Head to Rajah Inn (okay the name sounds like they're serving fish head curry).
I had an interview that day and decided to stay away from Raffles Place, so Pooy suggested here for the value for money buffet...it's economical!
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Rajah Inn @ Tiong Bahru
Where to have CHEAP porridge buffet @ $5.90?
Head to Rajah Inn (okay the name sounds like they're serving fish head curry).
I had an interview that day and decided to stay away from Raffles Place, so Pooy suggested here for the value for money buffet...it's economical!
Head to Rajah Inn (okay the name sounds like they're serving fish head curry).
I had an interview that day and decided to stay away from Raffles Place, so Pooy suggested here for the value for money buffet...it's economical!
Founder's Ba Kut Teh @ Balestier
Wonder where top chefs of chinese restaurants go after a day's work for supper? Scroll down and you got the answer! Plastered on the walls of this 'humble' eatery are also pictures of world-wide celebrities!
Err, no. This is my bf. Celebrities are plastered around him.
More and more!
Hahaha, this is the owner, if you're guessing which 'celebrity' he is. His posing with two ribs is so hilarious i couldn't help but to take a picture of this as well....hahahah
Very good ba kut teh. The spare ribs are even more amazing but we didn't order here. Will post the pics of that soon. Okay the salted veg served here is the BEST i ever tasted. Try and i bet you'll not regret, esp if you're garlic tolerant :) But the yutiao can do better - like to serve toasted instead of cold and soggy. Okay now you see it....
...now you don't.
Well a picture paints a thousand words. You know how good it is!
Rating: dddd
Err, no. This is my bf. Celebrities are plastered around him.
More and more!
Hahaha, this is the owner, if you're guessing which 'celebrity' he is. His posing with two ribs is so hilarious i couldn't help but to take a picture of this as well....hahahah
Very good ba kut teh. The spare ribs are even more amazing but we didn't order here. Will post the pics of that soon. Okay the salted veg served here is the BEST i ever tasted. Try and i bet you'll not regret, esp if you're garlic tolerant :) But the yutiao can do better - like to serve toasted instead of cold and soggy. Okay now you see it....
...now you don't.
Well a picture paints a thousand words. You know how good it is!
Rating: dddd
Thai Village
Went to thai village for their sharksfin for dad's bday...since he likes thai-style sharksfin.
This is a per person portion. I think it's $60? Anyway i try not to eat sharksfin, so i didn't want a portion but took a bit from my neighbor's. I thought it was just so-so, and not worthy of the abundant accolades awarded to them.
Salt-baked chicken. It's not value for money for this scrawny portion - and full of bones!
crab vermicilli - the crab is juicy and succulent. the vermicilli has absorbed the goodness and sweetness of the crab. but a bit dry and oil-less.
Breaded tofu? I think this is what it is. Erm, tastes very ordinary.
Basil grilled prawns - yum! i like this the most! it's tasty and flavorful!
crab fried rice - this is atypical of what you can get @ bangkok, but this is less fragrant and less oily. it's perfect for the health conscious. and my mum loves it. for me, it lacked the wok hei - and the resulting aroma.
i wanted to order mango pudding but 'no stock' so i ended up with - longan sea coconut.
okay lor. canned food.
Rating:d
This is a per person portion. I think it's $60? Anyway i try not to eat sharksfin, so i didn't want a portion but took a bit from my neighbor's. I thought it was just so-so, and not worthy of the abundant accolades awarded to them.
Salt-baked chicken. It's not value for money for this scrawny portion - and full of bones!
crab vermicilli - the crab is juicy and succulent. the vermicilli has absorbed the goodness and sweetness of the crab. but a bit dry and oil-less.
Breaded tofu? I think this is what it is. Erm, tastes very ordinary.
Basil grilled prawns - yum! i like this the most! it's tasty and flavorful!
crab fried rice - this is atypical of what you can get @ bangkok, but this is less fragrant and less oily. it's perfect for the health conscious. and my mum loves it. for me, it lacked the wok hei - and the resulting aroma.
i wanted to order mango pudding but 'no stock' so i ended up with - longan sea coconut.
okay lor. canned food.
Rating:d
Big O @ Wheelock
Went Big O @ Wheelock with my bunch of church friends on sunday after service. Originally wanted to head to NYDC but unfortunately it couldn't accomodate the group so we hop over to its sister's cafe - Big O.
Fish & Chips: I didn't actually have much faith in Big O since i thought it's catered more for desserts. And my prior experiences there were only so-so. Hence i ordered something that hardly will go wrong - and i was right. it's pretty good. Crisp!
My bf's ravioli. I always frown at raviolis, esp after i was served a wanton dumpling @ vis-a-vis ( french restaurant @ chun tin) many years ago and they called it "seafood ravioli". it's an experience i NEVER will forget. hahahha.
well, this ravioli is very 'gelak' halfway through. so he passed to me, and after two pieces, i gave up. perhaps i have no affinity for ravioli.
Rating: d
Fish & Chips: I didn't actually have much faith in Big O since i thought it's catered more for desserts. And my prior experiences there were only so-so. Hence i ordered something that hardly will go wrong - and i was right. it's pretty good. Crisp!
My bf's ravioli. I always frown at raviolis, esp after i was served a wanton dumpling @ vis-a-vis ( french restaurant @ chun tin) many years ago and they called it "seafood ravioli". it's an experience i NEVER will forget. hahahha.
well, this ravioli is very 'gelak' halfway through. so he passed to me, and after two pieces, i gave up. perhaps i have no affinity for ravioli.
Rating: d
Tong Chiang Claypot @ kallang
We zoomed past this eatery like a zillion times since it's situated at the traffic junction at PIE's exit. Bf wanted to bring me here like a hundred times but i refused thinking it's some bogus PRC outlet from the name of the shop "dong jiang" so i thought it's some cuisine from that part of china. Well it turn out that i was wrong - very wrong. and my bf is right - the food is good, very good indeed! :)
okay this marmite pork ribs suck. not bcos it's not delicious, but many of the pieces they gave were entirely FATS :(
but the soup is VERY good for $3. i always order this on my return visits.
but the gem is this: claypot chicken rice. it's damn good....better than those i waited an hour for.
the chicken is oh-so-tender. i have never had a piece of chicken breast so tender!
Okay i'm trying to capture its tenderness. But i guess you can only EXPERIENCE it by trying!
YUMMMMM!
Rating:ddd
okay this marmite pork ribs suck. not bcos it's not delicious, but many of the pieces they gave were entirely FATS :(
but the soup is VERY good for $3. i always order this on my return visits.
but the gem is this: claypot chicken rice. it's damn good....better than those i waited an hour for.
the chicken is oh-so-tender. i have never had a piece of chicken breast so tender!
Okay i'm trying to capture its tenderness. But i guess you can only EXPERIENCE it by trying!
YUMMMMM!
Rating:ddd
Prawn mee @ army market
okay my long-awaited-for prawn mee. and mabbe my expectations were too high. but it's erm, prawn mee. the stock is good though.
mabbe i should go back to try their less popular SOUP version, since it's the stock i prefer.
Shin Kushiya @ Suntec
we have been walking past this yakitori jap restaurant since it's opening months back. finally we decided to give this a try after work one of the weekday nights since both of us were not feeling hungry - so yakitori is just the right thing!
chewing on veg dipped in lemon bean paste. commonly served in other yakitori joints like shunjuu.
sashimi platter: this is pretty fresh :)
we order a yakitori combo comprising of the top pic, and the pic below.
it's pretty decent for value but i'll still prefer shunjuu.
red bean dessert topped with ice cream. this is pretty good after a light dinner. yum!
Rating: dd
chewing on veg dipped in lemon bean paste. commonly served in other yakitori joints like shunjuu.
sashimi platter: this is pretty fresh :)
we order a yakitori combo comprising of the top pic, and the pic below.
it's pretty decent for value but i'll still prefer shunjuu.
red bean dessert topped with ice cream. this is pretty good after a light dinner. yum!
Rating: dd
Crystal Jade Korean Cuisine @ Centrepoint
we used to dine at their korean outlet @ taka, but this time we're at centrepoint shopping so my bf suggested we have lunch there since there is no 'lunch opening hours'...but a happy-all day menu available. and well, i can always rely on them for my fave comfort food!
the usual condiments - normal. but i like shilowan (suntec) for their unlimited servings of condiments.
cold fatty pork rolled in cabbage...with some bean paste veg. it's pretty good....reminds me of some beijing or china dish. there isn't enough cabbage to go around for the pork slices and we asked for more cabbage of which i think we paid a few bucks for it.
bf rolled this for me...hee.
ginseng chicken soup - err, i actually prefer the one served by the korean-run restaurant @ circular road. see my earlier posting. or maybe becos i had this soup twice within a week so the marginal utility decreases. but i still like the soup so much i'll again gladly pay $6 for a top up of the soup.
the waitress claims that this is their specialty dessert: hee...well, the mango pudding in the centre tastes like any other crystal jade's mango pudding. but okay la, the presentation is different.
Rating: dd
the usual condiments - normal. but i like shilowan (suntec) for their unlimited servings of condiments.
cold fatty pork rolled in cabbage...with some bean paste veg. it's pretty good....reminds me of some beijing or china dish. there isn't enough cabbage to go around for the pork slices and we asked for more cabbage of which i think we paid a few bucks for it.
bf rolled this for me...hee.
ginseng chicken soup - err, i actually prefer the one served by the korean-run restaurant @ circular road. see my earlier posting. or maybe becos i had this soup twice within a week so the marginal utility decreases. but i still like the soup so much i'll again gladly pay $6 for a top up of the soup.
the waitress claims that this is their specialty dessert: hee...well, the mango pudding in the centre tastes like any other crystal jade's mango pudding. but okay la, the presentation is different.
Rating: dd
CNY Buffet
i think the caterer is from Phin's Steakhouse. anyway i'm pretty amazed to see crustacean served at a normal HOME buffet....food is okay, pretty good.
anyway the best dish of the night is not from the caterer, but a congee my bf's uncle cooks every CNY. Damn good - it is broiled for more than 7 hours in a rich stock and garnished with abalone, roasted duck, seasoned jellyfish etc. See how the 2 little ones enjoy the congee.....
anyway the best dish of the night is not from the caterer, but a congee my bf's uncle cooks every CNY. Damn good - it is broiled for more than 7 hours in a rich stock and garnished with abalone, roasted duck, seasoned jellyfish etc. See how the 2 little ones enjoy the congee.....
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