Gray's review Things to take note for dinners. They only except 2 burpple vouchers even if you have 6 or more pax. Restraunt policy not found on the app. Do check before hand on corkage policy and have it documented with them eg. Email or whatsapp as it seems their restaurant owner might agree to buy a bottle free a corkage but their restaurant manager might not. They ultimately honoured the free 1 bottle corkage but the alignment internally could have been improved which would tranlate to improved customer experience. Food wise I do think feel it is on the disappointing side. Scallops were over cook, pasta over cook, pork tomohawk was on the overcooked (hence dry) side and the vongole seemed like a healthy soup (not much taste, maybe this was the intent). Risotto felt very different, flavour was thin, sauce not consistent with certain parts abit on the watery side and the rice also didnot feel evenly cooked. Wine list is pricy, just come mentally prepared for it. Good parts about this place i would say is the amdience. Service on the whole is good, except with the tension point with the restaraunt manager on the wine corkage.

Good main Iberico pork jowl @ $38++ It's tasty but feels a little bit undercooked? Or maybe we are not used to the texture, but overall still a good dish!

Great pasta Gary's signature seafood pasta @ $32++ Love the homemade pasta and very generous portion of seafood. The tomato sauce was really good with the whole dish as well! Got this with burpple beyond deal so it's really good!

Strike Toto Grilled unagi speciality restaurants are far from a new concept in Singapore, but none of them would be classified as anything approaching ‘affordable’. However, @unatoto_sg is here to right that wrong, offering a whole tail fillet of grilled eel over rice for thirteen dollars before GST & service charge.⠀ ⠀ Eating unagi is a bit like Russian Roulette, you never know if you’re gonna get a fillet full of pin-bones or one with relatively few pin-bones, so proceed with caution. The eel is expertly grilled and retains its moist, soft texture, while the teriyaki glaze amply brushed on the unagi is more than sufficient to flavour it with savoury & salty notes, intermingled with a seductive smokiness from the charcoal grill.⠀ ⠀ If you really wanna make a meal out of it, you can turn it into a meal with unagi liver soup & a side dish for an extra $5.50++. I was a bit apprehensive about the unagi liver soup, but it surprised me with its light yet satisfyingly savoury qualities. It’s a light, yet tasty broth, and it’s probably an excellent hangover remedy.⠀ ⠀ Here at @unatoto_sg, you don’t need to strike the lottery just to afford a fulfilling meal that’s sufficiently sumptuous. Now that’s a winning ticket if you ask me.

Kabeyaki & Tempura Don The Kabayaki & Tempura Don ($16) comes with a delicious piece of chargrilled unagi and mushroom and egg tempura. The unagi is brushed in a sweet and savoury glaze and is infused with smokiness. The meat is soft and moist, and it is not fishy. The tempura is crispy and not oily, I love the shimeiji mushroom, and the runny yolk ties everything together. Oishi🤤!

Sides We enjoyed the Umaki ($5) which was flavourful creamy eggs encasing unagi. Assorted tempura ($11) was crispy but did wish for more flavoured batter.

Prosciutto E Rucola I ordered this Prosciutto E Rucola (S$30.00) through the Oddle Eats platform, and this was one of the more satisfying takeaway pizzas to date. The dough was to my liking: airy and not too dense, with a good balance of crustiness to every bite. It was very nice of them to have packed the arugula and shaved parmigiana separately so that the greens remained raw when served. Apart from the parma ham, another important element was the sauce tub of chilli oil that accompanied the pizza. I’m sure many would agree that one tub was barely enough to go with the pizza, because it could make the already-delicious pizza even more mouth-watering.

Tonnareli Nero 28++ One of the best I've had as of 7/7/21. This tiny portion costs 28++ so savour it slowly but damn the sauce was so full of crab essence. Can only imagine the hours that went into it. Must try! We had pizza and bread so this portion worked for the two of us(anything larger and we wouldn't have finished). Cicheti serves restaurant quality Italian at restaurant prices but at such an ulu place. Their food is fortunately a cut above the rest though so the prices are kind of justified

Chili Oil Off menu. Request for it to go with your pizza. It was uh-mazing. I'm really glad the chili is real, there's quite some heat so it isn't just oil. There's a distinct Asian influence, almost sort of a mild funk to it but the edge is taken away since it's only an infusion. Good to enjoy by dipping the crust in, esp for monsters that usually throw the crust away

Grilled Cheese with Cod Roe Mazesoba Tried the Grilled Cheese with Cod Roe Mazesoba ($18.30) and surprisingly, it is not jelak at all👍🏻The aromatic cheese and savoury cod roe go well together - together with a slice of soft chashu, bamboo shoots, spring onion and springy noodles, this is one hearty bowl of mazesoba. Added an extra piece of chicken karaage for extra indulgence - yums!

Mazesoba with Char Siew ($17.90++) There is free flow hojicha and free top up of noodles. I opted for the regular size. The noodles were cooked nicely, it wasnt too hard. It tasted a bit like sheng mian. It may look dry but there is actually sufficient sauce. I think it is shoyu flavor. The cha siew pieces were very big but abit chewy. At the end of the meal, u can request for some rice to mix with the leftover sauce. I would recommend to try this!

Mentai Mayo Mazesoba Initially, I was a little skeptical about having mayonnaise in my mazesoba but the Mentai Mayo Mazesoba ($17.80) actually worked. There is a generous amount of mentaiko and it goes very well with the mayo. The mayo added creaminess to the noodles but it was surprisingly subtle. A squirt of vinegar helps to balance out the richness. The chashu is soft and the noodles is firm, and together with bamboo shoots, egg and spring onion, this is one satisfying bowl of mazesoba.

Prawn Noodle (Dry) Each bowl of noodles comes with peeled prawns, kang kong and bean sprouts tossed in homemade chilli sauce then topped with shallot oil and pork lard 》$4 The prawns were really fresh and I was lucky to get bits of leftover pork ribs for free when their pork ribs were sold out for the day. The pork ribs were tender and added more flavour to my bowl of prawn noodles. I noticed the soup served with their dry version was richer than the soup version. Their homemade chilli sauce was a little too spicy for me to handle. I was trying very hard to finish my bowl of noodles halfway through it 🥵

Pork Ribs Prawn Noodle (Soup) This stall has only two items on the menu - prawn noodles or pork ribs prawn noodles. The pork ribs prawn noodle soup comes with pork ribs, peeled prawns, kang kong and bean sprouts soaked in broth. Both the pork ribs and prawns did not disappoint. The prawns were very fresh, pork ribs were super tender and the broth is light with umami flavours. I visited around lunch hour and barely made it for the last bowl of pork ribs noodles for the day 》$4

Soup Prawn Noodle I finally tried this prawn mee made by French culinary grads. Indeed special. The prawns were super fresh with none of the dullness of usual prawns. The soup contained a mysterious Japanese note, but as expected, here it's a little messed up by the ingredients dropped into it, so I suggest trying the soup from the pot for a more robust profile.

Lunch Lala & Prawn White Bee Hoon

Lunch Crab Bee Hoon Soup Signature dish which cooked with herbs such as Dang Gui Chicken Pie Kitchen Address 🛖 : 39 Tyrwhitt Road, Singapore 🇸🇬 207538 Open 🕰️ : 10am - 9pm Website 🕸️ : https://chickenpie.sg/

Don signature Great soup base, book early for pets table

LEGIT GOOD CLAYPOT HOTPOT Seriously one of the best seafood soups I've ever tasted. Rich, flavourful, full of umami, and sweet from the seafood, this was everything I ever wanted in a hotpot soup. Even better, it's filled with big prawns (4 of them!), 2 half-shell scallops, lala, baby squid, and more chunks of scallop, alongside handfuls of napa cabbage. Seriously, the claypot came filled to the brim. You can also pick more ingredients to add so we got additional veges and beancurd skin. Don't forget the homemade chilli too - it seriously packs a punch! The stall also offers lok lok ($1/stick) and how could I resist grilled meat and mushrooms? You get the experience of having the charcoal grill at your table to grill it yourself with the provided butter and yakiniku sauce. Do note that the minimum order for loklok is $10 though! Right now they're having a promotion - the seafood hotpot I mentioned above is only going for $19.90 which is an absolute steal! Also, the pork skewers are going at only 50cents/stick! Head over now before the promo ends!! In total, we spent $37.90 for all the food items which I thought was such a value-for-money price considering the quality of the soup. Plus, it's refillable too! The only downside is that the charcoal stink will get on your entire self so remember not to plan any activities after!

Boys Just Wanna Grill Of course, man does not live by soup alone, so Char Stew Kitchen has a bevy of skewers for you to add on at a buck a stick. From marinated meats like beef, chicken and lamb to shiitake mushrooms on a skewer, they have it all for you to grill over an actual charcoal grill. The secret ingredient is that mala chili powder inside the little plastic squeeze bottle. It’s scintillatingly spicy & superbly savoury, transforming everything it touches into sapid & spicy deliciousness.

Peppery, And It’ll Pep You Up There may not be snow in Sinagpore, but it sure feels like winter right now with temperatures in the mid twenties. So why not grab three pals and warm up with @charstewkitchensg signature Peppery Chicken & Pig Stomach Charcoal Hotpot ($29 nett)? That’s right, they serve the soup in a claypot that’s still sitting on a heavy but still portable charcoal stove straight to your table.⠀ ⠀ As you might expect from the name, it’s pretty peppery, but you can still taste the other herbs that went into this nourishing pot of soup. Due to the soup being boiled with chicken bones and goji berries, it also has a palatably pleasant sweetness all throughout the silky smooth soup. Additionally, there’s an abundance of chicken, pig stomach & veggies floating inside the boiling pot of soup. Pig stomach normally carries a strong porky odour, but Char Stew’s one had completely eliminated that odour, leaving behind a charmingly chewy piece of offal.

Awesome Lunch Deals If you are a fan of @rubicon_steakhouse, you should definitely check out their lunch deals! For $20, you can get their roast beef donburi or Hamburg steak bento. My advice: get the former!

Beef Stew New product, beef was fork tender and the gravy so rich and full of umami, would have gone well with rice

Best Steaks In Town I actually dread writing about @rubicon_steakhouse for fear of the crowds that may emerge if people know how good and reasonably priced their Hokkaido steaks are. It is not top grade A-5 beef with snow white marbling but I love the strong robust beefy melt-in-your-mouth flavours of their beef. Their tenderloin steaks are the most expensive in-house but make no mis-steak because they are the best. The steaks were perfectly cooked both times I was there. They may however consider being a little less heavy handed with the salt seasoning. This is now my must-go steakhouse.

Value-for-money buffet with straits/ sea view Lovely dinner tonight at Offshore Bar & Grill at Tanah Merah ferry terminal! So grateful for places that welcome dogs & practise safe distancing during covid. Beautiful relaxed vibe，fantastic service & nice food. We enjoyed most the moo ping, satays, grey prawn, asparagus, otah, bacon wrapped enoki, beef cubes, chicken breast & much more! They even have a doggy menu!

Value-for-money buffet with sea/straits view Lovely dinner tonight at Offshore Bar & Grill at Tanah Merah ferry terminal! So grateful for places that welcome dogs & practise safe distancing during covid. Beautiful relaxed vibe，fantastic service & nice food. We enjoyed most the moo ping, satays, grey prawn, asparagus, otah, bacon wrapped enoki, beef cubes, chicken breast & much more! They even have a doggy menu!

false advertising They said they don't sell the seafood bucket anymore but they did not update burpple. It was not peak hour or public holiday either. Since it's so far away once you go there you have no choice but to eat the buffet which seems to be the tactic they are using. The buffet was expensive and the taste was not very good, none of the seafood was marinated just raw seafood. The location is nice though & service was good.

Salt jacket sea bass ($58) Fragrant and tender salt baked fish. Love watching it unearthed from the layers of salt but did find that some parts can be a bit too salty

Tempura Brussels sprouts ($11) Lightly battered and crisp, enhanced with an addictive curry Mayo sauce.

Wagyu striploin ($55) Would recommend this over the wagyu sando (that was a buttery bun instead of expected white bread). Tender meat with nice char but not as much marbling as expected of wagyu