Oosters - Belgian Brasserie

Location: 3 Temasek Boulevard,
#01-039
Suntec City Galleria
Singapore 038983
Website: http://www.oosters.com.sg/index.htm
Date of visit: 05/07/2009
Time of visit: 18:15
No. of pax: 2

Definitely a good place to chill out with friends.
They run happy hours daily from 3pm to 9pm!!!

Stella Artois Draught
Alcohol: 5.2%
Character: A light, golden lager, this is the world’s best selling Belgian beer. Crisp, with delicate hop aromas, it’s the ideal thirst quencher on a hot day.

Leffe Brune
Alcohol: 6.3%
Character: A Dark Brown Abbey Ale, with a high degree of bitterness but perfectly well balanced with the caramel sugar sweetness & chocolaty flavours.Exclusive to Oosters in Singapore.

Fillet of cod braised in creamy Hoegaarden white sauce accompanied by assorted vegetables and new potatoes. (Ideal with Hoegaarden White)

You can really taste the beer in the sauce and the fish is so super fresh and thick in size. Super Yummy, am not sure if it is counted expensive for the portion but I really LOVE it.

Home made Duck Confit served with roasted baby potatoes, French beans and baby carrots. Drizzled with orange and white wine reduction. (Ideal with Hoegaarden Grand Cru)

The crispy duck skin is not oily and the meat is woooh, duck meat are usally hard, but this is just nice. You can tear the meat out easily.

Warm homemade waffles with a choice of raspberry compote or thick chocolate sauce.

Nuthing special about this. =x

What we ordered
1) 1 Duck Confit - $26.00

2) 1 Hoegaarden Cod - $28.00

3) 1 Leffe Brune - $10.00

4) 1 Stella Pint - $7.50

5) Waffles with Ice cream - Complimentary

Total spent after adding Service Charge & GST
SGD$82.83

Happy Birthday Dear!!!

Everyone must be thinking why the complimentary dessert, must be I scold or shout at the staff for their lousy service right? NO!! I didn't voice out anything, the chef automatically gave it to us as a form of service recovery. Their wait staff forget to key in one of our main order!!

The restaurant look so big, but there were only 3 staff on shift - 1 wait staff, 1 bartender and 1 chef. Cool or what on a weekend? When we went in, there were only 3 tables occupied. The staff does not hold any order chit.

They got good ambience, drinks and foods BUT BUT BUT the staff who serve us just so @#$%^&. Adding on, there were ants on the table and dear saw a rat running across. =.=' To me, this kind of pests are pretty common in F&B industry but erm aren't this suppose to be at the back of the house not the front?

Verdict
Atmosphere: 4/5

Worth the $$: 4/5

Service Staff: 2.5/5

Food Presentation: 3.5/5

Food Quality: 4/5

Overall: 3.6/5

Credit to
Oosters Official Website
http://www.oosters.com.sg/index.htm

Tonkichi

Location: 181 Orchard Road
#07-06
Orchard Central
Singapore(238896)
Website: http://www.pokkafood.com.sg/tonkichi/index.php
Date of visit: 27/06/2009
Time of visit: 12:20
No. of pax: 2

Current Promotions

What we ordered

1) 1 Sapporo mug - $6.00

2) 1 Tonkotsu Ramen - $12.90

3) 1 Ten Zaru Soba - $18.00

Total spent after adding Service Charge & GST minus 10% discount
SGD$39.10

See I told you all in previous post, usually 2 people eat is around this price range le wor~~~ Seriously, I never figured out why we were given 10% discount - opening promotion or because citibank card or? Oh ya, we were given two bottle of Pokka Honeysuckle White Tea after we made payment...new product?

The Tonkotsu Ramen tasted like home cooked maggie mee and the soup is very blend - i added lots of chilli powder. The tempura prawn from the Ten Zaru Soba set is nice. Where other japanese restaurant serve oolong tea instead of green tea? Let me know~~~ woo the Sapporo Beer is good!!

Inky used to tell me that their food is nice but maybe cause they are new or I ordered the wrong food!! Orchard Central is still new and the crowd is little, hence making the place good for gathering. The restaurant is nicely decorated in the japanese style.

Verdict
Atmosphere: 4/5

Worth the $$: 3/5

Service Staff: 2.5/5

Food Presentation: 3/5

Food Quality: 2.5/5

Overall: 3/5

Ryoichi Sushi

Location: Marina Square Center Stage
6 Raffles Boulevard
#02-138B
Website: http://www.centerstage.com.sg/restaurant_ryoichi.php
Date of visit: 20/06/2009
Time of visit: 18:30
No. of pax: 3

Current Promotions

What we ordered

1) 3 Ocha (Hot Green Tea) - $4.50

2) 6 Blue Color Plate - $10.80

3) 1 Cha Soba - $6.80

4) 1 Chirashi Wazen (Set Dinner Promo) - $8.60

5) 1 Red Colour Plate (Chawamushi) - $3.80

Total spent after adding Service Charge & GST minus 20% DBS discount
SGD$34.50

When the bill came, all three of us were surprised. Usually when dear and I eat, it will end up to be this price at this kind of restaurants but today is 3 people wor~~~

Ok, this is the first time I am dining there and they really have good service staffs ONLY to welcome you. Susequently when you wanna to make order, it is so diffcult to catch their attention!!

Anyway, the set dinner is really worth the price and we chose the DBS 20% discount over the DBS 1-for-1 promotion. The 20% discount comes with a complimentary plate of salmon sashimi. 3 pieces, just nice, no need to fight!!

When visiting japanese restaurant, I will tend to order Chawamushi. The one at Ryoichi Sushi is so so only cause I still love the one from Sushi Tei and Wasabi Tei. Don't get cheated by the pictures as shown in their menu but Con Con and I observed that many diners actually ordered their Chawamushi...is it because everyone just love eggs or because they haven tasted the better one?

Verdict
Atmosphere: 3/5

Worth the $$: 3.5/5

Service Staff: 2.5/5

Food Presentation: 3/5

Food Quality: 3/5

Overall: 3/5

Dessert Story 甜品物語

Location: The Heeren Shops
#B1-02/03
Website: http://www.heeren.com.sg/dining/dining-dessertstory.htm
Date of visit: 19/06/2009
Time of visit: 21:00
No. of pax: 3

What we ordered

This is the second time I am there and it is still as crowded as the first time when I visited. The price is abit steep but I really love their Chocolate with Nata De Coco. Am not wrong their popular item is Mango Snow Ice. For those who know me, I don't really like sweet stuff but this is just nice!! The ice cream are 'slice' into thin layers but it melts easily~~ =( Anyway they do not serve the best Yam Paste that I have eaten so far. Searching in progress, recommendation?

Verdict
Atmosphere: 3/5

Worth the $$: 3/5

Service Staff: 4/5

Food Presentation: 4/5

Food Quality: 3.5/5

Overall: 3.5/5