Bad quality pictures :(

I have no idea why the quality of the pictures here is so bad? I think it's the camera? 

I'm using the iPhone 4S to capture all my pictures, I should really experiment with real cameras right! I'm sorry hahaha shall try out soon and test the quality ^^ 

For better looking pictures, view my Instagram account: @rachaelwong

Shall update again in a few days, next up: 

HOTPOT BUFFET eat all you can for an affordable price, stay tuned!

Thai Express | Thai Food

Thai Express! 

Ordered the Red curry with home made Thai Pita bread - something like our Roti Prata. Taste is alright but it's pretty oily(see picture) but the presentation is nice. I wanted to have something more Thai, like their Phad Thai or the Woon Sen which I love but time to try something new as well!

Also got the Thai Chendol, I think it's $6.80! It's quite a thirst quencher, sweet coconut milk with green jelly, red ruby (yay) and jackfruit on top! It looks pretty messy in the picture right :( but that was how it was served. Messy but yummy. 

We also ordered another dish - Basil beef rice! I didn't try it because I don't really eat beef but my other diners said its spicy!!! That dish was a "2-chili" dish (they will state the level of spiciness in the menu, just beside the name of the dish)

(photo credits to Yuewen)

And a dessert but I don't really like it, rather diluted & doesn't look like the picture on the menu :( but the red chewy jelly is so unique and bouncy texture- quite expensive though for a small cup! 

Service quite alright just that they are a little slow when we called for the bill and we saw the staff playing around while clearing the other tables, splattering water around and laughing, when the restaurant is like so busy :((

My diners said we should try another Thai restaurant which is much nicer/authentic, shall blog about it when I go there! 

Ambience: 6/10

Food: 6/10

Service: 5/10

Overall: 6/10

302 Tiong Bahru Road

Tiong Bahru Plaza

#02-09/10

+65 6276 7005

11:30am-10:00pm Daily

   

HOOD BAR & CAFE

It was a FRIDAY, my girl friend and I went to a place she wanted to go to, Hood Bar & Cafe, which was located at bugis+.

We had dinner there, she ordered a mojito I've no idea what it was but she likes the drink :)

Got their 99 balloon pizza (pepperoni with cheese and chili) I tried a little and kinda spicy cos' I accidentally ate the chili part but the crust is crispy I can practically hear her crunching on them *cracking sound* so if you like crispy thin crust, you can order their pizzas, there are other flavors, I think the char siew one looks so good.

We also got their prawn paste wings (har-cheong gai that we all love and always order when we are eating in a Chinese restaurant or Zi-char) - not too bad, 8 pieces for $12 but I think the taste is not too prominent to taste like those ordered from Chinese stalls, they were served pipping hot & quite crispy though, and they do have chili sauce dips for you.

I decided to get their 10" dawgs. Mine was Purple Haze Dawg, you get to choose if you want beef, pork or lamb meat. I got the pork.

The dawg is 10 inches man, it's like 25cm, the entire length of a small ruler, thick as well, & topped with mushrooms and cheese, could do with more mushrooms and cheese though!  

Although I almost couldn't finished it, the fries that came along with it was awesome!!! we were contemplating whether to order more of their fries, thick cut, crispy outside and soft on the inside😋 Fries is a must when you go there okay...🍴

Overall, it's great experience, there's also entertainment, at about 7:30pm, there were two singers up on stage and started to sing, various kinds of songs sang, Cantonese, English and Chinese, you can also dedicate songs to your love ones/friends etc. 

You can also throw darts, they've this virtual machine thing for you to throw magnetic darts! Come early and request to seat at the bean bags area if you'd like :)

Ambience: 7/10

Food: 7/10

Service: 6/10

Overall: 7/10

Hood Bar and Cafe - Live Music

201 Victoria Street #05-07, S188067

Bugis+

+65 6221 8845

Monday - Tuesday 5pm-1am

Wednesday - Friday 5pm-3am

Saturday 12pm-3am

Sunday 12pm-1am

Hoshino Coffee | Japanese Fushion Food

Whee! Continuing with my food journey!

Headed to "Hoshino Coffee" last week we beat the queue, usually it is like very crowded and the queue would be crazy!

My friend ordered the Tomato omelette with prawns & I tried a little, yummy but a little sour! Prawns look fresh and crisp though, heard the pair beside us repeating how good the tomato omelette was too!

(picture credits to Lorraine)

I got a ice matcha latte with matcha softee, super milky not too sweet, with the softee (soft serve/ice cream), yay icy, creamy + milky! Worth the try if you like green tea! You can also try their drip coffee since they are famous for it! 

And of course, DESSERT! We both love creme brûlée so we got one serving of creme brûlée with vanilla softee! Yummy but I always like my creme brûlée to be hot & warm, not cold like how Hoshino does it, plus theirs is not melt-in-your-mouth kind of creme brûlée, it was like a pudding instead, I want a warm melt-in-my-mouth kind of texture. Nice try though!

I would love to try the soufflé some other time! - when its less crowded with a short I mean :) 

Ambience: 6/10

Food: 6/10

Service: 6/10

Overall: 6/10

68 Orchard Road

Plaza Singapura (New Wing)

#03-84

+65 6338 3277

11:30am-10:00pm daily