Restaurants & Cafes

This is the full house, featuring beef shank, crab paste, pig leg and pork paste. The variety helped, although overall it's forgettable.

Sibei shiok. Beef was flawless and I love foie gras so much I hate myself. But the overall enjoyment was undercut by the prices.

It took me a few years but here I am. I love grilled cheese and just had to try this. Although they used sourdough, I quite enjoyed it. The cheeses included Monterey Jack, provolone and sharp cheddar.

What a random discovery. No wonder it's rated 4.6 from almost two thousand reviews. For S$10 it's overflowing with seafood. I've never seen a portion like this. There's around 20 oysters, 10 clams, 10 scallops and 5 prawns. There's also lots of squid and a large piece of fried fish cheek. The noodles were more manageable, but it's not the star anyway. The soup wasn't the richest but it's nice nonetheless. This dish is the definition of overkill. Pair it with their superb unknown sauce.

I like to try local hawker food in hotels. I want to see how hotel chefs do it - and often it's good. I don't get why most people see the need to order angmoh food in hotels. Our parents' generation did and I understand - it's exotic. For us, angmoh food is everywhere and accessible. Most times that $40 cod or duck confit doesn't blow me away. This fried rice got standard. The crackers were also a genius move.

Tried for fun. It was erm edible? Nothing special.

Possibly the worst lechon I've tried. Wasted my visit to Novena. It was dry, not crispy and lacked the gaminess of true lechon.

I really like this place. I thought this dish has interesting ingredients and it's dry so I tried it. Mix it up and it was decent. The tofu however was quite meh. Soup at this restaurant was obviously delicious. Separately, I was surprised they have a self-service kiosk with free-flow cucumber.

Unbelievable how many years I took to visit this. It's indeed very good burgers. The black Angus patty was juicy, the bun was excellent and the "master sauce" was quite lovely. I'm not a fan of gherkin haha. The fries, though crispy, were a bit bland.

Unbelievable how many years I took to visit this. It's indeed very good burgers. The black Angus patty was juicy, the bun was excellent and the "master sauce" was quite lovely. My only regret is ordering four cheese, because the gorgonzola, Monterey Jack, cheddar and mozzarella were mixed together and weren't a lot, so it's no different from a cheeseburger.

With some vegetables such as lotus chip and broccolini. Nice but portion small.

It took me a few years but here I am. This and most things here are shiok. They really set themselves one rung above mainstream Tex-Mex joints.