Friday, July 3, 2009

Uno Beef House

Location: Blk 51, Lorong 6, Toa Payoh

Uno Beef House- Tucked away in a hidden housing area but a name well know to many. It has received many newspapers food reviews

It serves quite an array of western food dishes such as spaghetti, beef stew, steaks, fish & chips etc..

The Fish & Chips, by far the BEST that Kara ever had and an investment of some worthy calories from fried food.
Kara & I are similar in our food choices in a way that we do not sacrifice having fats to our body with fried food unless it is for a worthy cause (really tasty food)

It is coated with Breadcrumbs instead of the usual batter, categorizing it as a Genre of Fish & Chips to my liking as I'm not a fan of the usual Batter which tends to taste floury, Gelad and uncooked.


From their food, you can feel that they really put in their Heart in the preparation.
The Coleslaw is made with Carrots, Cabbage, Onion. The usual western food joints in coffee shops are only bothered to do the standard coleslaw which consists of only shredded cabbage and nothing else.
One of the other reason why their fish & Chips is a GoGo is becos it is rare to get such fresh fish which flakes nicely in clear layers for fish & Chips.


I ordered the Rib-eye beef Steak
The taste of the dish on an overall is enjoyable, not the best though, but it has meet and surpass slightly in the scale of my expectation for a coffee shop western food stall.
What i appreciate about this dish is the Sauce which is one of the other things which really made me feel the owner's passion in the preparation.
The sauce is unique to Uno beef house. Stewed in-house. It has a tinge of tomato taste which makes the dish appetizing. The meat is cooked just nice as i had wanted it to.


They have created their own signature Potato ball which is rolled into a nice ball and fried to golden brown but still retaining the moisture and texture of mash potato within.


Overall pleasing experience. Not one that will WOW me to the extent where i will crave for it everyday. But good enough to be on my list of "im craving for some western food, where shd i go?" Worth popping by if you happen to be in the vicinity

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

the BEST kaya roll in s'pore!

i made my way through a long journey, and finally i found the street where the gem i'm looking for lies in



It's signboard and name says it all.


The BEST kaya roll i have ever tried in s'pore thus far and the reason why i would make my way on MRT and foot over..

no cream, just pure good rich Kaya with the taste of real tradition rolled into the cake

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Yami Yogurt Promotion



Plaza Singapura 68 Orchard Road #B2-08 Tel: 6884 5652
Jurong Point 1 Jurong West Central 2 #B1-03 Tel: 6794 5868
Bugis Junction 230 Victoria Street #B1-K16 Tel: 6835 9903
Chevron House 30 Raffles Place #B1-K1 Tel: 6535 2622
Choa Chu Kang SMRT Xchange #01-23 Tel: 6877 0969
Concorde Hotel 100 Orchard Road #01-02 Tel: 6734 3360
Icon Village 12 Gopeng Street #01-30 Tel: 6238 5758
Junction 8 9 Bishan Place #B1-K5 Tel: 6255 2575
Square 2 10 Sinaran Drive #01-15 Tel: 6397 6543
Suntec City 3 Temasek Boulevard #B1-K4 Tel: 6336 1173

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Just Dim Sum

The Dim-sum is good. Most of the dishes are very tasty. We all had immediate craving for more and was so tempted to come back here again the next day.
It is really affordable as well with average cost of $2-$3 per basket.

If you are looking for a Dim-sum place whichs is affordable and you do nto mind it being located in an non-air conditioned coffee shop, this is definitely the place to go.

I am quite a fan of Dim-sum but over the years i had not found one that really satisfied my expectation, until i found Just Dim Sum.

This beats The Dim-sums i had at China Square Central, Fortunate Restaurant, Yum-Cha Restaurant, Changi (next to Changi Hotel), Bao Jin Tian a.k.a Bao-today (Marina Square) and many others where the names i no longer recall.

It is also a novelty concept Dim-sum where they have Wasabi Har Kaow etc.





The Mango roll is the only dish which i felt slightly dissapointed about, It is not fried well, the coating is too soft.







The below dish is a MUST-TRY!
try and you will than understand what i mean.

im not a fan of Wasabi so i gave this dish a miss, but i heard from my family that the taste of wasabi is not prominent in this, but overall still tastes Ok for Har Kaow.

I love the below Cabbage roll. Natural sweetness from cabbage and fresh prawns. Healthy and delectable =] the colours make a pretty presentation





Give the Chee-Cheong fan a miss. Not worth the tummy space. It is just a passing mark from me.

The Carrot cake below is one of their novelty creations. Should try this dish as u may not get it elsewhere. Tastes like chinese Nian Gao




Not ALL the dishes are Damn good.
but NONE is bad.
Overall enjoable experience.
Some dishes will be hhmm, not bad/ok. While some will invoke a WOW factor.
Worthy Try!
I will be back! ;)

Saturday, May 30, 2009

Graze @ Rochester


Graze Restaurant
4, Rochester Park
tel: 6775 9000







Lamb Shank

The lamb shank is a Huge portion fit for a queen.
The meat is stewed to perfect tenderness. The wild mushroom sauce compliments and brings another depth of flavor to the lamb.
I will definitely crave for this and come back for more if given a chance ;)


Seafood Gnocchi

The sauce is done with a balance in flavors. The round kneaded dough pieces reminds me of the "teochew abacus (xuan pan zhi)" so i term this dish as my Ang Moh Xuan Pan Zhi with fresh seafood.

Chicken Linguine

nice in general, but a little pity is the overload of the buttery taste. Think it would taste great if less butter was being used.

Ambience -> checked (jazz music, warm lighting, cozy furnishing)
Service -> checked (great smile, stewardship service)
taste -> checked (4/5)
price -> on the high side, but worth the costs for special occasions.