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. 

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!

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.

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.

Fern & Kiwi @ Clarke Quay

Dinner & movie date with my hubby on Friday night! :)

Made a trip down to Fern & Kiwi near Clarke Quay to have dinner after work before heading to a movie date. I had bought a voucher through DEAL.com.sg S$120 Dining Cash Voucher (paid only S$60 instead of S$120).

Fern & Kiwi is a restaurant that serves authentic New Zealand food located at The Cannery in Clarke Quay. They had a bar downstairs and a restaurant upstairs, and I've bought the voucher dined at upstairs.

As usual, to save the waiting time of queuing, I've made a dinner reservation at 8.30pm on a Friday night.

"Kia Ora" is a greeting in Maori, New Zealand, which is the equivalent of "Hello".

Simple and Uncomplicated Menu

The dessert menu

Here are the dishes we ordered:

Pure South New Zealand Beef Fillet (Well Done)

Pork Spare Ribs - A Lone Star Classic

"Lady Claire" Potato Fries

Pineapple & Fruit Punch Juice

Trio Ice-Cream - Comes with 3 flavors Vanilla, Chocolate & Strawberry

 Using the voucher, we only end up paying S$16.48. If you are dining without the the voucher, you will probably need to spend about S$130+ for 2 person, and depends on how much food you order too.

Overall, the food is nice, the ambience was cosy and the service was excellent.

Hippopotamus Restaurant Grill @ Marina Square

Was sourcing a nice restaurant to dine in with my friend for our Thursday night movie and dinner date. Happens to see an online deal from Groupon, a french steakhouse at Marina Square so decided to give it a try!

Hippopotamus Restaurant Grill, a french steakhouse with the a Hippo mascot. Located at Marina Square #01-204/205. The place wasn't fully packed at about 7.40pm. It is good place for a casual dining. The ambience there is really good and lighting are cosy.

 Once settled down, we are served complimentary home-made chips. Crispy and yummy which you will not say "No" to it. Heheh

The main course comes with 2 side dish and one sauce.

There are different sauces where you can choose and pick for every main courses. Other than that, you can choose 2 out of 6 side dishes to eat with it.

I ordered B.B.Q Ribs. I chose Baked Potato and Green Beans as my side and the Barbeque sauce for dipping. The vegetable just felt soggy to taste. The meat was really hard to cut, other than that, is yummy!

My friend ordered well done Beef Sirloin with french fries and steamed vegetables for sides. The sauce is the roquefort cheese.

 Both of us ordered Hippo Smoothies which was blended with exotic nectar, lime nectar, strawberry, pineapple and banana. Refreshing and healthy!

 Roasted Pineapples with Vanilla Ice-Cream. An unique hot and cold dessert combination! Its yummy!

For me, I decided to have a try of multiple deserts. The Combo Dessert come with crepe topped with chocolate sauce, floating island, scoop of strawberry sherbet, creme brulee and fruit salad.

Total cost of our meal was S$97 (roundup) for 2 pax inclusive of GST and service charge. By using the voucher from Groupon, I only spend S$65 for 2 person.

Overall, the environment was awesome, the price of the food was reasonable and affordable! :)

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!