I have been a loyal customer of 3rd Generation Laksa & Prawn Noodles from the time they opened in Food Opera, to Food Republic 313@Somerset, and now here at NEX.

They serve up great stuff and their ingredients are very fresh.

Let me start with their Prawn Noodles. I usually order Prawn Noodles with Pork Ribs. Their prawns are boiled just right. I know of places that boil them too long, making them mushy.
And we know, a good bowl of prawn noodles is highly dependent on the soup.
3rd Generation makes great soup - flavorful, rich and addictive.

One thing I must add though, is that I find that their soup isn't very consistent in quality. There are days where if you're lucky, you get superbly awesome soup. But there are the few rare occasions where the soup is rather bland.

As for the Laksa, the taste of the gravy is simply shiok!! It is the right balance of lemak yet not over empowering on the tastebuds. It would be perfect however, if they were more generous with the prawns, cockles, fishcake and Laksa leaves.
But then of course, if you're one of those Laksa connoisseurs who go for the gravy, you'll definitely enjoy this.

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).

What You Do Prata doesn't just sell prata. In fact, they have a menu of other dishes such as Mutton Briyani and Chicken Briyani.

I've ordered from them quite a number of times before and today, I ordered my Chicken Briyani yet again!

I have tried the prata here, but i think it's quite ordinary - nothing new or uniquely different from those sold at other prata joints.

Anyway, back to my briyani...
The standard of their briyani here is pretty good. I would recommend that you try it if you get the chance to.

Firstly, I love the way it's presented. Everything is served on a banana leaf, which is placed on a round metal tray base. i don't know about you, but presentation is very important to me.

The briyani rice looks so pretty and it tastes so yummy. The rich orangey-yellow color of the rice makes it look very appetizing, and fortunately, the taste matches up well. One thing i want to add, is that unlike many other places that serve briyani rice, this one doesn't pile your plate with rice until you're left with a heap of rice, more rice and nothing else but rice.

The chicken thigh was well-marinated, juicy, tender and tasty. I wouldn't say it was extraordinarily good, but it was still good nonetheless.

The sides of curry gravy, some yogurt with sliced cucumber (don't know what it's called), and a vegetable dish of cabbage, were all average to me. But they did make the entire meal look and taste great 'cos of the variety of colours and flavours.

As a whole, everything complements each other to make the dish really yummy. But for the price of $8/- for the rice, chicken thigh, cabbage, and the small saucer of curry and indian yogurt (not ordered; they were part of the meal), i would seriously consider before ordering.

When we say laksa, most of us would immediately think Katong Laksa.

For laksa connoisseurs like me, finding that perfect bowl is a never ending agenda.

It's such a pity that i only recently came to know of Roxy Laksa, which is a small stall humbly nestled at the corner of East Coast Lagoon Food Village.

To stand out among the other food stalls, you might think bright lights and vibrant colours should do the job. Well, no. Roxy Laksa will prove you wrong.

The store front is so plain and run-down, one would barely even notice its existence. But surprisingly enough, it draws in its own group of loyal customers.

When i first ordered it, i was a little disappointed at the fact that the bowl of laksa doesn't come with cockles (cos we all know, laksa isn't laksa without the cockles).

So i topped up $1 to have cockles added in.

I must admit, i am quite a food critic, especially when it comes to laksa. It is my favourite local dish - can't help it.

Upon my first mouthful, i actually expected to say an immediate, "nah, can't beat my favourite bowl!" But, i didn't. It was a tough choice cos this was really good.

Some of you might beg to differ with me. I don't know, could be the Singaporean mentality of more is better. Though they are not so generous with their portions, the taste and flavor was good enough to win me over.

I personally believe that a good bowl of laksa lies in the laksa gravy. As long as you have awesome gravy (and of course, the cockles), you have a chance of me visiting you again.

The uncle at this stall for some reason, gave me spoons full of laksa leaves! I think the leaves make the dish even tastier and definitely a whole lot more yummy!

Try it out! Laksa lovers should not miss this!

It was my 22nd birthday last week and my boyfriend had a surprise dinner planned for me. He brought me to Ritz-Carlton Millenia and it was only then that I learned that Ritz-Carlton is one of the few 6-star hotels in Singapore. And all this while I though Fullerton was the one & only.

I’m sure we all know that that essentially means that Ritz-Carlton is an equivalent to Fullerton. *gasp*

Anyway, he brought me around the hotel first 'cos we were there too early - they only let diners in at 6.30pm for the dinner buffet.
Once we were seated at 6.30 sharp, we couldn't wait but to immediately head to the food to check out the spread.

They buffet basically included sashimi, sushi, soups, fresh seafood (oysters, king prawns, crayfish, etc), Indian briyani & curries, roasted chicken, roast duck, seafood omelette, salads, appetisers, chili crab, pork belly, pork trotters, roasted beef, buttered cod fish, dory fillet, teriyaki chicken, bacon quiche, etc.

There was also this ‘vegetarian corner’ with dried fruits and a variety of nuts. Sounds healthy right? But this being Singapore, with most diners there Singaporeans, it wasn’t the least bit surprising that hardly anyone stopped by for more than a quick scan.

Also had sushi’s that no one really took… only because the Sashimi spread was just opposite. Haha.

I had rounds after rounds of food and if only my stomach had no space limit, i swear I would've eaten more.

Went on to the desserts, which looked oh-so-tempting!!
Don’t be surprised, but I quite literally managed to try every single one of them.

It was definitely a night never to be forgotten