went ivy pasir panjang closed

went Indian rojak ayer rajah fc closed

finally went Canton Paradise very good

weng tong bought dimsum tea 40% off $48nett

https://goo.gl/maps/UyzLuJLfw3bCQCe17

revisited 6.6.2022

dimsum tea 40% discounts 3-5pm

we ordered 7 dimsum plus 1 beef brisket noodles dry 牛腩面干👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

spicy dumplings 抄手very good

siew mai excellent- plump juicy tasty

crisp charsiew pao 脆皮叉烧包my favourite

小笼包ok soup sweet skin a bit thick not the best

cheong fun not tasty not smooth enuf sauce not hk standard

chicken feet very good steamed pork ribs very good- tasty meaty

beef brisket noodles dry 牛腩面干excellent..brisket hk standard

after that weng tong bought kopi at killiney very ex $2.80 for kopi!

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Canton Paradise @ Star Vista

Address:

1 Vista Exchange Green, B1-45, The Star Vista, The Star Vista, Singapore 138617

Located in: The Star Vista

Contact:

paradisegroup.com.sg

6694 2915

Opening Hours:

went to take fishball noodles at xinlu on 6.6.2022.^^

fc closed.

so had char siew siew yoke rice at Chang Ji at coffeeshop opposite

https://goo.gl/maps/ns8C4cFV1swPe7dRA

very good…especially siew yoke crispy skin great texture & flavours ..

char siew also good..good taste..some parts harder..

overall quite good not as good as heng heng at serangoon central.

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Chang Ji HK Herbal Roast Duck

Address:

158 Mei Ling St, #01-174, Singapore 140158

Contact:

Opening Hours:

using up leftover stuff before leaving for como, dolomites on 20.5.2022.^^

prawn thick beehoon soup

boil prawns, remove shell & head, fry & add salt, butter, water, reduce

add thick beehoon

add chilli padi, spring onions, fried shallots

c.h.e.f andy

having S$7.50 curry chicken noodles alone @ ah heng on 17.5.2022.^^

reading Bill Perkins Die with Zero

learn that life is sum of experiences everything must consider worth it or not, not just calories, cholesterol also time, money vs lost opportunities & experience

guess curry chicken noodles very worth the calories, cholesterol, time, money lol!

c.h.e.f andy

wai mun bought RI OPS bros lunch @ hwa seafood don 13.5.2022.^^

ordered the excellent signature dishes-

• bbq sotong always good,
• claypot live soon hock expensive but nice not really better than hk steamed but a different preparation,
• bbq honey ribs was really good falling off the bones but not sinewy with residue..& very tasty flavours..
• lala white beehoon & 3 eggs spinach good too👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

excellent signature dishes-bbq sotong, claypot live soon hock, bbq honey ribs, lala white beehoon & 3 eggs spinach first time colin and wai sing come here..we all enjoy the dishes and wonderful time together.

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Hwa Seafood

Address:

9 Tagore Ln, #01-02, Singapore 787472

Contact:

64520918

Opening Hours:

early birthday lunch for chong lee @ Ishinomaki on 2.5.2022.^^

I love my premium chirashi every time …chong lee chose to have the unagi & majuro sashimi, and take sonomono side dish.

really enjoyable lunch with an old pal. so many memories.

cheok mung and I celebrated chon glee’s 60th birthday in wales in 2018, scaling Wales’ tallest peak mt snowdon! actually only 1085m la and we did it in 7hrs return.

we had nice dinner at the royal victorian hotel…and food was great just that we kena booked and fined £60 though we paid the full day parking at the open carpark. should have just driven 50m over to the hotel!

had piccolo latte & cappuccino at tiong hoe afterwards.

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Ishinomaki Grill & Sake

Address:

390 Orchard Rd, #B1-02/02A/03, Singapore 238871

Contact:

+6567371065

Opening Hours:

last minute decided to go hopscotch..sent sumin the google page she decided to join on 1.5.2022.^^

no parking space no had to park afar & walked..

Check out this review of Hopscotch (Gillman Barracks) on Google Maps https://goo.gl/maps/dBYLBgFNMBKcjSsM9

great ambience..very happening

this place coowned by carol’s son joel…

service was excellent very good from both the bartender & servers

lobster bisque though not so good..taste like clam chowder..

prawn burger was superb best burger I had..the brioche chips & all ..prawn burger itself crisp and tasty, brioche the best tastin

mushroom risotto is good standard..nothing to crow about not as good as say Luka still competent and good

binchotan grilled belly pork very good very flavourful, just a lot of fat..to dispose..

cocktails roti banana & a floral sling both recommended by server excellent

happy hour 5-8pm..

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Hopscotch (Gillman Barracks)

Address:

45 Malan Rd, Singapore 109455

Contact:

63390633

hopscotch.sg

Opening Hours:

had 8pax + k k full attendance family lunch @ ishinomaki on 30.4.2022.^^

early celebration of JH birthday.

got a nice spacious private room. which k k could run around. lunch was like 3 hrs.

the premium chirashi don always good, the most value for money dish.

poh ting cannot take raw food so ordered the set with tempura and unagi.

we also added many dishes like tempura udon to share.

and recommended to take the hamachi kappa and a deep-fried maybe kinmedai?

both were good, the kama was excellent. I will order this again if ordering alacarte.

c.h.e.f andy

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Ishinomaki Grill & Sake

Address:

390 Orchard Rd, #B1-02/02A/03, Singapore 238871

Contact:

+6567371065

Opening Hours:

wai mun organised OPS 4pax lunch @ chef chik 戚师傅 haig road fc on 29.4.2022.^^

https://goo.gl/maps/5XTg5iHUMxApasVd6

red garoupa fish head was excellent very fresh tender sweet tasty..perfect restaurant standard..sauce was a mix of meensi sauce & hk steamed 港蒸 soy sauce

salted fish belly pork & pork softbones good standard

steamed prawns big & fresh very good better than most on a bed of fun cheong..real hk standard sauce for fun cheong

the 2 double boiled chicken soups cordecep etc better than hawker soup which I don’t take..restaurant standard smooth & sweet

poached kailan big serving very good not “siap” good bite texture taste..simple dish very good standard

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Chef Chik @ Haig Raod FC

Address:

Haig Road Market and Food Centre, 13, #01-36 Haig Rd

Contact:

90118979

Opening Hours:

Yong seng bought 3pax lunch with Joel @ taratara on 28.4.2022.^^

very good dishes a great lunch experience..but only 3 tables occupied such a waste..

must support local F&B!

https://goo.gl/maps/qNk3jwDiKGepYMtg7

GYS had foie gras looks great..joel had French onion soup..my goat cheese tart with salad was excellent! really enjoy it..

my grilled seabass also good, & the sides too..Joel had aubergines which I tried not bad..& GYS had the duck confit looked great too..

GYS ordered the lava cake which I wanted to try also..very good crispy outside flowing dark chocolate inside

really great time together & lovely lunch 2 course $33 3 course $38

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Taratata Brasserie

Address:

35A Keong Saik Rd., Singapore 089142

Contact:

62214506

https://taratata.sg/singapores-top-restaurants/menu-a-la-carte/

Opening Hours:

6pax dinner with brother. sil, sis, bil & lisa @ beng thin hoon keenon 28.4.2022.^^

duck salad always so refreshing.

the fishmeal soup or stew here is the best! haven’t had it better anywhere else.

the sea cucumber duck very tasty and delicious…I think I should try doing this…

the salted egg crayfish..S$44 for 3 crayfish, 1/2 each, quite ex…well, it was nice and enjoyable

& I enjoyed the noodles too really delicious!

really good food – $244 net inc 5 龟苓膏 for 6pax.

very enjoyable family dinner!

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Beng Thin Hoon Kee Restaurant (茗珍奋记菜馆)

Address:

#05-02 OCBC Centre, 65 Chulia St, Singapore 0495136

Contact:

533 7708

Opening Hours:

4pax lunch @ kingsman Thomson Plaza on 27.4.2022.^^

with wai sing, hian hai, tak meng

https://goo.gl/maps/sYFPJkmjziRKDv488

the red wine belly pork char siew was par excellence

steak was ok for this quality of meat & price, medium rare done quite well..sauce also tasty

salmon with pasta was good

fish & chip mediocre, waffle chips ok I prefer thicker chips soft in middle

hian hai ok with his grilled chicken salted egg pasta

tak meng had seafood poached rice, seems passable

the lunch set $12.80 came with drink or soup..my friends took the mushroom soup..

tap water chargeable S$0.50 quite ok

but we were the only table throughout lunch..quite poor thing..let’s support these local F&B!!

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Kingsman Bar & Bistro @ Thomson Plaza

Address:

301 Upper Thomson Rd, #01-116 Thomson Plaza, Singapore 574408

Contact:

62618082

https://www.kingsmanbistrobar.com/menu

Opening Hours:

4pax dinner with Sunil & Linda @ 665 deg andaz on 21.4.2022.^^

just returned from a wonderful melbourne/gr4at ocean road/grampian trip. will document that later.

Lisa still on leave today and earlier decided to invite our in-laws Sunil & Linda for dinner.

we took the tasting menu …

we had this before but the A4 kagoshima wagyu was replaced this time with regular tenderloin, a far cry really.

so understandably dinner quite below expectations la.

bread was nice & warm.

amuse bouche was underwhelming.

scallops was tender, sweet, competent.

lobster bisque was usual flavourful and tasty, still good standard.

chilean seabags was good not the best…

tenderloin was like any other…there is just no reference to make with A4 Kagoshima wagyu.

pre dessert and dessert ok…but this tiramisu no comparison with 8picure chef gabriel’s, not even with my own tiramisu la…

I guess basically below expectations and also same food as saline’s wedding at andaz…should have gone somewhere else.

still a nice dinner chat catching up with in-laws and sharing the fun trip we just had.

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aunty bes going back Philippines next week over her birthday on 23.4.2022.^^

so children organise early bd party for her @ luka

https://goo.gl/maps/83HDbnLtdwagYBBCA

excellent food

the A4 Jap wagyu @ $35/100g was superb!

calamari one of the best I had, really good batter

squidink & crabmeat pasta among the best I had…nice creamy excellent squidink flavours perfect aldente texture ..crabmeat also very tasty..

mentaiko ikura pasta too overly creamy & a bit fishy

the hotaruika fire squid risotto was again excellent very tasty & flavourful ..

carpaccio was good & the 2 pizza very good too very nice dough..the truffle better than salami.

best dish = jap A4 wagyu, squidink and risotto…

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 Restaurant Luka – Cross Street Exchange

Address:

20 Cross Street Exchange 01-36, 048422

Contact:

69705943

Opening Hours: