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RI Friends G20 13pax Dinner at Peach Gardens @ Metropolis on 26May2015
steamed soon hock
had a fun dinner get together among RI friends at peach garden @ metropolis on 26.5.2015. ^^
come to think of it, this was the 3rd time we had G20 dinners at peach garden in as many years. the most recent was at peach garden @ miramar on 30.6.2014, almost 1 year ago.
many of us had not been to metropolis. 1 who had been associated it with MOE as he is a professor at NUS. for another in a brokerage firm, it was CDP that came to mind.
i parked at the openair carpark before metropolis building, very well located next to the bus stop & MRT. there was a lift that took me to level 2 right by peach garden. 🙂
place was new so looked somewhat better than previously at novena & also at miramar. the ala carte buffet menu with 1 free for 3 paying is for steamboat, so we decided to take the ala carte menu instead.
roast pork烧肉
roast pork烧肉
we ordered the roast pork烧肉, a recommended dish. it was good, same standard as the usual places like crystal jade, imperial trasure, tunglok & canton paradise.
roast duck 明炉烧鸭
roast duck 明炉烧鸭
we were deciding between peking duck & roast duck. they were same price , i think S$56 for 1 duck. more went for roast duck, which was also my preference.
steamed soon hock
steamed soon hock
soon hock was S$9/100g. we had 12pax (+ one who came a bit later on), so we ordered a 1kg fish.
i always preferred steam for a very fresh live fish to deep-fried, which is like second best. soon hock was excellently done, very tender, smooth, tasty.
salted egg prawn
i was quite wary i.e. distrustful (& weary) of peach garden’s wasabi prawns. it once came with a ton of green wasabi mayo. but looking back at the 2013 photos actually it was not bad. anyhow we ordered the salted egg prawn, which was very good too, though not quite my favourite. 🙂
claypot tofu with naibai 奶白
claypot tofu with naibai 奶白
a friend ordered the claypot tofu with naibai 奶白. a simple dish but really quite well executed!^^
chinese cabbage with golden mushrooms
chinese cabbage with golden mushrooms
& we had the chinese cabbage (jinbai 津白i think) with enoki mushrooms. again a very simple dish & very tastefully (both sight & taste) done indeed! 🙂
egg white dried scallops fried rice
egg white dried scallops fried rice
egg white dried scallops fried rice
egg white dried scallops fried rice is quite a standard dish in many good chinese restaurants. i used to love it a lot at imperial treasure nanbei, especially with the xo chilli sauce.
somehow this one didn’t wow, quite average to me, not much wok hae. i think i can do better than that myself. my favourite now is the spicy seafood fried rice at crystal jade la mian xiaolongbao.^^
fried kuayteow
a friend managed to reach when we were down to the second last dish, so he ordered a fried kuay teow. looked ok i guess, like the usual fare.
芝麻豆沙锅饼
芝麻豆沙锅饼
the sesame red bean pancake was another standard dish. it was done pretty nicely – look & certainly taste also.
custard bun 流沙包
custard bun 流沙包
the last item was the custard bun. pretty good but i kind of tired of them (like i was tired of the crispy charsiew bao at timhowan).
a very enjoyable dinner & evening with friends.
the price came to S$414 nett for 13pax after a 15% credit card discount=S$32nett. of course we did not order much food too. we did not order expensive ingredients so these were average dishes but very well executed. price was ok, about there i guess.
c.h.e.f andy
13pax ala Carte Buffet Dinner @ Peach Garden Miramar on 30Jun2014
#1 char siew
#2 roast pork
our dinner group decided to have get-together at peach garden miramar on 30.6.2014. food was ala carte buffet at S$30.80++ and 3 paying 1 free, quite good deal really. 🙂
the food was generally good, better than our last group dinner at ban heng orchard central on 25.4.2014. the service was very good too, friendly & jovial, and we all decided to give a substantial tip afterwards. 🙂 it was also 1/2 the price & better quality than the one i had recently at restaurant home on 25.6.2014.
#1 char siew (a charcoaled grilled pork neck) was good as usual.
#2 roast pork was good this evening, crispy & tasty, with the mustard dip.
#3 pork floss egg plant
#3 pork floss egg plant was good here. the egg plant batter was very light & the texture & taste combination was excellent.
#4 drunken chicken
#4 drunken chicken looked processed in appearance. taste was ok with wine infused flavour.
#5 yuzu prawns
#6 wasabi mayo prawns
#5 yuzu prawns was very good, crispy, prawns were fresh & the slight citric yuzu flavour was great.
#6 likewise the wasabi mayo prawns.
#7 fish fritters
#7 fish fritters was average. fish was so so, the crispy batter was quite well done.
#8 sharks bone soup with lobster claw
#9 crab meat/roe sharksfin
there was a limit of 1 order of soup per person.
#8 the sharks bone soup was ok. i had it the last time. i thought the lie tongs (例汤), soup of the day, at tunglok & imperial treasure were better.
#9 i tried the crab meat/roe sharkskin this time, it was quite ok.
#10 deep-fried soon hock
#10 the deep-fried soon hock was good, better than when i had it last time. meat was fresh, moist & tasty. we had 2 orders.
#11 kurobuta pork
#11 kurobuta pork was ok.
#12 sauteed beef
#12 the sautéed beef was overly sweet & artificially tender, edible but not much in demand by the diners.
#13 braised beef briskets & tendon
#13 the braised beef briskets & tendon was quite good. we had 2 orders.
#14 pan-fried venison
#14 pan-fried venison. this not really a favourite for me, no different from any coffershop zichar stalls.
#15 pating fish
#15 pating fish was a favourite for me. this time it was quite well done, very fresh & tasty. i suggested to the manager that for a live fish, it would be better presentation to serve a fish head portion or 1/2 a fish rather than in cut pieces. he said the fish might be too big so they had it served in cut portions. hmm..actually most pating served here in singapore were 1kg or 700g fish.
#16 cauliflowers & brocoli
#17 string beans with sliced scallops
#18 spinach with 3 eggs
we had 3 different vege. they were all good.
$16 cauliflower & brocoli was simple & tasty & great colour combination.
#17 string beans were good too, though the thinnest of sliced scallops didn’t contribute anything to the dish.
#18 spinach with 3 eggs was quite standard, mediocre actually & a very large portion.
#19 杨支甘露
#20 bubur hitam with ice cream
#21 ice jelly
most of us ordered 2 or 3 dessert each.
#19 i did not try the 杨支甘露. it should be quite standard.
#20 the bubur hitam with ice cream was a crowd favourite.
#21 the ice jelly was kind of plain.
another joyous dinner with good food, company, fellowship & memories. 🙂
c.h.e.f andy
Protected: RI G20 13pax Dinner @ Peach Garden Miramar on 30Jun2014
Average Lunch Buffet @ Street 50 Bay Hotel on 7June2014
fried prawns
bought a S$20pax weekend asian lunch buffet voucher @ street 50 at bay hotel from groupon, so went there for lunch on 7.6.2014.
place is new. there is outdoor setting but it was hot & most part in the sun at lunch & very high ceiling (like 12m) so not useable when heavy downpour. it was fully booked so i could only get outdoors but i was there among the first few just before the crowd so managed to get seated inside anyway.
service was very good in terms of attitude & politeness, and i also got free parking coupon at the end. the food did not look exciting but did not look bad either. coffee was not included but iced water was quite fine. 🙂
pineapple curry chicken
fried beef average
mutton rendang
first foray
first foray
otah good
there was nothing to talk about in my first plateful. scallops & mussels were poor & tasteless (but they usually are even at say carousel for >S$60pax) w/o the thai? green dip sauce, which was also average. best was the otah (i had a second one later). the small octopus was quite good, and the long bean minced pork salad was ok. steam prawn was competent.
second foray
of the cooked food, curry chicken was quite good. curry was tasty, chicken ok but not really tender enough. mutton rendang was ok. fried prawn was tastier than the cold dish but just a competent prawn dish. mushrooms & spinach was pretty good. achar too.
beef ball beehoon soup
the beef ball beehoon soup was competent. soup was very tasty but too oily.
crispy yam
sweet & sour fish
third foray
fourth foray
the crispy yam was pretty good. sweet & sour fish was also good. 🙂
chendol good
mochi is poor
like the lapis sagu (九层糕)
and i liked the chendol & the lapis sagu (九层糕). pulut hitam ok but mochi was poor – skin was thick & the inside was hard.
indoor seating
outdoor seating
overall, i don’t really have much to comment about this place. food was competent. at S$20pax nett using groupon it was really very ok, though i am unlikely to return myself. at S$25++pax, hard to say, i mean, there are many alternatives like dinner@peach garden miramar for S$30nett pax.
c.h.e.f andy
Good Ala Carte Buffet @ Peach Garden Miramar on 8May2014
drunken chicken
went with sis, b-i-l & a friend to peach garden miramar on 8.5.2014. they were having a 3paying 1 free promotion for 4pax at S$30.80 weekdays. 🙂
#1 the drunken chicken was 1/2 frozen & did not look great (my one looked better..haha) but the taste was good! much better than mine. 🙂
pork floss with deep-fried eggplant
#2 we all liked the pork floss & also the light battered egg plant, very nice dish! 🙂
deep-fried soon hock
deep-fried soon hock
#3 deep-fried soon hock was ok, above average, perhaps a little better than the recent one at ban heng on 25.4.2014, but not the best.
pork ribs
#4 the pork ribs were flavourful. meat not the most tender, just slightly chewy, taste was good.
crab sauce tofu
#5 crab sauce & tofu were good. look-wise seems something missing in this dish..maybe some garnish or greens.
pating fish
#6 pating my favourite fish. this method of preparation not the best. the minced ginger or HK steamed style much better.
roast pork – below par!
#7 it seemed really odd that a roast pork dish in such a restaurant could be bad, but it was, much below par!
char siew
#8 we were already very full when i spotted the char siew later & had to order it. this was very good! almost imperial treasure standard. 🙂
losbter claw sharksfin soup
sea cucumber sharksfin soup
#9 each diner was only allowed 1 order of soup. i had the lobster claw sharksfin soup. it was very average soup (not even as good as any lie tong aka soup of the day from tonglok restaurants or imperial treasure), and the sea cucumber sharksfin seemed no better.
hotplate venison
#10 venison was very average, like any zi char stall.
pan-fried kurobuta
#11 kurobuta itself was tender & tasty. this chinese way of preparation though not my favourite.
dried scallop eggwhite fried rice
#12 fried rice was good, fragrant! 🙂
yuzu prawn fritters
#13 these were very nice, much better than wasabi mayo prawns preparation. 🙂 may try these at home.
fried scallop with french beans
#14 this was like a joke. the scallops turned out to be like 1 medium scallop (or maybe 1/2) sliced into 10 pieces. you need real skills to slice it so thinly. a case of disappearing scallop dish. 😦
indonesian prawn
#15 surprisingly, the indonesian prawn dish was very good. prawn was good & fresh & the curry sauce was very good.
tofu with vege
#16 this was ok, pretty standard.
brocoli & cauliflower
#17 brocoli & cauliflower was very well done, very tasty! 🙂
overall food was quite good for an ala carte buffet, a lot better certainly c/w ban heng.
the service was good, efficient & friendly throughout except when paying the bill. we were charged a really hefty S$1.50pax for ice water & S$1pax for towels, so there was an extra S$10++ tab on the bill. it was a bit high but ok except that we asked specifically at the beginning when deciding whether to order tea & was told by the server that water was FREE, and tea was S$2.50pax. i told the girl closing the bill. she said water was as charged (next time i need to record the conversation. haha!). anyway, the total bill after 1pax free came to $120nett=S$30nett per pax so i was quite ok to just pay it.
i would come back again but buffets were very heavy & not ideal for me to do too often. 🙂
c.h.e.f andy
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