Very pleasantly surprised to see that this hot pot restaurant in my hood offered 1-for-1 deals on Burpple! Opted for the 1-for-1 set for dinner with my family (4 pax), and we had the option to choose other sets to make up the 2nd set. Each set comes with the choice of 1 soup, vegetable platter, choice of carbs. Here’s what we ordered:

• Wagyu Ribeye Set
• Pork Belly Set
• Chicken slices (half portion)
• Wagyu Ribeye (half portion)
• USA Short Rib (half portion)
• Pork Belly (half portion)
• Quail eggs
• Lemon water chestnut
Soup bases: Chicken Mushroom, Fish Soup with Milk

The meats are served shabu shabu style, which are quite thinly sliced and cooks fast in the soup. All the meats that we had are very tender and good! There is a free flow sauce bar with a variety of condiments, side dishes and fruits to pair with your hotpot experience. Both soups that we ordered were very flavourful and we enjoyed the hot pot experience very much!

Our total bill came up to be ~$122 so I wouldn’t say that the Burpple deal made it very affordable. But for the experience, I would recommend giving it a try!

Food was great, serving size was big and service was good. The one for one burpple deal was a cherry on top.

My partner wanted to get his daily coffee fix and since we were in the area, we decided to pop by SYIP! Ordered their Iced White ($6) and Iced Matcha Strawberry Latte ($7.50) to go – paid a total of $14.72 after factoring in GST (9%).

For the size of the drinks, I do think there are better options out there that gives you more bang for the buck. You do however get drinks that are very aesthetically-pleasing. The matcha was unsweetened and it blended well with the milk to give a smooth consistency. It took quite a bit of effort though, to get the matcha thoroughly mixed with the strawberry bits at the bottom. (Imagine vigourous swirling of the cup)

This ranks second for my favourite matcha strawberry lattes 😋 I don’t have any reviews for the Iced White but this is the second time my partner has ordered this from SYIP so I suppose it must be good!

Happened to be in the area for lunch and decided to pop by and try out Kurasu’s matcha latte again (since I couldn’t remember much about it – last I had it was a few years ago).

Got their Iced Matcha Latte to go, paid $7.50 for this. Was honestly quite disappointed with this on the first sip because the matcha latte tasted overly sweet. While the consistency of the drink is smooth, I could hardly taste the matcha. The size of the drink is also pretty small and not really worth $7.50 given the quality of the matcha.

Came across this café while looking around for coffee options for my partner on Good Friday PH. The café was bustling even at 5:30pm! The space looks aesthetically pleasing and a quick glance of what the patrons were having all looked so good. Purchased this Iced Matcha Strawberry Latte ($8) for myself to go. This was so good!! Love the chunky strawberry bits, and the sweetness really complemented the bitter matcha perfectly. The consistency of the matcha latte is also very smooth, and you can taste that they use quality matcha powder. Really very impressed and I think their version is better than Syip’s 👍🏼

Popped by for dinner at this newly opened Tamoya Udon outlet with my partner and we had a very filling meal! This outlet is a bit more special in terms of Burpple Beyond deal redemption – you can easily do it via their QR code ordering and checkout page, and you don’t need to show to any staff for verification. You just need to redeem the deal > copy the generated voucher code > input in the voucher code field on the check out page > discount is applied! Very fuss-free and easy 👍🏼

What we ordered:
• Sanuki Beef Onsen Egg Udon
• Carbonara Udon (outlet exclusive!)
• Snow Crab Creamy Croquette x2 (not pictured)
• Yuzu soda
• Coke Zero

Do take note that the Sanuki Beef Udon is pretty flavourful, however it is on the saltier side! The Carbonara Udon was a very delectable fusion of Western and Japanese. Not too jelat even after finishing everything 👍🏼 This deal is applicable to 1 main, 1 tempura side and 1 drink. My partner and I combined our orders into 1 transaction (2 mains, 2 tempura sides and 2 drinks) and redeeming 1 BB deal is sufficient to get the 20% discount. Pretty worth it!

Total bill: $38.08

Decided to treat myself something nice for TGIF~ Tried out the drinks from Tsujiri since they just opened an outlet in my hood!

This cost $6.30 for regular size, less sweet. Pretty worth it considering most places/cafés charge the similar pricing for smaller portion sizes!

Visited the place during dinner time! The place is small and there were no seats, so the staff seated us at the tables inside Kajiken instead (1 shop down, beside Onkei Tonkatsu). Seems like the three eateries are affiliated~

There was no yakitori available on that day so the staff allowed us to replace it with their usual other sides, and we opted for the mentai hotate and mentai tamago (not pictured because we already ate them 🤣). Both were quite nice!

BB set comes with a don of your choice, salad, free-flow hot/cold green tea and miso soup. The chirashi don has a sizeable portion of mixed sashimi however there’s also non-sashimi items inside (cooked prawn and japanese scallop). Interesting additions but my personal preference would be for the mixed sashimi to have more sashimi varieties and less octopus 🐙

Popped by Gyunami for lunch with my friend, and the standard of their Signature wagyu roast beef don is still as good as when I had it 2 years back!

Portion size may look small but underneath the slices of tender wagyu roast beef, there’s a lot of rice. The highlight is definitely the thin slices of wagyu roast beef. It’s super tender, perfectly medium rare and goes very well with everything! Gotta appreciate the artful arrangement of the meat slices on top of the rice too 💯 The set comes with complimentary miso soup – taste was okay, nothing too extraordinary.

There’s not much lunch crowd on weekdays so you don’t have to queue 😊

This café is open on New Year’s day (01 Jan)! Decided to visit this café since we were in the area. The interior aesthetics are simple and classy, and the place is brightly lit with warm lighting. We popped in for brunch so here’s what we ordered:

• Small Breakfast (opted for scrambled eggs, and added on sautéed baby spinach, sautéed mushrooms and smoked salmon)
• Crab Meat Egg Benedict
• Black Panther cold brew
• Iced mint chocolate

Total bill: $57.20

The portion served for smoked salmon that I added on for my Small Breakfast is quite generous! Though I was slightly disappointed because I expected the baby spinach to be like creamy baby spinach – but that’s on me hahaha I’m not sure why I pictured creamy baby spinach when i read the sautéed baby spinach 😅 Love the crunch of the sourdough bread, it went very nicely with everything! The baby spinach is also nicely seasoned. My boyfriend was quite satisfied with his Crab Benedict too! Comes with ikura which is a nice touch. No comments for the cold brew since I can’t appreciate coffee, and as for the mint chocolate, it was thick and not too overpowering for the mint aftertaste. Price wise – typical café prices though it’s a bit on the pricey side for me 🥲 But I would still visit this place again!

Been a while since I’ve been here so my boyfriend and I decided to make a trip down for dinner! Burpple Beyond’s 1-for-1 deal is super worth it, quality food at an affordable price 😊

What’s on the table:
• BBQ baby pork ribs
• Seared prawn mentaiko pasta

Total bill: $31.20 (includes the service charge applicable on the complimentary item due to the café’s in-house policy)

The pork ribs were marinated & smoked really well! They were literally silky soft and fall-off-the-bone tender. The portion is very generous too! There’s like 7 baby ribs 💯 I quite like the sweet potato fries as well – perfect thickness, well-seasoned and with a light crisp crust.

The mentaiko pasta was very flavourful, it was a very nice medley of cod roe and prawn butter! Very generous portion of both pasta and chunky prawn bits. We both licked our plates clean (even the sauce!) 🤣

Though I can’t say the same for their staff 🌚 Been here twice and during both times, the staff seemed a bit unfriendly 🥲 Oh wells. The açai is good though, would come back just for the açai! Here’s what I ordered:

Small soft serve (açai) - Comes with granola + 1 topping. I picked almond butter as my topping, and I added on another topping (cacao nibs)
Total price: $8

Definitely, ordering the Regular soft serve ($8.50) would be more worth but I was eating this alone so I didn’t want to order something I couldn’t finish! The Small portion is just nice for me. The staff is really generous with the nut butter and the toppings! The granola was also very nicely toasted and crunchy. My only gripe is that the granola & cacao nibs are buried under the soft serve swirl, I prefer to have an even spoonful of my açai together with all toppings 😅