lobster in buttee lime sauce S$35 

went with wife to mosque street for some meeting at 5.30pm on 10jan2018.

after meeting, we decided to go to ah yat abalone forum at victoria street at hotel grand pacific for 2pax dinner.

prices had go up quite a bit since last time.

lobster is now S$35, instead of S$29.80 in dec2017, just couple weeks back! likewise tiger garoupa is now S$48/kg instead of S$38/kg previously.

razor clams S$5.50 

we ordered the garlic steamed razor clams, one each…no change in prices still S$5.50 a piece. 🙂

razor clams S$5.50 

it is consistently good in ah yat…

razor clams done just right, succulent, tasty, wonderful garlic oil sauce…

lobster in butter lime sauce S$35 

we ordered the lobster in butter lime sauce S$35.

this a new flavour we like..they don’t do pumpkin flavour here like ah yat grandstand, but this butter lime sauce very good la…

lobster baked in superior stock 上汤焗 S$35 

we looked at the menu..to order a crab tanhoon dish was like S$70, and a prawn tanhoon dish like S$50+…

so in the end it’s still the S$35 lobster that is the best deal.

so we ordered a second lobster  baked in superior stock 上汤焗 S$35 …

lobster baked in superior stock 上汤焗 S$35 

this was very good today.

however recently it became a bit inconsistent & we had tried not so great ones last time.

hor fun S$20 

we order a small hor fun.

it was S$20. good wokhae & wonderful flavours & good ingredients too.

hor fun S$20

hor fun S$20 

a lot of carbs but i like this was the “worthwhile” carbs that we enjoyed having..

2pax dinner with 2 lobster, 2 razor clams, plus hor fun was about S$130, quit eok for the food quality.

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Ah Yat Abalone Forum Restaurant Address:

kaisen mountain mori S$9.80 

went with sis & bil to sabar at japan food town, wisma atria L4 this morning for early lunch on 10.1.2018. ^^

sabar was having a promotion kaisen mountain mori at S$9.80. it came with complimentary tea..i also got a pair of free saba sushi from jpassport. it was too difficult for me to do it for my sis & bil so i just let them have the pair of saba sushi.

kaisen mountain mori S$9.80 

the kaisen mountain mori itself was pretty good deal at S$9.80.

of course there was no premium cuts, but the magura, salmon, saba cuts were all fresh & sweet, and the amount was substantial, no gimic!

i think this donburi can go for like S$16.90..

kaisen mountain mori S$9.80 

it was a simple & one item lunch.

we all enjoyed it. i would do this again if i am around here..

takeaway chirashi don S$16.80 @ bonta bonta 

leaving japan food town, i grabbed a takeaway chirashi don S$16.80 at bonta bonta for wife.

she enjoyed that very much when she took it later.

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Sabar

S$16 spicy black bean sauce song fish head 松鱼头

youngest daughter arranged to go queensway shopping centre to buy a pair of asics running shoes for me for my birthday earlier.

we decided to have early dinner nearby at HK street old chun kee on 9.1.2018. ^^

hk street old chun kee at commonwealth crescent

i actually prefer hk street chun kee 香港街珍记 at the commonwealth crescent food centre. that is my favourite song fish head 松鱼头 stall. but it was closed.

S$16 spicy black bean sauce song fish head 松鱼头 

hong kong street old chun kee 香港街老珍记 at commonwealth crescent on the other hand i have tried  several times & food so so. 

so i was very pleasantly surprised that the song fish head 松鱼头  this evening was really very good. fish head of course is fresh & sweet. the sauce was incredible! tangy, tasty, love it!

i think they must changed chef!

like that i would come back again for sure.

S$6 sanloh horfun 三捞河粉 

& the same story continued with the sanloh horfun 三捞河粉.

used to be average, now very good wok hae…

S$6 sanloh horfun 三捞河粉

both daughter & dad enjoyed this makan very much.

after that we drove to queenway shopping centre, per entry parking after 6pm, and daughter bought me a pair of asics running shoes.

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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)

heavenly divine

this evening, my RI friend bought 6pax dinner for the january birthday boys (he is one himself) at heavenly divine on 5.1.2018.

2 friends shared the same birthday. one was unable to attend today as he was just returning from HCMC with his family this evening.

heavenly divine is at boat quay, the second row of shophouses when you walked from UOB plaza 1. boat quay eats have great ambience, riverside dining outside & renovated shophouse inside.

caramelised bacon with green apple

some friends said the caramelised bacon with green apple tasted like bak kua..

ok but way too sweet la…

crab cake a bit salty

the crab cake was a bit salty, but otherwise a competent dish. presentation was ok.

crab cake a bit salty

crab cake was tasty, and inside was soft not hard & dry.

crab cake a bit salty

i guess above average delivery..competent is the word…

fish & chips

the batter for fish & chips was somewhat unusual.

certainly not the usual batter you get in UK or australia or anywhere else. seldom take fish & chips in singapore (almost never i should say).

had a good one at old brown shoes years back, not sure it is still there.

fish & chips

this batter is a bit like the japanese furai (“fry”) preparation..

but result was good, nice fresh fish fillet & i like the batter. though i still like the usual fish & chips batter with lots of vinegar & salt more…not that i am hot on fish & chips..

st bernard wit beer

the friends shared a german beer…

beer signage decor

the owner is son of the host’s friend, and co-incidentally a relative of the other birthday boy present. small world la!

on the wall, there’s many old USA carplates as decor…our friend (the restaurant owner) was living in seattle & like all americans do, drove a lot while living there. 🙂

steak

i did not select the steak as i didn’t these places offer good cuts or great cooking for steaks..not at these prices to be fair…

steak

i tasted the steaks. as i expected, very mediocre…bland in taste & doneness i didn’t see medium rare..but i was still harbouring a flu so my tastebuds a bit off.

the corn chips were interesting, could taste the corn flavours.

2 birthday cakes

we had a great evening, lots of fun & laughter together…old friends & many old memories & stories to reminiscent…it’s a good way too..another friend present did this dinner previously, so we can follow the tradition of january birthday dinners in subsequent years..

one thing to commend about the place..the owner very friendly, especially with friend & relative among us diners this evening…but he looks like a friendly & chill kind of bloke in any case.

the manager joshua gave really good service & very obliging. we troubled him again & again with group photos with so many cameras..i did not want to add my camera..so got some group & birthday photos from shared whatsapp photos. haha!

food wise, so so not much to comment…

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sin ming road bakuteh (formerly rong cheng) S$7

send car for servicing to joel motor edgevantage at sin min auto city recommended by my RI bro YKK 👍

need >1.5hrs (send car in about 10.45am collected car 12.15pm+)

sin ming road bakuteh (formerly rong cheng)

came to sin ming road bkt (rong cheng) at blk22 to kill time, and took $7 one large one small t-rex rib

still like the ribs, fatty, flavourful..soup 👎🏼my own better la 🤣

coffeeshop not much traffic at 11.30am

huo seng braised duck closed on thursday.

coffeeshop not much traffic at 11.30am.

kopi c gosong tilok very good – thick & flavourful

coffee = kopi c gosong tilok very good – thick & flavourful  👍👍

curry chicken noodles – not edible

walked over to the coffeeshop at the opposite end of blk 22 (there are 4 coffeeshops along this block 22).

the chicken rice stall also sells curry chicken noodles. unfortunately it was quite unedible…i guess the chicken breast were like a tender, somewhat tasteless breast of a mediocre chicken rice stall. the curry, not edible la…

teochew char kuay teow

the teochew char kuay teow quite ok, but nothing special. even the adam road char kuay teow is better than this. quite many customers though, and though seated i had to wait like 15mins.

rong cheng bkt (sin ming road) still a bakuteh stall that i don’t mind having bakuteh.

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ah heng curry chicken noodles 

还在咳嗽，舍命陪儿子😜🤣

this a real short post!

favourite son bought favourite curry chicken noodles, so cough can wait..makan fun first la!

ah heng curry chicken noodles 

i have been here back & again lately with RI bro, wife & now son..still managing a cough (& flu the last few weeks).

but son buying…and this was just so good la!

we came about 1.45pm…no queue (though there was one after we got ours), and the gravy was tastier wethink than if we come at 10.30am.

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chirashi don S$35.80

daughter bought 2pax lunch at sun with moon today. ^^

she started working some months back, so this was her treat.

i had not been to sun with moon for a while.

the most recent which i blogged was when they had 30% promotion on 11.9.2016, more than a year ago!

teriyaki salmon belly

anyway, i always like their chirashi & bara chirashi don.

it’s not really more expensive than many of the new joints say at orchard central or wisma japan food town…

at S$35.80 (& i had 10% member’s discounts & another 5% equivalent redeemable points), the chirashi don came with a side, a grilled salmon belly (my daughter chose a niku nabe – pork hotpot), and a coffee/drink…which would cost like $10..

chirashi don set S$35.80

chirashi don had good cuts like chu toro, but this time disappointing, no amaebi but a cooked prawn.

maybe i would go for the cheaper bara chirashi don next time la…

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Sun with Moon (Wheelock)

Address:

501 Orchard Road, #03-15 Wheelock Place, Wheelock Place, 238880

cold crab dish

a very close friend bought birthday dinner for my wife & another friend today on 23.12.2017. ^^

they arranged for 6pax dinner, 3 couples, at silk restaurant, sicc island. 🙂

several dishes i had not tried before…the cold crab was good, firm, sweet, good roe..

chinese ham & cucumbers

the chinese ham & cucumbers appetiser was good.

salted egg fried fish skin

the salted egg deep-fried fish skin good too..

though these 2 starters not really up there in my list..

peking duck

the peking duck here is competent, always good, if not quite kai garden variety…

crispy perch

the crispy perch was among the best dishes.

crispy & light batter, sweet & tender fish , and very nice light thai sweet sauce dip…

i later returned for a dinner with my children & they all loved this crispy perch dish..

braised tofu dish

this braised tofu dish with homemade tofu, golden mushrooms & spinach was ok.

braised tofu dish

the tofu looked impressive but not well infused, so not that tasty.

on my subsequent visit with my children, we ordered this tofu with the minced meat sauce, and that was quite delightful. everyone liked it.

minced duck with cabbage

the complimentary second eat for the duck was a minced duck cabbage wrap.

minced duck with cabbage

it was pretty good, but i liked their shredded duck crispy noodles best.

this time since we had a separate noodle dish, the host arranged for the cabbage wrap.

braised prawn beehoon 鲜虾焖米粉

the last dish of prawns beehoon was quite excellent too. prawns very fresh & sweet, and beehoon well infused with the flavourful stock. the menu item is kuay teow, but the host made an excellent choice of braised beehoon.

we had a great time together, a really wonderful evening. food was good. this friend is very busy, so i meet him twice a year, once during chinese new year & the other time in recent years, when i organised a birthday dinner for him. this year, we met 3 times. ^^

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birthday cake from swissbake

meimei, my god-sis, and her hubby, WEH’s birthday this month & my RI bro & jogging partner birthday early jan.

last year, we had a homecooked everyone’s birthday on 28.12.2016.

this time i arranged a 4pax lunch at kai gardens on 21.12.2017. ^^

Kai Garden 4pax set lunch menu

it is a top-value 4pax 6-course set lunch menu. ^^

vinegared cloud fungus & mushroom fritters

appetizers consist of vinegared cloud fungus & mushroom fritters

vinegared cloud fungus

cloud fungus was excellent, lightly vinegared with 镇江醋, very fragrant, crunchy & tasty.

this maybe i can try to make myself.

mushroom fritters

the mushroom fritters were very good too. i can probably do this too.

xiaolongbao 小笼包

xiaolongbao 小笼包 was good standard, thin skin, very sweet broth & inlaid meat, and held easily from the thicker top.

dimsum

the deepfried dimsum item was very good too. can’t remember what it was. 🙂

五彩缤纷鸭5 colour peking duck

the star of the show was 五彩缤纷鸭5 colour peking duck, served with 5-colour pancake skin & 5-colour sauce.

normal price was S$88 just for the duck, and i think like S$18 for second eat. so this S$98 6-course deal which included the second eat, was really special deal.

五彩缤纷鸭5 colour peking duck

and they were not just sitting pretty.

the different coloured skin and the sauces were both top material.

五彩缤纷鸭5 colour peking duck

great crispy peking duck skin, made about 20cuts, so we had 5 servings each.

nicely flavoured pancake skin & sauce. one of the best peking ducks anywhere!

garoupa fillet

the garoupa fillet was forgettable.

shredded duck meat noodles

shredded duck meat noodles

the duck noodles were very tasty as well..

osmanthus jelly

i am no fan of osmanthus jelly.

still, it was fragrant, and nicely done. somehow i felt the ones at timhowan shamshuipo hong kong were softer & much better!

birthday cake from swissbake

service here very good. the server who attended to us throughout lunch very experienced, competent & friendly. we had a cake. 3 staff gathered to sing birthday song. ^^

we had a great lunch together – good food, great service & wonderful company…. WEH gave me a hug after lunch. ^^

well as long as they have good-value sets like this here & for dinner as well, i will come again!

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Kai Garden 嘉苑

mee rebus at rahim muslim food

6 of us RI bros  (JLKY, JT, YKK, NCL & me) met up at rahim muslim food at  721 Ang Mo Kio Ave 8 for mee rebus. TCH joined us later.

rahim muslim food queue

rahim muslim food queue 

a queue formed up as the stall opened at 11.30am. my friends queued for quite a while actually, maybe c15mins even for a short queue.

they have this S$3 mee rebus that had been featured i news articles. top up S$1 for chicken. my friends bought 5 bowls all with chicken, S$4 each.

the bowls were topped with satay sauce, added a nutty flavour but i thought a bit sweet. some friends thought it was better w/o the sauce.

mee rebus not really my favourite, so i was not hot about the dish..

just OK! edible & good taste, not something i would come just to eat.

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afters we visited OCH at ang mo kio – thys hua kwan hospital..

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wagyu sashimi S$18

had 5pax family dinner at our favourite yakiniku restaurant aburiya this evenin gon 15.12.2017. ^^

really shiok better than buying & cooking wagyu ourselves la! 🙂

this a place we come regularly. the last time i made a blog post on aburiya was on 3.6.2017. 🙂

we took the wagyu sashimi. very sweet. some parts have small bits of residue, but bascially a very good beef sashimi.

kurobuta platter

we ordered the kurobuta platter.

it was good but perhaps next time we would try individual cuts like secreto…

wagyu karubi

we had wagyu karubi (ribs)…

aburiya yakiniku

aburiya yakiniku

the open hearth was smokeless, with good ventilation.

wagyu jo karubi

& 2 orders of wagyu jo karubi (prime ribs)…

wagyu jo karubi

we added another 2 orders of wagyu jo karubi..

kimchi chigae

the other dishes we like here were kimchi chigae (stew), bibimen (cold noodles) and bibimbap.

the kimchi chigae here is the best i had any place, better than some of the kimchi hotpot..very very tasty soup with lots of oomph!

bibimen

& we all like the bibimen. it had lots of vege & also some meat, also among the best korean cold noodles i had..

bibimbab

bibimbab

bibimbap also very good here…better than many other places in singapore.

we came for the meat, but balance of dishes very important, so it was quite perfect that we get good bbq meats here and also all these favourite cooked dishes to match.

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spicy black bean sauce song fish head 松鱼头 

my RI bro JLKY came by..

i cooked a spicy black bean sauce song fish head 松鱼头 (above photo)..

..didn’t eat myself..not feeling so great & didn’t want to eat..

the looked delicious..i know it is delicious! haha! the thickened sauce was just right..it’s a small fish head..so no problem for my friend 1pax to finish..

teck huat kopi

teck huat kopi

after that i needed to get flexible hose & hepa filter from bosch in amk so we went together..

then had coffee at teck huat, as good as 五十年代Chinatown … 

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also bought persimmon, dole pineapples, envy apples

later in the afternoon, nespresso delivered the capsules & free gift = 4 cups cappuccino & expresso cups + saucers

dinner was fried romaine lettuce & fruits…bot eating much today..

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2pax lunch @ porta

my dutch friend is in singapore…

we had a great lunch & chat, lots of catching up at porta..on 14.11.2017. ^^

afterwards my friend bought coffee ..we were lazy decided to just sit at the al fresco area still at porta..coffee was expensive at $8++pax

2pax lunch @ porta

my friend is 10yrs older than me. he is retired, back in holland, and visits sngapore once a year.

we always meet up for makan.

squidink seafood pasta S$20

there is a UOB 1 for 1 main course & pasta promotion, which require reservations by phone or via chope online. 🙂 so the cheaper main course/pasta is free. 🙂

squidink seafood pasta S$20

we shared the 2 pastas – a squidink seafood pasta.

prawn & chorizo linguine S$22

and a prawn .& chorizo linguine S$22.

both were very good indeed, a good restaurant pasta standard.

grilled norwegian salmon S$22

my dutch friend always takes fish. so i was guessing salmon for lunch.

grilled norwegian salmon S$22

i did not try the salmon. but it looked perfectly charred, and with good mash & sides. 🙂

iberian pork secreto medium well S$26

for myself i had the iberian pork secreto, medium well per chef recommendations.

a big helping. i gave my dutch friend couple pieces.

iberian pork secreto medium well S$26

it’s an excellent main. iberico pork had good marbling & great flavours, and it was done very well, tender & moist.

so with UOB 1 for 1, 2pax lunch was just S$48++ for 4 dishes, basically each having a pasta & a main.

hard to beat that in terms of value for money & quality!

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Porta @ Park Hotel Clarke Quay

chilled capellini S$5.90

went to handy road to do something with wife.. decided to drop by for a quick bite at saveur @ the cathay… on 13.11.2017.^^

did not come here (used to be called concetto by saveur, now just saveur) for the longest time…looking back it was 23.9.2015, maybe not that long ago…haha!

3course set lunch S$22.90 (no change).

we not really hungry, so decided to just have the chilled capellini each & shared a salmon confit starter. 🙂

chilled capellini S$5.90

the chilled capellini still good! still al dente, tasty, great combination of textures.

of course it’s not quite the chilled truffle angel hair with sakura prawns & caviar=S$30! at portico prime, but that is S$30, this is S$5.90!

salmon confit S$11.90

salmon confit S$11.90 

salmon confit was done well too, kind of very lightly poached…

anyway we were not really hungry & the 2 items were sufficient for us. total S#23.70++

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Saveur @ The Cathay

Address:

2 Handy Road #01-11/12 S229233

Contact:

The cathay

6735 1141

Opening Hours:

Daily 12pm -9.30pm

S$6 ming shan chinese herbal mutton rib soup

my RI bro to bought me 2 bottles of 沙茶酱 from yue hua in chinatown today on 5.12.2017.

i met him & parked at smith street food centre carpark.

ming shan chinese herbal mutton rib soup

ming shan chinese herbal mutton rib soup

there wasn’t much food here that i felt like eating.

finally we settled on ming shan chinese herbal mutton rib soup.

S$6 ming shan chinese herbal mutton rib soup

S$6 ming shan chinese herbal mutton rib soup

mutton soup ok not comparable with 柴船头at bukit merah view.

of course any stall is better than –

• hong wen mutton soup at bukit timah 7th mile hawker centre &
• hong wen at beauty world food centre.

those unedible la! lol!

my own chinese herbal mutton rib soup better la…

fifties coffee 五十年代…

after lunch, we walked over to fifties coffee 五十年代…good every time! thick & flavourful!

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ah heng curry chicken noodles

went with my RI bro to ah heng curry chicken noodles on 4.12.2017. ^^

my favourite hawker food of all times la!

hong lim food centre tai hwa bcm & outram road ckt queues

at 10.30am, there were queues at both tai hwa bakchormee & outram road char tuay teow.

ah heng curry chicken noodles

for me though, it’s strictly curry chicken noodles.

i like the bcm & ckt too, but nothing takes the place of curry chicken noodles for me.

good as always, though i felt that perhaps coming after (say) 1.30pm the gravy is tastier than what i had at 10.30am….

chicken was the best al! as good or better than chicken rice chicken.

tpy lor 8 four seasons chendol

after curry chicken noodles, we had coffee chat, then went to four seasons chendol at toa payoh lor 8.

tpy lor 8 four seasons chendol

four seasons chendol good as always, very intense & flvourful, both the gula melaka & also the coconut milk.

MSW at toa payoh lor 8 stall

we passed by the durian stall on the way to our car. shared one MSW very good indeed 👍

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blog post stats

have not blogged for almost 2 months. 🙂

looking at my most recent post, that was 9nov2017.

guess i needed a rest.

quite many things happened over the period. my eldest daughter got married. i went with my OPS bro to shanghai. i did several home dinners for my RI bros & OPS buddies afterwards, and of course christmas, new year etc. and i did a few more friday community breakfast for teban gardens.

maybe i should do a new year resolution too.

my last & only new year resolution post was 1.1.2014. 🙂

well, see if inspirations beget me..

quite many posts to catch up over 2 months period…maybe i will start with teban gardens community breakfast first.

i started blogging on 5.3.2013. the post stats has just past 1million views. nothing great of course, anyhow this blog is for my own musing on cooking, dinning & travels & to relish my own memories & good times with my family & friends…so whatever use or reading pleasure for the public if any, is a bonus…

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iberian pork secreto medium well

had 4pax family dinner @ porta at park hotel clarke quay to celebrate wife & son birthdays on 8.11.2017. ^^

porta

porta 

restaurant located next to entrance to park hotel clarke quay. nice ambience.

bread basket

bread basket was the usual, ok.

grilled octopus S$18

there is a UOB 1 for 1 main course & pasta promotion, which require reservations by phone or via chope online. 🙂 so the cheaper main course/pasta is free. 🙂

grilled octopus S$18

we ordered the grilled octopus appetizer S$18.

it was very good, tender, tasty, & nice garnishes & bit of sauce.

though not quite the standard of what we had at lake comon & cinque terre eg alle darsene @ lake como.

panseared foie gras S$24

foie gras was a good serving, according to the server, about 115g to 120g.

panseared foie gras S$24

i did not take the foie gras. wife & children said it was very good, very tasty, much better than mr & mrs bund in shanghai recently on 28.10.2017. 🙂

prawn & chorizo linguine S$22

we picked the prawn & chorizo linguine S$22, the popular dish here.

prawn & chorizo linguine S$22 

it was an excellent pasta – presentation was perfect, pretty,pasta texture was al dente, prawn was fresh & bouncy, & chorizo flavours were superb. & nice shaved parmesan cheese.

squidink seafood pasta S$20

same with the pasta of the day S$20 – a squid ink sauce seafood linguine. 🙂

squidink seafood pasta S$20

very tasty, though between the 2, i think the prawn chorizo linguine was better. 🙂

iberian pork secreto medium well S$26

the iberian pork secreto medium well S$26 was perfect too.

secreto had good marbling, flavourful & very well done, charred ont he outside, and sauce very tasty also. server advised the recommended doneness is medium well.

i googled secreto. found that it’s a secret butcher’s cut, not too specific, could be a cut near the belly. anyway it was a very good tasting cut.

100day grain fed black angus ribeye rare S$34

the 100day grain fed black angus ribeye rare S$34 also very good.

very tender, and sweet.

100day grain fed black angus ribeye medium rare S$34

i think good & fair price for a 100day grain fed black angus ribeye at S$34, and great value when there is 1 for 1. 🙂

100day grain fed black angus ribeye medium rare S$34

the 2oog rib eye steak was served with a tub of fries. 🙂

dinner for 4pax was about S$160, including of 1 for 1 alcoholic drinks from 4pm – 9pm. the white wine we had was very good, the whisky (fott-step in the dark) was useless, just whicky on the rocks…w/o the drinks it would have been about S$115. very good value! ^^

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Porta @ Park Hotel Clarke Quay

#1 hotate isobe age

had another awesome A5 ohmi wagyu omakase lunch at hachi on 8.11.2017. ^^

first dish was hotate isobe age, a nori (seaweed) flavoured fritter of scallop on a bed of pumpkin puree.

scallop was good, sweet…the nori flavoured fritter also very nice.

#2 large oyster with ponzu jelly

the oyster with ponzu jelly was another really delectable dish…so nice lor!

oyster very fresh, plump & sweet, & the ponzu jelly combined perfectly. 🙂

#3 ohmi wagyu nimono 近江和牛 with taro

the ohmi wagyu 近江和牛nimono (steamed dish) was so flavourful & melt-in-the-mouth.

i think maybe i will try making this dish myself, getting a cheaper wagyu cut & sous vide or low temperature braise.

#4 sashimi moriawase – akami, kampachi, hirame

the sashimi moriawase had only akami, kampachi, hirame. all the sashimi were very good, very sweet.

but the quality of ingredients prompted me to look at past omakase lunches i had here.

looking at the photos of the sashimi moriawase on 2.2.2017 with my 3 OPS bros, the sashimi today was much inferior in quality by comparison.

likewise, then we had uni isobe age..today we had hotate isobe age…quite different la..

#5 grilled A5 ohmi wagyu steak

the grilled A5 ohmi wagyu steak was the best dish for this omakase..so flavourful, marbled, melt-in-your-mouth. ^^

#5 grilled A5 ohmi wagyu steak 

it was served with some some charcoal salt, sweet potato, a white grated wasabi, momotaro tomatoes from hokkaido, crackers and a wedge of tiny dried fishes. awesome!

#6 ohmi wagyu sushi 

the 3 ohmi wagyu sushi were yopped with a ponzu minced daikon, uni & caviar, and a white foie gras dust. 🙂

#6 ohmi wagyu sushi

i liked all 3, not surprisingly the caviar & uni one best. the white foie gras dust did not seem to add anything to the delicious wagyu sushi….

#7 soba with sakura ebi

the “gohan” item for the set was soba with sakura ebi. nice too.

#7 soba with sakura ebi 

tasty dish & sakura ebi flavour & texture was a great accompaniment.

#8 vanilla ice cream with chestnut

they did not have the kuromame which they supposed to serve so replaced by a vanilla ice cream with pistachio chips & chestnut mash in the middle. nice dessert too.

the omakase lunch is now S$95pax (S$88pax before). it is 8-course c/w with the omakase dinner, now at S$178 pax and S$218pax (S$138pax & S$188pax before). it is not cheap but with 3 servings of A5 ohmi wagyu i guess that is still for me the best jap omakase in town for the price.

if c/w the previous same omakase say on 2.2.2017. the ingredients were distinctly inferior, but overall the omakase lunch still very good. just hope there is no continuous shifting of prices north & ingredients south!

c.h.e.f andy

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garlic steamed razor clams S$5.50 each

my good friend dentist bro bought 11pax dinner at ah yat abalone forum to celebrate my wife, daughter & son birthdays in november on 6.11.2017. ^^

we ordered the usual promo items.

garlic steamed razor clams S$5.50 each

the razor clams were very well done, consistent & perfect texture 火侯& the best garlicy flavour & with tanhoon. great stuff! 🙂

3 boston lobsters in superior stock上汤焗 @ S$29.80 each

there were 11pax. i ordered 5 boston lobsters at the promo price @ S$29.80 each. ^^

i know the superior stock preparation 上汤焗 is good here so i ordred 3 lobsters in superior stock上汤焗.

lobster in superior stock上汤焗

live lobsters, so perfectly fresh & sweet & tasty.

lobster in superior stock上汤焗

today though the superior stock上汤焗  was not the best i had here, not intense or tasty enough…

2 boston lobsters in lime sauce @ S$29.80 each

i had wanted to the pumpkin preparation which was the popular dish at ah yat grandstand.

the server said they don’t do here, and she recommended the lime sauce preparation.

and it was very good. very tasty sauce indeed!

2 boston lobsters in lime sauce @ S$29.80 each

a new preparation for me & a thoroughly delicious & enjoyable one.

it trigger my interest, maybe i will try doing pumpkin sauce preparation and also this lime sauce preparation at home, maybe with prawn first & see if i want to progress to crab or lobster…

crab tanhoon = 1.2kh crab @ S$98/kg & 30% discounts

they do not serve sri lankan crab. the server recommended the canadian crab similar to dungeness crab 麵包蟹…

crab tanhoon = 1.2kh crab @ S$98/kg & 30% discounts

crab tanhoon was very tasty. everyone loved it… 🙂

crab tanhoon = 1.2kh crab @ S$98/kg & 30% discounts

it’s a bit expensive. th dish cost like S$82 after 30% discounts.

it was very good though, and this huge serving size was necessary to feed 11 hungry chappies…. 🙂

HK steamed garoupa = 1kg @ S$38/kg

tiger garoupa is another promo dish here at S$38/kg.

& it is done really well here. excellent every time, and no different this evening. ^^

HK steamed garoupa = 1kg @ S$38/kgHK steamed garoupa

fish was very fresh, meat was bouncy and very tasty, nicely garnished.

the sauce was very fragrant.

HK steamed garoupa = 1kg @ S$38/kg

everyone enjoyed the fish! 🙂

HK steamed garoupa = 1kg @ S$38/kg

really like the simple hong kong steam preparation..meat very tasty & sauce very fragrant…

fried brocoli S$32

had to add a vegetable & it’s really expensive… large brocoli for S$32!

fried brocoli S$32

brocoli was ok, not specially good wokhae. i can do this kind of standard anytime.

seafood horfun 

seafood hor fun was ok, good serving size, enough for 11pax.

good enough wok hae i supposed.. a pretty ok competent dish, not particularly outstanding.

seafood horfun

good a mount of ingredients too.

they charge like S$2.70pax for tea & another S$3 per plate of peanuts which is tied to the napkins. so we have to pay for the nuts otherwise no napkins.. for our 11pax dinner they charged $9 for peanuts + napkins…maybe it is inventive, but i think it is a nuisance, though ok if the food is good & price is right then let them make some money ok la…

dinner for 11pax was S$%18 nett. i think price ok considering we had 5 lobsters, 1.2kg crab. 1 kg garoupa, 11 razor clams + brocoli + horfun.

everyone enjoyed the food.

anyway we had a very fun dinner, my family of 5 + my good friend & bro dentist + godsis & 2 hubby + 3 RI bros…

very memorable evening & happy birthdays to my wife, daughter & son…

c.h.e.f andy

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