I never knew that they had lunch sets and was delighted to find that their lunch sets are really value for money! I got myself the Braised Beef Cheeks Goulash set at only $15.90, which comes with free flow salad bar, a drink and one scoop of ice cream.




We started off with the salad bar while waiting for our main course to arrive. The salad bar consisted of cut fruits like watermelon, honeydew and grapes, various salads like Thai vermicelli salad and assorted vegetables (raw and cooked) such as lettuce, long beans, dou miao, button mushrooms etc for you to create your own salad. There were a few salad dressings for you to choose from ans also some toppings like cheese, bacon bits and croutons. The salads, veg and fruits were all very fresh.




The Braised Beef Cheeks Goulash itself was really really good and the portion was more than enough for me. The beef cheeks were braised till the meat was fork tender and had absorbed all the flavours from the stew. The carrot and potato chunks were also braised till they were melt-in-your-mouth and flavourful. There were also 2 slices of crispy toast which was nice on its own but I used it to wipe up every last bit of the yummy gravy

I chose to have hot tea which was from Dilmah, and Vanilla ice cream which was so-so. 

The salad bar and main course was really good and value for money so I recommend everyone to give them a try!

We were here for lunch on a Friday and it was full house. Saw quite a number of Caucasians in this outlet as it's at a tourist attraction. I ordered a Lamian with Doubled Boiled Chicken Soup for myself, and also some other side dishes to share.




La Mian with Double Boiled Chicken Soup: I like to order Double Boiled Chicken Soup whenever I go to Chinese restaurants. The one at Din Tai Fung had quite a few big chicken pieces in the soup. The meat was really tender and came off the bones really easily even when using just chopsticks to pull the meat off. The soup itself was nice but still can have a stronger chicken essence flavour.




Prawn Paste Chicken Wings: This was good, the batter was thin and crispy. I could also taste the prawn paste. 




Green Chilli Stuffed with Minced Pork: This dish didn't look appetizing at all due to the colour but it was yummy and I really liked it! This was nice with a subtle sweetness from the chilli and savouriness from the minced pork. The chilli wasn't spicy too.




Pickled Cucumber: I liked this cold dish too, the cucumbers were nice and crunchy and really refreshing. Great as an appetizer. Not too sure what's in the sauce but I really liked it too.

Was walking past KOI today after lunch when I noticed their promotional board, advertising their mini yam topping! I'm not sure if mini yam topping has always been available or it's new, but anyhow, I was attracted to the board because I like yam!I got the normal milk tea but instead of pearl, it was the mini yam instead. I find that sometimes the sweetness of the milk tea varies even though I always order 50%. This time, the sweetness was just right for me . The size of the mini yam is about one third size of the normal pearl. It was chewy with a nice subtle yam flavour. Will probably order this instead of pearl next time

Though a little pricey, I still occasionally purchase some items from Central's takeway counter for my tea break as I love how the ingredients have soaked up all the soup and flavours after being simmered in it for so long.The takeaway counter is located near the entrance of the restaurant, and you can see sticks and sticks of different ingredients simmering in the soup (original/mala). My favourites are the radish, and pig skin. Radish and pig skin are known to really absorb the flavours of whatever soup/gravy they are immersed in, just like a sponge! Hence I love how each time I bite into the radish and pig skin the soup will ooze out This time I also tried their sotong ball, which turned out to be average. They also have quite a number of sauces for you to mix in but I've never tried them as it's good and flavourful enough without any sauce.

I really love the salads and wraps from Sumo Salad! It's the place I go to when I'm looking for something healthy yet delicious to eat. What's more, the staff always try to stuff as much salad as possible into the container till it's full to the brim hence it makes me feel like it's really value-for-money I usually get the smaller portion with 2 kinds of salads, but this time I was feeling a little hungrier hence I got the bigger portion where I can get 3 kinds of salad. I like their thai vermicelli and veggie salad so I got those 2 again, and for the cous cous on the right it's my first time trying it out.

Thai Vermicelli: The dressing for the vermicelli was very light, so it’s not very Thai but I still like it as everything tastes clean and light on the palate. Other than vermicelli, there’s also julienned carrot, chicken slices and coriander.

Veggie Salad: Their veggie salads are always tossed in dressing beforehand so they always absorb the flavours and do not have that really raw vegetable taste. This salad came together with capisum slices that was cooked till soft beforehand, hence it was nice and sweet, and soft creamy pumpkin and avocado cubes. The taste is really great

Couscous: The couscous also came together with capisum that was cooked till soft beforehand. Couscous is actually some kinda wheat/semolina substitute for those who don't want to eat rice/pasta. It was interesting and not bad and the 'grains' are much smaller than rice.