JangWon Korean Restaurant @ Mosque Street

This dinner was a gathering of bride & bridesmaids - that was seriously my first attempt at being a bridesmaid despite my advanced age. Hahaha, that aside, back to the real topic...my friends did some research, and we decided on this Korean resto since the bride hails from the US and is dying for some Asian food.

Though I beg to differ that the Korean food here is the best in town, I nonetheless think that it is pretty good.... I still think Auntie Kim ( from my previous post) is way more authentic......

The menu has no name, and this is the only place I can get a decent picture of the name.

A rather decent selection of Korean hors d'oerves, my favourite being the tofu

Jap Chae - lurrrve it......only the Koreans can do it this well.

Korean Kimchi Hotpot - love this soup base, spicy, kimchi and all. it comes also with Ramen noodles ( my fav carbs) and also tofu, luncheon meat, sausages, mushrooms and what not....

Seafood Pancake - I always dig this soooo much. I reckon I can have this everyday.

Hot plate pork - the pork ended up a tad too chewy.......so I am not impressed.

West Coast Seafood @ West Coast Recreation Center

I have the fortune ( or rather misfortune) to be born in the family who obsesses about food, and my eldest sis, is the forerunner of exploring unknown restaurants which offers value for money food.

This place, again introduced by my grand dame sis, is so unknown that it is not packed on a weekend...but the food is completely yummy..... I was soo blown away with the food quality and the taste, and I supposed that the whole family is actually thinking of going there for Chinese New Year eve dinner.

Old school menu type 2: they laminated their menu....

Fish Maw Soup - very well done, enough portions of ingredients and delicious soup base. Plus they aren't too stingy with the fish maw....

though seriously, the best fish maw soup was from my belated Grandma, who would use luxurious portions of fish maw to add into the soup, and it would be filled with collagen ( her soup is clear)......Kudos to all grandmas..I missed you.

Deep fried Yam Ring: this comes with a twist, you get to choose the ingredients inside, this time round, we had coffee spare ribs....nice and tender.

Deep fried white bait : this is done in a Hong Kong style, with deep fried garlic, chilli & scallions ( a la Bi Feng Tang style). Its alright, I wasn't too blown away by this one.

Kam Mon Gai : Flattened chicken , but again with a twist. They coat almonds on the underside of the flattened chicken, and you are to eat it a la Peking Duck Style, with egg crepes, cucumbers & hoisin sauce.

Braised Tianjin Cabbage : Don't be misguided by the plainness of this dish, the stock is exceptionally yummy. Cabbage is soft and not limpid...I really enjoyed this.

Braised Bee Hoon - This has got to be the best Braised Bee hoon in town...it looks so plain and unappetizing...but it really really taste great...totally bowed over by this dish..

Braised Homemade tofu - Tofu is good, but the braised sauce is divine. I think this place have a special way of concocting its base stock. Any of the dishes which uses this base stock is just absolutely delicious....... 

KaSoh@Amoy Street

It was a dinner with my one of ex-girl-gang from HK, who is currently based in Sydney, and with her sister and her GF, and also another friend of ours.....

Since she is missing Singaporean Chinese food....we decided to go for Ka Soh ( local, decent, & in town) instead of chi chi dining places. Location was great coz we hop to the Library afterwards and had a full blown whisky night :)...and that is another story.

Very old school menu with the paper in plastic folders...

Prawn Paste Chicken - this is very yummy....moist on the inside and crispy on the outside.

Seafood Deep Fried Bean Curd - I know....a lot of deep fried stuff, but this is very yummy too.....

Sambal KangKong - though this is average, I actually enjoyed eating it. The wok hei really does gives it a certain complexity in taste

Ginger Frog Legs - I am such a big fan of frog meat, and this taste great!

Fish Meat Bee Hoon Soup - though this is supposed to be the signature dish....somehow, it is lacking in a bit of dimension. I much prefer the taste of soup in Maxwell market just a few blocks away........nonetheless, the fish is fresh....seems like the rest of the dishes are getting much better than the main one...

Moi Lum @ Murray Terrace

Moi Lum is a true blue cantonese joint, serving great cantonese food filled with delicious stock that is reminiscence of my HK days.....love the food & love the price......not elegant nor delicate, but you can definately taste the wok hei in this resto.

The signature - love restaurants who customized their own wet towels.....shows that they have been in the market long enough and successful enough to warrant investing in this....

Crispy Chicken - to be eaten with chilli sauce or salt/pepper mixture. Loved the roasted texture

Nai Bai with Homemade tofu - also yummy...

Deep fried eggplant with Pumpkin Puree with crab roe on top, fantastic combi

Deep fried white bait

Seafood Cabbage rolls with roe

 Braised Ee Fu noodles

Keong Siak Snacks @ Keong Siak Road

This was a pre-dinner snacks.........my friend vehemently recommended the doughnuts....
Well..my conclusion is : they did their branding correctly...it is a snack bar.

They served snack food. Ambience is really great!! The doughnuts aren't fantastic, but are rather tasty...the fish and oyster we ordered were very fresh and I do quite enjoy my experience there....though prices still on the high side ( why is dining out in sg soooo expensive?)

Go there if you just wanna hang with your friends!

The light and fluffy doughnuts, which was quite ok

The caramel creme which is not too bad on its own, but lost a bit of the punch combined with the sugar coated doughnuts.

Fish & Oysters - sinful food is sooo yummy.

La nonna @ Holland Village

Went to my friend's place at Holland Village for a swim and decide to reward ourselves after a good work out with some nice italian food.....La Nonna seems to be in Holland Village for a long time...and its the other alternative to Michelangelo.

Food is the type of hearty italian that I like...pastas are done al dente and the sauces were flavourful while not being heavy.....though I think the prices are a tad on the high side.

Nonetheless, not a bad place for good italian food if you are feeling like in the middle of an Italian summer.

Love the bread basket with the restaurant made bread sticks......

Linguine with Crab in creamy tomato sauce. This is really yummy. You can actually see the flakes of crab meat and the I always loved this dish.

Veal Ravioli in porcini cream sauce - looks like it is rich, but it is actually light enough for a hot sunny afternoon....

Hand made Fettucine with bacon in summer truffle sauce. While the truffle sauce might be entirely from the synthetic truffle oil. I love the hand made pasta part....the only complaint my friend had was that ' not enough ingredients'..

Auntie Kim @ Mapletree Business City

My sister's place was quite close to this place and when its time for the big family eat-out, she suggested Auntie Kim's. I missed so much real Korean food, and all thought it is a good idea.

Food was great and value for money...portions are big and I believe this is the authentic Korean taste. Other than being not in the city center, I would definately like to go back there again. Especially loved the seafood pancake..! Very hard to find in SG.

Stir Fried vermicelli - Jab Chae; this is really yummy, a must order

The wonderful array of Korean Amuse bouche, which is usually a good indicator of the standard of the restaurant

Kimchi Tofu Soup - yummy

Chicken Soup - not with Ginseng but with wolf berry...though I always prefer the Cantonese double broiled soup style. I loved this soup base!

Hot plate kimchi pork - I didn't really like this dish...though the pork was done too dry but love the raw enoki mushrooms and the sauce

Rice cakes in spicky sauce - very very good, sauce is great, the rice cakes are light, chewy and absolutely heavenly. Loved the way cucumber is incoporated into the dish

Seafood pancake - I like very very much!

Kimchi Fried Rice - good but not mind blowing for me.

Pork Belly wrapped in lettuce and accompanied with different sauces. This is soo original that i would say that you gotta try it. :)