Saturday, April 27, 2013

Kith Cafe @ Park Mall

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Visited on a Friday evening and the place was bustling after 7pm. Chose to sit at the alfresco dining area.

menu, with Today's Specials

The service staff are dressed in blue checkered shirts, and service was brisk since the place got rather busy towards the later part of the evening.

Asahi draft

For warm evenings, have a glass of Grapefruit Asahi (@$10++) to cool. Pleasant tasting and luckily the grapefruit wasn't too sour.

Grapefruit Asahi

Beer sipping and watching the world goes by while waiting for friends to arrive.
outdoor seats

Ordered Truffle Fries and Grilled Chicken Salad for starters. Not many pieces of grilled chicken though, but still likeable. The julienned green apples was sweet sourish and was a good complement to the salad.

Grilled Chicken Salad (@$15++)
grilled chicken, wild rocket, julienned green apple, cherry tomatoes, pine nuts with vinaigrette dressing
Fries (@$9.50++) straight cut fries, parmesan cheese with truffle oil

The fries were served piping hot, and aromatic with truffle oil. Was feeling quite full after finishing the starters. So we ordered just two mains to share. The ravioli looked pretty. In terms of taste, I'd prefer the spaghetti as am not a fan of doughy ravioli. The tenderloin cubes could do with a little bit more tenderness but it was still tasty. Polished these dishes in no time.

Ravioli (@$22++)
ravioli, spinach ricotta, tomato sauce

Spaghetti with beef tenderloin cubes (@$20++)
tenderloin cubes, mushrooms and cherry tomatoes

Also tried the tiramisu and piccolo latte. Tiramisu was not overly sweet but seemed like there wasn't any alcohol taste either. The piccolo latte was thick and can be enjoyed without any sugar.

tiramisu (@$8++)
piccolo latte (@$4++)


The food above was enough to feed four ladies. In fact, was feeling super full after dinner. Last order was around 9.15pm as the place closes at 10pm.


The House of Robert Timms @ Wheelock Place (Part III)

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Had dinner there on a Thursday evening.

menu
We came as a group of three, and ordered some starters and a main to share.

Spinach and Mushroom Salad (@$14++)
mushroom, pine nuts, bacon, cheese and baby spinach

The salad came with a small bowl of dressing that was bacon oil with balsamic vinegar. Oily aftertaste that's similar to bak kwa. It's an either you-love-it or hate-it affair. The bacon wasn't crispy. Having salad with bacon oil, seems somewhat defeating the purpose of a healthier choice, doesn't it?

Mussels (@$19.50++)

For the mussels, one can choose the choice of sauce and we had the chili base. Quite liked this dish as the mussels were of a good size and the bread was crispy.

closer view of the mussels

Had BBQ buffalo wings (@$12.50++) as well, but it was kind of tough.

Barramundi with Cilantro (@$26.50++)

The barramundi was nicely thick and sat ontop a bed of mash. But the mash wasn't smooth and creamy. It was actually kinda dry and somewhat lumpy. Liked the greens, the tomatoes and of course, the fish. The flesh was firm and easy to eat.

There's a 15% discount if you're paying with POSB/DBS credit card.

Friday, April 26, 2013

Saintmarc Café @ Vivocity

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This shop's name has many variations: St. Marc, St-Marc, Saint Marc, Saintmarc...Whichever way it is, it's still famed for its choco cro which is basically a chocolate croissant.

ready for some sweet & bitter?
Mochi Red Bean Choco Cro @$2.60
outer layer flaky, inner later mochi and core of luscious choco with red bean
chewy sweety yums

Also tried the Sandwich, Choco Cro and Coffee Set (@$8.90).

latte, teriyaki and vegetable sandwich, choco cro (@$8.90)
choco cro
coupon for next purchase
Didn't like the coffee as the milk taste was too strong for me. The Teriyaki Chicken and Vegetable Sandwich, is exactly one portion of teriyaki chicken with lettuce, and the other portion is entirely lettuce, tomato and cheese. Normal at best.

The Mochi Red Bean Choco Cro was really nice. More layers in texture. Chewy and flaky, and with luscious center. Preferred this over the normal choco cro. The mochi version is priced at 20cents higher than normal choco cro.
 
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