3pax lunch wife wife & daughter @ la tapiera on 20.7.2021.^^

managed to find time for family 3pax lunch at our favourite tapas restaurant. turned out to be a short window for die in this week and all 3 of us vaccinated.. this period covid quite jialat for F&B operators also..

la tapiera offers a really great 3-course set lunch inc coffee, and S$20 off for S$100 spend with stanchart card.

this a newer menu…

tuna tartare was great,

& grilled octopus our perennial favourite..so good! (both have S$6 supplement)

didn’t have my favourite lamb rump..tried the lamb leg last time, same preparation alas not same texture/dish/results…

.but the iberico plums was good too, not as good though…

& the seafood stew very good, one of the best too…(both have S$6 supplement)

I not much into churros, ok with it..

I thought the chocolate tart (S$3 supplement) was very good last time…recently wife made chocolate tart also, and now having this second time, actually wife’s much better ls…

pavlova wife and daughter liked, not really my kind of dessert…will stick with chocolate tart or maybe cheese next time..

we had picolo latte, really the standard not good as my son’s or tiong hoe’s..basically the microfoam or lack of, didn’t integrate well with the coffee, so not silky like what son made.

c.h.e.f andy

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La Taperia

Address:1 Scotts Rd, 02-10/11, Singapore 228208Located in: Shaw Centre Office

Contact:lataperia.com.sg6737 8336

Opening Hours:

3pax lunch with sis & bil @ ah yat grandstand 19.7.2021.^^

this covid period. very tough for F&B…many changes on dining in requirements.

today we had the opportunity (turned out to be very short window) to dine out 3pax all vaccinated.

ah yat food as delicious as always.

3pax about S$115 if I remember correctly…good standard food very enjoyable lunch.

c.h.e.f andy

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Ah Yat Seafood @ Grandstand

Address#03-01/02, The Grandstand, 200Turf Club Road, 287994

Reservations+65 6884 6884+65 68832112

Opening Hours

Daily: 11:30 – 14:30

Daily: 17:30 – 22:30

PT & wenyu bought 4pax dinner @ kai duck this evening on 18.7.2021.^^

https://goo.gl/maps/pBaXnvBamCdERds27

not that great actually..

roast duck same style about 店小二standard..not as good as JB..& not as good as xin cuisine & silk restaurant slightly different style..

char siew mediocre not as good as imperial treasure or even chef kang

sweet & sour soup below average..酸菜鱼 ok* ..poached red garoupa slices very fresh & great, soup a tad sour, salty, spicy, not the best ..

chilled lala clams* appetising,

duck cone temaki quite nice with roast duck sauce added ourselves & crispy cone nice..

duck beehoon very tasty, string beans very good too.

overall 3-4 I guess and expensive…

for me xin cuisine much better quality standard

c.h.e.f andy

• P.S. wife went back with colleagues for 4pax S$78 roast duck set lunch..they loved the 酸菜鱼and also the chilled Lala clams…

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Kai Duck @ Ngee Ann City

Address

391 Orchard Rd, #05-10/11 Ngee Ann City, Singapore 238872

Contact

kaiduck.com.sg

62355419

Opening hours

had 3pax lunch with sis & bil @ canton paradise bedok mall 40% discounts weekday 3-5pm on 15.7.2021.^^

canton paradise dimsum really good, basically HK standard la!

we had 7 dimsum – hargao, spicy dumplings 抄手, crispy char diew pao, 珍珠鸡, steamed pork ribs, steamed chicken feet, har cheong PLUS beef brisket noodles dry…^^

& just S$42.45 after 40% discounts!

every dish was good…maybe hargao skin not as good as imperial treasure, hargao almost as smooth as HK…

steamed pork ribs and chicken feet were perfect! and beef brisket noodles dry was super!

c.h.e.f andy

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Canton Paradise @ Bedok Mall

Address:

311 New Upper Changi Rd, #B2-10, Singapore 467360

Contact:

https://www.paradisegp.com/brand-canton-paradise/

+6568449244

Opening Hours:

wife bought lunch sakura omakase @ kuriya dining great world city

1. sesame tofu with foie gras, crabmeat, ikura sashimi
2. sashimi moriawase – kinmedai, kampachi, amaebi, chutoro, sea grape (a sea weed)
3. grilled kamasu-Japanese barracuda
4. poached fish with very nice sauce (like beurre blanc sauce)
5. kagoshima wagyu steak
6. sushi moriawase individually served- sutuki (Jap seabass), aburi akaebi(forgot to take photo), unagi temaki handroll, uni, binchotan aburi otoro
7. dessert-Japanese melon super sweet

really shiok, delicious lunch, one of the best omakase I had for the price. this the sakura omakase @ S$138, the mid price omakase good enough for me la! 🙂

of course kuriya dining omakase dinner even better la!

c.h.e.f andy

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Kuriya Dining Address:1 Kim Seng Promenade, #01 – 127 Great World, Singapore 237994Located in: Great World City7RVJ+7Q SingaporeContact:kuriyadining.com.sg6736 0888Opening Hours:

SM JH ordered dinner from Sommer on 4.6.2021.^^

& JH sis gave excellent uni..superb sweet the best!

beef wellington was excellent..beef very well done sweet & very tender & puff pastry tasty sauce good too

lobster pasta was tasty but no comparison with 8picure whether look, pasta or lobster & at $68 each more than twice the price !!!

of course tapao (takeout) not quite the same as eating in situ..

had a great evening with daughter, sis & grandson…

c.h.e.f andy

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Sommer

Address:

2 Marina Blvd, #01-02, Singapore 018987

Contact:

+6564363668

Opening Hours:

eldest daughter SM organised 5pax aunty bes early birthday dinner @ craft pizza on 15.5.2021.^^

according to the proprietor, business is good and there are regular breakfast customers among the office workers in raffles place.

the pizza were great and the proprietor gave us a complimentary burrata.

there was no squid ink pasta today, the other pasta dish was so so.

not quite my kind of restaurant but ok for me to try too.

c.h.e.f andy

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Craft Pizza @ Boat Quay

Address:

35A Boat Quay, Singapore 049824

Contact:

craft pizza.sg

+6562356977

Opening hours:

wife bought early anniversary 2pax dinner@ 8pucure on 14.5.2021.^^

chef Gabriel Lee’s food always the best!

the lobster pasta is my favourite…with lobster bisque and vegetable ratatouille …

chef Gabriel’s lobster squid ink pasta of several dishes I replicate at home…

of course nothing compares to the real thing here…

c.h.e.f andy

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8picure

Address: 428 River Valley Rd, #01-04, Singapore 248327 Located in: Loft @ Nathan 7RVH+R4 Singapore   

Contact: 8picure.com.sg 6677 1075   

Opening hours:

WT bought 5pax OPS buddies lunch @ 湘香on 12.5.2021.^^

I came here after delivery HCA Hospice Care lunch

food was good..dishes all good restaurant standard.

https://goo.gl/maps/eni2PXXQ6De2HU1g7

we picked patin for 重庆烤鱼 not the usual seabass…dish was tasty & “pang” flavourful quite oily..very good standard

for me overall still ming tang 重庆烤鱼 better equally tasty & “pang”..not so oily like here or other places..can drink & I do drink the soup 😀

pig ear was good standard.. 干锅vegetables pot on the lighter taste side, fresh & crunchy..

the 蟹粉tanhoon prawns was excellent! very tasty lots of haebee..second best dish for me after 重庆烤鱼

romaine lettuce 油麦菜was very good..

the lamb dish was competent i guess..it is flavourful but tough ..老old..maybe typical of this preparation so not a dish i would order..unlike say 羊蝎子which is tender and tasty..

this a restaurant I will come again just for a different taste of重庆烤鱼..

for value..the same lunch would cost like S$60 & I actually like the dish better than here…so generally will go there…

after lunch HC bought coffee at toastbox bugis junction.

had a great time with good buddies today.

c.h.e.f andy

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湘香 Xiang’s Signature Hunan Cuisine

Address:

14 Liang Seah St, #01-12/13/ 189022, Singapore 189035

Contact:

+6563388939

Opening Hours:

had dimsum tea @ canton paradise bedok mall with sis & bil on 10.5.2021.^

40% off 3-5pm

dimsum all good..小笼包ok hargao ok

steamed pork ribs & chicken feet very good..

crispy charsiew pao good

& we added charsiew fun cheong & mini lormaigai..both good

the braised beef noodles were excellent..very tasty & tender beef & excellent springy hk noodles..

total 7 dimsum one braised beef noodles for 3pax $41.50, quite good deal& very good standard

enjoyed the dishes.

c.h.e.f andy

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Canton Paradise @ Bedok Mall

Address:

311 New Upper Changi Rd, #B2-10, Singapore 467360

Contact:

https://www.paradisegp.com/brand-canton-paradise/

+6568449244

Opening Hours: