6ixty 7even Restaurant & Bar @ 67 Neil Road

Went back with a group of friends as promised. Read more on our previous visit here. This time round, we opted for the upstairs dining experience.

table for six

Got ourselves a bottle of red, while some of us were having cocktails to start.

cheers~

Fries and wine, why not? Our small bowl of truffle fries were so delectable as it was served piping hot. Yums!

Truffle fries with gruyere cheese and truffle aioli @$15

Korean Yangyeom Style Crispy Chicken Karaage @$14

Pan Roasted Foiegras, Caramelised Granny Smith Apples, Mulled Wine Raisins, Feuille de Brick @$26

Loved the chicken karaage as it was well fried and not too tiny to bite. The foie gras was a tad challenging to be shared amongst so many of us, haha! 

Kurobuta Pork Chop Bone In, 250g @$42

For mains, we ordered the pork chop, chicken roulade and braised beef cheek. Everyone loved the mash that came with the roulade because it was so naturally sweet. The beef cheek was the standout dish for it was so flavourful and tender. Hits all the right spots. Loved the pork chop as well but it was just 250g. Limited edition but was good enough for everyone to have a taste.

Crispy Roulade of Farmed Chicken @$28

Signature Connor Stout Braised Beef Cheek @$32

To end our meal, we had the Basque Burnt Cheesecake. It was lovely.

Basque Burnt Cheesecake @$20

Cosmopolitan @$16

Had fun hanging out with the monthly buddies. Cheers and see you again!

Expect to spend about $80 per pax, inclusive of a drink.

6ixty 7even Restaurant & Bar (67 Restaurant)

Address: 67 Neil Rd, Singapore 088898

Website: https://6ixty7even.com.sg/

Contact: 6988 6767 

Business Hours:

Closed on Sundays.

Mon - Sat: 3pm – 10:30pm

Herbivore By Zen Japanese Vegetarian Restaurant @ Fortune Center

This place was recommended by my colleague whom is a vegetarian. Prior to this, I'd usually think of Elemen, if we are looking for a vegetarian restaurant.

The restaurant is inside Fortune Center, and pretty easy to find. The shop was smaller in size than anticipated.

restaurant entrance

almost all tables have a 'Reserved' tag

We were dining on a Saturday evening, and hence reservation is a must. The place was bustling! Trays after trays of food were being sent out from the kitchen and looks like bento was commonly ordered amongst the diners.

order pad

Although we weren't inform of the time limitation when making reservation, there was a small signage inside the restaurant that indicated so. If I remembered correctly, each table was limited to a 75 minutes dining during peak hours.

Ordering was easy via the order pad placed on each table. I ordered a drink and will eat whatever that my colleagues had ordered prior to my arrival (sorry, I was the last to arrive!).

my drink

Tonkatsu bento @$22

Teriyaki Chicken bento @$22

The bento seemed to have the same side dishes and dessert, hence the only difference was in its 'main'. From the bento sets, I prefer the tonkatsu more than the teriyaki chicken. Reason being, there was some herb taste with the teriyaki chicken and I didn't like that.

Other than that, the nicest side dish was the donut looking thingy that tasted almost like a 'squid' ring, Pretty yums.

fried rings (at the back) was yummy

The fresh springroll was rather healthy tasting. Loved that there's a small side dish of salad as well.

fresh and healthy tasting

small salad of lettuce, turnips, radish and cherry tomatoes

The sauce/dressing seemed to be soy/sesame predominantly. There was one small side dish that consisted of beancurd skin and that came with spicy sauce.

hot pot

Not sure which hotpot my colleagues ordered as it looked like the tofu and yasai hotpot, but it came with 'pork belly' and that was an eye opener. Really tasty and the texture was almost similar to the 'real' thing. It amuses me every time! 

However, the most recommended item were the unagi maki and the mushroom cheese.

mushroom cheese

First impression of the mushroom cheese? Wow, it was really a flavour burst! And, by far the most salty amongst the rest of the items that I had tried that night.

Unagi Maki @$14

I liked the unagi maki the best! Balanced flavours and best tasting. Lovely!

closer view of the maki

We spent about $35 per pax for a meal here.

Herbivore

Address: 190 Middle Rd, #01-13/14 Fortune Centre, Singapore 188979

Website: https://www.herbivore.sg/

Contact: +65 6333 1612

Business Hours: 

Daily: 11:30AM–2:30PM, 5–9PM

Birds Of A Feather 2022 @ Amoy Street

Finally, we are able to gather for a meal at one of my favourite places; Birds Of A Feather. Let's eat up a storm! And, we did.

Cocktail

Godfather of Sichuan @$30

Irish Tea @$25

Someone Like You @$23

Didn't try the cocktails though because all of those were ordered by my friends. I imagined if one places an order for the cocktail, will probably need to phrase their orders properly. For example, imagine if someone tells you, "I'd like to order Someone Like You..." Will you raise an eyebrow at that? Haha!

HH Brewerkz Golden Ale Full Pint @$12

Bang Bang

Bang Bang @$14

Cold Dressed Chicken, Mustard Green, Peanut

mix well and enjoy

Bang Bang is a new item and my first time trying it. Chef Eugene explained that the edible 'coaster' is made of peanuts and one is supposed to smash it before having it with the salad underneath. I like the 'coaster'. Tasted of peanut butter!

Find the Chicken in the Chillies

Find the Chicken in the Chillies @$19

This one need no introduction and my must-have every time I eat at BOAF.

Yu Xiang Eggplant (V)

Yu Xiang Eggplant (V) @$17

The eggplant dish is looking very different now. It has baby mozzarella, spring onions crumbs (that tasted like cookies) ontop and hiding the Japanese eggplant. Mix it all up and enjoy.

flavourful eggplants

Burratine & Tomato (V)

Burratine & Tomato (V) $26

Chef Eugene was explaining about the special tomato used in the Burratine dish and we were sold. Hence, we gave it a try. It was a good choice.

juicy sweet tomatoes

And, to have the burratine on a crisp toast with a slice of that tomato, it was heavenly. What a joy to eat. Thank you for the recommendation, Eugene!

Strange Flavour Prawn

Strange Flavour Prawn @$42

Ok, I must admit. Am not well versed enough in the vastness of Chinese cuisine, so when I saw a dish named as "Strange Flavour..." my mind was having a shutdown. Like, why would I want to eat strange flavours? So, its name is a literal translation of guaiwei 怪味 which is a seasoning mixture in Sichuan cuisine. Orhhhhh.

The prawns were lovely and nothing strange about the flavours. It was somewhat sweet with a touch of spice. Prawns were of a good size, fresh and firm.

Loup de Mer

Loup de Mer @$89

When you're reading the menu for Loup de Mer, it says "Whole European Seabass, Denise Pesto, Sweet Vinegar Joyn Tomato, Celtuce" . Then, if you're like me, you'd do a double take at 'Denise Pesto'. Aptly named as such because, the pesto sauce was concocted by Chef Denise. She's lovely.

Homestyle Braised Pork Belly

Homestyle Braised Pork Belly @$58

with winter truffles

This dish is surely a head turner when it was brought to the table. We could smell the aroma when the lid was taken off. And, we were in luck as the winter truffle was still available then.

Staff would assist to mix the ingredients. The braised pork looked like dongpo meat but not that sweet, and it was fork tender. You'll get burnt rice from the sides and bottom of the pot too. Yummy!

Pear & Jelly

Pear & Jelly @$18

Glutinous Rice Cake Rock @$17

I think I fell for the Glutinous Rice Cake Rock dessert. I could never imagined it as such, but loved the crisp outer of the cake and the soft, light texture of its inside. Looked and tasted like smokey mochi but doesn't feels 'heavy'.

I love how Chef Eugene innovates for the same dish. For example Yu Xiang Eggplant, be it the elements in the dish or the presentation, there's always something new even if the dish name is the same.

Once again, we were happy to be able to dine in a group, in a comfortable environment, and with lots of good food.

Thank you foodie friends for taking time for this catch-up. Special thanks to Eugene for feeding us, as always, and looking forward to your new creations. Till next time.

Birds of a Feather

Address: 115 Amoy St, #01-01, Singapore 069935

Website: https://www.birdsofafeather.com.sg/en_SG/

Contact: 6221 7449

Business Hours:

Daily:

Mon - Thurs: 12–3pm, 6–11pm

Fri - Sat: 12–3pm, 6pm–12am

Sun: 12–3pm, 6–10pm

Kimildo 김일도 Premium Korean BBQ @ 100 Tras Street

Suggested this place to the gang when we were doing our Amara staycay and Kimildo is literally a few steps away from Amara Hotel. Reservation was made via Quandoo and the restaurant staff will call you a few hours before the appointed time to confirm the reservation.

shopfront

Do note that there is a 90-minutes dining limit per table.

The menu is really simple and us being a group of 4 pax, decided to go for the Pork Platter (@$66) and the Special Beef Platter (@$88). 

tips on eating pork, the delicious way

Also note that lettuce is ordered separately as ala-carte item.

assorted pickes and dips

One of the set, also came with gyeran jjim (steamed egg), but I forgot which one. Could be the Pork Set if not wrong.

complimentary steam egg from the Set

getting ready

while we wait

They will assign one staff to do the grilling for you at your table. We got a guy that grills in a super fast speed. Quite amazing as both our pork and beef platter were grilled in half hour including the change of grill plate. I have read Google reviews where diners had feedback that their meat was being moved around too much during the cooking, and yes, this was indeed true especially with the pork. I think he had to move the meat around very quickly because the charcoal heat was on permanent high.

We were served with the Special Beef Platter first. The staff did not introduce the meat cuts to us and would just go about BBQ'ing really quickly. We actually hijacked the platter for photo taking otherwise, straight onto the grill, it'd go.

Kimildo Special Beef Platter - ribeye, shortrib and finger rib

heating up the sauce

ribeye on the grill

is it ready?

cutting it up to bite-sized

yummy beef

The beef did not require any further sauces nor dip, and was good on its own or at most a slight dab of salt. Meat was tender and juicy.

Beef was devoured all too quickly and as fast as lightning, the staff changed the grill and started BBQ'ing the pork right away as soon as he has done BBQ'ing the beef. Such efficiency!

Pork Platter all in

The Pork Platter has belly, shoulder, skirt and a sausage. But we didn't have a chance to differentiate which is which because, after it was cooked, everything was just served together onto the metal plate. Of course, sausage was the easiest to differentiate. Hahah! Grilled cherry tomatoes was good.

TMI: One thing about the metal plate placed on the grill, it reminded me too much of a clinic/hospital.

Let's see a slow-motion short video:

fire-licked meats

Here's a short video of staff helping us to BBQ the meat:

all done

pork collar

In general, the group prefers the beef over the pork. Both are likeable, but beef is more tender. I prefer the usual way of eating the pork wrap, which is with a dab of the samjang sauce, and garlic slices. The turmeric curry flavoured salt was interesting and reminds me of grilled lambs (cumin?) The special cocaine sauce was watery hence not sure what's the fuss about this. Was it addictive? Not really.

Even with 2 meat platters, we still went for supper after this meal. Completed our dinner ahead of the 90-minutes because to cook, it took only 30 minutes and another 30 minutes for us to finish up the meat.

Thank you Ivan, Hence and Tracy for being such good food buddies!

Kimildo 김일도 Premium Korean BBQ

Address: 100 Tras St, # 01 - 08, Singapore 079027

Website: https://www.facebook.com/Kimildo-Korean-BBQ-109557730796893/

Contact:  6444 8516

Business Hours:

Sun: 11:30am–3pm, 5:30pm–10pm

Mon-Sat: 11:30am–3pm, 5:30pm–12am