Chanced upon the new extension of plaza sing the other day and the first store that's on the right is STARBUCKS!
I like that this particular franchise felt more spacious than the rest, but as usual, never any space to take a seat and just chill!Ordered the chocolate chip creme (tall - $6.20, grande - $7.00, venti - $7.80) to go. Asked for whip cream (which i regretted as i never ever stir it in), and more chocolate syrup was just hanging at the top! BOOOO.

Anyhow, this drink is one of the few non-caffine drink in starbucks. I think the other one is hot chocolate? I like to bite on the tiny chocolate chips floating around which enriches the texture of the drink!
This drink is an indulgence on a hot day (esp. with the steep prices)!

Will definitely try the hot chocolate next time round if there's seats!

One of my favorite chinese restaurants! I love the deco of the restaurant as it fits the name of the restaurant very well! They have chinese wine urns as the deco and wooden furnitures, which emulated the older days inns very well!

Staff were all very friendly and wore dian xiao er hats! Very cute! They were all very well-versed with the menu and most memorize the menu. Quick and friendly service from them.

On to the food!1. Soup of the day - Double boiled lotus root - $11.60
Refreshing and light, was a good start to the meal. Lotus roots were of generous serving and the meat inside was actually quite flavorful! There was some peanuts, dried scallop within too. 2. Duck roasted with angelica herbs - $12.90
Filled with herbs, the duck was roasted to perfection. Personally, I don't eat the skin of the meat but this skin was too good to be wasted! It was crispy and some of it didn't even have any fats on it! The meat was soft, tender and aromatic as it absorbed the herbs flavor. I tried some of the herbs and they were surprisingly sweet! Not too sure what kind of herbs are they though. 3. Stir fried bitter gourd and pumpkin -$11.60
This is quite a special dish, never seen it outside before! Bitter gourd and pumpkin was quite a good mix. There were some crunchy things (dont know what are they) and chestnut (?) cooked together. The sweetness of the pumpkin compensates the bitterness of the bitter gourd!4. Old-style steamed fish slices $12.30
I like the sauce that they cooked the fish in. Not too salty and taste different. The fish slices were fresh too! 5. Chinese spinach in superior stock - $18.30
One of my favourite dish to order as it has wolfberries in it and i love spinach! plus, the superior stock can be taken with rice, delicious!! There were some anchovies sprinkled on top of the dish, adds to the healthiest of the dish!6. Braise mushroom in chinese wine - $10.90
Taste of chinese wine was quite strong but with the other condiments added to make the dish, i felt it was quite a nice touch!
White rice - $3
Best place to have another bowl of rice if you're love eating rice! The rice is very very flagrant and it's always pipping hot! Ask the waitress which brand they use and i believe they said "zhen zhu mi" (pearl rice). Got to go buy it for myself!

Quick tip for the health conscious: there's dishes with the health pyramid at the side and i think they list the calories in the food too!

I will definitely be back for more! (:

My parents bought the fish and chips back for dinner as they had a coupon/voucher for 1-for-1 fish and chips.
I like how the fish and chips remained crispy and fries did not turn soggy (yet!). The two slices of fish were thick and juicy, definitely worth the price! The batter wasn't very thick as well, so you can taste more of the fish than the deep fried coating around it! Perfect! the chips were those they were fat and filled with potato. It was very very delicious. I couldn't stop eating one fry after another! Plus, the portion was quite big, so it's possible to share with a friend if one's appetite isn't that big. The Norwegian salmon sashimi is comparable to those that i had when i went to japan! It was so so so fresh! and the cut was quite thick. Also, they have a promotion every wednesday for sashimi! If i'm not wrong, $9.90 for salmon sashimi. So go on a wednesday if you want to try! The chef was also very generous in serving size. They also gave these cute little bottles of soy sauce for the wasabi. I think it's easier to squirt it out than the small plastic bags (similar to those in instant noodle packets). The wasabi is different as it was more.. mashed up (?) but the kick was definitely stronger than normal!

I will definitely go back to the store to try out other items!

Bought these few last minute cake slices for my mom's birthday as we went out for her birthday dinner spontaneously! There is peach, strawberries and kiwi ontop of the fruit cake. A tad sour for me! I guess it depends on your luck to get the sweet ones. The almond flakes at the side added a nice touch to the soft sponge-like texture of the cake! The cream was quite rich as well. I scrapped it off as i felt it was too much.

I prefer the chocolate cake if i had to choose between the two. The chocolate cake had a small piece of white chocolate ontop and is decorated by 2 strawberries. These were a little more sweet than the ones on the fruit cake. The chocolate taste was very rich and it smelt quite aromatic too! It was very soft too.

Brown Rice Porridge!

Simple and healthy! Perfect for the health-conscious!
Shared this bowl of porridge with my sister as we felt like being healthy that day! It cost only $2.50 for the huge bowl of porridge. It has mushrooms and carrots in it. The store aunty was very nice too, striking up a conversation about how youngsters these day hardly eat brown rice.. Hmm. I beg to differ!

It is quite filling as it was a big portion. They seem to cook only one big pot of porridge and sells till it finishes; not cooking a new pot anymore since i hardly/dont see it at the later part of the day.

I love how it's plain but really delicious!

The eating environment was also very nice, you can see a mixture of people eating at the food court. It was also a very clean place as the cleaners were very efficient, clearing up within seconds once someone leaves.