I usually don't eat ramen when I am out, because personally I think most of the ramen stores just cook with maggie mee with a lot of MSG, which is what we cooked at home.

However, when my friend first brought me to Marutama store... It was mind blowing! Even though the noodles look like it's right out of the packaged instant noodles, the taste of the whole bowl of ramen is totally different from what I have eaten elsewhere!

The soup base is awesome, especially for the spicy ramen. Can you imagine a spicy soup base without the reddish colour and can still be as clear as the non-spicy ramen soup base? Well, I was amazed apparently. The tenderness of the charsiew on top is superb! I can totally feel it melting in my mouth and the feeling is really heavenly. Last but not least, TRY THEIR HALF-BOILED EGG (ajitsuke tamago), it taste so awesomely surprising! It's hard-boiled on the outside and half-boiled on the inside. Isn't it amazing how they do that? However, this tamago MUST be eaten with the noodles/soup as it could be very salty if you eat it alone, although it is still super delicious.

One of the must-try in this store is their roasted charsiew side dish! *drools*

C'mon, you can't find a more tender roasted charsiew anywhere except here! Different from the charsiew topping of the ramen, this side dish smells and taste even better!

Chocolate Souffle

This is so so so sooooooooooo heavenly! You can't imagine how excited I was when this dish came into my sight! Let alone darling who is a chocolate fanatic! Seriously, this is a ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME-MUST-TRY! For all those lava cake (it's my favourite alternate name for Chocolate Souffle) lovers out there, TRY THIS OUT. You won't regret it! It is totally worth its price! Mad love!

Look at all the chocolate oozing out..... The softness of the cake... The sensation of the ice-cream and the hot chocolate sauce..... Oh my....... *eating in silence*

We were so engrossed in enjoying this dessert that for once, we were so quiet while we were eating! Mmmmmmm... nom nom nom *look at the chocolate and drools* Nom nom nom... *finish eating* Awwwwwwwwwwwwww....



Chocolate Pizza with Banana Slices

I... I... love Chocolate Souffle. =x I mean... Chocolate Pizza is good. But I think I was too overwhelmed by the awesomeness of the Chocolate Souffle that I find the pizza more normal. Next time I shall try eating other chocolate dishes before the souffle! Hahahahaha... Darling love this though. He couldn't even speak when he was eating this. XD

This is my most awesome dessert ever! Seriously, EVERYONE should eat this for once! IT IS JUST SOOOOOO HEAVENLY!!!!!!!



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Lovely food there, no wonder it has so many branches! Their series of creamy pasta is a must try, and there is even extra cheese provided if you love a more cheesy taste. Even though the crab meat is not really tender... I love the prawns though!

Most importantly, great news for all students out there!

Dine in at Waraku and show them your student pass in order to get a 20% discount off your bill, valid for EVERYDAY!

I found this hidden restaurant through my friend who brought me there to try their food quite some time ago and it was awesome. Too bad there is too much construction around that area (near Chinatown point if I don't remember wrongly) when I went, so it's a little hard to find the place. The location will probably be more accessible after all the construction ends since it is very near the Tanjong Pagar MRT station too.

Despite the inconvenience, I still see the place buzzing with business (some company's dinner party I think) so that describe how good the food is.

I especially love the appetizer, it's like fried pancake but I am not sure what is the name exactly. It's totally delicious that I can finish up the whole plate as my main course. Nevertheless, the pasta is extremely gorgeous in taste. The fresh shrimps, and the milky sauce... Mmmmmmm... *wipes drool away*

My friend ordered ribs for the main course and it taste good too! Though it is not really my type of food.

The place is good for dating during dinner time and chill out at their bar area.

I ordered the Ham & Cheese breakfast set and it was damn... AWESOME!

But maybe it was raining too heavily that day that the food gets cold super easily! Anyway, the toast still taste as nice, because ham & cheese will never go wrong!

Will revisit to Coffee & Toast Branches whenever I have time. It's cheaper than Ya Kun and doesn't taste half bad.