Bar & Billard Room

It's a Monday blue and I'm pondering where to go for our department CNY lunch. Unlike our usual past dining at a Chinese restaurant with 'Lou hei' etc., we are going to have buffet at Bar and Billard Room at Raffles Hotel! 

As you enter the restaurant, you can see two original billard tables and cupboards showcasing some cigars. They have high ceiling, dark wooden furniture, very colonial style of setting, cozy dining place. Staffs were friendly and polite and every time when you left your table for your buffet rounds, all plates will be cleared, cups will be refilled and the table setting and napkins will be placed nicely again, awaiting for your return. 

The lunch buffet spread were pretty decent, especially the seafood section you will see things like oysters, tiger prawns and smoked salmons. They were all fresh and succulent. The salad section has a huge spread with all kind of vegetables you can find, accompanied with stuff like seared tuna/salmon or chicken. There are plenty of cooked food such as cod fish, roast beef, potato gratin, lamb chop, prawns etc. The dessert section is one of my favourite, each of them looks so nice and I can't help taking one of each to try. They has this soursop ice cream which is definitely the best dessert after a hearty meal! Overall, this meal has been a very relaxing and satisfying experience. The lunch buffet costs around 60++ per pax.

 Succulent Oysters

 Smoked Salmon

 Tiger Prawns

Cold cuts and salads

 Some cooked dishes

Roast beef

 Dessert spread starts!

Gotta bring my bloated tummy back to office... *yawn*

Bar & Billard Room

1 Beach Road, Raffles Hotel

Tel: +65 6412 1816

Opening Hours
Lunch: 11.30am – 2pm (Mon – Sat)
Brunch: 11.30am – 2.30pm (Sun)
Dinner: 7pm – 10pm (Mon – Sat)
High Tea: 3.30pm – 5.00pm (Mon – Sat), 4.00pm – 5.30pm (Sun)
Cocktail : 11.30am – 12.30am

Bar & Billard Room

Xi Men Ding @ VivoCity

After doing some CNY shopping at Vivocity, it's time to fill up our empty tummy for dinner! Came across this Taiwan cuisine restaurant - Xi Men Ding. There wasn't a queue unlike usual days hence we finally settled our mind and gave it a try. They have quite a number of signature dishes, below were what we have ordered. 

 Chrysanthemum Tea - $4.00
Very bland.

Pan-fried Pork Liver - $8.90
Cooked till half-done, tender and tasty.

Buddha Jump Over the Wall - $12.90
Portion is small, ingredients were just some bits of mushroom, pork dice, yam and fish maw. Taste was just average.

Deep-fried Oysters - $13.90
Crispy from the outside and the inside is soft. Oyster taste was quite strong. Overall it was good.

'San Bei' King Oyster Mushroom - $15.90
San Bei normally involves soy sauce, rice wine and sesame oil mixed into the sauce to go with the dish. I like the crunchiness of the mushroom but the taste was nothing near to impressive.

Overall the dishes were decent but I feel they were more pricey than it's worth to be. Probably there's better dishes which I did not try however I'm not too sure if I will return again.

Xi Men Ding @ VivoCity

1 HarbourFront Walk, #01-51A VivoCity
Tel: +65 6376 8018
Opening Hours
Daily: 12pm – 10pm

Another outlet is @ Raffles City Shopping Centre, #B1-44C.

Xi Men Ding @ VivoCity

Nando's @ Plaza Singapura

By now I'm sure many of you should have tried Nando's which is famous for their Peri-Peri Portuguese style chicken. Their chickens are known to have marinated for 24 hours in their secret sauce. To satisfy my craving of the hearsay, Nando's shall be my dinner for TGIF. :D

I ordered their promo set which includes two 1/4 chickens, Caesar salad, Peri wedges with creamy perinaise, 1/2 litre Citrus drink and 3 different side dishes @ $38.80+ (for 2 pax).

Refreshing Citrus drinks served. This can really boost my appetite.

 Caesar Salad - Lettuce and croutons dressed with Parmesan cheese. Very big portion. :D

 Peri-sprinkled Potato Wedges with Creamy Perinaise. Yummy!

 Limelight of the meal - Nando's marinated flame-grilled chicken. You can choose your level of Peri Peri(chilli)range from beginner, mild, hot and extra hot. I chose mild just in case. It was just nice and tasty.

3 of the side dishes chosen - Peri chips, Peri 3 bean salad and Peri corn.

Nando's
Available at 5 locations: Bugis Junction, Tanglin mall, Plaza Singapura, Tampines mall and Katong mall.

Addresses can be found here: Nando's

Nando's @ Plaza Singapura

Sushi Express (Citylink Mall)

Situated at Citylink Mall, a Taiwan established Japanese restaurant - Sushi Express selling each plate of their food items at $1.50 each only! Heard that it was initially $1.80 until they finally lowered the price. :D

If you happen to go at peak hour, you are advised to finish your meal within 50min as a goodwill to shorten the waiting time for new customers.

All food items are placed at the conveyor belt, and their Wasabi is packed individually in small packets like those for takeaway. I noticed their teabags are placed outside at each tables, not enclosed or sealed.

Overall, the food were pretty decent. Some of their must-try dishes are the Seared Salmon Belly sushi, Royal sized Scallop and Abalone in mayonnaise. The sea urchin sushi tastes a little bitter, miso soup is quite bland, salmon sashimi is considered quite fresh. At such a price, the meal is considered worthwhile and reasonable. 21 plates costs me around $37 (including gst & service charge).

Sushi Express

1 Raffles Link, #B1-23, Citylink Mall

 Tel: +65 6238 981

Opening Hours:
Daily: 11am – 9.30pm

Sushi Express (Citylink Mall)

Senki Japanese Restaurant

Ho ho ho, festive season is here and pre-Xmas dinner is one of the best time to gather with family/friends, eat-chat-laugh and not to forget, gifts exchange.

Just beside Comcentre, along the shophouses is where Senki Japanese Restaurant located at. It has 2 storey and the 2nd level is much more spacious. They offer both ala-carte and buffet. Their buffet menu can be found here: A, B.

Service and food were prompt and good on that day. One of the must-try dish is their Enoki Maki (golden mushroom rolled with sliced pork). I love it. :)
The Sashimi were fresh and they have this Chawanmushi with cheese which is quite unique. This buffet costs around $45 per pax.

Senki Japanese Restaurant

109 Killiney Road

Tel: 67345565

Mondays - Sundays:

10:30am - 2:30pm (Lunch)
6pm - 10:30pm (Dinner)

Senki Japanese Restaurant

CoCo ICHIBANYA

For those who are into Japanese Curry, you can try out this newly open curry house at 313 Somerset. You are able to customize your own level of spiciness, rice portion, toppings and curry sauces which consist of original, hashed beef and mild sauce.

 Vegetable Salad with Sesame sauce

 Omelette with Hashed beef - sweet and thicker style of curry sauce, rice is wrapped inside the omelette, tasty beef. Good combination.

 Pork Cutlet Curry rice with Cheese - fragrant original curry sauce combined with cheese. *thumbs up*

You can customize the spiciness level. So far I only tasted till level 1 haha. Wonder how level 5 tastes like... who wanna try?

CoCo ICHIBANYA

313 @ Somerset
313 Orchard Road, #B3-25/27
Singapore 238895
Tel: +65 6636 7280

CoCo ICHIBANYA

Angus Steak House

Xmas is approaching hence it's time for pre-Xmas gathering with friends. Craving for steak, we decided to try out Angus Steak House which seem to have quite good reviews on net. 

They offer charcoal grilled and Fusion cuisine (mixture of American and Japanese style) in fine dining kind of atmosphere. The interior was pretty classy and comfortable. The waitresses are dressed in French maiden style while waiters have bow-tie.

With an addition of $10 you can get to enjoy their 6-course meal including starter, bread, soup, salad, main course and dessert.

 The starter - Fresh prawns with chip and minced broccoli

Crispy Bun served with butter. I like the taste and fluffiness inside but had a hard time peeling bit by bit. :P

Carrot soup, moderately sweet and nice.

This is additional side dish we ordered beside our course. Our beloved Foie Gras! Texture is a little different from those I have eaten, hmm not totally melt in your mouth kind, taste wise still not bad. They do look like little Otah from the pic isn't it? :P

 Salad - nothing special, they added light soy sauce which smells kinda strong.

 Grilled Salmon - tender and tasty

 Tenderloin steak (200g) - thick and succulent looking, pretty tender, but taste doesn't really impress me. The seasoning don't seem to go too well with the steak. My friends shared the same thoughts as me, however it's probably the difference in taste preference.

 We had our steaks done medium. Just nice.

I quite like their Tiramisu dessert. The coffee taste is just nice.

 Interior of the restaurant.

 We were busily chatting till we forgot to take a pic of their entrance decor and signage. :(

Nevermind, you can find their address below.

 Angus Steak House

391 Orchard Road, #04-25, Ngee Ann City

Tel: 6735 6015

Opening Hours:
Mon–Fri: 11.45am–2.30pm, 6pm–10pm
Sat–Sun: 11.45am–3pm, 6pm–10pm

Angus Steak House