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Tien Court

Went to Tien Court @ Copthorne King's Hotel with a good friend for a long overdue catch up.
Couple of hits and misses for some of the dishes.

Service wise could be improved - we had to wave for a good 5 minutes before the service staff came to attend to us. The auntie in charge of our table was very attentive though and kept topping up our drinks but apart from that, our orders were messed up and desserts weren't keyed in to the system. We are generally very patient people and didn't make any fuss.

King prawn with Foie Gras

Unfortunately no taste of foie gras in the gravy. Prawn was done perfectly but that's about it.

Roast Combination

This dish was good. We loved the siu yok (crispy pork) in the middle. Done just right and perfectly. Will order again.

Glutinous Rice Pastry

Not overly sweet. Done just right. We gobbled this down.

Pulut Hitam with Ice Cream


Can't go wrong with this dish ;)


All in all, we would probably only come back for the cantonese roasts and desserts, if we ever. We had ordered pig trotters mee sua and sweet and sour soup which were quite tasty but we forgot to take pictures. Remember to take the free parking coupon if you drive there.

Total bill after 50% discount (friend was member) was $86. Pretty pricey if we didn't have the 50% off.

Till the next post!

Macaroons @ G patisserie

Walked past Patisserie G at Millenia walk and decided to check out their Macaroons. Ain't cheap though at $3 / piece. But definitely worth every cent! I ordered the salted caramel and you can really taste the flavours bursting in each bite. The crust(?) of the macaroon melts in your mouth and you can taste the sea salt and caramel flavours. The lychee rose was pretty good too. I just thought that the sea salt hazelnut wasn't as good as the sea salt caramel, both are good just that the caramel one is better ;)

Well, I will definitely be back and this is a wonderful after gym treat to have! 

Mu Parlour @ Holland Village

Decided to drop by Mu Parlour @ Holland Village for some desserts after lunch nearby. I was looking at the dessert counter and I saw my favorite red velvet cake ($8) and I definitely needed to get a slice for myself. 

I went to order the Ginger lemongrass mint tea. ($6) I forgot that I hated mint in my tea and I didn't enjoy the tea as much as I did. Mint and tea just feels... weird. My stomach rumbled after a sip. I should be more vigilant the next time. 

Overall the cake was good, I just thought that the tea was really pricey, it's just one cup for $6. Well there wasn't any service charge (explicitly), but everything was marked up anyway. 

I would still come visit the place though for cakes and desserts, and also to people watch ;)

Red Velvet Cupcake - Marmalade Pantry @ Ion

I love red velvet cakes. Ever since I tried my first one at Food For Thought, I was addicted to it. I walked past Marmalade Pantry @ Ion and saw that they offered the Red Velvet Cupcake and absolutely had to get it. Their version of cupcake actually had real coconut shavings on top of it and it was absolutely delectable. Super love it. I devoured the entire cupcake with my dessert date. Think the cupcake only cost $4.50 and it was super worth every cent. 

Will definitely be back! 

Fluffy @ McCafe

When I'm not in the mood for tea (I don't take coffee), I would order a Fluffy from McCafe. It's basically steamed frothed milk served with a side of Marshmallow. It costs only $2, you get your protein and a nice warm cuppa at McCafe. 

What's there not to love? :D

Wrap and Roll @ Star Vista

Had cravings for some good ol' vietnamese and decided to try out Wrap and Roll @ Star Vista mall. The rolls were really fresh and good, the waitress even educated us on the sauces to use and how we should be eating the roll. We ordered this fried tofu thing, fish noodles and some rolls to share. It was pretty good quality food but we felt that it was a little bit pricey and portion sizes were small.

We couldn't really finish the Tofu thing though, as we we got a little bit 'jelat' or greased out by the oil. The tofu was coated in some funny moochi like ingredient, we ended up taking out the moochi and just eating the tofu inside. Hah!

Well, I'm not too sure if I'll be back another time, unless I'm in a really healthy mood I guess....

Cumi Bali

Went to Cumi Bali @ 66 Tanjong Pagar Road for some good balinese fair. We went in without much expectations but came out really satisfied and happy. The service level could be improved though but I guess Singapore is having a labour crunch now and everyone is having problems with the service staff. It took us quite some time to get their attention and multiple orders before we could get our water topped up. But yeah. 

Anyway, the food was amazing. Tasted very good and pretty authentic. You have to absolutely order the Otah. They literally have an entire fish in it. The satay, beef, chicken, egg, kangkong that we ordered still lingers in my mind. 

Super high in fat but too super yummy. Can't wait to go back to eat it again. 

Fish and Co Express

Went to try out the Fish and Co express at University town. We ordered a seafood platter and a Spaghetti Marinara. This is a fast food chain run by Fish and Co. We thought the concept was pretty interesting. We spent about $15 in total for the 2 items on the menu. It was standard comfort food although a tad oily cause the seafood platter was completely fried. Nonetheless I thought it was worth the value that we paid, so not complaining. 

The Spaghetti was pretty al dente and not too soggy which I enjoyed. My dinner date liked the fish but didn't like the nachos as they were too soft. Will be back to try the other items when I'm in a comfort food mood ;)

Sapore Italiano @ Utown

Decided to drop by University Town's Sapore Italiano for some good old italian fare. We ordered this pork cutlet thing, a chicken salad and a pesto pizza. They don't look quite like the picture and we weren't very impressed by the pork and chicken salad. The pizza however was pretty good. Although the pesto wasn't evenly spread out, we loved how it tasted. The herbs worked well together. 

It wasn't really pricey, we paid around $25 in total for the food. If I were to come back again, will definitely just go for the pizza. 

El Patio @ Holland Village

Had cravings for Mexican food again and decided to go to El Patio at Holland Village to eat them Mexican. Ordered the caesar salad, fried Jalapenos and El Patio Special Fajitas. I think they smeared some kind of anchovy sauce on top of the croutons(?) for the caesar salad. It was so super salty and I think it would be better if we mixed them into salad. 

Fried Jalapenos was good and the guac on the side made a nice complement to the dish. I know, it's so super fat but at least the mozzerella inside the Jalapenos wasn't overwhelming so we could still finish everything on the plate. The Fajitas was nice, and we polished everything off though we left 1 of the fajita wraps untouched trying to go low(er) carbs. 

All in all, a good meal and we will be back again :)

Chocolate Devotion @ TCC Bugis

Cheat day today and I decided to indulge in some chocolate lava cake. Went to TCC at Bugis and ordered their chocolate devotion - approx $12. It is so good, the moment you slice open the cake, the molten chocolate inside actually flows out in a gush. I'm not kidding! Most of the molten cakes that I've had were pretty dismal, even the one at Morton's ($38 mind you) didn't ooze out of the cake much. 

Am very pleased with this particular one that I had at Bugis, will definitely be back :D

Creamz @ Clementi Road

Went for some dessert at this little unassuming corner shop, Creamz, along the end of Clementi Road nearer to West Coast Park. We ordered the waffle + 2 scoops of icecream. The Sea Salt Caramel and Cookies and cream. Totally, absolutely loved the icecream. The waffle was a very well done crispy and melt in the mouth goodness, paired with rich and yummy icecream drenched in chocolate sauce. I practically wolfed the entire thing down and bought another tub of icecream home. The above cost us around $9.

They also have interesting flavors like Kaya. Go have a taste and see what fancies you. Well worth every single calorie I must say, will definitely be back to try the other flavors.

F&J Cafeteria Hot Pot @ Bugis

One of my favorite hotpot joints is the F&J Cafeteria @ Bugis / Joo Chiat. They are my favorite for 2 things - the sauce counter which has this epic peanut butter and sesame sauce to pick from as well as they have this uber large cockle like the size of the palm of your hand which I don't see from other places. $20/head for an all you can eat buffet.

As I grow older, it seems like I can no longer stuff food like before. I get filled up pretty quickly and end up eating only a few items at buffets. A sign of aging lol? Anyway if you guys are planning to pick a hotpot joint along Bugis street, why not check out F&J. They are always crowded so be early though :)

PS they also have this 2 hour eating rule that you can't sit for longer than 2 hours if I'm not wrong.. do watch out for that. 

Korean Kwakwaja

Friend bought me this really pretty box of Kwakwaja during his trip to Korea. It has only a short shelf life of 5 days and it needs to be refrigerated. they are like a mix between moochi and mooncake. The correct way to eat it as described in the little printout - is to slice the Kwakwaja into thin slices and enjoy it with a cup of tea. 

It was indeed a very intricate experience biting and tasting this exquisite food. It probably packs as much calories as a mooncake. But it is too pretty to skip out on :P

Mad Jacks at Simpang Bedok

Decided to check out Mad Jacks finally after procrastinating for so long. We visited the branch at Simpang Bedok. Was kinda surprised that it wasn't too crowded, probably because the prices aren't exactly very very cheap compared to the other food around. We ordered the broccoli salad above, a ribeye and grilled chicken + 2 drinks. The bill came up to S$40+.

One thing to note when going to Mad Jacks - they don't have service staff, so you basically fill up a form that you can get from the table and note the table number. Then you go order over the counter and pay up first. They will then send the food over. 

I felt like a noob when I tried getting the attention of the servers until eventually they explained that I had to go to the counter to order. I'm like perfectly fine with it, but it will be cool if they had bigger signs explaining the process and not make me feel stupid. 

Food wise, pretty good quality. Although I thought the broccoli salad had way too much yoghurt in it and smelled a bit funny. But I'm not picky. We were very full after the meal. The rib-eye was kinda medium rare bordering on medium but still passable. It's the kind where you know it is in between. Not rare enough to be there and not cooked enough to be medium lol. 

I'm not too sure if I'll be back though but my tummy was satisfied at least :)

Brotzeit Sausage Platter @ Vivocity

Loving Brotzeit. We walked past the Vivocity's branch and decided to have tea there as they were having some sort of Oktoberfest celebrations. Ordered the sausage platter. Pretty yummy as there was a generous serving of sauerkraut and 5 types of sausages if I wasn't wrong. I have absolutely no idea what were in the sausages but my tea date and I concluded that we both loved the white coloured sausage. Am so going to order it the next time round. 

Didn't feel as greased out after having the platter. Will definitely be back. 

(And btw, we weren't too impressed with the german pretzel, so it wasn't pictured here.) 

Kopi Roti Central

Had a craving for something sweet and decided to order the Horlick Shake at Kopi Roti @ Central. I thought the Horlick shake would be something like a milk shake, seems like it resembled a horlick dinosaur instead. Nonetheless, I had enough Horlick powder to satisfy my cravings. There were so much powder that I semi choked when I accidentally inhaled it. 

Hah! I know right.... It is terribly sinful and I'd limit this to once a few months at most, if not a year :P

Ootoya at Clementi Mall

Went to Ootoya at Clementi mall for lunch. Wanted to try something interesting and decided to check out Ootoya. It was pretty interesting that this restaurant brands itself as a healthy restaurant so there are actually calorie counts attached to all the food items. We ordered the curry mini udon and the curry katsu set. The portion for the set was pretty massive and these 2 items were more than enough to fill us up. The set is approximately 1000 calories and it's quite scary how much food is being served at each meal when we eat outside. (Not referring to Ootoya specifically).

Might be back again to try out their other food items ;)

Healthy salad

And so, I've been starting on my ultra healthy diet and this was one of my creations. Sesame seeds, avocado for good fats. Baked chicken, ham and cottage cheese for protein. Dressing was a light Japanese sesame dressing :) 

Tastes really good!