Ban Heng Restaurant

The thing about my mum is, when she decides on where to eat, it always has to be a place that serves Teochew food. Last weekend saw us patronising the Ban Heng Restaurant at Boon Keng Road. The food is cooked Teochew style there and although I'm not that big of a Teochew food fan, the place certainly made my mum and grandfather really happy.

The Clan Restaurant

Decided to try out a new restaurant called the "The Clan Restaurant" when Az said that there was a 50% promo if one used the Amex card.

MBS Staycation

Bangkok - once again

There are some places in this world which pulls you back time and time again. Bangkok is one of those for me. This time around, I went on a four day three night free and easy trip. The food and sights were nothing but amazing. 

Entertainer App Review 2015

When the Entertainer App for 2015 originally came out, I saw lots of food bloggers posting about the amazing 1-for-1 deals which this app had to offer. I was initially rather skeptical to buy the app. My skeptical self in me, assumed that most of the eateries would be those that were not so popular. I didn't want to waste my time and money on bad food and chucked the idea of buying this app aside. However after much advertisement from a friend who was constantly raving about the 1-for-1 deals, I decided to jump on the bandwagon and gave the app a try. 

I bought the app some time in March and with a discount count code from one of the bloggers. It cost me $54 and to date, my lifetime savings currently stand at $1857. Yay! Pretty delighted that in the end, the app was so well utilised.

The app has also introduced this feature called 'ping', which allows you to email your unused coupons to your friends. So the app not only benefits you, but also your friends! My lucky friend who loves Arteastiq Tea Lounge, had a free coupon from me. So happy to be able to share my good stuff! 

Amongst the many food outlets which are featured in the Entertainer App 2015, looking back, these were some of my favourites:

1. Toby's Estate

8 Rodyk Street, #01-03/04, S(238216)

One of my favourite places for a brunch date with my girlfriends. I like their breakfast sets, the tall windows for clear photography and the wide variety of tall pretty cakes which were just so nice to look at. 

2. Lime Restaurant & Bar, Parkroyal Hotel

3 Upper Pickering St, S(058289)

Came here to celebrate my birthday and I love the wide variety of food served at their buffet. Their wide variety of food includes seafood sashimi, local indian and peranakan cuisine and even a green tea matcha fondue for desserts. The quality of food was also top notch and I was even served a free cake just caused I was celebrating my birthday. 

3. The Lokal
136 Neil Rd, S(088865)

I tried the lobster roll with curly fries here and they were fantastic. Loved how succulent the lobster chunks were and the curly fries were fried, oily and crunchy! 

4. Spizza

Multiple Outlets around the island

The pizzas here are all named after women! I like the thin crust and how generous they were with the ingredients. My favourite was the Tara pizza.

5. Da Paolo Pizza Bar

44 Jln Merah Saga, S(278116)

An Italian join which scored well not just on pizzas but also their pastas. Brought my family of 5 here and we managed to share 4 main dishes for the price of 2. 

6. Bedrock bar & grill

96 Somerset Road, #01-05 Pan Pacific Serviced Suites Orchard, S(238163) 

The steaks here are not on the cheap side and the slabs of beef can go above a hundred bucks and that's where the entertainer app comes in. I love the texture of the steaks here and the cost savings from the entertainer app does help in making this an affordable place for a birthday or anniversary celebration.

As the year draws to an end, I'm still thinking if I should get the app for 2016. Any thoughts?

Dessert Hopping

Sorry for the lack of food updates, been terribly busy planning my wedding.

But anyhow, here's some pictures of where I've been pigging out at. 

Cravings

6 Tebing Lane, #01-05 S(828835)

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Had a dessert date at this ice-cream cafe which is situated in Punggol. The cafe is a stone throw away from Hai Bin Prawning which is frequented by teenagers and families who go there for a round of prawning. It took awhile for our ice-cream waffle to arrive as they were freshly baked. I loved the texture of the waffles - crispy and warm. Worth a revisit if you are around the area or having just finished with prawning. 

Wayne's chill-out

The Punggol Settlement, #02-11 S(828694)

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Another dessert place I went to at Punggol. This shop is located at Punggol settlement and you would get the view of the sea as you indulge in your ice-cream. The waffles weren't that fantastic here but the view of the beach was perfect a romantic setting. Oh yes, also loved how this dessert cafe served my all time favourite food in this world - french fries. 

Sunday Folks

Chip Bee Gardens, #01-52 S(278116)

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This is the sister shop to the highly raved Creamier in Toa Payoh. Dropped by here with my colleagues on a weekday afternoon and it was packed! The company has definitely kept to their high standards and the quality of both the waffles and the ice cream did not fail. The texture of the waffle was crispy and it paired very well with our strawberry ice-cream. This is a place worth travelling all the way to.

Cameron Highlands road trip

Last Thursday afternoon saw R picking me up from work and us heading onto Malaysia's North South highway for a very long but fruitful road trip to Cameron Highlands. We left the Singapore checkpoints at around 5pm and got into Ipoh by 10pm. Ipoh is situated at the base of Cameron Highlands and hence it was a perfect stop for our dinner.