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.

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.

Charly T's @ NOMU Building

 Went to Charly T's last night with my friend for dinner with Groupon vouchers S$43 for 2 pax (worth S$87) which I bought from online recently.

Charly T's is located just beside The Cathay cinema at Handy Road.

It's decor is simple yet inviting those who likes to spend good times with friends chatting over some international cuisines.

As I had made a reservation (which was required as I was using the vouchers), we got our seats immediately upon arrival, in comfy corner of the restaurant.

Their ordering process is rather unique compared to other restaurants, where customers will first place their orders at the counter (fast-food style). Orders are served to customer tables.

And now, onto our food!

For my friend, he ordered the signature dish of Charly T's Famous Rotisserie Half Chicken (Original Recipe) with dips / sauces. According to him, the chicken is juicy, basically you can just eat it on it's own without any additional sauces.

When you order each chicken set, it will also come with two sides (2 out of 4 sides to choose from). For my friend, he choose German Potato Salad and Butter Garlic Rice.

 For me, I ordered this Shao Rou (烧肉) look-a-like is called Kalua Pork. The dish is complimented with a bowl of fresh mixed vegetables and 2 accompanying sauce (bbq and chilli). The pork was well cooked and taste well after putting it into your mouth.. it just melts like an ice-cube would in your mouth! Oh.. Mama-mia~

For beverages, Lemonade for him and Homemade Ice Tea for me.

Lastly, the end of the journey was sweetened with desserts!

 Apple Strudel with Vanilla Ice Cream

Molten Cake with Vanilla Ice Cream

Ice cream was creamy and rich, yummy!

Overall, the place was really quiet on a Thursday night, not much patrons and no queue either. Ambiance was pleasant, with dim warm lights and some music played in the background.

Brunch @ Arteastiq Boutique Tea House, Mandarin Gallery

 Brunch Date with my friend on Saturday! Teehee.

Bought a deal from Groupon somewhere back in June, breakfast or brunch with tea set S$45 for two pax (worth S$75).

The place was located at Mandarin Gallery, Level 4 and it's really quite easy to find. I've made a reservation become came down to make sure we get a better seat. As the seats are quite limited, I recommended making reservation at least 1 or 2 days prior.

Photo Source: Arteastiq

Didn't really had the chance took the picture inside view of the restaurant as it's was very crowded that day so *steal* the picture from their website. Hehehe...

The place itself also have open-concept kitchen where you can observe the staff preparing the drinks.

For myself

Aurora

(Egg Benedict served with Arteastiq's unique lemon butter sauce and portobello mushroom, topped with rockets)

For him

Prime Dawn

(Pan-fried potato-brocolli medalion, scrambled eggs & cheesy roasted tomato. Choice of sausages or bacon)

The teas served here was unique and very refreshing. We was so thrilled to be served the tea set! :)

Hot Pear Tea

Hot Peach Tea

Dessert  time!

Chocolate Green Tea Lava Cake served with Yuzu (Pamelo) Premium Gelato

My friend ordered this dessert which is not included in the deal. Can't really finish the chocolate lava cake as it was too sinful!!

We both love the ambiance here, so cosy for a good high-tea rest! Service and food quality is good too!

I highly recommended this place!

Authentic Italian Cuisine @ Pasta Inc

Wow! It's been awhile didn't hunting for a nice food as couldn't found a good deal and also I'm packed with a lot of personal matters. Well, recently finally got the opportunity purchase a deal S$38 per pax for a 4 course set meal deal (worth S$80) offer from StreetDeal.sg and enjoy it with my best friend last night.

The restaurant was located at Keong Saik Rd which is only 3mins walk from Outram Park MRT Station. Stepping in, the decor was classy and posh with nicely furnished and the waiters are friendly. What I like is the lighting of the restaurant which is quite easy on the eyes.

The voucher set-menu (S$38) includes:

For the starters:

BISQUE DI ARAGOSTA

Homemade Lobster bisque soup 

The soup was taste good with few small pieces of lobster meat.

 PROSCIUTTO CON MELONE

Parma ham wrapped around wedges of sweet rock melon

First time eating a parma ham wrapped in melon and I must say it was taste a little strange personally! The combination of the soft saltiness of ham and sweet rock melon melted into each other like lock and key.

For the main course (pasta):

PENNE SALSICCIA

Penne with Italian pork sausage in spicy tomato sauce

 For my friend, she choose this penne pasta with spicy tomato sauce which is not really spicy at all. The penne pasta was chewy and the sausages was tender.

FETTUCCINE CARBONARA

Fettuccine with bacon and onion in cream sauce with egg yolk

As for me, I had the fettunncine pasta with cream sauce and the sauce was creamy, rich and mouthwatering. The pasta was done just right, soft enough but still bouncy.

 

For the side course (meat/fish):

FILETTO DI SALMONE

Pan seared salmon in lemon pesto sauce

The salmon itself is truly fresh! Taste amazing with the lemon sauce.

POLLO ALLA PARMIGIANA

Pan fried breaded chicken topped with parmeson and mozzarella

The chicken is very well-done and the meat is juicy.

For the dessert:

Almond Vanilla Ice Cream & Tiramisu

Finally, came to the dessert! The tiramisu was too soft and moist but the alcohol was evident throughout the entire slice. For the vanilla ice cream, it taste refreshing with the almond chips.

Overall, the food was fantastic, the ambience was cosy and great, good for dates and gathering, and the service was helpful.

Alfresco Wine and Dine @ Kuching, Sarawak

Hey everyone! I'm back once again! After taking a long break during my final exams, I decided to take a trip back to my hometown in Sarawak, both to pay my folks a visit & also to celebrate my best friend's birthday!

I booked this place before leaving from SG, in order to ensure that we will have good seats. Going there on a weekday, it is not crowded. Furthermore, the place itself is quite easy to locate. You will be able to see it's main signboard from outside the shopping centre itself. The name of the shopping centre is Hock Lee Centre.

The place itself serves more of a pub and wine place, than a place for dinner. They also provide KTV services, but that is very common in most pubs anyway. The internal design is very much like an open-concept kitchen where you can observe a great view of the chef preparing the food while you enjoy your current dish.

Above is just a quick view of what the pub area looks like.

Moving on to the actual dishes, my friends ordered the same dish, which was the chicken chop & mushroom sauce. The portion is rather huge because it consists of 3 slices of chicken, which they can't finish. But with its price of just RM15 per plate, this dish is definitely a huge bargain for foreigners or anyone with a huge appetite. The meat itself is really tender, and juicy. They also served with the mash potato as a side on the dish, and the portion is really huge for us ladies as well.

And for myself, I decided to go with the Poached Salmon and this one, I also didn't finish. The salmon itself is truly fresh! Like it was alive before they actually kill it for cooking. When it comes to seafood, the most fresh ones are those that are prepared immediately after killing. 

On a whole, we ladies definitely enjoyed a great time chilling out there for almost 3 hours. We arrived around 7.30pm and left around 10.30pm. Guessed the crowd wasn't huge because it's still early for most people looking for a drink past midnight. Generally, the place is definitely worth visiting again!

In all, 5 of us only spent a total of RM131 including drinks. There's no GST or service charge like in Singapore!

Hoshino Coffee @ PS

So, finally back with my latest try-out! After seeing the new wing of Plaza Singapura opened about a few months back, my hubby and I were curious to wanna try out some of the japanese restaurants there! And one of it is the Hoshino Coffee! So, yesterday evening, we decided to check it out!

Personally, the ambience was great! And my hubby was there early, before 6.30, to get a seat. As we were expecting a full house after that. True enough, but around 7pm, the queue was piling up with people eager to eat. Judging by the queue, I reckon that if you want to visit this place in the near future, better to reach before 6.30 on the weekdays.

I suppose one of the reason why the queue was really long, was because there was limited seats, and the places wasn't that big.

So, moving on, we decided to make our orders, and go for what was highly recommended.

So, I ordered the Demi-glace "omu" rice with mozzarella. Personally, I'm fine with eating pizzas, but I not too sure why I find this one hard to finish. The egg wrap was really smooth, but its obvious that they have used milk as one of the ingredients, which is why the wrap is able to look so well-balanced as opposed to our usually home-made scrambled eggs. The sauce is made from chicken and beef, also not really my favourite (I mean the beef). 

For a hardcore workout guy like my hubby, it was surprising that he couldn't finish his main course. This Fuwa Fuwa Hoshino Souffle might not seem like much at first sight, but the souffle is covering up the rice, beef, and mushrooms beneath. My hubby's feedback? He felt that before he could get to rice and ingredients, he was already bloated from the souffle on top. Guess it must have been like eating a milk shake from McDonalds. Lotsa bubbles, air, so he was practically eating AIR!! Hahaha!!! Just kidding.

Oh, we finally come to the highlight of our mission! And that was to try out the Vanilla Souffle!

Honestly, the dessert was the only thing that really made our day! It was crispy on the outside, and melt-ilicious on the inside! Although, after finishing the entire bowl of souffle, the both of us felt like we just finished an entire cup of sugar! Haha! But it was sweet, really melts in your mouth! My hubby loved it!

In total, we spend about $80 on the bill for 2 person, so that's about $40/pax. What do I think? I think this is not a place where you should go for a meal, instead, I think its perfect to serve as high tea, or just to chill out with friends! The desserts and drinks are great, but the main course is definitely not their main strength.

Will we still come back to this place? The is a probably chance we might, but definitely not so soon, need to let the souffle wash off first. Lolx!