Cuisines like European, French, Italian food are always popular choices when we dine out. But have you heard of Aussie cuisine? And how exactly do you classified that? There’s a great influence by traditional British cooking brought to Australia by the first settlers. Consisting of pies, roasted cut of meats, grilled steaks and chops, and other form of meat generally accompanied by vegetables.
Mad Jack restaurant started back in 2005, with their original branch at Jalan Kayu a familiar sight with patrons to the area. Within a short span of 2-3 years, they have expanded with another 3 branches, with the newest located right in town, Paradiz centre.
The restaurant owner, Jack who have stayed in Australia for some years, decided to bring the Aussie cuisine back to Singapore. But if you make it into a fine-dining setting, not many people will have be able to try the food, therefore he came up with a causal dining cafe, serving his definition of good Aussie food at affordable prices. The steaks and chops are all air-flown from Australia/NZ, and it is their style of cooking that made the term, Aussie cuisine.
I was invited for a food tasting session at their new outlet, Paradiz centre. A 5 minutes walk from Dhoby Ghaut mrt station, the restaurant is right within distance in town, so who says there isn’t cheap and good food in Orchard?
Mad Jack’s interior consisted mainly of white furnitures, which gave a sleek and clean look to the whole restaurant. Coupled with the transparent glass which invited the sunlight in, the whole area was brightly lit up.
We started with their doctor juices. Therapeutic juices made of 100% fruits and vegetables with “healing powers”. Mad Jack actually did their research, and experimented with different combinations of fruits and vegetables to produce different effects. There’s cholesterol buster (in green), complexion enhancer, blood pressure reducer, sports energy booster (in yellow), just to name a few.
I had the cholesterol buster ($4), which like the name implied, was meant to bust cholesterol. Green apple, celery, capsicum and cucumber. The taste was very “healthy”, and although I didn’t really like celery, but well for the sake of busting some cholesterol.
The other drink we had was the sports energy booster ($4). The ingredients were much less exotic, and pretty much the fruits you eat everytime, lemon, organge. pineapple and apple.
There was crispy butter, fresh juicy & chunky fish fillet which made the taste so good. Crispy on the outside, fluffy and soft on the inside. And the apple peach salad also gave the fish & chips ($8.90) a healthier tune. I had this before at PK xpress which is also under the Mad Jack group.
Mad Jack’s menu is very comprehensive, with so many variety that we actually didn’t know what to order. In the end, we decided to settle for the common and simple chicken chop, like they say, food taste good when they are simple.
But to be frank, other than the generous portion of the chicken and the sides, i thought there was nothing special about the grilled chicken in black pepper sauce ($7.90). Nonetheless at $8, there’s nothing like a safer option if you want some familiar food in town.
And how can you say that you have eaten Aussie food when you haven’t try their steaks? Air-flown from Australia, the Rib eye steak ($13.90) was big in size, tender in meat and juicy on the inside. One meat, three vegetables, like the usual way.
If you are going in a large group, the cheesy mix fries ($6.90) is definitely a good option to order for sharing. Mixture of spicy and plain fries topped with cheese sauce and mayo, it reminded me of the cheese fries at KFC, with a bigger serving.
Now, get ready for the highlight of the show. The desserts column was the one that i was looking forward to, since they had quite a variety of choices available. Triple shots of espresso sponge sandwiched between freshly whipped cream, sponge, and chocolate flakes, i give you the tiraMADsu($4.50).
All the desserts creation came from Jack’s wife, you could get them at slices, or as a whole cake (reservation one day in advance). While some preferred their tiramisu to have a strong liquor and espresso taste, i like Mad Jack’s rendition for their light, and not-so-overwhelming flavour. The big slice was also an bonus.
Another dessert which would give you the sugar-rush, the OZ brown ($4.90). Like most brownies, when eaten alone they might come across as overly-sweet, but when you had an scoop of ice cream to go along, it’s a completely different story. The chocolate walnut brownie had bits of walnuts to give the crunchy bite. Warm sweet brownie & cold ice cream, a prefect blend.
Overall, Mad Jack served their take on Aussie cuisines at real affordable prices. Being in town, it further provided an additional incentive. Otherwise, if you dare to jump around like a Kangaroo at the counter (just for laughs), they will be more than willing to give you a free dessert on the house.
To be honest, their food didn’t exactly “wow” me, but given their reasonable pricing and accessible location, i’ll probably revisit them again. And not to mention there’s quite a few other desserts worth noting too!
You are always welcome to visit ladyironchef for a full-up on this trip. Whatever written herein are my genuine feelings expressed in words. Food, my dear, is what they call an adventure!
It was a normal weekday afternoon that we managed to patronize this place for lunch. Having heard good things from FZ and from a colleague i've recommended to try, it a lunch that was filled with anticipation and expectations.
The setting itself is reminiscent of Seafood Paradise in terms of decor albeit a little darker. Upon closer inspection, you will find a white tree glossing the interior wall to ceiling throughs stylized white carvings. Seating arrangements were well spaced and provided an open feeling for a good relaxing feel.
(No pictures here as they did not allow for picture taking)
Our orders were the 4 course set lunch menu at $28 per person.
For starters, we had the Caesar Salad with smoked chicken. In short, it was an excellent starter. The bacon bits, eggs and homemade salad dressing were light and not overwhelming. It helps that the lettuce was crunchily fresh and pleasing to munch upon as well. Good stuff.
The soup of the day was pumpkin soup which, sadly, brought the exprience down quite a bit. Both myself and my gf couldn't finish the soup. To describe it, it tasted a little like curry but which a sweet taste like tapioca and greens. Simply didn't appeal to any of us and we generally didn't finish it.
The mains we had were the tenderloin done medium rare and the salmon roulade. The tenderloin was done as requested and was juicy and succulent and chewy. Pity the portion size was small but i'd say it was done well. The star, however, was the tomato side which was suitably juicy, sweet and had a nice wood charred taste at the skin portion which made it really different.
The salmon roulade was pan fried and slightly rare with wild rice. I think the wild rice and salmon together went pretty good together while the salmon itself had minimal "fishy" taste to it for the less inclined.
Dessert wise, we had vanilla ice cream with mint chips and fruit. I love mint so it helped that the ice cream had an overwhelming mint taste to it. To me, i loved the dessert but non mint lovers would probably not take to the taste.
The coffee i had was surprisingly fragrant and thick as well. Something i'd say is even better then gourmet coffee houses like Gloria Jean's, Starbucks and Coffee bean. I wouldn't say i know alot about coffee but their offering is pretty darn good.
Overall, the experience was a rollercoaster. We peaked at the salad and hit the bottom with the soup but everything else in between was above average.
The total damage was $66 for a decent but not quite excellent meal.
Celebrated at Beng Hiang restaurant for my gf's mum birthday. Came to know of this place thru gf's sister, who claimed that the restaurant served good and authentic Hokkien fare. Therefore decided to give it a try.
The setting of the place was nice and could house about 30 tables. We ordered a few dishes namely the Fish Maw Soup, Ngo Hiang with Har Cho (signature dish!!), Hokkien Mee, Oyster Omelette and mixed vegetables (Lo Han Zhai).
Firstly, the fish maw soup was simply superb and tasted almost like the real shark's fin soup and maybe even better, as it was not that starchy. As for the signature dish, Ngo Hiang with Har Cho, the food were fried to a crisp yet were not oily at all. The servings were reasonable as well.
As for the oyster omelette, it was quite different from what we normally eat at food courts or hawker centers. Basically, it was crisp and non-oily with the oysters fresh and juicy. This was good especially for elders, who can't take too much oily food.
However, the Hokkien mee was served quite late and the taste was not really that fanastatic as compared to the other dishes. And in the midst of waiting for the Hokkien mee, we ordered another signature dish, the Kong Ba Pao. The meat was not too fatty and the portions served were reasonably good. However, for a small size serving of the Kong Ba Pao , there were actually 10 buns!! This is something which I observed for many other dishes, where a small sized serving was slightly oversized for a small group of people. In addition, like the chicken, you can only order either half a chicken or one whole chicken. This seems quite inflexible as customers cant have the option of ordering a portion anything smaller than half a chicken.
However, I would say that the dishes are indeed very tasty and I would go back there to try out the rest of the other dishes as well, especially the suckling pigs, which need to be pre-ordered. And one good thing is that there is no service charge for the bill. Though you are charged for the peanuts, tea and towels, which may be less than 10% of the bill if you eat more dishes.
eaten a couple of times at Werner's Oven. Had tried their clam chowder soup, which was quite nice, thou the amount of clams could be slightly more generous. Also tried their calamari, which was not too oily and yet still tasted very nice. The garlic sausage was quite good as well and the serving was just nice. Lastly would be the pork knuckle, which everyone should try. The pork knuckle was deep fried to a crisp and yet the meat was still very tender and came off easily the bone. The taste was not bad either, though I personally felt it to be slightly saltish. A side note is that the lime juice and pineapple juice were nice as well.
Overall, I find that the food there is quite to my liking. However the service of the staff there tends to be slightly sluggish and could be improved. WIll still go back there to try out the different foods.
heard a lot of Hog's Breath but yet to try it till a few days again. The place was quite sparsely decorated with only a couple of customers. Looked through the menu and saw quite a variety of food. Decided to call a Garlic Mushroom Prime Rib and half a slab of the Baby Back Pork Ribs.
The Baby Bck Pork Ribs were quite nicely done and the amount was fairly large as well as it was served with fries and salad. As for the Garlic Mushroom Prime Rib, It was less than ideal though. Though the serving was large, the taste was not that fantastic. I had ordered for it to be cooked medium-rare, but the meat when served was overcooked and none of the tenderness it was supposed to have. In addition, there was none of the pinkish-red in the meat as well for meat that was expected of a medium-rare meat. This was definitely not comparable to that of Aston's.
I think I would not try Hog's Breath again in the near future, at least not in this outlet.
Located in the district of Orchard Road, this award winning steakhouse is the first of its franchise outlets outside of United States.
Since it’s opening in 1997, Black Angus has been in the business of satisfying the local market’s craving for a good beefy US steak – with the meat and other ingredients imported directly from the US. Styled like a US steak diner, there are even some tables fashioned after cubicle boxes, giving added solitude and comfort to diners. Dining al fresco is another dining alternative.
What one will love about Black Angus is that with every order of their steak, it is served with Crispy Haystack Onion String, Fresh Vegetable and your choice of Potato – accompanied by starter of choice like the Stuart’s Steak Soup, Baked Potato Soup, Garden Salad, or Coleslaw. Intense is the word best used for the steak soup – as chunks of beef cubes seeks to add to the already flavourful soup. Not forgetting the generous amount of meat within marks the start of a hearty dinner.
My dining partner, being a potato lover naturally indulged in the potato soup – completed with a dollop of cream, and some sprinkle of bacon bits, cheddar cheese and spring onions. HFB had a spoonful of it but didn’t exactly took to it – he found it too starchy to stomach.
10 oz Rib-eye Steak @ $39.90 was pretty affordable and value-for-money if you ask me. Serving of the steak was liberal and this is definitely the place to be if one is looking for a good cut of US prime steak.
It was thick, juicy and has a good beefy taste to it. Steak was well rested and came medium-rare but HFB would preferred a slightly more charred-grilled finishing to his steak.
Special mentioned goes to the onion string that is really well deep-fried and really delectable. HFB really enjoyed this side!
Been to this Japanese Food Bazzar a couple of times, Basically I would say that this place's concept is quite similar and in some ways identical to that of Marche's. Only difference would be that this places serves mostly Japanese food instead of Western, which suits me fine.
I have tried the egg omelette, seafood pizza, sashimi, grilled food ( squid, bacon and asparagus on skewer, beef on skewer, fried vegetable,etc). And I must say that they taste much much better than those I have eaten before at Marche's. It is likely due to the sauces that they used in teh grilling. As for the sashimi, it is fresh and melts in your mouth. But the price is a bit steep for only a few slices of the sashimi. But I personally feel that it is worth the money.
It can get quite crowded on weekends and as such the waiting time for your fo dcan get a bit long as well as the queuing up time to get into the restaurant. Therefore do be prepared to wait. All in all, this is a great place to eat when you are with a big group of friends. But do watch your orders to avoid racking up a hefty bill.
Was at this outlet of the Xin Wang Hong Kong Cafe at Plaza Singapura a couple of weeks ago. Ordered the prok floss fried rice, beef horfun as well as the deep fried spring rolls. Inaddition , ordered two drinks, namely the Honey Green Tea and Iced Lime Tea. For the drinks, felt that they were a bit tad too sweet. So had to ask the waiteress to add more ice to the drinks to dilute them to make them more drinkable.
As for the food, the pork floss rice was quite average, with the amount of pork floss deemed to be quite measly. As for the beef horfun, it was ok but the taste was not really superb. At best, it was comparable to those you eat at hawker centers. The only good thing was perhaps the spring rolls, which were considered the best amongst the three dishes.
To conculde, the food there is only average and does not justify the slightly high price. Unlikely to go back there again in the near future
This shop is at the basement of Tampines Mall, loacted just opposite the NTUC Fairprice supermarket. It sells nice cakes such as chocolate truffle, Tiramisu, Banana chocolate cake and many more, It also sells nyona kuehs and cookies during festive seasons. Everytime I go there, I never fail to buy some back for my family. And everytime the quality of the cakes have never failed to impress me. The cakes are neither too sweet nor too creamy for those who are more health conscious and yet like to eat cakes.
The prices are quite affordable and if you wanna try the cakes, they have samples or you can buy a single slice of the flavour you want before buying one log of the cake. In addition, if you are a SAFRA member,you can get 10% off the total bill. All in all, this cake shop though having a limited selection of variety of cakes, is one that is worthwhile to pay a visit to.
Been to this cafe a couple of times for their dinner buffet. The spread was quite pleasant, with sashimi (tuna, salmon), nice fried stuff and teppanyaki (beef, pork, prawns, mushrooms, etc on a skewer). In addition, on weekends, there is also Bejing duck served at the hot dishes counter, which tasted very nice. That was my favourite dish, as well as the sashimi, which was very fresh.
The service there was very good as well with the staff being attentive and helpful whenever you need them. Overall, I would say that this is a relatively nice place to have a meal, though the spread may be slightly lesser as compared to other places and the also being in a hotel, the price may be slightly higher as well. Still, I would recommend people to go there to have a try and see for yourself if you like it.
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Cuisines like European, French, Italian food are always popular choices when we dine out. But have you heard of Aussie cuisine? And how exactly do you classified that? There’s a great influence by traditional British cooking brought to Australia by the first settlers. Consisting of pies, roasted cut of meats, grilled steaks and chops, and other form of meat generally accompanied by vegetables.
Mad Jack restaurant started back in 2005, with their original branch at Jalan Kayu a familiar sight with patrons to the area. Within a short span of 2-3 years, they have expanded with another 3 branches, with the newest located right in town, Paradiz centre.
The restaurant owner, Jack who have stayed in Australia for some years, decided to bring the Aussie cuisine back to Singapore. But if you make it into a fine-dining setting, not many people will have be able to try the food, therefore he came up with a causal dining cafe, serving his definition of good Aussie food at affordable prices. The steaks and chops are all air-flown from Australia/NZ, and it is their style of cooking that made the term, Aussie cuisine.
I was invited for a food tasting session at their new outlet, Paradiz centre. A 5 minutes walk from Dhoby Ghaut mrt station, the restaurant is right within distance in town, so who says there isn’t cheap and good food in Orchard?
Mad Jack’s interior consisted mainly of white furnitures, which gave a sleek and clean look to the whole restaurant. Coupled with the transparent glass which invited the sunlight in, the whole area was brightly lit up.
We started with their doctor juices. Therapeutic juices made of 100% fruits and vegetables with “healing powers”. Mad Jack actually did their research, and experimented with different combinations of fruits and vegetables to produce different effects. There’s cholesterol buster (in green), complexion enhancer, blood pressure reducer, sports energy booster (in yellow), just to name a few.
I had the cholesterol buster ($4), which like the name implied, was meant to bust cholesterol. Green apple, celery, capsicum and cucumber. The taste was very “healthy”, and although I didn’t really like celery, but well for the sake of busting some cholesterol.
The other drink we had was the sports energy booster ($4). The ingredients were much less exotic, and pretty much the fruits you eat everytime, lemon, organge. pineapple and apple.
There was crispy butter, fresh juicy & chunky fish fillet which made the taste so good. Crispy on the outside, fluffy and soft on the inside. And the apple peach salad also gave the fish & chips ($8.90) a healthier tune. I had this before at PK xpress which is also under the Mad Jack group.
Mad Jack’s menu is very comprehensive, with so many variety that we actually didn’t know what to order. In the end, we decided to settle for the common and simple chicken chop, like they say, food taste good when they are simple.
But to be frank, other than the generous portion of the chicken and the sides, i thought there was nothing special about the grilled chicken in black pepper sauce ($7.90). Nonetheless at $8, there’s nothing like a safer option if you want some familiar food in town.
And how can you say that you have eaten Aussie food when you haven’t try their steaks? Air-flown from Australia, the Rib eye steak ($13.90) was big in size, tender in meat and juicy on the inside. One meat, three vegetables, like the usual way.
If you are going in a large group, the cheesy mix fries ($6.90) is definitely a good option to order for sharing. Mixture of spicy and plain fries topped with cheese sauce and mayo, it reminded me of the cheese fries at KFC, with a bigger serving.
Now, get ready for the highlight of the show. The desserts column was the one that i was looking forward to, since they had quite a variety of choices available. Triple shots of espresso sponge sandwiched between freshly whipped cream, sponge, and chocolate flakes, i give you the tiraMADsu($4.50).
All the desserts creation came from Jack’s wife, you could get them at slices, or as a whole cake (reservation one day in advance). While some preferred their tiramisu to have a strong liquor and espresso taste, i like Mad Jack’s rendition for their light, and not-so-overwhelming flavour. The big slice was also an bonus.
Another dessert which would give you the sugar-rush, the OZ brown ($4.90). Like most brownies, when eaten alone they might come across as overly-sweet, but when you had an scoop of ice cream to go along, it’s a completely different story. The chocolate walnut brownie had bits of walnuts to give the crunchy bite. Warm sweet brownie & cold ice cream, a prefect blend.
Overall, Mad Jack served their take on Aussie cuisines at real affordable prices. Being in town, it further provided an additional incentive. Otherwise, if you dare to jump around like a Kangaroo at the counter (just for laughs), they will be more than willing to give you a free dessert on the house.
To be honest, their food didn’t exactly “wow” me, but given their reasonable pricing and accessible location, i’ll probably revisit them again. And not to mention there’s quite a few other desserts worth noting too!
You are always welcome to visit ladyironchef for a full-up on this trip. Whatever written herein are my genuine feelings expressed in words. Food, my dear, is what they call an adventure!
Rating given:
It was a normal weekday afternoon that we managed to patronize this place for lunch. Having heard good things from FZ and from a colleague i've recommended to try, it a lunch that was filled with anticipation and expectations.
The setting itself is reminiscent of Seafood Paradise in terms of decor albeit a little darker. Upon closer inspection, you will find a white tree glossing the interior wall to ceiling throughs stylized white carvings. Seating arrangements were well spaced and provided an open feeling for a good relaxing feel.
(No pictures here as they did not allow for picture taking)
Our orders were the 4 course set lunch menu at $28 per person.
For starters, we had the Caesar Salad with smoked chicken. In short, it was an excellent starter. The bacon bits, eggs and homemade salad dressing were light and not overwhelming. It helps that the lettuce was crunchily fresh and pleasing to munch upon as well. Good stuff.
The soup of the day was pumpkin soup which, sadly, brought the exprience down quite a bit. Both myself and my gf couldn't finish the soup. To describe it, it tasted a little like curry but which a sweet taste like tapioca and greens. Simply didn't appeal to any of us and we generally didn't finish it.
The mains we had were the tenderloin done medium rare and the salmon roulade. The tenderloin was done as requested and was juicy and succulent and chewy. Pity the portion size was small but i'd say it was done well. The star, however, was the tomato side which was suitably juicy, sweet and had a nice wood charred taste at the skin portion which made it really different.
The salmon roulade was pan fried and slightly rare with wild rice. I think the wild rice and salmon together went pretty good together while the salmon itself had minimal "fishy" taste to it for the less inclined.
Dessert wise, we had vanilla ice cream with mint chips and fruit. I love mint so it helped that the ice cream had an overwhelming mint taste to it. To me, i loved the dessert but non mint lovers would probably not take to the taste.
The coffee i had was surprisingly fragrant and thick as well. Something i'd say is even better then gourmet coffee houses like Gloria Jean's, Starbucks and Coffee bean. I wouldn't say i know alot about coffee but their offering is pretty darn good.
Overall, the experience was a rollercoaster. We peaked at the salad and hit the bottom with the soup but everything else in between was above average.
The total damage was $66 for a decent but not quite excellent meal.
Rating given:
Celebrated at Beng Hiang restaurant for my gf's mum birthday. Came to know of this place thru gf's sister, who claimed that the restaurant served good and authentic Hokkien fare. Therefore decided to give it a try.
The setting of the place was nice and could house about 30 tables. We ordered a few dishes namely the Fish Maw Soup, Ngo Hiang with Har Cho (signature dish!!), Hokkien Mee, Oyster Omelette and mixed vegetables (Lo Han Zhai).
Firstly, the fish maw soup was simply superb and tasted almost like the real shark's fin soup and maybe even better, as it was not that starchy. As for the signature dish, Ngo Hiang with Har Cho, the food were fried to a crisp yet were not oily at all. The servings were reasonable as well.
As for the oyster omelette, it was quite different from what we normally eat at food courts or hawker centers. Basically, it was crisp and non-oily with the oysters fresh and juicy. This was good especially for elders, who can't take too much oily food.
However, the Hokkien mee was served quite late and the taste was not really that fanastatic as compared to the other dishes. And in the midst of waiting for the Hokkien mee, we ordered another signature dish, the Kong Ba Pao. The meat was not too fatty and the portions served were reasonably good. However, for a small size serving of the Kong Ba Pao , there were actually 10 buns!! This is something which I observed for many other dishes, where a small sized serving was slightly oversized for a small group of people. In addition, like the chicken, you can only order either half a chicken or one whole chicken. This seems quite inflexible as customers cant have the option of ordering a portion anything smaller than half a chicken.
However, I would say that the dishes are indeed very tasty and I would go back there to try out the rest of the other dishes as well, especially the suckling pigs, which need to be pre-ordered. And one good thing is that there is no service charge for the bill. Though you are charged for the peanuts, tea and towels, which may be less than 10% of the bill if you eat more dishes.
Rating given:
eaten a couple of times at Werner's Oven. Had tried their clam chowder soup, which was quite nice, thou the amount of clams could be slightly more generous. Also tried their calamari, which was not too oily and yet still tasted very nice. The garlic sausage was quite good as well and the serving was just nice. Lastly would be the pork knuckle, which everyone should try. The pork knuckle was deep fried to a crisp and yet the meat was still very tender and came off easily the bone. The taste was not bad either, though I personally felt it to be slightly saltish. A side note is that the lime juice and pineapple juice were nice as well.
Overall, I find that the food there is quite to my liking. However the service of the staff there tends to be slightly sluggish and could be improved. WIll still go back there to try out the different foods.
Rating given:
heard a lot of Hog's Breath but yet to try it till a few days again. The place was quite sparsely decorated with only a couple of customers. Looked through the menu and saw quite a variety of food. Decided to call a Garlic Mushroom Prime Rib and half a slab of the Baby Back Pork Ribs.
The Baby Bck Pork Ribs were quite nicely done and the amount was fairly large as well as it was served with fries and salad. As for the Garlic Mushroom Prime Rib, It was less than ideal though. Though the serving was large, the taste was not that fantastic. I had ordered for it to be cooked medium-rare, but the meat when served was overcooked and none of the tenderness it was supposed to have. In addition, there was none of the pinkish-red in the meat as well for meat that was expected of a medium-rare meat. This was definitely not comparable to that of Aston's.
I think I would not try Hog's Breath again in the near future, at least not in this outlet.
Rating given:
Located in the district of Orchard Road, this award winning steakhouse is the first of its franchise outlets outside of United States.
Since it’s opening in 1997, Black Angus has been in the business of satisfying the local market’s craving for a good beefy US steak – with the meat and other ingredients imported directly from the US. Styled like a US steak diner, there are even some tables fashioned after cubicle boxes, giving added solitude and comfort to diners. Dining al fresco is another dining alternative.
What one will love about Black Angus is that with every order of their steak, it is served with Crispy Haystack Onion String, Fresh Vegetable and your choice of Potato – accompanied by starter of choice like the Stuart’s Steak Soup, Baked Potato Soup, Garden Salad, or Coleslaw. Intense is the word best used for the steak soup – as chunks of beef cubes seeks to add to the already flavourful soup. Not forgetting the generous amount of meat within marks the start of a hearty dinner.
My dining partner, being a potato lover naturally indulged in the potato soup – completed with a dollop of cream, and some sprinkle of bacon bits, cheddar cheese and spring onions. HFB had a spoonful of it but didn’t exactly took to it – he found it too starchy to stomach.
10 oz Rib-eye Steak @ $39.90 was pretty affordable and value-for-money if you ask me. Serving of the steak was liberal and this is definitely the place to be if one is looking for a good cut of US prime steak.
It was thick, juicy and has a good beefy taste to it. Steak was well rested and came medium-rare but HFB would preferred a slightly more charred-grilled finishing to his steak.
Special mentioned goes to the onion string that is really well deep-fried and really delectable. HFB really enjoyed this side!
You can view all the photos here.
Rating given:
Been to this Japanese Food Bazzar a couple of times, Basically I would say that this place's concept is quite similar and in some ways identical to that of Marche's. Only difference would be that this places serves mostly Japanese food instead of Western, which suits me fine.
I have tried the egg omelette, seafood pizza, sashimi, grilled food ( squid, bacon and asparagus on skewer, beef on skewer, fried vegetable,etc). And I must say that they taste much much better than those I have eaten before at Marche's. It is likely due to the sauces that they used in teh grilling. As for the sashimi, it is fresh and melts in your mouth. But the price is a bit steep for only a few slices of the sashimi. But I personally feel that it is worth the money.
It can get quite crowded on weekends and as such the waiting time for your fo dcan get a bit long as well as the queuing up time to get into the restaurant. Therefore do be prepared to wait. All in all, this is a great place to eat when you are with a big group of friends. But do watch your orders to avoid racking up a hefty bill.
Rating given:
Was at this outlet of the Xin Wang Hong Kong Cafe at Plaza Singapura a couple of weeks ago. Ordered the prok floss fried rice, beef horfun as well as the deep fried spring rolls. Inaddition , ordered two drinks, namely the Honey Green Tea and Iced Lime Tea. For the drinks, felt that they were a bit tad too sweet. So had to ask the waiteress to add more ice to the drinks to dilute them to make them more drinkable.
As for the food, the pork floss rice was quite average, with the amount of pork floss deemed to be quite measly. As for the beef horfun, it was ok but the taste was not really superb. At best, it was comparable to those you eat at hawker centers. The only good thing was perhaps the spring rolls, which were considered the best amongst the three dishes.
To conculde, the food there is only average and does not justify the slightly high price. Unlikely to go back there again in the near future
Rating given:
This shop is at the basement of Tampines Mall, loacted just opposite the NTUC Fairprice supermarket. It sells nice cakes such as chocolate truffle, Tiramisu, Banana chocolate cake and many more, It also sells nyona kuehs and cookies during festive seasons. Everytime I go there, I never fail to buy some back for my family. And everytime the quality of the cakes have never failed to impress me. The cakes are neither too sweet nor too creamy for those who are more health conscious and yet like to eat cakes.
The prices are quite affordable and if you wanna try the cakes, they have samples or you can buy a single slice of the flavour you want before buying one log of the cake. In addition, if you are a SAFRA member,you can get 10% off the total bill. All in all, this cake shop though having a limited selection of variety of cakes, is one that is worthwhile to pay a visit to.
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Been to this cafe a couple of times for their dinner buffet. The spread was quite pleasant, with sashimi (tuna, salmon), nice fried stuff and teppanyaki (beef, pork, prawns, mushrooms, etc on a skewer). In addition, on weekends, there is also Bejing duck served at the hot dishes counter, which tasted very nice. That was my favourite dish, as well as the sashimi, which was very fresh.
The service there was very good as well with the staff being attentive and helpful whenever you need them. Overall, I would say that this is a relatively nice place to have a meal, though the spread may be slightly lesser as compared to other places and the also being in a hotel, the price may be slightly higher as well. Still, I would recommend people to go there to have a try and see for yourself if you like it.
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