At The Landing Point, keep in mind that besides the food, you're also paying for the ambience. My experience here was extremely pleasant and I loved the afternoon tea here.The view you're paying for. Lovely!This is the full spread - well almost. In addition to these dainty things, there's scones and your choice of coffee/TWG tea. The scones were, unfortunately, a miss for me. The ones at St. Regis are way better, the ones here taste flat and the clotted cream cannot match up to the one at The St. Regis I must've had one million egg mayo sandwich pieces. What's so special about them? The egg mayo has truffle thrown into the mix - soooo awesome!!! Thinking about it makes me hungry. Oh man! The quiche (3rd circular thingy from the left) was also very good. Not too intense, made just right with perfectly crafted crust! The salmon mayo (I think it was mayo?) in a cone was also great - my boyf had plenty of those and so did I.

Oh, on a side note, the staff is very prompt in bringing you refills. Not of every single thing, but the popular ones like the egg mayo truffle sandwich, quiche and salmon cones. Basically everything we liked! The sweets on the other hand, weren't as good as the savouries. These little tarts you see were too much for us to handle (and I actually have a big sweet tooth), it's just sore throat inducing. As for the rest, a little too average but still acceptable.

I'd come back just for the savouries, service, and ambience! Makes a good place for a girls' day out.

I had a very bad experience at BaliThai. I think they need to train their staff a lot more...

Before reviewing the service: We ordered clear tom yam soup to share, while I had the chicken with basil (chicken bits were miserable), and my boyf had the grilled chicken with sticky rice; for dessert (not pictured) we ordered the sticky mango rice. These dishes were pretty average (except for the dessert which was abysmal), but I think Thai Express is way better.

When I ordered the tom yam soup, it took the staff more than 5 minutes to run around like headless chickens asking each other what is clear tom yam soup. Are you kidding me?

When it was time to order dessert, the girl told us THREE times that the "mango for the mango sticky rice was really, really sour", even asking us "Are you sure?" at one point. I was like, sour mangoes are okay, I've had that comment thrown at me before too, but it's cos they assume most people would want their mango super duper sweet. But umm, when the dessert arrived, the mangoes were green. Hello? That's not "just sour", that's called UNRIPE and GREEN. She could have been a little more specific. Jeez. Wasted my money, wasted my time, wasted the space in my stomach. Never again.

My friend chose The Disgruntled Chef for her belated birthday celebration with me so I made reservations here. The staff got back to me very fast via email to confirm my booking, so I thought that was a major plus.

The problem with visiting Dempsey is that you're kinda screwed if you don't own a car. We were stuck in town, stranded with no cab on a Friday evening. Taking a bus there was out of the question for us as we were not very familiar with the area - plus the thought of all the walking was just a turn off. Instead of 7.30pm, we arrived at 8.45pm (!!!). Thankfully, the staff was okay with that when I called to inform them earlier.

When I stepped in, I really found myself drawn to the ambience of the place. It's a really good restaurant for chill out sessions, and can accommodate big groups or couples looking for some alone time. Service is excellent - very attentive and they knew their stuff when faced with questions, from recommendations to mystery ingredients that puzzled us. Thumbs up to them! Since TDC's dishes are tapas style, we ordered several to share. First up, we had the Steak Tartare ($18), a mishmash block of raw meat mixed with quail egg and grilled toast. I can tell you this was the best thing we had that evening. Don't be put off by the rawness - it's really good! A little spicy but flavourful, this one packs a punch. With the bread it tastes a little like tuna, without the bread, it's something completely different. Weird but true.This was the most expensive thing we had - Crackling Suckling Pig ($68). Yes, it tasted good, the skin was superb, but honestly, the flavour does not justify the cost. I would not pay $68 to try this again. $35-$40 seems about right, but NOT $68!Moving on to desserts, we ordered two to share because we thought it'd be small.. but we were wrong. Here's my choice of Apple & Rhubarb Crumble ($12), and below is the (also) overpriced Churros ($12). The crumble had clotted cream which gave it its wow factor, plus they were very generous with the bits of apple chunks. As for the churros, I've had better. They were way too starchy and chewy. The crunch was missing... such a bland dessert *ugh*... even the chocolate sauce could not save it. Sad.

I'm sitting on the fence for TDC. I may come back - but only for the ambience and probably drinks, not so much for the food.

I was kinda worried that nothing would be open on the second day of CNY. Boy oh boy, was I wrong. MBS was buzzing and completely full of life (maybe a bit too much life... I hate crowds) - I guess times have changed, eh?

I'd been meaning to give Au Chocolat a go for quite a while now and it seemed like the right time so I picked the eatery for dinner. I didn't make any reservations but it wasn't that long of a wait; I got seats in about 5 mins.

The first thing that struck me about the interior was the decor and the furniture. The bistro really does resemble a quaint French cafe along a Parisian street - from the staff's uniform to the tables and chairs. Cute!This is what I ordered: Boeuf Bourguignon ($26), beef cheek stew with baby carrots, mushrooms and mashed potato in the pot, slow cooked in veal stock and red wine. Comes with oh-so-soft brioche bread and chocolate/balsamic vinegar-topped salad too. I must say, I was super impressed with this dish. Beef stew is easy to make, but damn good beef stew is another level of heaven. The beef cheek chunks were very tender, and the gravy made from veal stock and red wine was divine... I took my own sweet time to scoop everything up with a spoon after all the ingredients were consumed. Delicious!!!My boyf had the Roast Pork Belly ($29) - slow-roasted pork belly accompanied with garlic infused potato puree and raspberry infused apple sauce for that added oomph. The pork belly slices were nice and tender, and he loved the raspberry concoction which he used as a dipping sauce. Very interesting combo!Finally, for dessert, we had the Au Chocolat Tart ($7).

Before I carry on to review the chocolate tart, I have to point out that as a patron, your choice of dessert is not limited to the menu. Don't forget to check out the confiserie next door for cupcakes, macarons, cakes and tarts! All you have to do is hop over after you're done ordering your mains (or before if you like), tell the staff at the counter your order, have them write a receipt for you, and bring that receipt back to the bistro before handing it to one of the staff. Tell them to serve it after your mains. This is a bit troublesome, yes, but as foodies I guess we'd do anything for food right?

Now, for the tart, it was kinda disappointing as it was really average. I found the chocolate a bit too bitter (my boyf liked it though), and the crust was too thin for me. I like it thick and moist... this one was on the flaky and crunchy side. It was a bit much too. I didn't finish it - which was a shocker cos I usually polish my plate clean when it comes to sweets. Oh well! I did want to try the other one, this chocolate cake made of milk choc mousse, raspberry gelee and vanilla cream. Next time I suppose! I wouldn't mind returning. Wait, scratch that, I WILL COME BACK!!

I almost got lost finding this place. I arrived with my friend around 8+ (I think) and it was pretty packed. We sat upstairs and really loved the ambience there, compared to the area downstairs.We ordered two main dishes, the pork belly and some fish roe soup (seriously cannot remember the names of these Korean dishes). The pork belly was pretty good, kimchi was excellent, and so were the other side dishes. The soup was quite spicy, but fish roe isn't really my thing, my friend loved it though.

I didn't really reek of oil after my meal, this is a major plus point. Must've been the vacuum thingy above the grill that helped. Yay for that!