Royal Copenhagen Tea Lounge

Royal Copenhagen Tea Lounge

Address: 391 Orchard Road 2F Ngee Ann City Singapore

Tel: +65 6735 6833

the name Royal Copenhagen, will link people's thoughts to blue drawings imprinted on white porcelain chinaware..
China ware of such good grade, history and establishment to be put as Royalty grade.
Now now, how about having this Royalty experience over high-tea?
There can't be a better combination than this!
I invited myself together with my Tai-Tai grade colleague to have a taste of high-tea on fine tea set and evaluate if the food deserves the same ratings as its tableware.




a parallel glass fridge displaying the selection of cakes lines your pathway to the waiting area...



High-tea set of 2 is priced at a relatively high tag of $29.90, but we decided to go ahead with the order since we came down mentally prepared on an splurging high-tea extravagance.

the set includes the below for 2 people sharing:

- 1 cup of tea each (non-refillable)



- 2 pieces of "open face" Shrimp and Tuna sandwiches.
*option to make any adjustments to this arrangement such as not wanting to have Tuna, is not permitted.
I made a inquiry if I could have other option over Tuna (since my colleague is on a avoid tuna diet). Even though the response was polite, it showed how inflexible and inattentive they are to the dinner's dietary restrictions.
Having a F&B background, I was not impressed with the operations. Nevertheless, I still kept an open mind about the taste of the food.

The taste was pleasing. The mini shrimp is crunchy and clear. Both the Shrimp and Tuna swims in your mouth without bringing along any hints of fishiness.
The tuna was lightly seasoned with pepper, cucumber and tomato cubes . The way I like food to be; simple, light and yet tasty.




- 1 slice of Quiche

baked with flaked salmon, spinach and potato
This is pretty satisfactory too with the right baking time and moisture density.
It carries the same preparation style as the Sandwiches. Tasty but light.




- 1 slice of cake (selection of any cake from the fridge)

we were kindda undecided and randomly picked the Green Tea cake as our option.

I didn't enjoy this cake the least bit.
Too dense. A tad too sweet for my liking. Did not bring out the flavors well.
It tasted like a sugared green mash to me



- 2 plain scones
served with a platter of whipped cream, blueberry jam and butter.

They are famous for their scones.
Verdict = Passed the expectation. But not SURpassing the expectation.
was I wow-ed by it? I will describe my expression to answer on this question.
When take a bite of the scone with the spreads, I gave a light smile with my eyes shrinking to 3/4 of its original. It did not gave a reaction where my eyelids were lifted up to its highest point.





Royal Copenhagen was previously located at Shaw Centre. It has shifted its business to Takashimaya and occupying a hidden space in the departmental store next to Burberry.
Pry your eyes wide as this place is easily missed.

There is constantly a Queue there and blooming business with full house on weekends. Do come prepared to join the Queue for a seating space.
Waiting time for a table is averaging 15-20mins for weekends.
Waiting time for the food to be served is averaging 10-15mins.

If you have extra cash to throw away on a food expense splurging or if the average denomination of notes you have in your wallet is $100 and a mini bites food tasting expenditure of $20 is nothing to you. Than yes, why not just enjoy a Tai-Tai high-tea without worries for the word "value for money" and than continue shopping and pop by a fine restaurant for dinner shortly after.

You may think that my sentiments of the costing seems on the exaggerated side seeming as though i'm implying that one have to be a millionaire to dine here.

But what I mean to express is the "not worth it" feeling of a high-tea here. yes, if I am really rich, I may pop by here rather frequently and casually.

Well, currently, I am at a status of comfortable and ok to splurge hundreds on dining, but I will opt adding on another $10++ and having high-tea buffet at 5-star hotels or spending 20% lower costs to have better quantity and refillable tea.

overall verdict:
Satisfactory, Good tasting. Have quality over food. Quantity is petite. Nice for picture and 1 time experience. Don't feel tempted to return unless I'm a frequent shopper at Takashimaya Departmental Store and generous to spend the bucks to rest my feet over a small cup of tea which is finished over few mouthfuls.

Seah Street Deli- Raffles Hotel

Address

1 Beach Road
Raffles Hotel

Tel: +65 6412 1110

Caesar Salad

My friends like the Caesar Salad here as it is very light on the dressing. 
However, my preference slants towards stronger flavors. If your preference is on salads with light dressing, you will enjoy this alot. I still enjoyed this as the bacon bits was really crispy and tasty.

Grilled Salmon Steak drizzled with Lemon Sauce

we ordered it to be done Medium.The dish came out nicely done. With the skin of the salmon pan fried to a nice crispy crust, and the salmon meat pink and Juicy. The flavors for the juice is full bodied while The lemon sauce gives it refreshing tinge and clears it away. Making you want to return for more

Lamb Shank

My Likes about this dish:
- The Mash potato is Smooth and Buttery
- The Radish is well simmered, tasty and soft
- The sauce is bold yet not overwhelming
texture wise, it is not the best Lamb shank I have had, but satisfactory. 

Overall, a satisfactory dining experience. it is a Fabulous place for friends and family to hang-out and bond with laughter over a casual, comfortable dining.

I Love the decor of American Deli with Rock and Rolling tunes playing from the Jukebox, neon signage, metallic ceiling. it transports me out of Singapore and into Old New York.

Price is on the high side of averaging $27 for the mains, and $9 for the drinks. 

But with the AMEX Platinum card promo, the bill came out to be easy to the pocket.

our total bill after discount and GST+svc charge came up to $57. Me and my friends will definitely be back for more while the promotion is still in place.

Totally Worth IT!!! =D

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 ;)

Garden Street Kway Chap

Garden Street Kway Chap
49A, Serangoon Gardens Way
#01-21, Serangoon Gardens Market and Food Centre

Opening Hours:
Tue-Sun
8am-3pm


Meat is lean and well flavored.
Intestines is clean and fresh
Ingredients are pleasing on an overall

I like their salty vegetable, well proportioned level of saltiness, makes the dish appetizing


The highlight is on their KWAY.
the Kway's texture is perfect. Springy yet breaks when chewed.

It is also very thin that you can see your chopstick through a layer of the Kway.


In Kway chap, the most important role is played by the Kway.
The ingredients are normally about the same tasting, but to get good Kway is hard to find.


Do consider trying my favorite Guo Tie which is 2-3 stalls from here.

*get the stall holder to make it "Crispier"
Slurps, Sedap!

for some other food recommendation in Serangoon Garden Food Centre, Click here

Eng Kee Bak Kut Teh 永记肉骨茶

Eng Kee Bak Kut Teh
Address:
Blk 341, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1
#01-04, Teck Ghee Court market & Food Centre


The Childhood memories..
The familiarity of the smell, the taste and the environment that brings me back to the time I 1st met Mr. Pig Trotters.
He is medium built, all muscled up and not fatty. His body nicely tanned and well proportioned.

He than introduced me to his sister, Ms. Bak Kut Teh. On 1st encounter, she puts on a peppery attitude, but when u get to know her better, she brings out the sweetness and fragrance of a well simmered broth.

I count it my blessing to know them. Since than, I have not met another other siblings as well liked.

I have my share of Bak Kut Teh's and pig's trotters. Yes, including the few Bak Kut teh stalls along the stretch of Balestier (including founders), Sin Ming, etc.. but I still turn back to this stall.
Although BKT and Pig's trotters is a dish which is branded as a Local delight and widely available throughout coffee shops, food courts, and restaurants, but I find it hard to find any which meets my satisfaction level.

Eng Kee's BKT+pig's trotter's is like a comfort zone for me. I know that it is able to satisfy my cravings, not put on too much calories on my body, and not cause much impact to my wallet.
I would not dispute that there are possibly better ones out there. But this is by far, the better one that I have tried and scores well for Both of the dishes.
If you happen to live in the North, do consider checking this place out.
PS: waiting time for Queuing and food to be served is around 20mins. They are closed at night, so, visit them in the late morning or during lunchtime to avoid leaving the hawker centre with an empty stomach