天晴 Appare Udon & Tempura Japanese Restaurant @ Novena Square 2

Back at Appare, second time in a week. Liking the food and it has the least lunch crowd, comparatively.

Objective was to keep to a budget of below $15. Colleague wanted soupy option so she got herself a prawn tempura udon soup.

Was pleasantly surprised to see large prawns. Snowpea added a touch of colour to the dish.

prawn tempura udon soup

Mine was a beef rice bowl, served with miso soup. The beef slices were so tender, fatty and very good. Sauce was nicely savoury but not overly so, and the pickled ginger nicely matured and provided a little distraction from the soft beefy taste.

beef don

Enjoyed every bit of it.

good till the last grain

Not too big a serving but big on satisfaction. Yums.

Read about other dishes that I've tried during previous visits here , here, and here.

RamenPlay @ Velocity

Novena is sure getting crowded these days. Introduced a new colleague to RamenPlay, and this was the first time she's having an oyakodon.

tori momo don

corn miso ramen

Shall not have any ramen especially those Hokkaido type since I can get those in its origin place soon. Wheeee~

teriyaki chicken don set

The dishes at RamenPlay do look pretty, right? Lunch sets are served with either salad or agedashi tofu and clear soup.

closer look at teriyaki chicken don

It was rather unfortunate that the teriyaki chicken was dry.

Service was also harried, and requests for water were usually left ignored. Perhaps, a self-service flask at the table for diners to help ourselves?

NG AH SIO Bak Kut Teh 黄亚细肉骨茶 @ Rangoon Road

Was late at night, working on stuffs in the office and might have just grabbed some snacks for supper later, if not for a friend who was hungry and wanted to get food. We ended up at this place, as there was a parking available.

menu

dinner/supper

Two meats and one vege, that's a balanced meal. Tried the braised duck (single portion) for $10+. The flesh was a tad harsh. The plate of blanched lettuces was good. Of course, a bowl of Signature Pork Ribs. Premium ribs were good, cooked till tender. The soup at Ng Ah Sio has a strong peppery presence. Soup refills were pretty automatic with staff being pro-active.


The fried dough fritters (油条）is purely to soak up the soup 'coz its fun-eats this way. Hahaa!

On our night of visit, the place was rather quiet.


Adjourned to nearby L’Etoile Cafe for desserts. Sugalight ice-cream which are egg-free. First time trying. Cold treat that's light in sweetness, and melts pretty fast.

Bailey's + Strawberry

Loaded on carbs and fats with bak kut teh, then had low carb, light cholestrol, low fat dessert. And, it all happened at Rangoon Road.