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As I did not eat my breakfast (typical Singaporean style before going for a lunch buffet), I quickly went over to the self-serve section to help myself with some food before I got overly starved. The meat only arrive based on time interval, due to the time needed for grilling. First slab of meat arrived and I seriously loved it! It was slightly chewy due to a little fats in there, and it was certainly dripping with meaty juices. Beef that I had slight difficulty eating. The meat kept getting stuck in my teeth and prolonged chewing made me rather lazy to keep up with the movement. These plump sausages were a hit among the four of us! I had 3 and I found that it was very mildly spicy. The mutton was one of my favourite too. I enjoyed the natural mutton taste and smell and I ate 3 pieces too! Fats (from the mutton)? They were the ones that contributed to its chewiness and juiciness. You should be prepared to have some fats intake the moment you stepped into carnivore. (Not that they serve fats but meat sure have fats!) Too much meat made our tummy felt rather bloated and uncomfortable, and we gladly invited the acidity and sweetness of the roasted pineapple into them. I could not helped it but to think that the pineapple actually acted as enzymes to break down the meat! We normally thought that watercress soup supposed to be clear and we were so wrong that day. It turned out to be slightly creamy (not exceedingly) and had many bits of watercress in it. I liked it so much that I drank 3 bowls! (I should stop typing out the amount I ate!) Do not be like me and take so much coleslaw before trying. I regretted it because it was so sour and I could not finish it. Iliked the beetroot as it tasted sweet and sour at the same time. By the way, the baby octopus were really salty that day!As for the fish, I expected it to be salty, just like the first time I ate at Vivocity. I was so right and I shared a piece with my friend. It was rather tender but had that fishy smell. The bacon with chicken breast finally came. It was always fully taken even before reaching our table (for the first few rounds). To my disappointment, it was horribly hard and had the strong garlicky taste which pricked my tongue constantly. We actually longed for something which tasted bad when the chicken thighs tasted much more heavenly. Anyway, they also have chicken heart upon request. …查看更多

The pandan leaf chicken came nicely wrapped in the form of 6 little dumplings. We did not really both about the glossylooking surface as the chicken inside was what mattered most. Fragrant and so tender!Pineapple rice was not bad and had generous amount of floss, pineapple and cashew nuts. The portion was a little toosmall for 4 person to share though.The fried squid were served crispy and puffy (batter). We all could have eaten this dish on its own as snacks!Seafood Tom yam soup was a little too spicy for most of us. Luckily it was shared and we had a bowl each. Had someprawns which I did not eat, some squid and mushrooms. The mushrooms were really sweet as maybe because theyabsorbed the soup.A simple dish of onion omelette. Simple yet delicious!The mango sticky rice was disappointing as we felt that the rice was slightly hard, lacking the stickiness as well as thechewiness. Although we shared among ourselves, we still did not finish the rice. (About 2 bites leftover only)…查看更多

The 2 flavours which I took away were Antoinette (left) and Praline (right). Pointless for me to dine in for 2 macarons andto pay for the Gst and service charge! Look at its thickness! The filling was so thick! Anyway, Praline was actually hazelnut. Sandwiched between the sugary flavoured shells, the filling contained bits of hazelnut chunks which added to the crunch. I felt like I was eating a cookie for a moment or two as I nibbled it, enjoying the nutty richness. Antoinette, as expected shared the almost similar taste to the cake which I have tried before. The sense of familiarity hitme hard and made me recalled how I really enjoyed the cake previously. Tasted of earl grey and chocolate whichmatched so well, I bit further in to find its centre concealing a small pool of raspberry jam! (Just like the cake, only thatthis time the jam was well hidden and appeared unexpectedly.)…查看更多

After pondering through the menus and descriptions of each individual outlets, I decided to choose BARIO - The filling,manly ramen! Nyx also ordered from the same outlet as me. Nyx ordered the normal size bowl while I had the half bowl. As I disliked eating hard cabbages and beansprouts, Irequested them to be removed, to save the trouble of me picking them out. The first thing I did was to drink a spoonfulof soup. At first, it certainly was extremely thick and flavorful and we enjoyed it. However, prolonged drinking causedour throats to get slightly irritated. (I added some spices and plenty of chopped garlic to boost the flavour even more.)As for Nyx, the whole bowl of ramen made him really bloated because the ramen noodles were not those usual ones butwere rather broad, thick and chewy. (Luckily I took the half bowl!) Forgot to mention, the half bowl of ramen which I ordered did not have any flavoured egg in it. I ordered one separately,found it irresistible (the runny yolk!) and decided to add on another. Even the bowl had the 'nan' (male) word slowlyrevealing itself as I drank up the soup. I would want to go back to Ramen Champion again to try out the ramens fromother outlets.…查看更多

Upon opening the box, I was greeted warmly by the Fiesta's cow with its chef hat on, smiling happily at me. It just looked too adorable to be eaten!Sorry cow, but I had to slice you up into many slices in order to enjoy the cheesecake you were 'printed' comfortably on.My advice is that it should be served chilled. The cake itself was spongy and really soft (even a toothless person couldenjoy). The centre portion is usually my favourite part as the edges tend to be slightly harder. It is also light and airy andI could have easily finished half of the entire cake. …查看更多

My Pumpkin Rice ($1.50) that went with a bowl of Ginko Pork Tripe Pepper Soup ($5.50). The rice was really tasty by itself and I could have easily gobbled up 2 bowls. Traces of pumpkin and dried shrimps could be found in the rice. The soup was peppery and spicy! Perfect choice during a rainy day when you wanted to sweat it out. Those ingredients were definitely not my liking as I ordered it just for the peppery soup. They were too chewy and weird for me to handle! I tried dipping the ingredients into dark sauce and they tasted much better. Continuously dipping them made the dark sauce diluted as soup kept dripping in. I don't mind going back again to try out other soup variety. (A good news for soup lovers like me because the soup was refillable!)…查看更多

Finally I was not the one choosing the place to dine and I just be a follower to Lkj's choice of place. As he mentionedthat he had eaten from this restaurant a couple of times before, it was not surprising that he had porridge in mind themoment he looked at the menu. As for Ngy, he decided to have this noodle. (My bad for not remembering the names of all the dishes, as my mind was really filled with awe after the Avergers movie!) Bad lighting made the noodles looked unappetising even though he said that the dish was great. Pjj had the fried fish, with ramen of course (I did not take picture of the bowl of plain looking ramen as Ljq and I also had ramen). No comments at all which made me having to think hard of what to type. Anyway, looked quite dry and too much excess flour to me. As for me, I had the spiced beef with ramen. Thin slices of beef with jellied-looking fats visibly around, adding additional dimension to its flavour. I had to add some chili oil into my soup for a tingle of spiciness because it tasted too bland. Lkj said that the beef was much tastier than the usual beef dish that he normally order (not sure which) As for Ljq, he decided to have a higher-class looking wanton noodles soup. I doubt he enjoyed eating it, maybe also due the space constraints. (Heard more comments about the lack of space instead of his food from him.)As for the shrimps chee cheong fan, we ordered to share among ourselves. With the slightly oily gravy, it was a typical Chinese restaurant dish that tasted not too bad. I had a little bit of shrimp and luckily my allergy did not kick in badly. (Washed down the itch with a warm cup of chrysanthemum!)…查看更多

Ocf decided to try a slice of mango delight as dessert. Same as our meals, the desserts were served on white plateswhich gave us the impression that hawker food was served on disposable paper plates. The cake was reallydisappointing because of the plain sponge, plenty of cream and few pathetic slices of mango within.As for me, having known that their chocolate banana cake is popular, I decided to try out its new chocolate strawberrycake. I realised that all their cakes actually looked really horrible, messy and unevenly textured. Presentation wise woulddefinitely fail. As for the taste, I felt that it was a mismatch and was not as good as the chocolate banana. The surface(chocolate part) of the chocolate cake was sticky and I totally got sicked of the cake after eating halfway. (I did not finishit!) …查看更多

I met up with a friend that day for dinner at Dhoby Ghaut and we decided to eat at Just Acia (known for having free flow of drinks and ice cream with set ordered). Anyway, the food was really not too bad. I had the deep fried dory fish with melted cheese on rice set while Skk had the creamy chicken spaghetti set. After our mains wasn't all about spamming on drinks and ice cream as we were refined beings. (Do not choke, thanks.) Once seated, we were given a mug and a ice cream bowl each for our free flow. Good thing there was a basin where wecould wash them if we decided to change our choice of drinks or ice cream flavors. (You would not want funny mixturesgoing down your throat as you are not in a lab.) What greeted my sight first was not the row of drink dispensers and ice cream, but crowds of people desperately queueing up. Anyway, there was no hurry and I waited for the crowd to clear before helping myself with the drinks. The hot beverage dispenser was quite popular with uncles? Not exactly! Who could resist a mug of root beer float? Half of my mug was actually filled with vanilla soft serve and the stupid foams kept forming in my mug uninvited, which I had to keep removing in order to fill my mug up. I shamelessly took 3 servings of this though.…查看更多

Where do I go when I have a chocolate as well as an ice cream crave? Awfully Chocolate, a supposedly 2 in 1satisfaction for me. Ice cream was served to me in this little box-like packaging with a small handle. I did not exactly closethe box up to try placing my fingers through, and I doubt that anyone would carry it that way. (Maybe for little kids toplay around with?) I was quite disappointed when I received this one scope of chocolate ice cream as usually when anyone order, they were given at least 1 and a half scope. Eating the ice cream itself was like eating chocolate, and vice versa. Thick, sticky, rich, chocolaty and sinful!…查看更多

he first thought that came into my mind when the Chendol was served was 'so big serving, am I able to finish it?' I actually had Chendol less than 5 times in my life as I would normally order an ice kachang or other desserts in food centres. I don't remember seeing such large serving size of Chendol in food centres though. The first thing that caught my attention was the gula melaka. I stared at it in horror at the gooey pile resting comfortably, taking its desired shape across the ice. No way I wanted so much sugar intake that day! Besides that, the sight of those beans disgusted me as I am not really a fan of them. Worse still, now that they had got bigger. After mixing all up, as expected it was too sweet. I could not stand the sweetness and requested for more ice. With the extra shaved ice, the taste was just awesome. Fragrant from the gula melaka and coconut milk, chunky from the grass jelly and the green worm-like jelly made from rice flour. Not that I am fussy, but having too much jelly really irritated me as the drink should be the priority. …查看更多

Of course the first thing I took picture of was the sauce! It was set nicely on the table for each of us in the private room.Lucky we had the private room as it was more comfortable and we had more privacy. If your common sense seems to lag,you will know that we can be very noisy and vulgar (army style). Anyway, back to the sauce, typical Thai style, mildspiciness with plenty of chopped parsley. I dipped everything into it before eating as it just tasted so good! Workedespecially well as gravy over the noodles too. Our steamboat pots were arranged in the form of a Bermuda Triangle. (2 chicken stock and 1 Tom Yam) Like the actualBermuda Triangle, almost everything that went into those pots to cook, would disappear into our stomach. Sadly exceptfor those meatballs (shrimp, beef or chicken), they had magnetic field problems which our stomachs repelled. (Explanation later!) We ordered a few rounds of ingredient to add into our 'Bermuda Triangle'. Although the variety was not a lot, it was counter-balanced by the freshness of the ingredients. Time for the meatballs part. Seeing this picture was enough to make me wanting to puke. Not sure why but these meatballs left the most memorable impression for us. We ordered too many of them and ended up for the last half an hour, we had plenty of meatballs in the pots. I myself ate more than 10 of them and totally did not want any more to appear in front of my eyes.…查看更多

Having bought 2 groupon vouchers for $9 each, which entitled Nyx and I to have an ice cream buffet for an hour at Ice Cream Art. The location was bad as it required me to travel all the way from my home (Ang Mo Kio) to Tiong Bahru MRT station, and then a bus to Sports Lifestyle Centre. When we entered, we were stunned as we did not expect such a small outlet. We started our 1h buffet spree and the lady boss (I supposed) was really friendly. I also requested the scopes of ice cream given to be slightly smaller than normal as we both wanted to try all the flavours. The flavours available that day were green tea, oreo cheese cake, horlick malt, dark chocolate, raspberry swirl, cookies and cream, raspberry cheese cake, mango, lychee, soursoap, green apple yogurt, strawberry yogurt, kiwi and durian! (Only last part than noticed the existence of durian ice cream.) …查看更多

Finally I had the chance to try out Antoinette's Antoinette (the cake which I ordered). Luckily for me, that day was not crowded as compared to weekends. I got a cosy seat by the corner, right under the light so that my pictures wereclear (so fortunate as the whole place was a little dim for clear shots). Right after being seated comfortably, I ordered straight away and waited super impatiently for my cake to arrive.The cosy interior of Antoinette really suited me! Classy, cosy, sensual. A perfect place for small group gathering (provided the group do not make too much noise to spoil the ambiance). More perfect for a date with your lover as well as with family members. My cake finally arrived in front of me! I suspected that I may have a strange fetish for smooth and glossy looking cakes as I could not help admiring its surface. The booklet behind was actually the menu which I did not even flipped once as I was aiming the cake from the display counter the moment I stepped in. Instead of digging into Antoinette, my first reaction was to poke the red bubble resting on top of it. It was firm but clearly contained something within. I made a cut across the bubble, causing a small flow of jam to leak down slowly. I have no intention to spoil your appetite but it really reminded me of a female having her period! (No offence) Alright, enough of playing around and let my mouth do the job. I actually spread the sourish raspberry jam over the cake, hoping that it was the right way. The bubble was like jelly and I ate it appreciatively. Before I knew it, I have already eaten half the cake! (You must be dying to know how was it?) One word, heavenly! The first wave of taste that hit me unaware and flooded my mouth was the earl gray. After a few mouths, the taste of earl grey no longer lingered, but was overtaken by the more intense second wave of the chocolate (mousse/chocolate/crunch/sponge)! It was really an exclusive treat that inspired me with awe. …查看更多

Not quite sure what time the discount actually starts but the egg tarts were going off for $1 each. They were going off fast!I managed to buy the last piece of kaya and the apple cinnamon egg tarts. The other 2 were original and which peoplewere less interested in. (The flavours really enhanced the taste!) The kaya was rather strong and fragrant that itoverwhelmed the taste of the egg. As for the apple cinnamon, it was rather subtle, more soothing to my taste buds,especially when it was consumed right after it was taken out of the refrigerator. Mentioning about being chilled, theseegg tarts had a cheesy texture and mouth-feel that in confusion, for a moment, I thought that I was eating cheese!…查看更多