Platypus (Lobster Shack)

Bar style Decor and definitely a place you wanna come pop by after work drinks accompanied with your cravings for lobster rolls. After all everyone says lobsters goes well with beer! 😜

Red Miso & Sesame (No Mayo) lobster roll - Nice akimiso infused lobster meat with aged soy sauce. But I think it's too fusion for my liking. Nice but could be better..

Spicy Roasted Garlic - the butter poached lobster meat was marinated well but the garlic flakes and mayo drowned it a tad too much. Still taste great! 😊

This restaurants is located at:-
3 Pickering Street, 
#01-31 Nankin Row, 
048660, SIngapore

Cajun Kings

Took a gamble to try and visit this place during a Sunday and look at the crowd! Luckily they managed to sit 3 of us on a small table with minimal wait. Otherwise if we would have come here on Fri or Sat we will be left with a hungry stomach as you will not get a seating on a busy night.

This is on a Sunday! Place is packed. Make sure to reserve before coming.

Southern fried chicken = Awesome & Satisfied!

Plain corn and slaw. Simple and good.

The sauce on the mayo was nicely balanced and the fries were seasoned perfectly as well.

We did not manage to order any of the dungeoness crabs but I heard it's their signature. The selection we had was enough to feed our hungry bellies. 

The sauce is just nice and and not overwhelming. I'll definitely be back to get my hands tucked into those dungeoness crabs next time round! 😜

This restaurant is located at:-

15 Jalan Riang

3598987

British Hainan

A sense of nostalgia just around your door step. We stumbled upon this little gem on the corner as we drove past Carpmael Rd. From the outside you could already tell that this place has stopped time in the 70-80s' because of their antique furnitures! :)
They have a lovely array of furnitures which the owner (Frederick Puah) collects and apparently what you see in the restaurant is not all of his treasures as he has the good ones stashed away in his private collection!

Nice collection of beautifully decorated antiques. There's more inside!!

Beef stew - It's their signature dish here and it's a must try!

Good ol Pork chop with that sweet and sour sauce that always brings you back memories. Great for children coz I know my daughter devoured it within minutes it arrived!

This restaurant is located at:-
75 Carpmael Rd
429812, Singapore

Tel: +65 94508765

Bacchanalia

This place was well recommended by our foodie friends. So we went on a double date to check out this restaurant. Bacchanalia have been around since last year and they are very well known in Singapore to provide great quality fusion food from the freshest produce. Everything served here is made from scratch and guaranteed no processed food! Heck they even strapped a GoPro camera on their forehead while they are cooking to show you. (You can see them projecting the video on the wall whilst you are dining so you can be sure) =P

The meaning of Bacchanalia basically means "a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song and revelry". For us it was like a celebration without our children around. I must say it was probably the best dinner we ever had! haha. For those parents with children reading, I bet you are agreeing with me. =P.

And so we ordered an orgy array of food to share and taste. And boy I tell you we probably ordered 65% of their menu. Since it was sharing concept heck why not just load up! haha. Below are 'some' of the dishes we had.....

Rice & Coconut (creamy coconut risotto, chilli paste, fermented coconut, Thai inspired flavors)

A Different Vegetable Salad (organic cameron highland greens & seasonal root vegetables, roasted & pickled with braised banana hearts, banana purée, ponzu veil)

Calamari Grenobloise (grilled calamari, violet artichokes, hasselback potatoes, artichoke purée, sauce grenobloise)

HD Scallops (norwegian hand dived scallops, borlotti beans, kalix caviar, cocoa)

Steak & Sauce Rossini (365 days grain fed petit tender beef, cauliflower mushroom, celeriac, foie gras & red wine jus, potato crisp)

Chicken Cnocchi (grilled chicken breast, vermouth emulsion, house-made gnocchi, grapefruit & red onion salad)

Duck & Carrots (al mattone duck magret, carrot purée & salad, chickpea panisse, sweet & sour duckjus)

French Onion Soup (80c caramelised onion broth, crispy cheddar nuggets, rye bread, onion marmalade & ricotta)

Tiramisu (marsala mousse, coffee ganache, cocoa gel, blackcurrant sorbet)

The Chocolate Cake (chocolate sponge cake, caramelised white chocolate mousse, strawberry jam & strawberry sorbet)

Downtown Manhattan

Monkey Triple

Overall the food here is awesome and my favourite dish that stood out was the 'Chicken Gnocchi'. Their chicken breast was perfectly smooth in texture and so tender that it melts in your mouth. The host mentioned to us that there was a lot of thought process been put together to create this dish. So all we had to do was enjoy every bite of it.  Definitely recommended for you chicken fans!

This restaurant is located at:-

23A Coleman St

Singapore 179806

Tel: +65 65091453

Street Food @ Ho Chi Minh

If you are ever in Ho Ci Minh and you did not managed to eat any street food then I guess you have never been there. A trip to this country is not complete without tasting the street food. There are hundreds and thousands of street food vending across HCM and whichever you take a stab will definitely give you a good experience! =D

These is just my little collection of the variety of different local street food delights I managed to try. 

Com Tam (Broken rice with grilled pork, fatty pork strips, fried egg and vietnamese sausages)

Fresh Spring Roll

Bahn Xeo (Vietnamese Pan Cake with bean sprouts)

Bahn Trang Tron (Vietnamese Mixed Rice Paper street food)

Bahn Cuon (Steamed rice noodle roll topped off with luncheon meat)

Com Chay (Deep Fried Rice Cracker topped off with finely chopped spring onions, chilli, meat floss and honey syrup)

Steamed clams in Lemongrass chili broth sauce

Sea snails in chilli

3 types of meat (Chicken, King Prawn, Fish slices) noodles with rice noodle vermicelli

House Dempsey

Came here on a busy Sunday with the kids. This place is super kid friendly for those who have children. We came here to support one of our friend's pop up booth selling some canvas prints. House is a popular place amongst the local who haunts here for their amazing brunch meals.

We only managed to try 2 dishes as we know the dishes here tends to be pretty large. And yes we weren't surprised when it arrived. Both dishes we had below were totally up to expectation and superbly delicious. Next time we come back, we will attempt to try their other dishes on their menu.

Bay Prawns Spaghetti Capellini (Chilli with prawn bolognese and braised baby leeks garnished with micro herbs, Topped with pecorino cheese shavings)

The seafood taste on the gravy was a perfect balance. And the spaghetti is perfectly al dante done. Thumbs up and what I worry is resisting myself to order it again for my next visit because I want to try their other stuffs on their menu.

Asian pork sliders (Prime pork belly cuts tenderly and longingly braised with premium soy sauce accompanied with asian spice and a kick of chilli) with Taro truffle fries 

The pork was a little tough for my liking but the taste makes up for it. Typical "Tau Yew Bak" asian pork gravy done perfectly. And the taro truffle fries were a bonus for us to wash our palettes in...haha

Mint Berry Gin Fizz (Gin, Creme de Cassis, Pressed Lemon)

Ordered this refreshing House signature cocktail. Guaranteed a thirst quencher and de-stress for relaxing weekend! =)


This restaurant is located at:-
Block 8D
Dempsey Rd
Singapore 249672

Tel: +65 64757787

Anak East Coast

I was drawn to this place by its unique name and have also been driving pass this joint many times always telling myself to give it a try. And so we did, and we have to say it was a pleasant surprise of goodness! :)

Nasi Kerabu

The blue colour rice may throw you off slightly but I assure you it taste authentic as it looks. The shaven coconut toppings is like icing on the top of a great dish. It looks like a simple dish to replicate but I hear the effort that goes into making it is hard work!. So I chose the wise option to go out and buy it if I ever crave for Nasi Kerabu! haha

Nasi Dagang Ayam 

I did not think too much about this dish. Rice was a little bit too sticky for my liking and the taste of the accompanying chicken curry tasted bland. I felt that there could be some room for improvement here. 

Kelantan Fried Hokkien Noodle

This was surprisingly good coz I was a bit sceptical when ordering Hokkien mee from here not knowing the outcome. Worth a try if you fancy some noodles in this joint.

Honey Lemon syrup (Left) and Pineapple Lemon syrup (Right)

This restaurant is located at:-
59 Jalan SS2/24
47300 Petaling Jaya
Selangor

Tel: +6012 2515102