J bought 3pax lunch @ the masses on beach road on 25.3.2021.^^

I came after delivering HCA Hospice Care lunch..

just before 12pm thereabout cannot find parking ended up parking at bugus junction & walked..

food was good

crab pietee just $3 for 3, good loads of sweet crabmeat..

we took the $29++pax set lunch, which include coffee or tea…

the CCCC crabmeat chorizo caviar confit lemon with lobster sauce looks stunning tasted just good ok

turns out the purple cabbage stood out more..tasted great & equally stunning looks..

I seldom take duck confit, did today & it was better than most..skin crispy and meat was moist and tender and tasty..some I had previously meat was sinewy and old…& quite surprisingly the horfun that came with it wokhae really good

YS’s chicken was good too, quite tender, though there was the end piece he started with which he said tough

for me, J’s claypot angus beef cheek was best of 3..tender & tasty.

chef dylan ong has a great philosophy 众 as 3 人 – himself, his team and customers…let see how the masses develops…

c.h.e.f andy

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The Masses

Address:

85 Beach Rd, #01-02, Singapore 189694

Contact:

tel=+6562660061

https://order.themasses.sg/

Opening Hours:

family went to son’s new place wenyu & PT tapao zichar dishes from bee kia on 23.3.2021.^^

good, competent zichar dishes.

prawn paste chicken was good. for me the hk street chun kee harjeongai 虾酱鸡still better. 🙂

seafood horn was very good…wokhae quite excellent, considering tapao…and a lot of ingredients..would be better even if eating at the stall…

beef horfun was good too…beef tender and not overly tenderised, artificial….flavour was good..just too much carbs…

tofu was ok, competent…likewise sambal Kang kong…nothing special really.

had a great family gathering…

today last day of son’s wedding leave..tapao quite good… no clean effort cooking and cleaning..

c.h.e.f andy

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Bee Kia

Address:

1 Thomson Rd, Singapore 300001

Contact:

tel=+6562548490

Opening hours:

had birthday lunch celebrations for my OPS bro WM @ basilico on 24.3.2021. ^^

this the beat value set lunch in town la!

3-course at S$65pax with 50% discounts for 2pax with amex love dining so S$32.50pax ++

antipasto was fabulous with good quality meats-ham, prosciutto, salami, and smoked salmon,,scallop on shell, excellent burrata, cheese and grilled vegetables.

I can keep eating this.

and the tagliata di manzo medium rare was excellent, tasty, tender, juicy..

we shared the cheese platter and dessert platter. 4 cheese included blue, brie etc…really good, and dessert was great too.

just 3 weeks ago the set lunch included coffee…now it no longer…

they provided slice of birthday cake, so server decided to offer us complimentary coffee. I had piccolo latter.

sub outstanding service!

c.h.e.f andy

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Basilico @ Regent Hotel

Address:

1 Cuscaden Rd, Level 2 Regent Singapore, Cuscaden Rd, Singapore 249715

Contact:

tel=+6567253232

Opening Hours:

Mabel bought 6pax OPS early birthday celebration for WM @ leong ji on 22.3.2021.^^

not sure why but didn’t refuse the treat…lol!

rojak Kang kong good every time.

birth intestines ordered medium this time double the serving from last.. I liked just as much but not everyone take this dish.

tried assam fish head ok competent.

避风塘fried chicken was tasty, LH fedback to them so this time not too salty, pretty tasty dish chicken not dry…beancurd was homemade type pretty good too.

worst dish was the yeemeen…they really can’t do yeemeen here..this was poorer than the chicken feet last time..at least the chicken feet was tasty then.

mabel bought a chateraise birthday cake as well for WM birthday…

after lunch WM WT mabel & me went back to WM place

we all had a swell time, thanks to mabel and WM for having his birthday! lol!

we decided to go nearby old airport road for chendol @ ice.

c.h.e.f andy

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Leong Ji Kitchen 

Address:

658 Punggol E, #01-10, Singapore 820658

Contact:

tel=+6565811210

Opening hours:

had 6pax dimsum brunch alacarte buffet @ madame fan on 21.3.2021

https://goo.gl/maps/RiL4LdJwTbbvsPzq7

the worst ever service in any singapore restaurant!

& starting with the manager, so the service attitude and training of the few staff was really atrocious!

the food is mediocre about 3, and service is 0..

the manager was rude and unhelpful..

.we asked if there is a physical menu as some restaurants have both..he was dismissive and said restaurant no physical menu ..

we said we scan QR but not quite sure which is the brunch alacarte buffet menu..he was unhelpful to say the least..

not even basic cheery, attentive help one gets from every server at imperial treasure fine teochew ion orchard or even ah yat grandstand..actually from any restaurants we been to…

& the bad service attitude and lack of training pervades to the other younger servers..

the young guy who took our orders was impatient we asked simple help on how large the servings and dimsum pieces and how much we should order..& which are the popular dimsum..

these are really basic questions and assistance servers in almost all eating places we go to will answer cheerfully and even warm & enthusiastically but not here..

food wise dimsum was ok not bad just mediocre about ah yat & peach garden standard at 2 to 3times the prices ..these are places we tried but don’t eat dimsum at..

& no comparison at all with imperial treasure fine teochew ion orchard or crystal jade or paradise dynasty…

cooked food were worse than dimsum…

the 迷你佛跳墙 and abalones broccoli quite good are the 2 better dishes, still maybe just average…the Chinese style beef cubes a failure no comparison with silk restaurant at sicc island and assam fish & smoked duck salad mediocre.

not a place we will go back to..

c.h.e.f andy

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Madame Fan @ NCO Club

Address:

32 Beach Rd, The NCO Club, Singapore 189764

Contact:

madamefan.sg

+6568181921

Opening Hours:

CCG dropped by,

and we went have indian rojak @ habib’s ayer rajah fc, and ikan bilis behhon goreng on 17.3.2021.^^

really shiok!

and today teh Halia gosong very good, strong and flavourful…

I was planning to just have kopi, but wth!

ended up taking 1/3 the rojak..there must be like 6 items inc cuttlefish just S$10.90!

CCG went to get beehoon goreng as well. I had a little.

great time together, nowadays talking about grand children, lol!

c.h.ef andy

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Habib’s Rojak

Address:

stall 68, ayer rajah food centre503A W Coast Dr, Singapore 121503

Contact:

tel=6873 7010

brother delivered home cooked dinner this evening on 16.3.2021.^^

1.红萝卜土豆汤。
2.青豆炒虾仁。
3.花生猪脚。
4.鲜苏东。

nice dinner,,,comfort food.

c.h.e.f andy

had 4pax OPS bros lunch @ leong ji kitchen punggol east on 15.3.2021.^^

we had passed by leong ji the last time during our walk along punggol waterway 1 year ago.

HC bought 5pax birthday dinner for WT with OPS bros + LKY on 12.10.2020.

leong ji is located in a coffeeshop. lunch was S$75 for 4pax zichar price and dishes surprisingly good.

the most unique dish was the rojak cuttlefish kang kong. quite delicious and wonderful texture. kang kong was deep-fried, with taupok etc and also cuttlefish & lots of hae kor aka prawn paste…very nice!

the next best dish for me was the hakka pork belly…this the best deep-fried pork belly I had…usually this dish is too salty and overcooked too dry and also oily..this one here was perfect.

I also enjoyed the excellent 生肠, crunchy and tasty…this actually the birth intestines or aka fallopian tubes lol!

the fish head curry was a average, competent dish for me. lots of vegetables & tau kee. curry was ok, fish meat was fresh…fish head kind of small..not much meat..WT liked it said better than other places.

chicken feet yeemeen also competent. there were 4 chicken feet one for each no need to fight..sauce was tasty yeemeen right texture..not quite the tasty infused入味 braised yeemeen in restaurants but really cannot “hiam” for S$6 yeemeen with 4 chicken feet I guess.

very good lunch we concluded and we will be back!

afterwards we went over to oasis food court & had ice kacang & chendol

c.h.e.f andy

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Leong Ji Kitchen

Address:

658 Punggol E, #01-10, Singapore 820658

Contact:

tel=+6565811210

Opening hours:

NCL organised 6pax metamorphosis bros birthday dinner for CCG at swatow @ serangoon gardens country club on 12.3.2021. ^^

swatow was suggested by taikor LCM & indeed good ambience for a quiet birthday dinner, spacious hall only handful of tables occupied.

NCL walked over to bengawan solo at serangoon gardens to buy a birthday cake.

food was ok competent.

a less run-of-the-mill more special dish was the deep-fried eggplant…looking at it before tasting i thought it was pork at first.

the scallops top shell asparagus dish was well done and tasty.

the braise platter of duck and belly pork was also good standard, better than expected..

fish maw soup was competent if pedestrian, not the standard of beng thin…

salted fish minced pork was ok.. I felt tasted a bit artificial in bite and too smooth but in a way similar to some zichar place…

the kailan with tipor (a dried flatfish) was good standard, well done…

a great dinner for metamorphosis bros, missing QTC…

after dinner we walked over to clubhouse and CCG bought drinks.

c.h.e.f andy

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Swatow Garden @ Serangoon Garden Country Club

Address:

22 Kensington Park Rd, Singapore 557271

Contact:

swatow.com.sg

tel=+65 6343 1717

Opening Hours:

had 2pax birthday lunch with my RI bro CCG @ basilico regent hotel on 10.3.2021.^^

3 course lunch plus gourmet coffee (I had piccolo latte haha!) at S$65pax and 50% off using amex love dining.

a great lunch and wonderful time together…

there was quite basic bread rolls…tasty dough with balsamic, EVO and olive “hummus” served in a dish..we asked for the usual butter..lol! 🙂

choice limited for appetiser- antipasti, burrata and soup.

we both took antipasti platter…basilico famous for excellent antipasti & semi buffet..now covid so no buffet but basically we were served the antipasti buffet spread..

& platter already had burrata..so only choice really..and this one here really good quality..meats, smoked salmon, grilled vegetables, scallop…

main courses inc pizza, a mussels basil pesto pasta, and the risotto I had before was excellent.

but the best really is the tagliatelle di manzo which just means sliced beef steak…a sirloin…I had medium rare…perfecto! I can eat this every time la…:-)

CCG had salmon. he already had steak this week family dinner, so quota up…salmon was competent, good standard but I guess nothing special. he tried a slice of my beef and liked that better…good excuse to come back…

dessert also limited…just think semi buffet…so the choices were all as would have been on the buffet..

cheese was excellent very good standard as expected and a generous serving….

dessert platter was competent, what can be expected from a good buffet…

and coffee was included and I had a piccolo latte – gourmet coffee right? lol! 🙂

best thing – we got 2 parking redemption…and each car was S$10.90!!!

c.h.e.f andy

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Basilico @ Regent Hotel

Address:

1 Cuscaden Rd, Level 2 Regent Singapore, Cuscaden Rd, Singapore 249715

Contact:

tel=+6567253232

Opening Hours:

wife bought 3pax family lunch – with SM & CD @ imperial treasure ion orchard on 7.3.2021.^^

dimsum delightful, always good quality.

crispy prawn fun cheong the best…teochew dumplings 潮州粉果 also very good…skin especially good..

braised duck and trotters very flavourful…aiya…everything was good basically…lol!

c.h.e.f andy

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Imperial Treasure Fine Teochew Cuisine @ Ion Orchard

Address:2 Orchard Turn #03-05, ION Orchard, Singapore 238801Located in: ION Orchard Mall8R3J+MH SingaporeContact:imperialtreasure.com6736 2118Opening Hours: