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This La Mian (noodle) stall actually does a very good Xiao Long Bao. and Guo Tie.The Xiao Long Bao is handmade by the lady boss. It takes about 7 minutes to steam the little morsel in the bamboo basket.
For $4 you get 6 very thin skin baos. Pick up the little bao in a spoon and bit into it , pipping hot soup will flow out. The minced pork is soft and you can finish it in 2 mouthfuls. The dumplings are also handmade by the lady boss. You can have the boiled version or the fried version know as Guo Tie. You will get 10 dumplings for the price of $4. I normally order the fried ones and the skin is fried till golden brown. The skin is crispy but the pork filling is still moist. If you love her dumpling, you can order the frozen ones for $10 a packet It has 30 pieces.

She also serves La Mian with different toppings from about $3.80 per bowl.

She starts selling for lunch till dinner time. If you are in this area, do try her version of Xiao Long Bao and Guo Tie.

2012-03-26

SGD 4(Dinner)

This stall has opened for more than 1 year taking over the previous Malay stall and the food is tasty but more expensive than the previous stall.The Lontong is popular here, and it cost only $2.50 a bowl. It has a piece of fried beancurd and 1 hard boiled egg and mixed vegetable. It is not very spicy and the curry gravy is light yellow but when you stir in the sambal chili it will turn into bright orange colour. The unique part of the vegetable mix is that it contains nangka (Jackfruit) added to the gravy. The Nangka is cooked until soft.It also sells Fried Black Promfet fish with sweet Sambal. The fish cost around $5-$6 depending on sizes. The fish is marinated with salt and tumeric and fried until very crispy. Then topped with a sweet chili sauce.

On weekend the lady boss has Rendang (dried curry) which is beef or chicken. The chicken rendang is very yummy with all the spices and it is cheaper to opt for the set. The set consists of chicken, potato cutlets, sambal goreng and cost $4.50.
The Black Sotong dish is very good too but it cost at least $4 for 1 serving.

The prices of the Malay food here is pricey than most Malay stall but it is very tasty.

2013-01-12

At Changi Airport T1 you can get Malaysian flavor food. We decided to go there for lunch and try some of Malaysian Favourites. It is located on the floor about the check in counters. It is on the right side of the escalator.

The place has a open concept cafe where people walking by can look into the cafe.The Penang Fried Kway Teow was fried with "Wok Hei" and tasted similar to what you get in Penang. The noodle was not soggy and stir fried with prawns and crunchy bean sprout.My mum Ipoh Kway Teow Soup came in a clear chicken broth with the thin Kway Teoh like what you get in Ipoh. It is topped with Prawn, shredded chicken and spring onion.The Assam Laksa was not sour enough and the dark prawn paste was not enough. I had to asked for an extra serving of the Prawn Paste. I was surprised they served hard boiled egg with it. This is the 1st time I come across Assam Laksa with Hard boiled egg.This is the 1st time I came acrossOtak omelette, and we decided to order it. It look like a small pancake. The
Otak inside the omelette was not spicy, The size is enough for 4 person.The Chendol came served in a ice cream bowl. It is filled with finely crushed ice, topped with brown sugar, thick coconut milk and green chendol jelly. This combination is a cool relieve to a hot day.The food is just ok but do not expect the same standard as what you get in Malaysia, so you will not be disappointed.

2012-08-31

SGD 18(Lunch)

If you are looking for decent Western or Asian Food, head for the Han's Cafe within the Bedok Community Centre. Recently I found out they now open 24hrs. They served decent food at affordable prices. They have Breakfast set for less than $7 and lunch set from $9.80 onward.The lunch or dinner set comes with a Drink, Soup of the day, Toast Bread and Dessert. The dessert could be a small cake, fruit peach or slice of fruit. On that day we were given Swiss Roll. If you order a Main course and would like it to be a set, just add $3 extra. Drink you can choose Tea or Coffee, Orange Juice or Ice Lemon Tea. If you picked Ice Lemon Tea, the glass is smaller than your usual order of Ice Lemon Tea.The Grilled Pork Chop was served with a sides of potato wedges and Baked Beans. They were Generous with 2 thick slices of pork chop. The pepper sauce has a nice peppery taste and the pork was not tough.The Roast Spring Spring Chicken came with a side of healthy carrots and broccoli. It also comes with wedges of potato. The chicken was tender and has a nice brown color skin.We ordered the Pork Ribs to share. The Ribs were cooked until very tender and the meat tear easily. The taste was ok, but cannot compare to the fantastic taste of Jack Daniel Pork Ribs at T.G.I. Friday. See earlier review. http://sg.openrice.com/singapore/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=36741At the glass shelf, I saw rows of beautiful slices of cake and decide to order 1 to try. The look is like hotel standard but the taste is not up to par. It tastes more like your local bakery and prices matches that standard.

If you want a nice Air-con Place to bring the family, this place is good enough as the food is decent. It also serves Asian food like fried noodles and rice.

2012-11-25

SGD 15(Lunch)

I walked pass this famous dessert stall one week day morning on the way to the book shop. I decided to try this branch. There was no crowd as it was before lunch time.

I asked the waitress to recommend a dessert for my cough. She suggest that I take Almond Tea. As I do not like the smell of the strong Almond, she suggest I mixed it with Black Sesame Paste. I decided to take her suggestion. Not long a hot pipping bowl of Black and White was served to my table. The Black color came from the Black Sesame and the white color is the Almond Tea. It cost only $3.90 for a mixed version. I was surprised that I could take the smell and taste of the Almond Tea. When I mixed both of them together it actually taste good as the black sesame has a nice fragrant and do not have the burnt taste which you sometime gets from other dessert stall. The dessert was like super smooth and milky with no lump. This is one of the best traditional that I have tasted.

2013-01-11

SGD 4(Other)

About 1 year ago, at the basement 2 of Changi Airport T3 opened Ramen Champion. It is a concentration of different stalls from different part of Japan competing for the most popular Ramen. The winner will open a shop in Singapore.This time I tried the Black Ramen from Menya Iroha. Black Ramen is actually refer to Roasted Garlic flavour Ramen. It does not look very presentable but the taste of Garlic in the broth is yummy for me. As I love Garlic, this is just the broth for me. Noodle was cooked with the right timing.

We ordered another Ramen, this time a big bowl of noodle in a bright orange broth. This is the spicy Miso Ramen from the Gantetsu stall. The spice level has the right level of kick and the I love that the noodle is neither too soft or hard.The Japanese Prawn curry is not hot and the prawn is coated with bread crumbs and deep fried till crispy and golden brown.
We order the sides dishes of Gyoza and Shishamo from another stall. The Gyoza is fried dumpling topped with some some sauce and spring onion. The Shishamo is pregnant fish as the fish is fried with the roe intact.

This place is good for those fan of Ramen, as you can try different style of Ramen under one roof.

2013-01-01

SGD 18(Dinner)

I heard so much about this shop that I wanted to try this place. Decided to order the Swiss Roll as a special cake for my mum Birthday. They required 3 working days and for order about $80 it is free delivery. Therefore I ended ordering 2 Swiss Rolls and some Shepherd Pie to make up the amount.My Mum Birthday Swiss Roll was imprinted with the Chinese Word " 寿 " meaning Longevity for her Big Birthday. On top of the Roll there is 4 Chocolate shaped in Peach with the Chineses Saying " 寿比南山". Each Pink Peach inscribed with one chinese characters.

The filling of the Swiss Roll I opted for Peach. It has a lot of white cream filled with the Peach. The cake was super soft and the cream was not too heavy. One of this designer roll is enough to feed 10 person depending on the thickness when you sliced them up.The Twin Star Swiss Roll was lychee filling and the print of the Twin Star was nicely done up with the right color combination.The Individual cup of Shepherd pie is chicken filling topped with generous portion of mashed potato. The Ratio of Chicken to Potato should be adjusted as I find the chicken filling was too little and cannot really taste it.

Overall if I want to place an order, I would consider their Designer Roll but not Shepherd Pie. For Shepherd Pie I prefer Dad's Shepherd Pie which taste better. Refer to my earlier review;http://sg.openrice.com/singapore/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=41498
I like that they delivered for $80 and above and do delivery on weekend.

2012-10-26

SGD 28(Other)

We went to Buffet Town on a Friday Lunch time and there was a queue even before the actual starting time.
You pay before you enter and the serving staff will take you to your table. We asked for a table near the buffet, so that my elderly dad do not have to walk to far to the table. They catered to our request.

Opening Hours.
Lunch
11.30am – 3pm

Dinner
6pm – 10pm

You pay one price and you can have all the different varieties of food and drink. For a Friday Lunch it was $25.80++. Dinner is $30.80++ for week day. During weekend ad d$5++ more per head.

They serve International Seafood, Mixed Grilled & Teppanyaki. During the time we were there, they had a Nonya food promotion, where a section of the place is serving Nonya food. Some dishes where good, others where not that Great.I tried their Grilled Chicken Satay and Chicken Wing. The taste is quite good and well marinated. I would recommend their Grilled item.Near the exit is where they put the cold boiled Seafood. They have medium size prawn , scallops and wedges of lemon to good with it. There were quite a lot even though I only discovered it toward the end of my meals.Near where I was sitting, is a station serving Tempura. It has Tempura Prawn, Vegetables, Pumpkin etc. The batch of freshly fried Tempura Prawn is gone as soon as it comes out. You help yourself to the Dipping Sauce.I like the Tender White Chicken Rice and you can help yourself to the amount of rice. I wish the rice was more fragrant as the boneless chicken was tender and they have good dark sauce and ginger sauce.They have a varieties of dessert from mini cake, ice cream, waffles and ice kachang etc.

The Nonya section was not good as the Nonya cake was hard and the Nonya dishes were so so.

Overall if you are a big eater or one to bring overseas friend to try different type of food, you can bring them to buffet town. Recommend the Grilled items and the Seafood. The cheapest timing is weekday lunch.

2012-10-19

SGD 28(Lunch)

This noodle stall always has a queue when I am there. You can order the dry or soup version.
The dry version noodle is cooked well but what is special is the very soft pork ribs that practically melt in the month.

I always request for super soft pork ribs for my elderly dad and the lady always obliged but taking the trouble to look for soft bone pork rib.I saw the hard boiled egg was well braised to a dark soy color which look like the hard type which my family like, so I added the hard boiled egg and braised chicken wings as extra order. The chicken wings look a bit like the HK Swiss Chicken Wing. You can tell that it has been cooked for a long time, as one bit, the meat tear off easily.

2012-12-25

SGD 4(Breakfast)

The Caffe Bar finally moved back to Parkway from Siglap. It offer set lunches from $9.80
There is a choice of Thai and Western Set. It comes with soup, main course and a drink. Initially they even offer dessert for the Thai Set.For the Thai Set, the soup is not Thai soup but we had a creamy tomato soup that day. You can choose Green or Red Curry and a choice of meat such as chicken, beef or prawn. If you opt for prawns add $3 more to the set.

We picked Chicken Green Curry and it comes with steam white rice and Thai Ice Tea. The chicken curry has fillets of chicken with a yummy green curry and some egg plant. Taste authentic like what you get at Thai place. I like the orange color Thai Ice Tea which is similar to what you get in Thailand.
The Red Curry Chicken was equally tasty and it is more spicy than the Green Curry. You also get quite a number of chicken fillets and egg plant. The dessert for the Thai Set was Tapioca with coconut milk. Tapioca is soft and drizzled with thin coconut milk. For the western set, we had Spaghetti Aglio Olio which is pasta with oil and has sliced garlic and mushroom. This was cooked just right and it is like a dry version of pasta. The Western Set also allow you to help yourself to bread roll. It cost $13.80.

2012-11-13

SGD 15(Lunch)

This stall of soya bean has a local actor as advertisement. Not sure if this stall is owned by the actor or family member of the actor. In fact this hawker centre has a lot of local actor and actress endorsing the different stall.

The Soya Milk sells for $1 a cup and is very creamy and smooth. For a boost to the brain, I added Gingko nut for $1.30 a cup. The Gingko nut is cooked until soft and can be sucked from the stall, even though they provided a spoon. The cup is sealed by the machine, so it will not spilled if opt for takeaway. You can opt for Soya milk with different combination.

Prices is cheap for this good quality Soya Milk.

2012-12-25

SGD 1(Breakfast)

This is my 1st time trying this Hakka Yong Tau Foo stall. You picked from a arrange of items. You have bean curd puff, egg plant, vegetables, fish ball staffed with fish Paste. They boiled the non-fried items and cut them up into smaller bit sizes. Then they top up with a red sweet sauce and if you like spicy version, chili paste is added for the dry version. It is sprinkle with white sesame seed for extra fragrant. A separate bowl of soup is served.For a soup version, you have the yong tau foo in a bowl of soup and you can choose to add different type of noodles.

The filling is tasty and can be a healthy dish if you picked more vegetables items .

2012-12-25

SGD 4(Breakfast)

I used to picked up my takeaway orders from Changi Airport T3 branch as there is easy parking. Since they closed down the My Bread and do not allow us to collect from other Crystal Jade Restaurant at the Airport, I ended having to go to Century Square.The Turkey was marinated with chopped herbs and spices. Surprisingly the meat was tender and was tasty. I used the leftover for salad and another time for fried rice.The curry puff was made with puff pastry and the inside was filled with diced chicken which was not very spicy. It is the mini version of the normal curry puff. Suitable for those not used to spicy curry puff.
This puff pastry cup was filled with mashed potato and a sliced of smoked Salmon. A couple of this puff pastry will filled the stomach, This is best eaten on the day itself.This drumlette is actually 1/2 a mid wing. and has a batter coating with lemongrass flavor. I heat it up in the oven so that it is crispy.

The takeaway item was warm when I picked the items up as they are kept it in the warmer except for the salmon which is chilled.

The takeaway items are priced reasonably and can be items added to party so that you can save time to preparing so many dishes.

2013-01-26

SGD 20(Dinner)

Found this Indonesian Cafe hidden in the back row on the 2nd floor. You can only see it if you go around to row of shops at the back. I was attracted to the display of Madura Chicken Satay and the Grilled Fish.

I decided to order the grilled fish and chicken Madura Chicken Satay for takeaway.The whole fish was grilled with a slightly burnt look until crispy and topped with the Indonesian Sweet Sauce "Kecap Manis". It was very tasty and comes served with white rice. The fish is enough for 2 person to eat. I like the sauce eaten with the rice.Madura Chicken Satay is name after a place in Indonesia. It uses chicken illfet and marinated with dark sweet sauce and in a bamboo skewer. It is grilled and yet still tender. Their does not have any fats or skin. Different from the local satay taste as it is sweeter and not using other spices. It is also served with peanut sauce. they serve 4 chunky chicken sticks for $4.90 with rice cake. You can opt for rice if you wish. Addition stick cost $1.50 each.

For a different type of satay, you can try this version.

2012-12-24

SGD 8(Dinner)

Concorde Hotel was formerly Le Meridian Hotel. There used to be a French Departmental Store called Printemp below. Note that this is not the old Concorde Hotel that used to be in Havelock Road.

Outside the entrance to the Spices Cafe, there is a stall selling Nonya ceramic at much cheaper price than Katong. It is good chance to load up on Nonya Gifts.It has a weekday lunch buffet for $28++ for Adult and Senior above 55 pay $22++ If you pay by UOB card you pay for 3 for every 4 dinner. It is really value for menu and they have a wide choice of food which consist of local flavors and Nonya dishes.

When we are seated, they asked if you would like a Adult Bib to prevent getting your clothes dirty. You can also order unlimited coffee or tea which is included the buffet. I tried the laksa which a staff cooked on the spot for me. I love the not very spicy laksa and the taste was yummy, but I have to save room to try other food. Luckily the portion is small. I also picked the winter melon soup which you can tell has been cooked for hours. I also try the Ayam Buah Keluak, note that the Buah Keluak is served in a separate bowl with the black nutty paste removed from the shell.There is a lot of choices which I cannot finished trying. I tried the made on the spot popiah and kueh Pi Ti which were not bad. The otah had spicy and non spicy fish cake version which was not fantastic. I tried the Black Pepper Crab which was good as the Black Pepper sauce has the right kick with the crabs.For Dessert, there is fruits, Ice Kachang, and Nonya Kueh etc. I picked the Ang Ku Kueh and Mini Apong and hot Longan Tea.
There is 2 version of the Ang Ku Kueh, the commonly available red color ones with green bean filling and a black salty version which is seldom seen locally. Mini Apong are like mini crumpet with some blue color. It is served with a banana sauce. This is not a commonly seen Nonya snack at local stall. I also enjoy the hot Longan Red Date Tea.If you go on the 2nd or last Monday of the month, there is also free entertainment thrown in. There is a blind guy playing the keyboard and a lady singing old favourite and you are welcome to dance the Joget (Peranakan Dance) after the meals.

Services
Staffs were very friendly, and attentive. They remove empty plate when you finished so that you can go to the buffet table to take new plates for other dishes. They even bother to save you money.

I have 5 adults during my New Year Eve lunch of which 2 are Seniors. They charged my UOB card for 2 Adults and 1 Senior (free 1 Adult) , so that the extra person charge is Senior instead of an Adult. The total bill for 5 persons came to about less than $120. This was a really good deals and New Year Eve turn out to be last Monday of the Month which they still had free performance. It is one of the cheapest New Year Eve celebration.

This is a good Weekday place for group gathering for senior as they can eat Singapore & Peranakan Food and a nice outing for them. It is cheap and decent food for company gathering. Remember to reserve in advance as it is popular.

2012-12-31

SGD 28(Lunch)