Central

Four Seasons Chinese Restaurant 文興酒家 @Capitol Piazza

We were here primarily for the duck, so we only ordered another vegetable dish… Mainly because the prices were really high! Here was what we tried.

  • Four Seasons Signature Roasted Duck 文興至尊燒鴨 ($68++ for whole, $36++ for half, $22 for 1 portion): The meat was quite tender, but it was not as crispy or fatty as the version we had in London. In fact, of the half duck that we had, only 2-3 pieces had crispy skin.
  • Poached Spinach with Century and Salted Egg in Superior Stock 金銀蛋菠菜 ($22++): This was just alright, and we thought that it would have tasted better with the usual Amaranth 苋菜. Most of the vegetables options were in the range of $22 to $24, which we thought was really quite pricey…

There were only Oolong or Chrysanthemum tea available ($2.20++ per person), and we opted for Oolong, which was a lovely complement to the duck.

Contact:

  • Location: 13 Stamford Road Capitol Piazza #02-27/28/29 S(178905)
  • Hrs: 11am – 10:30pm
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Tanuki Raw @Orchard Central

20160530_123635.jpgwp-1464959669478.jpgBeen here twice this week, had the counter seats both times, and it was fun walking the bartender make the drinks.

Service in general was friendly and pleasant. There was no queue when I was here for lunch, and a 25-minute wait for dinner during Happy Hour.

Here was what we tried so far:

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Fu Ju Yuan Vegetarian Restaurant 福俱圆素食餐馆 @Novena Regency

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Photo credit: Ms I

I was here for our team lunch, and while we had initially thought that this place was just newly opened, it turned out that it has been opened since Lunar New Year!

For some reason, it appeared to be still not-quite opened whenever we walked past. In fact, most of the seats still had their plastic wrapper intact.

We were the only customers there during lunch today, but we all thought that the food was pretty good! However, the portions were quite haphazard; some large portions seemed smaller than small 😛 Prices ranged from $10 to $20+ per item, depending on size.

The mock meats were all handmade, and pretty good, if not a bit spicy. The cereal beancurd was very fragrant. Overall it was an enjoyable and delicious lunch!

Contact:

  • Location: 275 Thomson Road Novena Regency #01-07 S(307645)
  • Hrs: 11am – 9:30pm
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Asia Grand Restaurant 亚洲金阁 @Odeon Towers

img_4249Almost on a whim, we decided to try our luck at Asia Grand Restaurants on a Saturday noon, without reservations.

We enquired for seats at the entrance, and the conversation went…

Staff: I have a table for 3, but can you finish by 1pm? Because the table is reserved from 1pm onwards.

(We all looked at our watches, it was already 12 noon!)

JY: Are you able to serve fast enough?

Staff: No problem.

Super confident sia! We went in without hesitation because we were also very confident of our eating speed, plus hubby and I were not too hungry since we had breakfast and coffee/tea within the last 2.5 hours 😛

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The Coffee Academïcs @Scotts Square

2016-05-16 18.00.47-2We decided to go along the Hong Kong theme today (since we just went Mak’s Noodle and Honolulu Cafe), and landed at The Coffee Academïcs.

Launched in 2012, TCA has 5 outlets in HK and this new huge space in Singapore was only launched this year. They are very serious about coffee and the Singapore flagship store has been designed with various coffee preparation stations like a Roasting Bar, a Brew Bar and a Cupping Bar and they organizes coffee classes too.

  • Citrus Espressoda ($8++): This is a time-limited concoction of double shot of TCA House Blend espresso bolstered with fresh orange slices and fizzy tonic water. A very refreshing drink!
  • Ginger Peach Green Tea ($10++ per pot): Pretty cup, fragrant smell, lovely smooth taste. What else can you ask for in a cup of tea? A truly awesome sensory experience 🙂

We would love to come back and try the other stuff on the menu!

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Honolulu Café 檀島香港茶餐廳 @The Centrepoint

2016-05-16 15.54.24After our not-too-satisfying lunch, we went back to Honolulu Cafe, only to discover that not only had the queue not moved much, it had also grew longer! Resigned to our fate, we began our 1-hour queue. Luckily, JY and AN were coming to join us 🙂

Because of ‘overwhelming response’, each person was allowed to ordered a maximum of 3 egg tarts. Everything else under Section A of the menu (Polo Buns, Durian Pastry, BBQ Pork Bun, Curry Fish Balls etc.) was sold out, so we just got ourselves 12 Honolulu Egg Tarts ($1.70++ each), Chicken Wings in Swiss Sauce ($6++), Peanut Butter Toast ($2++), Pork Chop Bun with Salad ($5++), 2 Honolulu Coffees ($3++), a Milk Tea ($3++), and a Yuan Yang ($3.30++). We were also strongly encouraged to order the only remaining dessert, Mango Pomelo Sago.

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Mak’s Noodles 麥奀雲吞麵世家 @The Centrepoint

2016-05-16 14.37.16We were here for a late lunch, and the queue at Honolulu Cafe was too long. So, we headed to the empty Mak’s Noodles instead.

Ordered a Wanton Noodle Soup ($6.90++), and Beef Brisket and Tendon ($16.90++). For this price, we were quite shocked by the tiny size of the noodles, and even more shocked by the texture of the noodles, which was not at all springy. Well, but different people have preference for different texture.

The wantons were alright, but also reminded us of the shrimp dumplings that we used to buy at NTUC. We very much preferred the very flavourful beef brisket and tendon.

When we went to the counter for payment, the staff just responded with the total cost without even bothering to print the receipt, gosh!

Not exactly a satisfying lunch, so we decided to return to queue at Honolulu Cafe and hoped for the best… Somehow, this reminded us of our Hong Kong trip…

Contact:

  • Location: 176 Orchard Road Centrepoint #01-63/64 S(238843)
  • Websitewww.maksnoodle.sg
  • Hrs: 11am – 11pm
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Rochor Thai @Novena Regency

We had wanted to return to Kyushu Pancake Cafe to try French toast, but alas, it was all sold out 😦 So we went to the next most popular restaurant during this hour, Rochor Thai 🙂

Got ourselves counter seats where we could watch some chef action, but it turned out that all the dishes we ordered were prepared inside the kitchen, haha:

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Kyushu Pancake Cafe 九州パンケーキ @Novena Regency

2016-05-13 20.55.28 2016-05-13 20.59.15New kid on the block near the area and we were quite lucky to get seats immediately on a Friday night!

Then we realised that it was already last order 5 minutes after we were seated, haha! Without hesitation, we ordered:

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Seorae Korean Charcoal BBQ @Plaza Singapura

2016-04-05 21.14.41It was time to try something new! OCBC is having a 1-for-1 promotion for Galmaegisal (marinated pork skirt meat), so that kinda made us decide to try out this place.

According to the menu, galmaegisal is supposed to be “well-loved for its perfect combination of tender juiciness”, and “this unique cut that forms only 250 grams of a full-grown pig is said to be only serves to the Royal Family of Korea in the past”. We were quite sold to the idea of eating it already!

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