Tuesday 28 September 2010

XiYue (八月坊)@ Taikoo Shing

This place is just packed everyday...reservations are two weeks in advance...and is it worth the value? It is very good cantonese food, high quality, and pretty innovative...I wouldn't say it is the best I had..but it is pretty good.. They do Dim sum & cantonese food. Would recommend definately for a big group of friends for a gossipy chinese lunch/dinner...This is a Maxim's group restaurant and they also do Jasmine house (六月居)-see previous blog entry


Appetizer


This chain of maxim's restaurant really serves good tea


Crab meat wrapped with noodle  - interesting but not fantastic


stir-fried pea-shoot with mushrooms



Prawn Dumpling soaked in soup - yum

Vegetable Dumpling - yum

Hum Shui Ko - yum yum

Chestnut Jelly - battered and deep fried ..very nice

Ee- Fo Mee with Crab and Crab roe...this is really really good

Famous roast suckling pig - the skin is sooo wonderfully crispy...my legs wobble for this....

Wednesday 15 September 2010

Qiji chain restaurant - all over Singapore

This is another example of Singapore food...a chain casual eatery selling local chinese food, which is ubiquitous in all neighbourhoods...but actually does taste really good...maybe some people might object ..but the economy beehoon plus a sunny side egg is just divine!


look at the delicious menu!


Economic Bee hoon & noodles with sunny side up!


Qiji Laksa - don't look too laksa-like...but totally laksa tasting, like a mix of katong Laksa and normal laksa


Qing Tang


green bean soup - always needed for Singapore

Tuesday 14 September 2010

Ovologue @ 66 Johnston Road Wanchai

Yet another Dim Sum blog....I never get sick of having Dim SUm in Hong Kong...they are so good, and the better ones are just innovative and very exciting..Ovologue is one of those places , which from the exterior, you would have thought that it is expensive, serves bad dim sum..and tries to hype things up by having an extremely posh decor....but to my surprise...dimsum was not expensive..they served the best tea in any dim sum restaurant to date ( excluding HK tea house in HK park) and dim sum was exquisite there...I am going to bring all my friends there in the future...on top of that..service was great..and servers were attentive...luv luv luv



beautiful table setting...love the different tea-cups for each set


quirky decor - I looove this ambience


Foie Gras fried wonton - alright, the foie gras ain't great..but the wonton is...plus the sauce is stunning


Vegetable & mushroom dumplings- nice


Scallop and crab dumpling with crab roe


Har Gaw - very decent...skin is very well-done


Mega spring roll - very very delicious


Fish patties with water chestnuts and other ingredients  -forgot the name...but it is very good too


really luv this dish - scallops with steamed melon, simple delicate and wonderful


Fried Carrot Cake - This is probably the worst of the lot...not that it is bad...but it is quite ordinary...I prefer Sabah's friedn carrot cake


Xiao Long Bao -quite normal too...can skip this dish


Bamboo piths with asparagus & mushrooms - this dish is amazing...so delicious..


House special spare ribs - very interesting taste...very subtle...must try


Almond lychee tofu pudding - yeap..very exciting very delicious


Rose Jelly with Ginseng..very good...even though we can't really taste the ginseng..

Saturday 11 September 2010

Sabah @ 98 Jaffe Road

Sabah is one of my favourite places to go to when I miss Malaysian/Singaporean food..They have a great after taste which returns you literally back to KL/Singapore.....Food is always good....more Malaysian than Singaporean though...Hot Picks - Banana Grilled Fish , Fried Carrot Cake ,Fried Kuey Tiao, Bak Ku Teh & Roti Prata . Luv luv luv

Mutarbak - I seem to find a connection between fritata and this mutarbak...but luv!


Roti Prata - this place serves the real deal...even the curry sauce is good


Sambal Okra


Spicy Chicken dish - a little too spicy


Chickpea Curry - luv luv luv


Fried Carrot Cake


Bak Kut Teh


Fried Kuey Tiao!


Grilled Fish on Banana Leaf...:)

Simplicity@Wynham Street

I was going there one day after pottery class with a friend of mine....it looks like a nice little hangout for a mid-afternoon, post lunch light snack.....Simplicity is famous for selling crepes...ok they are not galettes bretonnes with the full butter flavour and dark rye flour.....but they are pretty good too.....we ordered fish fingers too ( my personal sin) ...not too bad for a light snack..but the variety of dishes served probably won't suffice for a main meal.


This is the Peking Duck Crepe I ordered...great combination, I love the sauce!


Fish & Chips ! Ultra brainless but always good


The prices are not expensive compared to other places in the same stretch...yes I will go back there again!

Thursday 9 September 2010

The White Rabbit At 39C Harding Road

Tucked in the middle of Dempsey area, the place feels like you have entered into a mysterious charming scene from 'Alice in Wonderland'. Western food in Singapore is never really really good....mainly due to lack of fresh ingredients, this place does food with a French twist, it is good in fact but mind-blowingly good..and the ambience is really to die for....only Singapore have exciting places like this!!

to die for ambience!


restaurant baked onion bread


Escargot Ravioli with fried frog legs with fennel mousse foam - exciting!


Salad greens


Brochette of Roasted Sea Scallops and Pork Belly


Tomato soup with mousse


Plat principal - roast lamb


Plat Principal - duck confit


Scallop Linguine


Wild Mushroom Risotto with Foie Gras


Wild Berry Parlova


lovely chou with ice cream!


Crepes suzette with Grand Manier