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这家店我收藏了非常久，一直没有来打卡，因为他的位置比较隐秘，但是其实它已经经营了23年了，

最初是被他的风格和家具装饰所吸引，很有年代感，非常的漂亮，

服务员Ms Cheng会说中文，很认真的小姑娘，给我介绍地超仔细，我点了三个菜都是她推荐的

第一道是冬阴功汤，这个汤的口感不俗，酸味在口腔中一下迸射出来，汤里的海鲜料也非常的丰盛，许多人推荐，我也觉得很好吃

第二道菜是当日蔬菜，调味和味道都很好

第三道菜是仁当牛肉，这道菜如果是第一次来的话，一定要点一下来尝一尝，牛肉有嚼劲，给的部位带牛筋调味也很好，整体很不错

这家店我一定会再来的，下一次多叫一些人一起可以尝不一样的味道

I had an extremely frustrating experience at Makan Makan, Marina Square on 27/9/24. Just after noon, the waiter spilled my bandung drink while serving food, soaking my right leg and my white shoes. I was left wet, sticky, and with one shoe stained pink. To make things worse, I had to attend a conference until 6pm, so I couldn’t go home to change.

Feeling uncomfortable, I immediately asked the restaurant for compensation, but their response was dismissive. They didn’t offer a proper apology or any meaningful solution. Instead, the person on the phone told me "accidents happen" and acted as if I shouldn’t expect them to compensate me for my shoes. I was incredibly uncomfortable in my wet and sticky clothes, so I had no choice but to go and buy new pants and socks, which cost me $47.95.

The person on the phone even questioned why I was upset and my tone of voice, completely ignoring the fact that I was standing there with one leg soaked and shoes stained pink. Although the staff at the restaurant said the boss would waive the $14.55 bill, I insisted on paying just to have evidence of the incident.

While my Nike shoes weren’t new, one of them is now permanently pink, and I had to spend money and deal with the discomfort caused by their mistake. Accidents do happen, but their poor handling of the situation and refusal to offer any real compensation was unacceptable. They could have at least apologized properly and suggested alternatives to make up for the inconvenience. I would not recommend this place.

[Kovan, Singapore 🇸🇬]

Sotong Kering Set (S$5)

Anthony Indonesian Cuisine

Featured on Michelin Guide’s Bib Gourmand for their famous nasi padang, this place usually attracts large crowds during lunch time.

Thankfully they have an air-conditioned space for you to enjoy your meal. Lots of dishes to choose from their selections.

I gotten myself the beef rendang, egg, veggie and begedil.

You may familiar with OLLELLA for their traditional kuehs, which used to sell at Cluny Court before moving here.

Now with tables and chairs seating area available at this new shop, they also begins serving Malay foods here also.

Beside their signature kuehs on display, there’s also 3 options of proper foods available here.

The nasi lemak is one of it, served in disposable plate and cutlery as this wasn’t a proper restaurant setting. More for CBD workers who prefer to takeaway their meal. But of course you can enjoy it here depending on the availability of the limited seatings.

Interestingly their rich coconut rice used the smaller type of grain, served with delicious rendang chicken drumstick. Their torch ginger flower sambal is flavourful and spicy. Together with fried white bait, ikan bilis, peanuts and sunny side-up.

I would say I enjoy much of the food. Recommend to complete your meal with a piece of kueh and drink, which will entitle you a discount of $0.50.

This time quite little, but martabak is still the dessert of my life.

A lot of flavours, but I came away feeling this was just nasi padang lor. The chicken was kinda dry.

The beef rendang was definitely superior to random ones, but I came away feeling this was just nasi padang lor.

Strangely, their drinks were better than their food. Both of these were shiok.

Opened by a trio of sisters from Indonesia, @threebygaramika is an unassuming cafe deep in the heartlands of Toa Payoh, serving traditional albeit subtly refined classic Indonesian dishes such as oxtail and gado gado.
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I tried their Ayam Bakar set, and thought it was good if abit small for the price. Obviously the star is the smoky grilled chicken, which was marinated in a sweet and savoury kecap manis-based marinade that was cooked till deliciously charred in places. The meat itself was still moist and tender. It came with rice, emping crackers, a few pieces of fried tofu, half a hard boiled egg, a tiny dab of green sambal and a rather tasty and delicate chicken broth. I don’t think enough chilli was given though.

It was generous amount of Uncle Penyet fish fillet. It’s pretty good even for group order for seminars and office functions.

Ollella has been one of those spots that we have been returning for more whenever we don’t have any idea on what to have or just felt like it — these folks had certain come a long way from their days at the Residences@Somme (and even more so if one recalls their stint at The Midtown Residences with the Foxhole Cafe). Whilst their Far East Square location has been in operations for quite a while, Ollella hasn’t been sitting on their laurels — there has been the introduction of new food items as well as Kueh-Kueh ever since, which always make for a good reason to drop by for a revisit. We previously have had their Nasi Lemak when we first dropped by Ollella during the initial days of opening the Far East Square location; that being said, the Nasi Lemak Ayam Berempah wasn’t an item that was offered on the menu back then. The Nasi Lemak Ayam Berempah is described on the menu to come with elements such as coconut rice, deep-fried lemongrass coriander spiced boneless chicken leg, Ikan Bilis, peanuts, sambal and sunny side-up.

Whilst their Nasi Lemak used to come in a disposal box, the current plating sees the Nasi Lemak coming in a disposal paper box that is shaped more like a tray; though given the size of the current disposal ware, it does make the dish look a little minuscule as there are some areas that are void of any components of the dish. The Ayam Berempah is definitely the star of the Nasi Lemak Ayam Berempah here — prepared fresh-to-order here, the Ayam Berempah comes all hot and seemingly freshly-fried; a little greasy though still rather reasonable given the nature of the item. The exterior is crisp, while the flesh is tender and juicy; absolutely delicious considering how it carried evident notes of the spices such as turmeric and lemongrass that were added in its marination process. The coconut rice came being a little lukewarm; not quite temperature that we would like it to be — that being said, we did enjoy the soft, light and fluffy texture of the rice though we do feel that it could have came with a slightly more distinct note of coconut milk fragrance. The accompanying sambal here is more sweet than spicy; should do well even for those with lower tolerance to spice — one can also find a flavoural contrast amidst the sambal where distinct notes of the elements used for the sambal can be detected. The Ikan Bills did manage to maintain the crunch and gave the dish a saltish note, while the sunny side-up came without the undesirable notes of overused oil and also had a molten egg yolk that oozes as one pokes on it with the fork. During our visit to Ollella, we had also went for the Talam Cendol; a relatively new addition to their line-up of Kueh. For those whom are unfamiliar with Kueh Talam, it can be described as a Steamed Coconut Pandan Kueh; in fact, Ollella does serve up the original variant of the Kueh as well — that would be the Talam Pandan. In retrospect, the Talam Cendol comes with elements such as Gula Jawa, Eggs, Red Beans, Plain Flour, Coconut Milk, Rice Flour, Corn Flour, Tapioca, Sugar and Salt.

The Kueh does come a little heftier and is pretty bouncy with a good chew that doesn’t stick to the teeth — the texture on the Gula Jawa, Red Beans and Coconut Milk layers are also pretty consistent; the combination providing that familiar hint of flavours similar to a Chendol but being less sweet in general. Of course, we cannot forget the inclusion of the Pandan jelly that one would typically find in the usual bowl of chendol within the coconut milk layer of the Talam Chendol. It does seem that Ollella had even went to the lengths of making the Chendol jelly themselves; the Chendol jelly coming all soft and with a light, lingering note of Pandan that perfumes the tastebuds. It is well known that we wouldn’t skip on Kopi during lunch and the Kopi here does come in a way that is almost in style of Kopi Tubruk here — whilst it does come with condensed milk just like a typical Nanyang-style brew, one can definitely find the fine coffee grounds sitting at the bottom of the cup here just like how it would have been the case for Indonesian-style coffee. As a result, the brew does come with quite a caffeinated kick in its body, with a corresponding sweetness that helps to bring everything together. It is always a happy occasion to see how far Ollella has come; especially so considering how Ollella has been known to deliver quality bakes, Kuehs and cooked food ever since they had first started and through their now-defunct Makan House by Ollella concept — it is little wonder how they have garnered a following after all these years in the F&B industry. Always looking forward to the next return visit to Ollella to try any new creations that they have to offer!