I've been visiting Tao's for a few years. I always remember leaving the place feeling full and satisfied, as if I've just had a buffet. However this time, I noticed that the portion for some of the dishes has shrunk slightly. Nonetheless the price remains affordable, the standard of the food remains high, and the service remains excellent.

They do change their menu every now and then, so that even regular customers can have new dishes to look forward to for every visit.

If you've never been to Tao's, I highly recommend you to try out this place.

I have regular cravings for the claypot rice at Marina Food Loft. There's a queue most of the time. You can always expect generous portions of chicken and well-done claypot rice. Do remember to stir the rice and chicken once you lay down the tray on your table to avoid burnt rice! Somehow, I always manage to get nicely cooked rice that is crisy but not burnt!
This visit, I tried their tom yum seafood soup, and I do not recommend it. Shall just stick to their signature dish (claypot rice) from now on.

The internet reviews for Mad for Garlic is quite good, so I seized the opportunity to try it out when I saw a deal site offering $30 voucher for $15.

I tried out their sweet pepper stick ($32.90) while my hubby had the seafood pasta ($19.90). Also shared a wine ade.The sweet pepper steak tastes great, but not too filling as the usual sides like mashed potato and salad are missing. The seafood salad has generous portions of fresh seafood, but (again) not too filling as the pasta portion is just enough for a lady. The wine ade is a mixture of red wine and sweet soda (or is it syrup), and it's one of the nicest drinks I've ever tasted! In fact, I'm planning to learn how to make it myself after tasting it here.

Overall an enjoyable experience. Only regret is that I should have bought 2 vouchers instead of 1!

I'm a fan (and card member) of Pasta Mania, because I can always depend on them to deliver delicious pasta at affordable prices! Well.. . not always, because different outlets do have slight differences in standards. But Junction 8 is one of the better ones.Cheddar cheese sticks coated with golden brown breadcrumb, $3.90
It was my first time ordering the cheese sticks, and it did not disappoint. Crispy and cheesy as expected, and I'll definitely order again.Rice, bunashimeiji & button mushrooms served with creamy tomato herb suace, $6.90
Mushroom Baked Rice's portion is decent, and (as you can see from the picture) cheesy enough!

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This was my first visit to California Pizza Kitchen, and would be my last.

I ordered a shrimp roll as appetizer, which tasted like vietnamese spring roll.

I ordered a thin crust pizza, which was hard and not cheesy, and tasted like indian naan.

I ordered a blue crab cake pasta, and the pasta tasted sour-ish, and the blue crab cake tasted like something from old chang kee. The only food which agreed with my taste buds was the asparagus.

The food seems to be a fusion of flavours, and not "western" as I had expected.