galician octopus

my RI bro CL bought 3pax lunch at la taperia on 4.9.2018. ^^

all the dishes were delicious & exquisite. thoroughly enjoyed the lunch. & service was good too, polite attentive & responsive. 🙂

the galician octopus was excellent, very tender & tatsy. 🙂

baguette

baguette was good too. we asked for a second serving. here there was slight blemish on the service, as the server did not inform us that they charged an extra S$4 for the bread.

this is NOT a good practice, you should always inform your customer & let them decide if they want to pay for it. we were ok to pay the additional S$4.

chacuterie board

chacuterie was the usual, good enuf standard, and also a good serving. chorizo & parma ham were good & the tomato salsa was very good. 🙂

asparagus

asparagus was again excellent like the galician octopus. very tender & sweet, nice tasty bacon wrap & excellent bearnaise sauce.

lamb rump excellent

for me the lamb rump was the best dish, really tasty & tender.

lamb rump excellent

quite perfect, wonder if i can do this dish. must google & see any good recipes…

really love this dish, even more than the octopus & asparagus.

seafood stew

asturia seafood stew

asturia seafood stew was very good too. CL & CM liked it very much.

for me, it was not the best. stock was primarily shellfish based, though ingredients included rock fish, a very deep flavoured lobster bisque like veloute. i like it to have more sweetness of fish like bouillabaise.

grilled USA pork

grilled USA pork

the grilled USA pork was tasty & tender enough. it was lean meat & not iberico so not as flavourful & marbled but really very good pork.

dessert – churros & pavlova

pavlova

pavlova was nicely done, light, well baked, tasty.

think i will try making this i think “simple” dessert. let’s see. 🙂

churros

churros with chocolate sauce was good. 🙂

bill S$142 for 3pax after $20 off

the very enjoyable 3pax lunch was S$142 with the supplemnets & after stanchart S$20 discounts.

lamb rump excellent

sure to come back again, especially for the lamb rump.

a really great lunch with my RI bros.

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La Taperia

5 lunch dishes

had 5pax lunch at zai shun on 3.9.2018. ^^

4 of us went in one car. HK came separately himself, after dropping son at jurong east mrt.

long queue @ zai shun

long queue @ zai shun

we arrived & parked before 11.30am. still there was a queue of 8pax or so, and the queue became longer & remained so during lunch hour.

we got a table but later arrivals have to wait for tables in the large coffesshop space.

opening hours

they closed on wed. open other days 7am to 3pm.

teochew steamed treadfin head S$35

i ordered 5 dishes for 6pax, cos DP was going to join us. but he couldn’t find the place and after going through much trouble & inconveniences he turned back, so we had 5pax lunch.

the treadfin fish head was done teochew style. it was competent, ok just didn’t stand out, something i can easily do at home & most zi char place can do. treadfin head also ok, lot of meat but not specially tasty like ang kueh (red snapper) or 幼 like soon hock or red garoupa.

fermented beans (taujeon) lime steamed sharks cartilage S$40

though the shop is called zai shun curry fish head which should be good, very few tables took the curry fish head..i think the steam fish here more popular.

the most popular dish is doubtless the taujeon lime steamed sharks cartilage.

very tasty tangy sauce & excellent gelatinous texture, though quite a bit of bones so not that many pieces of gelatinous cartilage for 5pax, but enough. 🙂

pig trotters S$16

pig trotters S$16

first time i tried the trotters. actually this the hock (元蹄), so S$16 was quite ok.

it was good, great texture, great braise (lor), not the best most fragrant but preety good standard. 🙂

salted egg bitter gourd S$10

the salted egg bitter gourd was the other favourite dish here. everyone orders it. & it comes only in 1 size for 1-2pax or in our case 5pax..again good enough portion.

very tasty. in my opinion better than my own, though HK said this a bit wet & mine was better.

fried spinach S$6

spinach was ordinary, not great actually. but also because it was cold.

we waited for DP, and only started when the last dish, the steamed treadfin fish head, was served, so maybe 15-20mins in between after the spinach was served.

fermented beans (taujeon) lime steamed sharks cartilage S$40

lunch was S$110. good food great lunch & good time for all, enough for 6pax so a great time for 5pax la. 🙂

after lunch we adjourned to IMM for a cuppa. i took teh halia gosong. 🙂

c.h.e.f andy

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Zai Shun 载顺 Zi Char

Address:

253 Jurong East Street 24, #01-205, Singapore 600253

5.5km 1hr 38mins

went with wife to walk BTNR & dairy farm loop this afternoon on 2.9.2018. ^^

we only started dairy farm loop last week. today my 3rd time. this time endomondo recorded 5.5km & 1hr 38mins. there was an accidental pause during the walk & i adjusted the time & distance. not sure if accurate. will doublecheck next walk.

btnr

we take our usual route from visitors’ centre via southview path to summit.

summit

today reached summit later after 26mins because longer break at the hut.

rengas path to dairy farm

went down rengas path to dairy farm loop.

dairy farm loop

not that easy for 1st timer. we did this 3rd time so quite ok.

dairy farm exit route

this way leads back to the jungle path joined near the summit & then down the paved road back to the visitors centre.

S$3 + S$1 cockles char kuay teow

we went to adam road hawker centre and put back all the calories immediately afterwards 😂😜

char kuay teow always good though not as good as the other day.

the stall was crowded though & waited at least 15mins…many foreigners/westerners tapao also.

ice kachang

ice kachang

S$5 orh luah

had the S$5 orh luah also ok not that good, maybe need to order S$8 to have enough oysters.

took the usual ice kachang. ok but now i find the ice kachang at tanglin halt koufu better,

and the ice kachang (also chendol) we had at great world city B1 food junction on 25.8.2018 also better.

c.h.e.f andy

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har gao

family decided to have dimsum today at imperial treasure nanbei on 2.9.2018. ^^

crowded before 12pm. we were told to put on waitlist 30mins got table in about 15mins on a sunday. 🙂

last time we came here was 1yr ago dinner on 26.8.2017. not that satisfying!

this time lunch dimsum better la… 🙂

har gao was good as always.

carrot pastry

carrot pastry wife likes. 🙂

charcoal roasted pork collar

charcoal roasted pork collar wife’s favourite. we all liked it.. 🙂

very smooth, tender, flavourful…maybe i will try to make this..

xo fried carrot cake

the xo fried carrot cake was S$14 c/w S$5.50 on the order chit, but it was a much larger serving & quite different. a tasty dish so quite worth/ 🙂

steamed pork ribs

steamed pork ribs among the best here.

meaty, tasty here, not like other places lot of fat or just bones. 🙂

the steamed chicken feet also one of the best. but i did not take photo.

xiaolongbao

xiaolongbao very nice broth inside. skin is thin & held up well. stuffing was tasty.

fried fupijuan

the fried fupijuan not as good as some other places, a bit oily, old.

fried rice

fried rice now S$28 for small!????

but small was enough for 4pax still very ex. nice enuf for me but wife & children though today not as good as usual.

S$133 for 4pax lunch

crispy prawns cheong fun

we had a prawn cheong fun. it was good too. i forgot to take photo.

then wife ordered this crispy prawn cheong fun. it was excellent, the best dish today! great texture & taste, will absolutely order again!

4pax lunch was S$133 rather ex i guess but we enjoyed it.

c.h.e.f andy

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imperial treasure nanbei

alaskan crab tanhoon + boston lobster

after a 1hr 50mins walk at BTNR, wife & i were too quick to reward ourselves with 2pax dinner at ah yat on 30.8.2018…lol! ^^

S$29.80 boston lobster superior stock

S$29.80 boston lobster superior stock

the S$29.80 boston lobster superior stock was very good as usual.

i think it is tastier when ordering just 1 lobster. when we had several lobster, somehow the taste of the superior stock was diluted? they did not apportion accordingly???

3xS$4.50 frog ginger scallions

tired of gong bao so we had frogs with scallions & ginger.

very tasty dish albeit the sauce quite similar to superior stock.

S$38 alaskan crab tanhoon

S$38 alaskan crab tanhoon

and the S$38 alaskan crab tanhoon was simply fabulous.

& today we seem to have a very substantial helping of crablegs!

3 dinner dishes

dinner was excellent though costly at S$100 for 2pax but it was not expensive for the quality of the dishes we had.

c.h.e.f andy

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Ah Yat Seafood @ Grandstand

S$3.50 wanton mee + S$8 roast duck & char siew

went with my OPS bro WT to tiong bahru food centre for lunch on 31.8.2018. ^^

i was just back from delivering my friday community breakfast dish to teban gardens this morning.

WT messaged that he was at apple centre & they replaced his iphone 8 which was overheating with a new one. i picked WT at wheelock anguilla park & we decided to go tbfc. 🙂

lee hon kee roast meats + wanton mee

lee kon kee sells cantonese roast meats & also wanton mee.

S$3.50 wanton mee

WT bought S$3.50 wanton mee each.

S$8 roast duck & char siew

and S$8 roast meats = roast duck + char siew. 🙂

the char siew here was truly excellent, very “pang” flavourful.

the roast duck was poor. good flavour crispy skin but very tough & salty meat. below par for a stall specialising in cantonese roast meats???

S$3.50 wanton mee

and served a good helping of char siew for S$3.50 wanton mee.

the noodles were excellent! qq, stringy & chili was very good. a really good wanton mee overall.

the wantons also ok, but the soup was super sweet & totally undrinkable..really odd, ironic! it’s like every wanton mee stall would have a simple tasty soup, but not this one when its char siew & noodles were so good.

c.h.e.f andy

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S$36 mutton soup pot

my OPS bro arranged 5pax mutton soup lunch at Ivy’s hainanese herbal mutton soup today on 28.8.2018. ^^

i think i have not been to this FC for 30+ yrs..missed al the good food lol!

this among the best mutton soup i had. better than all the other places i tried previously like the 2 at whampoa market which were good too, the not so good one at old airport road & the outright horrible ones (both hong wen) at 7th mile FC & beauty world FC.

though i prefer the S$6 mutton rib at chai chuan tou 柴船头myself， have to say that 各有千秋

the mutton was really tender & tasty, and the chili was spicy & excellent!

the soup was very good also but my personal preference is for the flavourful but less herbal soup at chai chuan tou 柴船头 rather than this thick herbal soup though it was very good.

(xingaiwei) ivy’s hainanese herbal mutton soup

we were there at 1pm. enjoyed the mutton soup.

the young stall owner came by 2pm & came to join us for a chat. don’t really know him but he recognised my OPS bro who bought lunch.

told us he in the business for 18+yrs, the name xingaiwei (his wife ivy), that his customers loved the strong herbal soup, and some “trade secrets” lol!

S$5 char kuay teow

while waiting to get the mutton soup, i went over the other side to buy S$5 char kway teow (add cockles).

it was a laughably small serving for S$5.

i get twice the serving literally at adam road FC for S$3!

char kway teow & added cockles were good, & it had lots of vege which was more unique i guess…but it was just above average & don’t make sense for the S$5 price tag!

S$36 mutton soup pot

i enjoyed the mutton soup.

actually thinking of it again it was really very good, very tender & flavourful mutton even the very tasty soup despite that i prefer clear less herbal variety.

i think i must come back again.

c.h.e.f andy

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gong bao frog leg porridge

went with wife, son & friend to walk BTNR bukit timah nature reserve on 26.8.2018. ^^

we did quite fast reaching summit in 23mins. 🙂

then we took rengas path down dairy farm route. son & friend had to leave early so we decided on the shorter path via jungle trail road.

this time we did in 57mins total. the last 2 times wife & i did in 1hr 11mins then more recently 1 hr 3mins on 11.8.2018. 🙂

G7 sinma claypot frog leg porridge

G7 sinma claypot frog leg porridge

after the walk, wife wanted to go G7 sinma frog leg porridge.

we were there before 6pm on a sunday.

soon it was quite crowded.

3+2 for S$22 gong bao frog leg porridge

3+2 for S$22 gong bao frog leg porridge 

we took the 3+2 for S$22 gong bao frog leg with complimentary porridge, normal (medium) spicy. perfecto!

have not taken this for a long time.

forgot it was this good, so shiok! much better than the gongbao froglegs at ah yat granstand or the claypot frog legs at silk sicc, or the S$45 brands essence froglegs at yalong bay!

gong bao frog leg porridge 

frog legs so fresh, and gongbao gravy not too sweet, the porridge was hong kong standard, very smooth & sweet, everything was perfect!

ice jelly S$3.50 so so

wife ordered 1 ice jelly so so not very good.

gong bao frog leg porridge

a simple yet immensely satisfying frog leg porridge dinner…quite shiok 5 frogs for 2pax.

c.h.e.f andy

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Address:

G7 Sinma Live Bull Frog Claypot Porridge (Cheong Chin Nam Rd)

ADDRESS:

AT , 599730

PHONE:

very good ice kachang & chendol

went with wife to watch crazy rich asians at gv grand great world city 3.50pm hall 6 on 25.8.2018. ^^

love the movie, very fun, great script & story telling, great dialogue & acting, maybe the bachelorette & bachelor’s parties a bit lame & stereotype not very imaginative, otherwise everything quite great..

of course i also watched the spoiler, a significant one to understand the majong game,…lol! 🙂

after movie we went to B1 food junction to grab a drink. wife ordered chendol & i ice kachang.

ice kachang was good, enough syrup including gula melaka, and the usual ingrdients. liked it.

food junction desserts stall

great world city B1 food junction

the place was bright & pleasant, not crowded? or not yet crowded at 6.15pm on a saturday. 🙂

ice kachang

ya love the ice kachang. 🙂

chendol

chendol was good too, thick coconut milk & flavourful gula melaka means good la! 🙂

c.h.e.f andy

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Great World City Food Junction (Desserts Stall)

Address:

1 Kim Seng Promenade, Singapore 237994

bruschetta with jamon iberico

went with my fundonate partners for 4pax lunch at foc on 23.8.2018.

no place to park at 12pm so i parked at merchant court hotel aross the road & walked over..parking was like S$7!

S$38 foc singtel set lunch menu

today last day for S$38 foc singtel set lunch menu. restaurant was quite crowded.

this really a good menu & good deal.

since it is spanish dishes we shared everything – tapas, mains & dessert. 🙂

foc mixed croquette

the bruchetta with iberico jamon was excellent, really crispy croutons & excellent jamon.

& the croquette really good here. 🙂

kale, crispy belly pork & roast potatoes

the kale, crispy belly pork & roast potatoes another wonderful dish.

my own kale, flamed red wine slow braised belly pork on mash on 22.7.2018

inspired by this dish the last time, i went back & made my own (wife roasted the kale) on22.7.2018, and it was very good! ^^

porcini mushroom pasta

i have not tried the pasta before. it was very flavourful truffle mushroom pasta, quite good. 🙂

iberico T-bone pork rack

for the mains we had iberico T-bone pork rack.

for me this was the best, even better than the iberico pork rack dish for dinner ala carte.

garlic chicken

the garlic chicken very good too.

very crispy skin & flavourful chicken. 🙂

braised beef cheeks

LW liked the braised beef cheeks best.

and indeed it was very good standard, very tender, quite moist not a sinewy dry bite. i think a very well done slow braised beef cheek.

squidink paella

squid ink paella a bit run of the mill.

it was more flavourful than what i had at foc pimpam. a bit salty. maybe a bit unexciting among the dishes.

dessert – french toast & roasted pineapples with coconut ice cream

french toast in chocolate sauce

roasted pineapples & coconut ice cream

there were 2 choices of dessert so we had 2 of each for 4pax to share.

both were ok. french toast pretty good, chocolate sauce not my thing but i gues it had to go with some accompanying sauce.

roasted pineapples & coconut ice cream were good. 🙂

birthday cake

i indicated in the reservation “birthday lunch”, but they did not provide anything, so i asked directly “bo kek ki”.

service was really good throughout lunch & the waiter then went to bring a brownie cake with the happy birthday message for us.

fundonate partners 4pax lunch

a very good spread of nice, delicious, varied lunch dishes for sharing. too bad they are ending the promotion.

we have not met for quite long & had to take care of some matters & happens to be early birthday celebration for J. quite fruitful day! 🙂

c.h.e.f andy

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iberico pork rib

went with wife & my OPS bro WM & wife J to foc for 4pax tapas dinner on 22.8.2018. ^^

been here several times lately, so just a quick record for memory will do. 🙂

i ordered 5 tapas, a fiduea (becos it is more unusual) and a main iberico pork rib which is my favourite here.

WM & J going to london & spain next week for 3 weeks so they will be having more tapas shortly. 🙂

mushroom croquette (later we ordered ham croquette)

J liked the croquette, very crispy outside & very tasty inside so i added a ham croquette.

each serving 4 pieces so nicely 1 each.

galicean octopus

galicean octopus as usual very tender.

eel & belly pork with egg york & mash 

eel & belly pork with egg york & mash a delectable dish. the egg york added a silky touch to the crispy pork belly & eel & the mash was very smooth & flavourf.

cauliflower

cauliflower very tasty. all the dishes were tasty la…

iberico pork rib 

& my favourite iberico pork rib. very tender & flavourful.

suckling pig fiduea

suckling pig fiduea

& the fiduea.

a very tasty dish…but again, our canned pork trotters beehoon equally tasty dish, very easy to make, maybe tastier even haha! and at fraction of this price. lol! ^^

there was pulled pork (shredded pork) in the fiduea added to the taste, no crackling skin so suckling pig just meant having pulled pork in this case.

4pax dinner was like S$212 including a S$24 “50:50 whisky drink”. an enjoyable dinner, wonderful time together & a great evening with good friends.

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anchovies on toast

went with my RI friend CP to foc pimpam for 2pax lunch today on 21.8.2018.

don’t meet this friend often.

the last time he bought me a very nice tapas set lunch at la ventana on 14.1.2017. :-)

foc pimpam set lunch menu

the set lunch menu quite ok.

but absence of good main i would place FOC singtel S$38 set lunch menu superior to this.

we ordered one S$25 & one S$35 set, so we had 3 tapas as starters plus one dessert.

gazpacho

there is a complimentary gazpacho, can be said amuse bouche.

CP doesn’t take, so i had double helping.

quite standard gazpacho, the tomato flavours not standout enough like a good tomato soup.

chorizo on toast

the chorizo on toast was excellent. toast very crispy, chorizo was great, overall experience very good.

i did not try the anchovies, but can expect it was just as good. 🙂

potato with egg & chorizo

the potato with egg & chorizo was excellent too. CP avoids egg so i took this myself. 🙂

potato with egg & chorizo

very tasty dish. everything quite perfect.

squid ink paella

squid ink paella

squid ink paella was good standard, but not the very flavourful squid ink risotto in a good italian restaurant or i guess the paella at FOC.

& no comparison at all with the lamb paella i had recently at FOC on 17.7.2018.

vegetarian paella

CP took the vegetarian paella.

i did not try it, but it would be just as good la. 🙂

chorizo with caramel sauce

we shared the dessert chorizo with caramel sauce, somehow didn’t feel it was very good, not the right level of satisfaction. 🙂

foc pimpam

vegetarian & squidink paella

it was an enjoyable lunch.

we didn’t meet often so had great conversation & exchanges, a great time together. 🙂

c.h.e.f andy

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Pimpam by FOC

Address:

442 Orchard Road #01-29, Singapore 238879

OPS bros 3pax dinner @ kopitiam swissotel

went with my OPS bros, WT & HC for 3pax dinner at kopitiam on 20.8.2018. ^^

WM was unable to join us last minute.

OPS bros 3pax dinner @ kopitiam swissotel 

feed at raffles has monday discounts at most outlets including kopitiam for 50% discounts up to 5pax. so this first time i come to kopitiam i think >20yrs liao. 🙂

fish head curry S$38

the fish head curry at S$19 after 50% discounts included 3 white was a pretty good deal.

fish head curry was very good standard with fresh fish, lots of vegetables & curry.

may not stand out like what we had at chuen chuen on 15.8.2018 , but otherwise it was very good standard. 🙂

beef rendang S$22 & minced pork tofu S$18

i ordered beef rendang & minced pork tofu. 🙂

beef rendang S$22

beef rendang also good standard, though i have taken better more tasty rendang.

at S$11 after 50% discounts, it was a huge serving, like twice the serving in some nasi padang restaurants.

i think it was good, & i wouldn’t mind ordering thsi again but i probably try other dishes next time.

minced pork tofu S$18

minced pork tofu was good too.

tofu was crisp, minced prok & sauce were good. did not quite match the fish head curry dish, but an ok zi char dish with other orders.

next time i may try the prawn paste chicken.

the rule is 3 main courses so if i had ordered tauhu telor(which is consider 1/2 mina course, then i need to order another dish to meet the 3 main course requirements…lol!

chendol S$8

we ordered 3 chendol.

coconut milk was thick & good, but the gula melaka did not agree with me…sweet & not “pang” fragrant..WT liked it though..i wouldn’t take this again…

3 dinner dishes

dinner for 3pax include chendol came to S$60 nett.

overall pretty good stuff

though not as satisfying as our recent chuen chuen dinner 5pax for S$64, but of course our 5 dessert that day at honeymoon dessert would be like S$45! didn’t really make sense. lol!

c.h.e.f andy

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Kopitiam @ Swissotel

suckling pig

my OPS buddy CH bought 10pax suckling pig dinner at bee hiang for his own birthday (belated) on 16.8.2018. ^^

i was just kidding about suckling pig on group whatsapp chat & there we were, yummy suckling pig. looks like i have to do more kidding. lol! 🙂

bee hiang was actually a restaurant i been to a bit in my twenties (like loy sum yun)..which i had not been the last 30+yrs so good to revisit.

we got a bit lost. the address is jurong gateway road and located next to J cube, we somehow ended up parking at westgate & asking our way over. lol! 🙂

suckling pig

the suckling pig was the best dinner dish for me – good, crispy, quite tasty, quite ok even though no better than other places like chui huay lim, swatow, ah yat, hung kang etc with good suckling pig. M doesn’t take. FM took 2 pieces, so WM & me took a lot la. haha! 🙂

fish maw soup

fish maw soup

fish maw soup was quite a good soup, and good ingredients,

just that the stock taste wise (which is most important for soup) no comparison with beng thin.

hae chor & ngoh hiang

the hae chor & ngoh hiang was a failed dish for me…

hae chor “buay past” by most teochew restaurant or zi char standard..

HC’s wife I’s excellent ngoh hiang

ngor hiang no comparison with HC’s wife I’s very nice ngoh hiang. and no need to say really just one look at above photo can already la…

crispy oyster egg

the crispy oyster egg quite a good dish i guess.

beng thin’s oyster egg sheets = S$28 for medium

but if c/w beng thin’s crispy oyster egg (above photo), kind of far off…

kong bak pau

kong bak pau was competent, like most places.

asparagus

the asparagus dish looked ordinary, but surprisingly PK & I agreed it was good & tasty.

hokkien mee

WM thought the hokkien mee was the worst dish.

for me it was actually ok, competent, quite tasty & basically the typical taste of hokkien mee in this kind of restaurant like at beng thin or Singapura.

in fact, low carbs me finished the whole serving.

so personal opinions on food taste can vary quite a bit… 🙂

orh nee

the orh nee was ok for me also.

not the very fragrant “pang”, smooth and “sung” orh nee like at fragrant gardens, but ok.

S$502 for 10pax suckling pig dinner

the bill S$502 not say expensive because it included suckling pig but not particularly cheap also as there are many suckling pig sets at good restaurants swatow, hung kang, ah yat that are in the S$500++ range.

suckling pig

dinner was a fun time for our OPS friends of 53 yrs standing, an enjoyable time together celebrating again our good friend’s arrival at this important milestone…lol! ^^

c.h.e.f andy

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Bee Hiang Restaurant

OPS 5pax buddies dinner 

my OPS bro, WT, bought 5pax dinner at bugis street chuen chuen at 21 Tan Quee Lan St on 15.8.2018. ^^

CH who was treating 10 of us OPS friends at his own birthday dinner tomorrow, went to JB today, but still made it for dinner. 🙂

S$26 excellent fish head curry 

the fish head curry was quite excellent.

fish was fresh & meaty & the gravy was excellent, very tasty, and there was lots of vegetables. we all loved the curry, so there was not enough to go round, and i asked server to add some curry which they did…very shiok!

for me, it was better than the curry fish head at sum kee which also WT bought 3pax lunch on 18.5.2018.

S$14 half 白斩鸡

the S$14 half 白斩鸡 was also good standard.

better than most. 白斩鸡 very smooth usually meat not very sweet & needed good chilli & sauce, that is just the nature of the dish. this considered very good already. chicken breast still a bit not mist enough & lacking taste.

$3 liver & gizzard

$3 liver & gizzard nothing to complain.

S$5 chicken feet

the glass chicken feet very well done, great bite texture & sweet. i actually don’t particularly like the sauce or too much of it. maybe ask them to serve the sauce separately next time or just the chicken sauce will do.

S$10 nai bai veg

奶白 was good enough but the fish head curry had lots of veg so for myself when i come don’t really need to spend $10  for this. 🙂

bill S$64 for 5pax

a very good fulfilling dinner for 5pax for S$64.

S$26 excellent fish head curry

i liked the curry fish head especially, and the 白斩鸡 is also something i enjoyed.

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Bugis Street Chuen Chuen Restaurant 白沙浮津津

miyazaki wagyu & kurobuta skewers

went with GCM for 2pax robatayaki lunch at mikuni today on 14.8.2018. ^^

have been been to mikuni for the longest time since i refused to renw amex lovedining when they started charging S$321 annual fee.

recently wife got the card. so i got the supplementary card la…

robatayaki menu S$80 

little has changed at mikuni except prices had gone up.

the robatayaki/teppanyaki set lunch used to be S$68, now it is S$80!

for ala carte i saw lobster is now S$68. was S$48! mikuni maki gone up to S$32. i think it was S$28. etc…

& now they charged S$3 for water? how ridiculous is that…seriously? i asked waiter who was very polite & good service, he said the lovedining 50% discounts apply. ok la pay S$1.50 for tap water won’t die, so i agreed.

when the bill came it was S$3 no discount! I apointed out to the server, and restaurant was good enuf to do service recovery, so we still got the water but no charge.

anyway i think charging S$3 for tap water no discount is wrong policy in the first place, but they have prerogative what they want to do…consumers just vote by their feet or don’t order, that’s all, very fair wad! lol! 🙂

my friend wanted robatayaki so we ordered 2 sets.

3 kinds of sashimi

we started with the crackers.

& then sashimi..the salmon, hotate & kampachi were all good, very fresh & sweet.

robatayaki set 

the robatayaki set came with miso soup & garlic fried rice.

miyazaki wagyu & kurobuta skewers

the miyazaki wagyu & kurobuta skewers were good!

the scallops on the shell was pretty good & tasty. the corn was nice. a pretty good set, not a big serving.

miyazaki wagyu 

bets was the miyazaki wagyu, marbled, tender, tasty.

the kurobuta skewer was ok, but minced meat skewers can only be that la…

garlic fried rice

garlic fried rice doable, carbs not for me..

yuzu ice cream

yuzu ice cream good.

miyazaki wagyu & kurobuta skewers

overall S$40++ (after 50% discount) lunch set, good quality food very small serving, i guess so-so la…nothing wow!

not much excitement for me to come back like in the past!

c.h.e.f andy

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Mikuni @ Fairmont Level 3

Address:

80 Bras Basah Rd, Fairmont Hotel 3/L, Raffles City, Singapore 189560

Contact:

6431 6156

Opening Hours:

Mon-Saturday: 12-2:30pm, 6:30-10:30pm (closed sunday)

#1 beef carpaccio – this excellent!

had a superb value 1 for 1 9-course wagyu dinner with my OPS bro WT on 13.8.2018. ^^

beef carpaccio was excellent with the truffle ponzu sauce, tasted better than many western retuarants.

1 for 1 9-course wagyu dinner S$68.80

the 1 for 1 9-course wagyu dinner S$68.80 menu.

2pax dinner with WT

they really give you quality stuff here. 🙂

& the serving size was substantial not meagre.

maru

but “bo business leh”!

F&B in singapore very “pai ton”, restaurant quite empty at 7.30pm on a monday evening.

#2 beef salad on toast

the toast came with tasty beef, peppers & pine nuts…very nice bruschetta really. 🙂

#3 foie gras tofu

foie gras tofu very crispy. it’s quite nice maybe non descript among the other tasty dishes…

#4 ikura onsen egg

#5 ikura onsen egg

ikura onsen egg was nice texture & experience, needed a bit of the ponzu sauce from #1 dish to bring out the flavours. 🙂

#6 shabu shabu salad

#6 shabu shabu salad

the shabu shabu salad very nice too, & good amount of shabu beef. dressing quit esimilar to the ponzu sauce.

wagyu beef steak

wagyu beef steak

the wagyu beef steak was unexpected as it was not on the menu…not sure if this was served regularly or some changes this evening…

a huge difference bamboo skin & a good 200g serving of wagyu beef steak served on a banana leaf, similar preparation to a oba steak.

this was excellent too, medium rare, tender & sweet, on a enoki mushroom bed & with some shitake mushrooms & leek.

wagyu sushi

wagyu sushi

wagyu sushi also very good, though i have taken better ones at hachi but those were ohmi A5, these were what restaurant said australian equivalent to A2/A3.

got such thing meh? they couldn’t tell me what MBS marbling score for the australian wagyu…

yakiniku don

the yakiniku don came with a tiny bowl but a massive serving of yakiniku wagyu. it’s like a full bowl serving.

yuzu ice cream

yuzu ice cream always nice la…

yakiniku don

the entire dinner all wagyu beef, which they said are australia wagyu equivalent to Jap A2/A3 wagyu.

whatever, every dish was very nice, from carpaccio to steak to yakiniku don. i think a really fantastic value omakase dinner.

i had the other 1 for 1 omakase set with wife the other day at S$78 & it came with free 250ml sake.

when i asked server she checked & pointed to menu the sake was S$34. so i guess coming with wife we would go for the free sake. for myself, i think this wagyu omakase is even better.

c.h.e.f andy

Maru Dine & Bar  丸 

Address:

bittergourd pork ribs very good very tender 

had a very nice world cup knock out stage results 11pax lunch @ hk street old chun kee at Commonwealth crescent on 10.8.2018. ^^

we ordered 9 dishes including assam fish head & song fish head 松鱼头 for S$157 for 11pax 👍👍👍

only the mixed vegetables & oyster egg mediocre or below par..the rest dishes all good👍👍

(just a note=the barley water here undrinkable, totally diluted no barley taste at all & sweet!)

after lunch OBT bought cheng tng at the market food centre & LKY & DSingh joined us

bittergourd pork ribs very good very tender

bittergourd pork ribs very good very tender CL liked the black bean sauce taste. 🙂

minced pork eggplant good 👍

minced pork eggplant good 👍

minced pork eggplant good 👍

mixed vegetables average not worth the price

mixed vegetables average not worth the price

mixed vegetables average not worth the price…

oyster egg below par..

oyster egg below par..

oyster egg was much below par..i think they use frozen oysters…

cannot c/w a good orh lua at hawker centre where they add very large, plump, very fresh oysters.

salted egg 排骨王not as good as last time

salted egg 排骨王not as good as last time

salted egg 排骨王ok, just not as good as last time. i think everyone still liked it. 🙂

sambal sotong..sotong done well not overcooked.

sambal sotong..sotong done well not overcooked

sambal sotong..sotong done well not overcooked..sambal taste standard. 🙂

song fish head always good

song fish head always good 

the song fish head 松鱼头always good here.

assam ang kueh fish head

assam ang kueh fish head 

since we had 11pax, i ordered a larger dish, assam ang kueh fish head.

assam ang kueh fish head..many YKK J etc like the assam gravy..a change from the usual curry… 🙂

best har jeong gai 虾酱鸡 

YKK added  a large order har jeong gai 虾酱鸡14 pieces – like the best i had..lightly flavoured, chicken wings felt fresh but not likely? batter was excellent!

complimentary strawberry ice cream nice touch

hk street gaev complimentary strawberry ice cream nice touch.

best har jeong gai 虾酱鸡

the best dishes for me were bittergourd pork ribs, har jeong gai 虾酱鸡, and  song fish head 松鱼头.

overall everything was good, a very nice & enjoyable lunch for 11pax of us just for S$157! 🙂

c.h.e.f andy

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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)