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2013-12-01
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I went on a weekday for late lunch.This Bistro offers an extensive menu of classic and contemporary Asian and Western Cuisine. Their main feature has to be the Taiwan street foods like the Oyster Mee Sua, Braised Pork Rice and different types of Bubble Milk Tea. Their main theme is around Jay Chou though never a fan of him but still find it to be quite interesting. The cafe was rather quiet when we were there slightly after 2 pm. We were first greeted upon enter and ushered to a table for 3 rig
This Bistro offers an extensive menu of classic and contemporary Asian and Western Cuisine.
Their main feature has to be the Taiwan street foods like the Oyster Mee Sua, Braised Pork Rice and different types of Bubble Milk Tea.
Their main theme is around Jay Chou though never a fan of him but still find it to be quite interesting.
The cafe was rather quiet when we were there slightly after 2 pm. We were first greeted upon enter and ushered to a table for 3 right after then presented with the menu rather quickly. An order chit was given to indicate the items wanted. A friendly waitress approached our table and offered her assistance.After some thoughts, we decided to have Stewed Pork Belly Rice 卤肉饭 ($3.80), Braised Beef Noodle 牛肉面 ($9.80), Salted Crispy Chicken 盐酥鸡 ($6.80) and Bubble Milk Tea 珍珠奶茶 ($4.80).
Some of their recommended dishes are XO Sauce Spicy Beef Fried Rice ($13.80), Golden Salted Yolk Prawn Balls ($14.80), Fried Shitake Mushroom ($8.80) and Taiwanese Meat ball Soup ($5.80).
The Bubble Milk Tea came first. Though not the best one that i ever tasted but it was generally alright. It has an acceptable level of sweetness with a good handful of tapioca balls in it. These tapioca balls were slightly smaller in size but with a delightful chewiness at just the right level of softness. The fragrant of tea and milk was rather well-balanced to give it just the desired taste.
This served next. A small portion of rice was served in a bowl covered with the braised pork belly then garnished with pickles and coriander. Perhaps it was the high anticipation that left me feeling disappointed. It did not taste as authentic as the one i had in Taipei and not even close to the one served by Shin Yeh in Singapore. The taste was rather mediocre with no distinctive fragrance of braised sauce.
The Braised Beef Noodle was delightful though. This was the best dish amongst all that we tried. It might not be as good as what i had tried in Taiwan but its taste was rather close and authentic. It was braised well with Chinese herbs to give it the aromatic taste together with the seasoning to acquire the right flavor. It tasted slightly spicy as the spiciness was enhanced by the dried chilli added.
It was served with a few chunky pieces of beef. It would definitely be nicer if the texture of these beef was slightly softer. It was a little more chewier than expected. Though the texture was not as desired but it was flavorsome. The noodle was cooked well to give it the likable softness and springiness. It was one of the better bowls of Braised Beef Noodle that i tasted in Singapore.
It did not fare as well as expected. It was slightly over deep-fried thus the color was a little darker with its taste slightly compromised. The taste of salt and pepper was seemed missing. It tasted like normal fried chicken pieces. Good thing was it tasted dry and not overly greasy. It served with 2 sticks of cucumber.Though foods are not too impressive but the friendly service has left a good impression.
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