Bishamon Sapporo Ramen

Special Miso Ramen (3/10)

My hubby is the type who is always attracted to food labelled as 'special'. Sometimes, it doesn't pay to be adventurous. We both felt that this bowl of Ramen tasted a bit weird... oh well, you can still say it's 'special'. :P



Shoyu Ramen (7/10)

I am glad I am not so much of a risk taker. Hee...



Tonkatu (8/10)



Place
Raffles City Shopping Centre
#B1-17

Sushi Tei

The Soup Spoon

Velvety Mushroom Stroganoff (6/10)

Too many chunky mushrooms in the soup. Not to my liking.



Chicken Tikka (7/10)



Price
$9.90

Place
Raffles City
B1-75

Cedele Depot

I have always wanted to try the cakes at Cedele Depot after I read about them at Cheryl's blog. I knew that the chances of me visiting this place are very slim because my hub doesn't like cakes and stuff.

Much to my delight, I managed to convince my hub into having a tea break at Cedele on Saturday. He can have the sandwiches while I have the cake. Brilliant!

The cakes were beckoning me, and yet, for some strange reasons, I decided to order a sandwich combi meal instead. BAD choice. :( Sorry, cakeys... I will make sure I won't miss out on you the next time, I promise. >_<

Wild Mushroom Soup (5/10)



Rosemary Chicken Sandwich (6/10)

Bacon and Mushroom Omelette Sandwich (7/10)



Service
Impatient lady at the cashier

Price
$29.60

Place

Raffles City Shopping Centre

#B1-01

Donut Factory

"Look at what I have gotten for you. It's in the fridge", my hub prompted me when I came back.

I thought he must have bought something for me to eat again, but it was more than that.

"You light up my life." The first words that put a wide smile across my face.

Oh... Donut factory. I've heard all the raves (and queues) on this, but I never had the urge (nor the time) to join the crowd in this donut frenzy. Not even at the suntec branch with shorter queues. I will try the donuts... only if I didn't have to queue.

My hub was with me all along. He doesn't believe in following the trends blindly either. Which is why he surprised with me this box of donuts. When I opened up the box, I was touched. No tears, but yea, it moved me. Knowing that it's just not my hub's style to queue up for such stuff.

When I saw these words

"I...

love...

U.",

on the donut, I just have to pounce onto him and give him a real big hug. He's such a sweetie!

Some say it's Friendship Day. Chillycraps prefers to call it a Thursday (That's a good one! lol). To me, it's still a Valentine's Day! :)

Many commented that Valentine's Day is too commercialised with rocket-high prices for set dinners, flowers and chocolates. That is why they choose to spend the day just like any normal day. While I agree that couples should not only display their affections by spending lavishly on this day and taking each other for granted again on the next or remaining days, I feel that a little surprise on this special day does help to spice up life (and love) a little. I am glad that my hub is still putting in effort on this, however small the gesture is. :)

Donuts (5/10)

This donut by itself can only earn a 5. It's way too sweet. Even sweeter than my hub. >_<" I am glad I didn't have to queue up for that.

Price

$11 (My hub said it only costs about $7 on usual days) :P

Place

Raffles City

B1-61

Happy Valentine's day! Happy Friendship Day (or Thursday) to all! ^.^

Aerins

Southern Grilled Chicken Sandwich (7/10)




Service
Quite bad in terms of waiting time. There were people who were there before and after us, by say, 10-15 minutes. All of us were served at the same time! My hub said the chef went PS. >_<"

Price
$11.50 for just this sandwich meal (excluding ++)

Place
Raffles City Shopping Centre
B1-11

Sakura Cuisine

Garoupa in Thai Chilli Sauce (7/10)



I took only two bites of this dish as the sauce is too spicy for me. My hub finished up the whole fish by himself and even commented that the serving was too small. I think he liked the dish and would probably give it a 8 or 9.

Hotplate Beancurd (7/10)



The dish is pretty ordinary, but it tasted good. My only grouse is that the food was not sizzling hot as all hotplates dishes should.

Kailan in Oyster Sauce (10/10)



Yes, a 10. That's how good it is.

I think it's pretty difficult to whip out a vegetable dish that warrants thumbs and feet up. It can be an okay dish or a good, but never a 'fantastic' one. I know because I cook vegetables too. That's why I can be very forgiving if I am not able to get exceptionally tasty vegetables dishes like this, even in famous restaurants.

But this Kailan dish, simple as it looks, is really tasty. The vegetables were cooked near to perfection. The gravy was not too saltish, neither was it bland. These are two very common flaws found in vegetables of some other restaurants. I am pretty sure the gravy contains more than just oyster sauce or soy sauce because it tasted so rich. :)~~~

Ambience
Not very inviting. We wouldn't have chosen this if not for our good experiences with the restaurant food before.

Service
üüüüü
Rather poor service. When we asked about what fish we will be getting, the waitress just answered 'Don't know' and stoned there. I mean, she could have asked, right? :T

Price
$$$$$
$36 for 3 dishes and 2 lychee drinks. Fairly reasonable for the dishes we have ordered.

Place
Capitol Building
#01-04

Curry Favour

We felt relieved, happy and a lil' excited as the 5-figure problem that has been causing so much tension is finally solved. *phew* It was really a close shave indeed. This is when I really feel that '船到桥头自然直'

We decided to have a good dinner. We took a 5 minute walk to Curry Favour. I love the name, really. Though in real life, this is an act I despise. :P

It was first introduced by my brother, who was full of praises for this restaurant near his workplace. I took his 'must-try' recommendation the last time I came and wasn't too impressed. The main courses that we ordered this time round were certainly better.

Type
Japanese

Quality

Cheese Katsu (Pork Filet) Curry (9/10)

My hub ordered this.


I notice he likes cheese quite a bit. Given a choice, he would certainly pick food with cheese than without. He loves to order nachos with cheese whenever we go for movies. I wonder if there is any correlation between his liking for cheese and the 'cheesy' movies he watches. :P

Hire (Pork Filet) Katsu Curry (9/10)

I shouldn't have attempted to pronounce the name when I ordered this dish. You've guessed it. I pronounced it as 'higher' and was immediately corrected by the waitress as 'Heeray'. So maloo. >_<

The sauce doesn't taste as thick as it looks, which is good. Not too spicy even for someone like me. The pork taste pretty much the same as the cheese katsu curry, just that it comes without the cheese. Overall a very satisfying meal.



Service
üüüüü
Friendly staff we have here.

Ambience
Nothing very special

Price
$$$$$
$45+ for two plates of 'pork and rice'... kinda expensive. The taste somehow make up for it.

Place
39 Stamford Road,
#01-08/09, Stamford House

Park Palace (Grand Plaza Park Hotel)

The manager is very service-oriented. Even though this is way out of his job scope, he still showed us the way up to the restaurant and made sure we are seated comfortably before he left.

Type
Chinese

This restaurant was previously Si Chuan Dou Hua. However after the change in Management in this hotel, it is now known as Park Palace.

Quality

Sweet and Sour Pork (5/10)

To be frank, the sweet and sour pork was a huge disappointment. The sauce was ok, but the pork was rather fatty. It's reasonable enough to get fatty meats from a food court stall or a kopitiam. But a restaurant like this? I don't think it's acceptable.



Some Asparagas dish (7/10)

Not too bad. This is the first time I eat Huaishan (a kind of herb) and it wasn't as 'tonic-ky' as I thought all herbs should be. The fried cuttlefish? was pretty good.




Service
üüüüü
The service was exceptionally good. But if only their food matches this standard.

Ambience
Typical chinese restaurant with VIP rooms.

Price
$$$$$
I can't remember the exact price we paid for this meal, but it was rather expensive. Definitely above $50 for just two main dishes and rice.

Place
Park Palace
Grand Plaza Park Hotel
10 coleman street

Out of the Pan

Type: French. This shop's speciality is in crepe. And according to the definition on the web, a crepe is "a type of very thin cooked pancake usually made from wheat flour. The word, like the pancake itself, is of French origin, deriving from the Latin crispa, meaning 'curled'. "

Taste

Cream of Mushroom : 8/10
Rich and Creamy


















Green salad (5/10)
Too bland. Oh wells, it is fresh and healthy.


















Fruitti Tutti Salad (8/10)
Nice and sweet! :)


















This in a appetizer indeed! It's not only appetizing in terms of the colourful look, but also very appetizing to the tongue

Cheese Chicken Sausage Normal Crepe (7/10)


















It's really nice. I was expecting it to be very heavy and cheesy, but it wasn't. :)

Korean BBQ Pork with Kimchi Tomato sun-dried Crepe (8/10)
This is really fragrant and tasty! I have not tasted Kimchi before, but if kimchi tastes like this, I can only give thumbs up for this korean specialty!


















Ambience
Quite an open area, with many onlookers from the level above and those taking the escalators. Not suitable for people who prefer private corners. What I liked was the fountain and the wave-like gushes just next to our seat. It gave us a different feel and something that we can look at when we had nothing better to do.

Service
üüüüü
Friendly and prompt service

Price
$$$$$
I spent about $50 plus for the above.

Place
City Hall Basement 1