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Sunday, May 29, 2022

Experiencing Sofitel Singapore City Center @ Wallich Street

Was there in Apr 2022 together with the staycay gang; Tracy, Hence and Ivan. Tried to do an early check-in about 1.30pm but one of our room is not ready yet. 

level 1


Hence, we proceeded to lunch at Itaewon Jjajang while we wait. After lunch, we went back to the hotel and the rooms are ready by now.


LUXURY ROOM, King Size Bed


workdesk


reading corner

view from Level 13

nice tea set in the room

Bose speaker

coffee corner

let's have one



Oh, there was no bedroom slippers when I searched for it in the room. Hence, called receptionist and they sent Housekeeping to pass one slipper.

special delivery

bathroom


bathing things

shower

One thing that I was puzzled is that there was a box for toiletries in the bathroom but it was empty. The bathing gel, shampoo and conditioner were all placed in the bathroom but it wasn't sealed. Hence, not sure whether it is new or used...

The next morning, when Housekeeping came by to refresh the room, there was another set of bathing gel, shampoo and conditioner and these too do not have a sticker seal so I guess, not a concern here?



Let's go for evening cocktail at Club Millesime. We were at the Lounge a tad earlier than 6pm, and the staff kindly served us nuts and juices while we wait for the start of the evening cocktail.




orange/apple juice

snacks

evening cocktail set for 2 pax

Prosecco


I like the sweets from Sofitel. The macaron was lovely! The hot food selection was limited to just two items.

favourite

kofta


Breakfast is served at Racines and they have adequate selections. Guest will tick-off the orders from an order chit.


breakfast

omelette for me

laksa for Tracy


flaky croissant

dim sum

karaage

red bean bun


Breakfast was filling and food was tasty. The omelette plate had all the western elements plus one small side of stir fried mushrooms for the Eastern element. Interesting.

I had a good sleep at Sofitel City Center as its room condition was cozy and comfortable.


Sofitel Singapore City Center

Address: 9 Wallich St, Singapore 078885

Websitehttps://all.accor.com/hotel/A152/index.en.shtml?utm_campaign=seo+maps&utm_medium=seo+maps&utm_source=google+Maps

Contact: 6428 5000







Saturday, May 21, 2022

Syohachi Yakiniku 尚八日式燒肉店 @ Wallich Street

It's been ages since we last ate yakiniku. Was it in Taiwan the other time? So when Tracy and Hence suggested, both Ivan and myself, readily agreed. Plus, Syohachi Yakiniku is very near our hotel.

the shop


We chose the 'Early Bird' ala-carte buffet which included beef, at $50++ per pax. This set came with one-time serving of sashimi, which works well for us because we crave for sashimi too!


one-time serving of sashimi

The sashimi platter comprised of salmon, tuna and scallops. I liked the scallop best!

Then, by default, the staff will bring out one serving of mixed meat for the table while we peruse the menu. For drinks, we took the default green-tea (option of hot or cold) as it is refillable.

default platter


The default platter seemed like a sampler plate where one gets different cuts of beef, chicken, pork belly, prawns, squid and oysters. Try first before ordering from the menu, I suppose.

Can't go wrong with prime cuts and shortplates, so beef was quite a 'safe' choice. I liked the chicken but it was a tad too salty. Pork belly was tough though, so we decided not to order it for the buffet. The oysters that came in the aluminum foil cup, was super tiny. Decided to skip this one as well. 

cheers

let's get cooking

prime ribs

beef shortplate

The leaner cuts of the beef was rather chewy, so I preferred the prime cuts where the marbling was good resulting in tender meat.

The lamb chop was of a good sized before cooking and texture was tender good. However, it was also strongly marinated. Need to wash it down with the green tea.

lamb chop

sizzle sizzle

lamb chop

The seafood section was also worth ordering, especially the scallops. Large and plump. Lovely!

must order scallops

yummy seafood

The staff here are friendly and pretty efficient in topping up our green tea. The orders were served rather quickly too although the shop was bustling. Kudos to the lovely staff!

more beef!

grill it quick

prime cut

I got to enjoy the yakiniku because Hence was busy grilling for us. Thank you buddy!

Not forgetting the salads and side dishes, these were good complements to the meat.

refreshing side dishes

I did spy on other tables and mostly were in groups of 4 or more. But there was also a table with just one pax. So, as long as you enjoy the food, solo dining is fine as well!

Thank you Tracy, Hence and Ivan for sharing the calories! I think we ate 1kg for one pax during our 90 minutes of dining...


Syohachi Yakiniku 尚八日式燒肉店

Address:  5 Wallich St, #01 - 13, Singapore 078883

Websitehttps://www.facebook.com/SyohachiYakinikuSG/

Contact: 9431 8804

Business Hours: 

Sun - Thurs: 11:30am–11pm

Fri - Sat: 11:30am–11.30pm

Monday, May 16, 2022

The Public Izakaya 大衆酒場 @ Tras Street

Was there for supper with Ivan, Hence and Tracy when we were doing our staycation nearby. The place was bustling during dinner time so we made our reservation prior and went to shop in 100AM mall first.

Ivan's favourite is the oden so we ordered a portion to share. Omakase style so that night Chef gave us hardboiled egg, daikon, beancurd, and fishcakes (2 types). The soup was tasty!

Omakase Oden Set (6 pieces) @$19

Cabbage Miso @$7

Lemon Chu-Hi @$12

Plain Udon Soup @$7


The cabbage miso is refreshing and crunchy and to quench thirst, I had the Lemon Chu-Hi. To accompany the drinks, we had the deep fried river shrimps. A tad bigger in size and makes a good beer snack.

Kawa Ebi Age @$11

We reminisced about the super huge tori karaage, and for old times sake, we ordered a portion. One portion is 4 deep fried balls the size of a child's fist.


Tori Karaage @$13

huge!

The skewers were pretty good too. At least, it was not of a stingy size but I wonder when did it get this pricey.

kushiyaki (skewers) - negima (1) , hatsu (1), gizzard (x2)

Onigiri Mentaiko @$8

All in all, the menu has adequate options and I'd like to order other things next time. For example, I'd like to try their motsu-ni and also their kushiyaki again.



The Public Izakaya 大衆酒場

Address: 100 Tras St, #01 - 09, Singapore 079027

Websitehttp://www.hachi-group.com/?page_id=124&lang=en

Contact: 6604 9622

Business Hours: 

Mon-Fri: 11:30am–2:30pm, 5:30pm–1am

Sat-Sun:  5pm–1am