Hatter Street & Windowsill Pies

Just summing up 2 dessert places, didn't try much at those stores due to the fact that Hatter Street's Famous gula melaka pandan waffle wasn't ready when I wanted to have it, and I had to rush off to another place, so how can I not eat anything and just leave right? They are located near nakhon thai kitchen, 

Blk 212 Hougang Street 21 #01-333

Matcha Cake, awesomely nice, wasn't too cakey or creamy, matcha was averagely potent... Still wish I had the chance to try their waffle soon :)

Then there was windowsill in the wood pies, located at 78 Horne Rd, 209078

Had their mint pie which was awesome, the lemon strawberry meringue was ok as well... then there was a unique one, the white chocoate truffle, this was just weird, white chocolate filling was sweet, truffle on top was salty? sweet and salty was like meh... real mushroom on top FYI, so weird right? Will definitely go back there when I have a chance to try their other pies and drinks :)

XOXO.
CheryL

Dolce Tokyo @ Somerset 313

Japnese food makes me pretty happy, whenever i get to see anything on the menu with the word MATCHA!!! So here's a review on them;

Honestly didn't do much of a research when bf and I went there, so we had no idea what was nice and what wasn't.. Bf decided to be safe and ordered their Essential British all Day breakfast dish... I loved their baked beans the most, not your usual canned flavoured ones, this had a home make taste to it.. All else was averagely good... Sausage wasn't too deep fried...

Bf's mango milkshake, apparently quite nice, even more awesome cause it was served with an ice cream on top, so beware not to order too much food, and this will make you feel quite full..

As you guys can already tell, my addiction with tea is quite serious... XD order gen mai cha that was served in an awesomely pretty glass teapot and teacup... The art of tea appreciation, so cute can! tea was awesome, if i remember correctly, i think the menu stated that they used TWG tea leaves, so i guess it was worth my every cent, taste was awesome...

And the highlights for the day is their cakes served in bird cages, as they are known for it.. this is their matcha sesame cake... my verdict? pretty? my answer is yes? nice to eat? =.=||| totally fall out of my expectation, their matcha tasted so artificial, and the match with sesame cream is just meh... Other places mediocre matcha cakes taste way better, but I finished it still... 

Well, I didn't order a main course, so 2 desserts were just right to satisfy me... I ordered a matcha panna cotta,wanted the matcha creme brulee but they went OOS on me :( Panna cotta was awesome, with the somewhat runny green tea sauce, and awesomely sweet red bean... what they could improve on was to make the green tea sauce more creamier stickier texture so that it sticks on to the panna cotta instead of glide off into the bottom of the plate... and the agar could use some taste, it was practically tasteless agar -.-|||

I do not remember how much each of this dish were but i know the cheapest was my panna cotta, and the cake was the most expensive I've eaten for a matcha cake $11.50, price ranges between $5-20+ per dish.. at most only come back here for drinks and mains, not for desserts, quite disappointing... they are located at;

Dolce Tokyo
313 Somerset #03-23 
Singapore 238895 
Tel: 6836 5612
11:30am – 10:30pm (Sun-Thurs)
11:30am – 11pm (Fri-Sat, Eve PH)

XOXO,
CheryL

Where to eat shaved ice?

Well, since I've been to 3 shaved ice stores over a period of time, decided that I might as well post them up together on one post, saves the hassle and provide comparisons as well..

First and foremost, one of the crowded dessert stalls located at tanjong pagar located at;

1. Address: 108 Tanjong Pagar Rd, 088526

   Phone:6220 5012
2. 
   

And well, why so crowded? Cause they have pretty limited seating area as you can already tell..

The exact ingredients to make powerpuff girls... LOL IKR...

Milo shaved ice, regular.

Horlick shaved ice, regular.

Strawberry shaved ice, regular.

Ordered regular size cause most of us were sharing, and mini size doesn't make much economical sense.. they charge 4-5 bucks for mini bowl depending on what you order, and 6-7 bucks for regular bowl.. either way, i think it was way too expensive for such meagre portions, like honestly, i didn't like it, so i wouldn't recommend this at all, but if you guys wanna try for novelty, go ahead... :)

Then I also went to dessertstory at B1 of Tiong Bahru Plaza, I guess i was feeling lazy that day, so i didn't take any awesome pretty photos, but here's the menu taken from their website. I went with a big group of family, about 10 of us, so I pretty much managed to try 3-4 different desserts..

But since this post is about shaved ice, let's talk about it, the only shaved ice i got to try is not in this menu, but I felt was pretty addictive, though sinful at the same time... Chendol shaved ice... the ice was made of lighter coconut milk, and gave generous portions of chendol jelly and sweetened red bean, then drizzled again with kara coconut milk on top, and dollops of gula melaka... Easily the best chendol shaved ice I ever tasted, though its my first with theirs... :)

Next up snow colors dessert bar, at katong plaza, near I12 Katong, located at;
Snow Colors Dessert Bar
#B1-K3 Katong Plaza
1 Brooke Road
Tue to Sun: 9am – 9pm


I think cause i went during non-peak hours, there were not much people, then boss was awesomely nice, supposed to be self-service, but after we ordered, he ask us to seat and he will serve us.. all priced below $6, the portion he gave us for the mango was awesomely good! and the mango cubes were so fresh and sweet, one of the best I've eaten... and LadyIronChef even did a review on their shaved ice waffles, which I should totally try one day... :)

XOXO, 

CheryL

Thai Table @ Upper Changi

Hey all, a month or two ago I went to the east side to try some thai food, intially thought that there was a Jane Thai restaurant at simpang bedok, but it turns out that it no longer exists, so I went to the one near the Big Eater restaurant, called Thai Table... It was about 12 noon, and the restaurant was pretty much empty, and we were the first occupied table..

This lemongrass drink was just right..

 Thai tea was normal..

 Look at the very inviting thai interior design.. classic and vintage looking..

 Thai mango salad, loved this alot...

 Awesome portion of tom yam seafood soup, we finished this..

 Look at the juicy and succulent mussels! 

 Awesome green curry, can just drink the gravy alone lor!

And this order was quite the random, claypot seafood egg tofu, not a thai dish, but was every bit awesome.. don't regret ordering this one..

Usually no space for desserts after all my orders, but it would be a little disappointing if I tried the main dishes at a thai restaurant, and didn't try their desserts right? this red ruby portion was just right, and awesome, the tapioca starch coating wasn't too thick.. I remembered it costs us less than $5 for this cute little portion..

Well, because they are an air-conditioned restaurant, it is priced at tze char prices, but are not those that charge exorbitant prices like Diandin Leluk.. Again, my senile is reacting, cannot remember how much exactly we spent on this, but about $50.. Service was good, prolly cause we were the only table and food came quite fast, nice and cozy ambience, great for families, definitely will come here again if I'm at east side and have thai food cravings..

They are located at;
20 Jalan Pari Burong, Singapore

6443 3533

XOXO,
CheryL

Nakhon Kitchen @ Hougang

Went trying new food again last weekend! Look at the ubber long queue at Nakhon Kitchen, i went to the branch at hougang, and surprisingly the queue was quite fast, i thought it would take 0.5-1hr at least... But i got seats only after a 20mins wait... FYI, the part of the queue where I was standing was the 6pm sharp queue on a saturday night..

My usual must order thai drink! Lemongrass, quite sweet as usual.. (Too used to my homecooked sugarfree ones)

Lé bf's awesome Thai tea, i liked it, so did he..

Tom yam seafood clear soup! Spicyness and fragrant and awesome ttvm... Do not underestimate the clearness of this soup!

Saw that they have this on their menu, at $4 for 2 piece, kinda ex to some people, but i reckoned it was worth every dollar that i paid for the quality... The stuffed filling in the chicken wing was so awesome, like chicken pie filling but use sotong ball paste that kinda thing? Don't know how to describe, golden crispyness on outside, best eaten piping hot..

Sambal Kangkong was awesome! The spicyness and fragrance of the sambal was just right for me, but a pity we couldn't finish it cause there was too much food for 2 to eat (as usual i over-ordered, every dish too tempting)

I would consider this as mediocre green curry chicken dish, its is nice but i reckon not lemak enough, and lack the heavy spices kind of feel... and it was artificially green in my opinion.. I always thought its supposed to be an old yellowish-green kinda color due to the green chillis and herbs used... 

Bf reckons this phad thai tastes better than diandin leluk, but otherwise nothing to complain about, he finished this..

Forgotten how much we spend on this 5 dishes and 2 drinks, but it was definitely less than $50 and much more worth it than diandin leluk... :)

They are located at;

AddressPhoneHours

#01-341, 212 Hougang Street 21 

62868785 

Daily: 12:00 - 15:00

Daily: 17:30 - 22:00

XOXO,
CheryL

Mart Boulevard @ AXA towers

Looking for cheap and good thai food? Mart bouvelard has that, and an option of the comforts of the aircon with indoor seating or the chillax alfresco seating for the pub-goers.. They are a thai restaurant/bar/pub that serves reasonably priced and large array of thai dishes.. Every single dish that my group of friends ordered were less than $10 other than the snack sampler platter to share which was price below $20.. 

The usual tom yam soup must-have, everyone loved it and slurp the whole bowl dry.. there are a few variation to this dish, you ask for it to be on its own, served with rice, or with thai noodles in it just like the picture below.. 

Green curry was lemak enough, with adequate portions of ingredients immersed in the fragrant coconut spicyness...

Seafood phad thai was average, but tasty.. They had a variation with chicken wings, like the photo below.. My friend loved the wings, but found the phad thai mediocre as well..

Tell me what you see from the above picture? IKR, it looked like they counted their calamari slices, but then again, this dish is less than $10, so what more should we bargain for? Crispy and matches the thai sweet chilli sauce well.. But i wouldn't say its the best calamaris...

Thai mango salad was awesome, my friend and I finished the whole plate without a trace.. 

Fried beancurd was crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, matches the chilli sauce well.. But nothing to die for..

My side of the table, somehow quite famished I supposed? After finishing up all that mains and sides, we still craved for more food, so we ordered a snack sampler platter that was portioned for 3 pax and a plate of pandan chicken... 

Everything on the platter was awesome, especially the beancurd ngoh hiang lookalike thingy... as for the pandan chicken, it was abit troublesome to eat this one, cause you have to use your hands to untangle the pandan leave before getting to the meat, but this was good, just that portion small.. then again, nothing to "hiam" about, cause below $10..

Overall? Good food, awesome ambience, but only open mondays to fridays, so making reservations would be advisable. Alcohol prices are pretty market priced, so not that cheap in this aspect.. Otherwise, all else is fine with this place..

They are located at;
8 Shenton Way, AXA Tower
#01-08 Singapore (068811)
Open Mon-Fri, 11am to 11pm
Tel: 6227 3487

XOXO,
CheryL

Bornga Korean Restaurant, Hui Lau Shan, Taang Shi Fu @ JB City Square

If you guys do get bored of SG environment and prices, you guys could hop onto the sbs bus at kranji mrt to get into woodlands checkpoint, and crossover to JB for some foodhunt.. I did that a few weeks ago, was kinda late, 12pm then reached kranji, and queue was freaking long, longer than my previous visit..

And if you guys are not that adventurous and prefer to be safe, then i would recommend just staying within the 2 malls just across the JB checkpoint, that way you'll be covered by aircon throughout the day.. I reckon every level at JB citysquare has something to eat, so you can have 3 meals at 3 different places..

First i tried Bornga, well i've tried the one in SG at Star Vista, and well they are pricey cause they are a well known celebrity chef restaurant.. But in JB, the food was almost half the price of SG's and provide better service!

The usual banchans that you will get at most korean restaurants, couldn't resist the endless refills of the braised peanuts and fruits & macaroni salad, i think we refilled those two dishes slightly more than 5 times, buay paiseh one... XD the rest of them were pretty normal..

Ever since i tried the army stew at Seoul Yummy at Bugis Plus, i usually will order this if there is enough people to share with me, as usually the portions are huge! If 2 army guys can finish it, i'm not surprised.. Picture above is before the ingredients were boiled, kimchi, spam, sausage, korean rice cake, tofu, minced beef, mushroom, baked beans, leeks, vegetables, glass noodles and instant noodles..

My friend's bibimbap, awesome presentation, and tasted up to standard.. 

And here's the army stew after being cooked and stirred... It was so yummy i finished all the spam and leeks, didn't managed to finished it though, as it was too huge for 2 to share.. Only flaw was that i didnt get to eat the baked beans much, the stew kept boiling, the soft baked beans dissolved into the soup and became a powdery base that sinked to the bottom of the pot...

This was the rubus like plum like sorbet drink that they gave every customer after their meals, the staff were quite auto within this one, once they see you're almost done, they don't even ask u, they just serve it to us.. 

Definitely will eat here again, will never eat in SG anymore after this JB visit..

They are located at:

BornGa Korean Restaurant

JB City Square, Level : 3, Lot : MF-23

Next stop for high tea after some digestive and calorie burning shopping.. Saw that 許留山 is quite popular on reviews, so decided to try how nice it was, below is the picture of their top 10 desserts..

Mango sago was pretty awesome, worth the money for this one..

Look at the awesomely ripe and sweet mango cubes..

This was what my friend ordered, birdnest in coconut milk..

And it was kinda like eating jelly bits in coconut milk, after awhile it gets pretty jelat and filling.. Not advisable to eat this alone, better share with 2-3 people...

This was what I ordered, coconut jelly with a side serve of birdnest in some sweetened milk..

This was awesome, my personal preference though, cause my friend didn't like how the birdnest was in the milk.. Definitely would eat this dessert again, i can finish it all on my own..

And well the joke was this, when we the desserts came to our table, my friend and I mixed up our own orders, so i ended up finishing hers which I didn't really like, and she ended up not finishing mine as she didn't really like it as well, and was sulking throughout.. 

Somehow, JB's version of 白果薏米 abit different.. I don't know if its because hongkong style or malaysia style, but they served it with a hard boiled egg, which was pretty peculiar, as its my first time seeing such way of serving.. Nonetheless, it was a pretty fair dish..

Definitely coming back for the coconut jelly though it costs like SGD$4-5 for a serving.. They are located at:

Hui Lau Shan

JB City Square, Level 3 - J3-20

Next stop for dinner! Taang Shi Fu, another one of the popular restaurants at City Square, apparently famous for their dry mee sua..

Vintage tea china..

This abalone and chicken soup mee sua, i know it looks simple and the ingredients look meagre... But the richness of the broth for this one is just awesome!

My friend ordered this thick mushroom scallop XO broth together with the dried mee sua.. The thick broth was awesomely fragrant and not too salty, that i actually kinda drank it as soup, cause my friend didn't liked it that much, as it was served to her lukewarm, which I was abit disappointed.. Wanted to get the waiter to change a hot one, but my friend doesn't want to.. So..

And the dried abalone meesua dish above is mine! Never had mee sua served in this way before, and this was just awesome, practically can just lick the plate clean.. I think main highlight is at ball of brown stuff served on top, which i'm guessing is deep fried shallots, dried scallops and shrimps.. Cause it was so fragrant, wished they give more of those though..

Ordered chicken feet for the bf, served in a different style than those we get at HK dimsum stored that has red sauce... This one was peppery and bf finished the whole plate.. Im not a fan of feets, but i tried the sauce and honestly love it..

My friends congee, loved the way they serve it, but portion was quite small, pretty silky texture but slightly lacking in flavour.. 

Well, if you are looking for good tasting food, then they are worth a try.. As for service, i was so pissed with their service, not attentive and machiam unwilling to serve us, took me like 3-4times to get them to our table to answer our queries.. Value for money? Honestly, they charge abit high just for those meagre portions of noodles and ingredients, but cause they tasted awesome, it kinda did covered up for that.. 

They are located at:

Taang Shi Fu

JB CIty Square, Level : 4 - Lot J4-21

My friend suggested for us to buy this pretty swissroll, as she tried before and find them quite delicious.. Apparently there is another store in city square that offers the same kind of swissrolls, but my friend tried both and prefer this store's version.. Located right at the level where you enter City Square..

Strawberry one was pretty mediocre, considering i paid for about SGD$5-6 for this one, i don't think it is so awesome that i must buy it the next time i go JB... Other than smoothness and softness of the spongey texture, its all average..

Matcha azuki swissroll, well as long as there is green tea, i sure buy.. This one was mediocre as well, thought there will be like pieces of red bean everywhere in this sponge or even inside the cream.. End up they used red bean paste and roll them into 2 parts of the cake, which i felt was pretty -.-||| my verdict? Not enough green tea powder and red bean needs modification.. 

If you guys still wanna try after my review, they are located at;

Yong Sheng Gift Shop

JB City Square, Level 3 - MF-14

XOXO,

CheryL