#121 Hainanese Delicacy @ Far East, Singapore
I have been wanting to eat at Hainanese Delicacy since I came back to Singapore in August last year. However, I did not have the time to do so. One day after work, I finally met up with Jny and we walked from Ion all the way there to have dinner. However, Hainanese Delicacy was closed at an early timing (8PM) due to their popularity. Thus, we went to Men-ya Kaiko Hokkaido Ramen instead.
The next 2 times I went to Hainanese Delicacy were with Yati and Jessica & her family.
Hainanese Delicacy
14 Scotts Road #05-116
Singapore 228213
+656734 0639
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Hainanese Delicacy looks like any typical air-conditional coffee shop. The waiting line to be seated is really long though. The first time I went there with Yati after her graduation ceremony, we had to share our table with a lady who is eating there as well. This is because they have limited seats available.
Yati and I was starving so I decided to give her a treat at Hainanese Delicacy because I was craving for their Hainanese Chicken Rice.
We ordered the following:
Half of their Roasted Chicken – SGD$17
I really love their aromatic roasted chicken, especially with the tasty chilli and black sauce provided – very juicy and scrumptious ! This is definitely one of those ” must eat ” hainanese chicken rice in Singapore. However, I think that Delicious Boneless Chicken Rice is way better !
Ratings: 3/5★
Vegetables – SGD$3
Very ordinary taste – not rocks your socks kind.
Ratings: 2.5/5★
2 bowls of rice – SGD$0.50 per bowl
Their hainanese rice is also very mouth-watering. Makes me crave for their rice more than their chicken. Fragrant rice indeed !
Ratings: 3.5/5★
Two bowls of rice to go – SGD$1.60
Total = SGD$22.60 (No GSTS and service charge needed)
I would say that it is value for money but the price is a little on the steep side.
Opens Daily from 10AM to 10PM
MRT Station: Orchard
Ambiance: 6.5/10
Service: 5.5/10
Food (taste & appearance): 6/10
Value: 6.5
Total: 6.13/10★
In conclusion, I would still highly recommend this store to people who frequent town, have cravings for Hainanese Chicken Rice and are too lazy to travel to other areas to get it.
swisscheese*
#120 Men-ya Kaiko Hokkaido Ramen @ Ion, Singapore
I have not met Jny for about a year as I did not have time to attend gatherings at Vancouver and such. But sometime in December, I finally saw her at Singapore ! We wanted to eat at Hainanese Delicacy at Far East at first but it was close at 8PM. So, she recommended Hokkaido Ramen Kaiko to me.
Men-ya Kaiko
2 Orchard Turn, A|X Armani Exchange,
Singapore 238801
6509 8150
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On my first visit there with Jny, we did not have to wait long for us to be seated. We were greeted by the cook and he served us in a very friendly yet respectful manner. He is a true blue Japanese chef and he even offered to take pictures of us although it is not very spacious and there are so many customers around. The seating area is rather small and hidden. This also portrays exclusiveness.
I was craving for ramen when I brought Vivian there on my second visit.
1st picture – On both occasions, I had the Spicy Miso Ramen (SGD$15), with Japanese noodle and red miso soup. The red miso soup is very thick and the taste of the spiciness is stronger. The Japanese noodle tastes a little like the Korean instant noodle selling outside. However, I did not feel ripped off as it tastes way better than noodles (instant noodles to be precise) served in Hong Kong Cafes such as Xin Wang HK Cafe.
Ratings: 2.8/5★
I could not remember what Jny had and I did not have any pictures of food during our dine out there as we were busy catching up with one another. However, she was so sweet to give me a treat for our dinner there. We also had gyoza as a side dish, which makes it a very fulfilling dinner !
2nd picture – On my second visit there, Vivian had the Pork and Chicken Ramen for SGD$15.80. She also chose the Japanese noodle with white miso soup. The white miso had a milkier and milder taste. Vivian did not like her ramen at all. She found the soup too oily and the noodles to be very disgusting. When Crystal came to join us, she tried my dish and did not like how oily the soup was. She also found the ramen tasted like Korean instant noodles.
Opens Daily from 11AM to 10PM
MRT Station: Orchard
Ambiance: 5.5/10
Service: 8/10
Food (taste & appearance): 5.6/10
Value: 5.5
Total: 6.15/10★
In conclusion, even though this restaurant had an average rating, I would like to head back there to try their ramen with non-Japanese noodles.
swisscheese*
#119 Marina Bay Sands Hotel, Singapore
All these years while being out of Singapore, I have missed lots of weddings. I was very excited when my father was the MC for Uncle Luxin’s wedding. I could finally attend a wedding event. It was held at the beautiful Marina Bay Sands’ ballroom.
Marina Bay Sands Hotel
Cassia Junior Ballroom
1 Bayfront Ave 018971
+656688 8868
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I was mesmerized by the wedding decorations there and the impeccable services there. Before the servers could serve the meal, they had an assembly for servers matching in with trays of food and such. It was really grand how they even had a ceremony for servers at the wedding. The servers kept refilling my tea without me even asking for it. The place was definitely great for a grand wedding – flowery, princessy, magical and pretty !
1st picture – Sauces for the delicious food !
2nd-3rd pictures – Each of us had a plate of Suckling Pig Platter. I have not eaten suckling pig for AGES & I am glad to be able to chew on this tender meat. The scallop is very fresh and it makes me crave for more. Too bad, there is only 1 scallop on each plate.
Ratings: 3.5/5★
4th picture – The next dish was the Sauteed King Prawns with Asparagus. The prawn is really juicy but the asparagus is more towards the salty end.
Ratings: 2.8/5★
5th-6th pictures – Braised Shark’s Fin is a mandatory dish for weddings. The shark fin soup consists of fresh crab meat and crab roe, which blends very well and the soup has just the right consistency.
Ratings: 4/5★
7th picture – Another compulsory dish for weddings is the Braised Sliced Abalone. The dish also had additional sea cucumber in oyster sauce. The abalone tastes good and the oyster sauce enhances the taste of it. However, the sea cucumber is a little too salty for my liking.
Ratings: 3/5★
8th picture – I am giving my vote to the Red Garoupa for being the best dish of the night ! The texture is soft and smooth and the taste is slightly sweet and very yummy ! The dish definitely rocks my socks !
Ratings: 4.5/5★
9th-10th pictures – I did not have appetite to eat the next few dishes as I was very full. These pictures depicts Sands’ Speciality – The Crispy Roasted Chicken.
11th picture – Fried Rice with Preserved Sausage in Lotus Leaves – Too full yet eating carbohydrates ? NO WAY !!
1st & 2nd pictures – Even though I was really bloated, I managed to finish up the Chilled Mango Juice with Pomelo. As they always say, there’s always room for desserts. The juice is really thick and gratifying. The air-con at Sands is at a freezing temperature. However, the dessert made me even colder.
Ratings: 3.25/5★
3rd picture – To ” YUM SENG ” – my red wine !! Although I did not bother to find out the name of it !
Ambiance: 10/10
Service: 10/10
Food (taste & appearance): 7.02/10
Value: Nil
Total: 9.01/10★
In conclusion, MBS Hotel is definitely not a bad choice to host events and their Chinese food not bad either.
swisscheese*
#118 Andersen’s of Denmark Ice Cream @ Parkway Parade, Singapore
Vivian and I took a day to get together a day after work at Parkway Parade. We decided to have desserts at Vivian’s favourite ice-cream store after roaming around Parkway.
Andersen’s of Denmark Ice Cream
80 Marine Parade Road,
Singapore 449269
+6563440364
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First visit to Andersen’s
The store is an unenclosed store filled lots of lavish cakes, ice-cream and they even serve fondue there. The male server serving us was very nice and attentive to us. He even gave us glasses of water without us asking about it. The place is indeed a cozy place to sit down and relax after a tiring day of window shopping. Although there are very few seats, the place is very spacious.
1st picture – Vivian had the typical contrasting flavours - a scoop of Belgian Chocolate Chip and a scoop of Strawberries and Cream. When dining at Andersen’s, we had a choice of topping our ice-cream with whipped cream and chocolate sauce. Vivian love her ice-cream a hell lot as she always craves for Andersen’s whenever she is out with me.
2nd – 4th pictures - Contrary to Vivian’s taste bud, I ordered 2 scoops of ice-cream that have similar tastes. I got myself a scoop of Vanilla ice-cream and a scoop of Cookies and Cream ice-cream. The Vanilla ice-cream consists of Madagascan vanilla bean and obviously,the Cookies and Cream ice-cream comprised of chunks of Oreo cookies. I find that consuming the whipped cream with these two scoops of ice-cream is too saturated for my taste buds.
Ratings: 4/5★
Second visit to Andersen’s
1st – 5th pictures – On my second visit there with my aunt and grandma, I wanted to try the Andersen’s Classic. This set costs SGD$12.90. The set consists of 5 scoops of ice-cream is topped with whipped cream and a fresh strawberry and placed on a crispy chocolate dipped waffle basket. The 5 flavours I ordered are Banana Crunch, Mint Chocolate Chip, Macadamia Nut, Mocha Almond Fudge and Strawberries and Cream. I find all flavours have their natural and refreshing tastes and I love the nuts that is in the banana crunch, macadamia nut and mocha almond fudge ice-cream.
Ratings: 4.5/5★
6th picture – My grandma ordered two scoops of ice-cream without the topping of whipped cream. One scoop is The Fruit of Forest and I have forgotten what the other flavour was. As I had too much ice-cream to finish, I did not have enough room to try my grandma’s order.
Daily: 10am – 10pm
Buses available: 135, 76, 196, 197, 31
Ambiance: 9/10
Service: 8.5/10
Food (taste & appearance): 8.5/10
Value: 8/10
Total: 8.5/10★
In conclusion, Andersen’s ice cream is definitely a top notch ice-cream.
swisscheese*
#117 Bakerzin @ Tampines, Singapore
It is very unlike me to organize birthday surprises at the very last minute but ever since I started working, having an online shop and taking online class from my Canadian university, UBC at the same time, I have been so busy that I pushed all birthday organizations till just before the birthday itself. I even slept through my birthday surprise because I was too tired from work. But I still managed to get her a beautiful cake from Bakerzin.
Bakerzin
10 Tampines Central 1
#01-39 Tampines 1
Singapore
+6562605688
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I ordered the 12cm x 14cm Strawberry Shortcake, which costs SGD$25. It comprised of fresh cake sponge cake topped with strawberries, raspberries and blueberries and strawberry cream. The lower half of the cake is coated with delicious nuts and sesame. My father, sister, brother and maid love the cake. My father seldom eat cake due to certain flavourings. However, he had two slices this time round. My sister also had two slices of cake even though she dislike fruit cakes. As for me, I found the cake really palatable. The sponge cake is very soft and the nuts blends very well with the strawberry cream. However, I dislike the fruits as the berries in Singapore are not as sweet.
Ambiance: Nil
Service: Nil
Food (taste & appearance): 7.5/10
Value: 7/10
Total: 7.25/10★
In conclusion, I would like to dine at Bakerzin to try their meals one day.
swisscheese*
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