As i was meeting an old friend, i decided to go somewhere a little posh as i needed do something around the area too. As we wanted to try a different cuisine, we opted for NUOC, orchard as the view and ambience look amazing from the outside.

Upon stepping into the restaurant, i was taken aback at how great the scenary looks and the great smile by the waiters/waiteress.

As i was late for about 30min, my friend proceeded to do the ordering as it was kinda a punishment for being late. We ordered the Seafood Fried Rice, Sauteed Beef, Vietnamese Spring Rolls and the Banana cake, Coconut custard for desserts.

The biggest dissapointment was the Sauteed Beef. It seemed overcooked and as it was wat past lunch time (2.15pm), there was nobody barely anybody in the restaurant yet the aircon cooled our food at an amazing rate. By the time we were almost done with the beef, it tasted like salted sashimi.

As for the Spring rolls, being a signature dish for vietnamese cuisine, it really was exceptionally good - as compared to NTU Hall 14 cheap vietnamese food. The vege in the spring roll was super fresh and the prawns were succulent. Together with the sauce, it was a match made in heaven.

As for the Seafood Fried Rice - every grain of rice if very flavourful and full, although the portion was a little small for 2 person.

As for the desserts - it was the highlight for the day. Both were great but the banana cake gets alittle too bored after a while whereas the Coconut custard really makes one feel that the small pudding like thingy ain't enough for a single person.

The whole experience was great - but of course, the price tag that came along was GREAT too.

My collegues and I went to this place for lunch as we have heard raves about this place and the price was affordable although it was a restaurant setting. The exterior of the place looks captivating as it is located at a neighbourhood, to me, only accessible by car.

Interior was great - westernized with a touch of Asian in it, but not an ideal place for a large group of people - even with the 6 of us, we seem to be filling up the place already.

We proceeded to order: Cream of Cauliflower soup, Seafood Alio Olio, Fried Rice, Fish and Chips and Fried Bee Hoon.

Cream of Cauliflower was a little bit surprising to me as the i am a fan of mushrooms and it stops there. Yet, the cauliflowers seems to go down well.

Seafood Alio Olio was awesome - as a fan of pasta, i feel that the seafood was immersed into the pasta and it was flavourful.

The Fried Rice and Bee Hoon were both normal dishes - being a little too salty and oily for my palatte - but with its huge portions @ an affordable price of only $1.95 each, no one could complain. Personally, i would prefer to go with the bee hoon.

Lastly, the Fish and Chips was dissapointing to me as the fries were cold and the fish a little too over cooked. Furthermore - we were already super full when this dish came (as we ordered 2 portions of Alio Olio). But there was also a lunch promotion for this which was affordable - $3.50!

On a whole - we enjoyed the Lunch experience as the total cost was way below what we had in mind for a restaurant service + setting.

I have been to Tampines 1 countless of times and everytime i walked passed this bread/cake shop, i am captivated by the strawberry shortcake on it's display shelf. Finally, with courage (and cash in my pockets) i walked asked for a slice of the meancing cake.

Together with that cake, i also choose the cream puff as i am a total sucker for strawberries, and Japanese food. Such a combination really make me drool.

What i liked about the pastries @ Yamazaki is that it gives one a full satisfaction upon its first bite and it is not too sweet like what is shown on manga. It's cream does not have a very oily texture and yet soothing for those who need an occasional indlugence in life.

The strawberry shortcake is highly recommended for those who love strawberries WHOLE.

As there were 3 of us, we decided to add another dish for lunch and i decided to go with a favourite which i "hoped" will not go wrong - Bak Chor Mee ($3.50).

There was no queue and there was a take-away fee of 20 cents as it uses plastic containers.

I was surprise with the bak chor mee as although it was packet, the noodles was not very soggy or too dry. What was a little on the "down" side was that the minced pork, pork pieces and liver (especially) were all over-cooked. Pork balls on the other hand will never be over cooked.

Noodles were really Q - (springy) and the amount of chili was just nice for me, but for people who love spicy stuff, you should ask for more chili the next time.

On a whole, it a little below normal as there are much better ones out there

Was wondering where to go for lunch when my collegues and I decided to head to this coffee shop nearby for some packet food. The stall's flyer caught our eye, stating that it was famous so we decided to give it a try.

We ordered the Oyster omelette ($5 - smallest) and the Hokkien mee ($4 - smallest) and the wait time for the food was really long.

The oyster omelette was not to our liking as the oyster was small and tasted weird - not really fresh. The eggs were too fried and charred although i do like the packaging of banana leaves for the dish ( but not the hokkien mee??)

The Hokkien noodles were too soggy for my liking. My friend like the soupy taste. The prawns were almost fresh - as it is 2 steps below good. looks good yet a little dissapointing as not very succulent. The chili did not mix well enough with the noodles too. I did not understand why the oyster omelette was in banana leaves but not my hokkien noodles.

To sum up, it was a not a fulfilling experience.