Ameen Makan House is one of the must go places to go for NUS students who want to go a late night snack or an affordable meal while studying late in school since it offers a range of affordable Halal food. I always go for the omelette wrapped rice since I believe that it can be more filling but this time round I decided to go for a range and decided to order the omelette wrapped noodles. I really love the presentation of the omelette wrapped dishes in this eatery, the rice/noodles are wrapped nicely beneath a thin layer of nicely fried egg. However compared to the fried rice version, this noodles is a tad too sweet for me but other-than that it is a filling meal for me. At around $5 dollars for a meal, this is definitely the place to go to for an affordable yet filling meal

My grandmother is a vegetarian and this is one of her favourite vegetarian places in ang mo kio. Situated in a coffee shop, the price is fairly affordable and the presentation and the food I feel can be comparable to that of a restaurant. Sometimes the dishes maybe a tad too oily and salty hence it is advised to ask for less salt and less oil (for those who are more health conscious) when ordering. For the four of us, we ordered 3 dishes, one stir-fried vegetables, one stir-fried noodles and her favourite sambal fish. The stir-fried vegetables is pretty average but I love the sambal dish as the spiciness level is just right and when served piping hot, it gives the extra kick. The stir-fried noodles is served with a generous portion of vegetables and the noodles are chewy. In total, we spent around $30 which comes down to around $7+ per person.

This is my first time visiting Porn's and perhaps my last time visiting this place. Recently there has been a surge in Thai restaurants opening in Singapore and frankly speaking, this is nowhere near to the authentic Thai food since it is not only overpriced, the portion of the food is very small and the taste is definitely not as nice as what you get in Thailand. Having spent 6 weeks in Thailand recently, I was really quite disappointed with the thai food at Porn's.The signature Cha Yen is a must try but at a whopping price of $3.90 for this small glass, I would recommend one to head elsewhere, perhaps to golden mile for a cheaper version of Cha yen. The Green Curry was not bad, with the right level of spiciness. However the portion of the baby eggplants and chicken chunks were barely enough to share among the 7 of us and I really hope that more basil leaves have been added in to give the nice flavour. Personally I would want to taste more of the green lemon too.The kangkong was ok and for the basil leaves with mince chicken, I wish that the portion can be bigger as well and personally I find it a tad too oily for my liking.This plate of mango sticky rice cost $8.90! and it is not even arranged in the thai traditional way of which the mangos are placed on top and around the sticky rice before the coconut milk is added. Evidently, the amount of mangos given were too few to have that kind of presentation.This is the pineapple fried rice which I feel is too little, even for one person and it cost $10.90.We ordered the thai fishcake and the prawncake which were highly recommended. The prawncake was really too salty for our likely whereas the thai fishcake had a strange aftertaste. We ordered the seafood coconut milk soup( $12.90) and it was not to most of our liking at all. Many of my friends complained that it was too sour ( we scooped up a lot of lemongrass) and the addition of the coconut milk was a weird combination. Actually I had drank that in Cambodia before and I remembered that it was tasty and refreshing. The number of shrimps and fish and squid scooped up were so few that we could count within our ten fingers.

As it was a weekday afternoon, the number of customers were not a lot and the food was served quickly. For the 7 of us, we had to fork out $14 each and it was not very satisfying since the portion was too little. I will most probably head to Purvis Street (First Thai) or Golden Mile complex next time when I have any cravings for 'real' Thai food.

At 1130am, just before the restaurant was opened, you can spy a long queue for the walk-in customers. For customers who have reserved prior today ( you need at least 3 days in advance), there is also a queue. Situated on the 8th floor of eighth floor, one can have a paranormal view of Orchard area with the french windows. The whole place was bright though the downside of sitting in the 'porch' was how my table was just underneath the air-conditioning. My piping hot food (teppanyaki) and drinks turned cold quickly which spoil the dining experience. Therefore it is important to request to sit somewhere, away from the air-conditioning.I absolutely love the garlic fried rice, each mouth is so flavourful as you can taste the rich flavour of the garlic. The chawanmushi was served with a generous portion of crabmeat, japanese fishcake and ginko nut though my friend felt that the chawanmushi was not very smooth.I ordered the pork belly shabu-shabu and I love this dish the most! The pork belly was tender and the fats in between was little and it goes very well with a small bowl of rice. The portion of vegetables was generous too! A nice soupy dish to have especially after eating all the other more flavourful dishes. The vegetable tempura (Long bean and eggplant) is very oily ( a bit of a miss) and the chicken skewers is really a huge disappointment. The meat is not juicy and the sauce is not marinated evenly. The sotong ball skewer was also a tad too hard to chew.The prawns are fresh though as they are very sweet as well as the other seafood. The sashimi is also fresh and be warned that it is a very popular choice for most patrons and there are many instances that one is greeted with empty plates are the buffet table.I really love the desserts! It is important to head to the table early as the popular items such as the in house special toufu cheesecake was no longer refilled when I headed over for my second round. I love the black bean mousse as well as the puddings (mango and lime)The ice-creams are also a hit! The sesame and the greentea and yuzu flavours are my favourites! There is a very nice scent of sesame (not overpowering) and the yuzu flvaour is very refreshing! really a nice complement with the greentea flavoured ice creamThe waffle I feel is fluffy and nice and I love the toppings! especially the yuzu flavoured topping!All in all, I feel that the desserts are more of a hit especially the interesting Japanese snacks like mochi( Japanese sticky rice cake). I was intrigued by the grilled salmon fish heads but unfortunately they were not refilled. Same with the porridge too. Even though the variety of the food was really great yet the huge crowd also equally meant that most of the food( especially the more popular ones like sashimi and the in-house specials) were often snapped up quickly and the busy kitchen was often unable to serve out on time. Service was good too as our plates were often cleared quickly, though it sometimes came to the point that when we stopped eating and there was still food left on the plate, the plate was too quick to be cleared. Nevertheless good job for efficiency! will i go back there again? perhaps!

I never knew that there lies such a famous dimsum place at Sunshine Plaza- a popular hangout for students from the nearby NAFA till my friend's recommendation. I did a quick search and was excited as I read about the rave reviews on this place! I arrived at around 1215pm, expecting a huge queue since I had read about the limited number of seats, therefore I was really glad to be able to find a table for 4 so quickly. My friend quickly ordered while waiting for my other friends since I was told that the food will take quite sometime to be served. She is right- we waited for around 20minutes before the piping hot dim sum was served to our table. Generally, despite the peak lunch hour, service was good- it was efficient as the tables were cleaned asap and the ladyboss( I think) was busy serving the customers who had already formed a queue by 1pm. The ambiance of the place really reminded me of the busy hongkong cafes with the hustle and bustle as well as the injections of Cantonese.

The salted egg lava bun was really great though I find that the price was quite steep ( the price was increased to 4 dollars from 3.50 for 3) and the other dim sum like the siew mai, charsiew buns and the carrot cake were awesome as well. For the four of us, we ordered about 7 items with the in house special drink and each of us paid around 12.60 each. This is fairly reasonable since it was an hearty meal hence I would strongly recommend to go over with group of friends though one will have to be early to beat the lunch crowd! Thumbs up!:mad: