above 3 course meal with an alcoholic drink came up to about $61. Portions are more than sufficient for a large eater or perhaps 2 small eaters. I wouldn't say the price is reasonable but I guess the novelty of dining on board a ship in a homely environment makes up for it.
See all my pictures here
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Wing Kee is a popular stall selling Ipoh Horfun and Ba Chor Mee in the Changi Village Food Centre. It is the one with the red signboard and has been there for a long time, way before its rival sprung up next to it.
Well-known in the area, they have served many soldiers at the nearby camps well by providing a delivery service to the camps. Although they often have a queue in front of their stall, but they are fast and the customers don't have to queue very long. Also, they've not gotten my orders before, despite the large volume and the numerous times I've been there.
Food I always order:
Chicken Cutlet Hor Fun / Mee ($3)
YUMMY! My favourite food. I would prefer this to any posh restaurant fare any day. The crisp chicken pieces are delicious. The sauce is very tasty too and the serving is pretty reasonable.
Ba Chor Mee ($3)
Lots of minced meat in this dish unlike the tiny portions of meat found in other places. Even the meatball is handmade and more chewy with no fatty bits.
My only grievance is that the stalls in the area produce a lot of smoke which makes me gag when I'm in the food centre. My eyes tear occasionally too so it's a little irritating. but I'm willing to put up with that little discomfort.
a MUST TRY!
Rating given:
Pretty handmade accessories can be found in this blogshop!
I'm not sure whether or not its true, but personally, i feel that the owner of this blogshop specializes in designing necklaces. The pendant designs are unique and intricate, and are well-made.
I had a love-at-first-sight experience with one piece (out of 2) of necklace which i purchased from this blog. It didn't look as heavenly and fantastic as it did in the pictures (thanks to photoshop), but nevertheless, it was very pretty and well-made, and i didn't regret my purchase.
The necklaces were very well packed (in bubble wrap) in the mail and i even had difficulties trying to pry the wrap apart! Very secure!
Could put in more effort on other accessories, perhaps? Only a few are captivating. The rest aren't exceptional.
The blogshop owner's replies aren't very prompt too. Maybe once every 2 or 3 days, unlike others whom i've encountered. They reply very promptly on the same day!
All in all, this blogshop is definitely still worth checking out. Especially the necklaces! However, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder so you got to check it out to determine for yourself!
Rating given:
Not much can be seen from this blogshop. I have no idea when this blogshop was started but there's only ONE spree going and there's only ONE thing for anyone to click.
Disclaimer and instructions for potential buyers are stated by clearly, good job.
Oh yes, and the only current spree links to a website that displays in CHINESE only. What happens if shoppers of other races who don't understand mandarin chance upon it and are interested in purchasing some items?
Great job on neatness on the site though. It visually pleasing to see and with some sprucing up, it could really be a pleasure to scour! Very unlike other blogshops which are too cluttered and lack explanations on how to order etc., or leave those information right to the very end at the far far bottom of the page.
Rating given:
Went there for the first time on Valentine's Day because my boyfriend made a reservation there.
I believe they are best known for their pastries, so i went there with an expectation.
My boyfriend and i had a couples set dinner and it consisted of 6 courses. Generally, the presentation of the food was simple and clean-cut. Adequate, but not visually very enticing. The main course came in a rather small portion. It filled me up nicely (because i'm a small eater who is never able to finish my food!) and i enjoyed it thoroughly!
The desert was the best, in my opinion. Chocolate love pastries. It was basically chocolate mousse contained in a white chocolate "tube" which had colourful pictures printed on the walls. Very simple, yet very pretty! In the middle was a cavity that held raspberry sauce! It was a little too sweet, but i liked it alot nevertheless, given my sweet tooth!
The service of Ricciotti is also great. As my boyfriend and i chose to sit outdoors, it was very windy and our candle kept going out! The staff who was on duty outside was consistently very prompt in relighting the candle, even though i'd expect it to be rather tiresome having to do so ever so often! It just goes to show that they will do their best to uphold the image of Ricciotti.
Furthermore, the staff provided a special polaroid-taking service on that day for couples! I thought that was a very nice touch on top of everything else.
Ricciotti is situated at Riverwalk, next to Home Club. Do drop by and visit it!
Rating given:
My virgin trip to Hotpot Culture was with a bunch of mad Yebbers! The company certainly made the entire experience a great one. That aside... let's take a look at the restaurant itself.
Not too hard to realise that this is a steamboat restaurant but they give each patron their own little pots and soup of choice. There are 5 to pick from and I picked Chicken Soup. Sadly the Kimchi one seemed nicer but my throat was acting up again so Chicken it was for me. But the Chicken stock had very little taste and only started having some taste after I threw some chicken bits in.
For the steamboat there was enough variety for me though more would have been nice. But there was quite a bit of cooked items though. I thought it's quite special for a steamboat place to have so many cooked items. I liked the cooked items, especially the rojak chicken!! haha but it was a terror on my weak throat. Nonetheless i had a good share of that!
I think the best part was the chocolate fondue which they also have! Usually such places only serve fruit for dessert so this is a really nice conclusion to the dinner. :)
More Photos here
Rating given:
We dropped by at Charles Stefano at parkway after recommendations from another friend. It’s in a prominent area, right in the centre of near the escalator so there’s no way you can miss it.
It’s one of the few places (if not the only one) that sells stainless steel jewellery. I’m sure everyone’s heard of gold and silver… but this one is stainless steel. It feels more solid and nice to hold in comparison to silver. And it doesn’t tarnish like silver does. However, the designs are much chunkier. But some of the designs have Cubic Xirconia and diamonds on them which is a nice touch to the more expensive range.
We were very undecided when we got there as we didn’t even planned to get a pair of rings. But the lady was very patient with us, letting us try 10 designs and different sizes before we chose the ones we wanted. She also patiently offered advice on what sizes we should take to avoid discomfort.
We paid $40 for our pair of stainless steel rings.
I was very satisfied with the service and will probably head there to buy if I had to get a gift for my younger, funkier friends.
Rating given:
The cakes are of huge potion. These was 4 of us and we share 2 cakes which was enough to fill our 4 stomach…
Food Ordered:
Carrot Carrot
One of the best carrot cakes I have had. The texture was just right. It wasn’t hard like some but soft and spongy enough with the cream (whatever u call it ) on top. Highly recommended.
Mashmallow chocolate cake
It is a just another dessert cake. Nothing special about it but it is rich.It is very rich in chocolate.I can’t really taste the sweetness of the mashmallows which is really weird.
Pasta
Pasta had lotsa of rockets on top..which I like. I thought it was quite unique as one wouldn’t normally find that much veg on a pasta
Ambience is good. We had chosen to sit outside the café instead of in the shop. The lighting is brighter. Although u are sitting in the midst of all shop, surprising it was not noisy. Maybe because we had gone on a weekday instead of the ends.
The service was excellent with a little pot of water to refill our glasses of water.
Rating given:
Da Dong is a traditional Cantonese Restaurant suitably situated in the heart of Chinatown. A part of the Fatty Weng group, this restaurant has been operating for many decades.
There was some attempt to design the place like a old teahouse but I do think it looks like they are on a tight budget. They also tried to maximize seating space by having the tables quite close to each other. Occasionally when you stand your seat might just bump into the guy behind you which was quite irritating at times.
Food we ordered:
Raw Fish Salad extra fish ($28)
Quite obviously this is a seasonal dish – the Yu Sheng. It wasn’t very special, tasted the same, though it wasn’t overly sweet which was good. The staff said all the well wishes while preparing the dish which was a nice gesture. The additional plate of fish was quite pathetic (in terms of quantity).
Soon Hock Fish ($42 – seasonal)
According to my dad, the fish-lover, it’s about 600g which is pretty small but reasonable for 5 people who have other dishes also. It was fried so I couldn’t really tell the freshness. The sauce it was doused in was regular. Nothing special and doesn’t quite justify the price.
Salad Prawns ($20 – s)
There were only a few. It was quite nice but there was too much mayo on some which made it disgustingly sweet.
Peking Duck ($33)
It was very small. They cut it up in front of us and served us the skin wrapped in the Popiah skin. There were only 7 pieces of those and there weren’t very big. The plate of duck meat that came after that was quite substantial tough.
Har Gao – Prawn dumpling ($2.50)
The skin was a little too thick and dry. The prawn was quite fresh though. Reasonably good I guess.
Chicken feet ($3.20)
I didn’t taste this dish so I can’t say for sure. But my mom enjoyed it very much.
Including Chinese tea, rice, peanuts and towels, the total came up to $165 for the 5 of us. I think it was a tad ex, considering we didn’t eat much at all.
Unless necessary I don’t think I will be back at all.
Rating given:
Montreux Bistro is newly open about 1 month ago. It was a cake house along East coast road. I have always been an avid fan of their Chocolate Truffle cake. It is a must for any of my family members’ birthday.
Now that this bakery has opened a café, nothing could stop us from trying it out. It’s a small café in black and white decor. A café that you could have a simple afternoon weekend lunch in.
We had :
Montreux Steak Sandwich ($14.90)
Marinated Sirloin on Toasted Ciabatta with mustard, lettuce, tomatoes, onions and melted cheese. Served with Wedges
We had changed the beef to chicken. They were very flexible and did the change without fuss. Thus, there might be a change in the actual taste of the recommended dish . We were told that if it were beef then it would taste spicier. In this case, it was sweeter. Your average dish really. It had relatively good taste but wasn’t exceptional in any other ways.
Cilantro Prawns Cesar salad ($8.90)
Romaine lettuce Cesar dressings topped with cilantro pesto infused tiger prawns. Served with garlic bread
Good combination of the pesto with the tiger prawns. The crunchy succulent prawns goes very well. The bread is too bland in taste for my liking. But I will definitely come back for more salad.
Mango Tofu (s$7.50)
This was one of the recommended desserts. It had a very refreshing taste with the citrus sauce. At first I was quite skeptical about this recommended dessert as I am not a fan of Mango desserts. I think it is hard to find good mango desserts, as they always taste very artificial. That said, this is a fantastic dessert. Really very good. The raspberry and the blueberry brings out the taste of the tofu very well. I would come back for more.
Brandy Cherry Black Forest (s$4.50)
Just your average black forest cake. I would say the amount of cherry u find in the small portion is generous.
Service was excellent. We were there on a sat afternoon. Inclusive of a latte and a peach soda, we paid s$50.05 in total. I found it reasonable, taking into consideration the food and service.
I would recommended for desserts. Because they are so well presented and it taste good..
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