Revisiting Coastal Settlement

Another pop-by for Brunch, since I live pretty nearby and good cafes are practically non existent in the East, Coastal Settlement looks to be one of my regulars.

Tried the toasties this time, and it was HUGE.

Thick ham and gooey cheese sandwiches with a serving of potato salad. Carbs overload and a definite must-share. I ended up bringing back half my meal in a doggy bag.

Breakfast choices however are limited though, if you are craving for scrambled eggs/ eggs ben I would recommend you head to Lots instead.

The Coastal Settlement

200 Netheravon Road

6475 0200

Revisiting Ting Heng Steamboat

Ting Heng is still hands down, my favorite steamboat place in Singapore

Gorgeous, marbled, melt in your mouth beef

Paired with sweet soup, fresh fish and those yummy handmade meatballs.

Sure its pricey but at least here you know you are getting quality fresh stuff. 

Ting Heng Seafood restaurant

Blk 82 Tiong Poh Road

#01-03

6323 6093

Paul

Many popular chain stores are making their way to Singapore, probably starting with Paul followed by Dean & Delucca and Paris Baguette. Hopefully the likes of Laduree and such will start moving to the little red dot too

Had the spinach quiche

And the sirloin

Both were ok, nothing much to shout about. Frankly I did think Paul's is a tad overhyped. 

And if I wanted to indulge a good piece of pastry, I would rather head down to Tiong Bahru bakery any day.

Paul

391A Orchard Road

#03-16 Ngee Ann City Tower A

New Ubin Seafood

Nothing else to say other than New Ubin Seafood sells damm good tze char.

Located in the middle of nowhere, next to some car workshops, the crowd at New Ubin proves that the food is really worth traveling for. 

The hokkien mee was full of seafood goodness and sinful lard. 

Signature rib-eye with caramelized onions and wedges did not disappoint. Arriving on a wooden block in all its glory, the beef was tender and juicy. But the highlight of my meal was the amazing fried rice served after, cooked in beef fat. Utterly sinful and unhealthy but oh soooo good. 

Must Try. 

New Ubin Seafood

Blk 27 Sin Ming Road (Behind Blk 26)

#01-174 Sin Ming Industrial Estate Sector A

6466 9558

This place is pretty popular, reservations are a must.

Nolboo Hangari Galbi

Am glad that us Easties are seeing a greater variety of restaurants near us. I12 Katong (such a silly but catchy name) brings with it a whole slew of familiar restaurants, one of it being Nolboo Hangari.

Usual Korean side dishes (which wasnt refillable bah), variety wasnt great either

Fact: Soju only tastes good with lemon

Very amused by the woman at the bottom of our glasses

Food-wise, I think everything was a bit pedestrian. Not exactly value-for-money either since one could probably find cheaper and nicer Korean food in the Tanjong Pagar area. 

Nolboo Hangari Galbi

i12 Katong 

112 East Coast Road #03-06

Restaurant Week : Table at 7

For a restaurant week diningcity starr restaurant, I was really disappointed with the menu at Table at 7

Portions were tiny and food was mediocre. 

The steak was about half the size of Trattoria Lafiandra's, did not taste as good and cost $15++ more (similar 3 course meal too) 

THere are some who avoid Restaurant Week because they believe that some restaurants make use of this opportunity to test new dishes which may or may not be well received. I think this was the case here. While I am not sure if a normal meal at Table at 7 will be of a similar quality, I am not eager to find out. I did go check out their menu for Restaurant Week this year and it looks much better - 5 course and truffles to boot. 

Restaurant Week: Trattoria Lafiandra

Restaurant week - March 2012. 

Restaurant gave us complimentary bruschetta :)

At $35++, this was one of the more value-for-money restaurant week meals around. 

Beef Carpaccio 

Really great beef tagliata

home-made Ravioli 

kick-ass somewhat intoxicating tiramisu