Mediocre Food @上海人家 on 16Aug2022

5pax lunch at 上海人家 on 16.8.2022.^^

quite below expectations from watching dr leslie tay video

kong bak pao was ok quite flavourful braise pork

生煎包below expectations not enough soup & quite hard

小笼包was better meat & soup very tasty but the second piece much better than the first so some problems with consistency

pork fritters was nice

did not have 醉鸡

spring roll turn out to be the best dish..very sweet tasty fillings very crispy skin and tender fillings

egg was good too not sure worth $10.75

the 2 handmade noodles were good the

braised beef better than pork👍🏻

overall nothing great & quite expensive S$93 for the type of food we had

c.h.e.f andy

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上海人家

Address:

151 Ang Mo Kio Ave 5, #01-3046, Singapore 560151

Contact:

63686927

https://www.facebook.com/shrjjsg

Opening Hours:

daily11am–3pm6–10pm

Family Dinner with Cayden & Nicole on 14Aug2022

8pax family dinner + k k + nicole & rita on 14.8.2022.^^

  1. bouillabaisse seafood stew
  2. seafood squidink pasta
  3. lobster fusili
  4. kani donabe – Japanese crabmeat claypot rice
  5. ohmi A5 wagyu ribeye

order the ohms A5 wagyu through Leng Khiang, S$200/kg supplier price…excellent marbled steak…

c.h.e.f andy

RI Bros Vegetarian Day Lunch @ Lingzhi Liat Towers on 12Aug2022

had 4pax lunch @ lingzhi on 12.8.2022.^^

wrong day to visit restaurant on 15th day 初一十五

service non existent

wanted to try alacarte buffet but gave up too difficult as servers no time to reply to any enquiry

ordered alacarte luckily dishes were great but too expensive.

the truffle mushroom soup very flavourful. kale soup also good.

suresh recommended brown rice & satay both were great!.also ordered maps tofu quite unique crisp outside soft inside and nice dip on the side. the wrap was good too, vegetarian Peking duck…lol!

still we had enjoyable lunch together.

c.h.e.f andy

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LingZhi Vegetarian

Address:

541 Orchard Rd, #05-01 Liat Towers, Singapore 238881

Contact:

67343788

http://www.lingzhivegetarian.com/

Opening Hours:

daily11am–3pm6–10pm

Excellent Family Dinner with Brother & Sis @ Hoang Hau on 11Aug2022

had excellent 6pax dinner with brother, way lie, sis, ong pin & Lisa @ hoang hau on 11.8.2022.^^

the eel porridge was superb..very flavourful, sweet, perfect texture..something different 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

lobster bun (beehoon) really lovely especially the beehoon with all the tomalley sauce gravy

ban seo very good too, not starchy , very good ingredients belly pork & prawns & crabmeat..

both the rice roll & crispy rolls were good.

pho was ok but missing the essential flavour of thai basil

was a wonderful dinner

quite happy to come try the set lunches sometimes too.

c.h.e.f andy

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Hoàng Hâu Vietnamese Restaurant

Address:

146 01, 1090 Jalan Bukit Merah, Block 146, 160146

Contact:

96221077

https://www.facebook.com/hoanghauvietnamese/

Opening hours:

daily (closed mon)11am–2:30pm5:30–8pm

Very Good Expensive Lunch @ Claudine on 11Aug2022

wenyu & PT bought lunch @ Claudine on 11.8.2022.^^

this restaurant by chef Julian Royer of 3 michelin star odette and Lon& behold group at the location of previous white rabbit

2 course set lunch $62 & 3 course $78.

eggplant caviar & grilled leeks both very good..

beef provencale very well done as best a braised beef can be..not my favourite dish but not much choice

beef tartar was excellent one of the best very sweet & tasty a bit vinegary..

pigeon was excellent too

dessert were pretty good..I like the apple crumble best…

great dishes if not really my favourite dishes & too expensive for the dishes

I enjoy set lunch better at spago or la tapiera

c.h.e.f andy

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Claudine Restaurant

Address:

39C Harding Rd, Singapore 249541

Contact:

62652966

https://www.claudinerestaurant.com/

Opening Hours:

tues – sat11:45am–2pm6–9:30pm
sun (mon closed)11:30am–3:30pm

RECIPE = 1pax Pho Dinner on 4Aug2022 & 6Aug2022

1 pax pho dinner on 4.8.2022 & again 6.8.2022.^^

frozen sliced beef cut small pieces, chilli padi, thai basil, chicken stock & bean noodles 豆签.

boiled chicken stock, add 豆签 and chilli padi.

add 6 thai basil (& 2 mint optional) to large bowl with cut beef. add cooked 豆签 and boiling soup to bowl.

voila!

c.h.e.f andy

Sulin Early Birthday Celebrations on 23Jul2022

sulin early birthday celebrations on 23.7.2022.^^

sunil & linda, sulin’s PIL, k k & nicole all joined 😎

everyone cook 😎

lisa did the chirashi don & tako sonomono (octopus salad)

aunty bes made grilled veg & tako calamari

ervin bought vietnamese platter from so pho

sulin MIL linda made the satay, mayo prawns, fruit platter, & the bestest salted caramel cream!

I made the other prawns, flamed sous vide aussie pork tomahawk, & rack of lamb, wenyu cooked the tochigi Jap A5 wagyu from meatlovers

a most joyous and wonderful family dinner and birthday celebrations for sulin.

c.h.e.f andy

115th Teban Gardens Community Breakfast on 22Jul2022 – Curry Chicken & Fried Egg Tanhoon

delivered homecooked dishes for teban gardens friday community breakfast on 22.7.2022.^^

  1. curry chicken & potatoes
  2. fried eggs with tanhoon

this my 115th friday breakfast community meal dish at teban gardens community service centre, 6th time on restart after a 2 year hiatus due to covid.

the centre was started in 2002 after much effort & challenge by our RI friend who is a pastor of pasir panjang hill brethren church (pphbc) which owns & runs the CSC.

i first started doing a community meal dish for teban gardens CSC on 8.1.2016.

I started cook a dish for teban gardens on friday unless i am traveling or otherwise indisposed. when I started cooking for HCA, this was reduced to 2 times a month (also 2times a month for HCA) so not overstretching my resources…

c.h.e.f andy

Good Atas Nasi Lemak from Ollela on 17Jul2022

Lisa bought nasi lemak lunch from ollela on 17.7.2022.^^

good 👍🏻 very tasty flavourful rice, sambal, ikan bilis & very nice curry chicken..expensive at S$10 but at least it is very good standard.

c.h.e.f andy

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Olella @ Cluny Court

Address:

501 Bukit Timah Rd, #01-02B Cluny Court, Singapore 259760

Contact:

66126581

https://ollella.sg/

Opening Hours:

daily8:30am–6pm

Delivered Homecooked Dinner to Brother Family on 21Jul2022

delivered homecooked dinner to brother family on 21.7.2022.^^

今晚的西餐菜

  1. oven baked whole golden snapper 红狮
  2. slow roast Australian prime ribs
  3. seafood tagliatelle
  4. funghi (mushrooms) risotto

c.h.e.f andy

Tak Meng Bought Lunch @ Grumpy Bear Thomson Plaza on 20Jul2022

tak meng bought 4pax lunch @ grumpy bear with hian hai & wai sing on 20.7.2022.^^

manager service very good …

we had fish & chips, truffle chicken, cajun chicken & prawn & mushrooms mentaiko pasta

food ok la..

fish & chips and chicken quite ok passable, mentaiko pasta way, way below par, presentation not good looked like carbonara, quite tasteless & frozen prawns not done well grilled would be better than boiled or steamed..

after lunch hian hai bought kopi and we talked till past 3pm…

very nice lunch and afternoon with old pals and bros…

grumpy bear responded to google review

https://goo.gl/maps/CC9NGSUDiFrRrZcd7

very positive commendable attitude

Response from the owner 3 weeks ago

Hi Chef Quak! Thank you for your feedback! We have already feedback this to our chef and he will make adjustment in the future! We hope to see you again! Cheers, Danny

c.h.e.f andy

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Grumpy Bear @ Thomson Plaza

Address:

301 Upper Thomson Rd, #02-10, Singapore 574408

Contact:

92384055

https://grumpybear.com.sg/

Opening Hours:

Sun – Thurs11am–9pm
Fri – Sat11am–9:30pm

Very Nice Family Dinner at Brother’s Place on 19Jul2022

nice family dinner at brother’s place on 19.7.2022.^^

brother delivers homecooked dinner to my place very tues..so on some tues we come over his place to have dinner instead. 🙂

very nice dinner..

brother’s steamed crab always good…matter of getting good meaty crabs..he goes to Jurong East market regularly and has good supplier..

prawns, shells and cuttlefish kang kong all good.

and fish head was very good. slightly fried and steamed…

c.h.e.f Andy