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.

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.

Paradise Dynasty (乐天皇朝) @ Westgate

Had my dinner with my hubby few weeks ago at Westgate Paradise Dynasty restaurant. Our first attempt dining at Paradise Dynasty. Nicely decorated, oriented setting and cutlery.

Paradise Dynasty is a casual dining restaurant offering both northern and southern Chinese Cuisine. The restaurant is known for its colorful Xiao Long Bao with different flavors.

The menu offering to me is very similar to Din Tai Fung except for the Flavored Xiao Long Bao.

 Mixed Dumpling (皇朝小笼包) (8 pcs) - S$13.80

The colorful xiao long bao is very creative and definitely a must try! You have to eat this in order: original (pork), ginseng, foie gras, black truffles, crab roe, cheese, garlic and Szechuan. We only go for the original flavor, the other flavors are just weird! Ding Tai Fung better in my opinion.

Chilled Assorted Eggs Loaf (三色玛瑙蛋) - S$6.00

Wok-fried Rice with Shrimp (雪菜虾仁炒饭) - S$10.80

Fried Rice in Shanghai Style (上海炒饭)- S$10.80

Sweet and Sour Fish with Mixed Fruit (鲜果糖醋鱼片) - S$14.00

Sauteed Spinach with Minced Garlic (蒜耳清炒菠菜 ) - S$10.80 

Chilled Mango Pudding - S$4.50

Chilled Aloe Vera and Onmanthus Jelly in Honey Lemon Juice - S$3.50

Our total bill came up to S$100.05 for two person for a meal of 9 dishes and tea. Staffs were well-trained, services was friendly and prompt.

Generally, all the dishes are not too bad. I think it depends on your taste bud then.

Bon Apetite!

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.

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.

Another Visit to Fern & Kiwi @ Clarke Quay

My 2nd visit to Fern & Kiwi at Clarke Quay.

First went there in November.

Revisited this place again for dinner date together with my hubby on Friday night (10 Jan'14). We were seated on second floor.

The service here is friendly and attentive. One of the staff who attended us last time still recognize us. Which is kinda hard to find, and making our experience even better there.

For our starter

Sea Salt & Pepper Squid (S$18.50/++)

The squid was beautifully cooked and crunchy! Generous portions for individual or for sharing.

Our drinks

Wine (S$8.50/++) & Champagne Cocktails (Mimosa) (S$20.00/++)

For the drinks, I ordered a glass of their in house wine which recommended by the staff. As for my hubby, he ordered champagne cocktail which he never tried before. The drinks was good and tasted great.

On to the mains!

Grilled Royal Pork Chop (S$43.50/++)

For my hubby, he ordered Grilled Royal Pork Chop. The pork chop was juicy and tender. According to my hubby, the pork chop doesn't even taste like pork chop, it's more like a steak! lolx!

New Zealand King Salmon Fillet (S$39.50/++)

For me, I ordered a New Zealand King Salmon Fillet. The salmon was really well done.

Total of our bill for that night was S$153.01 for 2 pax inclusive of GST and service charge, By using the voucher from Groupon (S$100 voucher), we end up paying S$53.00.

Overall, the food smelled incredible and service was really good! The ambience was fantastic! Perfect for a romantic night out.

One last thing, the washrooms was NICE and VERY CLEAN!!~

Cantonese Cuisine @ Old Hong Kong Legend, Raffles City

My hubby suggested to bring his mother for a dinner on Friday (20 Dec'13) and I bought this voucher from Groupon, it was a S$80 Old Hong Kong Legend voucher, for the price of just S$56! Old Hong Kong Legend is tucked away in a little corner on the 2nd level of Raffles City Shopping Centre.

Started our dinner with this Old Cucumber Soup. A cooling, nutritious and anti-aging Chinese soup.

Soup of the day - Old Cucumber Soup (老黄瓜排骨汤 )

For our main course, we ordered this Deep-Fried Prawn with Cereal. One of the most popular and well loved Tze Char (煮炒 ) stall dishes in Singapore. This is absolutely finger-licking good!

Deep-Fried Prawn with Cereal

Move on, we ordered this one of the restaurant signature dish -Traditional Bake Salty Chicken with Rock Salt. The chicken was kinda salty and the meat was too dry.

Traditional Bake Salty Chicken with Rock Salt (粗盐炬鸡)

The vegetable soup was light and nice.

Poached Local Spinach Cabbage (鲜腐竹泡菜苗)

We also ordered another of their most popular dish - the Flaming Kurobuta Pork with Special Sauce. The dish tastes and likes those ordinary black pepper pork.

Flaming Kurobuta Pork with Special Sauce

The total bill came to about S$119.00, after deducted the S$80 voucher and only end up paying S$54.50 (include the service charge and 7% GST).

Cheers & Enjoy!