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11 Reviews for “Changing Appetites (Marina Square)” - Restaurants
I visited last week for their lunch week special. It was Friday thus it was choice of Chicken melted cheese or a pasta. I chose the Chicken melted cheese and it came with portion of fries that was quite filling. It was a set menu price that after charges was only 9 dollars and with soup, main course, free flow of soft drinks and desserts it was really not bad at all.
In additional, the dessert of the day that came with the set lunch menu was Vanilla ice cream with chocolate fudge cake (very small piece) and chocolate sauce. Anyway it was an adequate portion after the filling clam chowder soup, main course and drinks.
For the price, cushy sofas, nice reading materials and reasonable service I highly recommend this restaurant for a nice budget experience.
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Went back to changing appetite after a year because I miss their hokkaido cream cheese baked rice (it's darn good). But it's not on the menu anymore. In fact, I think they have cut down their menu in half. Food standards has dropped a little bit but still alright. Their servings are still pretty huge.
The 3 of us ordered:
- Chicken and mushroom fajitas
- Fish and chips with calamari
- Parmesan Fish and chips
It was quite messy while eating the fajitas but fun at the same time. Though it is a western restaurant I could taste chinese sauces being used. It didn't really go well with the melted cheddar cheese.
Service was not bad. We were camwhoring while waiting for our food and this waiter came and asked if he could help us take the picture. However, it took them quite some time to fill our empty cups of iced water.
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I remember going with my group of friends 2 years ago as a pre christmas celebration.
There were about 10 of us and each of us tried to order a different dish from the rest as much as possible. The menu was comprehensive but we only manage to 6 to 7 different types of dishes.
I remember NONE of the dish tastes right. Even the most basic, the easiest to cook, FISH AND CHIP was HORRENDOUS. After the main dish, I don't even bother to order the EXPENSIVE desserts.
In fact, the cafe says for itself... changing appetite... changes your appetite... Ever since, I have never step into this cafe anymore.
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Ah, now I know why I felt that "asian" flavour in the food at Changing Appetities. Because it's Japanese fusion! Alright, only realized when I saw one of the reviews above.
Honestly, Changing Appetites totally did not strike me as a place with jap-fusion food. It looks like another Cafe Cartel/ Breeks. Even their list of food looks very much like it. Pasta, brownies, mud pies etc. Very western style.
I was there with a group of friends for early lunch. I didn't order a main course but I (after several attempts to order a mudpie of any sort) got myself a brownie and stole several mouthful of different dishes from my friends.
Main course - eh, let's see. First thing that struck me was that it seemed rather typical for them to display their meat-stuff in a "kebab" style. If they were really a western restaurant, I'd be pretty amuse with this style of presentation. But when you try their food, it sure does have a tinge of asian flavour, with the funny unidentifiable taste/ spices used. Nonetheless, it (was nothing like japanese-fusion food) tasted rather weird to mix things like pasta with weird sour-sweet spices.
Drinks - nothing special. Feeling super hyped and all, my friends and I ordered 2 giant mugs of their super-sized ice chocolate. Well, all I can say is that it felt like a drink done with little effort put in. Powder, water, ice, ice cream, stick a spoon in, serve. If chocolate powder were coarse grains, I'd feel as though I was drinking sand-water. Yuck.
Dessert - bleh. Though their menu seemed to have such a variety of desserts, with their mudpies looking like their "main attraction", there was virtually NO mudpies available then! Out of the THREE brownies they had, only ONE was available. Were we too early (we were their first customer of the day)? Still, I think that's no excuse to not have all their desserts available! Was quite a let-down.
Price - it's a little like Cafe Cartel I'd say. Though with what I experienced the other day, I'd say it's a place I'd go once and never again. Not with that quality nor price.
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ate there once and decided never to go back there again. Though the food displayed on the menu looks quite tempting, but sad to say the taste and quality of the food was disappointing.
The buffalo wings were huge but never really well-cooked. As for the beef patty burger, the minced meat couldn't hold together and when u bite into it, all the meat simply "gave way".
The only good thing there is perhaps the drinks and the sofa who is quite comfy. Overall I would say this place aint really that worth going for the prices and the quality of the food
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The plush seats and brightly colored wall murals which remind me very much of Keith Harrington's pieces of art, caught my eye as I walked past the eatery.
Well, the concept of food is rather similar to that of NYDC as they serve American food (with influences from other countries too), mudpies! and drinks which include milkshakes, yada yada. In terms of ambiance, I am reminded of New York New York (@ CitiLink Mall) because of the seats of the tables that line the side of the restaurant are really comfy. While this would be good for sitting around and chatting, it is not so good for eating a full meal. Reason being, you have to lean quite far back to get any back support from the "sofa-like" chair. These chairs also make going in and out a bother as you either have to push your seat all the way out or have the people sitting at the end to get out of their seat before you can pas through. Small price to pay though, for very comfy seats!
The food tastes pretty good but not "ohmygosh, it tastes so good! I'm coming back next week to eat here again" kinda' good. The burgers are humongous so I wouldn't advise ordering a double patty unless you plan to share it with a friend. Other food portions, however, are pretty manageable.
My friend said the Fish & Chips are good while I personally love "Cheese the Chicken", which has mango bits and tortilla chips over grilled chicken and topped by melted cheese.
Having tried one of their signature Mudpies, The Frankenstein, it didn't leave a deep impression on me as it wasn't awesome.
Price wise, it is comparable to other American eateries with similar concepts such as NYDC and New York2.
The wait to get a seat, especially for larger groups of people, can vary drastically. Come at the right time(before the crowd comes) and you get a seat pretty easily. Arrive at the wrong time and you would have to wait quite a while before you get to order your food. This may have something to do with the comfy/cozy ambiance that makes you just want to sit there and chat with your friends.
In conclusion, I would recommend this place if you're looking for some place to chill with your friends over dinner or dessert.
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Hanging around Marina with a bunch of friends who were feeling hungry, we somehow settled down here for dinner. It was more of a 'go and test' experience, and it turned out rather well.
The place was done up pretty nicely and the seating was quite comfortable. Service was pretty up to standard too, and the food didn't take long to come.
Food portions were quite ok, partly because we were a hungry bunch, but taste-wise, it is nothing to shout about. Quite a variety to choose from (we really took some time to decide), but nothing very special that caught my attention.
Drinks are quite good though. Quite alot of refreshing flavours to choose from, and the serving's pretty huge. Only thing is that it comes at a relatively hefty price.
Overall, prices are a little steep for the quality of food. Other than that, the dining experience's quite good, and I guess it's still worth a try if you have not eaten there before.
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