Au Chocolat Bistro @ Marina Bay Sands

Located at Level 1 of MBS (Marina Bay Sands). It can be seen from the Rasapura Food Court if one looked upwards.

chalk board

Was there for brunch before going to the ArtScience Museum. Water is chargeable with choice of sparkling or still. Got ourselves coffee instead.

black coffee @ $6++

seats

nice ceiling

For food, friend had the duck confit while I opted for the King's Breakfast.

duck confit @ $28++

Duck confit was served with mashed potato, pear, baby carrots and wilted spinach. It was not too salty.

King's Breakfast @$26++

Mine consist of scrambled eggs with black truffle, cherry tomatoes, brioche, crispy bacon, sausages, smoked salmon, avocado and tater tots, served with Lurpak butter. The tater tots (hash brown) was nicely crispy and not too oily.

The meal costs about $38 per pax.

Bali Thai @ Velocity, Novena Square

Located at Level 3 of Novena Square. One of the few halal places for the office lunch crowd. Was there for lunch and we ordered dishes to share.

belinjau crackers with sweetish watery chili dip (@$3++)

hot honey lemon (@$3.50++)

White rice is free-flow, so one could eat as much as they need. Tauhu telor (fried egg beancurd) with kicap manis goes well with the rice but our version was lukewarm. Good to share amongst 3 pax.

tauhu telor

kangkung with chili

For vegetables, it felt like tapas. Small plate. One plate of vege was just enough for 2 pax.

pandan chicken (1 piece per serving)

pandan chicken unwrapped

The pandan chicken was slightly dry. We also had a pot of seafood tom yum soup (@$12++) which my colleagues said was quite yummy. Not enough for everyone as one pot serves about 4 small bowls. Also had a plate of sizzling egg tofu (with frozen corn, green peas and carrots) with seafood and a green curry.

For desserts, go for the warm sticky rice with mango. Waited quite a while for desserts but it was worthed it. Slightly sweeter but nice.

mango with glutinous rice, coconut milk

Spent about $21 per pax for lunch.

Yayoiken @ 313 Somerset

Located at B3 of 313 Somerset. Upon exiting the MRT, enter 313 Somerset and take the escalator down. Friend said that the curry at this place is nice.

 menu

interior

Place was quite empty but we were seated right next to this two-seater. As we were there for quite awhile (about 2 hours), we saw the small two-seater changed occupants so frequently as usually they will think twice being seated so close to another table while there are other larger empty ones.

Ordering was a breeze via the self-service electronic pad.

ordering dinner

Prices for a set meal here are between $9.90++ to $26.90++, and green tea is @$1++ refillable. Got myself a buta yakiniku set.

buta yakiniku set @$9.90++

Was rather taken aback by the paleness of the pork slices. It looked better with the sauce drizzled over. Sauce was not too salty, so it was alright to pour everything over the pork slices.

with sauce

There is a bottle of dry pickles on the table, so that was pretty nice. Reminds me of non-spicy sze-chuan pickles. Rice is free-flow. But the rule is, must use the original rice bowl to get the next serving of rice.

yummy pickles

Items that friends ordered:

Yofu Hamburg Set @$15.90++

Tekka Don + Zaru Udon @$17.90++

Hire Katsu Curry Rice @$16.90++

Had a taste of the curry and agreed that it was nice.