This weekend was back to Novena but this time visited this restaurant which located at 2nd level. The RED colour stucture design cannot be miss. The furniture is quite traditionally designed. Started to order curry ramen and Karamiso spicy ramen. The wait was not long and every table also have free eggs to starter to pass time. What a surprise with the ramen serving with a funnel like shape on TOP of Claypot. 😬😬😬Refer to photo. After waited for another 1 mins, both ramen is ready and dame HOT. The toppling came with a lot of vegetables, 2 slide of Chao Siew and sprouts. The Chao Siew is very thick compared to other restaurant which I estimated about 200%. LOL. The soup is very fresh and thick texture. The spiciness would have been more spicer possibly will be perfect for me too. Add on 2 more side dish, Gyoza. The meat well cooked with skin is thin and crispy too. Not so special for this one. Overall is good experience and will come back in future.

Been intro bybmy fren that there is a newly setup Zhicar at teban garden. The food was affordable which claims andthe food not bad, so i went to try out myself.. Food really not bad. Tried out the curry fish head, noted with dry bean curd sheet and the fishhead was using Ang go li head and was big enough for us 4 adult and really taste good. Order another few more  dish which was recommend by the staff. 1. Thousands island sliced fish (1st time try this kind of dish but to my surprise, really good!!!) 2. Chiili LaLa  ( wow the chilli LaLa is the same kind as those chilli crab type, really good. I can say if is this chilli crab will be good too as the chilli base is really got standard). 3. Prawn Paste Chicken ( the chicken is nice and we finish it all). I will come again to try their crabs next round.. the staff told me they having promotion ....see if i can give others review the next round after i try... Verdict: 8.5/10 Will come back again real soon... Total cost : Curry Fish Head $25 : Thousands Island Sliced fish $10 : Chilli La La $10 : Prawn Paste Chicken $10 total cost $55 per head spending $14 The Service was good and the staff attitude is good. the food was really good.

今次黎星加坡係住tanjong pagar，黎之前已經有好多人同我講話一定要食呢間天婦羅，本身諗住熱辣辣又要排隊又熱氣，食乜鬼天婦羅丫。。。。😒😒 不過見啲人講到咁而且真係每次經過都超多人排隊，唯有入去睇下咩料。。。點知真係好有驚喜呀😍😍 成間鋪淨係買兩款tendon，一款係special tendon (係雞塊天婦羅) 另一款係vegetable tendon，end up 真係太好味我係去左兩次試哂兩款😆😆 Special Tendon 其實係一款定食，有麵豉湯同蒸蛋。個飯有天婦羅蝦同兩大塊雞。 入面竟然有隻天婦羅蛋！😳😳😍😍😍仲要係流心架😆鍾意食蛋嘅人見到一定超開心！佢地個天婦羅有種好特別嘅醬汁拌飯一流！同埋佢個炸皮亦有別於一般嘅天婦羅，總之就唔係平時食慣嘅味道同口感😬😬 Vegetable tendon 雖然special tendon有我最鍾意食嘅蛋黃，但其實我麻麻地塊天婦羅雞，始終有啲dry同天婦羅雞硬係覺得有啲怪。。。🙈🙈 第二次去我就試左蔬菜tendon，感覺好對味☺️☺️，有茄子，蕃薯，正常蔬菜天婦羅，都係醬汁同炸粉取勝😬😬 嗰一帶嘅餐廳都好細間，坐bar枱可以見到師傅整天婦羅😆😆個個都好快手。 雖然好難說服大家去新加坡食天婦羅，但食左真係唔會後悔！👻👻

去星加坡一定要食胡椒蟹，其實本身唔係一個鍾意食蟹嘅人(因為太懶剝殼.....🙈🙈🙈)，自從三年前喺星加坡食咗呢間之後，就一直掛住隻蟹掛到依家🤤🤤🤤所以今次一落機就即刻仆到去食🏃🏻💨💨💨💨 三年前係喺AMK嗰間度食，由於唔係太熟星加坡嘅交通，覺得地鐵再轉巴士有啲麻煩😅今次去咗呢間係喺Toa Payoh，唔算好遠，地鐵出嚟行15分鐘就到💁🏻 雖然話星加坡出名胡椒蟹，但其實我最掛住嘅係呢度嘅辣椒蟹點饅頭🦀🦀🥖🥖🥖 其實啲蟹真係好大碟⋯⋯係應該一班人黎食會開心啲👱🏻‍♀️👦🏻👱🏻👧🏾👨🏻👩🏻可惜我呢排減肥要一個人食......(獨食難d肥.......係咪好無聊🤣🤣🤣🤣)佢呢度每一道蟹最少都要一隻蟹計起，蟹鉗係手板咁大🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻啖啖肉😋😋辣椒汁唔算好辣，酸酸甜甜仲撈左啲蟹肉🦀好想用饅頭成盤點晒佢🙊 除咗辣椒蟹，今次我仲叫咗蟹米線。呢個都係要一隻蟹咁計，係成隻蟹🦀🦀用來做米線湯底。個湯好好味！！不過，始終蟹肉浸係湯度係會冇咁彈牙嘅...但係個米線真係好好味!架值得一試🍜🍜🍜🍜 雖然係一個人食，我都仲係忍唔住叫咗個黃金四季豆🙈🙈🙈🙈自己本身好鍾意食黃金嘅嘢，呢個四季豆每一條都沾滿咗鹹蛋黃好味到爆！！🤤🤤🤤🤤不過一個人食真係有啲over....所以都係話叫多幾個人一齊share會開心啲😅😅 🙈🙈好飽。。實在太飽。。。🤢🤢記住記住，一定要叫多啲人一齊食先好去😬😬

Attending some exhibition event and dropped by this coffee cafe. The decoration have a fusion look with Japanese theme and western style combination. Ordered brunch sausage and bacon and cheesy chicken cutlet. The waiting time was slightly longer than usual possibly due to less worker. 😀 The bunch sausage and bacon tasted good with fresh salad, eggs and sausage. The ending with pancake served with honey is just great too. Coming cheesy chicken cutlet from the look already delicious. This dish also can for rice or toast. There is also salad and fried potatoes slides add on. Was accompanied with a sauce with this dish. With the weather, ordered a iced fruit tea which have mixed taste. Have try other , feel it was not as outstanding compared. But worst to try if some have not taste it. Overall experience was enjoyable and filling. If have some time, will try their desert which look nice too.

黎到星加坡，自己一個，都唔知食咩，林住搭地鐵時見到食間小食店，有大大粒魚蛋，林起香港既長洲大魚蛋 所以叫左串黎試下～ 都幾彈牙，又重魚味😋 佢仲有隻仲大粒既😁，我無試呢～

因為搭夜機黎join老公，上機前食左少少野，黎到口痕想食野就黎左酒店附近既小食店😊 老公要食肉骨茶，我就點左個三絲炒麵～ 依度既肉骨茶以胡椒黎調味為主，無咩藥材味，少少辣，我反而鐘意😁 但老公鐘意有返d藥材味，同埋多返d材料！ 因為我地只食到肉骨同蒜頭！ 蒜頭連皮，同埋有d辣，我第一次食，唔知係米咁😅 油炸鬼就唔脆lu... 依間食肆好慷慨，可以任添肉骨茶既湯😘 另外個三絲炒麵，原來係濕炒！ 麵比較少，但要讚下佢用既魚肉好鮮，好大片，都幾滑😋

The place was relatively empty for a weekday night. The selection of cakes on the display were rather limited. 2 of the cakes which I was planning to have were not available.Yuzu Green Tea Bubble Bath ($12++)
Jasmine green tea with yuzu, dill, mango and lime meringue
The drink was part of the Dilmah Tea Inspired Menu from 1 June to 31 July. It was served with a rubber yellow duck sitting on the meringue. So cute looking. The drink was refreshing with cubes of mango sitting in the bottom. Interestingly it was not served with a spoon and had to request for one.French Toast with Ham and Cheese ($14++)
Served with creme chantilly Brioche bread sandwiched with Swiss Gruyere  cheese cream, Paris ham served with salad tossed in house dressing.
Could not taste the cheese cream in the bread, nor could see it. The bread looked average not the kind of brioche bread which I was expecting.
Ondeh Ondeh Queen's Castella Cake ($11+)
Made using fresh fragrant pandan leaf, and studded with gula melaka bits with hints of coconut.
It was like pandan chiffon cake, with filling in between.

My group of 4 came with the entertainer app and paid about $27 each after the entertainer app discount. We were the only group inside and one group was at the outdoor seating - such an empty venue was a sign. We shared tapas. The mushrooms had too much butter that it overpowered the taste of the mushrooms and it felt greasy. The prawns were ok. My favourite item that evening was the spam fries (fried slices of luncheon meat). I ordered Norwegian salmon fillet. I was surprised when I was asked about "how well" I wanted my salmon fillet e.g. Medium rare. It could be a European thing but I found it weird as I understand fish needs to be fully-cooked unless it is sashimi. Anyway, the butter flavour was not as evident on the fish and the meat inside was not tasty. I guess I should not have asked for "medium" wellness. It was served with "seasonal vegetables" which was long beans and capsicum. I was expecting something better. To the server's credit, she was able to recommend a type of butter for the main course. For this kind of price and this food quality, you would be better off going to Aston's.

Chilli Crab Croissant Sandwich, which they are using real crab meat and this is my second trial because it is great during my first trial on 25 July 2017 8.30 a.m. It's croissant is tastier and crispier than BreadTalk. Unfortunately, their Soup of the Day is always Cream of Corn. If you are craving for a scrumptious chilli crab meal in Singapore for breakfast, hope that you can prefer to visit Delifrance - Award Winning Heritage Croissant. Please request for an official receipt upon payments made because the cashier will not automatically give out to customers.

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http://www.chubbybotakkoala.com/2017/07/cafe-de-hong-kong-singapore.html Cafe De Hong Kong ('CDHK') is a hidden restaurant along Balestier Road in Singapore that served Hong Kong style Ci Zhar. The cuisine here represent the items that you can find in any typical restaurants in Hong Kong. In case you are thinking of Xin Wang or other HongKong cafe, they served different types of food. 
LD and I have patronised CDHK regularly and it has become our must go-to restaurant if we are looking for comfort food. It is those dishes that we had in Melbourne during our uni days.  Soup is basically a must have for Cantonese and Hong Kong cuisine. In CDHK you should not miss out on their double-boiled soup of the day. Our last visit here, we had their Winter Melon Soup ($35). A good portion good for 6 to 8 pax. The soup is double boiled inside the winter melon. The broth is sweet and robust, good to warm up your stomach. They also have a smaller portion, just check with the service staff.  Roasted Chicken ($34) is one of the signature dishes here. It is tender, succulent and the best part is the skin. It is paper thin and crisp. Absolutely delicious. To save on cooking time, you might want to order this during reservation.  If you prefer something more traditional, order the Claypot Chicken with Salted Fish and Tofu ($18 for Large). This dish is not on the menu however you can place the order with the boss, Francis. The combination of salted fish and au jus of the chicken will whet your appetite, while the tofu just absorbs the flavour nicely. A good dish to go with rice.  Lamb Brisket in Claypot ($26) is a dish that Hongkongers normally consume during winter time. We were surprised when we saw it on the menu here. We have been coming back for this ever since.   The lamb briskets are stewed over long period with ginger, star anise, cinnamons stick, fermented beancurd and beancurd stick. The seasoning not only infused flavour to the lamb brisket, it also helps to neutralise any gamy flavour. After a few hours of stewing, the meat just falls off the bone. The beancurd stick absorbs the robust gravy, while the water chestnuts will add a crunchy texture to the dish. Yum Yum.  Their shells dishes such as clams and lala can be found on their black board menu. We had La La Beehoon ($10.50) this time around. The bee hoon did well to absorb the sweetness and freshness from the La La. More of a subtle dish.  For something spicier, try their Stir Fried La La ($12 for small). This version packs more punch as it is cooked with chilli. Not only the flesh is fresh, the gravy will make you suck the shell clean.  Recently we tried their Typhoon Shelter Crab ($130, $65 per kg). For crab dishes, you will need to book in advanced. It is a dish that you will normally find in most of the restaurants in Hong Kong. This dish is very aromatic as the crabs are deep fried with garlic, scallion, red chilli and black bean. Showcasing the skill of the chef, the deep fried crab has a crisp exterior while the flesh retains their juiciness. As they use female crabs for this dish, the crab roe absorbs the aromatic flavour more than the meat of the crab. It was an appetising dish and a must try. Please note you must order this dish during reservation, as CDHK must order the crab in advanced.  Not to be missed here is CDHK Fish Roe Fried Rice ($20 for Large). It has a nice wok hei, topped with evenly mixed fish roe that gives this fried rice the umami flavours and the crunchy texture in each bite. Our friend's kids love it so much we ever order 2 large portions to go with their Deep Fried Luncheon Meat Chip ($8) and Seasoned Porkchop ($16.50). For dessert, save some space for their French Toast ($6.30). A deep fried thick toast with peanut butter spread. Finished off with maple syrup and a slab of butter. The combination of crisp exterior and soft pillowy interior made it a perfect dessert after a heavy meal. Or you can have it for high tea as well. Each order of the French Toast comes with a drink, we recommend their HK Milk tea which tasted like the one you find in HK. I have to admit, it is one of the best Hong Kong French Toast you can find in Singapore.  The décor of the CDHK is simple and no fuss. It is an air conditioned restaurant. Although there are seats outside, I hardly see people seating outdoor for their meal. Service efficient like a family restaurant. 
Overall, Cafe De Hong Kong is here to bring your traditional Hong Kong cuisine. The food is delicious and comforting, but don't expect five-star restaurant standard. Definitely, a must try place if you are looking for Authentic Hong Kong Cuisine. Cheers!!