Asian Straits Market - Swissotel

I admit I am a buffet fanatic. I love buffets because I have a lot of varieties I can choose and taste. And I especially love it when I can choose and taste many kinds of desserts. However, this will be my last post for buffets because I must stop eating this! This way of dining has burnt my pocket and also affected my weight. I shall stop eating so much. HAHA! At least I will try not to eat buffets for a while.

Have been wanting to try Asian Straits Market for a while, but always failed because it is always fully reserved. But I got to try it at last just recently. I just have to say, the food is great and the service is really GOOD! I was first introduced to all the dishes by one of the waiters, brought to the table and was quickly served with drinks and was greeted with a smile. So hard to find such an impeccable service nowadays. They also cleared our plates almost instantly. Nice one.

So here are the dishes, not all was taken since I was busy eating. haha. I love their desserts especially. Even though it has only a few variety, the desserts were all up-to-standard, I love the portuegese tart and fruit tart especially. I also like their scallop and the salads and also the cereal prawn. I was so happy that they helped us de-shelled the prawn. I was too lazy to de-shelled it usually. The not-so-good one is the yu sheng and soba noodle sadly.







This, will be my last buffet post for the time-being. Perseverance!!

Yoguru - GREAT WORLD CITY

After Ichiban Boshi, I was still craving for something sweet. So, I head to Yoguru for my usual yogurt dine in. LOL. Yoguru was once my favorite Singapore's yogurt outlet before Sour Sally came into Singapore's business and knowing about Swirl Art and Yigloo. However, I still like Yoguru though. The frozen yogurt here is more tart and does not melt easily. Love it.



So, I had the natural flavor with 1 topping of honey coated nuts. I like it! But, for the granola, I do prefer those in Sogurt or Sour Sally. But the yogurt beats Sogurt anytime:D Yoguru is still one of my favorite Yogurt outlet though:D However, in Yoguru, never try the flavored frozen yogurt as it lacks the punch and flavor.

Ichiban Boshi - GREAT WORLD CITY

Went to Ichiban boshi at great world city for dinner. I was not really into eating sumptuous food so, went there just to fill myself up and relax. I was craving for rolls anyway, since the time I went to Hachi Hachi and Kiyadon in Indonesia. I was hoping to find the same excitement I had in Ichiban, but sadly, it failed to meet my expectation.



First, I had the sushi roll fried in tempura batter and topped with lobster (mocked one I think) mayo. I like it that it is somewhat crispy. But, it is just plain normal, nothing extraordinary about it.



I ordered the deep fried salmon skin, thinking that it will be light and crunchy dish. However, the taste is a bit bitter and not enough crunch. I think it is too thick sadly. The little mayo that was put on top does not even help to cover up the bitterness.



I also ordered the salmon carpaccio. The sashimi was fresh, but the teriyaki sauce is so mild that the dish is tasteless.



The last one is the deep fried ebi tempura roll topped with sakura ebi. It is nice and light. This is the better dish out of all. I like the ebi tempura as you can taste that it is nicely battered and fried and the rice is nicely rolled too. The sakura ebi also make the roll to have an interesting and unique taste of it.

Overall, Ichiban sushi is a good place to dine if you just want to fill yourself and avoid any frills. However, if you expect any spectacular food, this is not the place to be at. However, I do have to admit that it is much better than Sakae sushi and Sakura though... no offense.

Honeymoon Dessert - TAMAN ANGGREK

I always wanted to try Hong Kong dessert and I got to try it in Indo. hehe, I can't control my craving real well you see... It is located at the top level of the mall and it is quiet and peaceful. I like the ambiance. We were seated beside a big window where we can see the scenery. Nice.



We order the mango with black glutinous rice in vanilla sauce,served cold. I like this dish. Mango and black glutinous rice, how can it gone wrong. However, I do wish that the sauce will be more thicker and sweeter.



We also order char-char(?) served warm. It contains corn, red beans, tapioca and many more. It is one of their bestseller and favorite. however, I do not like it as much as the mango ones. The coconut gravy is too much for me and I do not really like corn you see.

Overall, I really enjoy this place. Not because of the dessert but because of the ambiance. These desserts... well as I expected... Hong Kong does it best.

Fruit Paradise - ORCHARD CENTRAL

I have been wanting to try the tart here for very long and today! At last I got to try it. I was contemplating between this and heaven's loft and come to mind to have desserts here.I had the tart set of 1 slice of tart and a jug of tea for 11.55 including all.





I had the strawberry & mango fruit tart in custard base. I am happy that there is not much cream in it since I do not really like cream. It is light and fresh. The tart base is crumbly and easy to break. Like it! The custard is not too heavy as well.

Overall, it is a nice and delicious tart. However, I do think it is a bit overpriced for the portion of that just 1 tart though.

Kiseki - HEEREN

Back from CNY and I am still obsessed with Japanese food. So, went to Kiseki to try out. Heard many good reviews about it. The restaurant is pay first and they will chop an invisible stamp on your hand. The place is big and spacious. I like it.



The salad is fresh and nice. However, I mistook the olive oil with cheese dressing as wafu dressing. They had put up wrong names for the dressings. Fatal mistake coz my salad bacomes oily. but is ok. I like that they have crunc topping and peanut for my salad. I love crunchy things.



The sashimi is nice too. I especially love the marinated salmon. Refreshing and taste tingy. Sashimi are fresh.



The sushi is nice too! Love it. The inari sushi is nice. The spicy roll is nice too, they used the japanese chili powder. At first, the chilli is too strong but as you chew it, it just taste nicer and nicer. Had second serving for both. I was lucky to have tried the seared tuna sushi too as it is out of stock after that. Is mediocre though.



The deep fried items are nice too! I love the lotus especially and I am happy that the sauce is warm. And the fried items do not lose their crunch.



Yaki udon also passed my expectation. Is not the best but is nice. However, passable.



There is only a limited dessert here. However I love the red bean roll and the peanut roll. Is really nice. The mango mousse is so-so. same with the brownie.

They also have wafer and ice cream. Did not take picture of that though. There is also a chocolate fondue without a chocolate fountain. However, the marshmallow is pathetically small that I only have a serving of this. Overall, I think Kiseki is really a very good place to eat cheap Japanese buffet. It is better than Sakura too:D

Hachi Hachi Bistro - TAMAN ANGGREK

This restaurant was strongly recommended by my brother's girlfriend. So, I went to dine there with my cousin. The restaurant specializes in sushi rolls. It have so many different kinds of rolls that it left me so confused trying to choose. In the end, we decided to order 3. And, to our surprise, it was BIG!



My cousin had a big cup of hot ocha. And when they mean big, is really big. compare to the typical bottle of shoyu, it is bigger. Imagine that.



Had the salmon cream pie. As mentioned, this restaurant specializes in rolls so, the cream pie is not to my liking. There is a strong milk taste in it. And the thin pie crust turns so soggy after so long that it becomes disgusting for me to eat it. There is only a small chunk of salmon in it too. however, my cousin like the soup since it is creamy and milky just like how she likes it.



Had the crunchy roll. And yes, it is crunchy. It is deep fried ebi tempura wrapped in rice with avocado topping and the crusts. I like this a lot. Crunchy and refreshing.



Had the dragon roll too. My cousin like this and I think it is better than the ones I had in Singapore too.



But my favorite got to be this spicy salmon skin roll. Crunchy and spicy. Perfect combination. I love it!



Notice how big the 3 rolls are?? Yes! It is that big!

Overall, I think this restaurant is right to be highly recommended because it is really good! The price is actually half of the kiyadon sushi. LOL. Both sushi restaurant is nice and I will come here again next time when I came back and order other sushi rolls to try out.