First time visit to Star Vista! Brotzeit outlet was surprisingly as crowded as the outlet at Raffles City, efen at 9 ishpm! We tried the grilled pork sausage and the cold cut salad. The salad was generously topped with lean ham strips and bits, with just the right amount of dressing. Very enjoyable. The grilled sausages were nice, but ordinary. I usually love sauerkraut, and can eat additional helpings, but that night it seemed a bit rich and we couldn't finish the extra portion between us. Beers great as usual. Not too bad, but I would still say the Raffles City branch has better food.

Went for Sunday buffet dinner with family. Place was nice and cosy, and service was good too. Food was fairly good - a good mix of western and local cuisine. My family liked the oxtail ( nicely done stew) while I thought the soft shell crab with chicken floss was great! Salmon sashimi was fresh, and durian crumble looked interesting and is a must try if you like durians. 1 for 1 promotion currently with citibank... Good experince overall!

This is my favourite Soup restaurant, having tried their outlets at Suntec City, City Square Mall and Seah St. Partly, it's the ambience - the interior of the restaurant is cosy and quaint. The food at this outlet also seems to be tastier than their City Square counterpart!
Me and B usually order the Samsui chicken, Soup (of course!) and a veggie. The soups are yummy - I have tried several of their individual soups including soups for specific indications eg. lethargy, detoxification etc. That Tuesday, we decided to just try the Soup of the Day ( for 2) which was a familiar soup from childhood - lotus root with pork-rib soup. It was great ! Piping hot in a ceramic pot, it was tasty and not too oily. The Samsui chicken is their specialty - best part of the meal is to wrap the chicken slices in the lettuce provided and add a good heap of their divine, famous ginger! We had their Ah Kong Sweet potato leaves as our vegetable dish that day, and although it was nice, the star of the meal was, as usual the chicken.
We didn't order this dish as there were only 2 of us, but the other great dish we tried previously was the minced pork with water chestnut... it's a simple dish, but one that makes me nostalgic for my late grandmother's steamed minced pork. If the Samsui chicken was available in a smaller portion, i would be happy to order both meats! However, as it is, the 3 dishes between the 2 of us was already quite sufficient.
One of my favourite places to go to when craving good, old-fashioned, "home-cooked"-style Chinese food.

Headed to Changi Airport Terminal 1 to try the restaurants there for lunch with my 2 colleagues, and decided on eating at Astons. There was a slight queue to be seated, but the waitress seated us promptly within 5 minutes, and the service staff were polite and smiley!
The interior was quite cosy.. we were seated at a booth in the middle of the restaurant, and it was not too cramped.
I had the black pepper grilled fish with coleslaw and garden veggies - I liked the black pepper sauce! Nice, thick and peppery! The fish was a good size but slightly soft. Veggies were cooked just right, although the coleslaw dressing was a little bit runny. My colleagues had the grilled fish with herbs - they tried the tasty rice and vegies/coleslaw for sides. They liked the rice - fragrant and buttery!
We topped off the meal with a coffee each. Definitely value for money, as our lunch came up to $10/pax. We're glad Astons and other eateries (Paradise Inn etc) have opened at Terminal 1... Definite improvement in terms of choice when previously we had Delifrance, some cafes and BK.

Headed to Tampines to check out the Hokkaido Fair during lunch hour with colleagues and decided to have lunch at Swensons. There is currently a promotion - order a main/sandwich/pasta/pizza and get either a side dish, ice cream or drink free. I ordered a Tuna Ciabatta and my colleagues ordered the salmon/mushroom pasta.
The tuna ciabatta was very good... generous amount of tuna, side serving of boiled veggies and the ciabatta was toasted to perfection! Light and crispy! I've always only associated Swensen's with ice-cream and not so much for food, so it was pleasantly surprising to find one of the best sandwiches I've eaten in the past year or so here! Both my colleagues had the salmon / mushroom linguine, and while they both thought it was ok, they agreed it was rather bland.
Since all of us needed a coffee boost for the 2nd half of our work day, we decided to skip ice-cream and had coffee instead. One of the rare times I'm at Swensen's and not tucking in to their ice cream ( my fave Coit Tower!!)
All in all, a pleasant lunch, although the air-conditioner was blasting in certain parts of the restaurant. Restaurant staff were generally good and friendly, and the first waitress who seated us was patient and allowed us to find a section where it wasn't so cold. Only 1 senior manageress or female supervisor was a tad "hoity-doity" when we were asking about our bill and the lunch promotion. Strange, the younger servers were all smiling and friendly, and they are supposed to be learning from their Seniors. Well, in this case, I hope not.