Had lunched at Hooked! which is at the Railway Mall on MAY DAY. Its a very family restaurant. The staff are friendly. We ordered the set with mushroom soup. Appetizer - Calamari with fried Fish skin. As usual, my Dear ordered his Fave - Fish & Chips. Being adventurous, I ordered stir fried linguine with Otah.
Soup is not bad, not like its totally from Campbell. It has additional fresh mushroom. Fried Fish skins and Calamari are addictive though the calamari can be better. My Dear’s Fish & chips uses Dory Fish. I dun really like Dory Fish, coz it has a funny taste. My linguine is a bit too oily. Maybe I should not be too adventurous for a first-time visit.
My Dear & I trying out this White Dog Cafe on last Friday. Its packed with pple for dinner and also desserts and drinks.
Our appetizers: Triple Mushrooms Soup A must-order for Mushrooms lovers like us! It’s thick and creamy!
Fried Spicy Chix Wings Must eat it while its hot! It’s juicy and crispy! The special thai chilli goes well with amost anything!
Traditional Fish & Chips My Dear’s main dish. I like the fries. Crispy crust with firm filling inside. I dun take fried battered fish coz I afraid its not well done inside. Then I will have problem. :p
Whole Chicken Leg Yes, this is my main dish. I am a chickentarian. I never get sick of the mushroom sauce. They have this black fungus (or some kind of mushrooms) added. It delicious!
We are all too full to have desserts. Hmmm.. maybe next time. :)
"Love me somebody once said, and the world is mine."
I went down to try this petit french-Japanese bread shop at The Central with my Dear.
Bought the cream wassant which is one of their speciality - Le Petit Three; and Pon which has cheese in it. We like this one. More flavourful and most of all, I like its texture. Damn chewy. :p
I tried their tea cake which came in 3 different flavours - Green Tea, Original and Chocolate. Dun really like it as its a bit dry though it does look dry.
They have samples for you to try, so U can decide what to buy and not regreting it. :p
First time there at the Central (中环茶餐厅). Always see long queue there, but never has a chance to try. Recently, my sis jio me to go with her. She said its quite good.
Too many items on the menu, I cannot find any usual dishes that I saw on other HK cafes’ menu. So, I ordered something safe - Pork Chop dried noodles and Almond Milk Tea, while my sis went for Char Siew noodles and Cold Milk Tea.
Pork Chop Dried Noodles - the Pork Meat were well marinated. The soup base was just right, not too salty or bland. The only I dun really like is the noodles. I dun fancy Cantonese mee kia (thin noodles). Its a bit too hard to chew.
Char Siew Noodles - The presentation dun look good, but the mee pok was better than mine mee kia. Not too hard, just right. One customer saw her order, and requested to order the same too. Haaa….
The food is not bad, what is no-no is their service. Very bad service. Their cashier counter is actually their Kitchen delivery counter. They take a long time to settle the bill. They cleared the table fast (seems to be a good sign) but seems too fast. I just finished with my noodles, they cleared everything away, including my one and only serviette. The aunty waitress said she will give me a new one, but she din come back with one. Heng, I always make sure I have lots of tissue packs with me, so not ending up with oily mouth.
Yesh… Finally got a chance to taste the only-heard-of Lei Garden food @ CHIJMES without burning a hole in my wallet. It’s a conference closing dinner. I will love to miss it but for Lei Garden, I cannot say NO.
The ambience is classy, we had a VIP Room booked on the 2nd Floor. They have one Waitress solely to serve us. Good service. She pay lots of attention on us (Yeah, I know its her job, but not all staff are like her).
Food - Its more that what I am expecting. Looking at the specially designed menu for us, a price of SGD85 per head, the food name is simple, peking duck, deep fried conpoy, mango dessert with sago…. But the presentation and taste of the dishes are exquisitly delicious!!!! Can see that the Chef really puts in his heart to design and prepare the food. My favourite dish is the Crispy Rice soaked in Soup and the Doubled Boiled Quail Soup. The Crispy Rice is interesting as they deep fried the rice and then pour it into the soup with some cooked rice in it. Hence, there is a mix of crispy and soft rice. :) While for the doubled boiled quail soup, the taste is strong and smooth. Making one feels like having 2nd and 3rd helpings.
Alessi is an Italian kitchenware company which is famous for its colorful and playful designs.
Their products can really turn the otherwise dull and boring kitchen into a fun place to cook and prepare food. Such as the futuristic-looking lemon squeezer, the cutesy eggcup, and the Anna G. wine bottle corkscrew pictured above.
For people who believes in form over function (that's not saying that Alessi products lack functionality), this is the perfect place to get your kitchenware!
Hong Kong cafes are all the rage recently! And this Tong Shui Cafe along Liang Seah Street is one of them. But in my opinion, not the best of them.
The cafe is usually pretty packed (these days, which Hong Kong cafe isn't?) so big groups might find it difficult to get seats.
I tried their Fried Rice with Salted Fish and Wolfberries and Iced Yin Yong, which are decent. But at $8.88, I am inclined to say that it's a little high on price.
They also have the very popular Nissin noodles, which I should try one day!
Seems to be one of the more popular computer shop in Sim Lim. And the service has really improved a lot over the years.
The last time I stepped into the shop was with a friend who bought a external hard disk enclosure from them. We were pleasantly surprised when the sales person offered to test the item for us. Something quite rare in Sim Lim.
As for prices, theirs are definitely among the better ones.
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Had lunched at Hooked! which is at the Railway Mall on MAY DAY. Its a very family restaurant. The staff are friendly. We ordered the set with mushroom soup. Appetizer - Calamari with fried Fish skin. As usual, my Dear ordered his Fave - Fish & Chips. Being adventurous, I ordered stir fried linguine with Otah.
Soup is not bad, not like its totally from Campbell. It has additional fresh mushroom. Fried Fish skins and Calamari are addictive though the calamari can be better. My Dear’s Fish & chips uses Dory Fish. I dun really like Dory Fish, coz it has a funny taste. My linguine is a bit too oily. Maybe I should not be too adventurous for a first-time visit.
Rating given:
My Dear & I trying out this White Dog Cafe on last Friday. Its packed with pple for dinner and also desserts and drinks.
Our appetizers:
Triple Mushrooms Soup
A must-order for Mushrooms lovers like us! It’s thick and creamy!
Fried Spicy Chix Wings
Must eat it while its hot! It’s juicy and crispy! The special thai chilli goes well with amost anything!
Traditional Fish & Chips
My Dear’s main dish. I like the fries. Crispy crust with firm filling inside. I dun take fried battered fish coz I afraid its not well done inside. Then I will have problem. :p
Whole Chicken Leg
Yes, this is my main dish. I am a chickentarian. I never get sick of the mushroom sauce. They have this black fungus (or some kind of mushrooms) added. It delicious!
We are all too full to have desserts. Hmmm.. maybe next time. :)
Rating given:
"Love me somebody once said, and the world is mine."
I went down to try this petit french-Japanese bread shop at The Central with my Dear.
Bought the cream wassant which is one of their speciality - Le Petit Three; and Pon which has cheese in it. We like this one. More flavourful and most of all, I like its texture. Damn chewy. :p
I tried their tea cake which came in 3 different flavours - Green Tea, Original and Chocolate. Dun really like it as its a bit dry though it does look dry.
They have samples for you to try, so U can decide what to buy and not regreting it. :p
Rating given:
First time there at the Central (中环茶餐厅). Always see long queue there, but never has a chance to try. Recently, my sis jio me to go with her. She said its quite good.
Too many items on the menu, I cannot find any usual dishes that I saw on other HK cafes’ menu. So, I ordered something safe - Pork Chop dried noodles and Almond Milk Tea, while my sis went for Char Siew noodles and Cold Milk Tea.
Pork Chop Dried Noodles - the Pork Meat were well marinated. The soup base was just right, not too salty or bland. The only I dun really like is the noodles. I dun fancy Cantonese mee kia (thin noodles). Its a bit too hard to chew.
Char Siew Noodles - The presentation dun look good, but the mee pok was better than mine mee kia. Not too hard, just right. One customer saw her order, and requested to order the same too. Haaa….
The food is not bad, what is no-no is their service. Very bad service. Their cashier counter is actually their Kitchen delivery counter. They take a long time to settle the bill. They cleared the table fast (seems to be a good sign) but seems too fast. I just finished with my noodles, they cleared everything away, including my one and only serviette. The aunty waitress said she will give me a new one, but she din come back with one. Heng, I always make sure I have lots of tissue packs with me, so not ending up with oily mouth.
Rating given:
Yesh… Finally got a chance to taste the only-heard-of Lei Garden food @ CHIJMES without burning a hole in my wallet. It’s a conference closing dinner. I will love to miss it but for Lei Garden, I cannot say NO.
The ambience is classy, we had a VIP Room booked on the 2nd Floor. They have one Waitress solely to serve us. Good service. She pay lots of attention on us (Yeah, I know its her job, but not all staff are like her).
Food - Its more that what I am expecting. Looking at the specially designed menu for us, a price of SGD85 per head, the food name is simple, peking duck, deep fried conpoy, mango dessert with sago…. But the presentation and taste of the dishes are exquisitly delicious!!!! Can see that the Chef really puts in his heart to design and prepare the food. My favourite dish is the Crispy Rice soaked in Soup and the Doubled Boiled Quail Soup. The Crispy Rice is interesting as they deep fried the rice and then pour it into the soup with some cooked rice in it. Hence, there is a mix of crispy and soft rice. :) While for the doubled boiled quail soup, the taste is strong and smooth. Making one feels like having 2nd and 3rd helpings.
Rating given:
Chong Pang Nasi Lemak has got the nicest chicken wings and drumsticks that I've ever tried! Superbly crispy and tasty, and the size is huge.
The nasi lemak rice itself and the other side dishes are good too. Queue is usually pretty long, so be prepared to wait.
And the shop itself is not very accessible unless you drive. But definitely worth the trip!
Rating given:
Alessi is an Italian kitchenware company which is famous for its colorful and playful designs.
Their products can really turn the otherwise dull and boring kitchen into a fun place to cook and prepare food. Such as the futuristic-looking lemon squeezer, the cutesy eggcup, and the Anna G. wine bottle corkscrew pictured above.
For people who believes in form over function (that's not saying that Alessi products lack functionality), this is the perfect place to get your kitchenware!
Rating given:
Hong Kong cafes are all the rage recently! And this Tong Shui Cafe along Liang Seah Street is one of them. But in my opinion, not the best of them.
The cafe is usually pretty packed (these days, which Hong Kong cafe isn't?) so big groups might find it difficult to get seats.
I tried their Fried Rice with Salted Fish and Wolfberries and Iced Yin Yong, which are decent. But at $8.88, I am inclined to say that it's a little high on price.
They also have the very popular Nissin noodles, which I should try one day!
Rating given:
Looking for a shopping mall for all your home furnishing needs? Park Mall is the place to go! Well, provided you have the budget to match.
The shops here mostly carry upmarket designer furniture such as Philippe Starck and Herman Miller.
If you got the dough, you might just find the perfect things to beautify your home. Otherwise, even window-shopping here is not a bad idea at all!
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Seems to be one of the more popular computer shop in Sim Lim. And the service has really improved a lot over the years.
The last time I stepped into the shop was with a friend who bought a external hard disk enclosure from them. We were pleasantly surprised when the sales person offered to test the item for us. Something quite rare in Sim Lim.
As for prices, theirs are definitely among the better ones.
Rating given: