Asian Twist @ IFC Central

On knowing that there is a new Singaporean/malaysian restaurant in Central, I jumped at the chance to go there and try the food! well, the price ain't cheap, and the food ain't all great , amazing and fantastic. It does have the real spicy taste and rich flavours of my hometown. The Fried Bee hoon almost had me in tears...other than the fact that it is 10 times the price I would pay back home.....Not a bad place...but I rather they open in some small shop in SOHO, and bring out the real kopitiam flavour, and also, it is so hard to find within the myriad of shops in IFC...

Beef Rendang with Briyani - ok

Fried Bee Hoon - this is what I want for breakfast everyday!!

Laksa - it is a bit watered down...not the Katong Laksa version either....can't put my finger to it

Pork Rib noodle soup - alright, this is not too bad

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...:)

Sinma Deluxe @ Far East Finance Center ,Admiralty

Friends recommended this place as a new joint, and since Shiok has closed down, I decided to go there for my weekly fix..Food - average in my opinion, because the fusion part is not too sophiscated and lack the real rich flavour of singaporean or malaysian cuisine...some dishes are positively bizarre..Some combination don't quite work that well...like the Pandan batter chicken wing. Ambience wise, it is okie and the servers are rather nice..Don't think I will go there again..

The Menu

Hainan Chicken Laksa - the Laksa base is not too correct..too watered down, even though i can taste the shrimp stock...too much funky ingredients eg eggplants..noodles are too soggy..not considered a good laksa dish

Hainan Chicken - this is much better, with different sauces..but chicken too fatty, and not fragrant enough though

Tasting Platter - grilled pork neck (not too bad), pandan coated chicken wing ( too weird, no taste of chicken), and aubergine soaked in galangal ( no  taste of galangal even though aubergine was nicely done)

Sambal Okra - this dish is actually tasty, well their fancier dishes are not good..maybe they will excel in simpler and more traditional dishes..

Tuk Tuk Thai @ Graham Street, Central

Since Tuk Tuk Thai is near my place, I sometimes have lunch there or order a takeway from there. Food seems to be authentic thai food, and I do agree it is very tasty, and not like the Hong Kong fake Thai food, where it taste more chinese than Thai. I can taste tamarind, lemongrass, and all kinds of spices in their food...
Of course, in Thailand, food is just amazingly good. But this place is good enough for HK...and not expensive either..

Note : no service charge..and the service beats most of the dim sum restaurant i have been to

Green Papaya salad - ok it doesn't look really appetizing, but the taste is fantastic, tamarind and some other amazing spices that I cant put my finger to..

Lime soda and Longan drink - great for summery days

Beautiful Dish- chicken with spices cooked in coconut milk. Strong taste of galanghal here.....

fried morning glory - as I said this is the true test of every south-east asian dish. The sauce is great ( in true south east asian style) but they use China morning glory instead of the south east asian ones which is smaller and more leafy! and no belachan..ok thats for malaysian/singaporean food...

Pad Thai- this has to be my favourite dish of all, have egg, have noodles, have veges, have delicious sauce....yum yum yum.

SHIOK at Peel Street (Singaporean/Malaysian food)

I have been a regular at SHIOK for a long time, reason being it offers not too bad Singaporean food with reasonable prices, and it is really close to my place. There are a few dishes which are my perennial favourites and others which I find so so...i still find it a good place to go to, where you can afford it...
anyway, I will update this blog soon, and bring you the full selection as time goes on.

They cooked their own barley drink here- which means good stuff

Black fried carrot cake - my favourite

Kon Lo Mee - Malaysian Style Wan Tan noodle, I like the chilli and loved the fried wan tans!!

Otak - the picture is blur...but I will replace it the minute I can get a better picture..this is very very very good. A must-order if you eat here..

Nha Trang ( central)

Nha Trang have been around since I moved here. In my opinion, they serve a good value Vietnamese food, with the fresh vegetables and herbs, and very very delicious Pho....I think they might be better than RicePaper or even Pho 24...but I need to re-try them to be double sure...
Items are inexpensive, and the wholesome goodness of the Vietnamese soup broth, the wonderful dishes will definately please everyone in the table...only peeve...size of tables are a bit small though...so you can't really relax so much... well I will add more photos when I eat there again!

Pho Tai- Beef noodle soup with raw sliced beef ( beef could be better)- but I love the soup. But I like the Pho Ga ( chicken noodle soup) better.

Cafe Sua - frankly, I don't drink too much coffee, so I can't really tell whether it is good.

Lotus Stem salad - I totally recommend this dish for vege-lovers. The texture of lotus stem is amazing..

Vietnamese crepe - I once had this crepe in Hue, but this didn't taste the same, it was not better or worse, but different, but still it is very good, kinda crepe a la asian.

I have added more pictures!! fillet of sole salad rolls - this is very good, a non so authentic vietnamese dish, but it is good

traditional vietnamese spring rolls, I love the fact they give you tons of veggies and herbs to eat with the deep fried spring rolls, but it is kinda messy to eat this way, and ended up with the sauce dripping everywhere...how did the vietnamese do it?

Dun order the dessert, it ain't that good....dessert can be best enjoyed at PB patissier or Sift, just a few minutes walk from Nha Trang.

Thai- Chinese Restaurant - Shek-O

I never thought that Shek-O would have one of the best Thai restaurants in Hong Kong, and here it is. The real taste of Thailand, think coconut milk, lemongrass, coriander, etc etc.....every mouthful is an explosion of different taste.....I love Thai food.I only manage to taste 4 dishes this time, I swore that i am going to go back there to sample their 200 dish menu...

The menu is a 20 Page Menu featuring all the delicious Thai food, and Thai Chinese food

Pandan Chicken - just delicious

Stir -fried Morning glory - I always order this dish in all Thai/Malaysian/Singaporean restaurants to check out their authenticity, if this is done well, you can be assured that the rest of dishes are good as well. This one in SHek-O definately pass my test.

Deep Fried Cod with Basil - so Thai and so good...

Chicken in coconut milk - its amazing with such un appetizing name, this dish is so wonderful, coconut milk, stewed with chicken, lemongrass and galangal and plenty of spices....I think that is a lanna thai dish.