Cafe Rouge @ Baghdad Street

Located in the area known as Arab Street, this cafe is at #20 Baghdad Street. But the sign posts says Bussorah Street. Hmm. Anyway, just above the cafe, is the newly opened SushiAirways 寿司航空 Sushibar.

decor

The set dinner at $28 was attractive because one can have a soup of the day, feta cheese salad, any main course of your choice plus tea/coffee. The mains are priced between $18 to $32. Sounds good, right? My friends agreed and they all got the set dinner except me.

Can't eat that much, if you'd ask me. So I got myself an $18 main course: boeuf bourguignon. If not wrong, the menu stated that it was wagyu.

This place serves iced water.

mini glass and carafe

boeuf bourguignon

Although there were plenty of good sized beef, but unfortunately most of it were not as tender as anticipated. Not quite the wagyu-like texture!

served with potato slices, carrots and cucumbers

For desserts ($6.50 each), simply go up to the counter and choose. We ordered creme brulee and a slice of chocolate something pear something.

chocolate something pear something

creme brulee

The chocolate dessert with pear was recommended by the service staff when asked about which one is the bestseller.

Both desserts were pretty sweet but creme brulee took the icing as being the sweetest! Oh, and one interesting thing was, the cappucino that my friend received was all foamy and milky white. So we thought the espresso shot was missing and asked for it to be replaced. They did, and we were informed that the second cup was done with double-shot. Then, double-shot it must be, otherwise, you'd be drinking just milk foam!

Service was accommodating and friendly.

Out Of The Pan @ Raffles City

Located at B1 of Raffles City Shopping Centre. Had a late lunch at this place. Ordered a caramel latte and a red wine beef stew crêpes. One can choose the crêpes type: normal, wheat or sun-dried tomatoes. The young chap who served us recommended sun-dried tomatoes, so we went for that and it turned out good.

Red Wine Beef Stew (@$15.50++)

braised beef shank pieces inside

Liked the crêpes texture. Softer than expected though. The red wine beef stew was tasty and tender. For the meat, there were two rather large pieces while the rest were smaller cubes.

Also tried the Smoked Ham Crêpe. Nice too, although the other ingredients like portobello mushroom, tomato sauce were rather subtle.

Smoked Ham (@$14.50++)

Currently, for DBS Indulge promotion, one can get a 1-for-1 main course/dessert.

Othello's @ Greenwood Avenue (Part II)

A nice relaxing place to enjoy a cuppa coffee/tea or, to sip that one cold beer or two.Ordered a mug of fries, a plate of drumlets to nibble.

mug of fries (@$6+)

drumlets (@$12+)

tasty sticky drumlets

Much preferred if midwings were used instead of drumlets, 'coz drumlets weren't juicy! Nevertheless, it was still kind of tasty. But it was odd, 'coz I was having Earl Grey with this...

a pot of Earl Grey

Though this place doesn't have any Happy Hour, they do have promotion on selected drinks from time to time. For January 2013, they're having Pure Blonde, Big Apple and Apple Tini for $8+.

Guess what I had?

Apple Tini

Very likeable this Apple Tini. Yummy.

Fukuichi Japanese Dining @ TripleOne Somerset (Part II)

Second visit only, and for dinner this time round. Reservation is advisable if you're planning to dine there on a Friday evening.

It rained prior to our visit, and we had opted for alfresco seats. Fortunately, the rain stopped just in time.

otemoto (disposable chopsticks)

view from our table

For food, we left the choice in the safe hands of my friend, who has frequented this place more than us. Kani tofu, garlic fried rice, mekajiki sashimi, soft shell crab, cod fish saikyo, asari mentai (clams), white tuna roll and beef paper pot. Not forgetting, a jug of Kirin. How many of us? Just three. Hahaha!

kanpai~

pretty little things

It was pretty dark out there but I remembered that plate of swordfish sashimi (mekajiki) was rather tiny. The sashimi was juicy and likeable.

mekajiki sashimi

The white tuna roll was nicely presented on an elongated plate. For those who dislike too much sauce (mayo etc) on their rolls, then the version here at Fukuichi, would be suited for those palates. Nice way to load the carbs.

was that aburi white tuna, or was that unagi?

white tuna roll, topped with tobiko

The plate of asari mentai, probably had like six clams. So each of us had two. Eat for fun, kind of food. Not too salty.

in a clam-shell

The soft shell crab (containing many many small bite sized pieces), served in a small basket, was nicely fried and crunchy. Good to have it with beer!

a one-bite piece of soft shell crab

Then, we shared a small bowl of garlic fried rice. It's actually not too garlicky, and has a smokey charred taste to the rice.

garlic fried rice

Liked the cod fish. The seasoning here was very agreeable to us. Not too salty, just nice. The fish was fresh, firm and fatty. Yums.

cod fish

But the star of the evening, was the beef paper hot pot. Just the right kind of dish to have on a rainy evening. How comforting to have soup bubbling and warmly inviting? Ahhh.. the good life.

waiting for vege to soften

look at that marbling and tell me that ain't pretty

Am pretty amazed by that piece of paper. It never got burnt. We were talking the entire night, and left the pot for a long duration, and the vege was gently simmering away never bubbling over. However, the vege do need some assistance. Gently ensure that the vege goes into that little bit of soup so that it can soften properly.

ready to eat beef slice

The beef slices were not paper thin, nor was it too thick. Just right for a good mouth-feel. Soft but still have a bite kind of beef. Yummy yummy!

There was a promotion of 10% discount for most major credit cards, so do enquire prior to making payment.

Read about first visit here.

Pies & Coffee @ Rochester Mall

Rochester Mall, that building beside Rochester Park, and somewhat close to Star Vista. I wonder if it was nearer if I had walked from Star Vista instead of the one big round via the main road. Hmm. Pretty near Starbucks Rochester Park.

shop front

Ordered one savoury and one sweet pie. Wagyu Beef Cheek 4 inch version (@$9.95+) and a slice of Macadamia Nut Cheese Pie (@$8.95+). Had latte for drinks.

buzz you when ready

Actually didn't really need the buzzer. The order was completed probably in five minutes time.

savoury & sweet

Wagyu beef cheek pie was served with a dollop of mash potato and a side serving of greens.

served with mash and greens

nice, tender, savoury meat

The wagyu beef cheek didn't dissappoint. It was quite yums. However, the mash potato would probably be better if it was smoother.

latte

The latte was smooth and not too acidic. Didn't have the need to put any sugar too. The cookies are free-flow, so can take as per needed.

macadamia cheese pie

cheesy bits

Lots of macadamia on the sweet pie, and the cheese taste was not too strong. But somehow, it just felt that something was missing. Hmm.

Overall, the pies and coffee cost about $30 for two pax.