S$3 xinlu fishball noodles

had 新路鱼圆面lunch today on 22.1.2018….S$3 meepok tar..^^

xinlu 新路fishball noodles

went meiling food centre about 5 to noon, waited 10mins..after that queue was 2x longer

met OBT at the carpark with his tennis kaki jimmy ..they just finished tennis game…

S$3 xinlu fishball noodles

this noodles had been my favourite eons back (like 20/30yrs ago) when it was at margaret drive.

i still enjoy this occasionally, but not so hot on it these days to have it often..

S$3 xinlu fishball noodles

the fishballs always good – bouncy, sweet, tasty.

and the noodles were qq, just right & tasty chilli…i always have less noodles, so they gave me 6 fishballs instead of 5. i not too bothered… they usually remembered.

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S$16 spicy black bean sauce song fish head

daughter liked the spicy black bean sauce song fish head 松鱼头we had here recently, so we decided to have 4pax family dinner at hong kong street old chun kee at commonwealth crescent on 21Jan2018. ^^

son, daughter, me all loved the fish head. wife could take some also…not her favourite…

S$12 salted egg pork ribs

children were hungry (or greedy), so we ordered more dishes… 🙂

S$12 salted egg pork ribs

the salted egg pork ribs was good, nice salted egg flavour, and the deepfried pork rib nicely done, tender & tasty…

butter squid

the butter squid less good.

basically squid was overcooked & a bit rubbery. i can do better than this. i hate doing deepfry stuff though…use lots of oil, need to think what to do with the oil etc..better to eat out for such dishes…

S$5 sliced fish thick beehoon

they did not have fish belly, so we made do with sliced fish…for me quite different la..

the soup & noodles still nice so daughter still liked it…S$5 a good price, can be an individual meal just S$5 no service no GST..

S$10 medium (2pax) sanlo horfun

the S$10 sanlo horfun felt a bit expensive..

still good wokhae…but somehow the smaller one we had just 2 weeks ago was much more flavourful…

S$10 medium (2pax) sanlo horfun

dinner was S$55 for 4pax 5 dishes, pretty good la… ^^

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Kopi Kia  (hong kong street old chun kee 香港街老珍记）
Blk 117 Commonwealth Drive #01-733 Singapore 140117
Tel: 83606663
Email: enquiries@kopikia.com.sg
Operating Hours:
12.00PM – 10.30PM (Monday to Sunday)

tomyam talay S$12

had 7pax family dinner at patara tanglin mall this evening on 12.1.2018. ^^

my impression was long time not come here…but actually when i looked up, in fact we had a poor 2pax dinner here on 17.2.2017.

this time in fact it was very good food…love it!

they no longer served the pot of tomyam soup, so we ordered just 2 tomyam talay S$12, a clear & a original…for this place, the original always better, much more flavourful..

pomelo salad

pomelo salad

pomelo salad was good & refreshing, maybe 4 pieces of medium prawns..

prawn curry

everyone loved the prawn curry, really fragrant & flavourful…

prawn curry

we ended up ordering like 5 white rice at S$3 each. curry was just so good!

sotong in salted egg sauce

the squid in salted egg sauce didn’t sound very thai..not the usual xi char preparation..and this pretty good on its own!

duck curry

red duck curry always our favourite..

nearly as good as the prawn curry..

green curry beef

usual we take green curry chicken. this evening we took beef.

we didn’t think the flavours went/combined very well. beef was tenderised but a bit too beefy/strong..didn’t go with the curry..

australia steak

the australian sirloin was very good…

australia steak

tender, chargrilled very well & medium rare, and nice beef sauce.

lamb rack

the lamb rack was excellent too…

lamb rack

most like the lamb even more than the beef..i do too!

olive rice

the olive rice was still good.

everyone thought the serving ahd shrunk a lot.

bill S$217

daughter had this entertainer app thing. we could get 3 main courses free.

so dinner was $217nett after three 1 for 1 main courses from entertainment app. pretty good!

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Patara Fine Cuisine @ Tanglin Mall

S$3 bakchormee

went to my jogging buddy’s place for coffee this morning on 11.1.2018..

i have been ill-disposed the last few weeks so did not do my regular runs, just dropped by his place for morning coffee & chat.

on the way back, i dropped by sheng shiong @ blk 352 clementi ave 2 to get some sundries.

it was almost 12pm. i decided to try out the bakchormee stall at the coffeeshop.

S$3 bakchormee

turned out that the S$3 bakchormee was pretty good!

qq meepok, good amount ingredients, chilli ok, can do with a bit more vinegar…

S$3 bakchormee

not near the tai hwa bakchormee at crawford of course!

nor the lai heng bakchormee.. at toa payoh lor 6 or at airport T3…

but still pretty good at S$3 in a neighbourhood non-descript coffeeshop.

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bakchor mee stall @ blk 352 clementi ave 2

lobster in buttee lime sauce S$35 

went with wife to mosque street for some meeting at 5.30pm on 10jan2018.

after meeting, we decided to go to ah yat abalone forum at victoria street at hotel grand pacific for 2pax dinner.

prices had go up quite a bit since last time.

lobster is now S$35, instead of S$29.80 in dec2017, just couple weeks back! likewise tiger garoupa is now S$48/kg instead of S$38/kg previously.

razor clams S$5.50 

we ordered the garlic steamed razor clams, one each…no change in prices still S$5.50 a piece. 🙂

razor clams S$5.50 

it is consistently good in ah yat…

razor clams done just right, succulent, tasty, wonderful garlic oil sauce…

lobster in butter lime sauce S$35 

we ordered the lobster in butter lime sauce S$35.

this a new flavour we like..they don’t do pumpkin flavour here like ah yat grandstand, but this butter lime sauce very good la…

lobster baked in superior stock 上汤焗 S$35 

we looked at the menu..to order a crab tanhoon dish was like S$70, and a prawn tanhoon dish like S$50+…

so in the end it’s still the S$35 lobster that is the best deal.

so we ordered a second lobster  baked in superior stock 上汤焗 S$35 …

lobster baked in superior stock 上汤焗 S$35 

this was very good today.

however recently it became a bit inconsistent & we had tried not so great ones last time.

hor fun S$20 

we order a small hor fun.

it was S$20. good wokhae & wonderful flavours & good ingredients too.

hor fun S$20

hor fun S$20 

a lot of carbs but i like this was the “worthwhile” carbs that we enjoyed having..

2pax dinner with 2 lobster, 2 razor clams, plus hor fun was about S$130, quit eok for the food quality.

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Ah Yat Abalone Forum Restaurant Address:

kaisen mountain mori S$9.80 

went with sis & bil to sabar at japan food town, wisma atria L4 this morning for early lunch on 10.1.2018. ^^

sabar was having a promotion kaisen mountain mori at S$9.80. it came with complimentary tea..i also got a pair of free saba sushi from jpassport. it was too difficult for me to do it for my sis & bil so i just let them have the pair of saba sushi.

kaisen mountain mori S$9.80 

the kaisen mountain mori itself was pretty good deal at S$9.80.

of course there was no premium cuts, but the magura, salmon, saba cuts were all fresh & sweet, and the amount was substantial, no gimic!

i think this donburi can go for like S$16.90..

kaisen mountain mori S$9.80 

it was a simple & one item lunch.

we all enjoyed it. i would do this again if i am around here..

takeaway chirashi don S$16.80 @ bonta bonta 

leaving japan food town, i grabbed a takeaway chirashi don S$16.80 at bonta bonta for wife.

she enjoyed that very much when she took it later.

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Sabar

S$16 spicy black bean sauce song fish head 松鱼头

youngest daughter arranged to go queensway shopping centre to buy a pair of asics running shoes for me for my birthday earlier.

we decided to have early dinner nearby at HK street old chun kee on 9.1.2018. ^^

hk street old chun kee at commonwealth crescent

i actually prefer hk street chun kee 香港街珍记 at the commonwealth crescent food centre. that is my favourite song fish head 松鱼头 stall. but it was closed.

S$16 spicy black bean sauce song fish head 松鱼头 

hong kong street old chun kee 香港街老珍记 at commonwealth crescent on the other hand i have tried  several times & food so so. 

so i was very pleasantly surprised that the song fish head 松鱼头  this evening was really very good. fish head of course is fresh & sweet. the sauce was incredible! tangy, tasty, love it!

i think they must changed chef!

like that i would come back again for sure.

S$6 sanloh horfun 三捞河粉 

& the same story continued with the sanloh horfun 三捞河粉.

used to be average, now very good wok hae…

S$6 sanloh horfun 三捞河粉

both daughter & dad enjoyed this makan very much.

after that we drove to queenway shopping centre, per entry parking after 6pm, and daughter bought me a pair of asics running shoes.

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Kopi Kia  (hong kong street old chun kee 香港街老珍记）
Blk 117 Commonwealth Drive #01-733 Singapore 140117
Tel: 83606663
Email: enquiries@kopikia.com.sg
Operating Hours:
12.00PM – 10.30PM (Monday to Sunday)

heavenly divine

this evening, my RI friend bought 6pax dinner for the january birthday boys (he is one himself) at heavenly divine on 5.1.2018.

2 friends shared the same birthday. one was unable to attend today as he was just returning from HCMC with his family this evening.

heavenly divine is at boat quay, the second row of shophouses when you walked from UOB plaza 1. boat quay eats have great ambience, riverside dining outside & renovated shophouse inside.

caramelised bacon with green apple

some friends said the caramelised bacon with green apple tasted like bak kua..

ok but way too sweet la…

crab cake a bit salty

the crab cake was a bit salty, but otherwise a competent dish. presentation was ok.

crab cake a bit salty

crab cake was tasty, and inside was soft not hard & dry.

crab cake a bit salty

i guess above average delivery..competent is the word…

fish & chips

the batter for fish & chips was somewhat unusual.

certainly not the usual batter you get in UK or australia or anywhere else. seldom take fish & chips in singapore (almost never i should say).

had a good one at old brown shoes years back, not sure it is still there.

fish & chips

this batter is a bit like the japanese furai (“fry”) preparation..

but result was good, nice fresh fish fillet & i like the batter. though i still like the usual fish & chips batter with lots of vinegar & salt more…not that i am hot on fish & chips..

st bernard wit beer

the friends shared a german beer…

beer signage decor

the owner is son of the host’s friend, and co-incidentally a relative of the other birthday boy present. small world la!

on the wall, there’s many old USA carplates as decor…our friend (the restaurant owner) was living in seattle & like all americans do, drove a lot while living there. 🙂

steak

i did not select the steak as i didn’t these places offer good cuts or great cooking for steaks..not at these prices to be fair…

steak

i tasted the steaks. as i expected, very mediocre…bland in taste & doneness i didn’t see medium rare..but i was still harbouring a flu so my tastebuds a bit off.

the corn chips were interesting, could taste the corn flavours.

2 birthday cakes

we had a great evening, lots of fun & laughter together…old friends & many old memories & stories to reminiscent…it’s a good way too..another friend present did this dinner previously, so we can follow the tradition of january birthday dinners in subsequent years..

one thing to commend about the place..the owner very friendly, especially with friend & relative among us diners this evening…but he looks like a friendly & chill kind of bloke in any case.

the manager joshua gave really good service & very obliging. we troubled him again & again with group photos with so many cameras..i did not want to add my camera..so got some group & birthday photos from shared whatsapp photos. haha!

food wise, so so not much to comment…

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sin ming road bakuteh (formerly rong cheng) S$7

send car for servicing to joel motor edgevantage at sin min auto city recommended by my RI bro YKK 👍

need >1.5hrs (send car in about 10.45am collected car 12.15pm+)

sin ming road bakuteh (formerly rong cheng)

came to sin ming road bkt (rong cheng) at blk22 to kill time, and took $7 one large one small t-rex rib

still like the ribs, fatty, flavourful..soup 👎🏼my own better la 🤣

coffeeshop not much traffic at 11.30am

huo seng braised duck closed on thursday.

coffeeshop not much traffic at 11.30am.

kopi c gosong tilok very good – thick & flavourful

coffee = kopi c gosong tilok very good – thick & flavourful  👍👍

curry chicken noodles – not edible

walked over to the coffeeshop at the opposite end of blk 22 (there are 4 coffeeshops along this block 22).

the chicken rice stall also sells curry chicken noodles. unfortunately it was quite unedible…i guess the chicken breast were like a tender, somewhat tasteless breast of a mediocre chicken rice stall. the curry, not edible la…

teochew char kuay teow

the teochew char kuay teow quite ok, but nothing special. even the adam road char kuay teow is better than this. quite many customers though, and though seated i had to wait like 15mins.

rong cheng bkt (sin ming road) still a bakuteh stall that i don’t mind having bakuteh.

c.h.e.f andy

ah heng curry chicken noodles 

还在咳嗽，舍命陪儿子😜🤣

this a real short post!

favourite son bought favourite curry chicken noodles, so cough can wait..makan fun first la!

ah heng curry chicken noodles 

i have been here back & again lately with RI bro, wife & now son..still managing a cough (& flu the last few weeks).

but son buying…and this was just so good la!

we came about 1.45pm…no queue (though there was one after we got ours), and the gravy was tastier wethink than if we come at 10.30am.

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chirashi don S$35.80

daughter bought 2pax lunch at sun with moon today. ^^

she started working some months back, so this was her treat.

i had not been to sun with moon for a while.

the most recent which i blogged was when they had 30% promotion on 11.9.2016, more than a year ago!

teriyaki salmon belly

anyway, i always like their chirashi & bara chirashi don.

it’s not really more expensive than many of the new joints say at orchard central or wisma japan food town…

at S$35.80 (& i had 10% member’s discounts & another 5% equivalent redeemable points), the chirashi don came with a side, a grilled salmon belly (my daughter chose a niku nabe – pork hotpot), and a coffee/drink…which would cost like $10..

chirashi don set S$35.80

chirashi don had good cuts like chu toro, but this time disappointing, no amaebi but a cooked prawn.

maybe i would go for the cheaper bara chirashi don next time la…

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Sun with Moon (Wheelock)

Address:

501 Orchard Road, #03-15 Wheelock Place, Wheelock Place, 238880

cold crab dish

a very close friend bought birthday dinner for my wife & another friend today on 23.12.2017. ^^

they arranged for 6pax dinner, 3 couples, at silk restaurant, sicc island. 🙂

several dishes i had not tried before…the cold crab was good, firm, sweet, good roe..

chinese ham & cucumbers

the chinese ham & cucumbers appetiser was good.

salted egg fried fish skin

the salted egg deep-fried fish skin good too..

though these 2 starters not really up there in my list..

peking duck

the peking duck here is competent, always good, if not quite kai garden variety…

crispy perch

the crispy perch was among the best dishes.

crispy & light batter, sweet & tender fish , and very nice light thai sweet sauce dip…

i later returned for a dinner with my children & they all loved this crispy perch dish..

braised tofu dish

this braised tofu dish with homemade tofu, golden mushrooms & spinach was ok.

braised tofu dish

the tofu looked impressive but not well infused, so not that tasty.

on my subsequent visit with my children, we ordered this tofu with the minced meat sauce, and that was quite delightful. everyone liked it.

minced duck with cabbage

the complimentary second eat for the duck was a minced duck cabbage wrap.

minced duck with cabbage

it was pretty good, but i liked their shredded duck crispy noodles best.

this time since we had a separate noodle dish, the host arranged for the cabbage wrap.

braised prawn beehoon 鲜虾焖米粉

the last dish of prawns beehoon was quite excellent too. prawns very fresh & sweet, and beehoon well infused with the flavourful stock. the menu item is kuay teow, but the host made an excellent choice of braised beehoon.

we had a great time together, a really wonderful evening. food was good. this friend is very busy, so i meet him twice a year, once during chinese new year & the other time in recent years, when i organised a birthday dinner for him. this year, we met 3 times. ^^

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birthday cake from swissbake

meimei, my god-sis, and her hubby, WEH’s birthday this month & my RI bro & jogging partner birthday early jan.

last year, we had a homecooked everyone’s birthday on 28.12.2016.

this time i arranged a 4pax lunch at kai gardens on 21.12.2017. ^^

Kai Garden 4pax set lunch menu

it is a top-value 4pax 6-course set lunch menu. ^^

vinegared cloud fungus & mushroom fritters

appetizers consist of vinegared cloud fungus & mushroom fritters

vinegared cloud fungus

cloud fungus was excellent, lightly vinegared with 镇江醋, very fragrant, crunchy & tasty.

this maybe i can try to make myself.

mushroom fritters

the mushroom fritters were very good too. i can probably do this too.

xiaolongbao 小笼包

xiaolongbao 小笼包 was good standard, thin skin, very sweet broth & inlaid meat, and held easily from the thicker top.

dimsum

the deepfried dimsum item was very good too. can’t remember what it was. 🙂

五彩缤纷鸭5 colour peking duck

the star of the show was 五彩缤纷鸭5 colour peking duck, served with 5-colour pancake skin & 5-colour sauce.

normal price was S$88 just for the duck, and i think like S$18 for second eat. so this S$98 6-course deal which included the second eat, was really special deal.

五彩缤纷鸭5 colour peking duck

and they were not just sitting pretty.

the different coloured skin and the sauces were both top material.

五彩缤纷鸭5 colour peking duck

great crispy peking duck skin, made about 20cuts, so we had 5 servings each.

nicely flavoured pancake skin & sauce. one of the best peking ducks anywhere!

garoupa fillet

the garoupa fillet was forgettable.

shredded duck meat noodles

shredded duck meat noodles

the duck noodles were very tasty as well..

osmanthus jelly

i am no fan of osmanthus jelly.

still, it was fragrant, and nicely done. somehow i felt the ones at timhowan shamshuipo hong kong were softer & much better!

birthday cake from swissbake

service here very good. the server who attended to us throughout lunch very experienced, competent & friendly. we had a cake. 3 staff gathered to sing birthday song. ^^

we had a great lunch together – good food, great service & wonderful company…. WEH gave me a hug after lunch. ^^

well as long as they have good-value sets like this here & for dinner as well, i will come again!

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Kai Garden 嘉苑