Greenwood Fish Market & Bistro

Greenwood Fish Market and Bistro
34, Greenwood Avenue
Singapore 289236
Tel: 6467 4950






Black Cod Fish



Hot Seafood Platter for 2 (serves2-3 person)
consists of 7 dishes



1) Rocket Salad with Barbecued Squid


2) Scallop stir fried in Garlic, tomato and kelp


3) Seafood assortment of Clams,Prawns, Mussels
I Dig this dish. To bring out the optimum freshness of seafood is to cook in in sea salt. With seafood so fresh, using the simple way of preparation by cooking it in sea salt, garlic and kelp, brings out the flavours of Ocean into our mouth. Burstful of Ocean freshness. Wild!


4) Baked Oysters
Did I mention that I have a phobia towards Oysters?
Now, let me tell you that the Oysters here is so fresh that it wiped out my skeptical attitude and made me consume a couple of it.


5) Twin Kebab Skewers- 1 stick of chicken, 1 stick of salmon
The Salmon Kebab is worth mentioning.
the salmon is still pink in the middle while the sides are nicely charred. It takes skill and control to master the art of Salmon to be nicely done. For skewers, the fire have to be really strong so that the exterior gets quickly charred, leaving the middle of salmon still nice and pink, not forgetting the constant rotating of the skewer for the heat to be distributed evenly on all sides and not burning it.


6) Baked Lobster
The Lobster is still firm and springy, removes easily from the shell. Perfectly done.
Chefs and foodies out there, Need I say more?


7) Deep fried Calamari

the costs:
Black cod fish: $26.95
Hot seafood platter $89
a bottle of house wine Angove Chardonnay $39


the food is worth every penny.
It joyful, satisfied experience of having tummy full of nicely done fresh seafood, defeats the impact on the wallet.

I'll definately be back again when I have the cash to indulge ;)

Halia Restaurant- Dining in lush greenery

Halia Restaurant
location: Botanical Garden

I tracked down Halia as an optimum choice for a fine dining experience with a live jazz band for my friend's Dad's birthday dinner.

Halia is situtated in a perfect spot amidst lush greenery without the greetings from bugs.
The atmosphere is fantastic. Perfect as a romantic dinner location. But be sure to come with a thick wallet. Fine dining never comes cheap.


Starters: Foie Gras with spring roll
perfectly done.
not over cooked, not raw. Fatty and fresh, not gelad.


I'm posting this post as part of my tummy log. Not going to say too much on it as I don't recall the names of the dishes and didn't get to taste much.
But to sum it up, the starters and mains are really good. The chef is really skilled and experienced, therefore able to control the temperature and cooking time of the meats very well.
I guess this is also why people in the high society often dines in fine dining restaurants, not just for the fact that they can afford it, but also most importantly is the attention and dedication that goes into the dish.





Desserts are not their strong point. I could easily get better desserts elsewhere. So, do give the desserts a skip to lessen the impact on your wallet.




Overall, a great dining experience mainly from the ambiance, great service and chef's culinary skill on the meats. But for the costs of it, I don't see myself returning here unless it is for very special occasions where I have set aside the budget

Hatched

Hatched
Address:
26. Evans Road
#01-05, Evans Lodge
Singapore 259367
email: www.hatched.sg
tel: 6735 0012

If you love eggs. This is the right place to be in.
Hatched serves all-day breakfast with a menu ranging from boiled, poached, Benedict, fried, baked, omelette, Sunny-side-up to scrambled eggs.
Which ever way you like your egg to be, Hatched is sure able to met fulfill your egg desires.
I love to explore dining places which is rather inaccessible and serves food which satisfies my tastebuds.
Hatched is located @ Evans lodge which is a rather nice quaint quiet place for Brunch.

I like their cozy Warm Industrial cafe look

the Catalog of eggs. the most Elaborated and widest selection of eggs I've ever set eyes on


my fave Coffee- Caffe Latte
I will never miss u out from my order. you're too tempting. U and I go way back to the time I was 1st introduced to English coffee. Even a decade falls short of the time i've known U.

Smoked Royale: Poached egg with Smoked salmon on english muffin, topped with Hollandaise Sauce

The 1st cut with Oozing Runny egg yolk
Sir benedict:
Poached egg with black forest ham on english muffin, topped with Hollandaise Sauce. Served with Mash
Papillote: Scrambled eggs wrapped n Smoked Salmon, drizzled in chive cream. Served with Toast, sauteed potatoes and Caramelized onions.

Waffle with scoop of Sea Salt caramel ice-cream
Pancakes

their Egg mains are good. They have indeed uphold integrity of eggs by mastering the culinary skills well. The Poached and Scrambled eggs are done pretty well and able to meet the egg critic's expectations.
For its price range, I would fare it as a well worth Brunch if you have a budget of approx $12-$16 to spend on the mains.

Their Desserts are however not deserving of the price quoted. The Waffle and the Pancakes are estactically well done, however still not up to mark in terms of skills and taste. Room for improvement.
It tastes fair. Not worth investing on, but can order to give it a try. But if it is a pondering choice over a selection of Pancakes or Waffles. Go for the Waffles instead.

A pointer: They do not serve ice caffe latte on the menu, but when they agreed to do it, I was thinking it would taste quite bland. Surprisingly, it turned out to be really silky rich and by far one of the best latte i had in s'pore. Hopefully it would remain this way the next time I order it again =)

Swirl Gelateria

Swirl Gelateria
557 Bukit Timah Road
#01-04/05 Crown Centre

Tel: 6464 6180




We tried 5 to 6 flavours. Nothing fanciful. It isn't BAD, but i won't say it is GOOD either.
The Alcoholic flavours lack the Ummph factor. It is bland and i did not feel that there was any liqueur added.
Other flavours were not impressive as well. All lack the flavour. Tastes more of milk in all.
therefore, i would not recommend for anyone to try out this place.
I guess this also explains why it is so isolated and empty on the many occasions that i pass by as well as on a Friday evening itself.

* if you are looking for a quiet place to discuss some project or to hang around with your friends for games and chat, this place is OK venue for that. Keep your expectations of the ice-cream Low though or you may walked out disappointed.

Melvados Cafe- Closed Down

was browsing through a few credible sites/blogs/food reviews for my next Friday Supper Club location.
Criteria: to be a cafe budget average bill ard $12, a good spot to chit chat, GOOD FOOD! a rather comfortable ambience
I found review of Melvados through the Lady Iron Chef's website and decided to give it a try. O especially love the fact that this place is at Bukit Timah Road (love this area)



Melvados
559, Bukit Timah Road
#01-01 King's arcade (next to Coronation Plaza)
Tel: 64693101











we ordered:
Smoked Duck Confit Oglio Pasta (spaghetti):

- Great combination of tastes. Eatting this transports me to the world of "Ratatouille" where the rat takes a bite of one ingredient and another bite with another ingredient, but yet it fuses together to create an "outburst of harmonizing flavors!"
okok, maybe not that exaggerated like in the cartoon movie, but this dish does a little excitement to your taste palettes. The bell peppers, smoked duck, olive oil, slight powdering of cheese, garlic,pepper is a nice concoction.
costs: $9.90
*eat it while its hot!


Breadbowl Beef Stew

It does not look that fabulous, but when you peel off the bread , dip in with the stew and take a bite of it, you would be pleasantly surprised!
conclusion:
The bread is toasted to perfection (at least it meets my standards)
It is nicely toast and crisp, but not hard on the outside, yet in moist and soft in the inside. Amzaingly, the stew does not soak through the bread, so i was quite happy that i do not need to be eatting soggy bread.
The stew is done quite well, more towards a Tomato-ish taste.
costs: $9.90


Fish & Chips

It came out looking plain and dull, quite short of standard. I tasted it feeling skeptical about it at 1st but ended off with a nod on my head.
It is not heavy like the usual fish and chips where they dip cheap dory fillet in thick batter and fry it to crisp.
This version here uses breadcrumbs, therefore it may look Shrunken in comparative to the usual fare of fish and chips, but i will say i prefer this version alot more. It is delectable and not "Gelad" (so filling tt u get sick of it)
I couldn't really make out the type of fish they were using as i took only a bite out of this dish, but 1 thing for sure, they do not use the usual cheap dory fillet.
costs: $8.90


Last but not least, the MUST HAVES!
BROWNIE!! what can i say? this is a Brownice specialty cafe, how can i give the brownie a miss?

Black & White Kisses with a scoop of ice-cream

i sunk my fork in it and devoured it unknowingly within a short matter of time.
Is it good? Well, i dunno what to say, maybe you should go try it for yourself.
costs: $4.90 + ($1.00 single scoop of ice-cream)


Overall conclusion:
Surprise find. I nice cozy cafe that serves great food at a affordable pricing.
A sad thing though is that this place is really really unpopulated. we were the only ones around.
This place definately deserves more publicity.
I will be heading back there and recommending people at this unpolished Gem.
NO GST** NO SERVICE CHARGE** NETT PRICES** EVEN ENTITLES YOU TO 15% DISCOUNT IF YOU HAVE CERTAIN CARDS (Safra if im not wrong)

ps: for people that want to chill over a game of pool and beer, they have it over there.