It had been quite a while since i patronized Swensen's. I can still vividly remembered that not just they served good ice creams , they also served good food. However, my recent visit to Swensen's proved me wrong. Deep Fried Shitake Mushrooms - I guess the mushroom were over fried. It was quite dry and cant really taste the mushroom flavour. Baked Spaghetti Bolognise with meat balls - One of the better dish among the dishes i ordered. The sauce was quite savoury and the meat balls were chewy and flavourful. Fish & Chips - Supposed to be one of their signature dishes but it was such a disappointment. It was way too dry and it was quite tasteless.

Located at the new extension of Plaza Singapura, Bangkok Jam is serving authentic Thai Food with a modern twist.I liked the modern bistro style kind of interior of the restaurant with items that makes you feel that you are Thailand, for example, the signage written in Thai. Seafood Clear Tom Yum Soup ($7.90++) - Don't be fooled by its clear appearance, the tom yum soup was actually very spicy. With a very strong lemon grass flavour, the tom yum soup consists of 2 prawns, squids and a few slices of fish which were quite fresh. However, the serving was quite small.

Fried Chicken Wings with Fish Sauce

 

Fried Chicken Wings with Fish Sauce ($9.50++)
The chicken wings were deep fried before frying with fish sauce. The taste of the fish sauce was quite mild, leaving a little of sweet taste. The chicken wings were tender, juicy and goes well with the sweet & sour chilli that comes with it. Seafood Phad Thai ($11.90++) My wife is a phad thai lover and she found that the taste was just right. The noodles were springy and well flavoured by the chilli flakes, peanut and sugar. Stirred Fried Minced Chicken with Basil Leaves ($11.90++)It was served together with a fried egg and white rice. The minced meat was a bit too salty for me when eaten on its own. But with the white rice, it was quite good and savory.

Verdict : While the food are nice, I would think that they would got to improve on their service. I had to ask for 3 times before they served my iced water which I requested for at the point of order. If the restaurant is fully occupied, I will definitely be more understanding. However, we had our meal near to their closing hours and there were definitely more serving staffs than diners. One thing for sure that they are quick was to present us our bills after the last order.

I had been a regular visitor to Jack's Place and had always fancied the food. Eatzi Gourmet is kind of the Halal version of Jack's Place which they served almost the same menu. However, the standards really differ too much. Lobster Bisque - Way too watery and salty. The soup tasted too prawny like almost abit fishy. Totally different from the one that i usually had at Jack's Place. Lamb Shank - tasted ok but was disappointed that the mashed potato that was served together had turned sour.

Verdict : Visit to Jack's Place, Yes. Coming back here? NO.

Had my lunch at Kim Gary. Borsch Soup - Clear Tomato based soup with a few kinds of diced vegetables like cabbage, celery, carrot etc. It was quite savory with a bit of sourness from the tomato. Very appetizing. Black Pepper steak with Spaghetti - The steak seemed to be marinated as it was kind of salty. The black pepper sauce was a little bit too spicy for me but still acceptable. Old Yuan Yang - Coffee mixed with Tea. It was quite creamy. Not too bad

Overall , for a price of $9.50++, it is really value for money.

After our team lunch, we decided to have some coffee & dessert before heading back to office. One of my colleague recommended to have it at the plain. It is along the street along craig road. It was kind of not that "obvious" cause i barely see the cafe even though i was just directly opposite it. Ice Mocha - Quite disappointed with the drink. It was too bitter for me even though it had some chocolate syrup in it. I also found it too thick .