paying respects to tiang chye at the garden of remembrance choon hun LKY kum heng me having habib’s indian rojakhabib’s indian rojakikan bilis beehoon goreng
paying respects to tiang chye at the garden of remembrance – with choon hung, LKY, kum heng on 2.11.2022.
after remembrance we went to ayer rajah fc and had early lunch @ habib’s Indian rojak
shiok as usual and we also took the ikan bills beehoon goreng…
with yong seng and joelcheese terrine very niceeggplant tempuramushrooms croquettessharing appetizerssquidink risottosquidink risottosquidink risottoseabass with clams
Joel bought 3pax lunch @ binomio a Spanish tapas place on 1.11.2022.^^
Joel bought 3pax lunch @ binomio a Spanish tapas place
the set lunch goes by courses = appetizer S$16 mains S$24 dessert S$7
yong seng doesn’t take beef so we skipped the beef tartar
had mushroom croquettes, leek tempura & cheese terrine with toast..
all good..I like cheese terrine best..leek tempura very good too..croquettes the usual fare..
for mains we had the squidink paella (2pax portion) & the white fish ( which was barramundi..
all very good standard..very tasty paella
seabass very good too
for dessert 2 orders of creme catalana..not my kind of dessert
cheok mung bought 3pax set lunchdimsum triobraised seafood brothbraised crabmeat brothcrispy cod fishibericofried riceyeemeen
cheok mung bought 3pax lunch @ yan at national gallery
we had 2 set B one set A
soup was good standard very tasty good stock base 上汤
dimsum also good standard
cod & kurobuta were good too very competent
fried rice & yeemeen ok too competent
dessert was good ..the peach gum especially very refreshing not too sweet & more than competent
service ok except for the hk restaurant manager very wooden & not engaging not conversational very poor body language like turning away unwilling or unhappy to respond to queries..maybe had a bad day..it happens cut some slack maybe?
c.h.e.f andy
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Yan Restaurant at National Gallery Singapore 宴中餐馆
Address:
1 Saint Andrew’s Road #05-02 National Gallery, Singapore 178957
with sous chef ericoyster shooter, pitan tofu, lobster salad13 course omakase menupitsn tofu with tobikooyster shooter with caviarlobster saladlobster sashimisashimi – otoro, akami, salmon belly, hamachimini uni ikura don, negi toro, akamimiso cod, foie gras, wagyumiso cod and prawnfoie gras and wagyulobster somenlobster somenice jellyyuzu ice cream
Lisa bought lobster omakase @ douraku at park regis on 26.10.2022.^^
photo with sous chef eddie
good service by jasmine.
complimentary sake so so still good accompaniment for dinner.
oyster shooter was great.
pitan tofu also nice but did not have snow crab as in menu.
lobster sashimi good, fresh and sweet but really small serving for 2pax for such a priced menu.
sashimi was thick & big cut…otoro and akami were great..no rotate as in menu but replaced by sake belly and hamachi bother very good…
mini ikura uni don was excellent…uni was sweetened good serving…nego toro good…no lobster sushi as in menu…
no kurobuta as in menu..replaced by miso cod which was excellent and prawn which was bad…either not fresh but more likely poor preparation so prawn meat was mushy…not firm…
foie gras not the best…wagyu tagliata (sliced) should be better than saikoro (cubed) in menu..
somen was good tasty but not Japanese and not fusion, basically a good TungLok dish..
dessert jelly was nice but totally TungLok …chef eddie offer yuzu ice cream to make it more Japanese. lol!
service was good overall. some pointers to improve below-
douraku seating was bad in the concourse hallway like canteen, not ideal for this price omakase…we were going to not take the omakase & jasmine got us a proper table seating in TungLok restaurant.
I think its ok if change menu items however server should inform and explain..instead I asked why certain items on menu not served then chef Eddie came to explain…
we informed that it was birthday but restaurant didn’t offer anything…
the best! = sulin ervin uni ikura hotate tobiko caviar capellinilisa bought 4kg alaskan crab S$180 from evergreenalaskan crab super sweet and meatymy birthday family dinnerand oysters also from evergreenand oysters also from evergreenand oysters also from evergreenthe best! = sulin ervin uni ikura hotate tobiko caviar capelliniaunty bes made tako calamariwenyu cooked superb tomahawk steakwenyu cooked superb tomahawk steakwenyu cooked superb tomahawk steak4wenyu cooked superb tomahawk steak4
Lisa & children organised early birthday party on 22.10.2022.^^
& of course kk & nicole here too
Lisa bought alaskan crab & oysters.
Sulin & Ervin did the best uni ikura hotate caviar chilled capellini
sumin jian hong bought the sashimi.
aunty bes did the octopus calamari
wenyu did the excellent sous vide pangrilled oven tomahawk..quite an adventure & turned out bistecca standard
& thanks children for the presents ..just what I need for hiking & no more uncle sandals
with hian hai wai sing tak mengenoki mushroom appetizerdrunken chicken小笼包steamed prawns with tanhoonbeer braised duckclaypot deep-fried fish soupbraised napping noodlesbraised napping noodles3 egg spinachwater chestnut jelly 马蹄糕
hian hai bought 4pax lunch @ sanrenxing – with tak meng, wai sing & hian hai..鸥鸟19.10.2022.^^
we had S$128 4pax set lunch & 30% eatigo discounts ..very good value indeed.
dishes all good..
小笼包competent
enoki salad starter good standard & refreshing
drunken chicken competent better than most
1/2 prawns with tanhoon very good
beer braised duck only dish mediocre underwhelming
deepfried fish head claypot soup was excellent supersweet – best dish for me!
sunil linda bought 6pax family dinner sunil linda bought 6pax family dinner nice focaccia and dipbeef tartarvery good grilled octopusagnolotti very nice dish like raviolilike raviolibusiate ragout pastabusiate ragout pastatuna steakflorentine T-bone steak cauliflowerspinachsticky date puddingunique theme posters
Sunil & Linda bought 6pax dinner @ bistecca on 17.10.2022
sulin & ervin organised the dinner.
wonderful evening & sumptuous dinner..every dish was excellent great ambience too!
great ambience too…and unique them posters…
focaccia bread & olive tomato dip very good
pulpo (grilled octopus) very good standard tender & tasty
wagyu beef tartar good standard..
tuna steak also very good standard….
2 pastas both excellent..ragout busiate pasta also the agnolotti pasta both very tasty
& the signature t-bone florentine steak excellent bestest ..wonderful charred flavours seeet and tender steak
the sides spinach, mushrooms, charred cauliflower all very good.i like cauliflower best..
sticky date pudding pretty good too…
enjoyed very much the company and relaxed evening and great dishes…especially the Florentine T-bone steak….
enjoying vietnamese coffeebun cha mixed platterrice paper rolls as part of set lunchbun cha set lunchpho
cheow ghee bought 4pax lunch @ hoang hau on 13.10.2022.^
didn’t meet meng ghee for a long while just keeping up and chatting occasionally on JD.
the lunch sets, pho, bun cha etc priced at about S$10 & S$11 were pretty good and include a drink, a rice paper roll & pho or bun (beehoon)..we shared mixed platter which had good belly pork, tofu, rolls and also pate (for making banhmi.
with leng khiang, philip and steven taydimsum trio – teochew dumplingsdimsum trio – fupeiquindimsum trio – scallop dumplingstasty lie tong 例汤例汤lie tong ingredientstrio appetiser = roast duck roast pork & seaweedtofu pot tasty and nicely done good serving tootofu pot tasty and nicely done good serving toovery flavourful signature claypot rice with salted fishvery flavourful signature claypot rice with salted fish腊味ingredients for claypot ricefruit dessert
4pax lunch with leng khiang, Steven tay and philip yeo @ jade palace forum on 11.10.2022.^^
dimsum sun was very good standard comparable with imperial treasure
soy chicken & roast pork competent
soup 例汤 competent not as good as imperial treasure
garoupa prawn tofu claypot very good standard
claypot 腊味煲仔饭 the best! I ate 2 bowls..I think got 10bowls
dr matthais committeerice paper rolls and fried rolls & belly porkeel porridgelobster bunjap wagyu with king oyster mushrooms
dr matthias committee met for 6pax lunch @ hoang hau vietnamese restaurant by leng khiang on 7.10.2022.^^
this committee’s first outing over 2 yrs…:-)
the rice paper rolls…were great…nice dip sauce and the belly pork done well.
eel porridge is a north vietnamese dish..even cheow ghee 5 yrs in hcmc not tried before. it is unique and really good, and so much ingredients, prepared very fresh live eels..a really excellent dish.
lobster bun is perfect dish…live lobster fresh and sweet, and the lobster tomalley (liver, roe etc) totally infused into the beehoon..
(bun is beehoon in vietnamese..as in bun cha, one of the most popular vietnamese dish beehoon with ngor hiang and pork)
this dish even better than the best lobster pasta I had, which is at 8picure…
the jap wagyu was excellent too..and perfectly grilled and matched with the king oyster mushrooms…
had a really enjoyable lunch with RI bros and friends.