Lunch at Crystal Jade La Mian Xiao Long Bao!
We went there for the obvious reason - XIAO LONG BAO But besides XLB we needed some other dishes which are Zha Jiang Mian, har gao and scallion pancake.

XLB ($4.80) : Well, flavorsome broth, tender and moist meat. They were yummy, though I hoped that the skin should be thinner.

Zha Jiang Mian($11.50): The noodles were springy and the sauces and the meat was full of flavor, a bit salty though. But overall is a bowl of zha jiang mian, I couldn't expect it to be bland and tasteless. Another point was that the serving was quite huge, even though my friend and I were sharing 1 bowl we couldn't finish it. Value for money I say, without the other side dishes.

Har gor($4.50): My friend made a statement "all har gao are yummy" YES. I totally agree with her, I love the idea of fresh prawn wrapped inside a skin. When I bit into it, all I could taste was the succulent and springy prawn, freshness of the prawn. DELICIOUS

Scallion pancake($3.50): I have no idea why we would order this I guess we were too hungry and can't wait to eat. The scallion pancake tasted like roti prata but of course we smell of scallions. It was average. No raves about it.

I absolutely adore the all-day-breakfast menu at coffee bean for I can get delicious and filling food at a reasonable price.
This time round they introduced a new food item on their all-day-breakfast menu, Croque Madame.

Croque Madame is actually bread with cheese melted on it and sandwiched with ham before serving with an egg. The egg may be poached or fried.
This was my first try of croque madame($11.90 with coffee/tea) and I'm pleased with it. The lightly toasted bread was soft and fluffy and the cheese was mellow and rich. The ham wasn't too salty and the egg was cooked perfectly. Combing all the elements on the plate and putting it in my mouth was just lip-smacking! YUMMY

I order the fruit cake($4.20) since it was a Christmas season cake and I'm disappointed with it. It was dry and I felt some flavours were missing in the fruit cake.

I reckoned that the all-day-breakfast menu was yummy but I wouldn't say about the cakes and coffee for they had disappointed me time and again.

Manhattan fish market as the name suggest is famed for their fishes. But I highly recommend the spaghetti and side dishes such as fried mushroom as they were really deli. My first visit to Manhanttan gave me a deep impression and I'm here second time.
But this time round I gave the main courses a miss and focused on their desserts instead.
I ordered the Manhattan Mud Pie for a price of $4.90. For the price, it is considered very reasonable.
When the plate arrived, I could think was that they shouldn't use a big plate because it makes the cake smaller than it seems. The top layer was rich chocolate cakes while the bottom layer was chocolate ice-cream.

At first bite, the sweetness and taste of chocolate was so strong and thick. Mmm... Definitely for people with a sweet tooth and a passion for chocolatey chocolates.
Although I'm a sweet tooth person, I couldn't finish it because it was way too sweet for me. No wonder the portion was small, because it can really make one sick and tried of it.
But do give it a try and share it with friends. It will make your meal feel more complete

One rainy evening after school, my friend suggested to visit MOF since we were going to Lot 1 for dinner for she had a good dining experience there and wished to visit it again.
I agreed since I'd been seeing lots of photos and raves about the desserts at MOF.

When we were seated down, the first menu I browsed was the dessert menu. I LOVE DESSERTS! <3 I felt I was in matcha heaven after looking through all the items. Every single dessert was my favourite - matcha, red bean, ice-cream - OMG. I was squeaking with joy as I flipped through the menu ^^
In the end, I settled with unsweetened green tea latte and matcha zen which cost $3.30 and $6.00 respectively.

After browsing with the desserts menu, I flipped through the main course menu. I think that was the first thickest menu I have ever seen out of the many dining experiences. The menu was thick and heavy with a wide array of food choices ranging from sashimi, sushi, hotpot, bibimbap, hot stone, curry rice, ramen, pasta etc etc.
I was literally spoilt for choices, so many to choose from! My friend and I took a while to choose our main because there are just too many choices. I settled with a oyako bento which was chicken, egg,onions and mushroom while my friend settled for udon set meal which cost $9.80 and $16.80 respectively.

Oyako bento: I was disappointed with the bento because I thought it was lacking some flavour and "kick" to make the meal feel much more complete and yummy.

Udon set meal: I aren't a fan of udon because of the thickness of the noodles which makes it very chewy if the udon wasn't done well. Surprising, I like the udon. The soup was flavoursome and not too salty and udon was cook properly. It didn't had the unwanted chewy or toughness to it The udon came with shitake tempura which was yummy as well. Even though it is fried, I can still taste the moistness and the flavour in the mushroom not just plain tempura flour that mask everything. No wonder my friend like the udon set meal, the reason is simple. Simple and yummy good food.

Matcha zen: I have a weakness for desserts. Red bean and green tea is one of the best combination in the world. Bitterness of the green tea gelato matched well with the sweetness of the red bean. The mochi gave the dessert more mouth-feel. A good combination. Thumbs up! (Y) I ordered a mini size for I knew I wasn't able to finish the usual portion. But it seems like the price is still the same as the normal portion...

Soft serve cream: My friend isn't a fan of ice-cream but she loves the ice-cream there. It was very milky and creamy, very different from the usual ice-cream sold in other places. No wonder she loves it. HAHA

Green tea latte: A perfect cup of original green tea drink without any sugar. For the hard-core green tea fan If you love your drink sweet, it is recommended to order the sweetened one. For it tasted bitter without sugar.

Overall, I love the desserts at MOF. I will probably visit the place again and try out some other mains and of course, desserts ;)

Total bill came up to $45.30 for 2 pax.

I had lunch at Ayam Penyet Ria for the first time and it was really a yummy and worthwhile lunch We went in at 11am plus to avoid the lunch crowd and at 12 plus during the lunch hour, the small restaurant was close to full house. This says something about the food at Ayam Penyet Ria.

I chose to eat Lele penyet which is smashed catfish while my friend had ayam penyet, smashed chicken rice both meals cost $6.90. Lele penyet was really palatable and yummy. The skin of the fish was very crispy and not too oily while the meat is tender and moist. The crisps atop the fish made the rice tasted much more flavoursome when eaten together with the chilli.
The sambal chilli was really spicy, if you're not a fan of chilli please eat it at a small amount. Other than the fish, the meal also had fried beancurd and fried tempah. The fried beancurd was normal, nothing much to rave about and I prefer tempah to be stir fried instead of deep-fried.

We ordered a rose soda, $2.40, as well, it tasted like bandung and was not too sweet. After a spicy meal, a cold drink really does the trick to cool down my burning mouth.

The food was very yummy and was filling too. I will definitely make another trip to ayam penyet ria to eat the food again