Went to the outlet at Downtown East. Service was very very bad. The staff were all seated down and did not even asked if we would like water. Not only that, they seemed to be staring intently in my direction and laughing at something on their phones. Happened to be around the area and apprently my friend has the Eatigo app which allows us to get half-off the food there.
I decided to get the Mushroom Soup ($5.90) for starters. The truffle oil was used to cover up the blandness of the soup. At least the Mentaiko Pizza ($18.90) fared better. Simple ingredients of shrimps, mozarella, mayo and mentaiko. Served on a thin crust, I wished the edges would have been softer and less charred. We asked for parmesan cheese which they did not have. Average food, bad service, zero ambience.
Ordered Carbonara this time after a bad experience with their fish and chips(very dry, salad was doused with a horrendous dressing). There was a 1-1 promotion going on at $11.90 for most of their selected mains using an app. Added on a cream of mushroom $4.90. The soup bowl was only half filled. Pretty disappointing. Only if you happen to be around the area and dying for a quiet place apart from the hustle and bustle, give this place a try. Other than that, I do not see enough reason to eat here when I can get Dominoes or other western food around the vincity.
Ordered Carbonara this time after a bad experience with their fish and chips(very dry, salad was doused with a horrendous dressing). There was a 1-1 promotion going on at $11.90 for most of their selected mains using an app. Added on a cream of mushroom $4.90. The soup bowl was only half filled. Pretty disappointing. Only if you happen to be around the area and dying for a quiet place apart from the hustle and bustle, give this place a try. Other than that, I do not see enough reason to eat here when I can get Dominoes or other western food around the vincity.
Went to Jinjja Chicken based on a Malay colleague's recommendation. We each got one set which costs more than $10 to get the free binggsu. There were 3 flavours for the chicken. I prefer thighs to drumsticks but they only had wings and drumsticks. Fries came in either sea salt or seaweed with chili flakes. The sauce was fiery but when I bit into the chicken, there were far too many fats in varied places connecting the flesh to the bones. I would say this is highly unusual and tasted horrible. Will not return. Binggsu was so sweet. Everytime I give Korean food in Singapore a try, disappointment always sets in.
In conclusion, the chicken was bland; apart from the sauce. No idea where they sourced their halal chicken from.
A total of 7 mains, 3 burgers and 10 sides, the choices are sufficent for irregular visits. For me, the limited menu means I get to focus on what I may prefer having. Having read reviews on the net stating the BBQ Boneless Chicken Leg and Sashimi Grade Baked Salmon as the more popular choices, I decided against both and went in for fish and chips. Indeed fish and chips is a rather dry food and tartare sauce will not help. Cod fish is not as flaky as dory yet soft. I did feel that instead of using tartare sauce, green pea mush would have been so much better. This is not Irish fish and chips. I would say it is definitely better than most fish and chips which uses bread/biscuit crumbs out there. It actually comes with house salad which I got it changed to charred lemon broccoli. Yes it does taste charred. The sides did not pique my interest at all sadly. Fries were identical to chips. Extremely dehydrated and crunchy. I love my fries fluffy. Same old Heinz chili sauce. Mushroom soup had texture with bits of seaweed ontop. Kind of lost my taste for western food will be back at Yishun Park Hawker to try other food.
Pizza Hut always comes up with different types of pizza before any special occasions. I have always had a soft spot for their cheesy crust, cheesy pull generally anything involving the taste of chewy cheese in/on flour. Pizza Hut is not what I will describe as delicious pizza. It is simply carbs in a better day. Any shop that does delivery is fit for those looking to chill and they know to have various promotions to fit 2-3 px and a large group.
This latest offering comes in two variations, Extreme and Original. Without finding the need to read, I went for the Extreme. A true cheese love will go the extra calories for cheese. The big cheesy box is suited for 3-4 pax but is really just 2 for this glutton queen. Curry baked pasta tasted somewhat bitter and definitely a bad choice. All other sides were acceptable. With the miserable single pack of parmesan and chili flakes topping, I was able to coat one single slice. In all honesty the pizza puff was daunting as it looked somewhat like a soup bowl with the bread on top. After tasting it, I was pleasantly surprised the crust had this bo lo bao taste. Who knew a little bit of sweet actually does wonders. The cheese was not the mozzarella cheddar mix as with their pull series, I was slightly disappointed. How do I feel about pineapples on pizzas? Prefer not to have but would not explicitly reject. Not as cheesy as expected, dislike cherry tomato on pizza. These babies are best eaten as they are, uncooked. First and last pizza hut of the year. Felt really full from all that excess carbs. Pizza should always be the one and many things in a meal forgo the rest of the useless carbs. Life is too short to not eat good food!
Peoples Park Food Centre, #01-148. I saw some review on the internet and decided to give this a try despite the big crowd over at Ri Ri. I seldom go there to eat because of the humidity. There was not a single soul patronising the stall. The items were by price. Not worth it at all as we got barely few ingredients and the total was $9(I assume the 3 mushrooms we got was $1/pc). The lady tending the stall demanded me to pay straightaway which was a big turnoff because we were just sitting beside her stall. Even worst was when the food came, there was only 3 pieces of broccoli, too many stalks of kangkong, a lacklustre amount of food for the both us. Definitely a no go. Never complaining when there's a huge bowl of mala in front of me for slightly more than $9 again and feeds 2 people well.
Passed by this place before and had wanted to try. When I got to the location at 710A Ang Mo Kio Ave 8, the shop was replaced by Indian bank. I thought my curse was at work. Lo and behold, saw a notification on the wall stating it has moved to Djitsun Mall 5 mins walk away. The English name looked like gibberish. Anyway the menu was extensive. I have never liked Chinese food except for a few dishes. Having been influenced by the mala xiang guo fad, I myself have eaten it at least 6 times within 2 weeks. Based on previous experience, getting xiao la å°č¾£ or zhong la äøč¾£ doesn't give me the spice factor I'm looking for. At Guo Chang, the minimum order was $8 and each item was calculated by per 100gms ranging from $1-$3 per item. I settled for da la å¤§č¾£. 'People who enjoy spicy foods are risk takers.' Kangkong, beancurd skin, luncheon meat, 2 pieces of crab meat and enoki mushrooms went into the bowl. More stalks than leaves though. I was disappointed that it was overly spicy not due to the taste of mala but the taste of chili padi so I wasn't able to enjoy the proper mala. As with almost all the places I been to, there's a thick layer of oil at the bottom. The first time I tried this dry style of mala, it came in a styrofoam box with absolutely zero grease. Do not ever order the egg fried rice. It tasted like gruel. The taiwan sausage skewer as depicted in the image turns out to be the 20 per pack counterfeit sausage available at supermarts but the chicken skewer was very fragrant. Overall, mala ingredients is cheaper ordered based on weight rather than per serving.
With tons of branches in coffee shops and three restaurants, nobody would have thought Collins standard to be consistent throughout. At least I didn't. I first came across Collins through some sponsorship deal and they were edible though the various sauces for the chicken, salad and aglio olio killed the palette. Too many things going on. I decided to try something else since the restaurant menu doesn't seem so bad. We sat in this table which had fixed seats and table that were really narrow and claustrophobic. The menu gave me a headache because the photos were overtly vibrant. Too many choices but I settled on salmon with vegetables, potato wedge, corn cob and no idea what sauce it was. Apart from that, got a side of deep fried squid. My friend had mixed grill consisting of pork and chicken chop, bratwurst sausage. The mushroom soup I ordered came with a long strand of hair on the outside of the bowl. Kudos to the server for not noticing this and placing it down hurriedly despite the non peak hour. Campbell's mushroom soup tastes so much better. All I tastes were cream, no mushrooms even the pepper and parmesan cheese couldn't help. Squid came adorned with the same salad with honey balsamic and english mayo. Nothing fantastic. My main was horrendous. Corn had tiny black spots when I cut through to get all of it out. Wedges were frozen, inedible. Vegetables had a weird taste. Fish was overly cooked. None of it made me want to finish but for the price, I just had to try my best. God of the sausage my friend gave me was absolutely disgusting. I really don't know why so many people were queuing and eating at Collins. With this standard is it to say Singaporeans have no taste in food? Now I know Collins and Chargrill is on par with being the worst western food in Singapore.
Got someone to takeaway for me garlic naan and butter chicken before. Both were quite tasty but the chicken was quite salty to me and had a very chicken taste. I went there because of a recommendation from an Indian lady for the best aloo pratha. The interior of the place was very strange. Since I am here to review the food, I would say there was absolutely no service at all yet they had the audacity to charge high prices. We ordered chicken curry(we wanted just the curry but the Indian guy gave us a dirty look and scooped the chicken in as well.), 4 miserable pieces of taandori chicken, one cheese naan and some long beans and a cup of tea(which never came and we had to ask them). The chicken curry was horrible. Where were the spices? Tandoori was heavily salted only the mint was good. Long beans were average. Naan was a major disappointment. They used processed cheese. That's a honest disrespect to food and their customer! I have eaten at places which serves naan with mozerella cheese. The portions were miserable, around the size of my palm. I could have easily gotten much more tastier indian food elsewhere with bigger portions. The plate of white rice cost $1.30 all in all we spent around $32(just the 2 of us). How is that possible I still do not understand. Saw reviews online that Jaggis serve affordable food. Well I am definitely too poor for their food!
