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We waited for ~30min for a weekend dinner. The udon was rather chewy. The bacon tempura wasn't too salty.
Excellent Indonesian dishes and drinks at reasonable prices, with scrumptious sambal and nice staff - what more can you ask for, unless you don’t like Indonesian food?
Was scrolling around the phone and managed to find out the existence about Feng Local Cafe — these folks do seem like a recent addition to Lucky Plaza having found home within a shop unit at Level 2 of the mall; they had taken over the former premises of the now-defunct Ol’ Java Indonesian Street Food there. Feng Local Cafe is rather simply decked out; the decor for the space is largely similar to what one would expect out of a mom-and-pop establishment — there are number of dine-in seatings located within the shop with tables configured to accommodate single diners, as well as patrons whom are visiting the establishment in pairs of in groups of four (4) pax. Feng Local Cafe does seem like an establishment that focuses on serving up Malaysian-style fare typical of what one can find at Nanyang Kopitiam-themed establishments; the menu features a variety of noodle dishes and Nasi Lemak dishes in the Mains category, while toasts, waffles, egg tarts and Bolo buns are listed under the Ala-Carte section of the menu.
The Chilli Pan Mee / You Mee at Feng Local Cafe comes in two different variations of noodles as the namesake suggests; Pan Mee and You Mee — our order was made for the You Mee variant. Feng Local Cafe does not describe the elements that comes with the various food items that they have to offer on its menu; with that being said, it can be observed that our order does come with a sous-vide egg, anchovies and minced pork. Giving the bowl of noodles and the various elements a little toss, the Chilli You Mee does come with a bit of dark sauce for a savoury note with a slight hint of spiciness that should tickle the tastebuds for those whom are tolerable to less than moderate levels of spiciness for flavour. We did find that the flavours from the sauces aren’t particularly heavy, and one does seem to be able to still taste the flavours of the noodles on its own amidst the mix of the sauces here. Thought mixing the sous-vide egg into the noodles does provide somewhat of a more silkier touch to everything else in the bowl, while the addition of of minced pork does add a meaty bite to the dish; though the anchovies does seem to come a bit on the slightly limp side and lost a little bit of its crisp texture whilst at it.
For those whom have been following us for a while, Ma Cuisinette is probably a familiar name to some — we had previously made a visit when they had first opened their doors at the Picnic Food Hall in Greenwich V; they had since expanded to a second location in the Picnic Food Hall coffeeshop (formerly known as K88 Kopitiam) at Banda Street, and also recently launched a third outlet in the Picnic Food Hall at Far East Plaza. Ma Cuisinette is by the same folks behind the now-defunct 5 by Sans-Façon and the now-defunct Tartines at Seletar and Tiong Bahru respectively. The Ma Cuisinette outlet in the Picnic Food Hall at Far East Plaza can be found at the part of the food court that features a recessed area away from the other food stalls there — it is pretty much known that whilst Ma Cuisinette does serve up some common dishes across all its locations, there are a few dishes that remain exclusively available at some locations; for the outlet at Far East Plaza, the menu features Salads, Sides, Mains and Pizzas and Pastas.
The Baked Chicken Gnocchi is an item that is listed in the Main Courses section of the menu at Ma Cuisinette at Far East Plaza — the menu does not describe the elements that comes with the various dishes that they have to offer, though it can be observed that the Baked Chicken Gnocchi is served on a plate rather than a bowl as opposed to most baked rice / pasta dishes out there; this does give the dish a little bit of a pizza-like aesthetic whilst featuring chunks of chicken, mushrooms, root vegetables and gnocchi all laced with melted cheese. On first look, the portion size of the dish is pretty substantial; we would reckon that this dish is best to be shared amongst two pax. The melted cheese that laces around the other elements of the Baked Chicken Gnocchi does come soft, gooey and stretchy — this also means that it does give that satisfying cheese pull that would work just right for the ‘gram. The gnocchi here does come with a soft, springy bite — well-sized and carrying a good chew, while the root vegetables do come baked to a soft consistency whilst carrying some bite. The chunks of chicken were well-sized, providing a meaty bite whilst the slices of mushrooms gave a bit of a springy texture for a contrasting mouthfeel against all of the other elements on the plate.
Laduree definitely needs no introduction here — a brand that previously has had operations in Singapore, Ladurée’s first entry to Singapore’s F&B scene was in 2013; their location back then being at Ngee Ann City, though the brand had made its exit in 2020. Ladurée’s comeback to the Singapore F&B scene was marked by its pop-up locations in Marina Bay Sands and ION Orchard — the opening of its permanent shopfront again at Ngee Ann City marks the official return of the brand here. Now located at Basement 1 of Ngee Ann City, Laduree no longer operates just as a takeaway boutique — their new location also does have dine-in operations for those whom intend to sit down to enjoy their offerings on the spot though disposable ware are still used for dine-in orders. A brand that has been existence since 1862 in Paris, France, Laduree is best known for its macarons though the boutique also does retail its Eugenie Chocolates (crunchy sable, melting heart and delicate chocolate coating) — also stocked in the store would be a line-up of biscuits, tea boxes and other merchandise.
Apart from the usual bakes that Laduree is pretty much known for all over the world, one thing to note about its new Singapore boutique would be the availability of soft-serve in both cup and cone format. Flavours offered for its soft-serve would be Vanilla and Ceremonial Matcha —there is also the Twist which allows patrons to have the best of both worlds as well; we had our order for the Twist in the cup format. Despite being more of a secondary offering since Laduree is pretty much focused on their line-up of macarons and Eugenie chocolates, the Twist does come across as a pretty impressive item overall. We did feel that the consistency of the soft-serve was on point; the soft-serve being creamy and silky smooth without being particularly easy to melt in an air-conditioned environment — not in anyway icy, while the flavours of both of the Vanilla and Ceremonial Matcha soft-serves were also not in anyway artificial as well. Between the Vanilla and Ceremonial Matcha soft-serves, the latter was the one that gave us a stronger impression with its strong bitter undertones that was nothing short of the unadulterated experience that matcha lovers will utterly love; nothing too milky nor is the soft-serve sweetened — just pure matcha bliss that is made for the purists in mind.
The unagi is excellent, and you should come here for this. Other dishes (sashimi, tempura, etc) are only average and overpriced. Especially the uni tofu, which is not even good and outrageously priced.
The unagi is excellent, and you should come here for this. Other dishes (sashimi, tempura, etc) are only average and overpriced. Especially the uni tofu, which is not even good and outrageously priced!
Thoughtful, warmth and generous service. The drink brought my palette to Taiwan! The chewy of the boba, fresh ingredients. What I love about here was 3 things: the the mastermind behind the mix gave a recommendation and thought through to retain the flavor while enjoy the most as my journey ride was 1.5 hours away. The cashier/manager is thoughtful to give less ice and have a heart to heart connection with customer and lastly the behind the scene brewer who prepared my drink. Grateful and will be back not only for the beverage but the quality service
($8.50) I kinda regretted to order there bc the matcha quality was quite meh so the shop itself was quite aesthetic and also a quick break for shopping time.
U expect a really good cheesecake from Olivia and it delivers . The strawberry matcha was a great , not too sweet .
[ORCHARD, SINGAPORE] I think I've been to @picolino.sg at least 6 times, and this time their food just got even more worth it with their all day set menu from just $17.90!
Their set menu comes with a starter, either a 9 inch pizza ($17.90), pasta ($19.90) or main ($27.90), a dessert and a drink. As for starters, you need to get their Caesar Salad 🥗 omg. I'm not a salad person, but I found myself wolfing down the bowl in no time. Very fresh and balanced, it was slightly cheesy too and I liked the crispy parma ham.
We saw 2 Italians beside ordering a pizza each so we had to too 🤭 their new Salmon Mentaiko pizza definitely delivered, with a generous rich amount of mentaiko, salmon and ikura. The pizza crust is addictive as well, as it was crispy on the edges and chewy within.
As for mains, the Grilled NZ grass-fed Striploin 🥩 was surprisingly tender, with an interesting herb sauce to pair with it. Although the doneness was just slightly below how I would prefer it, it was a very decent steak for the price.
As for desserts you MUST get their tiramisu. I really think this is the top 3 I've had. It was very moist, aromatic, chocolatey and perfect with the alcoholic cream provided. Very balanced and not too sweet.
With the all day set I really think you are getting your money's worth. Definitely coming back to have this set again! 😄 Note that this set is only available between Mon-Thurs.
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