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I dropped by Platypus Kitchen after seeing many positive reviews online about it. For starter, i wanted the 'Roasted Pumpkin Soup' as i simply adore pumpkin, but i was disappointed when i was told it was not available that day. Nevertheless, i took the waitress recommendation to try their 'Mushroom Soup' instead. The soup is really fragrant and substantial with real mushroom puree, definitely homemade and not from Campbell soup can. It is a pity there is no garlic bread with it, otherwise, it wi
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I dropped by Platypus Kitchen after seeing many positive reviews online about it. For starter, i wanted the 'Roasted Pumpkin Soup' as i simply adore pumpkin, but i was disappointed when i was told it was not available that day. Nevertheless, i took the waitress recommendation to try their 'Mushroom Soup' instead. The soup is really fragrant and substantial with real mushroom puree, definitely homemade and not from Campbell soup can. It is a pity there is no garlic bread with it, otherwise, it will be perfect!
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 For main course, i had the 'Pressed Pork Belly' that comes with braised apples, garden vegetables, honey and clove apple glaze. The sauce was separately served, so one can choose to taste the original flavour of the pork before adding the sauce. Flavourwise, the pork itself has only a salty, porky taste. It was definitely better with the sauce added, but i felt that the sauce was too sweet, though it might be my own tastebud as i like salty rather than sweet food for my main meals.
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 One thing i dislike about this dish is that the pork is presented in a whole slab with bones intact at the bottom. It was really hard to cut through the meat and the tough bones below worsen the situation. This also makes chewing the huge chunk of meat a tough job. I think it will be real good if they help us slice or cut it into smaller cubes.

Overall, i can feel their passion towards their

food and i will be back to try their other dishes.
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2013-04-24 14 views
It is the second stop of the Food Trail in Bugis Junction. A newly opened restaurant, replacing the V8 restaurant. The place is known for its handmade pasta and uses local produces for its dish. The best of all, the prices here are wallet friendly as there is nothing above $20 in the menu. You can have a set meal from $16.90. The place is simply and stylish decorated with a very uppity-looking bar counter.TRUFFLE FRIES ($6.90)Thick cut French fries seasoned with white truffle oil and topped with
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 It is the second stop of the Food Trail in Bugis Junction. A newly opened restaurant, replacing the V8 restaurant. The place is known for its handmade pasta and uses local produces for its dish. The best of all, the prices here are wallet friendly as there is nothing above $20 in the menu. You can have a set meal from $16.90.
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 The place is simply and stylish decorated with a very uppity-looking bar counter.
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 TRUFFLE FRIES ($6.90)
Thick cut French fries seasoned with white truffle oil and topped with shaved truffles.
From far I could smell the truffle oil. For this price, I am surprised by the amount of shaved truffles, so much. So big amount, that the fries are stacked up like a Christmas tree.
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 SAFFRON & CAVIAR RISOTTO ($19.90)
Saffron infused risotto with char-grilled prawns and scallops then finished with sustainable caviar and fine herbs.
Wow so much caviar. The addition of caviar creates more texture in the dish. These days it is very difficult to find such a well cooked risotto.
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 PRESSED PORK BELLY ($19.90)
Melt in your mouth pork belly served with braised apples, garden vegetables and a honey & clove apple glaze.
The pork is very tender. The sauce is fruity and full of flavour. I like the apple cubes very much as they are very soft and melt in the mouth tender.

All desserts at $6.90, when in doubt try the sea salt caramel, you won't regret it!
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 Iced Sea Salt Caramel ($6.90)
Sea salt & caramel butter cream, chocolate peanut butter brittle, ganache and popping candy.
Feel like a kid again with the popping feeling in my mouth, as I chew on the popping candy. Sweet with a hint of saltiness.

Overall this restaurant offers very tasty and well made dish at wallet friendly prices.

Remember to check out Platypus Test Kitchen's facebook for promotion. If you are lucky, you could be getting a free dish when dining at Platypus Test Kitchen.
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Platypus Test Kitchen first started out in 2010 by Nicholas Lin. He is such a young entrepreneur that has a concept to serve the dishes below S$20.00. He also shared with us that the menu illustration will be the same as what actual serving. Here is his restaurant philosophy ” We believe gourmet foods should be affordable”. It is shown in the menu as well.Foods that we had on that day:-Truffle Fries ($6.90). Thick-cut french fries seasoned with white truffle oil and topped with shaved truffles.
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Platypus Test Kitchen first started out in 2010 by Nicholas Lin. He is such a young entrepreneur that has a concept to serve the dishes below S$20.00. He also shared with us that the menu illustration will be the same as what actual serving. Here is his restaurant philosophy ” We believe gourmet foods should be affordable”. It is shown in the menu as well.

Foods that we had on that day:-

Truffle Fries ($6.90). Thick-cut french fries seasoned with white truffle oil and topped with shaved truffles. Truly taste like heaven!Superb rich truffles with the fried made our appertizer grows bigger.
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 Crabcakes ($12.90) where it is served with large crab claw meat, served with lemon.
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 Risotto Balls ($8.90).Mozzarella stuffed balls of risotto, breaded in panko and deepfried, served over pumpkin puree. Loving the taste of the pumpkin puree and it mixed well with the risotto balls.
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 Squid Ink Tagiolini, Scallop Ragout ($15.50).The squid ink pasta is specially made not to stick to your teeth.
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 Squid Ink Tagiolini, Scallop Ragout ($15.50).The squid ink pasta is specially made not to stick to your teeth.
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 Saffron & Caviar Risotto ($19.90).Served with saffron infused risotto with char-grilled prawns and scallops. They are generous with the caviar portion that contribute to the perfection of risotto.
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 Spicy ‘Diablo’ Crab & Prawn ($18.50).Served with egg taglioni with prawns and crab claws tossed in spicy egg sauce. The fusion mixed creation with the generous size of the prawns really does attract me at the first sight. True enough the taste does not disappoint me as well.
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 Pressed Pork Belly ($19.90).Served with braised apples, carrots, tomatoes in honey & clove apple glaze. The sauce comes in a small jug and the staff will pour the sauce over the pressed pork belly when it is served. Overall taste sweet and the pork belly was chewy and firm.
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 Overall, it was a satisfying dining experience with good foods with affordable price. The interior design of the restaurant made us feel comfortable. The design of the comfortable bench seats and the layout of the overall restaurant is more of the modern living style which suits for occassion celebrations.

Platypus Kitchen is running 12 weeks promotion that desserts are served FOC when you dine in their main course. It was third week last week so be sure to pop by when you are shopping at Bugis Junction.They also offers monthly set promotions for both lunch (from $10.90++) and dinner (from $16.90++).

For more details, check out my blog: http://hazeldiary.com/?p=1342
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2013-04-18 9 views
Platypus Kitchen is furnished with nice cushioned seats and exquisite lightings, giving diners a very cosy and comfortable dining experience without having much to spend a lot, since they aim to keep prices of main dishes below $20. Full review:http://chiamhuiy.blogspot.com/2013/04/bugisjunction-food-trail-2-platypus.htmlTruffle Fries $6.90The very first time I had truffle fries at XX place, I thought it was really good. It was only until this time where I realise the truffle fries the other tim
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 Platypus Kitchen is furnished with nice cushioned seats and exquisite lightings, giving diners a very cosy and comfortable dining experience without having much to spend a lot, since they aim to keep prices of main dishes below $20.

Full review:
http://chiamhuiy.blogspot.com/2013/04/bugisjunction-food-trail-2-platypus.html
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 Truffle Fries $6.90
The very first time I had truffle fries at XX place, I thought it was really good. It was only until this time where I realise the truffle fries the other time was too salty! Here at PlatypusKitchen, thick cut french fries is seasoned with white truffle oil, tossed in truffle salsa and topped with shaved truffles. So many truffles going on here hahaha. But yeah, it's way better and it's only at an affordable price of $6.90!
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 Risotto Balls $8.90
As compared to the crab cakes, the Risotto Balls fared better to my likings because of the stuffed mozzarella inside the risotto.
The breaded risotto was served in rich pumpkin puree as well. The soup taste really great and clear, kind of refreshing to pair it with pork belly.
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 Left: MOMO-LYCHEE ALE, Right: SMITH'S ALE
$9.90 (ala cart), $6.90 (set price)
Perhaps something new? How about beer cocktails?
My friends were all raving over the momo-lychee ale, because they find them sweeter. I did give both a try, and I guess Smith's Ale is more of those who prefer sourness.
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 Spicy 'Diablo' Crab and Prawn
$18.50
Not sure it's named 'Diablo' because the chef plays Diablo... or it's because it describes the 4 different level of spiciness for this dish. Hahahaha. Without any special mention, this will be served at the lowest level of spiciness. However, you may choose to try the different levels! Level one spiciness wasn't really demanding for a person (me la) who can take mild hotness.

Spicy 'Diablo' is also served with Egg Tagliolini, topped with generous amount of crab meat piled at the peak, and fresh juicy prawns within the pasta.
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 Pressed Pork Belly
$19.90
This is something different from the norms because you get to pour the broth over the pork belly. This dish comes with braised apples, garden vegetables and honey and clove apple glaze.
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 Saffron and Caviar Risotto
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Saffron infused and certainly hand-made risotto, inclusive of char-grilled juicy prawns and scallops, this is another favourite of mine. Special mention to the caviar lavished on top of the risotto. It gives a much added taste to the risotto due to its salty nature. The risotto's texture achieved a good level of stickiness too.

Drop by Platypus Kitchen soon! This is one of the restaurants I would really want to bring my friends and family to. The food is really affordable and good.

Full review with more photos on my blog:
http://chiamhuiy.blogspot.com/2013/04/bugisjunction-food-trail-2-platypus.html

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2013-03-27 5 views
(Some of my photos have Instagram filters!!! hahaha)My friend has been bugging me to try out this place after everyone started raving about their pasta, plus it's nearby school! We headed here to celebrate a friend's birthday and to try out the food. Ambience was ok, they have a bar concept in the restaurant as well and it wasn't crowded even though it was dinner time in town. 2 of us had pasta and 2 of us tried out other dishes! They're also having some set meal promotion, which includes drink
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My friend has been bugging me to try out this place after everyone started raving about their pasta, plus it's nearby school! We headed here to celebrate a friend's birthday and to try out the food. Ambience was ok, they have a bar concept in the restaurant as well and it wasn't crowded even though it was dinner time in town. 2 of us had pasta and 2 of us tried out other dishes! They're also having some set meal promotion, which includes drink + dessert (i think) which we didn't get.
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 Their signature truffle carbonara taglitelle which is supposedly highly raved about, but we all found it to be pretty average. The truffle taste wasn't very strong and the carbonara was quite average.
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 This is what I had - V8 Chicken! Didn't know that it's like an actual dish like other places had it too LOL. I found it quite meh too but I think it's because I don't really like chicken done in this style.
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 Some beef dish which I totally forgot the name of but I quite liked this!!!! And the sauce as well ^^
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 Shrimp marinated with garlic and butter. I shared this with my friend and I really liked it hehe
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 Random shot of their menu

P.S Their truffle fries looked pretty nice but we didn't order cos we weren't in the mood for fries
shall try it next time I'm there!!!!
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Value for set meal, good choice of pasta
2013-03-20 9 views
So for a small friends gathering we ended up at Platypus kitchen (i think, previously known as V8 cafe) and the revamp is quite refreshing focusing on pasta and some other main courses.We ordered the pressed pork belly for sharing and although I haven't tried many pork bellies before, this one simply melted in my mouth and left a silky pork fragrance. The skin could be a little more crispy but it is good enough. A must have for pork lovers and those who don't mind the fats. I would recommend thi
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 So for a small friends gathering we ended up at Platypus kitchen (i think, previously known as V8 cafe) and the revamp is quite refreshing focusing on pasta and some other main courses.

We ordered the pressed pork belly for sharing and although I haven't tried many pork bellies before, this one simply melted in my mouth and left a silky pork fragrance. The skin could be a little more crispy but it is good enough. A must have for pork lovers and those who don't mind the fats. I would recommend this for sharing.
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 The chicken pesto wasn't that great choice as it tasted a little odd, but still v fragrant. I love the texture of the sauce and I find that the pasta is quite nicely cooked. The chicken was in abundance and it wasn't spicy.. The pesto left a good taste in my mouth.

The set meal costs $19.90 including a drink and soup, which was quite alright, just adding $2 or $3 more to the ala carte price. Overall the service was efficient and I find the place good for gatherings.
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Handmade pastas all under $20!
2013-01-19 34 views
Platypus' 3rd outlet, they took over V8 cafe at Bugis junction. Catering to the crowd at Bugis Junction, most, if not all of their handmade pastas are under $20. They have a unique drinks menu as well. My favourite is the 'Pink Lemonade' & "Smith's Ale' (beer cocktail)What's great about Platypus Kitchen is that their food presentations really stay as close as to the photos in the menu! The food and ingredients are of good quality, not to mention their generous portion.Thick french fries seasoned
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Platypus' 3rd outlet, they took over V8 cafe at Bugis junction. Catering to the crowd at Bugis Junction, most, if not all of their handmade pastas are under $20.

They have a unique drinks menu as well. My favourite is the 'Pink Lemonade' & "Smith's Ale' (beer cocktail)

What's great about Platypus Kitchen is that their food presentations really stay as close as to the photos in the menu! The food and ingredients are of good quality, not to mention their generous portion.
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 Thick french fries seasoned with white truffle oil and topped with shaved truffles.
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 Prawns sautéed in olive oil and garlic then finished with fresh parsley.
The prawns were so fresh, chewy yet crunchy. The most ideally-cooked kind of prawns that I love!
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 Egg Tagliolini with prawns and crab claw meat tossed in a spicy egg sauce. The portion of the prawns and crab meat is really generous and fresh!
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 Bucatini tossed in flying fish roe sauce, topped with crab claw meat, Tobiko and seaweed.
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 Supple crispy-skin pork belly served with braised apples, garden vegetables and honey & clove apple glaze.
Love the unique taste of this!

Full review can be found at: http://myfatpocket.com/herine/2013/01/03/platypus-kitchen/

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