Tawandang Microbrewery @ Suntec City

Dates visited: 

14th Jan 2011

If you really dont have a place to go to, Tawandang could be a back-up option.

The food is nowhere closed to the authentic Thai food.
It is a microbrewery and the beer is brewed there. Though you would have lots of expectations out of the beer, dont be surprised at the substandard quality.

Happened to go there with a group of friends and was dissapointed at the service, the food and the drinks.

The good:
- There is a live band every evening that plays good music.

The bad:
- Not good ambience. Too much of lightings
- Expensive food and drinks
- Tasteless
- Service

Location:

Suntec City Convention Centre

Tel: +65-65431153

Operating Hours:  

Mon to Fri: 4pm - 12am
Sat-Sun: 11am - 12am

 

Average Price:  

$20 per person

Recommendation:

4.0 out of 10.0

Fifth Season @ Race Course Road

Dates visited: 

7th Jun 2011

A frequently liked and desired cuisine for Indians is the Tangra Chinese cuisine which is a fusion of Indian and Chinese food. Tangra Chinese food evolved in the region of Calcutta, West Bengal - India when migrants from China settled down here and developed a fusion culture which included Chinese food with Bengali paste. The result was Tangra Chinese.

Coming from the Eastern state of Orissa in India, there is no doubt that I love this cuisine and have developed a unique liking for each and every dish. I wanted to eat Tangra Chinese on my birthday this year. I had a craving for it so we headed to Fifth Season restaurant located at Race Course Road.

Yummy food is an understatement for the food served here!

For starters:
Drums of Heaven (Stuffed Chicken Drumsticks),
Lat Mei Kai Chicken (Small boneless chicken pieces stir fried in Chinese sauces)
Hot and Sour chicken soup (It has a tangy taste and lots of crushed pepper)
Chinese Bhel - Bhel Snack (puffed rice) in a Chinese style

Main Course:
Tried the Chilli Garlic Hakka Noodles - just the right amount of spice.
Chilli Chicken - Semi gravy boneless chicken dipped in soya sauce and a few capsicum pieces.
Hunan Chicken is a speciality of Fifth Season - which is very mild in taste and can be liked by anyone who is not fancy of spicy food.

You can try a variety of noodles and fried rice as per your taste
There are a few seafood items which range from mild spice to heavy spice.

Desserts:
A range of Bengali desserts are served for you to end the assumptius meal with something sweet to last the taste till dawn.

The Good:
- Loads of Vegetarian choices.
- No Egg options are available
- Large portions / servings
- Ambience is quiet and peaceful
- Fabulous customer service

The Bad:
- Pricing is on the high side
- Not enough sitting place

Location:

28, Race Course RoadSingapore 218550
Telephone: (+65) 6293 4842
Fax: (+65) 6293 4841

Opening Hours
11:30am to 3:00pm
6:00pm to 10:30pm

Average Price:  

$25-30 per person

Recommendation:

8.5 out of 10.0

Kuishin-Bo @ Suntec CIty

Dates visited: 

31st Jan 2011

I must confess, I was not a Japanese food lover - until I had an assumptious buffet in Kuishin-Bo! I had never tried anything beyond Teriyaki Chicken and had not known that any other Japanese dish existed beyond the Teriyaki flavour.

It just so happened that we decided to go to Kuishin-Bo for a 60-min Japanese buffet today. The place is quite accessible (right next to my office tower) and well located in the central zone of Singapore. The restaurant does get a little crowded during lunch time but they have sufficient places to accommodate a large crowd. It is advisable to reserve a place though.

Indulge yourselves in a buffet of salads to begin with. A range exists for you to try out a small portion of everything but beware - you need to save space for the main course which is an extensive range of delicacies.

There was a huge variety of seafood to choose from - ranging from oysters to sushi to fish to prawns to crabs. They had multiple varieties of meat such as chicken, pork and beef. For the vegetarians, there were vegetarian varieties as well though not as much as the meat and seafood varieties.

One of the most treasured dish was the garlic butterfly prawns - yummiest of all. Very subtly cooked and very mild taste of garlic. When you smell the aroma of the prawns, you would want to immerse your taste buds in them. The crabs are crispy and yet soft. The black pepper beef was tender and blend of pepper with meat was just right. The Ebi Tomato Pasta was just average - not a dish to look out for!

For the vegetarians, I would recommend that you try the vegetarian Udon soup - this is a thick noodle soup with spring onions, carrots and light soya sauce. The Potato Butter Yaki was a delicacy by itself. Tender - Lightly salted - Buttered!

There was a buffet of desserts as well which consisted of a range of cakes, chocolate fondue with marshmallows, fresh assorted fruits, ice kachang (the local dessert), range of flavoured tea and soft drinks. However, there was no authentic Japanese dessert that we could savour there.

Indulge yourself into this Japanese Buffet and eat to your heart's content!

Location:

3 Temasek Boulevard, Suntec City Tower 1
#03-002, Singapore 038983
Tel: +65-6238 7088

Operating Hours: 
Buffet Lunch : 11.30am-3.00pm daily (last round 2.30pm)
Buffet Dinner : 5.30pm-10.00pm daily (last round 9.30pm)
 

Average Price:  

Mon – Fri $26.90++ (Adult), $16.90++ (Child), Sat – Sun & PH $28.90++ (Adult)
Mon – Thurs $35.90++ (Adult), $16.90++ (Child), Fri – Sun & PH $39.90++ (Adult)

Recommendation:

8.0 out of 10.0

Tequilla Blue @ Changi Village

Any special occasion is incomplete without good food and good drinks. It was our first anniversary and we wanted to have dinner at a "not-so-regular" place. We were staying at "The Village" for the occasion and decided to stroll across the street to explore a new dining place. 

Tequilla Blue is located at the end of Changi Village Road and hence, may go unnoticed if a person is not familiar with the area. It is a Mexican restaurant that offers a wide variety of Mexican delicacies and a range of liquors. My husband tried out Flying Dog Beer and I had a Mojito - both were well-made drinks. The place is not crowded and if one wants to have a quite dinner, this is the place might serve the purpose.

The food was delicious and the service was worth mentioning about. We tried Chicken Fajitas and Cheese Quasidellas, both delicious. The Fajitas were well cooked with boneless chicken pieces and mixed vegetables. The portion was sufficient for 2 people to share 1 dish unless one has a big appetite. The Fajitas come with 4 pita breads. The cheese quasidellas had the right proportion of cheese with vegetables. Most importantly, the food was well-cooked. They also have vegetarian options for the green-lovers. Overall, it was a nice experience there.

What is worth mentioning is our second visit to the place with a couple of friends. We landed in Changi Village around 12am and as expected all the places had run out of food or had closed. Tequilla Blue was closing when we stood at the doors. With a smile, the staff opened the restaurant and offered us a place. We ordered our food and were craving for some scrambled eggs out of the menu card. He not only sprinted across the road to the nearby 7-11 store and bought the supplies but also helped prepare the scrambled eggs.

The food and drinks again lived up to the expectations. The service was exemplary. Recommended to people who want a quiet evening out with a small group.

Dates visited: 

3rd Mar 2010 / 3rd Dec 2010

Location:

Blk 5 Changi Village Road #01-2011 Singapore

Tel: +65-65431153

Operating Hours:  

Mon to Fri: 4pm - 12am
Sat-Sun: 11am - 12am

 

Average Price:  

$30 per person

Recommendation:

9.0 out of 10.0

Handle Bar

We wanted to explore a perfect Friday night "let-loose" type of place to grab some drinks and food. It is very rare that we visit the West side of Singapore to any of the restaurants. We thought of heading our way to Gillman Village to have some dinner and drinks at Villa Bali - one of our most favourite restaurants.

We entered Gillman Village and noticed a lively little bar right at the entrance. Instead of heading towards Villa Bali, we entered the bar - Handle Bar. It was a completely different world once we entered the place - a small Biker Gang's Hangout. Everything in the bar represented bikes in one way or another. The bar stools had tyres as their base. Huge biker tshirts had been used as cushion covers. If you entered the toilets, you would notice guns, beer cans and many artifacts that represent bikers' hangouts.The ambiance created by the furnishing of the place was totally hip.

The beer was chill. The finger food was delicious and overall, we had a tasteful time. The restaurant menu offers a wide variety of western food - from french fries to steak. We tried Chicken Fingers and Chicken Wings (medium spicy) and it was really filling with the beer. Surprisingly, the pricing is not expensive. It is quite average and affordable. I would recommend this place for small gatherings, hang-out with friends and after-work drinks.       

Date visited: 

28th Jan 2011

Location:

Gillman Village, 1 Lock Road, Singapore-108932,

Tel: +65-6475 9571

Operating Hours:  

Tue to Thu: 5pm - 1am, Fri: 5pm - 2:30am, Sat: 3pm - 2am, Sun: 3pm - 1am

Closed on Mondays

Average Price:  

$25 per person

Recommendation:

8.0 out of 10.0

Sunset Grill and Pub @ Seletar Airport

After a hectic day at work, if you are given the option to relax in a quite little corner, with food and drinks being served to you, wouldn't you accept the offer?


It was a busy Wednesday for me at work. When my husband came to pick me up from my office, I was literally moaning about the rough day at work. He suggested we visit Sunset Grill and Pub - a place we had been planning to visit since months and chill out the evening there. We headed off to Seletar Airport amidst all open fields, runways and aircrafts. There we found a little corner at the end where the restaurant is located. So there we headed off to...

The restaurant offers western cuisine but its specialty is buffalo chicken wings with a varied level of spice ranging from Level 1 (Least Spicy) to Level 10 (Most Spicy). We were daring enough to try out Level 5 chicken wings. When the waitress served us the Level 5 chicken wings, the aroma of red dried chillies filled our senses and we knew at that instance that this is gonna be a lot more than we had bargained for. With just 4 chicken wings, I had 3 bottles of Corona Beer and 2 jugs of water. It was much more than I had imagined. I can still feel the tinge of spice on my tongues. I am certainly going for Level 3 the next time.

 There is a different pricing for the different levels of chicken wings. The beer is relatively cheaper.  Overall, it will cost an average of $35 per person to enjoy food and drinks at the place.

The ambiance of the restaurant is pleasant. There are tables indoors as well as outdoors facing the runway. It is not a fine dining restaurant but an average restaurant which is good for family and friends to catch up after a busy evening or during weekends. It is usually very crowded even on weekdays. It is recommended to reserve a table in order to avoid long waiting times.

Date visited: 
19th Jan 2011

Location:
140B Piccadilly Singapore-797754,
Seletar Airbase
Tel: +65-6482 0244

Operating Hours: Mon,Wed to Sun: 4pm - 10:00pm
Closed on Tuesdays

Average Price:  
$35 per person

Recommendation:
7.0 out of 10.0