Chinese - Tam Kah

Dinner was at Tam Kah at Upper Cross Street. Mum made the bookings......



Accordingly, this restaurant is quite famous?

First dish was yu sheng.



the lady saying well wishes to us while she mixed for us.... and the family lao yu-sheng-ing



the rest of the dishes.....



the sharksfins was great! the rest of the dishes were also not bad. Only thing was the weird dessert. Its a sea grass.....



Taste was abit.. unusual...

Chinese - Dian Xiao Er

Dinner at Dian Xiao Er.

After all dat rave reviews from dearest jo n ah yee, finally our turn to try this place today!



Interior of the place.... really looks like some olden times inn....



Even the server's uniforms really look like those from olden times.

and check out their menu...



ahahaha.. like some ancient times wu lin mi ji (kungfu manual)!

Anyway, we ordered the standard set meal for 3, with 6 dishes....



The dishes were so so (lazy to elaborate) except the herbal roasted duck which was very good!

Under ah yee's recommendation, we also ordered the xo fried rice..



aunty emily and myself found it so so, ping jie jie found it quite nice.

Local Delights - Marina Square Food Court Duck Noodle

I had the roast duck noodle recommended by Liping previously.



It was really not bad. $4.50.

Dessert - Jing Jing

Jing Jing Dessert....



Located at:
36 Temple Street #01-02.

tel:
62215531

Opening hours:
Mon - Thurs: 1.30 pm - 11 pm
Fri - Sun: 1.30 pm - 12 am

Check out the super duper long queue.....



We had to wait for quite awhile before we finally got seats.

The interior of the place....



We ordered their Hei Bai Pei and the Mango with Coconut Ice....



The Hei Bai Pei was soursoup, grassjelly served in a honeydew topped with ice cream. The sad thing was, its not cold enuff. So it didn't really taste fantastic.

However, the Mango in coconut ice was seriously very nice!!! Though i dun like to eat mango... i did still try. The coconut ice was good! The sago was even better! This big and slightly harder den normal sago and its texture is great. At least i loved it! heee.....

Buffet - Olive Tree (Hotel Intercontinental)

Hotel Intercontinental Olive Tree...



The interior of Olive Tree......



Today was their seafood night. Some of the food items included.....



Soups for today were Potato & Leek soup and Crab Bisque Soup!



I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE the crab bisque soup! Tastes so much like my usual favourite lobster bisque. haha... LOVE IT! I had 2 bowls!

Being seafood night, they had lotsa seafood....



all served cold... theres scallops, crayfish, oysters, mussels, crabs..... NONE are nice.

Crayfish was tasteless, scallop was ok, oysters were so super duper small... even the oyster omelette seller's oyster also bigger.. crab was so so and difficult to eat.

There was also pasta.. the pasta chef at work...



the pasta vreniz ordered....



some kinda western seafood fried rice which i cant remember the name of the dish....



and our greens... diy salad.... i chose caesar dressing...



Vreniz's favourite section.. desserts galore....



they had green tea tiramisu (nice!!), bread butter pudding (not bad), mango pudding (didn't try but vreniz said its too watery), caramel cream pudding (ok ok only), chocolate cream brulee (very dry)....

After the meal was coffee or tea.... Vreniz really liked their tea set....

Local Delights - Newton

Dinner at Newton...

look at our feast!



a close up...



we had chicken wings, roti john, fried prawn mee, bbq sotong, carrot cake and bbq sting ray. Truth be told, all the food was nice. I especially liked the sotong. Lil bee also agreed that its really good. Its actually nice going down to newton circles once in a while...

oh we also had sugarcane drinks...

Steak - Outback (Dar dar's birthday)

A surprise birthday dinner for Dar dar at Outback Steakhouse...



The interior of the place....



Our first order came. It was Bushman Shrooms!



It ... was... SO SO SO GOOD i tell you! The mushrooms are fried with a slightly crispy exterior and with one bite, will lau chap one!

See all the chap....



Meaning to say its very juicy on the inside. It was great!

Next to arrive was their blooming onion...



we couldn't help compare it to the one we had at Black Angus. I prefer Outback's (partly coz i already cannot remember Black Angus' taste) but Deanie prefers Black Angus'.

Next to arrive is the popcorn shrimp....



Nothing fantastic. Popeye Chicken's one is much much better and cheaper!

Maincourse wise, Andy zai's Sizzling Sirloin was the first to arrive...



A sizzling plate of tender beef, sliced and served over grilled onions and a fresh medley of vegetables. Didn't try the vegetables but the beef was alright.

Next was dar dar's Rockhampton....



the steak was really tender! Also, the sauce was pretty special. Tasted abit like some wine. I quite liked it...

Den was my Prime Minister's Prime Rib....



I ordered the doneness to be medium but it came to be all bloody. A lil too rare for my liking....

I requested it to be brought back to be cooked up...



Very thick piece of meat. Nice but not very tender in my view.

den was Deanie's Jackeroo Chop...



Its actually pork chop. Sonia recommended this because she loves the sauce. Sadly, none of us who tried liked it. haha.... The pork chop was not bad but dar found it abit too saltish. I found it ok.

Den Andy ordered fish and chips....



hmm.. i wouldnt suggest u do the same. He ordered dat because he recently found out that he has an allergy to chicken. The fish and chips was nice but to have it at Outback makes me feel dat its a waste of stomach storage space. hahahhaah....
Loh gong zai and Kendi ordered the Alice duno what spring chicken...



chicken was quite tender and coated with melted cheese and mushrooms.... nice~!

and loh gong zai ordered the outback sirloin....



hehe.. forgot to try... duno if its nice.
The cake we ordered was their oliva cheesecake with caramel sauce.....



Let me the tell u, the cake can make you experience orgasm man!! Its dat good. Deanie agreed with me! We shared the cake and Deanie after trying, didn't wana pass me the spoon! Miu~

we left the place around 10 odd i think.

Italian - Modestos

Met up with Imran and Jeffrey for dinner at Modestos.

Starters.. they ordered calamari....



they actually also had some kinda bread with some olive oil sour sauce which was pretty good... *forgot to take picture* but too bad they didn't order their garlic bread because their garlic bread is super uber nice!

our mains....



From left....

Tagliatelle Nere Con Cappesante E Gamberi In Salsa
Home-made black ink flat noodles served with pan-fried scallops and prawns
Jeffrey ordered this item. I know he loves this item ever since i gave him a treat @ Modestos on his birthday 2 years back...

Ravioloni Di Pesce Al Pomodoro E Basilico
Home-made pasta filled with minced prawn and crabmeat in a fresh tomato and basil sauce
My favourite ravioli! The minced prawn and crabmeat filling is wonderful i tell u! LOVE IT! But today's ravioli taste wasn't as good as previously

Fettuccine Al Salmone Affumicato
Home-made flat noodles with smoked salmon in a creamy tomato sauce
Imran ordered this but complained the sauce to be too thick. haha.. he had a hard time finishing it

Western - 211 Roof Terrace Cafe

211 Roof Terrace Cafe..... located at Holland Village Shopping Centre



and this is Raymond chatting with one of the chefs....



Their range of desserts....



This apple dunowat thingy caught my eye .... its so cute!~



The weather was really really cold because of the rainy day even though we sat outdoors. This is the outdoors of the restaurant....



Beautiful ambience. However, because of the rain, we couldn't view the parts that were overlooking Holland Village. I believe the view must be beautiful as well.

This is their menu....



The items especially the main course prices are pretty steep. Ard $26+ each. Pasta was better at ard $15+ each. We were all trying to not order first but wait for each other to order first so dat we can not order the same thing and yet still pinch on other's food. hahhahaa...

In the end, our orders were.....



Soup of the day was mushroom soup and we only ordered one and passed around. The soup was alright. Similiar to Marche's mushroom soup but i would say that Marche's one is better.

I had Mushroom ravioli. Cream based sauce. Everyone liked the sauce. The taste was not too bad but the ravioli was not thickly filled....



But overall it was not bad.

Dar ordered spagetthi marinara. It was not bad.

We shared a fisherman platter. I dun really like the calamari and the fried stuff they had actually.

Raymond's dish i cant remember the name but its prawns cooked in aglio style. Quite nice. I quite like it. Its tasty and most importantly, the prawns are very big and fresh!

Deanie had some roast chicken thingy. It was supposedly marinated in some herbs but is very very expensive! We can't understand why its one of the more expensive items on the menu. The taste was ok but definitely not worth the price. Even the proportion (half a spring chicken) was not worth the price.

Andy had bolognese. It was alright. Serving was good.

Loh gong zai n Kendi had pork ribs. It looked appetising. Taste was not bad as well. They also had a crayfish pasta. Didn't try, duno if its nice.

Drinks wise, we had.......



Strawberry smoothie. Its like some strawberry freeze. Nice!

Oreo milkshake. Not too thick. Good!

Lychee Ice Blended. Potent sia! Good!

Strawberry milkshake. didnt try, duno if its nice.

Hee.. i ordered dat cute cute dessert!

When i ordered, i couldn't quite recall the name of this and i was telling the cute server.. i want to order that dessert bt im not sure of the name.. its the one with dat round what top ..... and before i could finish, he said its called apple marine (i duno if its actually spelt as M-A-R-I-N-E but it sounded like marine when he pronounced it). And he actually said its the one dat u said is very cute earlier.... Ooopz.... he actually heard me... so paiseh! haha.. but he was smiling away...probably luffing at my comical-ness... haha.. cute guy

and this is the apple marine.....



i was exclaiming at how interesting this item is as i was eating it..... u see the top .....



we all shared this item.