Canton Paradise @ J Cube

It is the first time I went to Canton Paradise to have dinner together with my hubby's family. As usual, to save the waiting time of queuing, I've made a dinner reservation table for 4 at 6.30pm on a Saturday night.

Canton Paradise offers Hong Kong cuisine, ranging from Dim Sum, noodles, congee, meat and vegetable dishes. The restaurant was quite well decorated and the dining seating very comfortable with cushion seats and spacious space.

We ordered 6 dishes and here's some snapshots of what we ate.

Bacon Roll with Cheese (S$4.60)

Fish Skin with Salt & Pepper (S$6.80)

Prawn with Salad Sauce (S$16.80)

Kai Lan with Soya Sauce (S$10.80)

Sweet & Sour Pork Chop (S$12.80)

And Tofu with Shrimp Paste (S$12.80) which I forgot to snap the picture of it...

To end off the meal, we ordered mango puree with sago (S$4.50), mango pudding (S$4.50) and osmanthus flower and wolf berries with aloe vera (S$4.50).

Total bill came up to S$106.40 for 4 pax inclusive of GST and service charge.

Overall, all dishes were delicious! It's a nice place to have a nice dinner with family. 

Criollo Cocoa Cafe @ Orchard Getaway

Met my hubby for shopping at 313 Somerset on Friday and had dinner at Criollo Cocoa Cafe. 

The cafe was tucked away in a quiet corner at level 2 of Orchard Gateway with great view of the street.

The menu:

They have decent selection of food and drink.

We ordered two set main courses, hubby got the Mixed Grilled Platter (S$19.90) that consist Grilled chicken, bacon and chorizo sausage, served with truffle fries and salsa sauce, and a drink (he picked Sprite).

As for me, I got the Grilled Chicken Chop (S$15.90) in brown sauce, served with truffle fries and mixed greens and a drink Hot Cocoa (S$6.50).

so cute!

Overall, prices are cheap and worth a visit.

Ambush @ Jem

Headed over to Ambush for dinner with my stepson and brother-in-law at Jem Shopping Centre. Reached at about 7:30pm on a Monday night and there wasn't a queue. Got served to our seat right away.

Ambush is a restaurant that serves casual European cuisines. Its located on the 4th floor of Jem Shopping Centre.

The food menu is presented in a form newspaper format with four full pages of the food.

We placed our orders and serving was within 20 minutes time.

My brother-in-law ordered Chicken Schnitzel (S$17.50), a deep fried breaded chicken breast served with creamy sauce mushroom sauce, sauerkraut & fries. According to my brother-in-law, the deep fried chicken breast was so hard to cut it off. Was quite disappointed...

My stepson had the Italian Pasta Mixed Seafood (medley of prawns, white clams & mussels) with Marinara Sauce (S$12.80) and he love it as pasta is always his favorite dishes.

For the pasta, you could choose the type of pasta you wanted - spaghetti, linguine or penne. My stepson chose linguine as spaghetti was run out of stock that night.

I got myself a Filet De Saumon En Croute De Sesame (S$17.80). The salmon was rather dry still reasonably tasty, nothing extraordinary.

Overall, not a decent dining experience. The service staff was friendly but we took a very long time to attract their attention to order the food and pay the bill.

High Tea @ Madame Patisserie, Boat Quay

Madame Patisserie is a high-tea restaurant serving exquisite pastries and beverages to go with. It is located at Boat Quay - in the heart of Singapore's CBD area - and surrounded by the scenic Singapore riverfront.

Went to this place for high tea on Sunday afternoon together with my hubby with the Groupon deal that I bought somewhere few months back.

They have indoor and outdoor seating, both of which are comfortable and overlooks the Singapore river.

Nice design of menu cards

I ordered their signature high tea set with a pot of tea

My hubby ordered the All Day Breakfast Ham & Cheese

 

The place was rather quiet, so we took our time to have a relaxing high tea here.

Overall, the ambience and service was great.

Miyahara 宫原眼科 @ Taichung, Taiwan

Just came back from my 6D5N (21 to 26 July 2014) Taiwan Trip with my hubby.

On our 3rd day trip, due to typhoon we have to cancelled our original plan and we was advised by the hotel staff not to travel too far. So, we decided to check out one of the local recommendations that was close to our hotel - Miyahara Ophthalmology Department 宫原眼科.

This is a very special store in Taichung. Its' located within walking distance from the Taichung Train Station. It used to be a clinic, and now turn into a place selling some local delicacies, such as Sun-cake, pineapple cake and the most famous home-made ice cream.

Everything there is so beautiful, the interior design, the packing, the restaurant, the food, the atmosphere is good with soft lighting, it's really romantic and comfortable...I spent an afternoon there with my hubby.

The Interior:

The entire interior deco looks like a grand library complete with bookshelves and high ceiling.

There's restaurant on 3rd floor for normal dining and 4th floor for for afternoon tea. We headed upstairs level 4 for afternoon tea since we are not that hungry.

The Menu:

Both of us ordered their classic afternoon tea @ NTD $450 (SGD$19++)  for one person which consider affordable.

For Me:

For Him:

Pumpkin Seeds Cake & Almond Cake

Cheese Cake

Sun Cake

After the afternoon tea, we went downstairs to purchased some of delicacies as a gifts for our families and friends. :)

I would highly recommend this place for anyone travelling to Taichung and I think it is a must visit place!

Dolce Tokyo @ 313 Somerset

Went to Dolce Tokyo on Saturday afternoon with my stepson after watching How to Train Your Dragon 2 movie. 

The cafe is situated at level 3 of 313 Somerset shopping mall, its in between lowrys farm and uniqlo. The place was not crowded so we managed to get seats immediately.

Dolce Tokyo is a Japanese-Italian fusion restaurant. 'Dolce' means 'sweet' in Italian, and true to its name, Dolce Tokyo serves variety of Japanese Desserts!

We ordered:

Ice Matcha Latte (S$7.50)

Cookies & Cream Shakes (S$7.90)

Smoked Salmon Spaghetti (S$14)

Essential British (S$17)

(Combination of baked beans,Chorizo Sausages, Scrambled Eggs on mash potatoes drizzled with brown sauce and cheese on toast)

The presentation its quite unique, served on chopping board.

Homemade Creme Brukee & Gelato (S$10.90)

Mixed Berries Pancake with Maple Syrup (S$20)

The total bill came to about S$90.98.

Overall, the ambience of the cafe is pretty good, peace and quiet, perfect for a chill session! But price is slightly too steep.