Rise & Grind Coffee Co. @ Bukit Timah Plaza

First time visit Rise & Grind Coffee Co yesterday. It is located at Bukit Timah Plaza.

The atmosphere is comfortable, it feels casual and cosy.

The menu look delectable with a decent variety of options and the prices did not look like they are going to burn a hole in our pockets. No GST and Service Charge!

We ordered:

Seafood Tom Yum Pasta (S$17)

Chilli Crab Pasta (S$16)

RGC Honey Wings (S$9)

Overall, we really enjoy our meal here. Service is good and efficient. 

Concetto by Saveur @ The Cathay

Supposedly planned heading to 18chef having dinner on Friday but at the end we change our mind after pass by this restaurant call Concetto by Saveur.

Concetto by Saveur, an Italian dining concept that replaces the former premises of Billy Bombers. It's located next to Starbucks at The Cathay. The atmosphere here is comfortable, simple interior design and laid back feel.

The place is simply decorated with cement floor, cement seat by the wall and plain white chair.

For starter, we ordered Mushroom Soup (S$5.90).

For main course, my hubby ordered Pollo Ollo (S$16.90) a pan-seared boneless chicken; stuffed with mushroom duxelle; served with fork mashed potato, shimeiji & cognac cream sauce. The chicken was tender and juicy.

As for me, I got the Salmon (S$18.90) served with pearl cous cous, oyster and pickled shallots.

Overall the food is good, cheap and affordable. Total we spent S$55 (inclusive 10% service charge & 7% GST). Even though the portions look small but we felt stuffed and it's value for the price you pay.

Farewell Lunch For My Colleagues at 23 Jumpin @ 1 Irving Place

Was celebrating a farewell lunch on Friday at 23 Jumpin cafe for my dear colleague Kathleen.

23 Jumpin cafe is located at The Commerze Building at Irving Place, a 1 minute walk from Tai Seng Mrt station exit A.

The interior of the cafe

It's a simple small cafe with limited seat, so I suggest do make a reservation if you are come in a big group (lucky we did! hehe...)

Menu of 23 Jumpin

Jumpin's Ultimate Breakfast (S$15) - Bacon/Honey Baked Ham/Bratwurst Sausage/Scrambled Eggs/Bread/Greens/Pasta Salad

Pizza Waffles (S$14)

Spicy Chicken Burger (S$8) - Burgen Bun/Chicken Thigh marinated with herbs, spices & chill paid/Greens

Bangers & Mash (S$8) - Bratwurst Sausage/Mashed Potato/Onion brown sauce

Bacon & Honey Baked Ham Pasta in Neopolitan Sauce (S$12) - Bacon/Honey Baked Ham/Topped with Cherry Tomatoes & Grated Parmesan Cheese

Duck Confit (S$16) - Duck Leg slow cooked for 6 hours with 12 herbs & spices/ Served wit real Mashed Potato & Greens


There was indeed a good time of catching up, laughing, talking, munching the delicious food and all...

And of course not to forget to take a group photo...

In all, 6 of us spent a total of S$101.00 including drinks. The best part is no GST and Service Charge included! All price are net! Awesome!

Poulet @ Westgate

Feeling hungry when shopping at Westgate while browsing at which restaurant to dine, and saw this restaurant name Poulét so decide to give it try.

Poulét is one of the latest French casual dining in Singapore.

As usual, everywhere is long queue during dinner time.

The open concept kitchen.

The Menu

Prawn Fritters - S$7.80

Fried Prawn Fritters served with Sweet and Spicy Sauce.

Country Side Mushroom Soup - S$5.80

Braise de Canard - S$15.80

Braised Duck Leg in Sweet Wine Sauce on Baby Spinach topped with Cranberry and Glazed Shallot. The meat was tender and taste good.

Poulét Roti - S$S$15.80 for half

The restaurant signature dish. Poulét, pronounced "poo-lay", means chicken in French. The chicken is brined for a full day in a traditional recipe then placed in the rotisserie for a slow roast until the skin tans to a golden brown. They also added their homemade Mushroom Chardonnay Sauce.

Overall, Poulét is an affordable french restaurant that serves portions that are just right.

Charlie Brown Cafe @ Cineleisure Orchard

Brought my godson to movie "The Lego Movie" last Sunday at Cathay Cineplex Cineleisure Orchard. After the movie, we was searching a place to have our dinner and happened to pass by this cute restaurant Charlie Brown cafe, we decided to try this cafe which looks cute from the exterior. The cafe is located at level 4.

 

The whole restaurant was decorated with characters from the Snoopy cartoon theme design.

 Charlie Brown character face printed on the floor once you stepped into this cafe.

The Cute Menu

I ordered a Spaghetti Chicken Bolognaise (S$12.80) and a Hot Chocolate (S$5.20), while my godson ordered Snoopy's Chocolate Crepe (S$9.00) and Ice Green Tea (S$4.20).

Spaghetti Chicken Bolognaise

Hot Chocolate

Snoopy's Chocolate Crepe

The food was OK, price is cheap. It's an interesting place to try out. Great for children and fans of Charlie Brown.

Dome Cafe @ Plaza Singapura

My hubby and I were at Plaza Singapura looking for a cosy place for simple dinner before went for our movie date on Friday night. We walked passed this restaurant call Dome Cafe where there is no long queue so we decided to dine there. We didn't get to wait long as it was less crowded and we soon ushered to our seats. It is conveniently located at level 3 Plaza Singapura new wing.

 

The Menu

We ordered:

Mushroom Soup (S$6.50)

Iced Early Grey Lychee (S$5.50)

Hot Chocolate (S$5.80)

Fish & Chip (S$16.50)

Porcini Mushroom Chicken (S$16.50)

The total bill came to about S$59.75

Overall, the food is nice. Service was prompt. Cosy ambience.

Miam Miam @ Bugis Junction

Finally got the chance to try out the food at Miam Miam! Was headed to Bugis Junction for shopping together with my stepson last Saturday (28 Dec'13).

 Miam Miam (which means yum yum), the newest French-Japanese Cafe situated at 2nd level of Bugis Junction, outside BHG.

Miam Miam Menu

Let's dig in!~

Our Food~

For the hungry boy, he ordered Bolognese. Look at the half-cooked eggs! Slurp! It was so Y-U-M-M-Y till he finish one whole plate himself! Bet he is super hungry! lolx!

Bolognese (S$14.80)

(A light and flavorful meat sauce with cheddar cheese and an onsen egg)

For me, as I'm not that really hungry, I ordered one of their cafe a must try desert - The French Toast. The toast taste great! Will make you crave for more!

Famous French Toast (S$9.80)

Our Drinks~

 

I ordered my favorite drink - Iced Matcha Latte with Matcha Softee. Taste refreshing.

 

Iced Matcha Latte with Matcha Softee (S$8.80)

Zero Coke Float for the boy.

Coke with Float (S$5.00)

In total, we spend about S$45.20 for 2 person. Overall the food is pretty good and affordable. Will go back to try their other creations for sure! Also, they've expand their new 2nd outlet at Westgate, Jurong East. Definitely will visit as it is much nearest to my stay place!

Bon appetit & Happy New Year 2014!

Tony Roma's!

Gosh! Finally the exams are over!!!!! Although I think I'm pretty confident my marketing paper is probably going down the drain, but its over, so I'm not going to think about it anymore! Moving on, I was really looking forward to a dinner date with my hubby, and just the day before, I picked out an interesting deal from Groupon, and it was a $30 Tony Roma's voucher, for the price of just $15!

Now, because Suntec City was under renovations, its actually much easier to locate the place. Once you exit from the Esplanade MRT station through Citylink, the first escalator going down to the basement of Suntec City will bring you to the front entrance of Tony Roma's.

Entering into the restaurant, I was really intrigued by the environment! From the photo above, you can see that the lighting and atmosphere was just perfect! Honestly, if there wasn't an annoying couple talking really loudly, and behaving like they are at some neighbourhood coffeeshop, it would have been a perfect atmosphere! Moving on...

After verifying on how to use the voucher, we understood that whatever you order in a single bill, the total bill will be deducted by $30 from the voucher itself. So for example, in total, my hubby & I spent $84.50. After deducting the voucher, we only needed to top up $54.50. But frankly, after we have tasted the food, we can tell you one thing! The $54.50 was under rated.

The waiter provided excellent service by explaining to us that ordering the combos will be much more worthwhile as compared to ordering ala carte, since we are there to try the food. So, I decided to go ahead and order the BBQ Chicken & Ribs combo, topped with Blue Ridge Smokies sauce. I also had the Corn on the Cob + baked potato as a side order. And my hubby ordered the Steak & Ribs combo, topped with Carolina Honeys, he ordered the French fries and coleslaw as sides to go along.

I have to warn you first, what you see in the photo on the menu, is really down-sized! The real deal was a huge portion. But because I was so hungry after my exam week, and my hubby just had a crazy mid-week training in the gym, we were both feeling so hungry, like we can eat a horse! BUT....wait for it.... The portion was so huge, we couldn't even finish the sides, and I didn't even finish the Chicken drumstick, and the ribs!!! * sobs *

BBQ Chicken & Ribs Combo

Steak & Ribs Combo

Next, my hubby! According to him, the Steak was done with an amazing job! It was thick and juicy! Never dry, and the Ribs was so delicious, he ate it all!! Leaving only the bones for the waiter to clear! Haha!!

Generally, this is how I will rate this place:

Service:
Price Range:
Ambience:
Food:
Will we be back again:

We rated the Price Range as 4.5 because eventhough it might be a little pricy as compared to eating at Aston Specialties, however, because of the service provided by the staff, and the quality of the food, the price is reasonable.