Bornga @ Star Vista

Last visited in December 2012. Not that my memory is good, but the previous visit was documented in this post. Haha!

Ordered the same thing as previous; Woosamgyup (beef brisket - marinated) and Samgyupsal (pork belly - unmarinated).

ready to grill

One noticeable difference is the hood to suck away the smoke from the grill. This time round, opted for the staff to grill the meat for us.

vegetable platter for BBQ

radish kimchi

chives

sweet and sour kelp soup

Le's bring out the meat and start grilling~

samgyupsal pork belly @$22++

woo samgyup beef brisket @$28++

put 'em on, grill 'em~

woohoo~

Here's a short video:

 

How about BBQ and beer? Yums.

cold Hite and warm tea

wrap it up with fresh greens

Thanks to the service staff whom helped us grill the meats, it was a rather relaxed lunch.

woo samgyup - tender slices

samgyupsal - chewy

Samgyupsal in Seoul was much much better. Not sure why but the meats here are tougher. Woosamgyup was enjoyable but gone too soon.

End with a bowl of omija.

오미자

Expect to spend about $35 per pax.

The Cornerstone @ Bishan Park 2 | The Entertainer App Singapore

Located at Bishan Park 2, just a short distance from the carpark. Was there on a wet evening. With a few more minutes remaining on Happy Hour (HH), we got ourselves a glass of red (Chilean wine).

Cabernet Sauvignon @$12++ and Merlot @$10++ during HH

Ordered a mushroom risotto and a half BBQ chicken. The risotto was pretty creamy and liked that the grains were adequately cooked. Good to share amongst two pax, otherwise could be quite 'jelak'.

mushroom risotto (vegetarian) @$23++

country style smoked BBQ chicken (half) @$18++

The chicken was quite enjoyable, especially the dark meat portion. Also had an extra order of french fries with 3 dips. Think there were tartar, mayo and one with cheese. But french fries taste better, if eaten with ketchup.

The place is pet friendly and patrons were seen with pet dogs at the al-fresco area.

Expect to spend about $45 per pax. With The Entertainer Singapore App, we saved $18 from our bill.

Spageddies @ JEM

Located at Level 1 of JEM, this restaurant is at the same level as Starbucks. Had a late lunch there. For set lunches, one gets a complimentary cup of coffee/tea and to top up $2++ for soup of the day. Yes, we took the set lunches as there were quite a good choice to select from.

been a few years since I last ate at any Spageddies

fairly empty

Parents and aunt got additional soup, and it turned out to be pumpkin soup. Not bad.

soup of the day - pumpkin soup @$2++ (top up of set lunch)

Though we were the only table left during that hour, the drinks took forever to arrive and in fact, it was forgotten till we reminded.

Allow at least 20 minutes for the food to cook.

fish & chips @$14.90++

Fish & chips looked impressive with its huge slabs of fish. Tried a bite and the fish was firm and nice.

Tenderloin @$15.90++

medium rare

With blood oozing in that manner, am guessing that the beef was still a tad frozen prior to cooking. The Princess Chicken or the Fish & Chips were the better choices.

Princess Chicken @$13.90++

The aglio olio served alongside with the chicken roulade was quite good. Noodles al-dente but not undercooked, evenly tossed and flavourful. The chicken roulade made of thigh meat was tasty and everyone was happy with this, though the meat could be more.

Service was very erratic and raw. The young staff whom we requested to serve the hot drinks, went and came back with two empty cups. Thought she would be back with the tea or something but she ended just loitering around and the tea didn't materialize until we requested the supervisor to check on the whereabouts of the drinks...

nice teapot

Great that the tea came thereafter, but the coffee were still no where to be found. Seemed like no one bothered to check the order ticket? Informed the staff again, and the coffee was served without sugar sachets. Hmm. Perhaps 3pm is the time for the afternoon siesta? Don't bother asking for the milk, just go to the drinks counter and get it yourself. It's faster that way.

Expect to spend less than $20 per pax for a set lunch.

Dian Xiao Er 店小二 @ Lot 1 Choa Chu Kang

Located at B1 of Lot 1 Shopping Mall at Choa Chu Kang. The set menu prices seemed to have gone up, so this time round went ala-carte instead.


Decided to try the scholar-rose wine 状元红. Smells a tad like shaoxing wine (绍兴酒). Could taste a bit of sweetness.

状元红 @$2.60++

Dad's favourite would be the dong po rou (东坡肉). A Hangzhou dish of braised fatty pork belly.

东坡肉 @$13.90++

The taste of chinese five-spice was quite subtle, and the pork belly could've been braised longer.

Healthier choice for mom, so we got sauteed lettuce in oyster sauce, hotplate tofu and fish slices.

sauteed lettuce 耗油西生菜 @$7.90++

hotplate tofu 铁板菜香豆腐 @$11.60++

HK fish slices 港蒸生鱼片 @$11.90++

Ordered all small portions. Adequate for a family of 4 pax. White rice was charged at $1.10++ per bowl, while jasmine tea (refillable) @$1.60++ per cup.

Food was tasty, and service was good. The staff even brought out extra chairs for us to put the bags. Nice.

The meal costs about $66.

Ramen Santouka 山頭火 @ Cuppage Terrace

It has been a long, long while since the last visit to Cuppage. Must have been a few years, at least. Was wandering around that area looking for lunch place, and chanced upon Ramen Santouka. Had always wanted to visit the one at The Central but didn't.

menu

Ramen Santouka and pork cheeks seemed to be an inevitable order, so we did the necessary. Service was friendly, and the place was rather relaxed since it was already past the usual lunch hour on a weekday.

Toroniku Miso @$22++

Sis ordered a Kara Miso Ramen, and me dad and myself had small rice bowls.

Kara Miso Ramen @$14.50++

Added eggs for the noodles. Not quite flavourful.

Komi Tamago @$1.50++

The miso was thankfully, not too salty. However, the spice level of the kara miso was a tad disappointing.

pork cheeks to share @$12++

sake ikura gohan @$8++

The salmon ikura rice bowl, has flaky salmon. Was ok only. Dad's order of fried rice looked more moist.

The green tea here is served in a small pot, and priced at $4++. Otherwise, one could request for the FOC iced water.

The restaurant is rather small and compact, and could probably seat about 20 pax.

A meal for a family of 4 pax, would costs around $80.