The famous Mak’s Noodle from Hongkong has made its arrival right to our doorsteps in Singapore a couple of months back. Located in the basement of Centrepoint Orchard, with the surroundings somewhat quiet. The eatery was constantly filled with customers but the queue was not snaking long as what i was expecting. What they have is a simple traditional chinese style layout for their eatery with tables a little cramp to one another and practice an open kitchen concept, very hongkong style i would say.What a cute menu embedded on a 2D big bowl. If you have not known by now, Mak’s noodle is famous for their Wanton and in my opinion i would highly recommend their Beef Brisket noodles too.Sometimes, we do not need too much fanciful condiments, just a few good key ones will do the trick!We decided to try their famous Wanton Noodle Soup ($6.90) and Beef Brisket Tossed Noodle Dry ($9.00). Their braised beef briskets were very soft, tender and flavorful yet not too overwhelming and salty. But i find their tossed noodle a little under cooked and chewy. I preferred the noodles in the soup, the texture is more springy and softer. Pardon me for the hidden wantons in the picture. Their prawn wanton is good i would say, thin smooth layer of skin with firm meaty prawn fillings. Their soup broth are pretty light and natural tasting too.All in all, the staff were quite friendly and efficient in managing the customers. The waiting time for food weren’t too long too. Whether if i will return for a second time will pretty much depends on my mood i guess. The food is of not bad standard i would say but the perception of whether it’s worth the value i’m paying for is holding me back.

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Going to 3 months old establishment along Tyrwhitt Road is none other than this sturdy stylish looking 1 Tyrwhitt Bistro Bar Cafe run by Karen and her husband. Clothed in a splash of monochrome accompanied by a few bold yet simplistic furnishing keeping its corner sleek and spacious, at the same time, preserving the rustic and vintage culture in the vicinity.Menu filled with a wide variety of choices ranging from finger food that goes well with a tower of beer to pizzas which are their specialties to pasta and some western mains. Not forgetting some desserts to complete your meal on a sweet note.Crispy Mid Wings ($10). Despite the crispiness of the lightly flavored batter with a tinge of spice and herbs, I find it a little too thick to my liking though. But the encapsulated meat within remains piping hot and juicy.Black Truffle Egg Pizza ($23.80) drizzle with truffle oil on wild mushrooms, mozzarella and parmesan cheese and topped it off with a sunny side up! Something special, first of its kind i have ever tasted so far. The crackling thin slice of pizza at its edges was surprisingly good with mild truffle aroma and taste that sits in really well with all the other ingredients on the pizza.Cheese lovers ($19.80). If you’re a cheese lover, or specifically a blue cheese lover, you’ll probably fall in love with this pizza. Topped with 5 kind of cheeses – Italian cheese, Mozzarella, Scamorza, Gorgonzola blue cheese,Taleggio and FetaCheese. From afar before it’s served to the table, you could smell the lingering ubiquitous blue cheese aroma overpowering the whole pizza. But taste wise, though the blue cheese is a little too invasive, i like the cheesy traces created from this medley of 5 different types of cheeses.Aglio Olio ($16.80). The pasta was a little under cook but the fresh crunchy prawns and fried garlic slices that weren’t pungent but aromatic saved the dish for the day.Carbonara Bacon ($16.80). I would say this is one of the better carbonara that i would not mind having. Unlike the usuals that are filled with milky cream base that tops it with an egg making it ge-lard and sometimes a pain to finish, the one at 1 tyrwhitt bar actually has a rich creamy sauce base from egg yolk reduced to just enough to coat around each strand of spaghetti, giving the dish enough flavor yet not too overwhelming for the palette.Sprinkle of zest and a dab of lemon butter sauce has beautifully highlight the flavor of Grilled Salmon ($20.80). The grilling has left the skin crisp and the flaky salmon moist with the heightened boost of flavor from the zesty lemon butter cream sauce.Pork Chop ($16.80) slow cooked to perfection, topped with brown sauce and served with wedges and home style vegetables. Well, have you attempted to have your pork cook the steak style way? Dishing up to your table is a thick slab of pork chop with tender meat and juices locked in within yet without any traces of pork odor. But there’s always 2 sides to a coin, though it’s a new and innovative way of cooking the pork, but it resulted in some under cooking at the thicker area of the pork where the heat may have difficulty reaching to it. Though it may be a delightful rendition of pork chop you can look forward to, but it’s good to let the staff know your preference of having it fully cooked.Panna Cotta ($8.80). It’s not easy to achieve the right smooth and silky texture with the milky taste on the right note and 1 Tyrwhitt Bistro & Bar have really done a good job in it. I must admit, they indeed have one of the best panna cotta around. Their milk based panna cotta served with raspberries coulis gives off a sweet yet refreshing touch to this dessert piece.Tiramisu ($8.80). Literally melts in your mouth velvety homemade tiramisu is another dessert that you must not miss. Soft and spongy layers that create intense flavor burst of espresso and rum that warms up your mouth instantly and leave you craving for more. It’s one of the better tiramisu around that really have the omph and leave an impression on you.
1 Tyrwhitt Bistro and Bar whipped up a table of delectable italian fare at a reasonable price with their pizzas and desserts scoring at the top of my list. The ambiance was smoothing and relaxing, perfect for a catch up with your long lost friends or just a simple chill out night after a long day of work.

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Molly Roffey’s Irish Pub has been around in the Singapore scene for quite a while. Molly Roffey’s is quite unique to not only be a pub that telecasts live soccer matches, houses a live band performance but also a corner for the most in trend installation – dart machine! They basically have all the best things under in one roof. I like how the interior of the pub is decorated, high stools and bar counter, brick walls and scents of quaintness, greatly filled with European pubs vibes.Extensive menu filled with bar bites, to pizzas and pastas accompanied with a couple of beers, ciders and wines all at nett prices. If you have noticed, they have even attended to your small little needs where you don’t have to crack your brain, what kind of wine or liquor will goes well with what kind of food, they have done that just for you!Beside immersing in their wonderful ambiance, it’s time to indulge in some of the goodies they have right there in their kitchen. First up in the menu for tonight was Shrimp Paste Chicken in a Basket ($10). Though i was really looking forward to see how intense the shrimp paste taste will be, but to much disappointment, it’s indeed lacking the shrimp paste flavor but nevertheless, the crispiness of the skin with the juiciness of the meat seems to have make up for the loss. Not only that, the accompanying coriander chilli is really superb and a perfect match with the mid joint wings. The coriander chilli bring about some resemblance to our belacan chilli stinging our taste buds with spiciness. One word, ‘Shiok!’Another 2 dishes we ordered were Asian Pasta ($20) and Aglio Olio with Prawns ($16). I felt that the Asian Pasta fared much better than the Aglio Olio. Like what the name suggest, Asian Pasta brings a touch of asian flavor to the dish. Mild tom yum cream base with a handful of seafood. The tom yum based is not too overpowering but has infused well into the spaghetti strands, with every strands filled of subtle tom yum flavor, a tinge of sourness and spiciness. The highlight of the seafood used was none other than a miniature cheese baked crayfish, though small but the meat was so fresh and crunchy with the sweetness intensified by the baked cheese. It’s the total limelight of the dish despite it being so miniature. ): I’m literally craving for more right now. Aglio Olio on the other hand lack of lustre, with the pasta a little too dry.To sum up all, i really like the casual and full of bar vibes ambiance Molly Roffey’s has. It makes it a really good chill out place after work or on friday’s nights.

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Lepark is located all the way up at Level 6 of People Park Complex with a bird eye view overseeing the whole bustling chinatown landscape. Welcomed by a pink luminous Lepark signboard and behind this metal grill gate revealed a hip and unpretentious row of bar counter and open kitchen. The common area is filled with old school benches for their seating and they have both al fresco (for groups who would like to have a smoke) and indoor air-conditioned dining area.We decided to pop by Lepark for a quick bite before our dinner. We went for their famous and highly reviewed Milo Soft Serve ($8) and what attracted me, Salted Egg Yolk Soft Shell Crab Slider ($12). Their Salted Egg Yolk Soft Shell Crab Slider were really good i must admit. The Salted Egg Yolk sauce is so thick, creamy and rich with the full bodied flavors of salted egg yolk and remnants bits of salted egg for the added mouth feel. The pairing of the sauce with the crispy soft shell crab and deep fried mantou was the best you could find in town. The bite into the mantou with a warm and soft interior yet with a crispy edge on the exterior and salted egg yolk sauce drizzled on is simply heavenly. The crabmeat ball fair a little under the weather though, it lacks the distinct flavor from a fresh crab and it’s not so meaty and wholesome as it looks like.The next one we had was this Milo Soft Serve which was a huge disappointment. The soft serve was truly lacking of the Milo flavor and melting at an accelerating rate which no one could comprehend it. In no time, we felt as though we were eating our breakfast cereals in a bowl of chocolate milk. It’s overloaded with sweetness from famous breakfast cereals such as fruity loops and honey stars in addition with slices of banana. The last thing i would do, is to pay $8 for this soft serve again. The soft serve is photogenic but not stomach worthy.Nevertheless, i must credit Lepark for it’s novelty and creativity in creating an ambiance which was pretty unique in the Chinatown area and i believe this has made them stood out quite a lot from the crowd. Strongly advisable to just stick to their tapas and beer, and skip the desserts!

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Made my virgin trip down for some Sexy Thai food at Porn’s Star Vista. Welcomed by a vibrant and quirky outlook with tables adequately spaced out. The whole atmosphere was filled with hip and cherry mood. Even part of their menu are filled with naughty play of words but we are definitely more attracted to their scrumptious list of food pictorials! We decided to go for a mixture of appetizers, soup, sides and mains for the night.Pratunam Fish Cake ($9, $3 each min order 3). A dense springy fish cake patty that has a unique sweet and sour taste which brings you a step closer to the taste of Thailand.Clear Seafood Tom Yum Soup ($7.90). I was expecting some fiery Tom Yum Goong, but this was a little tad too disappointing. The spiciness level is not up to the standard, we added our own chilli padi to spice things up a little on our end. Not only that, the definition of seafood for this dish is an overstatement. Prawn and overwhelming of fish slices is the only seafood i saw, they don’t even have any cuttlefish to start with. ):Kailan with Salted Fish. Simple dish of fresh crunchy kailan yet filled with savory aroma and flavor from the oyster sauce and salted fish. Good texture of salted fish to go with the rice after deep frying and being not too overly salty on the palette.Missy Omelette (Minced Chicken). Another surprising good find in the restaurant. I like the fluffiness of this omelette! It’s so nicely done, with a little crisp and golden brown on the outside, while light, airy and soft on the inside!Phad Thai. Loving their green crunchy beansprouts! Mild sweetness from the phad thai couple with the crunchy cleanly cleaned beansprouts that enhance the overall mouthfeel. The thai rice noodle is not too soggy, and good proportion with bits and pieces of fried egg and de-shelled prawns.
Food aside, one of their highly recommended drink you should try is their Ice Roselle Tea. A little icy, not to sweet yet refreshing! Definitely a good glass of drink to go with the meal.

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