Mata Thai is a Thai restaurant located at Bishan Street 11; a stone throw away from Bishan MRT station and CPF building (Bishan).

They are having a promotion for their Curry Fish Head. It cost only $10 instead of $18! Nearly all the tables ordered Curry Fish Head.The Pandan Leaf Chicken was disappointing. There was no pandan flavour and it was oily.The Signature Curry Fish Head cost only $10, Thai style. The curry was very nice and robust, best eaten with Rice! There were too little curry given! The fish head was very fresh! Despite the fact that only half the head was given and the curry was very little, it was amazingly value for money. The Thai Style Fried Kangkong was a simple but delicious dish! The vegetable was well fried and still had a crunchy bite to it. In terms of flavour, it was light yet tasty. Moreover, there were slices of tiny chillies which provided it with a spicy kick. The Fried Garlic Squid was average.

Interesting way to serve the Tom Yum Prawns! Allows the Tom Yum soup to be kept warm constantly.The Tom Yum soup was cloudy and orangey. Although there was no chilli oil, do not be deceived by its appearance. It was quite spicy and sour with lemon-grass fragrant. It was served with prawns and Japanese mushrooms. The Tom Yum soup was delish however, the prawns were not fresh.

Fresh Young Thai Coconut ideal for cooling down on a warm day.

Carlsberg to cool my friend down from the warm humid day.

Overall, I would say Mata Thai is very value for money. Moreover, the food quality was good too! The Curry Fish Head is a must try! At such a price, where else can you find such quality curry fish head! In terms of service, it was very good. In fact overly-friendly.

Detailed review: http://foodiefc.blogspot.sg/2012/06/mata-thai-bishan.html

Wan Xing Nasi Lemak 万兴椰浆饭，炒米粉 serves Nasi Lemak at wallet friendly price. The stall is located at Albert Centre Market & Food Centre. This stall is very popular, during meal times, the queue can get very long. Fortunately, they are able to clear the queue quite fast.

Wan Xing Nasi Lemak offers seven different sets meals. Alternatively, customers can choose to order a la carte items. I ordered their premium set, Set 7 which was consisted of rice with egg, deep fried chicken wing, luncheon eat, fried fish, sambal long beans, cucumber and ikan bilis with peanuts. The rice was wll executed. Warm and fluffy with each grain infused with pandan and coconut fragrant. The deep fried chicken wing was crispy on the outside and soft tender on the inside. It was not greasy and still slightly warm.I had a hard time with the fried fish as the utensils given was a plastic fork and plastic spoon. In the end, I gave up and used my hands. The fish was fried till it was so crispy that even the small bones at the side were edible. Very fragrant and addictive for fish lovers.

The sambal long beans was quite decently cooked and still retained the crunchiness.

The chill was fragrant and was more sweet than spicy. Personally, I prefer a spicier version.

Overall, the food here is cheap and good! Where else can you get so many ingredients for your Nasi Lemak at just $3.60.

Detailed review: http://foodiefc.blogspot.sg/2012/11/wan-xing-nasi-lemak-albert-centre.html

There was a long queue at this stall during week day lunch time, at least 15 people in the queue! Well, part of the reason why there is such a long queue is because there is only 1 person mending this stall. One aunty in fact. She takes the order, cook and collects the money. I wonder how she cope with preparation of ingredients and handle the whole stall herself. Her stall is one of the few in the food centre given a Grade A!

Handmade noodles for $2.50. Wow, this is the cheapest I have seen. This is even cheaper than Qiu Yun Ban Mian at Golden Mile Food Centre.Despite the crowd, the aunty stilled chatted with customers as she was collecting the money. She informed me to leave the money on the table. Before I picked my tray up, I told her to keep the money. Her reply was 'do not worry about the money, your food is more important'. Wow, what a reply!I upsized the Yu (You) Mian to $3.00. The hand made you mian was fragrant. However, some of the strands of noodles were lumped together. The broth was light, clear and flavourful. It came along with a small prawn, a slice of fish, pork meat, egg and leafy vegetable. I was most impress with the slice of fish as it was fresh, firm and sweet! A very decent and cheap bowl of home made noodle! Cheap and Good. I will not mind queuing for this again.

Detailed review: http://foodiefc.blogspot.sg/2012/06/yong-xiang-home-made-noodle-amoy-street.html

Vanda Terrace is located at the Golf Clubhouse of Orchid Country Club. Orchid Country Club (OCC) was opened by the late Mr Ong Teng Cheong in 1991 who mooted the idea of developing a golf and country club for workers. Today, it is a wonderland of social, recreational and entertainment facilities. OCC provides a free Shuttle Bus Service from Yishun MRT Station to the country club. The OCC Shuttle Bus Service schedule can be found here.

Vanda Terrace is an alfresco-style dining outlet that serves local cuisine.

Part of the section is closed for OCC members only. For OCC members, they will be a 10% discount and waiver of 10% service charge.

Despite it being an outdoor environment, the place was well-ventilated as there were many ceiling fans. In addition, customers can just relax and enjoy a good view of the golf course.

During that night, there was a live band! What a way to relax and bask in the relaxed atmosphere. Thumbs up. Kee Chiu!

Selected sections of the menu that includes soup, light bites, local fares and desserts.The Oriental Style Chicken Wings was well-marinated and cooked. There were very crispy. However, it was a tad too oily. And I felt that the chicken wings were not meaty enough to justify this price.The Laksa Paradise consist of ingredients such as thick beehoon, prawns, cockles, fish cake slices, chicken, quail eggs, bean sprouts and dried beancurd.The Bitter Gourd Seafood Hor Fun (Hor Fan) consist of flat rice noodles served with prawns, squid, fish slices and sliced bitter gourds. This is a very decent plate of Hor Fan. The squids were overcooked and was hard. On the other hand, the prawns were very fresh (firm, sweet and juicy). In addition, the sauce was delicious! It would have been more perfect if the slices of bitter gourd were softer.The Chin Chow was served with shaved ice and atap seeds. A good way to cool down and relax after the meal.

Overall, Vanda Terrace certainly provides a very nice cozy ambience. The food here is actually not bad (good). In terms of pricing, it is slightly more expensive after all this is a country club. At least you do not get lousy food at expensive price. Over here, the food is good! For myself, I know that I will definitely be back!

On a side note, I have tried their Chicken Rice ages ago (5 years). It was very good, but it is available only during lunch time.

Detail review: http://foodiefc.blogspot.sg/2012/06/vanda-terrace-orchid-country-club.html

Another trip to the airport and I knew that I had to continue check out the Staff Canteen at Terminal 2 after having tried Wild Olives previously.

Look at how big the staff canteen at Terminal 2 is. Lots of seats, brightly lit, clean and spacious! Moreover, there are so many stalls selling their food at very affordable prices.

The menu along with the price list for public and staff. As this is a staff canteen, it is understandable that staff price is cheaper.

Free flow of pork lard which you can add in to your liking. The sambal chilli was disappointing. It was spicy but way too salty. In addition, the flavour of belacan was overwhelming.Honestly speaking, this is just an average Fried Hokkien Mee. The flavour and taste was so-so. If the dish was fried together with the pork lard, it would have tasted much better (what a pity). The other down side was that the bee hoon was of different size compared to the yellow noodle. If similar size bee hoon was used, it would have been better.

The flip side of the coin is that this cost only $3 (so affordable). For $3, you get such a big plate of Fried Hokkien Mee (where else can you get so much at such a price?). Furthermore, they added clams into the dish (which is rare for this dish).

I will be back more often when I have the opportunity. Cheap cheap!

To get to the Staff Canteen at Terminal 2, you would need to take the lift up to level 3M. Some lifts does not service level 3M (depending on which part of the building you are in). You would then need to take the lift to Level 3 and take a flight of stairs up to reach 3M. Alternatively, just ask any airport staff, they will be able to give you the directions.