Celebrated XWZ's bday with Jo & 2 of his friends
Went to this restaurant @ Upper Thomson for steamboat dinner
It's called Ma Po something something..
Quite nice!
A favourite of many, I'm sure.Fried mantous with condensed milk!
Chicken broth & preserved veg broth
Very nice ^^
Chicken broth & preserved veg brothVery nice ^^
The guys ordered so many plates of this garlic pork
Conjested with food!
ION with Cai
Queuing up to dine @ Watami
Mango yakult drink ($5.80)
Complimentary salad with goma dressing
Pork katsu set
Damn.. It tasted so good.
Hotate (scallops) with butter
Then we went to Cedele @ Wheelock to chill
Black sesame cake with tahini frosting ($6+)
Headed to Paragon as Cai wanted to buy something
& we headed to Clark Quay next
Bought this black sesame ice-cream as we strolled along the river in the evening
Had our dinner a Chinese restaurant called Grains @ Central mall
Prawns in salted egg yolk
Poached spinach with wolfberries in superior stock
Spinach tofu
Braised sharks' fin with crab meat & golden mushrooms
Conjested with food!Sunday, 26th July
ION with Cai
Queuing up to dine @ WatamiThere's always a long queue for this restaurant. We waited a good 20-30 minutes for it
Mango yakult drink ($5.80)Not bad if you're a mango lover like me
But i didn't really taste any yakult in there.
Complimentary salad with goma dressing
Pork katsu setYou're supposed to drizzle the egg on top of the pork and let it cook
Like this
Like this
Damn.. It tasted so good.
Hotate (scallops) with butterThis was okay, but I'm fairly sure I won't be ordering this again.
Brought Cai to explore the place.. I'm like the tour guide hehe ^^
Brought Cai to explore the place.. I'm like the tour guide hehe ^^
Then we went to Cedele @ Wheelock to chill
Black sesame cake with tahini frosting ($6+)This was delightful, I love anything with black sesame/almond/chestnut/pumpkin and the list goes on..
But I really don't like the ambience @ Cedele Wheelock
Their staff service is really bad & the whole place looks so gloomy
Headed to Paragon as Cai wanted to buy somethingStopped for a break at The Soup Spoon, my legs hurt so badly!
Had this Roasted pumpkin soup to share.
It's such a big and hearty bowl of soup, and that's my kind of comfort food.
& we headed to Clark Quay nextBought this black sesame ice-cream as we strolled along the river in the evening
Had our dinner a Chinese restaurant called Grains @ Central mallWe had the 1-for-1 set meals @ $50++
Definitely value-for-money, the standard of their food was good as well.
Prawns in salted egg yolk
Poached spinach with wolfberries in superior stock
Spinach tofu
Braised sharks' fin with crab meat & golden mushroomsI love the fact that they added crab roe, which brought out the umami flavour
Black chicken soup
Grains fried rice, no wonder its their signature dish.
Sweet yam paste in osmanthus syrup
Mango sago with pomelo
Black chicken soupI love this!!! Very very fragrant & very nourishing for ladies..
Guys pls don't take too much of this!
Grains fried rice, no wonder its their signature dish.I love how generous they were with the ingredients
I particularly loved the scallops and crunchy prawns.
And also the addition of wolfberries, which gave it a slight taste of sweetness.
The rice wasn't too oily either.
Sweet yam paste in osmanthus syrupThis was very nice, and their rendition of this popular dessert is rather different from the common ones, which tend to be smooth.
This had a rough texture and you could taste the chunks of yam in there.
Really good! It contained gingko nuts too.
Mango sago with pomeloThis on the other hand, fared poorly. It was too watery.
But they were rather generous with the ingredients.
There were lots of sago in there.
And needless to say, I finished both desserts within seconds.
Grains is a good bet if you're around Central area and want to have good and affordable Chinese cuisine.
Not to mention, one that emphasizes on healthy eating!
