Table Manners

A friend gave two thumbs up to this place a couple of months ago. But because going to the extreme east and west of Singapore is a little of a chore by public transport (I coincidentally did both this week), it took me a while to drag myself to Table Manners. When we arrived at 1230 pm on a Sunday afternoon, we were the only ones inside. The crowd slowly trickled in thereafter.  I love the furnishing and concept of this place. A...

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Wreck-It Ralph

I have a lot of movies I want to catch up on but for today, I stuck to Wreck-It Ralph. It's always a little awkward when you are the only adult surrounded by other adults who are accompanying their little children. It's as though the rating of this movie says "Children only, adults allowed only if accompanied by children." An extremely short summary first. It's about Wreck-It Ralph who plays the villian in an arcade game but who really wants to be a good guy. To read more about the plot, please click here.  Here's the trailer. The...

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Ramen Keisuke Tori King

I went to Tonkotsu King more than a year ago. Seeing how many reviews there were about the new Tori King selling ramen with chicken thigh in chicken broth, I decided to hop by. This is the third restaurant by Keisuke Takeda in Singapore.  We didn't take very long to get in, but that was probably because we were kiasu and went rather early. Interesting Japanese posters and newspaper articles around the restaurant. I liked the...

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Tiong Bahru Bakery (Raffles City)

Every time I go out with this particular friend of mine, I think of how lucky I am to have known her. It's been exactly a decade since we knew each other! Another mutual close friend of ours is coming back from Australia next month after a few years of not being back in Singapore and I can't wait for our meetup.  We went to Tiong Bahru Bakery at the Raffles City outlet which is strangely not as crowded as the Tiong Bahru one. This...

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The Square (Novotel) (Bangkok)

It's quite amazing what a few hours of non-stop shopping can do to you. That was precisely what happened and being so lazy, we decided to dine in our hotel. Of all the meals we had, this had the best ambience and the worst food. The restaurant was empty throughout our dinner and this is probably indicative of the quality of the food.  We opted for the Thai Set Menu which was 450++ Baht for 2 people. You had a choice of starters,...

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Nam Sing (Bangkok)

After dinner at T&K Seafood, we made our way to the nearby Nam Sing. It's apparently famous for bird's nest and sharks' fin.  The restaurant was really empty at dinner time although not too far away, diners had to beat throngs of people to get a seat at the seafood restaurants. While deciding which bird's nest to get, we were served complimentary chrysanthemum tea. We decided to get White Bird's Nest (Third Class) (300...

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Platinum Mall Food Court (Bangkok)

Thanks to Daniel's Food Diary and Memoirs of Food, it made it easier to decide what food to try at the Platinum Mall Food Court. We had three meals at the food court and all three times, it was very crowded.  A few of us ordered the Rice with Stewed Pork Limb (40 Baht). I didn't have it because I wasn't in a mood for rice. But those who had it said that it was not bad but not that filling. This stall had the longest queue and it isn't...

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T&K Seafood (Bangkok)

We decided to visit T&K Seafood since it seemed like a really popular seafood place in Chinatown. We reached around 6 plus pm which was a good timing because it got really crowded soon after.  We had the option of sitting outside or inside. We chose to sit inside because of the sweltering heat. On hindsight, this was a bad decision because the poor service of the guy serving our floor totally ruined our dining experience.  The...

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Novotel Hotel (Platinum) (Bangkok)

Although this is a very new establishment, most aspects of the hotel met our expectations.  1) Location: Shopping   If your main purpose of going to Bangkok is to shop, this location is perfect. We were told by the lady at the check-in counter that 99% of the people staying in the hotel are Singaporeans. It's located above the new wing of Platinum Fashion Mall and right next to the old wing of Platinum Fashion Mall (where...

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Pete's Place

This place should be called Peter's Place instead of Pete's Place. Remember Peter Rabbit? It's mainly rabbit food here if you don't order the mains.  There are two options for buffet lunch: 1) salad buffet + soup + mains + dessert ($28++) or 2) salad buffet + soup + dessert ($22++). We were contemplating whether to get the mains and decided not to, since the standard of the mains would probably be the same as the standard that we had encountered...

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