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This is vanessatanyl living in Changi. I am a StudentI like to hang out in City Hall, Somerset, Orchard. Japanese, Singaporean are my favorite cuisines. I also love Restaurant, Hawker Centre, Hotel and BBQ.
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Perfect for Family Dinners Smile May 18, 2012   
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Categories : Cantonese/Hong Kong | Fine Dining

My entire family visited Peach Garden to celebrate my auntie's 80th birthday. We were greeted with friendly service staff and a very grand looking restaurant.

The scenic view from the 33rd floor, where the restaurant is situated at, definitely started the dinner well. It was a breathtaking panoramic view of the skyline.

The dishes we ordered were the Sauteed Stuffed Scallops with Salted Yolk, Double-boiled Fish Maw in Chicken Essence Soup, Roasted Crispy Duck, Deep-fried Prawns in Wasabi Sauce, Steamed Soon Hock Fish in Soy Sauce, Braised Handmade Beancurd in Crabmeat Sauce and Fried Seafood Noodles in X.O Sauce.

I found every dish to be very tasty. The scallops, duck and deep-fried prawns were my favourites for the night.

Felt that the Fish Maw Soup wasn't tasty enough, the fish could have been more tender, beancurd tasted too common to me and I couldn't taste much of the X.O flavor in the seafood noodles.

Roasted Crispy Duck

Roasted Crispy Duck

 
Steamed Soon Hock Fish in Soy Sauce

Steamed Soon Hock Fish in Soy Sauce

 
Braised Homemade Beancurd

Braised Homemade Beancurd

 
Deep Fried Prawns in Wasabi Sauce

Deep Fried Prawns in Wasabi Sauce

 
Double Boiled Fish Maw in Essence Chicken Soup

Double Boiled Fish Maw in Essence Chicken Soup

 
Sauteed Stuffed Scallop in Salted Yolk

Sauteed Stuffed Scallop in Salted Yolk

 

 
 
Recommended Dish(es):  Sauteed Stuffed Scallops,Deep-fried Prawns in Wasabi Sauce,Crispy Roast Duck
 
Date of Visit: Apr 01, 2012 

Celebration:  生日 

Spending per head: Approximately $100(Dinner)

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Categories : European | Bars/Lounges | Hotel | Buffet | Fine Dining | Brunch

My boyfriend surprised me with dinner to celebrate our third year anniversary. Made me so excited not only because it's at Raffles Hotel, but also because I've heard so much about the Bar & Billiard Room from my mum.

Apparently, she used to dine there all the time with her colleagues. But that's another story.

Anyway, I must first emphasize how good the service is here. It's the kind of service standard you will never find at just about any place in Singapore.

They were warm, welcoming, friendly and always on the tip of their toes to serve you. But then again, I did feel a little uncomfortable because it felt as though their eyes were on me at every second of my dinner there. shocked

The food there was just as splendid. Quality is the word to describe it. Fresh and well-prepared! Some must-try's are the pasta, steak, squid and desserts (especially the tiramisu)!

I wouldn't say the spread was extensive. In fact, the salads and starters already took up half the variety of food. So I guess if you're going there, don't expect quantity.

 

 

 
Beef Steak

Beef Steak

 
Pasta with mushroom cream sauce

Pasta with mushroom cream sauce

 
Pasta Bolognese

Pasta Bolognese

 
Starters

Starters

 
Desserts

Desserts

 
 
Recommended Dish(es):  Tiramisu,Pasta with Mushroom Cream Sauce,Beef Steak,
 
Date of Visit: Apr 25, 2012 

Celebration:  紀念日 

Spending per head: Approximately $100(Dinner)

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Everything Asian Under One Roof Smile May 18, 2012   
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Categories : Asian Variety | Hotel | Halal | Buffet

Visited Asian Market Cafe for the first time with my boyfriend for our third year anniversary. A close friend of ours recommended the place to be good for local and Asian food.

We're both huge fans of buffets. He loves the quantity, I love the variety, and we both are constantly in search for both of that plus quality.

Our initial expectation of the restaurant was quite high because it's situated in a hotel.

However, upon stepping foot into the restaurant, we were quite surprised by the profile of diners around. They seemed under dressed (short of better words) and rather sloppy.

Thankfully, the food there saved us. The spread was extensive with all sorts of Asian food - from the cold food selection leading all the way up to desserts. We were ecstatic!

The laksa was very lemak, the popiah very smooth and full of flavor, middle-eastern food tasted very authentic, and our local food was yummy!

I love the durian paste as well, but I don't quite get the little icey bits in the paste. Otherwise, it would have been perfect. The Portuguese egg tart is a must-try too!

The service was very good at first. They were fast and responsive, and seemed happy to serve us. But at the later part of the night, it seemed like they were ignoring us and unwilling to clear our table.

 

 

 

 

 
Egg tarts and cake

Egg tarts and cake

 
Durian

Durian

 
 
Recommended Dish(es):  Durian paste,Laksa,Chili Crab,Portuguese Egg Tarts,Popiah,
 
Date of Visit: Apr 22, 2012 

Celebration:  紀念日 

Spending per head: Approximately $60(Dinner)

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Best Eurasian Food Smile May 18, 2012   
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Categories : European | Fusion | Restaurant | Seafood

Went to Quentin's for a simple Mother's Day dinner celebration last week.
I wasn't too sure it would be a good idea at first, especially with all the negative reviews I've read all over the internet. People mentioned bad service and food that didn't meet their expectations.

I guess it was a blessing in disguise. My expectations were so low that I ended up being rather pleased with the dining experience.

The food was wonderful, but indeed, the service needs some improvement.

We ordered the Chicken Devil's Curry (their much-raved about dish), which was yummy! I'm Peranakan, so the level of spiciness was okay for me. I would have loved it to be a little spicier though tongue

We also ordered the beef steak, as recommended by the waiter. I actually enjoyed it a lot, even though I'm not very much into beef.

Then, we also had chap chye and squid ink calamari. Both were good, but nothing worth the two thumbs up.

 

 
Beef steak

Beef steak

 
Devil's Curry

Devil's Curry

 
 
Recommended Dish(es):  Devil's Curry,Beef Steak
 
Date of Visit: May 13, 2012 

Celebration:  母親節 

Spending per head: Approximately $20(Dinner)

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Exotic and Authentic Indian Food Smile May 18, 2012   
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Categories : Indian | Vegetarian

Upon a friend's recommendation, a group of 8 of us decided to head there for dinner to give it a try.
We were apprehensive at first because of its location. Being situated at Biopolis, surrounded by many office buildings, the place seemed rather far off and quiet in the evening.

Fortunately, when we stepped into the restaurant, we were comforted by the number of tables being occupied by westerners accompanied by Indian locals.

We knew there had to be something good about this place!

We ordered twenty garlic and butter naans (about $3+ each) and a variety of other gravies and curries. Being an entire table of chinese, we weren't certain of what the different South and North Indian dishes were, so we picked according to our gut senses, hoping they would be good.

To our amazement, they weren't just good, they were very good.

The naan was well-flavoured and very soft. Loved the texture and taste of it.

The Palak Paneer ($10.00), which is actually finely pureed spinach, topped with cubes of homemade cottage cheese, is now a favourite of mine. Very flavorful and authentic.

Other dishes we ordered include the Palak Kofta Curry ($10), Kaju Mattar Khumb Curry ($10.90), Kadhai Mushroom ($10.90).
Garlic and Butter Naan

Garlic and Butter Naan

 
Palak Paneer

Palak Paneer

 
Menu

Menu

 
 
Recommended Dish(es):  Palak Paneer,Palak Kofta Curry,Kaju Mattar Khumb Curry,Garlic Naan,Butter Naan
 
Date of Visit: May 17, 2012 

Spending per head: Approximately $15(Dinner)

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