Fosters Steakhouse - The English Rose Cafe @ Holland Village

Met my best girls on Wednesday night for dinner date at Fosters Restaurant! The restaurant is at the very end of Holland Village.

 

 There is an outdoor seating area on the terrace or you can opt for indoor seats.

The interior is cosy with a mock fireplace, teddy bears, English Wing chair and even Christmas lights as decor. They also have a stage for live music!

 

The Menu - The Fosters Times

At night, the tables are decorated with tiny tealight candles giving the cafe a very pretty glow!

They serve breads with a french butter before the start of our main course.

Soup of the day - Mushroom Soup

Salad

This plate of vegetables are great if you are considering eating light.

Both of us ordered the set dinner.

Main Course:

Tenderloin Steak - Grilled to perfection with wild mushroom sauce served with gratin pancetta potatoes and seasonal vegetables. 

Tender and juicy!

 Seafood Combo - A medley of grilled cod, scallop and slipper lobster served with saffron sauce, seasonal vegetables and potatoes.

The seafood combo comes in a small portion. Overall the seafood are perfectly cooked and is fresh hence the dish is really good.

Dessert of the day - Creme brulee

 Taste good not too sweet.

The ambience is dim and  romantic. This a a great place to enjoy a cosy meal with loved ones or gathering with friends.

Shabu Shabu @ Azmaya, Robertson Quay

Invited my friend to Robertson Quay to try Shabu Shabu on Thursday night which I bought the deal from Groupon, an authentic Japanese Shabu Shabu restaurant located at Robertson Quay.

Shabu Shabu is a Japanese hot pot with thinly sliced meat and vegetables and served with dipping sauces. 

 Here's the quick overview of the restaurant:

Here's the deal 8 course dinner set menu consists of:

Starter No.1

Starter No.2

Azmaya Special Salad

Tempura (Shrimp & Vegetable)

Shabu Shabu Pork

Variety types of vegetables.

Here's a picture of everything in:

One important thing having Shabu Shabu when cooking the meat is never overcook. Enjoy the meat accompanying with goma (sesame) sauce. Perfect! Yummy!

Dessert

Can't really tell what is this dessert make of but it taste really amazing and refreshing!

The food and service was just as good. A good place for gathering and get along with friends.

I got the deal from Groupon, S$48 for 2 person (worth S$114) and only end up paying S$8.10 for the service charge and GST. This my first time been to Robertson Quay and I was amazed to see so many restaurants in the area. Will go back again to try out other restaurant!

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! :)

Liberty@247 @ Beach Road

TGIF! Friday night outing with friend!

Got this dining voucher from StreetDeal S$35.90 for 2 pax (worth S$81).

Liberty@247 is just 5 mins walk from Bugis Mrt, located near Arab Street area.

The places is elegant, interior is chic and classy with dim romantic lighting, and have a artsy bulbs hanging down from the ceiling. My friend and I are attracted by the cosy and relaxing ambience of this place.

An overview inside of the dining bar.

The deal consists 7 course Gastronomic Platter:

Soup-of-the-day

The main courses:

(Top right): For my friend, he choose Chicken and Friends (Special processed chicken breast, bacon, onion and melted cheese) with handmade hot melt cheese sauces dips.

(Bottom left): For me, Cajun Dory Roll (Fresh pacific dory fillet wrapped pencil asparagus with mixed veg) with handmade mushroom sauce dips.

(Center): Liberty Green Salad.

Side Dishes

Chicken Nuggets & Seasoned Potato Wedges

For beverage, I ordered a glass of red wine from Chile which recommended by their staff.  For my friend, he ordered half  print beer.

Overall, we spend about S$40 plus for the additional beverage

If you want  to find a nice place to chill out enjoy the weekend with friend, this is really the favorite hangout place to go! 

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!

Bliss House @ Clarke Quay

A new cozy dining place Bliss House Theme Restaurant found at The Central Clarke Quay. The restaurant serve up some innovative modern-European food in a beautiful garden setting. 

It was such a pretty place like walk through into a secret garden, filled with flowers, green carpet grass and white furniture which me & my girl friend are absolutely adore and we just couldn't stop taking photos! Here's the photo below we would like to share with all!

This is the entrance to the restaurant. Flowery theme with so many roses decoration! Sweet!

After walking through the main entrance, we were greeted by a fairy tale scene. My favorite part! *scream* A horse carriage with decorated floral all over.Very romantic and pretty place for photos!

A smoking water fountain and an absolutely charming little bridge that bring you across to a magical place.

An overview inside of the restaurant.

 Ok! Let's move on to the food!

*PS. The lighting in the restaurant is kind of dim though, so apologies the poor lighting in my photos especially the food. It was too dark to be seen without flash. 

Appetizer / Starter! 

Pan-Seared Buffalo Mozzarella Blanket 

with Prosciutto on Arugula Topped with Olive Tapenade

 

The wrapped was a bit salty and oily yet delicious!

Pan Seared U.S Diver Scallop

  Onion Confit with Caviar & Garlic Prawns on Semi Sundried Tomato Puree 

 

The prawns and scallop were all very huge! We just loved how generous the portions were.

Main Course 

Chilean Cod

Marinated with Yellow Bean Paste accompanied with Potato Gratin, Eggplant Caviar & Carrot Puree drizzled with Veal Jus top with Avruga Caviar

I ordered this cod fish and were pleasantly surprised that the fish was so soft & fresh! The fish was taste so good together with the sauce and I even finished it all! Yummy!!

Scaloppini of Kurobuta Pork

With Porcini Mushroom & Veal Jus top with Crispy Potato Wafer

The portion was pretty big and I have to share with my friend to finish the dish. haha

Dessert

Sticky Date Pudding With Butterscotch Sauce

 This dessert is actually not a pudding at all, it's look like some yummy chocolate cake... and come with vanilla ice cream with almond chip.

 Traditional Italian Style Homemade Tiramisu

Dusted with shaved Valhorna Dark Chocolate

Me & my girl friend loved this Tiramisu so much! The texture was very soft and not overly sweet. We both like the sesame biscuit, adds on to the flavour.

Our total bill came up to S$151.80 (inclusive 7% GST & Service Charge) for 2 person. The service is decent, and we certainly liked the ambiance. An excellent place for birthday celebration, wedding celebration, anniversary and etc.. 

Love the restaurant theme very much, definitely will re-visiting again!