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Blacktulip
This is Blacktulip living in Tampines. I am a HR Generalist, work in Tanjong Pagar. I like to hang out in Clarke Quay, Bedok, Tampines. Japanese, Peranakan / Nonya are my favorite cuisines. I also love Food Court, Hotel, Restaurant and Seafood, Steamboat/Hot Pot, Sushi/Sashimi.
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Great pricey food Smile Jul 29, 2012   
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Categories : Swiss | Pasta | Seafood | Steaks and Grills | Paella | Kids-Friendly


As we walked in, each diner will be given a card where they charge your purchases to. This is an excellent place to dine in if you want to go for Dutch. Nevermind, that they have alot of Swiss flag hanging around.

 
The first on our list was the pork. Nothing on the plate except for some light brown sauce. You have to order their sides to make it complete. I like to eat the meat on it's own without the sauce as I felt the sauce didn't quite complement the meat. The thick juicy grilled pork is really chewy.

 
This little bowl of vege cost me $5.50. Not worth the price but I like the mushrooms so I filled 3/4 of the mini bowl with mushrooms. Only one piece of zuchini left and I took it. They should top of the vege more often especially when they know the stock is low.

 
Rosti is not my favorite. But apparently, it's eveyone's favorite. Don't get me wrong. They taste quite nice except that I don't really like potatoes. Except for those mushy type that melts in your mouth, I don't fancy an entire dish of potatoes. The sausage is pretty ok.

 
Root beer is a must especially when it's my favorite brand.

 
This is Spanish rice and this is the first time I have spanish rice. It looks really messy. I kept on eating the rice so much so that I hardly touch the ingredients they included into the rice. I like the taste and the fragrace.

On the whole, the food was good but a little pricey. For that price, I could have gone to a better restaurant. Just my thoughts.
 
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Mango beer Smile May 08, 2012   
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Categories : Middle Eastern/Mediterranean

It was after our dinner and we decided to go somewhere to chill. Actually, somewhere where we can watch soccer. A friend suggested Nabins. The interior was most interesting. It has an Arabic flavor the moment you step into the reception area. The entire place makes it seems like you are in some Arabic country.

 
Being a lover of fruit beer, I decided to order the mango beer. The mango flavor is very strong so much as that it covered the beer taste that would otherwise be there. I hardly taste anything that resembles that of a beer. The sweetness is interesting! ($9.90)
 
Spending per head: Approximately $9.90

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Japanese dinner Smile Apr 27, 2012   
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Categories : Japanese | Sushi/Sashimi | Kids-Friendly

Suppose to have some western food but I was craving for chawanmushi and fresh slamon. So I, somehow, convinced my dining partner to go for Japanese food instead. He suggested Sushi Tei at Raffles City. My first time in the restaurant and I quite like the ambiance. Was given a table on the inside but I requested for counter seat (just to be near the sushi belt). The service crew was nice enough to change the seats for us.

My first order was the chawanmushi. I can't say that this is the best because I still prefer the one at Sakae Sushi. But it came quite close. The salmon was really fresh! However, the sushi chef sliced it abit too thick. I prefer my salmon probably 1/4 thinner. The rest are other sushi that we had. Wasn't too hungry so I didn't eat alot. My partner ate more.

 

 

 

 

 

 
We found this cover really cute!!
 
Date of Visit: Apr 07, 2012 

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Mini steamboat Smile Apr 03, 2012   
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Categories : Fusion | Restaurant | Porridge/Congee | Steamboat/Hot Pot

Came here for dinner many years back and thought of visiting this place again. I love how we get to have our own personal hotpot! At times, sharing could be fun but there are just times where you just wish you have your own pot and doesn't need to eat whatever your friends have thrown in. Although there wasn't alot of selection, I thought it was good enough.
Roast pork

Roast pork

 
The roast pork is one of my favorites for the night. Love how crispy the skin is. Some roast pork are so salty that you place one in your mouth and won't want a second piece. This one doesn't.
Laksa

Laksa

 
The laksa gravy taste good. Not the best but I thought for a buffet standard, it's one of the better ones that I have tasted.
Poh Piah

Poh Piah

 
The poh piah is abit soggy. Think we left it there for too long before consuming.

 
If you don't feel like dumping your seafood into the mini pot, you have opt to have the chef cook for you. We chose chili sauce and it tasted yummy. Only thing to note is that they don't cook fish. So you will still need to cook them in your mini pot.

 

 

 
Service was great because they clear your plates very fast.

It was good value for money. No drinks included though (only plain water). However, drinks can be purchase separately at nett price.
 
Date of Visit: Mar 05, 2012 

Spending per head: Approximately $24.11(Dinner)

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Back for more suckao Smile Jan 29, 2012   
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Categories : American | Café | Desserts and Cakes

Went to 春到河畔 (River Hong Bao) to squeeze with the rest of those in Singapore. Finished without 30 mins and it was so crowded we decided to leave the place as soon as we got in. Walked down to Esplanade and saw that Max Brenner was quite empty. Decided to have a drink in there. At the same time, I also wanted to introduce the drink 'suckao' to my partner. Needless to say, we ordered the same thing.

 
The presentation this time round is slightly different. It comes with a wooden tray that wasn't present during my previous few trips there. The drink used to come with the milk inside the burner but this time, it came in the container and we get to pour it into the burner ourselves. My partner didn't like it and he said that he don't find anything special about the chocolate drink. But I find the presentation really interesting!

 
Our chocolate drinks.
 
Spending per head: Approximately $9(Supper)

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