They’ve certainly expanded their food menu considerably since they first opened,
the luncheon meat fries-Luncheon meat is cut into thin strips, deep fried and served with a kaffir lime mayonnaise. I had high hopes for this dish, but I must say I was slightly disappointed. For me, the perfect piece of spam is fried till crispy on the outside, yet still a bit soft and pale pink inside.
mini Wild Rocket burger-which were pretty good. The patty was a little on the dry side, but otherwise I was quite happy with these.
I find it a bit of a bummer that they don’t serve soft drinks or coffee here, though. I was having one of those days where I really needed a coffee, but ended up being ‘forced’ to order a cocktail instead.

e decided to pop down to Bella Pizza,
We learnt our lesson and made a reservation in the afternoon.
We started with a salad of bocconcini, cherry tomatoes and rocket to share. This was quite a tiny portion but it was only $7, after all. Nothing spectacular,
One of their specialities is a boat-shaped pizza, the Barca. It comes in two flavours – one with Italian sausage and sautéed onions, and the other with buffalo mozzarella wrapped in Parma ham. We each had the banana crepes with mascarpone cheese and nutella – this dessert is just too good to share
I like the pizza here but a bit expensive

Their specialty here is there Shoyu ramen
I ordered the Shoyu ramen with braised pork belly. The pork belly was pretty fatty, even for me.
Hokkaido ramen seems to be thicker and chewier than the normal ramen we’re used to, so those who like their noodles on the softer side may find this a bit too firm and starchy. I found that it went really well with the broth, which was packed with umami flavour. Surprisingly, although it was shoyu based, it wasn’t excessively salty.
It’s good and well worth a visit, but I wouldn’t queue up for this given the wealth of choices here

must say my first impression wasn’t great – we arrived earlier and waited outside to be seated to no available
We said we had to check with our friends first, and she told us they’d clear the counter and asked us to take a seat outside.
We waited outside for a good 5 minutes without any progress
we just breezed into the restaurant and plonked ourselves at an available table.
Anyway, on to the food. The chicken rice is Sam Leong’s grandmother’s recipe and is apparently outstanding, so I ordered it.I like that you can choose whether you want the thigh or the breast portion. I had the thigh, of course, and I must say it was very good. The chicken was tender and moist, and the sauce had a hint of Chinese rice wine that I really like. The rice was fragrant yet not oily, and it came with a double-boiled soup. All for only $9.90.
The menu is pretty limited, but there are a couple more dishes I wouldn’t mind trying, like bak kut teh with lamb ribs
Very slow service and one of the waitresses was not very polite. The food however was excellent. Not exactly cheap, but not expensive considering the quality of the ingredients. Definitely worth considering if you’re at the Esplanade.

The selection is huge, and when faced with so many choices I tend to overestimate my appetite and always end up ordering too much
grilled swordfish skewers-This was my favourite. The fish was really fresh, with a wonderful texture and an almost buttery flavour.
pork belly stuffed with kimchi-I’ve recently acquired a taste for kimchi , and I think it goes perfectly with pork.
chicken hearts-Some of the best grilled chicken hearts I’ve ever had. They sliced these really thinly and grilled perfectly so they’re nice and tender
After a heaty meal like that, we needed some kind of dessert to cleanse our palate. They only had 2 choices – a green tea ice cream and a yuzu sorbet.
Yuzu sorbet-The flavour was delicate and a perfect balance of sweet orange and bitterness.
Service was excellent – they kept topping up our tea without being asked, and were very polite and efficient in taking our orders