Hi there,
Was at Serangoon Nex over the weekend, looking for something light as my family was feeling under the weather lately. My husband recommended to go and eat Japanese soba, so we went to Shimbashi soba to try out their famous handmade buckwheat soba noodles. As it was early lunch, we didn’t get to see any soba making action but only the machine which grinds the soba powder.
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Hi there,
I met up with some friends sometime ago for some gathering, and we have chosen Tawandang Microbrewery as we had heard quite a lot about it, and I always passed by wondering if the food is good.
They claimed they are the most famous and successful restaurant in Thailand, by pairing original German beer (Lager / Weizen / Dunkel) with modern Thai cuisine. With good food, smooth beer & live bands, I understand why the crowds keep coming.
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Hi there,
I have always been wanting to go to Medzs at Orchard Central as I personally love Mediterranean food. Mediterranean food in Singapore sometimes is rather pricey besides the usual kebabs stores. So it is really cool to find a place that is both authentic & affordable to curb my cravings for kebabs & satisfy my curiosity of Mediterranean food.
Medzs basically is like Marche style – cashless card casual dining concept, you just need to carry along the card which was given to you at the entrance and pick your own seatings and proceed to order those mediterranean delicacies from each individual stores that replicates a food bazzar.
Each store represent different parts like Italy, moroccan, Greece etc.. & you will get to try out Spanish ham paella, traditional Moroccan Tajines, Turkish kebabs and even Greek-style charcoal-grilled seafood topped with a variety of homemade sauces.
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Hi there,
I was at comex the other day, and decided to drop by Ootoya Japanese restaurant for a quick lunch. I had been to Ootoya at Orchard Central when they first opened, and also quite a few times in Bangkok where they have several branches. This is one of the place that its food speaks for itself. They serve authentic home cooked japanese food which is nutritious and good value.
They don’t have much ads to market their brand but the consistent high quality & unpretentious japanese food at reasonable pricing has win them quite a no. of fans. It is really one of the better japanese food I have in Singapore.
They pride themselves in serving wild Mackerels & Alaska Salmons (not farmed ones) and has always maintain consistency in their dishes.
As for this visit, my family has opted for chicken rice bowl & udon set ; a mini hot soba for my son and also negisauce for myself.
Pieces of fried chicken thigh meat served on salad greens, and topped off with potato salad and fresh sweet tomatoes. You can dizzle the dressing that comes with the dish, or just eat it on its own. If you are on a straight diet of no carbo, you can always just enjoy it on its own like a main salad.
Next came the udon with chicken rice bowl set. The udon was al dente and the soup was fantastic! It has graded raddish inside, so you can taste the saltiness of the dashi soup and the sweetness of the raddish. You can even add a little bit of heat by adding the japanese chili powder. You will definitely coming back for more!
Their menu also comes with an indication of the calories you will consume from each dish. Great for the health conscious so that they won’t bust their calorie count and at the same time enjoy their hearty meal.
I have attached some of their menu, so you can check out their wide variety of delicious japanese food. They also cater to take away as well, as they have a separate take away menu. I have yet to try their dessert menu as their portion is quite filing, perhaps I might drop by during their tea time to check out their tea time menu as well.
Oh I forgot to mention, they also have free refills for rice and ocha
Locations : Orchard Central, The Verandah #08-12
Tel : 6884 8901
Locations : Suntec City, Mall Tower 4, #B1-057
Tel : 68373718
Locations : Clementi Mall #03-53
Tel : 66592644
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Dawn
Hi there,
I was roaming around Serangoon Nex last week, trying to settle my hungry kid during lunch hour, came across this Tepanyaki restaurant YakiYakiBo which is at Shokutsu 10. I usually patronize Ichibanboshi quite a bit, and thought of changing somewhere else, and we spotted YakiYakiBo which was not very crowded on that day, so we thought of giving it a try.
Once seated we flipped through the menu and decided to go for one seafood set and one chicken set. We were first served with icy cold stick salad, and when I said “icy cold”, it literally mean it. The dressing goes well with the carrots and cucumber sticks.
Next we were served with the seafood set ($18.90++), which comes with 1 pc of salmon, 2 scallops, 3 shrimps & some squid, all cooked in the open concept teppan kitchen. My son loves the salmon, and my mum seemed to be rather happy with the scallops, but I feel the squid is slightly rubbery to my likings. Other than that, it is a good combo.
My order of chicken set ($13.90++) faired much better, the chicken thighs was nicely cooked, with crispy skin and also coated with nice portion of garlic flakes and spring onion. The black pepper sauce and BBQ sauce enhanced the combination of the succulent of the chicken meat with the crispyness of the chicken skin. To my surprise, the chicken itself does not feel oily at all, and make you feel like having more, my son will definitely agree so, judging by how he constantly asking me for some more chicken meat. Both set came with teppan beansprout to even out the meaty portion of the meal.
And to round it up, we were served with 2 slices of watermelon on each set, and it was a delightful end to the meal.
Yakiyakibo might not be one of the best Teppanyaki place in Singapore, but it sure serves decent and value for money teppanyaki meal, plus the enclosed open kitchen concept is good for people like me who hates to smell like a hot plate after teppanyaki meal.
Oh and they also serve the teppanyaki on toasted bread and part of the menu is on Japanese pancakes, Okonomiyaki, perhaps I might try it out next time.
They also have a reward card system, and every $20 spent entitle you to a stamp, the drill is that as you collect more of the stamp, you will get some freebies along the way, a nice little gesture to thank customers for returning, not a bad idea indeed.
Right now they are having some promotions, like the pork series at $9.90, do check it out.
Locations : Jurong Point #B1-52
1 Jurong West Central 2
Tel: 6792 0583
Daily: 11.30am -10.00pm
(Last Order: 9.30pm)
Locations : #B1-78 nex
23 Serangoon Central
Tel: 6634 4838
Daily: 11:00am -10:00pm
Tel : 66344838
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Hi there,
The other day my colleague was inviting a few of us to have pancakes for lunch, she was raving about how good the savory pancakes were especially the garlic buttered prawns w pancakes, my first thought was :
1) pancakes!? Is it going to be filling for lunch?
2) savory pancakes!? I luvvv garlic n somemore is on pancakes – I got to get my hands on it!
So we went to Prinsep street to look for the restaurant called Strictly pancakes, it was just one of the small restaurant along the Prinsep street. It has a upper level which I have yet to check out but judging by the crowd of mostly students from probably lasalle arts school and nafa, I would say they are definitely drawing the right crowd.
Ok back to the pancakes, once we were seated, we were being guided to the menu which teaches us how to order their delicious pancakes.
Step one
Choose your stack, basically the pieces you want which is small($5.5 for 2 pcs), medium($7 for 3 pcs) and large ($8.5 for 4 pcs)
Step Two
Choose your butter to go with the maple syrup, options of salted, unsalted, garlic & herbs and rum & raisin
Step Three
Order any add ons to make your combination or rely the good old standard menu
The garlic buttered prawns served with 3 piping hot pancakes, with a side of rocket salad, not bad of a start indeed! The buttery garlic sauce and the overload of the crushed garlic compliments very well with the thick fluffy pancakes, my colleagues ordered the other flavours, like chicken a la king and apple with cinnamon, which are delicious too.
$14 – succulent prawns sauteed with loads of garlic and butter, served with piping hot pancakes! The rocket salad was a nice touch, sort of clearing my palate for other flavours.
$10 – Apple with Cinnamon
$13 Salmon run – smoked salmon served with dill sauce on pancakes
$13 chicken thigh with cream sauce serve with asparagus on top of pancakes
My recommendation is to polish off the first couple of pieces of pancakes with the garlic butter sauce and leave the last one to go with the maple syrup and butter. I personally love the rum and raisin because it instantly turns the savory dish into a dessert and the butter with a tiny hint of rum goes oh so well with the pancakes. A hands down winner.
Please don’t be fooled by the portion, just like me, because it is actually very filling, I am not a small eater and when I hit my second piece, I am already calling for backup from my colleague. I recommend 2 orders if you have 3 pax or 3 orders for 4 pax, different varieties, so you glad to try on both on the savory and sweet pancakes.
I love pancakes in whatever form, especially when I make it for my son for breakfast but in the past I was just into the good old maple syrup and butter, who knows savory can go so well with pancakes! I was all pumped up to go to the supermarket and get myself some instant Japanese pancake powder so I can make some creative savory pancakes for my family, who knows another twist to the butter? Orange peel butter sounds good to me too^^
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Hi there,
Dropped by Takayashimaya the other day for lunch and checked out the mini Taiwan fair over there. Decided to try something new, and went for Yonehachi to try out their sticky rice.
Yonehachi is a small restaurant located at the corner and opposite cold storage cashier exit. It is part of the new revamp of the Takashimaya food area.
They have a variety of mixed sticky rice available. Their most popular one is the red bean sticky rice, the rice they used are carefully selected and it has a good texture that even if the rice is cooled down, it will still be tasty and soft & chewy.
They have quite a few combination, where you could order sets like the saba set, or stewed veges, etc. I opted for the Hiroshima oyster set, which comes with a nice portion of deep fried oysters, one choice of the sticky rice ($12.80 with red bean rice & $13.80 with other flavoured rice) I chosed the chestnut and red bean rice with my deep fried oyster set.
The deep fried oyster was fresh & firm and the breadcrumbs coating was crispy and not oily. The handmade mayo or tartar sauce is excellent, chunks of boiled eggs mixed into mayo, sinful but delightful, so rather dipping the oyster into it, I resorted to scooping up onto the oyster and eat it all together.
Back to the sticky rice, I must say the combination of chestnut and red bean is great with sticky rice. The chestnut was very sweet, so are the red beans, but rather tasting like a sweet dessert menu, they gave us some black sesame with (I suspect) white bonito powder (furikake), mix a little into the rice, and the saltiness from the powder instantly gave it a perk and make it a savory dish.
Miso soup was nothing much special but was not overly salty which I like, as I find that there are quite a number of Japanese restaurants that serve very salty miso soup, so it defeat the purpose of having that last sip at the end of the meal, when you will need to down a whole glass of water right after.
Service was prompt, ice water is being served without asking, a nice touch. Do drop by to try out this place, or buy some sticky rice sets back home, the lunch crowd is quite good, after I finished my lunch, I already see a long queue waiting to get their hands on these sticky rice.
391 Orchard Road
#B204-1/2 Takashimaya Department Store
Singapore 238872
Tel: 6333 8227
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Dawn
