Food Review: Chung Cheng Prawn Mee @ Golden Mile Food Centre

I was meeting 2 of my friends very randomly at Gold Mile Food Centre, so I thought of having this Prawn Mee. I have tried it before and I loved it. So I thought I can have it again and post up a review here.

The queue was quite long, so I waited for about 7-8 minutes in line and was served. I ordered 2 bowls and went on to eat it. 

I'm glad to say that it tasted the same as before. It was delicious. The picture looks scary, but trust me, it is not that spicy. It is spicy though, and it is bearable. If you can't take too much spice, then maybe just ask for lesser chilli. The noodles were cooked perfectly, the meat was cooked perfectly and the soup was amazing. I enjoyed my meal and I wish I ordered a bigger bowl of soup at the beginning. I saw some people carrying trays with bigger bowls of soup instead of the smaller bowl. So maybe you should order the bigger bowl as well. :)

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Food Review: Prive Cafe @ Keppel Bay

First of all, I am very sorry for not updating my posts for so long. Please accept my apologies. :)

My girlfriend heard about this place and wanted to head down just to chill. It is located right beside the water and there are many boats docked there. I guess this place is really where the rich stay at and where they dock their priced yachts and boats.



The cafe itself was quite spacious. Lots of seats and the staff were quite alright. We only ordered coffee, croissant and calamari. The coffee was good. Comparable to other places. The croissant was also good. Both of these were nice, nothing special, nothing you can't get elsewhere but still nice. The calamari was the problem for me. When it arrived, it was hot, I immediately took one and bit into it. It was crunchy and the squid itself was soft and perfectly chewy. I was really pleased. BUT when I took the second piece and bit into it, this was like less than 10 seconds after I ate the first piece, the calamari was room temperature! It was not hot anymore. And it was not crunchy. I used my fingers to feel every piece and now all was at room temperature and all were soft and no longer crunchy.



From my experience at home, I understand that this happens when you microwave something. Microwaving makes your food hot and sometimes crispy but this heat and crispiness can "disappear" in a very short time. So I am guessing, I am not sure, but I am just guess that these were pre made and they were put into the microwave to heat up. I was really disappointed but I did not bother to get it changed or to complain. I just finished up the soft and non-crunchy calamari and went off to walk beside the water with my girlfriend.

The prices there are very high but it is understandable because of the location and also the target crowd there. 

I would recommend this place to chill and relax. But I think I will have to try the main courses to give a more in-depth review of this place. But I say again, just for coffee and a chat session with your friends or lover, this place is perfect!

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Food Review: Casuarina Curry @ Thomson

I have eaten here once before. But I did not really like the prata. I would not say it is bad that you should not have your meal here. I would say it is different. I hate crispy pratas. My prata should be soft in the middle and crispy on the outside. But my mum loves really crispy pratas. So it really depends on what you like.

Recently went here with a bunch of friends. Decided to take some photos and do up a review. Service last time was not good. But this time, the people were more attentive and came to take orders whenever we signaled for them. Definitely improved from last time. And the waiter who served us, absolutely awesome. We had like 10 people at our table and had ordered many different dishes and different drinks and this guy remembered every single thing we ordered. Not only that, he remembered who had ordered what! Amazing.

So I ordered a Chicken Murtabak. It was tasty but the minced meat inside was quite little. More filling would make it marvelous. My girlfriend ordered one egg prata and a kosong prata. The kosong was crispy. She liked it but I didn't. The curry was not the best. A little bland. Overall, still a good place for prata if you like crispy prata. There is a great variety of dishes. Many seats to choose from. Affordable price.

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Food Review: Sakhon Thai @ Serangoon North

Went to this Thai restaurant at Serangoon North with my girlfriend just to try their food. The place itself is big and spacious. It is not air-conditioned but it was airy and not too stuffy. The staffs were alright, they did their job. I went quite early, so there wasn't any queue and managed to get a seat without waiting.

I ordered Pork Green Curry, Chicken Minced Meat with rice, Thai Iced Tea and Red Ruby. The green curry was splendid. Pleasingly creamy and superb flavor. There was a good amount of meat in it as well. The minced meat rice was heavenly. The minced meat was stir fried to perfection and it tasted really awesome. We really enjoyed the minced meat. The Thai Iced tea was just so so. If you had tried out the Thai Iced tea in Bangkok, you would understand. It is supposed to be creamy and really sweet but I guess they have to change the recipe a little to suit the Singapore taste buds. But too me, it was a little too bland. It could be better. The Red Ruby was out of this world. It was one of the best I had. I think more coconut milk could be added though. The excellent point about their Red Ruby is that the ice shavings are absolutely fine. It was like snow. The best I have had so far. Totally love the Red Ruby here.

Pricing wise, it was not very cheap but not expensive as well. Definitely not the usual $3 a plate price from Zhezha stalls. But no regrets. It was a satisfying meal. Go ahead and try but be prepared to wait in line because there will be a queue during the peak hours in the evening.

UPDATE: I went here a 2nd time and would like to officially "not recommend" this place due to sky-high prices with puny portions, lousy service staff.

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Food Review: Song Kee Fishball Noodles @ Upper Serangoon Road

My friends tried this and told me it was awesome. So I met them and tried the Mee Kia as well. The place is big and airy and simple. I ordered the Mee Kia dry and a coffee. There were quite a lot of people so it took about 5 minutes to come. That is fine. I'm totally fine with waiting, as long as the food is not disappointing.

So once it came, I paid the waitress and tried it. First mouth, I tasted the full flavor of all the sauces the cook put into the noodles. Somehow, at this place, the mixture of sauces did not just seep down to the bottle of the bowl. The sauce was actually thoroughly coated around the noodle. There were many different sauces in the mixture but the most distinct was the vinegar. It was really good. If you are a person who does not like vinegar, this is not for you because it was really strong and I loved it. The noodles was cooked perfectly as well, al dente. The star of this dish was the fishballs. It was really one of the biggest, bounciest and awesomest fishballs I have tried before. It was really good.

Totally no regrets trying this out even though I already had a full meal at home less than an hour before this. So go ahead, try this place. They only open in the evenings and be prepared to queue up and wait for quite some time if there are many people. It is really alright to wait for good food. :)

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Food Review: Little Part 1 Cafe @ Jasmine Road

Recently went down to this place with my girlfriend after dinner for coffee. Just wanted to try this place. The place was nice and simple. The staff were really friendly and nice. We just ordered 2 coffees and a cheesecake. The cheesecake was nice, not the best and nothing special but still nice. The coffee was good too. Pricing was a little high for the beers. I think I saw the small bottle was $15. I'm not a beer person, but I think $15 is really expensive?

Anyway, this place was just real chill with nice and friendly staff. It is actually quite amazing how the staff of a stall can change your mood or your perception of that place. At first I was thinking I will not head down here anymore because of the pricing and also the fact that it seemed to me it was just another cafe. But on second thought, I really would come here if I wanted to chill and I was nearby, simply because I felt very welcome because of the staff. They were really nice, friendly and non-intruding. Appreciate such good service.

So is this place special? Not really. Would I come back? Yes. Why? Just because the place is chill and the staff are nice.

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Food Review: Kombi Rocks @ Yio Chu Kang

Girlfriend heard of this place and decided to head down here for dinner one night. The place is cool. Lots of retro stuff. The decoration is simple and pleasant. The place itself is not too small. I went there on a week day night at about 7pm so there wasn't much people there yet I guess. We went in and took a seat. Some random guy gave us a menu and we took a look at it. I found the choices really limited. Pricing was terrible as well. Everything was extremely expensive. The best part is, they served mostly local dishes like Fried Rice and stuff which was I think more $8. Sorry, I forgot the price. But having a famous seafood restaurant just maybe 50 steps away from your stall and charging such prices is not going to help the business.

We still ordered anyway. She ordered Iced Barley, I got a Cappucino. I also ordered a plate of pork ribs and a plate of fried rice. It was really sad and disappointing. Seriously. It was one of the worst I have tried. The fried rice was stale. It had extremely little ingredients. The rice itself was tasteless and did not have flavor whatsoever. The pork ribs I think cost more than $15. It looked good, but when I took the first bite, I was already quite put off. The meat was slightly chalky. And I know that when old pork is used for cooking, it tends to give this chalky taste in your mouth. It was horrible. The sauce the pork was in was good and simple. A tad too salty but fine. But again, the meat was not fresh! That was really bad.

Overall, the place is quite chill. I guess if you are looking to have some drinks, thats the place for you. Other than that, just head down to any zhe char stall for better food.

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